James
M. Van Dorn 117
Broadway #106 New Virginia, IA 50210 Home phone: (816) 399-3676
Cell
Phone: (515) 577-8755 Email:
cv@vandorn.net
eFax
Number: (717)326-6601
CAREER RELATED
EXPERIENCE:
NETWORK MANAGER for 3 Corporations of AEC GROUP:
Applied Electronics Corporation, St. Charles, IA,
AEC Enterprises, New Virginia, IA,
Agro-Globe Engineering, Johnston, IA,
St. Charles, IA 50240 Justin Lundberg, Vice President of Operations (515) 975-8808
April 20th,
2009 - Present
I.T. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
J and D Computer Services,
Grimes, IA 50111 Jason Shiffer, President (515) 249-1374
November
2003 - Present, (after hours, weekends - on call)
TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST
State of Iowa - Department of
Human Services, Woodward Resource Center, Woodward, IA
November 2003 -
Present
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES SPECIALIST
State of Iowa - Department of
Human Services, Woodward Resource Center, Woodward, IA
June 2003 - November
2003
State of Iowa - Commission of
Veterans Affairs, Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, IA
October 2002 - June
2003
*Reduction in Force
Layoff date:01/10/02; TOOK CLASSES AT DMACC; recalled to State
Employment - October of 2002
State of Iowa - Department of
Human Services, Boone, Dallas, and Story County DHS Offices
May 2000 - January
2002*
I.T. FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
(Central, Northern and Eastern Iowa)
Trisec Computer Service, Omaha, NE
July 2002 - October 2002
SCHOLARS STUDENT - CIETC: INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES SCHOLARS
PROGRAM
Des Moines Area Community College
January 2002 - July 2002
Certificate of Completion, July
2002
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTOR -
USPS
Brooks and Stewards, Perry, IA
May 2002 - July 2002
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTOR -
USPS
D&M Computer Service, Des
Moines, IA
January 1998 - April
2000
COMPUTER OPERATOR
Communications Data Services,
Boone, IA
August 1997 - January
1998
STAFF ANNOUNCER
KMXD-FM 106.3 mHz, Des Moines,
IA
June 1996 - August
1997
CERTIFICATIONS/ACCREDITATIONS:
CompTIA: Network+
Certified Professional and CompTIA: A+ Certified Professional
Certificate
Validation Network+ Exam (N10-002) #: M1BDTT5102
Certificate
Validation A+ Core (220-101) #: DDFDTT1334
Certificate
Validation A+ DOS/Microsoft Windows (220-102) #: DE1DTT5783
MS OFFICE Administrative
Professional Coursework:
MOUS: Completion of
18 New Horizons Tech Courses (Beginning through Advanced):
Access,
Intro to App Dev, Word, Outlook, W2k, W9x, Access, Word, Powerpoint,
Excel, Tips/Tricks/Macros,
Web Page Development
Accreditations: Quilogy professional training in:
Web Development
Technologies: Microsoft Training Course 1912a
STATE OF IOWA DAS-ITE
Computer-Based Training (Smartforce, now SkillSoft.com)
EDUCATION:
164 Collegiate Credit Hours
earned
Simpson College,
Indianola, IA: (1987-1992)
Music Major, Computer Interests in BASIC,
SQL, QBE, and rDBMS
Drake University,
Des Moines, IA: (1984 - 1987) and (1993 - 1994)
Music Major
DMACC
(periodically, for credit and non-credit coursework)
Information
Technologies Scholars Program (2002)
Basic Piano Tuning
and Repair - 60 CE Hrs. (2006)
Simpson Cornerstone
Transfer Coursework
S.T.O.P. Bus
Transportation Annual Training
New Horizons
Computer Learning Centers, Des Moines, IA
Microsoft OS,
AppDev and MOUS Courses
Skillsoft CBT,
State of Iowa DAS-ITE eLearning IT Courses (Smartforce) 2000-2003
CBT SkillChoice IT
Collection; W2k Server/Workstation, COBOL, AS400, Project Management, Active Directory
HOBBIES,
ACTIVITIES, HONORS:
Emertis, REGISTERED AGENT,
PRESIDENT and VOLUNTEER of a 501(c)3 Non Profit Org.
PEGASUS, Inc. -
Television Ch. 12, Perry, IA, (December 1994 - August 2004)
LICENCED AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR
(HAM RADIO) - KB0PXN (1994-Present)
PROFESSIONAL PERCUSSIONIST:
CENTRAL IOWA WIND ENSEMBLE, *
Timpanist and Percussion 2006 - Present
CENTRAL IOWA SYMPHONY, *
Timpanist, Ames, IA, 2008
Sacred Heart's SAX N BRASS,
Principal Percussionist, 2003-Present
University of Illinois Alumni
Band, FISAF Recording Artist, Percussion, 2006 - Present
Des Moines Community Playhouse
Percussionist - (1980s and 1990's)
Emeritus, Des Moines
Musician's Union Local 75, Community Bands, etc.
Computers at Home: Microsoft Windows and
Linux-Debian-based Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop/Server on Personal LAN
Development at Home: Writing and
Supporting Dynamic Web Pages for Non-Profit Organizations
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.
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