James W. Fenter			                          
441 Mohican Lane 
Shreveport, LA 71106
Home:  [Send email to request phone number] 98-2761
Cell:  [Send email to request phone number] 26-7537
Email: [Send email using form at bottom] 

Summary of Qualifications

A results oriented Information Technology professional.  Accomplished in all
Microsoft Office 

Suite applications and Microsoft operating systems.  Skilled programmer familiar
with multiple 

languages.  Cisco Certified Network Associate with experience in Windows NT and
Novell.  

Experienced in HR/Payroll database support.  Solid problem solving skills and
proven ability to 

motivate others.  Able to learn new software and applications quickly.  PC
hardware and 

software support authority.

Education

9/92-12/94	Louisiana State University-Shreveport - Shreveport, Louisiana
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
Minor in Industrial Engineering Technology

1980-1983	Northwestern State University - Natchitoches, Louisiana
Industrial Engineering Technology, (Hours Completed – 36)
Minor in Computer Science

1965-1975	Lee Junior College - Baytown, Texas
Associate of Arts Degree in Drafting

Certifications - Cisco Certified Network Associate

Other Degrees
Pipeline Drafting (1969), Principles of Machining (1972), The Right Way To
Manage (1991), 

Leadership (1992), Teamwork (1992), Process Action Team (1992), Facilitator
Training (1992)

Community Involvement
Shreveport-Bossier City YMCA Broadmoor Branch Board Member

Experience

5/03-Today	Information Technology Consulting - Shreveport, LA
Computer software, hardware, and network support for personal and small
business.

5/01-3/03	Centenary College of Louisiana - Shreveport, LA -
Director/Administrative 

Computing
Used SCT Banner integrated Oracle-based Internet-native higher education
software.
Created programming to assist staff in acquiring information from Oracle
databases.
Used and programmed Microsoft Access 97, Excel 97 and Word 97 for report and
document creation.
Team leader for employee user groups of the above software.

6/97-3/01	Reliant Energy-NorAm - Shreveport, LA - Programmer/Analyst
Programmed on networked IBM mainframe environment using Cobol II and Focus.
Created reports and generated universes with Business Objects 5.0.
Used and programmed Microsoft Access 97, Excel 97 and Word 97 for report and
document creation.
Supported Novell NetWare 3.11 used for LAN.

3/96-6/97	City of Bossier City, Engineering Department - Bossier City, LA - GIS


Technician
Programmed ArcInfo Arc Macro Language on UNIX PC based system.
Used ArcView Avenue IBM PC based system.
Networked PC’s with PC-NFS, NFS-Maestro, eXceed for Windows, and Windows NT 3.51
and 4.0 
Entered GIS data for the City of Bossier City.

6/95-12/95	International Paper Company - Shreveport, LA - GIS Technician
			Employment was through Jean Simpson Temporary Employment
Entered GIS data for International Papers timberland division properties.
Programmed ArcInfo and ArcView for UNIX PC based digitizing system.

12/94-6/95	Softdisk Publishing - Shreveport, LA - Download Manager
Prepared software for distribution by Internet service providers.
Edited software for distribution on disk media.

8/83-7/92	Thiokol Corporation/Louisiana Division - Shreveport, LA - Senior
Engineer
Designed tooling, fixtures and machines for industrial environment.
Designed chemical etching facilities for product testing.
Managed major facility and machine installations.
Researched production methods for development.
Coordinated plant personnel services with vendor installations.

6/77-6/83	Bingham-Willamette Company - Shreveport, LA - Design Draftsman
Designed tooling, fixtures and machines for in-plant use.
Designed centrifugal pumps and specified components.
Interacted with plant production and vendors.

Functional Summary

Languages:  VS Cobol II, Focus, Arc Macro Language, ArcView Avenue, Turbo Pascal
7.0, 

Object-Oriented C++, Fortran, Asic 5.0, Assembler.

Software:  SCT Banner; Microsoft 97, 2000 and XP Access, Excel, and Word; Corel
WordPerfect 

Office 2000 and CorelDraw; MS Works; Adobe PhotoShop and Acrobat; Paint Shop
Pro; Picture 

Publisher 4.0; Microsoft WISE; Intergraph PC-CAD; AutoCAD 10, and 11; Cadkey;
AcrInfo, ArcView.

Networks:  Cisco, Novell, Windows NT.

Hardware:  IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Zenith, and generic IBM compatables.

O/S:  Microsoft DOS; Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 and XP; UNIX.

References:  On request.