Andrew D. Polon
343 E 30TH ST APT 9E
NEW YORK, NY 10016-6433
(212) 725-1853
email Andy
http://andypolon.com/support/index.html

Keywords:
Help Desk Manager, User Support and Support Team Member
Hardware/Software Setup and Support
User Training
Network Support, Workstation Support
Technical Writing, Documentation
Web Site Design, Maintenance, HTML Coding, Web Page Creation and Revision
Business Writing
Multimedia Design and Production

  • Jan 2001- December 2003
    Corporation For Supportive Housing 50 Broadway, 17th floor, New York NY 10004

    User Support Specialist/Webmaster

    I maintained two CSH web sites, including creating content for computer support and other programs as needed. I ran the CSH Computer Help Desk, including handling and assigning support requests, using Track-IT! software. I provided on-site support to CSH offices in Oakland, Chicago, Columbus OH, Trenton, and Washington DC. Tasks there included troubleshooting DSL and frame-relay network disconnections. I created a substantial quantity of documentation, including "how-to" guides, inventory lists, tutorials, and other documentation. I also conducted user training, both individually, and in group settings. This included the use of "MS Remote Desktop."

  • 1995 - December 2000: PC Consultant.
    clients included:
    See this link for links to websites I've written that are currently online, as well as tech writing samples.

    Published works in 1996-7:

  • MIDI Music For Multimedia PC Presentations article, NADTP Journal, Jan. 1996.
  • How To Play Great Fingerpicking Guitar instruction manual (html, print versions).
          Sample chapters are on my music web site


  • 1995: Tech Support Specialist , FutureVision Multimedia
    300 Airport Exec Park, Nanuet NY 10954
    Tech support: phone/in-person support. Tech writing: documentation, tech faxes, "solutions" database.
    Documented fixes, wrote "help fax-backs". Multimedia CD-ROM support, resolved driver problems
    (VFW, Quicktime/Win, video, media, hardware drivers).
    Freelance Work: Hardware/Software setup. Software installation. Hardware installation/maintenance.
    PC setup, printer, postscript and memory add-ons. Training: WordPerfect 6.1, Word, Windows/DOS.
    BBS training, documentation (The Major BBS). Technical writing.

  • 1992-1994: Tech Support Specialist, Voyetra Technologies
    5 Odell Plaza, Yonkers NY 10701-1406.
    Technical support: phone/in-house/one-on-one. Software/hardware support. Phone training of advanced
    software features. Technical writing: trouble-shooting guide, "how to" sheets, list of supported hardware
    Live presentations, including product demonstrations at PC EXPO, COMDEX.

  • 1990-Jan 1992: Software Support, Beth Abraham Hospital
    612 Allerton Ave., Bronx NY 10467.
    Network support for CCM project, including custom database support, network applications.
    WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Appletalk, 4DTools.
    Tech Writing: documentation, "how to" manual for CHAMP database, "Quick data entry" guide.

  • 1987-March 1990: Technical Salesman, Bookman Consulting Inc.
    67 Wall Street, New York NY 10005
    Represented TECKCHEK, a series of PC expert system skills tests for programmers. Led group
    presentations at Fortune 500 corporations of TECKCHEK tests. Created technical and sales material,
    sales contact and follow-up.

  • 1981-1987: Music Teacher
    Music training and instruction. Music performance and production.
    Self-produced LP MAD METROPOLIS.

  • Workshop Leader, LEAP
    90 Riverside Drive, New York NY 10023.
    Designed and led teacher/student workshops and student performances.

    EDUCATION: Diploma, Microcomputer Technology and Sales, CDY, 1987
    Instructor, CDY Computer Sales Program (Fall 1990)
    BA Music; Hunter College; sociology studies U. of Chicago

    SOFTWARE:

  • Operating Systems: Workstation Clients: (Microsoft XP, The Microsoft Windows Series). Linux: Knoppix, Ubuntno, PCLinuxOS, DSL, MandrakeA. Some IBM Systems 36, Novell 386, 3.11.
  • Standard MS Office Suite, MS Outlook, Blackbaud, Raiser's Edge, Real World Accounting Software, Various compression software, MS Remote Desktop and remote client, Open Office, Abiword. Legacy Word Processors: WordPerfect (Windows/DOS), Wordstar, Q&A Write.
  • Assorted HTML editors. Advanced Revelation Text editors, Lotus 2.XdBase III+, Act! Sound Editing & Sequencing: Sequencer Plus, Audioview, Windat, Sound Forge, Cakewalk, Music Notation Software. Telecomm: Procomm, Qmodem, MTEZ, Comit, The Major BBS, Bitware.

    HARDWARE:

  • Assorted workstations, Dell Optiplex, Cisco 1700 and 1600 routers, Ethernet Hubs, Workstations, laptops, various other desktop and laptop PCs. XT, AT, Pentium, ISA/VESA/CUPID/PCI bus modem/fax cards, sound cards, video cards, network cards. HP laser printers (6P, 5si, 5P, 5L, 4si, 4M+, IIID, II), SIMMS. IRQ, ADDR, DMA settings, 5250 emulation cards (System 36), ports/hubs, Nex 2000 network cards, peer to peer cabling. Audio recorders (tape/DAT/ hard disk), audio mixers, MIDI interfaces, time code generators.

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