David Veksler 211 D Spruce
College Station, TX 77840
rationalmind.net
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Objective:
A full-time position or internship creating cutting-edge information systems with web applications.

Technical Skills

Languages:

  • Theoretical and applied experience in VB.Net, PHP, ASP, HTML/XHTML, XML, and SQL. Extensive experience creating web-based content management systems, and complex multi-tiered web applications.

Web Design:

  • Developed dynamic, database driven websites with a variety of scripting languages, original graphics, and multimedia Flash presentations with Visual Studio.Net, Dreamweaver MX, FrontPage, and other web design and graphics applications.

Graphic Design

  • Digital photography, photo editing and touchups, online gallery creation, original logo and layout designs.

Content creation:

  • Created original layouts, images, presentations, and Flash movies and converted existing media for the web.

Hardware:

  • Extensive experience with technical support for a variety of issues dealing with access to library resources, databases and web-design problems as well as general hardware and software issues.
  • Dealt with patrons, fellow employees and vendors in troubleshooting problems and maintaining resources.
  • Maintained servers in Windows environments running IIS 5.0/6.0, Citrix, and SQL Server, and Unix environments running Apache, PHP/MySQL.

Software:

  • Thoroughly familiar with Windows 9x/NT4/2000/XP/2000 Server as well as Unix/Linux operating systems, and installation, administration, and support.
  • Extensive experience with Office 2000/XP, Citrix MetaFrame, Vignette, graphics software such as Photoshop and Fireworks and database software such as SQL Server, MySQL, and Access.

Work Experience

  • .Net Programmer/Web Developer:
    Texas A&M University , Dept. of Student Life, College Station , TX 2003-Present
  • Technician and Web Developer: Texas A&M Evans Library, College Station, TX 2001-2003
    Performed technical support, web development, and maintenance of library websites and resources.
  • Cook/Waiter: Pizza Italia and Mr. Gatti's, San Antonio , TX 1999 – 1999
  • Teaching Assistant: Temple Beth-EL , San Antonio , TX 1995 – 1998

Education

Texas A&M University - College Station , TX

Masters in Management of Information Systems Graduation: December 2004
Bachelors in Economics and Political Science. Major GPA: 3.84 2000-2003

Extracurricular activities

  • President of the A&M Objectivism Club and the College Libertarians. Treasurer of the Texas A&M Linux and Unix Users Group.
  • Current and former webmaster of five student groups, including the website of the Aggie Review, a conservative student paper.
  • Webmaster for a popular political satire website based on the PostNuke CMS, as well as several other websites for non-profit organizations and for-profit commissions.
  • Hobbies include computers, rock climbing, swimming, photography, and philosophy.

 Languages

Fluent in English and Russian, with passable Spanish and basic knowledge of French.  

Scholastic Honors

  • Robert C. Byrd Scholarship – 1999-2003
  • Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Scholarship