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  : Resume

    :: Objective ::

 

     Utilize knowledge in technologies, languages, and information science as an information professional using suitable technologies to create efficient and effective connections between people and information regardless of gender, race, religion, language, and culture.



    :: Education ::    

   09/'04 - current

Ph.D student,
School of Informatics
University at Buffalo,
State University of New York,
Amherst, New York, U.S.

SUNY, University at Buffalo
   01/'02 - 09/'04

Master of Art in Informatics,
Master of Library Science,
School of Informatics
University at Buffalo,
State University of New York,
Amherst, New York, U.S.

SUNY, University at Buffalo
   07/'96 - 07/'99

Master of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
St. Petersburg State University,
St. Petersburg, Russia

St. Petersburg State University
   07/'89 - 06/'94

BA. Russian Language and Literature
Department of Russian Language and
Literature
Chinese Culture University,
Taipei, Taiwan


Chinese Culture University

    :: Languages ::    

Chinese - (native language),
Taiwanese - (native language),
Russian - (lived in Russia for 3 years),
English


    :: Certifications ::    

  • New York State: Public Librarian's Professional Certificate (No.22147)
  • Linux Professional Institute: LPIC-1 (No.LPI000050133)
  • Microsoft Certified Professional

    :: Awards & Honors::

  • Dean's Nomination for 2005 ALISE Annual Conference Doctoral Students Award, School of Informatics, University at Buffalo, SUNY
  • The 427th Tactical Fighter Wing Honor Award for Good Performance 1995 and 1996, Air Force, Taiwan.

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    :: Professional Experiences ::

   02/'04 - 05/'04 Digital Library System Developer
Bentley Snow Crystal Digital Library
Buffalo Museum of Science, New York
  • Infrastructure Design
  • Responsible for project's infrastructure construction.
  • Created a search engine using ASP (VBScript) to retrieve relevant records from MS Access database.
  • Wrote the technical manuals for system maintenance and migration.
  • Gained excellent knowledge in Greenstone Open Source Digital Library software.
   08/'03 - current Library System Developer and Administrator,
Koha@Buffalo Project, School of Informatics,
SUNY University at Buffalo, U.S.
  • Develop and maintain an integrated library system using Koha Open Source Library Automation System for MLS graduate students to learn and to be familiar with new technologies related to library science.
  • Install RedHat Linux, Apache web server, MySQL database, and phpBB Bulletin Board system.
  • Configure and modify MARC setting, Perl scripts, and MySQL database.
  • Create and maintain Koha@Buffalo Project, OPAC, and Intranet websites.
  • Respond to students’ question about system functions.
   01/'04 - current Library System Developer and Administrator,
Goetz Library System Project, Department of Classics,
SUNY University at Buffalo, U.S.
  • Develop and administer an integrated library system to automate collections in Greek and Latin.
  • Install and maintain Linux, Apache, and MySQL.
  • Configure and modify MARC setting, Perl scripts and database system.
  • Create OPAC and Intranet websites.
  • Update and troubleshoot.
   03/'04 - current Library System Developer, Cataloguer
Center for Teaching and Learning Resources Project,
SUNY University at Buffalo, U.S.
  • Develop an integrated library system to automate collections in Center for Teaching and Learning Resources.
  • Collections analyzing.
  • Install and configure Linux, Apache, and MySQL.
  • Configure and modify MARC setting, Perl scripts and database system.
  • Create OPAC and Intranet websites.
  • Update and troubleshoot.
  • Catalogued 300 books.

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    :: Work Experiences ::

   09/’04 - present Graduate Assistant,
Technology lab, School of Informatics,
the State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Help students solve technical problems.
  • Assist students in web site design, Database design.
  • Responsible for operating system installation, configuration, administration , troubleshooting in Unix/Linux lab.
  • Responsible for hardware and software maintenance in Unix/Linux lab and networking lab.
   09/'96 - 06/'99 Personal Computer consultant,
S.t Petersburg, Russia
  • Helped individuals with restricted budget build suitable personal computer systems by using mostly open source software and affordable hardware to fit their needs.
  • Helped international students in St. Petersburg State University solving their multilingual needs in personal computer for their studies.
   07/'94 - 06/'96 Staff Sergeant, Military Service, Air Force,
Taiwan
  • Assisted to edit tactical plans.
  • Coordinated with tactical divisions.
   01/'92 - 06/'93 Deployment Coordinator, Yang Ming Shan Media Center,
Taipei, Taiwan
  • Manage and track daily deliverable materials.
  • Manage entire submission process for the distribution of printed materials.
  • Assist customer service tasks.
   06/'91 - 12/'91 Sales representative,
Dai-Chung Certified Public Accountants,
Taipei, Taiwan
  • Responsible for reporting and delivering monthly financials to customers.
  • Interact and communicate with customers and accountant assistants for financial statement.
   01/'90 - 02/'91 Programmer, Eten Information Systems Co., Ltd.
Taipei, Taiwan
  • Responsible for developing a raw database system for Chinese-Russian electronic dictionary using BASIC and dBase.
  • Convert English-Russian dictionary database into Chinese-Russian dictionary database.

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    :: Computer Skills ::

  Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 9X/ME/2000/XP
Sun Solaris 8/9 (7 months experiences)
Linux:
---Linux Professional Institute Certification
   : LPIC-1: Junior Level Administration Certification
---Slackware (3 years experiences)
---RedHat (4 years experiences)
  • Excellent skills and experiences in Microsoft Windows and Linux RedHat/Slackware Operating Systems installation, configuration and troubleshooting
  • Excellent knowledge and experiences in creating multi-boot OSs system and multilingual computing environment.
  Office applications

Microsoft Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint
OpenOffice

  Networking LAN Construction
          (Microsoft Windows 9X/ME/2000/XP,
          Linux RedHat/Slackware,
          Sun Solaris 8/9),
WWW Server (Apache, Microsoft IIS),
FTP Server (vsftp, WS-Ftp)
MySQL Server
Samba
  • Excellent experiences and knowledge in TCP/IP network in Windows, Linux, and Sun Solaris cross-platform environment.
  • Good skills and experiences in firewall security configuration using IPTABLES, and TCP Wrapper in Linux environment.
  • Good skills and experiences in Apache web server installing, configuring, and maintaining including Virtual hosting, modules installation, and HTTP authentication.
  Database Systems

Oracle 9i, MySQL
Microsoft Access, ADO(ActiveX Data Objects)
dBase

  Web design

HTML, CSS, ASP, VBScript,
Microsoft ProntPage,
Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash
Swish

  Programming Language

BASIC, Perl, php, Java

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    :: References ::    

Dr. Neil Yerkey

Professor and Director of the M.A. Informatics Program
Department of Library & Information Studies
School of Informatics
536 Baldy Hall
University at Buffalo
State University of New York
Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: 716-645-2412 x1167
Email:yerkey@acsu.buffalo.edu

Dr. Christopher Brown-Syed

Assistant Professor
Department of Library & Information Studies
School of Informatics
534 Baldy Hall
University at Buffalo
State University of New York
Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: 716-645-2412 x1164
Email:clb24@buffalo.edu

Dr. June Abbas

Assistant Professor
Department of Library & Information Studies
School of Informatics
547 Baldy Hall
University at Buffalo
State University of New York
Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: 716-645-2412 x1222
Email:abbasjm@buffalo.edu

Dr. Miguel Ruiz

Assistant Professor
Department of Library & Information Studies
School of Informatics
534 Baldy Hall
University at Buffalo
State University of New York
Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: 645-241-2412 x1258
Email:meruiz@buffalo.edu

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