Konrad Mitchell Lawson

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)

• Intensive Chinese language program at Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China.
  

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