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NameBerkel, Pieter Joel
AddressP.O. Box 2937
TIRANE
ALBANIA
Telephone+355-69-227-0636
Emailpieter.berkel@pjberkel.com
Year Of Birth1978

EDUCATION

Tertiary Education
1999 - 2000University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Science (Psychology / Computer Science)
(Returned to UNSW to complete degree)
1998Avondale College
Bachelor of Business (Accounting / Management / Information Technology)
(Completed first year of course)
1997University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Science (Psychology / Computer Science)
(Took leave to pursue a different study emphasis)

Secondary Education
1991 - 1996Sydney Adventist College
School Certificate / Higher School Certificate
Tertiary Entrance Rank: 92.80

Certificates & Awards
1998Award for Academic Excellence - Bachelor of Business (Avondale College)
1996Australian Schools Computer Competition - Distinction
Australian Schools Science Competition - Distinction
Australian Mathematics Competition - Distinction
Sanitarium Computer Excellence Award
Sydney Adventist College Citizenship Award
Avondale College Principal’s Scholarship
St. Johns Ambulance Australia First Aid Certificate
1996Duke of Edinburgh - Silver Award
1993Duke of Edinburgh - Bronze Award

COMPUTING EXPERIENCE

Operating SystemsLinux: kernel, apache, bind, sendmail, ipchains, system administration.
Sun Solaris, Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Digital VAX, Apple MacOS.
Software PackagesMicrosoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Pagemaker
NetworkingTCP/IP, IP Routing, Ethernet, PPP, HTTP, FTP, DNS, Email, Telnet.
Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Outlook & Internet Explorer.
Database SystemsOracle Enterprise Server 8.1.6, SQL*Plus, JDBC programming, MySQL, PostgreSQL.
Programming LanguagesJava, C, PHP, HTML, Perl, UNIX Shell, SQL, PL/SQL, MIPS & Motorola Assembler.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Dec 2000 -
April 2002
ZDNet Australia
45 Murray Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009
SupervisorMr Chris Burton, Technology Manager
PositionSenior Systems Engineer
DutiesLinux & Windows NT System Administrator
Oracle Database Administrator & Application Developer
Webmaster & Web Developer
General PC Support
Jul 1998 -
Dec 1998
Avondale College
582 Freemans Drive Cooranbong NSW 2265
SupervisorMr Maurice Ashton, Maths & Computing Department
Hours10 hours per week
DutiesComputer Laboratory supervision
Computer user support and assistance
1996 - 1997Sydney Adventist College
159 Albert Road Strathfield NSW 2135
SupervisorMr David Faull, Principal
Hours40 hours per week over 12 weeks
DutiesDesktop Publishing
Slideshow Presentations
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
General Office Duties
1992 - 1994Sydney Adventist College
159 Albert Road Stathfield NSW 2135
SupervisorMr Adrian Ellison, Science Dept.
Hours2-3 hours per week
DutiesStocktaking
Data Entry

VOLUNTARY WORK

1998Avondale Student Computing Association (ASCA)
Founding member and first elected President of Association
PositionPresident
DutiesLinux System Administrator
1996STRATHAD (College Year Book)
Sydney Adventist College
PositionComputer Operator
DutiesLayout and Design

INTERESTS & HOBBIES

 Reading, Music, Internet Technology, Computer Programming, Computer Networking,
Parsing and Translation, Cricket, Soccer, Tennis, Swimming.

REFEREES

 Available on request.

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