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Contact Info

Contact Info

Charles "Chad" Kenneth Burton III
2121 21st Street West
Palmetto, Florida 34221

Phone: (941) 448- 0344

Home Page & Email

chad@ckb3.com
http://ckb3.com


Desired Position

Desired Position

Service Desk Technician, Web Design, Programmer, Network Administrator


 

Experience:

Experience:

From: January 2011 To: Present
Computer Programmer/Web Developer
Manatee County Property Appraiser
Sharon Barhorst (IT Director)

http://manateepao.com

 

Completely revamped their intranet with a web 2.0 interface. Fixed their lingering email issues by migrating from exchange to Google Mail


Wrote in house software for various reports that increased productivity as well as automated the work environment
I also centralized their print servers and setup help desk software to help log issues.


From: January 2009 To: January 2011
Computer/Networking Consultant
Self Employed

Pacific Blue Software
Batson Marketing
Wind Inspections
Heritage Insurance

 

Maintained Windows Servers, Setup Exchange email environment.Setup google apps for your domain

Setup an unmanaged virtual private server for Arch Linux with LAMP
Wrote in house software for Wind Inspections that increased productivity
Created websites for high profile clients (Major League Baseball Stregth Coaches)


From: June 2007 To: January 2009
Service Desk Technician
Carole Pettijohn

Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
1115 Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205

 

Saved the clerk’s office $50,000.00 on helpdesk software within my first week.

Troubleshoot and fix computer issues either locally or remote via VNC
Automate reports using Visual Basic
Maintain user database of http://manateeclerk.org


From: 2006 To:  June 2007
Firedog Technician
Brian Wendorff

Circuit City
4495 14th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34207

 

Computer Repair Technician
Computer Diagnostics/Virus Removal
Meet Strict Deadlines


From: 2005 To: 2006
Product Specialist
Brian Wendorff

Circuit City
4495 14th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34207

 

Sales Representative
Computer Department/Camera Department
Meet sales goals and complete customer experience


From: 2004 To: 2005
Daycare Worker
Kathy Taylor

King's Kids Day Care
1020 Fourth Street West
Palmetto, FL 34221

 

Watch children after school
Interact with the public
1st Grade Counselor


 

Education:

Education:

From: 2002 To: 2006
Computers
3.1 GPA

Palmetto High School
1200 17th Street, West
Palmetto, Florida 34221

 

TechPrep Academy
Digital Design
Business Systems Administration


From: 2006 To: Present
Computer Science Engineering

Manatee Community College
5840 26th St. W.
Bradenton, FL 34207

 

Computer Science Engineering
Computer Programming (Visual Basic)
Web Design (HTML, PHP, CSS,MYSQL, MSSQL...)


Other Experience:

Other Experience:



             From: 2008 To: Present
             Android Applications

OutKastz Programming
Android 1.6+

 

Home Automation Applications

RSS to App conversion - Example

Wait Times for Manatee County Tax Collectors Office

Various unpublished applications







             From: 2006 To: Present
             Security

Sentry Event Services
Raymond James Stadium Office
4201 North Dale Mabry Highway Tampa, Florida 33607

 

Field Camera Security for Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Field Camera Security for NFC Playoff game.

Usher for Super Bowl XLI

Usher for Tampa Bay Rays ALCS


             From: Ongoing
             Home Website Design

 

2121 21st Street West

Palmetto, FL 34221

 

http://batsonmarketing.com

http://hhnrumors.com

http://give2ku.org


             From: Ongoing
             Home Computer Repair

 

2121 21st Street West

Palmetto, FL 34221

 

I typically fix 2 or 3 computers out of my house each month.


             From: Ongoing
             Home Graphics Design

 

2121 21st Street West

Palmetto, FL 34221

 

Book Cover for Bud “Aaron” Elkin – Pirate’s Gold


 

Certifications

Certifications

A+ Certification, Microsoft Office 2003 Certification


Computer Skills

Computer Skills

I can type on average 70-80 words per minute. I am proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suites. I create, design, and maintain web pages. I have experience with Ubuntu and SUSE Linux. I’m also a novice Visual Basic .NET programmer. I'm more than familiar with Android Mobile Operating System, having created a few apps. I'm very forward thinking and I find myself always auditing the way things work


Other Interests

Other Interests

Theme Parks, Halloween Horror Nights, Football, Church, Racing, Baseball, Boating, Mobile Electronics.


References
Sample Code

Sample Code

Here are a few sample applications I've created over the years.

VW Themed Invoice Program (Crystal Reports) - Source - Executable

Computer Info Application(Used for VNC support) - Source - Executable

Rapidshare Downloader - Source - Executable

Wait Times (Manatee County Tax Collector) - Android Application




Chads Resume