Josh Waterston's Technical Resume

Joshua D. Waterston

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Education and Activities

Widener University School of Law
Wilmington, DE

J.D. expected May, 1999

Taught Three Student Bar Association "Practical Lawyering" seminars, 1997-1998: Taught students and faculty how to effectively use WordPerfect for legal writing, how to search for legal information on the Internet, and how to design a law firm home page on the World Wide Web
Dean’s Honors List, Spring 1997
Vice Justice, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International
Negotiations Client Counseling Honor Society: Member, 1997-99; Finalist - Negotiation Competition, 1997; Participant - Negotiation Competition, 1996

Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
Double Major: Political Science / Pre-Law

B.A. awarded May, 1996

Member, University Judicial Board, 1994-1996: Member of a 3-member board which heard cases involving infractions of University rules and imposed sanctions against responsible parties.
Student Association Public Relations Director, 1994-1996: Coordinated local, regional, and national media coverage of student accomplishments. Publicized student government activities and policies to over 12,000 students, faculty and administrators.
Editor, The Student Advocate, 1994-1995: Founded, edited and published weekly newsletter of Student Association activities. Programs used included Word for Windows, Word for Macintosh, Quark XPress and Adobe Photoshop. Platform used was a peer-to-peer network of Pentiums, a Macintosh PowerPC, Macintosh Classics and SE's. I set up the PowerPC with DOS card to recognize both the Windows network and the AppleTalk network. This computer was then used as a gateway to transfer e-mail and files between Pentium and SE computers.
President, Residence Hall Council, 1992-1993: Planned activities for 250 residents. Worked with hall council to promote student spirit and involvement. Worked with residence hall staff to resolve disputes and problems.

Work Experience

Hon. Joseph Battle
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Media, PA

1996-Present

Law Clerk. Research civil cases, prepare draft court opinions. Attend hearings, trials and pre-trial conferences. Update library in chambers as needed. Assist staff with learning Word 97 and upgrading from WordPerfect 5.1 on Novell 4.11/DOS to Word 97 on Windows NT.

Olsten Staffing Services / Western Temporary Services
Media, PA

1993-Present

Executive Secretary. Design and maintain forms, spreadsheets, and reports for corporate executives. Manage files and inter-office communications, handling up to 15 phone lines at once. Utilize major business applications for data management, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, Notes, Aldus Freehand, PageMaker, Quark XPress, FoxPro. Clients have included the Project Management Institute, Scott Paper, QVC Inc., Foamex, Rolm and the Philadelphia Airport Marriott Hotel.

Widener University Computing Services
Wilmington, DE

1997

Lab Technician. Assisted students in use of computer software, including Lexis, Westlaw, and word-processing software. Recovered files deleted on Novell network, coordinated printing of student files, assisted in use of Pine electronic mail.

Delaware County Department of Human Services
Media and Upper Darby, PA

June-August, 1996

Computer Specialist. Summer Intern for HS/MIS department, responsible for installing, networking and troubleshooting Novell 4.11 workstations in the Upper Darby and Chester Children and Youth Services offices, using Windows 3.11 and 95.

Binghamton University Student Association
Binghamton, NY

1994-1996

Technical Advisor for the Student Association of Binghamton University. Purchased and built peer-to-peer network including seven PC’s, One Power Macintosh, and several Macintosh SE computers. Configured DOS card on Power Macintosh to recognize both Windows 3.11 network and Appletalk network, receiving e-mail and files on both networks on one machine.

Installed direct fiberoptic Internet connection for the Student Association, connecting network to Power Macintosh and Unix servers, providing E-mail access and World Wide Web pages for over 150 student groups.
Set up and maintained an Apple Talk network of six Macintosh computers for the Student Association