| James
Mastros
theorb@iname.com (717)569-4118 175 Hess Blvd. Lancaster, PA 17601 |
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| 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. |
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| 2001- |
University of Pittsburgh
I am currently on leave from a Computer Science degree. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 2003- |
Your Name Here
Whatever you need me for. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Specific Skills |
I am CompTIA A+ certified as a computer service technician.
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