DEBORAH PARKER

Education

University of Toronto

• hBA - Specialist in Celtic Studies
• graduated June 2005.
• cumulative GPA of 2.96.

Lockerby Composite School

• “Viking Scholar” (honour roll 70%+) for every year in attendance.
• recipient of the Music Award and Hezelmere Fund at graduation.
• Pascal medal (1994) and certificate (1995), and Descartes certificate (1996) winner.
• member of the band, Yearbook, and Reach for the Top team.
• completed certification in STEP (Science and Technology Education Program).

Work Experience

ClickHOST.net

• Customer & Technical Support
• provide technical and customer assistance for Web hosting company.
• responsible for providing prompt, polite, clear answers to client questions.
• includes monitoring of Live Support application and guiding customers through solutions.
• self-directed: must manage time wisely and come up with own solutions.

Online Experience

Web Design

• almost six years of web design experience.
• some experience with JavaScript and familiarity with use of MySQL DBs.
• knowledgeable in HTML and CSS design.
• familiarity with a number of hosts, both paid and free.
• experience with FTP, SFTP, and telnet/SSH.
• designs done in raw HTML, and/or HTML editors; some experience with FrontPage.
• versed in both Windows and OS X working environments; limited Unix and xWindow (X11) familiarity.
• knowledge of all leading browsers: IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Mozilla, Camino

MUSHing

• interactive online roleplaying experience.
• staffing experience since 2001, including assisting players, reviewing applications, problem-solving, game promotion, etc.
• in 2004 created own game from scratch and has been head of it since.
• experience with “soft-code”.
• maintenance involves a working familiarity with remote telnet.

Volunteer Experience

Camp Manitou

• three consecutive summers spent as a camp counselor for girls ages 8-11.
• responsible for around-the-clock supervision of cabin (six girls) with a co-counselor, as well as overseeing daily activity groups.
• helped instruct canoeing, archery, sports, games, arts and crafts.

Girl Guides of Canada

• eleven consecutive years with the Girl Guides of Canada, completing Brownie, Girl Guide, Pathfinder, and Ranger programs.
• recipient of the Canada Cord.
• experience in tenting; camp activities; organizing and running a weekend-long camp; campfire activities, songs and safety; first aid and wilderness survival.
• three years volunteering as a helper with a Pathfinder unit (girls aged 12-15) while concurrently completing the Ranger program.

Miscellaneous

• French taken throughout high school to a passable level of communication.
• Irish, Scots Gaelic, and Old Irish taken at the university level for 1-3 years each.
• fully certified in CPR and First Aid from St. John's Ambulance.
• camp counselor, baby-sitting, and nanny positions welcome.

References

• available upon request.