Razvan Vlad Stoichita

Permanent US resident (Green Card)

NOTE: for security purposes against internet robots, I choose not to expose my contact address. You can use the Email Raz link at the top of the page to contact me.

OBJECTIVE:

Graduated in May 2009, I am looking for a full time / contractor position in the computer science/engineering field.

SUMMARY:

During my college studies in Computer Engineering at the University of South Carolina, I have accumulated real life work experience in the field of IT. I am a good communicator and have very strong computer and networking skills, and technical acumen. I am a self motivated, hard working individual who quickly learns business procedures and computer systems; a calm person that works well independently and in a team environment. I enjoy a job well done and am conscientious about my work. I love interacting with people, listening to their problems and trying to solve them at my best.

EDUCATION:

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC                                           May 2009

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (GPA 3.4/4.0)   
                   

"Gh. Lazar” High School, Sibiu, Romania                                               May 2004

Associate in Computer Science

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

US Bankruptcy Court, Charlotte, NC             November 2009 – Present
            IT Systems Engineer    

·        General IT support for MACs and Intel Machines

·        Solve network/systems hardware and software problems

·        Maintain the intranet and internet website and it's applications

·        Develop Unix Shell Scripts and applications

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, Headquarters in Columbia, SC             June 2008 – June 2009
            IT Operations and Technical Services – Part time    

·        Provided system and network services support for the bank’s associations

·        Gained experience in system administration: server and services support and troubleshoot (Server 2003/2008; Argent); monitor users activity under Websense

·        Offered support for renewing software, systems and network infrastructure and create new data center for production environment and laboratory for testing purposes

·        TCP/IP Troubleshoot; Monitor LAN, WAN and internet traffic (IpSwitch WhatsUp Gold, Netflow, OneView, VPM)

·        Assisted team in designing, implementing and maintaining the network
(CISCO switches / routers / firewalls)

·        Acquired experience with routing protocols (RIP, BGP, IGRP, EIGRP, MPLS)

·        Provided Data Center services and maintenance (Install/Maintain Servers, Patch Panels and cables - Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Fiber)

DESA, Inc., Columbia, SC                                                                           Jan 2008 – Jun 2008

IT Technician

·        Offered software, systems and network support

·        Provided help with software and security issues on Windows SBS 2003

·        Installed, Upgraded, Patched, Maintained the workstations, servers and network infrastructure

·        Designed, implemented, updated and offered support for websites

·        Suggested hardware and software for a better production environment

·        Provided step-by-step computer and network documentation for employees

·        Gained experience with Windows Server, Exchange and Active Directory

Mobotix, LLC, Columbia, SC                                                             Jan 2006 - April 2006

Video Security Surveillance Technician

·        Offered customer support for advanced Video Security Systems

·        Provided system services, network maintenance and installation, and support for network video cameras based on Windows/Linux platforms

·        Gained experience with security surveillance, security systems, network infrastructure, business policies and team work

SoftPro21, Sibiu, Romania                                                        05/03 – 08/03 and 04/04 – 08/04

Computer / Network Technician

·        Offered customer and sales support for computers and networks

·        Assisting the warehouse in maintaining the hardware stock

·        Provided web development and digital design (Corel Draw / Adobe Photoshop)

DIPLOMAS:

·        Web Design competition sponsored by SIEMENS: a European wide competition for high school students where I earned an award diploma for my web site project.

·        Soon to get CCNA

SKILLS:

·        Solid knowledge of computer hardware, software, and servicing

·        Solid knowledge of MS Operating Systems: Windows 98/XP/Vista/2003 Server Edition, SBS, MAC OS, Linux / Unix

·        Mastering of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Visio)

·        Solid knowledge of Networking:

o       implement, maintain, monitor, secure, and troubleshoot

o       network routing protocols: RIP, BGP, IGRP, EIGRP

o       Telnet, SSH, FTP, DNS,IMAP,SMTP, POP3

o       Experience with CISCO IOS: Switches, Routers, Firewalls

·        Cables / Fibers / Connectors / Patch Panels management

·        Software development for diverse computer platforms

·        Programming Languages: Java, C++, VHDL, HTML, DHTML, PHP

·        Web and graphic design: I have very strong knowledge of Photoshop, Dreamweaver, CorelDraw, Ulead PhotoImpact, Cool360, Cool 3D and Adobe Suite

·        Fluent in English and Romanian

RELATED COURSES:

·        Capstone Hardware Engineering, Capstone Software Engineering

·        Operating Systems, Database System Design, Information Security Principles

·        Introduction to Networking, Network Programming, Robotics

REFERENCES:

·         Available upon request