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Konrad Mitchell Lawson
USA:
2716 SE Camelot Dr.
Bartlesville, OK
74006 USA
TEL: (918) 333-3886
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Norway:
Olsokhagen 8
Hafrsfjord
4046 NORWAY
TEL: (51) 590965
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China:
Lin Shudao
Wenke Lou Room 502
Tsinghua University
Beijing 100084
People's Republic of China |
EXPERIENCE
Internet Technical Support Consultant (February 1999 - )
Norwegian Telecom International (Nextel Internet Division)
- Provide technical support over the phone for Norwegian Telecom customers
all over Norway who have problems connecting to or using the internet.
- Supported platforms: Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT
- Supported software: Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Internet Mail/News
- Supported hardware: various modems and ISDN cards/adapters purchased from sales division
Web Page Design (January 1999)
Teinaa School, Stavanger, Norway
- Redesigned a family of web pages for an elementary school, see link (no gaurantee pages are unchanged)
- Provided simple cover page translation into English and Japanese
Web Page Design (August 1998)
International Exploration and Development department of Phillips Petroleum, Bartlesville, OK
- Designed an internal web site for a small department in Phillips Petroleum using Frontpage.
International Peer Advisor (September 1995 - July 1998)
Asia University America Program (AUAP) Western Washington University, WA
- Advisor for international students from Asia University
- Planned and supervised cultural activities for international students
- Planned and supervised activities to further interaction between AUAP and American students
- Helped international students deal with cultural readjustment
- Helped international students with English study
- Interpreted for Japanese students in non-emergency situations
AUAP Webmaster (September 1996 - July 1998)
Asia University America Program (AUAP) Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
- Created a large family of web pages for the AUAP program (see homepage no guarantee pages are unchanged) using only raw html
- Maintained and updated pages regularily, adding information and news on activities
- Provided technical support for AUAP staff members using Macintosh
- Trained a staff member in HTML, Unix, and various software use in order to maintain pages past July 1998
Web Page Design and Norwegian-English Translation (Summer 1996)
Stavanger Hoeyre Partie (Norwegian Political Party) Stavanger, Norway
- Created first web pages for local political party, they have since been changed
- Instructed public affairs officer Harald Eide Ellingsen in HTML
- Translated web pages into English
- Most pages have been redone since I left and no longer link to English
English Teacher (Summer 1995)
Shirayuri Youchien/Eigakuin Tateyama, Japan
- Taught morning and evening English classes at all levels from ages 2-15 for 6 days a week
Teaching Assistant (June-August 1994)
Skolefritidsordningen Byfjord Skole (Norwegian Elementary School and Day-Care Center) Stavanger, Norway
- Planned indoor/outdoor activities for children
- Taught children the use of Macintosh computers for education and entertainment
- Developed educational software for English classes
- Translated web pages for Byfjord Skole to English, all Byfjord pages no longer up when school moved.
EDUCATION
Inter-University Board for Chinese Language Studies (September 1999 - June 2000)
- University of California Berkeley administered intensive Chinese language program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
Princeton in Beijing (June-August 1998)
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (September 1997-June 1998) Yokohama, Japan
- Stanford administered instensive Japanese language program targeting graduate students in Japan related fields
- Designed kanji study and reference tool software for the program; received award in recognition.
Western Washington University (September 1993-December 1998)
- Major in History (much of coursework on European)
- Awarded "Distinction in History Major" by the History Department
- Major in Philosophy (much of coursework on ethics and religion)
- Major in East Asian Studies (much of coursework on Chinese history and language)
- Awarded "Outstanding Graduate of the Year" by the East Asian Studies Department
- Major in Japanese Language
International School of Stavanger, Norway ('89-'93)
American School of Aberdeen, Scotland - now the International School of Aberdeen. ('81-'88)
Last Updated: Sun, Oct 3, 1999
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