James Mastros
theorb@iname.com
(717)569-4118
175 Hess Blvd.
Lancaster, PA 17601
Education 1999 Manheim Township High School Graduate
I took a full load of courses, including Advanced Placement US Government and Politics, Advanced Placement Statistics, and the school's entire computer programming and computer science curriculum.
1999-2001 Harrisburg Area Community College (Lancaster Campus)
I took this school's entire programming curriculum as well, as well as a Local Politics course, Calculus I, II, and III, Physics I and II, Discrete Mathematics, and Linear Algebra. I was included on the Dean's List.
2001- University of Pittsburgh
I am currently on leave from a Computer Science degree.
Employment 1991 Mastros Real Estate
I created the property / tenant management and financial software suite that, at it's peak, handled over 100 units.
1994-1996 OrbCo -- Founder
OrbCo handled the design, layout, and typography of two newsletters, from handwritten stories by the staff to handing it off to the printers.
1996-2000 RightTime -- Founding Partner, Director of Technology
RightTime was a small firm, selling computer parts and systems as well as doing web hosting and design. In addition to handling technical support, I created the infrastructure and graphics of the web site, including the electronic commerce application and several client sites.
2000 Staples -- Computer Repair / Sales Associate
During my tenure at Staples: the Office Superstore, I was in charge of computer repair and installation at the Technology Center. I also worked as a computer sales associate.
2002 WhizBang Labs! -- Data Labeler
WhizBang Labs specialized in extracting structured data from a massive subset of the web using spiders and artificial intelligence techniques. It was my responsibility to provide training data for the classifiers, and to verify the data that they generated.
2002- Mastros Real Estate -- Director of Information Technology
At Mastros Real Estate, I'm responsible for the maintance of all IT systems, purchising new assets, and planning for the future. I'm currently undergoing a redesign phase as I wire and plan for the new office, including a complete local network, and two independent phone systems.
2003- Your Name Here
Whatever you need me for.
Activities 1996-1999 Manheim Township High School Web Team
As of my graduation, I was the most senior active member of the web team, having been involved in it since it's creation.
1996-1999 News 101 -- television news program
During my time in News 101, I worked both as a creative lead, a cameraman, and editor. I was the second in command of the group, and most senior member.
1996-1997 Writing and Technology Center Community Day Volunteer
Being a volunteer in the WTC Community Days was a personally rewarding experience. In both in a one-on-one and large-group setting, I taught the older community members how to use computers and the World Wide Web.
1999-2001
     1999
     2000-2001
HACC Linux Club
     Treasurer,
     Vice President
This was a very interesting experience, teaching me a lot about how to deal with the Administration, and how to administrate. It also taught me to focus on people rather then technology in technological pursuits.
2000-2002 Perl Monks
Perl Monks is an online community devoted to exploration of the Perl programming language, through meditation and teaching. I, as theorbtwo, am currently a Monk of the 10th and highest degree (Saint), and a member of pmdev, the group which maintains and extends the engine that powers the site.
Specific Skills

I am CompTIA A+ certified as a computer service technician.

    Programming Languages:
  • C, C++
  • BASIC, including AppleBasic, GW-BASIC, BASICA, Quick Basic, and Visual Basic
  • Perl
  • Lotus 1-2-3 macro language
  • JavaScript
  • Pascal
    Graphics Programs:
  • Jasc Paint Shop Pro
  • ULead PhotoImpact
  • The GIMP
  • Adobe Ilustrator
  • Microsoft Publisher
    Operating Systems
  • DOS
  • MacOS
  • Linux (incl. Red Hat, Slackware, and Debian)
  • Windows 95/98/ME
  • Windows NT/2k/XP
  • Windows 3.1