J. NATHAN SIMMONS
P.O. Box 7464
Shonto, AZ 86054
(928) 672-2561

Objective: To obtain employment in an organization where I can best utilize my skills & experience.

Qualifications: I have extensive background in audio/visual equipment, computers, software, hardware,
             electronics, carpentry, mechanical engineering, electricity usage and applications.

Work History

Sept. 2004 – Present
Informational Technology Specialist / Substitute Teacher
Shonto Preparatory School
Repair, Maintenance, and Installation of Computers, Hardware, Software and Instruction of
Teachers in Various Areas of Software or Hardware where needed.Instruction of various classes
including English, Art, Math, & Social Studies in all areas of the school including elementary,
middle school and high school.
 
Feb. 2002 – March 2003
Photo Lab Coordinator / System Administrator
Boys & Girls Club
Instruction in Photography including darkroom, digital, computer,
basic video editing also including repair, Maintenance, upgrading of computer hardware and
software where needed.

Feb. 2002 – Feb. 2004
Services Bench Technician
Best Buy Corporation
Repair and Maintenance, Upgrading of computer hardware and software for customers including
telephone support and in-store instruction.

Aug. 2000 – Aug. 2002
Television Technician / Satellite System Installer
Braveheart TV
Repair and Maintenance of various televisions form consoles, tabletops, big screens.
Installation and Maintenance of C-Band satellite systems & installation of Dish Network
and DirecTV Satellite systems.

Mar. 1998 – Present
Head Technician / Owner
Dial-A-Tech / JNS Video and Multimedia Productions
Repair, maintenance & upgrading of computer hardware & software.Also networking of computers.
1 on 1 instruction, various software and uses of  hardware operations.  Videotape recordings of
weddings, home inventory & specialty videos also various scanning and video applications.
 

Mar. 1997 – Nov. 1997
Maintenance Technician
Broadwater Beach Properties
Repair & maintenance of a 3 building resort complex which included plumbing, electrical, carpentry,
and general maintenance of properties.
 

Oct. 1993 – Apr. 1994
Camera Operator
KCOS PBS (13)
Operation of cameras during various auctions, sales, and special events held by the station.

Dec. 1990 – Jun. 1991
Broadcast Engineer
KTSM NBC (9)
Maintenance and of various videotape machine, online & offline editing of commercials, PSA’s,
and shows of the station. Also including microwave transmissions and quality assurance of the output
of the station according to FCC regulations.

Education:
 
         04 – 05:   Arizona Substitute Teacher Certification

            1998: Currently pursuing A+ Certification of Microsoft systems

         89 – 90: Associates in Video Electronics, Video Technical Institute, and Dallas, TX

         86 – 87: Associates in Electronics, Francis Tuttle Vocational Technical, and OKC, OK

Computer Skills:
 
            Machines:  Most PC’s, Clones, Macs, Apple, and IBM 36& 38

              Software:  Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect 6.0, MSWorks, and Excel.
                         Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, MIRC,
                         Netscape, Microsoft Money, Quicken, QuickBooks,
                         AutoCAD, Lightwave3D, Microsoft Office and most
                         Internet and business software. EBay, Internet Commerce

Operating Systems: MS-DOS 3.3 – 6.22, IBM Dos, and Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Window 2000, Windows XP
 
 Networks:  Microsoft Network, LANtastic, Novell, Linksys, and Wireless

Special Skills:
Basic to advanced electronics including parts ID, soldering, analog & digital electronics. Operation of oscilloscopes / vectorscopes / waveform monitors, Frequency and audio generators. I have installed scanners, printers, modems, soundcards, memory, motherboards, and different software. I have also performed multi channel audio equipment, lighting operations, character generator, shooting
 & editing of various projects.
Volunteer Experience:

 Video Personnel for the Special Olympics of Texas
 Councilor’s Aide for American Institute of Foreign Study, Europe
 Community film projects ICTN Irving, Texas
 Instructor Computer Education, OKC, OK
 

Also between jobs at the locations above I was working on motion pictures as talent and crew.

References upon request

U.S. Passport
 


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