PAUL ACACIA
19030 Dufferin Street, Newmarket,
Ontario, Canada, L3Y 4V9
(905) 775-3997
[email protected]
CAREER OBJECTIVE: I
am seeking a progressive position in Product Research and Development. I would like
to broaden my experience developing, testing and applying new technologies. I want
to work in an environment in which I can continue to strive for excellence in my personal
and professional development.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Ph.D. Degree: Doctorate of Philosophy, Department of Physics
and Astronomy, 1995
York University, Toronto, Ontario
Majoring
in Atomic Physics, involving intensive computational work.
Scholarships: Received a York University Graduate Entrance
Scholarship, 1989
Received four NSERC Graduate Scholarships, 1989 to 1992
B.Sc. Degree: Bachelor of Science, Department of
Physics and Astronomy, 1989
York
University, Toronto, Ontario
Majoring
in Applied Computational Mathematics and Physics.
Scholarships: Dean's Honour Roll for 1986, 1987, 1989
Received
a York University In-Course Scholarship for 1986, 1989
Received
a NSERC Summer Research Grant for 1987, 1988, 1989
Received
the Ruth Hill Memorial Scholarship in 1989
Thesis Research: The problem solving required in my graduate
research has given me broad experience in, and technical knowledge of a range of
programming environments. The work required excellent organizational skill, and a strong
ability to learn and operate independently. High self-motivation and tenacity, throughout
the project, were critical to the final success. The programming experience involved
working with difficult physical and applied mathematical problems; planning effective
strategies; compiling, debugging, testing and analyzing test data. All these aspects
required excellent analytical abilities. I learned to work closely with others, and
developed good oral and written communication skills.
RECENT EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
My Position: Data Communications and Network Engineer.
Duties of my position required that I support, design, and manage a wide variety of
new systems and projects, for an international Tier-1 Automotive parts manufacturer. This
occurred while the company went through a phase of extensive expansion and company
acquisition over a three year period.
My major projects: Design, fully
construct and implement, a total of five computer rooms and computer networks, including
WAN links.
Complete installation of four phone and paging systems, and one serial timeclock system.
Complete installation of two wireless barcoding systems, and one test lab.
Complete installation of a set of three ISDN-linked PC-based Video Conference systems.
Check and upgrade of all LAN and WAN equipment to Y2K-ready firmware.
To carry out my own duties more efficiently I set up a number of TCP/IP
based servers (Syslog, SNMP, RMON, TFTP, FTP, and SNTP). These allowed me to work with,
and monitor WAN and LAN equipment at all times, and ultimately to page me if failure
occurs in a critical link.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
Operating systems: IBM DOS, OS/2, WIN 95, WIN 98, WIN NT, Novell, Digital Command Language
(DCL), UNIX, AIX, XWindows, MVS/VM, Job Control Language (JCL), Roscoe
