Aaron's Ink

I am the schools Webmaster and database administrator.  If you through helpdesk and systems administrator you can start to get an idea of what my job is like.   4 web sites and and a 1/2 dozen databases make this a vey difficult job.

Databases: SQL Server, MySQL Admin, MS Access.  Am responsible for an Oracal database but don't really do anything with this.

Operating Systems: Windows 9.x, 2000, XP, Vista and Mac

Programming: ASP, VB Script, .bat file scripting, VBA for Access, Windows Logon scripting, Javascript, HTML, XHTML, CSS, and SQL   

Site Setup: SSL, Domain Name Registration, MX Record Configuration, Sub Domains, A Record Editing, 

Specialties:  Database and Web Administration; IIS, Apache, PHP, ASP, ASP.ne, Plesk CPanel

Online Communities: Moodle, SilverPoint, PCR

CMS: SchoolSuite, PCR Campus, Moodle 

Committees:  Marketing Committee

Programs: Dreamweaver, Notepad, SQL Server 2000/2005, Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, Adobe Professional, Flash Professional, OneNote, Firefox, IE 5-8, Opera, Netscape, SeaMonkey, Chrome, Safari, Outlook, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, CPanel, Active Directory, IIS, Exchange, DameWare, RemoteDesktop, PCR Educator, CoreFTP, Coffe Cup FTP,  Yahoo SiteBuider, Camptsia, Distiller, Bridge, FlipShare

Just a little geneology web precence that never really took off.  I got the mane and the page up but he coded the page poorly and I just didn't have th etime to devote to recoding it. 

Wow, when people want a web presence they don't have any idea of what it will really cost.  Getting a serve and a name is easy but now what.  The next thing I usaully hear is why isn't it on Google.    

The first job I was fired from. Did a plethora of things like 2 office moves and helped the Art Director with the web design stuff when the other web guy quit.

Once I graduated college I decided to take 6 months off work.  During that time I spun up my own web site www.aaronsink.com. 

This was the first time I had to set everything up myself.  When I say everything I mean it.  I had to get the domain name, the server space, do the designing, develope the content, create the graphics and teach myself CSS,  PHP and mySQL; three new web tools.

Yes, I even did some desktop and home network support. 

This was the first time I tried to do a freelance web project.  This all and all was a small sucess but more a taste of how my freelance projects will go. 

My buddy asked me if I could do a web site.  He would take care of the administation and setup I would just have to do the coding. 

The conclusion was I finally got 1/2 the money 9-12 months after the project was finished.  It really wasn't worth my time to do. 

6 months in a red shirt is enough for me.  I sold hardware and software to the general population in a retail envirment.  What a BS after college job.

This was another one of those jobs where I know more than the averge employee and because of that I was able to use technonlogy a little better than most employees.  my title was Secratry 3 but I did much much more.  The most notable things I did was analyse their applicant database and make some simple changes so the administation could track test results and schedule more efficently.  I also applied my web skills to improve communuication between divisions.  To achieve this I create a recruiting intranet where HR people could click on a shortcut on their desktop to see results that I published.  This kept everyone on the same page because there was a small problem with which was the most current list.  I used MS Access as the Database and coded in HTML and JavaScript.  The graphics programs I used was Corel Draw.    My duration here was 2002 -2004.

I started my IT career at Angelina's restraunt during 2000-2002.  There I was the Web Designer for www.crabcake.com.  The languages I used was HTML, and javaScript.  While working there I was responsible for creating graphics, coding, testing, and uploading file.  Some very important things I took away from that job was cross browser compatibility, file structure and the difference between a linux server environment and a windows server environment.