J. Paul Best
 
 608 East Euclid
 Monmouth, IL 61462
 309-371-8108
 paul.best@gmail.com
 
Objective:

 To obtain an entry level position with an organization that can make use 
 of the myriad skills that I possess.

Education:

2002-2004:

 Hamilton Technical College, Davenport, IA
 Electronics Engineering Technology
 3.75 GPA
 Bachelors of Science

2000-2001:

 Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, IL
 General Education Classes

Work Experience:

January 2005-Present
 Assisstant Aide for Gradeschool Student
 Duties: 

November 2004-Present
 Co-leader of the Dropline Gnome Project
 Duties: Organization of limited resources for an international volunteer
 organization (Planning, Scheduling, Releasing). Maintenance of binary packages 
 for distribution. Management of sourceforge services for the project. Moderation 
 of the groups development mailing list. Other duties as needed, artistic services, 
 software inclusion decisions, software testing, web development, troubleshooting,
 helping end users through problems, etc.         
                           
2000-Present
 Freelance Computer Support
 Duties: Maintaining Systems, Replacing broken hardware, Configuring systems,
 Web design, Installation of Operating Systems, Anything computer related.

2000-2001
 Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, IL
 Position: IT Assistant
 Duties: Moderate Web Boards for Online Classes, Data entry, Web Design, 
 Software installation, Linux
                    
Software Experience:

Operating Systems:
 MS DOS, Microsoft Windows 3.x/9x/NT/2k/XP, Linux, MacOS
 
Office Suites: 
 Microsoft Office, Open Office
 
Graphics Editing:
 Adobe Photoshop Suite, GNU Image Manipulation Program, Inkscape, Sodipodi
   
Computer Skills:
 Web design (XML/HTML/CSS), User Interface design (Glade). Build/Repair 
 Computers. Skilled Technical support (especially on Unix systems). CVS.

Other Skills:
 Circuit design, reading schematic diagrams, troubleshooting of 
 electronic circuits, soldering. Knowledgeable of the workings of Radio 
 systems, Cellular Radio systems, and Trunked Radio systems.
 Operation of CNC Lathes, and PLC Programming (Allen Bradley, Toshiba, and Shark).