David Alan Holding
My prescribed and general duties included maintaining and controlling the issue of lab equipment to students for their lab projects and assignments, ensuring that lab equipment is being properly used and correct and report any abuse of such equipment to the Lab Supervisor. How ever, equipment abuse could often be corrected or prevented by providing students with one-on-one or group instructions on equipment use and functions and general lab policies. I have also been responsible for designing and implementing the work station configurations and operating systems used in support of student labs. I upgraded the MS Access database ( which I designed during the previous evaluation period ) used to track equipment inventory in both the TCM and LAN lab. I edited and upgraded the lab introduction document for student lab orientation. I was also made responsible for the collection of time sheets from my department, for which I implemented an MS Excel spreadsheet for TCM Lab employees to track their work hours. I also provided employee orientation to an entirely new workforce in the TCM/LAN Lab. Outside of my prescribe duties, I have provided academic support for students and assistance to professors with labs.
My seniority in the TCM/LAN Lab environment provides me with the most knowledge and experience in completing prescribed and assigned duties as well as providing feedback on procedures and lab-to-academic support. My educational history, especially from DeVry, together with my work history has provided me with the knowledge and skills to assists students and faculty in the educational environment. My major strengths are derived from my ability to work with the equipment and computer applications located in the lab and provide assistance to others in learning those same skills. My communication skills enable me to explain equipment functions and its telecommunications theories and applications, this has greatly helped in providing students with assistance in studies. Most of all, my position as a lab assistant has kept an above average amount of my education fresh and helped honed my understanding and skills in the field of telecommunications management studies. My position has also allowed me to pass my knowledge and experience on to others.
The amount of time required by my senior term studies as well as recent personal matters has limited the time I would like to devote to working with the TCM/LAN lab staff on improving the services and equipment in the facilities. Work during past term breaks have provided opportunities to concentrate more fully on utilizing my education and increasing my overall experience in the TCM/LAN Lab and telecommunications environment.
With the planned upgrades for the TCM/LAN Lab, I hope to expand my knowledge and experience even further in network systems: Novell 4.1, Windows NT, and Windows 95 Peer-to-peer, 10baseT, switching hubs, Switchview, UNIX and T1s. I plan to recommend a series of TCM/LAN senior projects directed towards a strategic 2 year TCM/LAN Lab objective. I hope to provide the TCM/LAN lab with a more detailed lab topology documentation system for equipment inventory and history tracking. I also hope to upgrade the TCM/LAN lab topology documentation for training new employees and students. I also hope to assist the lab with upgrading the quality and availability of academic services and support provided to students and faculty.
Superior
Dave has excellent technical skills and knowledge. Dave
has excellent initiative and is excellent at taking independent
action to maintain and improve the overall operation of the TComm
Lab.
Dave is an excellent lab assistant and is a valuable asset to the Telecomm Lab team.
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