BENJAMIN J.

PRASTER

1509 Casselman Street * Sioux City, IA * 51103

(712) 389-4130 * prasterb@praster.org

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a career position in Management Information Systems

EDUCATION
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Bachelors of Science, May 2010
Major: Management Information Systems
Major GPA: 3.25/4.0

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Ball Construction West Des Moines, IA
IT Intern 2008 – Present
• Support operations for 80+ users local and remote
• Work with users to solve problems and integrate solutions
• Support and maintain four servers
• Created inventory database to track users, computers and software keys

ISU ITS Ames, IA

Computer Acquisition Team 2006 – 2008
• Deployed new computers and configure them for use
• Setup project spreadsheets for new computer deployment

Long Lines Sergeant Bluff, IA

Internet Intern Summer 2007
• Built and supported an open PBX system for internet trouble calls
• Helped with wiring and setting up remote internet relays in the field
• Assisted with basic application questions

Sioux City Community School System Sioux City, IA

Student Tech Summer 2005
• Supported basic application questions within the district
• Setup and deployed computers around the district

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, 7; Windows Server 2003 &
2008, Mac OS 9, 10.1-10.6; Linux Flavors - Fedora, Ubuntu, CentOS
Languages: Sun Java, Microsoft Visual Basic
Software: Microsoft Office Win/Mac, Exchange 2003 & 2007, SharePoint
Services 3.0, WSUS Server, Terminal Server 2008, Blackberry Server 5.0,
VMware ESXi Server, Symantec Backup/Anti-virus deployment, Sage
Timberline Office Accounting and Estimating Software Suite, Oracle
Database, Norton Ghost, Windows Server OS Deployment, LAMP Server.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS/INVOLVEMENT
Life Rank – Leadership in Boy Scouts
MIS Club Member
ISU Cyber Defense Competition Participant