Bruce Stracener

Experience

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  Self-Employed

  Jan 1995 - Jun 2015

  Freelance PC Technician

  Provided assembly, repair, and/or support for clients' personal computers. Gave instruction and guidance for purchases. Frequency of this work has depended on obligations to primary employers, increasing/decreasing depending on my circumstances (e.g. after being laid off from Alltel Information Services upon their being purchased by Fidelity, I sought new clients vigorously while also searching for new employment).

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  Affiliated Foods Southwest

  Aug 2000 - Jul 2001

  Mainframe Operator

  Managed VSE mainframe, printers, and tape drives. Manually scheduled all jobs and oversaw their output and distribution.

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  Alltel Information Services

  Jul 2001 - Nov 2002

  Mainframe Operator

  Managed the VSE, VM, and MVS platforms for Software Development Services. Created and maintained all departmental documentation. Provided telephone support for clients.

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  USAble Life

  Mar 2003 - Aug 2005

  Night I.T. Production Operator

  Handled all data processing duties for a company of approximately 160 employees including month end, quarter end, and year end processing. Performed data backups and all computing tasks that were unable to be performed during business hours. Miscellaneous technical writing duties as assigned.

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  University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  Aug 2010 - Mar 2013

  Math and Physics Tutor

  Tutored undergraduate students in Physics I & II and maths including Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus (single and multi variable), Linear Algebra, and Differential Equations.

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  University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  May 2014 - Jun 2014

  I.T. Specialist

  Summer position with the Graduate School. Provided technical support, assembled PCs, entered new graduate applications, processed mail, and many other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

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  University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Writing Center Intern

  Empowered undergraduate and graduate students to successfully reach their writing goals.

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  Heifer International

  Jun 2015 - Oct 2015

  Donor Services Temp

  Temporary Position. (I also worked here 12/2008 - 01/2009) Helped process increased mail, performed data entry of donations, and handled inbound calls assisting (potential) donors with questions and donations.

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  Burge's Hickory Smoked Turkeys and Hams

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2017

  Catering Director

  More tradition than employment, I've worked at Burge's off and on since I was 19 (I also worked here 11/1997 - 01/1998, 11/1998 - 01/1999, 11/1999 - 01/2000, 03/2000 - 04/2000, and 11/2002 - 06/2003). I've done every job in the store (front of house, back of house, and back office), but primarily focus on preparing catering orders during the holiday season when business increases profoundly.

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  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  Robotics Research Technician

  Researching and developing software (primarily using ROS, Python, OpenCV, Ubuntu) and hardware solutions for a Baxter robot at the Reynolds Institute on Aging.

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  Mathnasium - The Math Learning Center

  Mar 2018 - now

  Mathematics Instructor

  Providing mathematics instruction and inspiration to children K-12 by building confidence and ability using an intuitive non-memorization based curriculum.

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  Virtual Technologies Group

  Apr 2018 - Apr 2018

  On-site I.T. Install/Support Technician

  Three week contract position setting up and providing on-site support for all computers and networking hardware/software necessary to facilitate standardized educational testing of children K-12

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  Virtual Technologies Group

  Apr 2019 - May 2019

  On Site I.T. Installation/Support Technician

  Three week contract position setting up and providing on-site support for all computers and networking hardware/software necessary to facilitate standardized educational testing of children K-12