MARC BENDER, B.Eng.
505 Huron Street • Toronto M5R 2R6 • (416) 923-2685
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Professional Profile
Proven ability to troubleshoot computer problems efficiently, with
sensitivity to employer's bottom line. Able to work in wide range of systems,
programs and languages. Over 15 years' program-
ming experience, self-taught. Fluently bilingual.
Computer & Related Employment
THE DRAWING CENTRE (PRINTING SERVICES), TORONTO
Oct. 02 - pres. Computer Technician
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Avoided loss of thousands of dollars by efficiently troubleshooting and
solving problem with server.
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Challenge: server was crashing frequently.
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Action: determined that the best way to solve the problem was to migrate
data to new server.
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Accomplished in half hour during lunch, zero downtime. (Typically takes
4 hours. Was able to do it much faster because of my extensive background
in DOS. Transferred only small portion of data normally transferred in
this situation, knowing it was sufficient to achieve seamless transition.)
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Solving problem was critical in that the server was required to ensure
orders were shipped on time.
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Saved about $5,000 in salaried time by avoiding hundreds of hours of manual
data entry, in setting up new accounting system. Accomplished by scripting
programs to extract and transfer data automatically.
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Solely responsible for all technical operations. Used Win 98 network, VBA
in MS Excel, C, Perl, Simply Accounting Pro, Photoshop and several in-house
applications.
THELMA MILES MUSEUM, MATHESON, ONTARIO
Jul. - Aug. 96 Acquired valuable Computer experience assisting
curator. Maintained MS Access database. Created and printed labels and
tags for display items.
Education
B.Eng., McMaster University, 4-yr. course, Hamilton, Ontario, 2002.
Major: Software Engineering (program accredited by Professional Engineers
Ontario). Completed the following elective subjects:
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Modular design. Debugging and testing techniques for large software products.
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Networking technology and theory (including wireless).
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Real-time systems programming in RT-Linux. Operating system design principles.
Embedded systems programming, e.g., FPGA, PLC. Process control and automation,
digital and analog.
Acquired fluency in both English and French by virtue of attendance at
bilingual schools.
Technical
In addition to above systems, programs and languages:
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Proficient in C++, Java, PHP, MATLAB; HTML, XML, XSL, WML, CSS, JavaScript.
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Able to work effectively in Assembly (Intel IA-32, SPARC, MIPS), VHDL.
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