James Jefferson
Route 3 Box 88,
Winona, Minnesota 55987

Phone: 507/454-6947
E-Mail: jjeffers@jarviscomputer.com

Areas of Strength:
	Accomplishing tasks with only available equipment

Technical Skills:
	Amateur radio operator since age 11. Areas of interest include satellite communications, wireless digital links, and emergency communications.
		Built packet repeater for linking digital stations that were not able to communicate directly.
		Built several 2.4GHz high speed Ethernet links using surplus equipment, commercial off-the-shelf hardware, and custom parts.

	Electronics
		Designed and built solar powered weather station that communicates via amateur packet radio directly to Internet site. (http://wxsrv.jarviscomputer.com)

	Interest in alternative energy for ecological and logistics reasons.
		Experience with self-contained solar power systems for weather station and radio sites.
		Some knowledge of small scale wind generators.

	Computer programming and system administration.
		Strong background in Linux-based systems including servers, workstations, and embedded routers.
		Experience with Windows 95 / 98 systems, and some experience with SCO Unix and SGI Irix.

		Trained in Java object oriented programming.
		Self-taught C and PHP3/PHP4.
		Experience with large MySQL databases, including design and administration.

Employment History:

Jarvis Computer Software - Winona, MN - 1998 through present

Designed, implemented, and maintain an Internet presence product for automobile dealerships. Regularly interact with customers to maintain web sites and improve software. Built and maintain corporate web site. (http://www.jarviscomputer.com/)

Implemented Internet solutions for many automobile dealers in the Midwest. Solutions include virtual private networks, remote printing, and building-to-building wireless network connections.

Designed and built prototype microcontroller based operator interfaces for large manufacturing facility.

Walt Kelly Enterprises - Winona, MN - 1998 through present

Deployed cross platform computer network interconnecting MAC and Windows platform machines.

Sub-contractor responsible in part for notifying underground utilities of pending fiber optic installation.

Built and maintain web site. (http://www.waltkelly.com/)

Winona Area Public School Foundation - Winona, MN - 2000 through present

Built and maintain web site, including development of novel electronic form management system for their paper-based office. (http://www.winonaschoolsfoundation.com/)

National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium - Washington, D.C. and Orlando, FL - 2000 - present

Member of a three person team responsible for coordinating and running all technology used for a 300 person competition that awards over a million dollars in prizes.