Samantha B.

## BIO Hello ! My name is Sam and I'm new to this site. I hope to establish credibility by bidding on, and completing, projects in my areas of expertise. **<u>Employment</u>** I.T. Consultant *Ongoing* • Freelance technology specialist • Project completion with utmost confidentiality • Web site design and maintenance • General server-side troubleshooting • Hardware installations and troubleshooting Company Confidential - Assistant to the Chief Technical Officer • Microsoft Certified Partner established business • Maintained a filing system for expense records, client billables, and product orders • Assessed client needs over the phone and provided them with all necessary support and information in a professional manner • Used Microsoft Office programs extensively (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • Updated company webpage (HTML and FrontPage) • Designed blueprints, labels, and product overviews for well-established companies (Adobe Illustrator) Company Confidential - Information Technology Specialist • Organized database of client information, payments and inventory • Created and maintained corporate web site in a traditional and professional design. ## Area of Expertise **Website design:** HTML, CSS, FrontPage, XML **Graphics design:** Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Fireworks, Paint.exe **Copywriting:** Fluent and skilled native English speaker, experience in writing on behalf of Executive Officers, Rhetoric-skilled and knowledgeable with combining research data from various sources **Linux:** 3 years Linux experience, mostly Debian GNU/Linux based systems (Knoppix, Ubuntu, Debian), but also familiar with Slackware systems and I possess general Linux knowledge. **Windows:** XP, 2000, and NT highly-experienced. Maintained NT servers for an educational institution as well as in a small business environment. Familiar with networking.