From: serbentr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (robert serbent)
Subject: seeking position in micro-database/network training/support/development
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 16:06:09 GMT




			Robert W. Serbent

Current Address:   208 E. Grimes Street
Bloomington, IN    47402.     (812)333-8218
Permanent Address:    RD#1 VanLeuvan Drive   
Rensselaer, NY     12144.     (518)286-3306

Career Objective:   I seek employment in an environment that will 
allow me to combine and further my skills in computer services and 
instructional design.

Work Experience: 

University Computing Services, Indiana University: From August '89 
to the present. Support Center, Senior Consultant and Office Calls 
Coordinator.  In this position I manage and provide on-site services to department within the university.  these services include PC and MAcintosh Hardware 
and software instalation, setting up network clients and servers using Novell
,TCP/IP, And Appletalk networks, and Software maintenance for products 
including: dBaseIV, Paradox, Lotus123, Wordperfect,pcSAS,and SPSS/PC. As a 
senior consultant I provide telephone support to all area of the university. 
the supported products include: UNIX VMS,VM/CMS, Xwindows as well as those product supported as an office calls consultant.
	Access Micro Center, Pc and Database Specialist.  In this position I am the primary contact for advanced problem concerning PC and Macintosh Database
products.  These include dBase, Paradox and Foxbase.  I also evaluate new 
data access tools.  I serve on a committee that evaluates these products and decides the strategic direction for database use throughout the university system.  I also provide aquisition and design consulting for faculty staff and students
	
Watervliet Arsenal , Product Assurance Directorate: May '89 to 
August '89 .  Computer  Intern.  Worked in engineering office to 
solve computer aided manufacturing problems. This internship had me rewriting 
computer programs used to control measuring devices.  I was working in basic 
and C.  I also analysed data using Lotus and dBaseIII to produce reports on systems accuracy.

Physics Department, Indiana University: December '84 to May '86. As 
a lab assistant I repaired electronics equipment, designed and built 
student presentations and set up experiments.

Computer skills:	
Operating systems/Environments: IBM Dos, Windows, OS/2, 
Macintosh, Unix, NeXT,X ,VMS.	
Networks: Novell, TCP/IP, Appletalk, Internet, Bitnet.	
Programming Languages:  C, C++, Pascal, TenCore, Basic, DAL
Applications:  WordPerfect, Pagemaker, Lotus 123, Excel, Paradox, 
dBaseIV,Corel Draw,Illustrator, Targa Tips, Freehand, Norton utilities, 
Wais.

Education: 

Ba: Indiana University, 1988.  Major/Minor: Political Science/Art 
History.  Also I have Take A great deal of graduate courses 
Instructional Design and Production, I hope to complete a masters In 
Instructional Systems Technology. 
 Relevant Course Work:	
Computer aided testing: I used Pascal and Basic to 
write programs to test theories of statistical testing methods.
Computer Aided Instruction  Designed intructional programs using DAL, TenCore
and Basic.
I have also taken classes in , Instructional Video production, 
2 in instructional media production classes, Adoption and diffusion 
of Innovations,and Instructional materials design.

Activities:  Since 1981 I have been  active in the sport of bicycle 
racing.  This has included attending national championships, I've won 
medal s in the New York State Championships and the Empire State 
Games.  For four years I captained my dorm's team in the Little 500 
bicycle race at Indiana University.  As captain I have inspired and 
trained many cyclists who are still racing competitively.  I also enjoy 
sailing, camping, the arts and cross-county skiing.	












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