Delek Turner

Objective

Junior position leading into a career in software development

Education

Bachelor of Science, Major in Computer Science

• University College of the Cariboo (now Thompson Rivers University), Kamloops B.C.

Skills

Computer Skills

• Programming Languages
  • Java 1.4/5.0, Visual Basic 5/6/.NET, C++
• Databases
  • MS SQL Server 6.5/2005, Firebird SQL, MySQL, Access 2000, Oracle
• Internet and Networks
  • XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, PHP, JSP, ASP, XML, XSLT, MS IIS, Apache
• Operating Systems
  • Windows 9x/2000/XP, Linux, Mac 9/X

Customer Service

• Explaining complex technical concepts in straightforward manner
• Thoroughly resolving issues and referring to more advanced help when necessary

History

1998-2004 Programmer, Kamloops International College

• Designed and implemented a school management system incorporating students, classes, accommodations, and basic finances. Access 2000 and VB for Applications as a front-end and MS SQL Server 6.5 as a back-end server database.
• Designed and implemented a subscriptions management system that tracked website subscribers and interfaced with other website features. The front-end was written in Visual Basic 6 while the back-end database server was implemented with Firebird SQL.

2004-2005 Technical Associate, Convergys (Kamloops)

• Internet connectivity troubleshooting, software configuration, answering technical questions

2006 - Technical Service Representative, Shaw (Victoria)

• Frontline technical support for a major Internet service provider with similar duties as above

Projects and Interests

• A Qix clone written in Java incorporating XML technologies
• Experiments with VB and C# .NET 2005
• A simple Java program for supervised batch resizing of images
• Games of all types (from board games to X-Box)
• Drawing, cartooning