Benjamin Lowengard
18 Otis Street,
Watertown, MA 02472
617-926-1268
lowengard@mac.com
Profile
I am an independent professional with expertise in computing, multimedia
and diverse technical experience in a variety of hardware and software.
My professional goals are to enable SOHO, individuals, small workgroups,
lab-groups and design companies with comprehensive interface training,
upgrade management, networking, database configuration and backup services.
I have extensive and current desktop and systems administration skills in
Apple, Windows and Unix operating systems and best practices support for all
devices connected to and surrounding the modern workstation environment.
Consulting Customers (1996-present)
Thinking Pictures, NY, NY
Aqualeisure, Avon, MA
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
BU Dept of Neuropsychology/Veterans Administration, Boston, MA
Stillpoint Studios, Watertown, MA
Studio Espinosa, Cambridge, MA
MartinRandall, Cambridge, MA
IXIS, Boston, MA
MIT Arts program , MIT Council for the Arts, Cambridge, MA
Mobius,org, Boston, MA
Individual clients (personal system administration)
Consulting through Aquent Partners (1996-2005)
Jack Morton Worldwide, Boston, MA
Minelli Design, Boston, MA
CDC-IXIS (formerly Nvest Financial), Boston, MA
Lilla Rodgers Agency
Genome Therapeutics Corporation, Waltham MA
Harvard Translations, Cambridge, MA
Genetics Institute, Cambridge, MA
WGBH, Cambridge, MA
Arnold Communications, Boston, MA
Previous Employment (1987-2005)
Aquent Partners, Boston, MA - 1996-present
Systems Administration and Desktop Support (contract work)
Genome Therapeutics Corporation, Waltham MA - 10/99-6/00
Systems Administrator III - Senior Macintosh Administrator
US Web/Utopia, Waltham, MA - 7/97-4/98
Systems Administration - Macintosh/Backup/Unix Administrator
MIT Media Lab, Cambridge MA - 12/87-4/96
Facilities Coordinator - 1991-1996
Technical Services Administrator - 1987-1991
Really Previous Employment
SIgnage/Graphic Arts
Architectural Signs, Waltham MA - 1986-1987
Pre-School Teacher - 1981-1986
West Newton Pre-School, W. Newton, MA
YWCA, West Hartford CT
Mt Olive Daycare, Hartford, CT
Education & Training Affiliations
Massachusetts College of Art 1987-1989 (Photography)
Lesley College, 1986 (Early Childhood education)
UMass Boston, 1985-1986 (Liberal Arts)
Santa Barbara Business College, 1979-1980 (Accounting)
Apple
Apple Tiger Developer Conference February 2005
Apple Consultants Network ( formerly ASPN) rejoined in 2003
Apple Certified ACHD October 2004
Apple Developer Connection (Select member) 1998-present
Apple Support Professional Network 1996-1998
Etc.
Learn and Earn ASPN Gold and Silver level 1998, 2003, 2004
Learning Tree -Microsoft Windows 95/NT Troubleshooting 1997
MIT
C programming workshop/ Unix shell programming 1995
Iris printer Maintenance and Training 1994
Skills/Experience
Apple Macintosh OS 9, Jaguar/Panther/Tiger client and server
Apple Desktop Applications and Professional Applications
Final Cut Pro Studio-Logic Pro 7-Apple Server Administration
WebObjects deployment, Quicktime Development, Apple Developer tools
Adobe Creative Suite: Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, CS suites
Microsoft OS 98, 2000, XP, workstation, upgrades and administration
Unix/BSD flavored Operating systems (Redhat, Yellowdog, Ubuntu)
Virus protection eradication-Symantec, McAfee, Sophos
Networking,email, router, switch configuration/troubleshooting
Backup server Administration (local and networked) -Veritas, Retrospect, CCC
Hard Disk single/firewire/Raid Configuration and forensic repair
Photography, Scanning and Printing: Nikon, Canon, Epson, HP and Leica et al
All standard (MS Office) applications/file conversions/data types and use
Open Source solutions: Open Office, Mozilla, kernel hacking and development
MultiMedia/Arts
Be Developer Program 1996-2001(R.I.P. BeOS)
Beta tester for: Adobe, Portfolio, Eudora, Mozquito and more
Onging Music projects (the intensions, joypill, cold coffee)
IFMP, www.ifmp.net, Technical supervisor for bleeding edge
multimedia/internet video/web production site
MIT Media Lab student demo
"TRAIN OF THOUGHT", "JACK'S DREAM" soundtrack
music and songs for interactive movies (cd-rom) by
MIT Media Lab students in the Interactive Cinema Group
LIFT (Former Atlanta Rock Band) Album: "Stellar" / Producer
Poetry at the Media Lab Series (graphic design)
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