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Cortney Thomas
1726 Davidson avenue apt 4a Bronx NY 10453 (c) ------------
Email: ------------
Objective: To academically, and emotionally inspire, and instill hope into all youth that I encounter.
Work experience
3/06 to Current Board of Education New York, NY
Substitute Para Professional (Male)
• Work one on one with at risk students allowing them to graduate
• Assist teachers with autistic students in difficult settings
• Work with and continually see improvement in students with Attention Deficit Disorder
• Counsel students in conflict resolution and various life issues
• Monitor students in the cafeteria and the playground area
• Ensure students safely travel through the hallways to and from class
• Work with grades k-12 in extremely diverse environments on a daily basis
3/09 to Current Operation Exodus New York, NY (volunteer)
• Mentor inner city youth in daily life teachings
• Help children to deal with different emotional issues
• Monitor children on the playground and observe how they interact
• Assist other mentors in escorting children on different trips in the city
8/05 to 3/07 SCAN NY New York, NY
Activities specialist
• Facilitated college preparatory activities for high school students
• Engaged junior high school and high school students in creative educational games
• Conducted group discussions with high school students about school/life issues
• Prepared junior high school and high school students for mathematics regents and S.A.T’s respectively
• Tutored and engaged junior high school students in summer education programs
• Facilitated and engaged students in various recreational activities
5/04 to 7/05 Arthur McNeil Incorporated Rahway, NJ (contract)
Network Administrator
• Tested connectivity between clients and servers using windows 2000
• Ran cat 5 through classrooms then tested for connectivity at the access level
• Installed and configured wireless network cards
• Used ACT! Database to organize student files
• Configured outlook in 2000 and XP environment
10/03 to 1/04 AT&T Global Client Support Center Phoenix, AZ (contract)
Network analyst
• Assisted other network analyst in troubleshooting and resolving LAN/WAN connectivity issues using remedy ticketing
• Was responsible for working within an existing team of network/solution designers/architect on customer solutions
• Dispatched the PC technicians to administer the connectivity problems on other sites
• Facilitated the calls between the customers and various AT&T sites to resolve any issues
• Assisted network engineer in router configuration and router decommissions
• Assisted network engineer remotely troubleshooting router connectivity issues with companies such as AMVESCAP, IBM, SUN SOLARIS, and AMERICAN EXPRESS
1/03 to 6/03 South Bronx Job Corps Bronx New York, NY
Cable technician
• Ran Ethernet cables through various classrooms and offices for internet or network connectivity
• Became familiar with construction of cat5, straight through, crossover, rollover, and fiber optic cables
• Became familiar with router to router connection with DCE to DTE cables
• Constructed Ethernet, fiber optic and coaxial cables
Education
6/00 to 12/00 Katherine Gibbs New York, NY
Computer and Network Operations
• A+ Certification(computer repair)
• MCA (Microsoft Certified Associate)
• CCNA (Cisco Networking certification)
9/93 to 9/98 Walton High School Bronx, NY
High School Diploma
Cortney Thomas
1726 Davidson avenue apt 4a Bronx NY 10453 (c) ------------
Email: ------------
Objective: To academically, and emotionally inspire, and instill hope into all youth that I encounter.
Work experience
3/06 to Current Board of Education New York, NY
Substitute Para Professional (Male)
• Work one on one with at risk students allowing them to graduate
• Assist teachers with autistic students in difficult settings
• Work with and continually see improvement in students with Attention Deficit Disorder
• Counsel students in conflict resolution and various life issues
• Monitor students in the cafeteria and the playground area
• Ensure students safely travel through the hallways to and from class
• Work with grades k-12 in extremely diverse environments on a daily basis
3/09 to Current Operation Exodus New York, NY (volunteer)
• Mentor inner city youth in daily life teachings
• Help children to deal with different emotional issues
• Monitor children on the playground and observe how they interact
• Assist other mentors in escorting children on different trips in the city
8/05 to 3/07 SCAN NY New York, NY
Activities specialist
• Facilitated college preparatory activities for high school students
• Engaged junior high school and high school students in creative educational games
• Conducted group discussions with high school students about school/life issues
• Prepared junior high school and high school students for mathematics regents and S.A.T’s respectively
• Tutored and engaged junior high school students in summer education programs
• Facilitated and engaged students in various recreational activities
5/04 to 7/05 Arthur McNeil Incorporated Rahway, NJ (contract)
Network Administrator
• Tested connectivity between clients and servers using windows 2000
• Ran cat 5 through classrooms then tested for connectivity at the access level
• Installed and configured wireless network cards
• Used ACT! Database to organize student files
• Configured outlook in 2000 and XP environment
10/03 to 1/04 AT&T Global Client Support Center Phoenix, AZ (contract)
Network analyst
• Assisted other network analyst in troubleshooting and resolving LAN/WAN connectivity issues using remedy ticketing
• Was responsible for working within an existing team of network/solution designers/architect on customer solutions
• Dispatched the PC technicians to administer the connectivity problems on other sites
• Facilitated the calls between the customers and various AT&T sites to resolve any issues
• Assisted network engineer in router configuration and router decommissions
• Assisted network engineer remotely troubleshooting router connectivity issues with companies such as AMVESCAP, IBM, SUN SOLARIS, and AMERICAN EXPRESS
1/03 to 6/03 South Bronx Job Corps Bronx New York, NY
Cable technician
• Ran Ethernet cables through various classrooms and offices for internet or network connectivity
• Became familiar with construction of cat5, straight through, crossover, rollover, and fiber optic cables
• Became familiar with router to router connection with DCE to DTE cables
• Constructed Ethernet, fiber optic and coaxial cables
Education
6/00 to 12/00 Katherine Gibbs New York, NY
Computer and Network Operations
• A+ Certification(computer repair)
• MCA (Microsoft Certified Associate)
• CCNA (Cisco Networking certification)
9/93 to 9/98 Walton High School Bronx, NY
High School Diploma