7 GREEN BRIAR CIRCLE • RUSSELL, PA 16345
PHONE: 814-688-5399 • E-MAIL: TROYANDERSON@PSU.EDU
TROY ANDERSON

Objective

To obtain a full time consulting and/or project management position in information technology that will challenge my technical, communication, and leadership skills.

Education

The Pennsylvania State University - University Park, PA
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Sciences and Technology
  • Earned: May 2007
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.95
Eisenhower High School - Russell, PA
  • Class of 2003 Valedictorian

Technical Skills

World Wide Web
HTML, XHTML, PHP, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), basic JavaScript, MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Zope, Plone, Web standards, U.S. Section 508 Web Accessibility
Programming
C++, Java, basic Python, basic C#
Platforms
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, basic UNIX, basic Linux
Computer Applications
Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Minitab, Macromedia Dreamweaver, CSE HTML Validator Pro, UsableNet LIFT Machine

Professional Experience

Marking & Communications - Information Technology Services - Penn State University
  • University Committee Member and Departmental Staff - Summer 2005-present
  • Designed, developed, and implemented a content management newswire for all central Penn State IT alerts, news, and Web pages, substantially increasing internal efficiency and external visibility
  • Gathered data and wrote documentation for the most common Web standards and accessibility errors to serve as a resource to University Web developers
  • Active member of the Penn State University AD54 Web Accessibility Committee
  • Provided consulting, configuration assistance, and administration for the department’s first production and development servers
Consulting & Support Services - Information Technology Services - Penn State University
  • IT Intern - Summer 2005
  • Evaluated legacy asset-management database and made recommendations
  • Performed maintenance and operating system restoration on computers and servers
  • Migrated entire website into Plone and wrote customized products in Zope and Python to satisfy developers' needs and meet Section 508 web standards

Activities

Envisioneers - 2003-present
  • Group Coordinator and Team Leader
  • Chairman of the Envisioneerathon event for charity
  • Team Captain in the Penn State College of Engineering Rube Goldberg Contest
  • Application & Recruitment team leader
Engineering Design & Graphics - 2004
Received the Best Design Communication Award in a team competition
Digital Grass Roots - 2001-2003
Web page design student leader for non-profitable organizations

Related Courses

Information Technology
Database Design and Management; Enterprise Integration; IT Professional Development; eCommerce and Agents; Interface Design; Project Management; Organizations; Java; Discrete Mathematics; Networks; Digital Systems
Mathematics
Calculus I, Calculus II, Differential Equations, Matrices, Statistics

References

  • Available upon request.