1202 SW 15th Street
Corvallis, OR 97333
(541) 754-1955
[email protected]

Tayyab(Ty) Palanpurwala

Objective A full time position in the MIS field that will allow me to apply my technical skills (networking, Web development, programming, or end-user support) in a team-based environment.
Education

Oregon State University – Corvallis, OR
          Major: BS – Business Administration
              Option: Management Information System
              Minor: Computer Engineering
              Graduation Date: 03/1999
Work experience

Y2K Software Testing Intern, SUMMIT A Fiserv Solution, Corvallis, Or, Summer 1998
¨ Work involved front and back end data verification. Used Spectrum software running on MPEIX5.5, work also involved running Quad, Queries and job streams.

Student Quality Assurance Engineer, Product Testing Lab, OSU, Corvallis, Or, February 1998 – present
¨ Work involves testing of HP NetServers, configuration, installation and setup of network servers. Installation and configuration of network operating systems. Setup monitoring and documentation of various tests.

Computer Consultant, Valley Computer Laboratory, OSU, Corvallis, Or, Winter 1996 – present.
¨ Work involves troubleshooting problems on Macs, IBMs and compatibles. It also involves managing and rebuilding resources, namely the computers and the printers.

HP/CDI, Corvallis, Oregon, summer 1997.
¨ Worked in a high technology environment with Silicon wafer handling and drilling holes in it for later use in the printers.

Pentagon Systems Inc. San Jose, California, Summer 95.
¨ Circuit line assembly including wire wrapping, solder, cleaning the circuit board and inventory.
Computer Skills Applications: Experienced with many PC and Mac applications for business and home use. Such as Windows, Word Perfect, Microsoft Access, Office97, Telnet, FTP.

Multimedia: Director, HyperCard, Photoshop, Adobe premier, WWW, Homepage, Sound edit.

Programming Languages: UNIX, C++, Assembly Language (Intel 8051), HTML, Visual Basic, SQL, Cobol and VHDL.

Operating Systems: DOS, Windows 3.1, SunOS, HP-UX, Macintosh, Windows NT, Novell and Windows95, 98.

Machines: Sun SparcStation, HP-9000 series, IBM PowerPCs, Macintoshes, IBM PCs and clones.
Course Work Information Resource Management, Current Topics in MIS, Business Data Processing, Business Systems Analysis and Design, Business Software Development, Managing Organizational Systems, Data structures, Operating Systems II, Multimedia, Digital Electronics, Digital Logic Design, Computer Structure and Assembly Language, Computer Architecture, Semiconductor processing, Analog and Digital Integrated circuits and VLSI.
Other Skills Language: Fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi, Gughrati, and Sindhi.
Interpersonal skills; teamwork; Critical thinking; Problem solving;
Analytical; and Communication skills (written and oral).
Activities Member of Management Information System Club – OSU
Member of Pakistan Student Association – OSU
Secretary of Cricket Club – OSU