About brichards99   Name:  brichards99 (see 1 ratings)   in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania United States Seller / Coder Rating:  10 (Excellent) Sign up date:  Jan 27, 2003 1:47:30 PM EDT Last Logged In:  Sep 10, 2003 1:33:58 PM EDT Jobs Started:  3 Jobs Completed:  2 Missed Status Report Warnings Issued:  0 Arbitrations Lost:  0 (out of 0 Arbitrations) What is arbitration?       Post a new project exclusively for brichards99   Invite brichards99 to bid on one of my existing projects    Send brichards99 a bonus   Add brichards99 to my custom list of favorite coders     Areas Of Expertise:  Web Design Flash Development Database Development Network Design IT Security Network Security Java Programming Visual Basic Programming   Resume: Brian Richards Education: Master of Science in Instructional Technology May 1998 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science in English Education May 1994 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Certifications: * Microsoft Certified Professional: Windows 2000 Professional * Comptia iNet+ Certified Professional * Microsoft Office User Specialist: Word, PowerPoint * Brainbench Certified on numerous topics (Transcript ID#: 582645 at brainbench.com) Professional Experience: Instructional Specialist January 1998 to present Penn State Beaver, Monaca PA * Fulfilled a dual role as instructional specialist and technology coordinator. * Provided primary user support for the campus local area network, including peer-to-peer networking, file server access, network troubleshooting, and LAN installation/configuration. * Supported server-based development by installing and supporting Linux- based application servers, Windows-based Oracle servers and Windows- based web servers. * Planned and successfully implemented the campus upgrade from two Banyan Vines supported computer labs to six Windows 2000 based computer labs, improving capacity and reducing downtime. * Provided support for online learning technologies, including chat, web- based forum discussions, video over IP teleconferencing, and avatar- based meetings. * Authored and supported instructional multimedia, including static web sites, Macromedia Flash applications, Java applications, and Active Server Pages. * Developed and deployed applications using Microsoft Access for manipulating data warehouse data, tracking work requests, and storing inventory information. * Assisted with authoring, submitting, completing, and assessing over 30 grant projects. * Improved the climate of technology use on campus and reduced calls to the helpdesk by designing and delivering professional development workshops for college faculty, including training on Microsoft FrontPage, Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint. Instructor in Information Sciences and Technology University of Phoenix, Pittsburgh Campus October 2002 to present For the School of Information Sciences and Technology taught the following college courses: * NTC 360, “ Networking and Telecommunications” * Web 410, “Web Programming” Adjunct Professor in Information Sciences and Technology Penn State Beaver Spring 1999 to present For the School of Information Sciences and Technology and the TICKET (Technology Integration for Teachers K-Twelve) program taught the following college courses: * IST 110, “Introduction to Information Sciences and Technology” * IST 250, “New Media and the Web” * INSYS 400, "Instructional Technology for Teachers" For the Webmaster Certificate Program taught the following certificate courses: * Overview of Internet Technologies * Visual and Graphic Design * Multimedia and the Web * HTML Authoring * Web Server Administration Multimedia Developer Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University May 1997 to December 1997 * Participated in the analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of “Sign Language: A CD-ROM Approach”, an educational tool written in Macromedia's Authorware. * Served as project manager and conducted an initial project analysis with subject matter experts. * Applied compression and storage techniques in order to convert laserdisc video to digital format.     Rent A Coder Work History All ratings and comments are the opinion of the poster and do not reflect the official view of Rent A Coder. Rated For Rated By Rating Bid Amount Rated On   Private auction for brichards99 on 7/18/2003 5:07:16 PM wpete None Given $50.00 August 13, 2003 5:57:51 PM EDT       Beta testers wpete 10 (Excellent) $35.00 July 18, 2003 5:06:54 PM EDT   Brian does way more than is expected and at a fair price. He is an A+ for sure.     ------ Average:   10.00