1208 N. Elmwood St.
Gainesville, Texas
76240-2910

Wireless: 940-641-0076
Home: 940-488-6331
E-Mail: jim@techjim.com
As of: Sunday, 27 August 2006
I currently have a Secret security clearance

RESUME

of

JAMES M. O'CONNOR

Qualified as

Visual Basic Programmer
Network Security Manager
Network Engineer
Computer/Communications Systems Engineer/Developer

OBJECTIVE

Long-term career goal is to be the most sought after Information Technology (IT) person in the world! Use my 25 years of Information Technology (IT) experience to continue to grow with advancing Computer/Communications Network Technologies! Use existing tools and develop new tools for the future to enhance team's ability to serve the customer and beat the competition.

QUALIFICATIONS

Unique Qualifications: I take network security more seriously than anyone else. I know that some companies will steal your information from hard drives when you send them in for repairs! When you must deal with countries such as India for Tech Support, such as Microsoft and HP, I know how to move critical data to hide it from the Tech Support in question. The folks in India can easily break Microsoft encryption as they probably wrote it. I maintain an entire RFC library on my own servers. This site is open to the public http://occcsa.com/rfc. I created Web Store software in Visual Basic. This is what http://InternetFindIt.com, http://householdsoftware.com, http://shopus24.com, and http://worksoftware.biz where created with. I will invite all of my co-workers to get Top Tech Stories E-Mail every workday. I will also give all members of my current employer access to download all the software listed on worksoftware.biz for free. I maintain my own web servers and E-Mail servers and have actually had the company's web site hosted at my house during a two week ISP outage. I continue to do Top Tech Stories from my house. Top Tech Stories is a daily technical news source that I also E-Mail to anyone. This is a public web site techjim.com. I have to stay current anyway, and I don't mind sharing the wealth! I will invite all employees of my current employer to get on the E-Mail list for Top Tech Stories. I also have an archive that I will gladly share. This keeps you up-to-date with viruses, Windows Updates, new hardware, and software and such. There is even an audio version done with a voice synthesizer. I maintain my own development tools. I own and maintain all of the software at all of the following e-commerce sites: http://shopus24.com, http://householdsoftware.com and http://worksoftware.biz. To include Web Hits, Search For, House Map, Super Ping, Internet Find It, DJ MP3, Photo to Web, Download, World Time, PC Backup, List to Clipboard, Sync Laptop, Slide Show, Hex, Text Accumulator, Compare, Schedule Execute, Money, and Web Browser. I also have hundreds of programs written in Visual Basic that I use for my self only (over 500). I also created Web Store software that publishes the web store sites. I created Web Builder to create the Top Tech Stories news web site (techjim.com). Source code samples can be provided on request. RD (http://householdsoftware.com/item0000026/) is a research and development tool that allows you to use many computers for your searches with Internet Find It (http://householdsoftware.com/item0000007/). I can setup multi-ISP connections. I have two Internet Service Providers (ISP) right here in Gainesville, Texas.

Network Security: I have automated most tasks having to do with network security! I have written corporate policies on network security to include what type of web sites a person should or should not visit. I have written software to parse logs from windows, firewalls, and I know why people still download free music and screen savers! These are still two of the most common ways of loading Spyware and viruses on PCs and servers! I have always recommended staying away from ActiveX Web sites! I do a Top Tech Stories news letter everyday and part of this is the latest worms, viruses, spyware, adware, and windows updates. This newsletter is provided for customer education! http://techjim.com. Customer education must be more than a letter one reads and signs when they start working, in IT security, customer education is almost a daily requirement! Top Tech Stories helps with this.

Network Engineering Software and Protocols: Antivirus, Antispam, Anti-spyware, Firewalls, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP), Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Point to Point Protocol (PPP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Simple Network Monitoring Protocol (SNMP), Post Office Protocol (POP3), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Domain Name Service (DNS), System Security, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), Category 5 (Cat V) Ethernet, Transport Control Protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Internet Protocol (IP), Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), Routing Internet Protocol (RIP), Telnet, Finger, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6).

Software Development: Super Ping (a graphical network monitoring tool), World Time Alarm Clock (over 1000 time zones), Log (an electronic log with automatic date and time entries), Weekly (an electronic method of parsing through Log files), Webmon (a web based application that monitors web sites), DJ Assistant (a full-function application that plays real-media compressed music), Slide Show (a slide show application that displays all jpg files in a directly), Web slide show (web based slide show), Web Hits (an applet that allows for fast breakdown of who is getting what web pages for IIS), beautify (an applet that beautifies Visual Basic source code), Benji (an antispam application), dir2web (directory to web page converter), Saytext (an add-on for IBM Simply Speaking that reads text documents). To see these an other software I have written please visit http://householdsoftware.com

Network Engineering Hardware: Private Branch Exchange (PBX), Wide Area Network (WAN), Local Area Network (LAN), Fiber Optic, Cat 5, Up to DS3 Multiplexers, Digital and Analog Media, Time-Division Multiplexers (TDM), Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM). Wireless Networks, Servers, PC's, Modem banks, Telephone lines, Routers, Hubs, Bridges, Multiplexers and Radios. Multi-user databases, Mail Servers, Web Servers, clients. Peer-to-Peer Network Configurations.

Software Experience: Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Office 2000, Visual Studio, Borland Delphi, On-line Services, Internet Servers, Browsers, Word Processors, Databases, Spread sheets, HTML, Video, Audio, Still Images (Digital Photos) and other office software. Web editors (Frontpage, hotdog, notepad). Network Monitoring Software.

Hardware Experience: Sniffers, Protocol Analyzers, LAN Traffic generators, LAN Traffic Simulators, Fiber Optic Cable for DS3, FDDI LAN, Cat V Cable, Servers, PCs, CD-R media, CD-RW media, DVD, DVD+RW, Video Capture, Wireless Keyboard/Mouse, Mother Board (Main Board), Processor (Microprocessor), Proprietary Hardware, and make it all work together. Cat V Cable, Fiber Optic, DSL Modems, Cable Modems, Routers, Switches, and Hubs. SCSI RAID drives and various Quality Assurance (QA) test equipment.

Operating systems: Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000 Server and Professional, Windows NT Server and Workstation, UNIX, Linux, DOS, Windows 95/98, Windows 3.X, and OS/2.

Development Tools: HTML (Web Design), C, C++, Visual Basic, Visual FoxPro, VB Scripts, and Basic.

Computers: Mainframes, PC's, modems, LAN interfaces, and associated software packages.

Quality Management: Reports, Briefings, Personnel Evaluations, and recommendations for future operations, automated web site reports.

Trainer: Teaching new software and equipment. Developing training materials, such as computer based training and technical documents.

Jun 2006 - Present: Created TechJim.com as an IT company in Gainesville, Texas. Our slogan is 'Technology for Profit'. TechJim.com provides affordable IT services that range from customized software to get more bang for your buck to network engineering. TechJim.com does web site hosting, email hosting, PC repair, software installation, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Virus, data backup, data recovery, a daily newsletter "Top Tech Stories", windows registry maintenance. TechJim.com has an emphasis on showing you how to use 'Technology for Profit'. TechJim.com as our own line of low cost software at shopus24.com.

May 2005 - May 2006: Created ShopUs24.com, Worksoftware.biz, and HouseholdSoftware.com. The real business model of high volume is a better model than over priced software.

Nov 2001 - Apr 2005: Information Systems Manager for Leader Communications, Incorporated (LCI) in Del City, Oklahoma (near Oklahoma City). Deal with spam, worms, viruses, spy-ware, and such Windows 2003 servers, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Servers, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL server, Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Office 2000, (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Outlook, FrontPage), Norton Antivirus, and System Works .) Install Network Hardware and Software, Maintain Backup Systems (to include offsite storage). Maintain network security through network configuration and customer education. Coordinate day-to-day activities with the (Network Information Center) NIC, Domain Registry, LCI customers, and local users. Build PCs. Maintain Image disc for new customers. Build Servers. Engineer Network upgrades. Research and purchase (Information Technology) IT equipment such as CPUs, Hard Drives, CD-RWs, DVD+RWs, Mother Boards, Modems, Memory, Network Interface Cards (NIC), Monitors, Video Adapters, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS). Parse data out of databases and logs. Maintain and configure the PBX and voice mail for LCI as well. Development: Create Applications such as Web Hits. Provides detailed reports for who, when, and what, people are downloading from your web site. Web Hits tells you what companies have visited your site. Web Hits web page reports and E-Mail reports are automatically created. Hex is a pretty popular free application for converting hexadecimal to, decimal, and binary, and such. "Search For" gives user 12 browsers in one window. No Pop-ups, 11 simultaneous searches, World Time Version 5. Gives users over 1000 preprogrammed places or time zones to keep time in. To see some of the other applications I have written for LCI, mostly network administration applications. Stay in the 'fast lane' by doing daily research. Then share that information in the form of a daily newsletter "Top Tech Stories" http://techjim.com). In this business you either stay in the fast lane or get run over! During a recent 14-day outage caused by SBC, I restored LCI's entire network on different servers at my house.

Apr 2000 - Jul 2001: Test Engineer for Motorola's Quality Assurance division of their Internet Products Organization in Austin, Texas. Work in a lab environment, develop test procedures and perform tests on new Internet switch and router product. Test for compliance with standards such as IETF, IEEE, and others. Test for interoperability with Cisco routers and switches. Test deployment environment such as Fiber, Gigabit, and Cat V Fast Ethernet. Create simulated network traffic using burst LAN and WAN protocols such as HTTP, SMTP, SNMP, FTP, TFTP, and POP3. Develop tools for porting data from various formats to another. Develop tools for automating as much testing as possible. Review Test Suites from other Test Engineers and make technical recommendations to the QA and Motorola as a whole. Continuously review test requirements and make improvements or updates as needed. Maintain the Quality Assurance Lab Web server with SCSI RAID drives. Keep RFCs, and other technical data up-to-date on the Lab web server at all times. Develop applications for various lab tasks. Most of these tasks are automating processes or converting data formats. Configure Vanguard Voice Over IP Routers. Configure Cisco Routers. Configure ANVL test software. Configure Sniffers, SmartApps, SmartFlow, and SmartWindows. Configure the New MIPR Internet Product (http://www.motorola.com/mipr/). Maintain RFC pages (http://occcsa.com/rfc). This was a great job and I would have stayed forever, but Motorola shutdown the entire project in Austin. Environment: C, C++, Visual Basic, Hardware and Software Development and Testing, TCP/IP, Windows NT, Linux, Remote Testing, Automated Testing, Web Services, Network Security, Quality Control.

Sep 1999 - Apr 2000: Owner of OC's Computer Consulting of San Antonio, Texas. I invented the Top Tech Stories Web Sites. http://techjim.com/ and newsletter. Built networks, Upgraded routers, servers, developed applications using Visual Studio. Most of the applications developed using Visual Basic. Design web sites, set up IIS for customers, and maintained them with Microsoft Front Page, and applications I have written myself in C, and VB. Install mail servers such as Exchange and Seattle Lab mail server. Install DSL routers, modems and other software at customer locations. Install Domain Name Service (DNS). Environment: Visual Basic, C, C++, TCP/IP, Windows 2000, Microsoft IIS, Java, Network Security, and Mail Services.

Sep 1998 - Sep 1999: Systems Analyst with Symbiont INC. Working on projects at the Army Medical Department at Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas. I was the Windows NT Server administrator, Web site administrator, SQL database administrator, and Workflow and Form development. Assist customers with computers and software. Install software. Capture and Convert video, audio, and still images for E-Mail, web pages, and CD-R media. Maintain file servers with SCSI RAID storage. Environment: C, C++, Visual Basic, Windows NT, Web Services, Database Administration, and Network Security.

May 1995 - Sep 1998: (Air Force, Base IT Manager) Person in charge of Network Operations at Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Using FDDI, Ethernet, Routers, hubs, PCs, UNIX based machines, HP OpenView, Spectrum, Sun Net Manager, and other network software to maintain networks. Perform system security, Monitor systems, perform hardware and software maintenance, and gather statistics. Maintain Remedy (SQL interface), and Oracle Database. Supervise 35-man shop. Write performance reports on personnel. Developed the Air Forces first web based training web site. Environment: C, C++, Visual Basic, TCP/IP, Network Engineering, Security, Web Services, and Mail Services. Tech Controller. USAF (United States Air Force)

May 1993 - May 1995: (Air Force, Quality Assurance Team Chief) Person in charge of Quality Assurance and Maintenance Assistance for all Korean Air Force microwave stations. Developed an analog multiplex simulator software package so frequencies and audio levels in decibels could be calculated at each level of multiplexing. Environment: C, C++, Visual Basic, Testing Hardware Performance, Analog Phone Systems, and FDM. Tech Controller. USAF

Oct 1991 - May 1993: (Air Force, Training Manager) Person in charge of training at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Built an entirely new training system and document library to include automated knowledge testing. Performing maintenance on weather data switch serving thousands of customers around the world. Using x.25 data protocol analyzers and electronic test equipment to isolate and correct problems. Environment: C, Basic, and Main Frame for Weather Computers. Carswell Technical Control Facility. Tech Controller. USAF

Apr 1992 - Jun 1992: (Air Force, IT Manager) Person in charge of System Control at Daharon Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Install, monitor, and troubleshoot systems deployed for Desert Storm. Environment: C, Basic, Security, Hardware Installation, and Quality Control. Tech Controller. USAF

Oct 1989 - Oct 1991: (Air Force, IT Training Manager) Person in charge of Training 35 man shop at Osan Air Base, Korea. Training on fiber optic, Microwave Radio, HF Radio, and twisted pair media. Developed a totally automated system for all station records (Tech Control Software), to include Master Station Log (MSL), Circuit data cards, circuit outage records, Trend analysis, and such. Digital troubleshooting and repair from 75 baud all the way up to T3 (DS3). Environment: C, Basic, Telephone Switch for the entire base and most of Korea, troubleshooting hardware. Osan Technical Control Facility. Tech Controller. USAF

Mar 1986 - Oct 1989: (Air Force, IT Manager) Person in charge of Network Monitoring and Control Facility at the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Maintained entire Dual-Broadband cable network, serving 10,000 customers with data and video. Monitor and maintain network using several software packages and hi-tech test equipment such as Spectrum Analyzers, Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) and Break Out Boxes (BOB), and Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR). Performed all maintenance from the users computer to the Environment: C, Pascal, Basic, Broadband Network, Network Security, Hardware and Software Maintenance. Tech Control. USAF

Mar 1985 - Mar 1986: (Air Force, IT Supervisor) Shift Supervisor for Microwave station at Pruem Air Base, Germany. Isolate and repair systems throughout Europe. Serving thousands of customers to include the Allied Headquarters Commander at SHAPE Belgium. Perform analog and digital testing for systems and trunks. Environment: Machine Language (6502 Processor Family), Basic, Long Haul Telephone lines, multi-level troubleshooting, and troubleshooting un-manned sites. Schoenfeld Technical Control Facility. Tech Controller.

Mar 1983 - Mar 1985: (Air Force, IT Supervisor) Shift Supervisor for deployable unit at Pruem (Prum) Air Base, Germany. Radar, secure teletype and telephone. Deploy, assemble, troubleshoot, and repair systems. Environment: C, Machine Language, Basic, Mobile Radar. 601st Tactical Control Squadron. Technical Controller. Our unit arrived to a site with nothing more than sand and grass fields. Two hours after arrival, there was a complete radar unit. We provided our own power, and communications with microwave and HF radio. We even ran our own cables from all of the different tactical vans. USAF

Mar 1981 - Mar 1983: (Air Force, IT Technician) Trainer at McClellan Air Force Base. Troubleshoot and restore customer traffic. Serving Presidential support for the west coast. Satellite, (High Frequency) HF, and microwave (Frequency Division Multplexer) FDM systems. Environment: C, Basic, Microwave repeaters, High Frequency, Air to Ground Telephone and Computer Communications. Test trunks and systems for specification compliance, and troubleshooting communications outages. McClellan Primary Tech Control Facility. USAF

Nov 1979 - Mar 1981: Joined the Air Force right out of High School. (Air Force IT Technician) Systems Technician at Mt. Vergine, Italy (Monte Vergine). Very fast pace environment. Used Frequency Selective Voltmeters (FSV), Oscilloscopes, dBm meters, dBrn meters, and distortion analyzers. Perform quality assurance checks (QCs) on individual circuits and system, Such as test tone level, noise, frequency response, envelope delay, Received Signal Level (RSL), Base Band Loading (BBL), and such. Tropo Scatter radio systems with (Frequency Division Multiplexers) FDM multiplexers. Involving hundreds of switched trunks and dedicated customer lines. Environment: Long Haul Telephone and Computer Communications. Long Haul voice and data lines, and (Autovon) Inter-Switch Trunks (ISTs). Reroute trunks around trouble radio links, and put up preprogrammed restoral plans to support Mt Vergine Technical Control Facility, and NATO forces in southern Europe. I was on duty during the big Earthquake of 1980. Our unit immediately started trucking supplies to heavily damaged hospitals and such. USAF

EDUCATION: BS Computer Science from Ashwood University. May 2004