CLAUDE BROWN
Unit 312- 10120 Brookpark Blvd. SW. Calgary, Alberta. T2W 3G3

Phone: (403) 386-0141

Email: brown_fox@telusplanet.net

Web Page: http://sparc.nic.bc.ca/~cbrown

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent communication skills- fluent in English and French
• Passionate about computer science and its real world application
• Hands on experience, since 1981, in computer programming and design
• Punctual, efficient and highly organized

Software Development Experience

· Software Engineering - CVS Administrator for Knarf Inc.

- College Course and Exam Scheduler

- Developed in JAVA using MYSQL

LanguageS	Language	Version	Comments	Exp.
	Java	1.2, and 1.3	Exp. in JDBC, SWING, AWT, and JUnit	1 year
	C++	5.2, and 6.0	Exp. in MFC, and STL	3 years
	Perl	5.2, and 5.3	Exp. DBI, and CGI	1 year
	Visual Basic	6.0	Exp. in Basic 1.3, QBasic, and Turbo Basic since 1981	20 years

O/S	O/S	Version	Comments	Exp.
	Unix	SunOS 5.8	Exp. in Korn, Bourne, and Bash	1 year
	Windows	2000,and 98	Exp. in NT4, 95, 3.1.1	8 years
	MS-DOS	3.0 – 7.0	Exp. in Batch scripting	15 years
	Linux	2.2	Debian, Redhat, and Corel	2 years

EDUCATION & TRAINING

1998 – 2001:

North Island College – 2300 Ryan Rd. Courtenay, BC.

· June 2001 Computer Science & Technology Diploma

· May 2001 Computer Information Systems Certificate

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2000 – 2001:

North Island College – Courtenay, BC.

· Computer Lab Assistant

• Maintained and upgraded software of small Ethernet Network
• Assisted with computer related questions
• Tutored students and assisted in debugging code

1996 - 1999:
Harbour Kitchens and More – Courtenay, BC.

· Sales Representative / Project Estimator

• Authored Excel template for cabinet and kitchen renovation estimations.
• Customer contact. Worked trade shows.

1989 -1995:
Paterson Countertops Ltd. - Victoria, BC.

· Spray Line Supervisor

• Authored computer program to assist counter-top production calculations. Developed in BASIC
• Wrote maintenance manual for Roll-o-matic
• Trained and supervised production crew of up to 5 people
• Maintained and repaired 200 foot production-line

1996 - 2001:
Watson & Ash Transportation Co. - Lazo, BC.

· School Bus/Transit Driver

• Operated Transit and School buses

REFERENCES

Frank Niscak Ph. D.

Computer Science Instructor, North Island College (250) 334-5045

Ron Wagemaker
Owner, Inspired Designs, Harbour Kitchens (250) 897-1124

Geoff Weeks
Office Manager, Paterson Countertops (250) 382-4228