Work Experience

Computer Support Specialist III

Montana Technological University

Aug. 2022 - Present

  • Level 2 support

  • Acted as the primary Computer Support Specialist for all non-academic departments of the

    university (Enrollment Services, HR, Payroll, Office of the Chancellor, Athletics, etc.).

  • Carried out general hardware, software, and network troubleshooting for users, and

    completed hardware repairs & replacements for PCs and A/V equipment with faulty

    components.

  • Designed & implemented multimedia conference room setups that included audio mixers,

    amplifiers, wired & wireless microphones, projectors, Smart Boards, video conferencing

    equipment, and discrete cable routing through walls and ceilings.

  • Maintained our domain environment with Active Directory and Group Policy.

  • Used PDQ Inventory & PDQ Deploy to remotely gather information, make changes to

    computers, and create and silently deploy software packages.

  • Created Hyper-V images and deployed them with Windows Deployment Services (WDS).

  • Periodically created PowerShell scripts to automate tasks or process complex information.

  • Created concise, easy to follow documentation on our Knowledge Base for common hardware

    and software issues.

IT Help Desk Technician & IT Help Desk Intern

Montana Technological University

Aug. 2021 - Aug. 2022

  • Level 1 technical support for campus employees and students

    • Acted as an administrator in the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) (set up

      courses for professors, create/restore backups, troubleshoot issues, etc.)

    • Campus-wide account support (password resets, handling spam/phishing attempts,

      troubleshoot general computer issues, etc.)

    • Efficiently sorted and redirected/escalated issues to the responsible party.

  • Digitized campus forms and their respective workflows/routing with Etrieve digital forms,

    and extended their functionalities with JavaScript, KnockoutJS, and jQuery.

Web Designer/Owner

Foxabella Web Designs (foxabella.com)

2018 - Present

  • Managed business finances/tax obligations as an S corporation with employees

  • Design & build websites using WordPress + HTML/CSS/JS as needed for custom requests

  • Implement custom features including online stores, donation forms, and interactive calendars

Education

B.S. in Computer Science
Minor in Mathematics
Emphasis on Business

Montana Technological University

Skills

Programming:
Python, C++, PHP, MySQL, HTML/CSS/JS, LaTeX

System Administration:
PDQ Inventory, PDQ Deploy, Group Policy, Active Directory, Hyper-V Manager, VirtualBox, Windows Deployment Services, print servers, file servers, Microsoft 365 Security

Other:
TeamDynamix Ticketing System, Softdocs Etrieve, phpMyAdmin, hardware troubleshooting, network troubleshooting

Awards and Recognition

Pat on the Back Award (received Feb., May., Oct. 2023; July, Aug. 2024)
Montana Technological University

Received the "Montana Tech Staff Senate ’Pat on the Back’" (a peer nominated award) for "Performing beyond expectation, making exceptional efforts toward achieving the mission of Montana Tech."

Activities

  • Anaconda Restoration Association (ARA) - Board Member & Webmaster (2018 - Present)

  • Montana Technological University Staff Senate - Senator & Communications/Marketing Committee Member

  • Billy Poole Foundation - Volunteer