Perley B. C. Mears Jr.

1964 Shirley Road

Lancster MA 01523

(978) 840-1892

SUMMARY

A computer professional with 14 years experience managing and maintaining mixed vendor networks. A dependable, organized, self-motivated individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

EXPERIENCE

Sun Microsystems, Incorporated, Burlington, MA 1997-Present

Systems Engineer

Provided technical expertise to Sun’s channel partners.

Presented training and other materials internally and externally.

 

Banyan Systems Incorporated, Westboro, MA 1994-1997

Senior Support Engineer

Technical Support Engineer

Provided technical support for a wide-range of messaging products including a PC-LAN based Windows/DOS E-mail package, a Group Scheduling calendar package, and collaboration forum package to customers from end-users to system administrators to consultants.

Chosen by previous Employee Excellence Award recipients to recieve an Employee Excellence Award at the 1995 Company Meeting, for contributions to Banyan and their cutomers far above expected job performance.

 

Beyond Incorporated, Cambridge, MA 1992-1994

Technical Support Engineer

Provided technical support for a PC-LAN based Windows/DOS E-mail package to customers from end-users to system administrators to consultants.

ManLabs, Division of Alcan Aluminum Corporation, Cambridge, MA 1990-1992

LAN Administrator/Computer Specialist

Designed and implemented a system of networked personal computers which increased computer access by 500% and capacity and capability by 300%.

Established a fiber optic connection between 2 buildings which resulted in a 50% reduction in software expenditures and a 50% increase in computer resource availability.

Effectively responded to a virus infection and implemented protective measures using anti-virus software.

Process Control Industries, Inc., Taunton, MA 1985-1989

Computer System Coordinator

Organized, installed and maintained a network of DEC MicroVAX and IBM-compatible PCs which resulted in a reduction of computer resource expenditures.

Test Engineer

Analyzed and redesigned firmware duplication process resulting in improved efficiency of 600%.

Wrote and implemented test procedures for proprietary microprocessor-based equipment which reduced total test time by 20%.

Avco System Division, Wilmington, MA 1983-1985

Associate Engineer

Designed and supervised construction of several in-house test units.

Supervised completion of advanced test unit design, documentation, testing and assembly.

EDUCATION

Banyan Certified Training 1994

Vines Administration

Novell Certified Training 1990

System Manager, Update and Advanced Features,

Netware Service and Support

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1982

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

IEEE

IEEE Computer Society

ACM

Order of the Engineer