Christopher tm Herdt
235 S. 15th St. Apt. 202
Philadelphia PA 19102
chris@osric.com
Objective:
None. I am not currently looking for any additional work.
(That's why I can include ridiculous things, like the summer I worked at Kroger. If this were actually the resume of a Chris seeking employment, it would take itself more seriously.)
Education
Wharton Program for Working Professionals
- Post-baccalaureate certificate in business essentials, May 2008 (GPA 4.0/4.0)
- Post-baccalaureate certificate in finance and accounting, Dec. 2008 (GPA 4.0/4.0)
The University of Michigan
- Received class honors Fall Semester, 1995
- A.B. in English Literature, 1996 (GPA 3.2/4.0)
Michigan State University
- Took a calculus class and computer science class while attending high school
- GPA 3.0/4.0
East Lansing High School
- Graduated 1992
- National Merit Scholarship Finalist (and one of 24 semifinalists from ELHS, the greatest number of National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists from any one public school in the nation in the 1991-92 academic year!)
- Officer of three clubs, including Model United Nations and Amnesty International
- GPA 3.7/4.0
Skills (and other interesting tidbits)
- computers:hardware:
- built several PCs (and a Linux server) for personal use. Provided technical support for a variety of printers, PCs, modems, scanners, etc.
- computers:operating systems:
- MS-DOS, IBM-DOS, Win95-97-98-2000-XP, Windows 3.x, Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, Linux, IRIX, and MacOS 7.0-9.2 & OS X.
- computers:software:
- MS Office Suite (all versions), Lotus Notes, FileMaker Pro, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe ImageReady, Quark Xpress, Macromedia Flash 3.0-MX, CorelDraw 5.0, HomeSite 2.5-4.0, Dreamweaver, BBEdit, Netscape (all versions), Internet Explorer (all versions), Lynx, and most terminal emulation and file transfer protocol software.
- computers:programming & development:
- HTML, ColdFusion, javaScript, CSS, XSLT, perl, Pascal, Lotus Notes, FileMaker, BASIC, Medstat-21, Logo.
- computers:other cool stuff
- blogs (Movable Type, Wordpress)
- communication:verbal:
- relayed technical information to non-technical users at support help desk. Gave verbal presentations to clients in formal business settings at National TechTeam, in formal presentations and discussions with clients at Oregon Live, and had regular contact with clients via telephone at Michigan Live. Studied debate (long ago) and have given speeches to groups of 300 or more on several occasions.
- communication:written:
- editor and publisher of micropress literary journal, founded and edited site newsletter at National TechTeam, responded to client and customer complaints with writt en investigations and follow-ups at National TechTeam, designed print brochures and advertising material at Oregon Live, and regularly developed advertising copy for client web pages at Michigan Live and Oregon Live. As director of on-site training depar tment at National TechTeam, I developed, reviewed, and edited training materials, as well as creating and maintaining ISO 9001 compliant procedures and records.
- communication:visual:
- designed advertising material for both print and web at Oregon Live and for Osric Publishing (my small business), and material for the web (web sites, static and animated tile and banner advertisements) at Michigan Live. Developed an understanding of web graphics (screen resolutions, browser-safe palettes, platform compatibility, etc.) at Michigan Live and Oregon Live.
Employment History
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Title: Web Developer (09-05 to present)
What I do there:
UM School of Social Work
Title: Webmaster (5-04 to 8-05)
What I did there:
Oregon Live, Inc.
Title: Directory Production/Sales Assistant (9-98 to 11-98)
What I did there:
Michigan Live, Inc.
Title: Advertising Production/Database Administrator (5-98 to 8-98 and
12-98 to 1-00)
Title: Advertising Production Manager (2-00 to 5-04)
What I did there:
The University of Michigan Business School Dept. of Alumni Relations
Title: Assistant to Alumni Relations/Database Administrator (3-98 to 5-98)
What I did there:
National TechTeam, Inc.
Title: Team Leader (9-97 to 2-98) and Support Technician (8-96 to 8-97)
What I did there:
University of Michigan Hospital
Title: freelance programmer (9-97 to 10-97)
What I did there:
Edwards Brothers, Inc.
Title: C-operator (5-94 to 8-96)
What I did there:
Kroger Store #893
Title: Produce/Salad Bar Clerk (5-93 to 8-93)
What I did there:
Michigan State University Dept. of Large Animal Veterinary Medicine
Title: Laboratory Assistant (6-91 to 9-91 and 6-92 to 9-92)
What I did there:
The Lansing State Journal
Title: Newspaper Carrier, Delivery and Sales (6-85 to 8-92)
What I did there:
Activities and Interests
Osric Publishing
Find out more:
I've been running this small publishing company since 1993!
Low-power computing
I've been playing with various distributions of Linux for the Mac PowerPC platform and turning old computers into useful servers (see osric.com/chris/linuxppc).