about Jeremy

I've been working with computers for the past nine years or so. I was employed by a department of New Mexico State University for over two years, where I was exposed to many things you just can't get in the private sector. I started as a student employee in the Informatics & Modeling (I/M) Dept. and then progressed into other positions. I performed maintenance and programming tasks on scientific databases (MS Access) and custom Visual Basic applications as well as maintained network integrity and performed hardware upgrades and repairs. I supported a network of over 30 users and 40 machines with software ranging from Solaris 2.6 to Windows NT.

You can find out more about my work experience, before starting vbdojo.com, by reading the excerpts below from my resume:

Jewel Consulting, Inc.

Filmore, Indiana

Office Technician (06/1995 - 04/1997) Designed and maintained the company web site (http://www.jewelcon.com). Researched and procured upgrade components for office computers and machines. Installed a variety of software programs on office systems. Gained valuable knowledge and experience working with IPX and TCP/IP network protocols.

Consultant (04/1997-present) Work on a variety of projects including web site maintenance and Visual Basic related projects.

Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center

1400 University Dr., Carlsbad, NM 88220

1998 - 2000: Worked for Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center (CEMRC) - a DOE funded program through NMSU - as a computer technician and programmer. At CEMRC, I worked on many scientific applications ranging from Access driven solutions to laboratory equipment interfaces written in Visual Basic. See details below.

Computer Lab Aid - Informatics & Modeling (06/1998 – 11/1998) Troubleshoot staff computer systems. Performed maintenance on computers and computer related equipment. Provided general computer support, including but not limited to, MS Office, MS Outlook, Windows 95/NT. Upgraded computer systems as needed. Developed applications using Visual Basic. Developed and/or maintain the center templates, using Visual Basic and Visual Basic for Applications. Other assistance as needed.

Technician II – Informatics & Modeling (11/1998 – 05/1999 Duties similar to above plus Maintained and updates computer inventory; maintained and updated the network system for 40+ computers. Other assistance as needed.

Computer Technician II / Programmer – Informatics & Modeling (05/1999 – 08/2000) Duties similar to above plus Designed, developed, implemented, and maintained scientific database applications; designed, developed, and implemented customized software programs using Visual Basic and VBA. Procured computer systems; assisted in the maintenance of computers and related equipment. Maintained network integrity.

Westinghouse Engineered Products Department

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Consultant (01/2000-06/2000) Database programming.

REFERENCE LETTER EXCERPTS

My immediate supervisor wrote:

¨I was Jeremy's supervisor starting in June 1998 through August 2000. He started as a student employee but quickly moved into a permanent Programmer/Analyst position¨

¨Jeremy was always a conscientious, self-motivated employee who was interested in learning new skills. His programming abilities, mainly in Visual Basic and Access, expanded greatly over his two years with the center¨.

¨I came to rely heavily on Jeremy for design and implementation of new programs. Most of these involved the insertion of data from our scientific instruments into Access tables, and with the extraction of data from the Access data bases for generating graphics, ASCII and HTML files¨

¨I would not hesitate to hire Jeremy again, and would highly recommend him for jobs involving Visual Basic Programming, Windows system maintenance, Access programming and Unix system support¨

Another manager wrote:

¨Jeremy provided computer support and programming help for me and my group from June 1998 until August 2000. I would not hesitate to hire Jeremy again if given the chance, and I recommend him highly for any positions you may have available in these areas...

And another wrote:

¨He was knowledgeable and professional in all aspects of his work with me. I would certainly consider hiring him¨

A few of my favorite quotes:

"I have discovered that if I read enough stuff that's over my head, I actually begin to understand some of it."
Unknown

"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."
Albert Einstein

"You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war."
Albert Einstein

"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them."
Albert Einstein

"One should never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything".
William of Ockham (1285-1349)