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:: ALMA JOE WILKINSON ::
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. ~Alan Simpson
If you're going to work for a man, for heaven's sake, WORK for him! ~Elbert Hubbard
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Alma Joe "AJ" Wilkinson
PO Box 2523
St. George, UT 84771-2523
azraelle@earthlink.net
QUALIFICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS
Computer Expertise:
- Operating Systems: Windows 3.1-XP; Macintosh OS 8.5-10.3; Debian Linux 2.2-3.0
- Graphics Software: Adobe CS: Illustrator, Photoshop, & InDesign; Quark Xpress 4.2; Macromedia Flash MX & Dreamweaver 4; Apple FinalCut Pro 3 & 4
- Productivity Software: WordPerfect 5.1-10.0; Excel 2000; Word 2002
- Programming Languages: Visual C++ 6.0; Perl 5; HTML 4.x; CSS 2.0; PHP 4.2
- Server Technology: MAC X-Server 10.3 & QuickTime Streaming Server & Broadcaster; Linux Apache 1.3 & 2.0
- Significant coursework and practice configuring Cisco Routers; Cisco & HP Switches
- Technical Procedures Manuals writing skills (4 years)
Heavy Equipment Operation:
- Forklifts: 3-ton to 45-ton (13 years)
- Bridge Crane, 5-ton (12 years)
- Hyster Manlift, 2-person (8 years)
- Tractor-Trailer Driver, long haul OTR (2 years)
- Grease Monkey & Tire Repair (2 years)
Supervisory & Managerial Experience:
- Radiological Decontamination Crew Leader, heavy equipment (3 years)
- US Army Division Artillery Ammunition Supply Officer, and NBC Training Manager (1 year)
- US Army heavy vehicle Company Motor Officer (2 years)
- US Army Platoon Leader (2 years)
- Retail drug store Hair Care & Makeup Section manager (1 year)
Enclosed Space Industrial Hygiene & Hazardous Waste Site Experience:
- Over 12 years professional experience with US Department of Energy (USDOE) Contractors
in Radiation Safety & Industrial Hygiene, working with mining & drilling crews
- Underground Enclosed Space Air Quality and Safety Assurance (10 years)
- Radiological Hazardous Waste Site Operation & Shipping (2 years)
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Web Designer & IT Administrator for CapitalCard OneSource InFonancial, a scamless(!) credit card & credit repair startup.
- Set up Kiwanis Auction internet webcasting test for St.George Community Education Channel, April 2004
- Designed Dixie State College Mathemetics Department website, April 2002
- Rewrote & Published USDOE Nevada Test Site (NTS) Radiation Control Manual (Rev-1)
- Rewrote NTS Decontamination Facility Technical Operations Manual
- Responsible for several cost-saving suggestions, subsequently implemented at NTS, including re-designing and streamlining several time-consuming forms (approximate Time Savings: 20 minutes per form), and replacing commercial hi-pressure water guns with locally-constructed units (Net Savings: $775 per gun)
- Earned reputation of "first-line" office troubleshooter for Windows, DOS, & WordPerfect at NTS
- Local LDS Church Financial Clerk for 7 years in Alamo, NV (1990-1997)
- Designed & Constructed a 200 sq ft free-standing addition to my mobile home in Alamo, NV (1993)
- Wrote the US Army 84th Chemical Co. Maintenance Shop "Standing Operational Procedure" manual
CERTIFICATIONS
- Class A Commercial Driver's Licence (Utah), nearly 2 years commercial driving experience (with current medical card)
- OSHA 40-hr Hazardous Waste Site Certification through EG&G Energy Measurements
- Certified by National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists
- Radiation Protection Officer Course Graduate, US Army Chemical Corps
- Certified Forklift and Bridge Crane Operator, USDOE
EDUCATION
- B.S. Degree Dixie State College of Utah - Computer Information Systems (2004--pending completion of classwork)
- B.S. Degree University of Idaho - Integrated Pest Management (1981)
- A.S. Degree Ricks College - Pre-Veterinary Medicine (1976)
- 2-yr Certificate, Electronics - Southern Nevada Voc-Tech Center (1972)
MILITARY SERVICE
- US Army Chemical Officer Reserve Augmentee 1986-1993, Ft. Huachuca, AZ (Rank: Captain)
- US Army Chemical Officer (reserves) 1985, Dugway Proving Ground, UT
- US Army Chemical Officer (active duty) 1981-1984, Ft. Polk, LA & Ft. McClellan, AB
BRIEF EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- 2001-2004 Computer Lab Tech & Web Designer, Dixie State College
- 2000-2003 Warehouseman, Flagger, and Tool Crib Attendant, St. George, Utah
- 1997-2000 Over-The-Road Truck Driver, St. George, & Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1985-1997 Radiation Control Technician, grades I, II, III, & IV, Nevada Test Site
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Why have I had so many different jobs?
A: Perhaps it is because I just have never found my "niche".
Example: I truly enjoyed what I was doing at the Nevada Test Site, most of the time--I was appreciated for what I accomplished, I hardly ever did the same job 2 days in a row, and I found that I enjoyed the challenge of solving, and finding that I actually could solve problems as they arose.
But I never looked upon it as a "career" per se, just long-term employment to support my burgeoning family. I put up with a lot of the negative, that a "Leo" type personality, such as my father, probably would not have, quite simply because I really detest the job search process. I suppose that in the long run it limited my employment options, but at the time my paradigm wasn't long-term--rather, I was concerned with making ends meet from month to month, and often week to week.
Q: What is my greatest weakness?
A: My greatest weakness, despite the cliche, truly is my greatest strength as well--Perfectionism!
Example: Frequently I will postpone a project until I can gather enough information to get it just right. Sometimes, a fear that I can't get it done exactly perfect, inhibits me from ever tackling it at all.
But once I decide, for whatever reason, to take on a project, I "hyperfocus" on it (thanks to my adult ADHD), sometimes almost to the exclusion of all else, until I get it done.
Additional details available upon request
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