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Steve Piercy |
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3003 Fairway Drive
Soquel, CA 95073
831-480-0765
Web@StevePiercy.com
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- Proven ability to lead technical projects from concept through completion
- Excellent communication skills in written, verbal and visual forms
- High degree of technical and computer proficiency
- Highly effective trainer and provider of technical support
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- Teacher Credential, Mathematics, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, June 1993.
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, Mathematics, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, May 1992.
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- Possess advanced skills in all Windows flavors, MacOS, MS-DOS, hardware troubleshooting and installs, HTML, JavaScript, Web browsers, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, Acrobat, BBEdit, PageMaker, Quark XPress, FileMaker Pro, Access, Excel, Word, and common desktop applications.
- Possess essential skills in UNIX, Linux, MySQL, PHP, PERL, Lasso, WebStar, Apache, common protocols (HTTP, SSL, SSH, POP/IMAP/SMTP, FTP), Visual Basic.
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Project Management
- Assessing and analyzing client needs and requirements, prioritizing and setting goals and objectives, and providing estimates for budget, resource allocation, timeline and justifications.
- Creating project plans that realistically address dependencies, contingencies and available resources.
- Leading implementation of projects and acting as primary contact to clients.
- Managing design, development and implementation of dynamic and static Web content to support Instructional Computing <http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/>.
- Analyzing new Web technologies for benefits to clients and the university.
Communication, Support and Training
- Resolving complex and difficult client issues or escalating open issues as appropriate, and offering mutually beneficial solutions.
- Managing and providing second-level computer lab technical support.
- Developing and maintaining Web sites and applications as resources for students, staff and faculty.
- Developing and conducting orientations, demonstrations, and self-guided tutorials on equipment, applications, databases, and related systems.
- Supervising and mentoring Student Technicians.
- Writing documentation, guides and outlines of technical procedures and policies.
Site Administration
- Ensuring computer lab and information systems are fully operational and secure.
- Monitoring and analyzing system usage patterns and performance.
- Establishing facility and equipment security and operational policies and procedures.
- Using program utilities to back up, restore and recover data.
- Maintaining database and web servers, including re-installing corrupt or damaged files and applications.
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Project Management
- Managing design, development and implementation of dynamic and static Web content.
- Assessing client concepts and providing estimates for budget, resource allocation and timeline.
- Leading implementation of projects and acting as primary contact to clients.
- Analyzing new Web technologies for benefits to clients and the company.
Assessment Data Analysis
- Analyzing assessment data to identify trends in student achievement.
- Collaborating with district and school administrators to direct their limited resources to where they would be most effective.
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Project Management
- Managing design, development and implementation of dynamic and static Web content.
- Assessing client concepts and providing estimates for budget, resource allocation and timeline.
- Leading implementation of projects and acting as primary contact to clients.
- Analyzing new Web technologies for benefits to clients and the company.
Communication
Technical and Computer Proficiency
- Creating Web-based applications for customers, advertisers and the company that incorporate elegant user interface design.
- Writing scripts in Lasso, PHP, PERL, Visual Basic, and FileMaker Pro to generate HTML for a dynamic Web site.
- Creating Web-based forms, managing databases and programming scripts to streamline processes, automate repetitive tasks and eliminate slow, costly paper-based systems.
Support and Training
- Providing computer support to customers who access the Internet through modems and office networks using multiple hardware configurations and operating systems.
- Providing client support for desktop applications.
- Mentoring teammates to learn techniques in Web production.
- Provide hands-on classroom training sessions to co-workers to create, edit and publish Web content on the company intranet.
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1997 - Present, Freelance Web Work
- Redesigning and maintaining site for People Power of Santa Cruz County, including ability to accept donations and memberships online <http://www.peoplepowersc.org>, CA. 2005-present.
- Creating and maintaining site for the District 2 Soccer Referee Administration <http://www.d2sra.org>, CA. 2005-present.
- Creating and maintaining site for the Silicon Valley Soccer Complex, including a secure online donation system <http://www.SiliconValleySoccerComplex.org>, San Jose, CA. 2005-present.
- Creating and maintaining site for Best Friends Loveworks <http://www.BestFriendsLoveworks.com>, Vallejo, CA. 2004-present.
- Creating and maintaining site, including photograph gallery, bulletin board and incident report form, for California Youth Soccer Association District 1 <http://www.cysad1.org>, CA. 2003-present.
- Creating and maintaining site, including mailing list and scheduling application, for San Francisco Soccer Referee Association <http://www.sfsra.org>, San Francisco, CA. 1997-present.
- Redesigning and maintaining site, including mailing list and forums, for Monterey Bay Kayaks <http://www.MontereyBayKayaks.com>, Monterey, CA. 2003-present.
- Redesigning and maintaining site for Tahuichi Way Soccer Academy <http://www.tahuichi.com>, Atlanta, GA and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. 2002-present.
- Redesigning and launching site, including photograph gallery, for Floribunda Palms and Exotics <http://www.FloribundaPalms.com>, Mountain View, HI. 2001-present.
- Maintaining site and creating a photograph gallery and referee assignment application, for the San Francisco Cup <http://www.sfcup.com>, CA. 2001-present.
- Creating web forms for the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition <http://www.sfbike.org>, CA. 2001-present.
- Creating and maintaining site for California North Referee Administration <http://www.cnra.net>. 1999-2001.
1999 - 2001, District Director of Referee Instruction
California North Referee Administration, CA.
- Directing the referee instruction program for over 200 soccer referees.
- Coordinating the scheduling of facilities, instructors and students for training clinics.
- Developing lesson plans that produce measureable learning results of students and promote independent, life-long learning.
1993 - 1998, Communications Officer
Washington Soccer State Referee Committee, WA.
- Editing, writing and publishing a quarterly newsletter in both print and online formats using PageMaker, file conversion scripts and software, and an HTML editor.
1981 - Present, Referee, Assessor, Instructor
United States Soccer Federation, CA and WA.
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1997 - 1999, Technical Support Supervisor
Whole Earth Networks (now GST Telecom), San Francisco, CA.
1995 - 1996, Administrative Assistant
GNA, Seattle, WA.
1993 - 1995, Teacher
Regular positions at Odyssey Junior High School, Redmond, WA, and Tolt Middle School, Carnation, WA, and substitute positions at five school districts and private schools, WA.
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