User:K2quill

Katherine Whitefield  Charles Town, WV 25414  



OBJECTIVE 

Employment in Information Management or other computing technologies and services

WORK SUMMARY 

Computer Services; tutoring; technical writing; systems administration and documentation; classroom instruction and group leadership; design, development, and validation of complex software systems

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS 

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