George Parigian, Jr.
362a Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144
Home 617-666-0623
georgep44@rcn.com
www.georgeparigian.com

OBJECTIVE

To utilize my communication and problem-solving background in a position with a progressive company.

SUMMARY:
Self-motivated, goal-oriented, organized and efficient team player with a decade of experience working with computer systems, networks and other technical architecture. Excellent communication skills, desire & ability to learn new things quickly, and skill in managing stress all contribute to the ability to make a rapid and significant impact for employer.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

General--Quickly learned essential skills in new jobs with very little formal training
Received Mellon Financial Services company award for identifying and implementing cost reduction measure
Received company award for work on financial processing team for Sogen Funds
Received company award for identifying and implementing cost reduction measure
Received CIW Professional Certification in Web Design.

EXPERIENCE

Fitness Together, Marblehead, MA,
Certified Personal Trainer, 2003 to 2008

Designed personalized training programs and protocols for a wide variety of people who desire to improve their fitness
Supervised aerobic and strength training
Provided nutritional counseling

Thomson Dialog, Burlington, MA,
Contractor - Hosted Operations, 2004 to 2005

Performed system and server checks in production environment
Provided light server administration functions
Verified electronic news content delivery and availability
Validated and reprocessed newswire topic feeds
Acted as first level triage for content delivery problems

PFPC Global Fund Services, Westborough, MA

Sr. Computer Operator, 1999 -2002

Performed light administration functions on AS/400 system
Performed nightly initiation and monitoring of production cycle on VAX system
Responsible for verification and reporting on nightly server backups
Responsible for output and verification of production client data to appropriate media
Performed manual initialization of OS and production data backups in UNIX environment
Responsible for training and support of new hires in all aspects of department functions

First Data Corp, Lynnfield, MA

Desktop Support Analyst, 1998 - 1999

Ensured Y2K compliance of software/desktop hardware
Researched/purchased new software/desktop hardware
Provided client support for desktops, file servers and WAN connectivity
Performed LAN administration functions in Novell NetWare 4.11 environment
Performed deployment of desktop hardware and software in Windows 95 environment
Added network connectivity for desktops and printers on 10 based-T Ethernet network

First Data Corp, Boston, MA

Help Desk Coordinator, 1996 - 1998

Generated detailed reports on system availability and call statistics
Provided first-level internal/external client support on network issues
Performed LAN administration functions utilizing Novell NetWare 3.12
Supported networking and mainframe systems (MVS and JES command formats)
Utilized system resources and management/support personnel to resolve client issues

EDUCATION

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in History 1978 / School of Liberal Arts

CERTIFICATIONS:
Master CIW Designer, April 2003
NSCA Certified Personal Trainer, June 2003