Samuel G. Pierce
180 Montrose rd.
Berkeley, CA 94707
(510) 642-4321
e-mail: expert@dis.org

 

Age 20

Education

Urban School of San Francisco: grades 9 and 10
Berkeley High School: grades 11 and 12
Enrolled at University of California, Berkeley, Chemistry Major in L&S.

Work Experience

University of California at Berkeley, Spring 1998.
Hanging, focusing, and repairing lights at Zellerbach Playhouse.

Berkeley Unified School District, Spring 1997 to Present.
Lab room technician. Prepared and over saw labs for chemistry classes. Prepared chemicals and fixed equipment. Calculated and prepared answer sheets for experiments. Purchased and delivered chemicals and organized store rooms.

Berkeley High School, Winter 1997.
Sound technician and assistant for Dance Productions 97'. Played music on que for various dances.

Contract Work, Summer 1996 - Present.
Set up and/or tear down of lights for various parties, raves, small clubs, and theaters. Experience with Martin 518pro and 1200pro intelligent lights using DMX controllers. Experience with sound reenforcement equipment, Crown amps, Makie mixers...ect.

Jimmy Carter Housing for Humanity, Spring 1994.
Light framing, carpentry, demolition, and electrical. Drove 2.5 ton truck for hauling. Answered phones and helped with fund raising.

Elka ( three star restaurant in San Francisco), Summer 1993.
Intern position to cover all aspects of preparing gourmet meals. The position included working with vegetables, seafood, and meats, using a variety of techniques such as braising, shopping, frying, mixing or any other method in back-line preparation of t he dinners. Also some shopping and selecting foods and ingredients. Ran errands or performed any task necessary to help the kitchen.

Haight Ashbury Soup Kitchen, Spring 1992.
Cooked and served meals. Cleanup and washing dishes.
Did whatever was necessary to help the operation run smoothly and efficiently.

Computer Skills

Knowledge of DOS (sys 3.1 to 8.0), Windows (3.1, NT, 95), and Mac based systems. Familiar with WordPerfect Quatro Pro, Harvard Graphics, Lotus123, and Netscape Navigator. Familiar with UNIX System V, BSD, Solaris, and Sun OS.

Hobbies/ Other Skills

Enjoy fixing my car and almost anything electro-mechanical. Love working in laboratories and wish to continue doing so. Interested in pharmaceutical research as a career path. Enjoy collecting CD and other forms of music. Like working with and on c omputers. Audiophile in training.