{"id":2,"date":"2009-11-29T10:50:22","date_gmt":"2009-11-29T17:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2012-02-19T08:52:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-19T15:52:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Constantine Krick and I currently work for a school district managing servers, creating custom applications, and doing end user desktop support. My current major projects are dealing with Desktop Virtualization, Sharepoint 2010, and programming custom solution in Powershell, C#, VBA, and VbScript.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a copy of my Resume :<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Constantine Krick<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Riverside, CA 92507<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(951) 660-7572 (cell) ~ Constantine.Krick@gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Education &amp; Skills<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Professional Technology Experience:<\/strong> C# .Net Framework, PowerShell, VBA, TCIP\/IP and LAN networks, Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, SharePoint 2010 administration, VmWare VSphere, Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Certifications<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>MCTS \u2013 <\/strong>Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>MCP \u2013 <\/strong>Microsoft Certified Professional<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CompTIA &#8211; <\/strong>A+ Certified <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional Experience<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technology Technician<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> : <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Banning Unified School District<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">October 2010 \u2013 Present<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Banning, CA<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lead and architected a Citrix Virtual Desktop and Virtual Application deployment which saved the district 90% in energy costs and 47% overall when compared to buying traditional PCs.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developed proof of concepts for both XenDesktop and VmWare View virtualized environments in order to determine which would be best for the district.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Administered over 50 virtual machines in a VmWare ESXi hypervisor environment through the use of VmWare\u2019s PowerShell PowerCLI and Vsphere.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Designed, developed, and administrated a Sharepoint 2010 environment for document collaboration and information gathering. This included the implementation of Excel Services, Office Web Apps, Visio Services, Search, and other Sharepoint services.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Created custom C# applications on demand using the .NET Framework. Most notably, made a program that connected to the Active Directory Servers, downloaded all the computer objects and scanned every computer in the domain through WMI to determine what software was installed on each machine. Also, the project was done on a timeline of less than a week.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Created Dynamic and Data rich Word documents programmatically through PowerShell and Word\u2019s COM object. The resulting documents saved the District weeks of document creation that a simple mail merge was not capable of doing.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Managed Windows Server 2008 Active Directory through VbScript, GPO\u2019s, and PowerShell.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Excellent interpersonal communication skills demonstrated by leading team projects, mentoring the department\u2019s intern, and making public technical presentations to community members and staff.<\/span><strong><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IT Technician<span style=\"color: #444444;\"> : <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trendworks, Inc.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">April 2008 \u2013 September 2010<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Irvine, CA<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provided phone and on-site desktop\/server support which includes: user desktop support; configuring\/monitoring backups with Symantec Backup Exec; installing and decommissioning old servers through the installation of new rack-mountable servers and VMware virtualization; managing Active Directory; and physical installs and repairs for phone and data networks.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Created a custom VBS script that ensured every user had the appropriate legal disclaimer for the company on all outbound emails from Outlook. Deployment was done through Windows Server Group Policy and the project as a whole reduced the company\u2019s cost by eliminating the need for an Exchange Email Server in their small business environment.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Participated in the implementation of a thin client distribution for a Windows server. Provided MS Windows &amp; Office technical support for a wide variety of clients, from the health care industry to non-profit foundations.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Configured and deployed Cisco switches, routers, and VOIP phone systems for small and medium size companies.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Deployed Cisco Voice PBXs which required the setup of T1\/PRI lines, configuration and wiring for FXO\/FXS ports, and a strong understanding of cabling standards for POE, Ethernet, and Telco wiring.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developed telephony services based on cloud computing with the use of C#, Asp.Net and SQL to give small businesses the tele-presence of a midsize company.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provided onsite training for small groups that engaged and taught users technical skills through the use of carefully planned and executed lessons.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Data Mapping Specialist<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> : <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Illumaware, LLC<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">November 2008 \u2013 August 2009<span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #444444;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wake Forest, NC<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Responsible for mapping client source data files into ACES, the data standard of the Automotive Aftermarket. This position required proficient use of Excel and a technical understanding of how the client\u2019s database interacted with Illumaware\u2019s web portal.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Computer Instructor &amp; Substitute Teacher<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> : <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Banning High School<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">September 2006 \u2013 June 2009<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Banning, CA<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taught high school students Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, MS Office skills and basic web development.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Employed many teaching techniques to develop student interest and maximize student learning within group environments while teaching as a classroom instructor and teacher.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provided staff with support and recommendations for school and personal computer inquiries.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On Call IT Consultant<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> : <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pioneer Realty, Inc.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">September 2001 \u2013 Present<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Banning, CA<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Designed and implemented the company\u2019s computer infrastructure, including the network layout, server setup, router configuration, and VPN\/VOIP design. Consulting engagements included hardware and software recommendations and support.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Installed and repaired basic electrical, phone and data wires to code in a safe, but efficient, manner for the on-site business and properties being managed by the company. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Programmed a custom backup solution in C# that provides a full backup every night of the financial records for the company. This solution provided a data safe backup solution offsite, allowing the company to better utilize their current infrastructure.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Education<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2008 Graduate, University of Redlands<br \/>\n<\/strong>California Secondary Teaching Credential<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Subject Matter: Industrial Technology<\/span><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2006 Graduate, University of California Riverside<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Concentration: Computer Science. 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