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Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Artist, CEO, Music Producer, Digital Art, Podcast Host, Blog Writer, Social Media, Educator, Finance, Investor, Manager, Human Resources, Accounting,

Austin, Texas Area

Develop programs of requirements and prepare associated documents, bases of design, conceptual presentations, and related deliverables.Design and markup existing designs (architectural backgrounds) to include logical and practical systems diagrams, details, and specifications.Construction Administration: submittal review, RFI response, site visits, follow-up reports, site conflict resolution, close out inspections, system validation.Quality control review and comment on audiovisual work to ensure that deliverables are thorough, coordinated, and technically complete, up to the standard of care required by the industry.

Austin, Texas Area

• Manage the computer operations within the data center including the daily activities to resolve problems and change management issues.• Maintain system availability, prepare metrics to evaluate systems performance, and work with IT groups and users to ensure that service objectives are met.• Help ensure overall availability and reliability to meet or exceed defined service levels of the data center and exercise independent judgment and make decisions using existing guidelines.• Monitor and control the operation of computer systems consoles while inspecting and monitoring functional working of electrical and mechanical equipment. Post and communicate outage notices. • Provide support and communication to analysts, system staff and end users.• Place information media into input devices in addition to removing and storing output and operate check printers for output and reconciliation.

Power Plant

Terminated wires to Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) cabinets, installed/used Rosemount and Hart Meters, and set up new systems to receive readings electronically.Oversaw and participated in operation repairs, installation, research, electrical equipment maintenance, and daily readings and diagnostics of boilers, turbines, and chill water.Verified electrical meters throughout campus and gained experience in design and development in the University Power Plant Instrument Control Shop.