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Richard M. Smyth Systems Design Engineer 9083 Oceanside Avenue College Park, CA 90000

PROFILE:

Strengths: system analysis and design, with focus on project management, consulting, and design. Exceptional combination of technical and communication skills. Effective mediator between programmers, end users, and clients. Experience in consulting, surveys, demonstrations, applications design, installation, implementation, and client training.

Skillset: expertise with all makes and models of PCs, LANs, NCR Tower (UNIX and proprietary), HP 300, HP 150, and PC Server Technology.

EXPERIENCE:

L Corporation, HQ: Michael, Minnesota
Systems Engineer Level Two
Sept 1996-Present

• Provide consulting and engineering for large accounts, branch automation, and follow-through project management. Current assignment: preparing specifications for bar-coding equipment to be used by merchants worldwide. Full responsibility for conceptualization. Supervise, direct, and monitor the output of four programmers.

Systems Engineer Level One
Summer 1995

• Developed a bar-code system for a major airline, a $1 million project interfacing with existing system. Coordinated staff of three systems engineers and field engineer.

Systems Engineer
Summer 1994

• Worked with team to enhance bar-code systems currently being used. Helped clients identify ways they could use the software to make their individual business operation run more efficiently.

EDUCATION:

B.A., Business Administration,
cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
May 1996

University of Minnesota
Concentration: Information Systems

Training: "L Sales Training," INIX, IBM, LANs, Effective Management course, Project Planning, and other technical workshops and courses.

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