Steve Piercy
3003 Fairway Drive
Soquel, CA 95073
831-359-9525
Web@StevePiercy.com

Highlights of Qualifications
  • 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


Education
  • Teacher Credential, Mathematics, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, June 1993.
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree, Mathematics, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, May 1992.

Specific Technical Experience
  • 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.


2006 - Present, Technical Support Specialist
University of California, Santa Cruz,
Information Technology Services/Instructional Computing

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.

 

2004 - 2006, Web Technician
Santa Cruz County Office of Education

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.

 

1999 - 2004, Webmaster, Marketing Department
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA.
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.

Occupational Experience
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.

 

Previous Work Experience
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.