Robert Cymbala

			   213) 924 - 0153

			rcymbala "@" yahoo.com

		    3471 W. Fifth Street, Apt. 207
		     Los Angeles, CA 90020 - 2210

Objective:

  Entry-level teaching position in the humanities or computing.

Experience:
 
 BUS OPERATOR
  Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (http://metro.net/ ).
 
  ( 3/2003 - present )
  Providing excellent customer service on bus lines in and around downtown
  Los Angeles. Initiated informal practice of displaying safety vest on
  dashboard as a public pledge of safety and courtesy (33"%" participation
  system-wide). Member of Bus Riders Union.
 
 COURIER
  California Organization of Police and Sheriffs (http://www.cops.cc/ ).
 
  ( 9/2001 - Feb/2003 )
  Collect donations pledged over the phone with 40-70 residential stops
  per day in five counties. Train new couriers and develop trust with
  strangers for successful pick-up.
 
 SENIOR CONSULTANT
  Arthur Andersen, LLP ( Phoenix and Cypress Technology Centers ).
  
  ( 1996 to 2000 )
  Data transformation and creation of final deliverables.
  
  Used UNIX scripts during final stages of electronic document processing.
  Following data transformation and quality checks, assisted coordination
  of final deliveries to clients.
  
  Transformed and linked scanned images and coded bibliographic data into
  required formats. Utilized MKS Toolkit (Win32 port of UNIX utilities) to
  create client-specific database deliveries.
  
  Trained co-workers regarding our customary UNIX scripts and tricks and
  consulted with large corporate clients regarding project requirements.
 
 QUALITY ASSURANCE
  Charles Schwab ( Phoenix, AZ ).
  
  ( 1995 - 1996 )
  Interface, function, and robust testing of SchwabLink for investment
  managers.
  
  Execute test scripts, supplemental tests and automate testing with
  Microsoft Test.
 
 CONTRACT PROGRAMMER
  American Express Risk Management ( Phoenix, AZ ).
  
  ( 1995 )
  Supported project to predict spending based on "~"20 million credit-card
  observations.
  
  Utilized SAS System on a UNIX network (Solaris) and IBM/MVS mainframe
  (ISPF).
  
 SUPPORT STAFF
  Humanities Computing Center, Arizona State University ( Tempe, AZ ).
  
  ( 1994 )
  Responsible for installation of new PCs and migration of existing
  software, data and hardware as well as answering user questions and
  troubleshooting.
  
  Instructed faculty, staff and graduate students on basic interface and
  communications.
 
 SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT SPECIALIST
  Research Foundation of the State University of New York, SUNY-ESF (Syracuse, NY ).
  
  ( 1992 - 1994 )
  Responsible for office work of international project on sugar maple
  health.
  
  Data analysis, report writing, field crew leadership, data entry,
  database design, software and hardware upgrades, and yearly progress
  report presented to international research community.
  
  Reports created by integrating Lotus 1-2-3, SAS/GRAPH, SAS/STAT,
  SAS/Macro Language, Excel, WordPerfect, and Freelance. Self-taught
  Solaris UNIX when IBM mainframes retired.
 
 Computers "&" Service
 
  Computers:
  GNU/Linux (Debian: Bash, Python, AWK, SQL, Emacs Lisp), SAS System,
  HTML "&" XML, Microsoft Visual Basic, Excel macros, Microsoft Office,
  COBOL.
 
  Volunteerism "&" Publishing: The Alternative Orange (Syracuse
  Univ.), Red Orange, Los Angeles Free-Net, JusticeVision (
  http://justicevision.blogspot.com/ ), Lenin Collected Works (
  http://marxists.org/ ), and 1,000+ free eBooks (
  http://leninist.biz/en/TAZ ) Partially fluent in Spanish.
 
 Education:
 
  State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and
  Forestry (SUNY-ESF), Syracuse. Graduate courses and research in
  Silviculture with statistics emphasis (analysis of variance, advanced
  regression, multivariate statistics, modeling "&" simulation).
  Thesis incomplete.
  ( 1988-1992 )
 
  Bachelor of Science.
  State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and
  Forestry (SUNY-ESF), Syracuse. Resources Management (Forestry).
  Highest GPA in class.
  ( 1985-1988 )
 
  Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Philosophy.
  ( 1984-1985 )
 
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(March 21, 2008 )