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Starbucks Coffee Company (Volt), 2005, Contractor
This contract position involved two departmental divisions of payroll at Starbuck's corporate headquarters: validation and garnishments. Validation involved double checking employee checks for accuracy against paper backups (epans, on demands, and reissues) and unverified database (MS Access). After the checks were verified, they had to be sealed by inserting stacks of them into a sealer. Then labels had to be made using the UPS Worldwide tracking system and Purolator for Canadian checks. At the end of the day, backups of labels for both UPS and Purolator were created and the checks were taken up to the mailroom for delivery. Garnishments involved clerical duties such as sorting garnishment checks and stuffing into envelopes, opening/stamping mail, filing, writing termination and NIS (not in system) letters, and use of the Company's SAP database system which required a certain level of security clearance to see confidential information (Seattle, WA).
Randstad North America, 2003-2004, Temporary Employee
Various light industrial positions (Bellevue, WA).
B & E Sales Company, Inc.,
2002
, Webmaster
Contract position that involved developing a website, www.handsfreechespack.com (folded). Technologies included: HTML, Paint Shop Pro, Perl,
and Pay Pal ecommerce system (Lynnwood, WA).
Ed's Surplus,
2001-2002
, Clerk
Duties included: customer service, inventory, and pricing products (Lynnwood, WA).
Conner Homes Company (RHI Consulting),
2000
, ASP Developer
Responsible for converting MS Access 2000 reports to ASP documents to be posted on the web for Conner's
employees and their clients. Technologies included: ASP, ADO, VBScript, HTML, MS Access 2000, Access SQL,
HomeSite editor, PWS 4.0, and JavaScript (Bellevue, WA).
eSociety,
2000
, Web Developer
Assisted on web development of NHMA's www.housewares.org web site. Also, periodic bug reporting/fixes/release
notes (Bugzilla) and WinCVS was used for file management (e.g. checking a finished ASP file back to the repository from your
sandbox or tagging a file for a specific release date). I was assigned to put up a storefront for NHMA. This involved researching
use of the Yahoo store building utility and a functional specification document was drafted. Based on my research and functional
specification review meeting, we decided to explore ICOMS store implementation instead of Yahoo. Rest of the time involved
team/company meetings, training sessions, and other administrative duties. Technologies included: ASP, T-SQL (stored procedures),
SQL Server 7.0, PWS 4.0, ADO, HTML, VBScript, JavaScript, Bugzilla, WinCVS, and HomeSite editor (Seattle, WA).
SimpleLogic (independent contractor position), 1999, Database Analyst
Assisted on developing a beta product for presentation to an investor
group. Coding involved classifying pre-selected web site data and inserting
two-digit category numbers plus one or two descriptive words per URL(Kenmore, WA).
Safeco Securities, Inc. (Kelly Services), 1998-1999, File Clerk
Duties included: general office duties and coordination of work flow (Redmond, WA).
Pitney Bowes, 1996-1997, Site Representative
While completing independent study, worked this position and was responsible
for pickup, delivery, sorting, and staging of all domestic and international
express, interoffice, USPS, and stamped mail for assigned buildings at Microsoft's main campus (Redmond, WA).
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1996, Tech I
Assisted on the Northern Squawfish Sport Reward Fishery check station at
Washougal Marina (Washougal, WA).
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1995-1996, Experimental Biology Aide
Assisted on the Oregon Coastal Salmon Inventory Project: surveying the upper Nehalem
River system for Coho and Chinook spawners (Seaside, OR).
Washington Department of Fisheries, 1993, Tech II
Assisted on Hanford Reach/Priest Rapids Fall Chinook creel census, carcassing,
and hatchery-related duties.
Washington Department of Wildlife, 1993, Tech I
Assisted on the Northern Squawfish Sport Reward Fishery check station at
Columbia Point Park (Richland, WA).
U.W. Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit, 1991-1993, field work
Assisting on five different research projects.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Western Fisheries Assistance Office, 1992, field work
Assisted on juvenile Coho research project (Clearwater River, WA).
Bachelor of Science Degree in Fisheries, University of Washington, Fall 1991.
Post baccalaureate Studies (Fisheries), University of Washington, Spring 1994-Winter 1995.
Computer Applications (Webmaster Option), Lake Washington Technical College, Fall 1997-Winter 1999.
References will be furnished upon request.
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