Loree Thomas

Skills

• I have knowledge of WAN and LAN technologies and hardware. I am proficient in database design, development and programming.

Employment

1996 – Present Self Employed

Computer Consultant

• Specializing in Visual Basic and MS Access application development for medium to small business, I have worked for JanSport, Innovage, The Book and Bean Internet Café and For Your Health Inc.

1993 - 1996 First American Title Insurance Company of Pierce and King County, WA

Systems Admin - Senior Technician, Data Communications

• I upgraded the network to Novell 3.12, Implemented network security, back-up and other procedures, installed RAID system, installed TCP/IP, consolidated all information services onto the network, performed all software and hardware support, designed cabling and computer room layout in our new building, provided remote network, software and hardware support for the Puyallup office, developed management reports, developed in house applications in Paradox and Visual Basic, alpha tested the next generation of our production software, upgraded PC's from DOS based 386's, through Win 3.11 486's to Pentium Win 95 and provided all computer training. While in the Seattle Office, I designed the Washington State and King County home pages. I developed and tested a system for electronic delivery of our product to our customers. I trained the management and sales staff on the use and installation of E-mail and Netscape. I developed management reports from our database, supervised and assisted the Network Administrator, designed, developed and trained users on various applications I wrote in Visual Basic.

1990 - 1992 Edmonds Community College Lynnwood, WA

Peer Tutor, Computer Consultant

• Assisted in Computer Classes, Helped students in open labs, developed various applications for instructors and administrative staff in Paradox and Advanced Revelation, provided network support for 250 user Novell LAN, installed and maintained 3 user Novell Lite network and substituted for instructors in Database Design, Development and Implementation courses.

Education

1990 - 1992 Edmonds Community College Lynwood, WA

Associate of Arts in Computer Information Systems

• Graduated top of Class with 3.9 gpa, Elected President of the student chapter of The Data Processing Management Association, Elected Team Leader for final class project. Worked in a team environment to develop a complex relational database application.