Resume

Kurtis McCartney,. hire@kurtismccartney.com ~ [Address] ~ Welland, ON [Postal]


Education

Brock University

2006-2008

  • Degree: Political Science

  • BUSAC Councillor 2006-2008 (Finance, Governance)

  • University Senator 2007-2009 (Infrastructure, Policy)

  • CFBU 103.7 - Secretary of the Board (2006-2007)

  • Computer Science Club - Dir. of Communications

    (Branch of ACM, IEEE) 2007- 2008

  • OPIRG Web Co-ordinator 2008-2009


St. Catharines, ON

Univ. of Windsor

2004-2005

  • Degree: Political Science

  • Windsor Inter-Residence Council, 2004-2005

  • Laurier Hall Representative


Windsor, ON

Eastdale Secondary

1999-2004

  • Technical Assistant for School Newspaper, 2002

  • Award for Distinctive Merit, Sears Drama Fest. 2003

  • Eastdale Stage Band, Baritone Sax 2000-2004

  • Think Bowl Competition, 2001-2003


Welland, ON


Work Experience

Campus Living Centres Inc.

Summer 2007

  • Housekeeping and Maintenance Staff

  • Provide customers with clean space and equipment

  • Clean public spaces and load the breakfast room


Niagara on the Lake, ON

Digital Attractions

Summer 2006

  • Photo Technician

  • Edit images in Photoshop & Express Digital Darkroom.

  • Maintain industrial grade photo printing equipment.

  • Participate in crowd control during busy sales days.


Niagara Falls, ON

Union Station

Feb - March 2006

  • Food Preparation / Register Operator

  • Prepare fast food and breakfast Items.

  • Handle cash and operated the POS unit.

  • Garbage removal duties.

  • Evening cleanup/closure.


St. Catharines, ON

Teleperformance USA (MarUSA)

Fall 2005

  • Telephone Service Representative

  • Offer support services for the clientèle.

  • Maintain a positive attitude under pressure.

  • Meet sales quota, perfect job attendance


Welland, ON


Community Service

Tourism of Welland Niagara

2000-2004

  • Volunteer at major events

  • Tasks included garbage collection, token exchange, food

    preparation and serving

  • Events include the Niagara Food Festival, New Years Celebrations,

    and the Welland Rose Festival


Welland, ON

Ontario Public Interest Research Group

2008-2009

  • Web Co-ordinator and Systems Administrator

  • Implement, maintain and improve the Drupal instance used by OPIRG.

  • Improve accessibility through human and machine readability fixes.

  • Improve search ranking by aggregating site content through

    analytics.


St. Catharines, ON


Interests and Skills

  • Software: Linux, Network tools, Security tools, Document and Information Processing/Aggregation

  • Industrial Skills: Background in Electricity and Green Energy, Logic Systems

  • Interests: Cycling Enthusiast, Open-Source Advocate, Kitchen Scientist, and Social Media Producer