John D. Therrell II

SUMMARY

- Computer Science student with two years experience in systems engineering.

- Experienced in object-oriented software development in C++ and Java using the Model–View–Controller design pattern.

- Exemplifying leadership as Technology Officer for a global non-profit organization comprised of more than 30 countries.

- Results-driven, committed team player with experience working on two Agile development projects.

- Complete portfolio with several examples of works online at http://www.johntherrell.com

TECHNOLOGIES

C++, Java, Objective-C	XHTML, CSS, JavaScript	SQL Server 2005, 2000	Failover Clustering
Xcode, Visual Studio, NetBeans	Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop	Server 2008, 2003	Microsoft CRM 4.0, 3.0
UNIX, Mac OS X	Active Directory, DNS, DHCP	SharePoint 2007	Windows 7, Vista, XP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace	June 2009-Present
Technology Officer
- Developed a web 2.0 website for the 2009 Global Alliance Summit in San Jose, Costa Rica. The website featured live audiovisual streaming of the events, live chat, forums, a photo gallery pulling content from a Flickr account, a video gallery pulling content from a YouTube account, and blog articles with a commenting system. - Wrote a formal project proposal which was approved by the Leadership Council to receive compensation for the development of a new official website for the organization. Currently working collaboratively with a small team designing the website while attending classes full time.
Avanade Seattle, WA	January 2008-March 2009
Systems Engineer Intern
- Managed and maintained a virtual test environment consisting of 80+ client and server VMs supporting hundreds of applications. Worked on the migration of all virtual machines from Virtual Server hosts to a Hyper-V Failover Cluster to ensure high availability of the test environment. - Built virtual machines using Hyper-V and Virtual Server 2005 virtualization solutions. Built the first Bitlocker-enabled virtual machine in the test environment, which allowed the test team to discontinue use of physical laptop machines used for Bitlocker testing. - Assisted in development of test plan and executed testing for a security project which delivered several GPOs affecting all Server 2008 servers company-wide. Discovered 30+ bugs in testing and helped development team in determining fixes to those bugs. GPOs were deployed to production with no documented defects to date. - Collaborated effectively with remote site testing and development team in India, many times making myself available during their working hours to ensure deadlines were met and project managers satisfied. - Deployed changes to test environment with great attention to detail. With over 100 change tickets deployed, I took great pride that every ticket I deployed and reviewed faced no issues in production that were due to negligence or poor attention to detail.
A+ To Z Computers Punta Gorda, FL	September 2007-November 2007
Field Technician
- Performed remote and onsite troubleshooting and repair of commercial and residential clients’ systems and networks.
- Provided consultation to determine client’s needs, following through with planning and implementation of solutions to meet those needs.
Intermakers Lauderhill, FL	April 2007-August 2007
Field Technician Intern
- Performed troubleshooting and repair of systems and IT infrastructure for about 80+ business clients. Worked with Server 2003 & 2000 domains as well as workgroup environments.
- Provided client consultation to recommend and deploy upgrades to software, systems and IT infrastructure.

EDUCATION

University of Washington Seattle, WA	Expected December 2010
Bachelor of Science in Computing & Software Systems
Florida International University Miami, FL	December 2007
Associate of Arts – General Transfer