Pamela A. Chaplin
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 843-7782
pchaplin@nimbus.temple.edu
EDUCATION:
- Bard College (GPA 3.7) B.A., May 1995
- Temple University (GPA 4.0) Ed.M., January
1997
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Senior Help Desk Technical Consultant Computer Services,
Temple University, April 2000 to present.
- Managed Help Desk
- Coordinated staff projects
- Developed staff evalutions
- Collaborated with other team leaders
- Mentored Lead consultants
- Continued many of the same duties as below
Lead Help Desk Technical Consultant Computer Services,
Temple University, July 1999 to April 2000.
- Managed Help Desk
- Routed calls to appropriate level II consulting groups
- Trained full time employees
- Performed Help Desk consultations
- Performed Network Operations Center consultations
- Developed and integrated new procedures
- Attended Advanced PC configuration & troubleshooting training
Help Desk Technical Consultant Computer Services,
Temple University, Aug. 1997 to July 1999.
- Performed Help Desk Duties (see below)
- Developed procedures for assigning service calls
- Trained graduate assistants
- Performed service calls
- Attended technical training
Graduate Assistant Computer Services, Temple
University, Sept. 1996 to Aug. 1997
- Provided user support for a variety of applications
- E-mail account maintenance (disk space, passwords, etc.)
- Assisted walk-ins and answered busy phones for computer support line
- Worked with students' statistical questions (SPSS)
Head Teacher Discovery Schools, LP, Philadelphia, PA Oct. 1995 to Aug. 1996
- Created and executed monthly and weekly lesson plans for toddlers (18 - 24 months)
- Conferred with parents on developmental issues
- Maintained appropriate bulletin boards and general classroom appearance
- Wrote monthly newsletters
Professor Assistant (office and lab) Bard College Sept. 1992 to May 1995
- Organized, located, and photocopied articles for classes
- Word-processed and proctored exams
- Infant Research Lab: Coded videotaped infant affect and heartrate
- Trained new employees
- Organized data collection
Supervisor deKline cafe, Annandale, NY Jun. 1994 to May 1995
- Supervised and trained student workers
- Operated cash register
- Food preparation and clean-up
Periodicals Assistant Stevenson Library, Bard College Summer 1994
- Processed over 300 journals for bindery
- Check-in for current periodicals
- Assisted patrons in the location of periodicals
Architectural Model Builder Lester Associates, West Nyack, NY Aug. 1993
- Restored and updated the world's largest to-scale architectural model
Computer Skills:
- Word Perfect, MS Word, ClarisWorks, etc.
- Microsoft Excel
- SPSS/PC+ and SPSS for VM/CMS
- SAS programming (basic)
- Photoshop
- TCP/IP, Dial-up networking, ethernet troubleshooting
- Internet skills (ftp, html, pop mail, e-mail, browsing, etc.)
- General computing skills for MS-DOS, Macintosh, Windows 95/98
- Familiarity with Unix and CMS
- BBedit, Frontpage, Netscape Composer. I prefer to code html by hand.
- Basic graphic design
Language Skills:
- Bilingual: English/Italian
- Some French
References Available Upon Request
Pamela Chaplin / Temple University /
pchaplin@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu / updated February 4, 2001