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 James
A. Merrill, Jr.
RR 1 Box 545E
Richmond, Maine 04357
Home (207) 737-3456
Work (207) 725-9330
e-mail [email protected]
| Professional Goal
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| Within the next few years, I
plan to return to college, finishing my BS in
Computer Science. Following that, I intend to
further my education, earning an MS in Computer
Technology. I am interested in working in the
areas of customer support, diagnostics and
programming. |
Education
| 1983-1986 |
University of Maine at Fort
Kent |
Liberal Arts |
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Pleasant St
Fort Kent, Maine
Emphasis in Computer Sciences
GPA: 2.5 |
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| 1979-1983 |
Belfast Area High School |
Diploma |
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Waldo Avenue
Belfast, Maine |
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Professional Work Experience
| 1991-1992 |
Independant
Consultant |
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Towns of
Searsport and Stockton Springs, Maine
Searsport: Howard Reuben (207) 834-2673
Stockton Springs: Robbie Pendleton (207) 567-3404
Worked with the towns of Searsport and Stockton
Springs, making changes to their software. |
| 1989-1991 |
Computer
Programmer |
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Computer
Office Systems
(Business no longer in operation)
Was responsible for making changes to the
existing office accounting and POS packages. |
| 1987-1988 |
Computer
Programmer |
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Municipal
Data Systems
4 High Street; Skowhegan, Maine
(207) 474-5405
Wrote modules for underlying functions and made
modifications to an existing program set. |
| 1987 |
Computer
Programmer |
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Town of
Stockton Springs, Clerk's Office
Main Street; Stockton Springs, Maine
(Contact information above)
Wrote an assessor's program using dBase IV which
included record-keeping, calculation of the
year's tax bills, and a variety of search
functions, tax collection functions and lien
procedures (calculation, receipt of payments, and
lien form printing). |
| 1986 |
Computer
Programmer |
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Searsport
Town Office
Reservior Street; Searsport, Maine
(Contact information above)
Wrote an assessor's program using dBase III. This
included record-keeping, calculation of the
year's tax bills, printing of the tax commitment
books and tax bills, and a variety of search
functions within the database. |
Other Work Experience
| 1997-Present |
Residential
Counselor |
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Woodside
Residential, Inc.
61 Barrows Drive; Topsham, Maine
Linda Heneghan (207) 729-0482
Supervise, care for, and instruct clients (with
mental retardation) in daily living skills in a
residential setting. Use the computer to keep
daily logs using Microsoft Word. |
| 1996-1997 |
Residential
Counselor |
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Apple
Ridge
Progressive Housing Association
Orchard Hill Road; Bowdoinham, Maine
Randy Haines (207) 666-8130
Supervise, care for, and instruct clients with
mental retardation in daily living skills in a
residential setting. |
| 1995-1996 |
Medication
Aide |
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Gardiner
Estates
Medical Care Developement
23 Denis Street; Gardiner, Maine
Cindy Gilbert (207) 582-6372
Distributed medications as prescribed for elderly
clients in a boarding home setting, and kept
records as required reguarding medications. |
| 1993-1995 |
Driver |
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Self-employed
Transported clients with mental and/or physical
handicaps to and from daily workshop sites |
Personal Computer Training
Languages
| Pascal |
2
semesters in college plus some writing for my own
edification |
| BASIC |
2
semesters in college and 2 years work experience |
| C |
Self-taught
using manuals, including some writing on my own |
| C++ |
I have
been studying with the help of language manuals |
| Fortran |
Self-taught
using language manuals |
| Cobol |
Self-taught
using language manuals |
| dBase |
Have used
dBase languages to write numerous programs,
including dBase II, III and IV, and FoxBase. |
| HTML |
Learning
on my own using resources on the web |
Operating Systems
| CP/M |
Work
experience using a Kaypro computer and dBase
programming language |
| Apple DOS |
Some use
in college and work experience |
| MS-DOS |
Used in
home and work computers |
| Windows |
Use
Windows 3.11 and 95 at home and work |
  
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6/30/99
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