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M. HALID KUSCU
P.O. BOX 124641 SAN DIEGO CA, 92112 USA
mkuscu@yahoo.com
1 - (619) - 291- 8814
EDUCATION___________________________________________________________
1995 - 1997 Monterey Institute of International Studies, CA
MPA, International Public Administration.
1990 - 1993 The University of Portland, OR
BA, Modern Languages.

COMPUTER SKILLS____________________________________________________
Languages : Java, Fortran, Director and Lingo, some HTML and Visual Basic.
Hardware : IBM, Macintosh, Sun Work Station, Multimedia, LANs.
Software : MS Office, WWW, Eudora E-mail, FL and CAL programs,
Adobe Photo Shop, Machine Translation Programs; text editors.
Operating Systems: Windows, DOS, and Unix.

LANGUAGES___________________________________________________________
Native level of fluency in Turkish, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, and Russian.
Currently learning Hebrew and French.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE_________________________________________
Extensive travel in Europe, US and Latin America; teaching software
applications and foreign languages in various universities; translating for
international businesses and government agencies.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________
Helping families find employment and housing; orienting high school
students with college registration; tutoring in science, math, computer
applications and foreign languages; interpreting for the Polis,
9-1-1, and local clinics. Multilingual host for Conference on Evolutionary Computing.

AWARDS RECEIVED___________________________________________________
1998, US - Japan Foundation Japanese Speech Award; 1995 - 1997, Monterey Institute of International Studies Presidential Scholarship; 1994, State of Oregon QC Bonus for case management; 1990, University of Portland Transfer Award and Academic Honors; 1989, Portland Community College President’s List in winter and spring terms; High School Honors.

EMPLOYMENT_________________________________________________________
2000 - Present San Diego State University, Student Computing Center.
Computer Consultant.
· Providing comprehensive support to the SDSU community in UNIX system commands, Telnet, Netscape, Pine, WSFTP, WinZip, Norton Utilities, JavaScript.
· Administering student accounts, passwords and web pages on the server ROHAN; maintaining records on all service requests handled personally, or redirected.
· Assisting in the upkeep of Lab and Help Desk computers; re-installing or updating software and resolving problems regarding Lab and Help Desk machines.

1997 - 2000 AT&T / TCI Telephony and Internet Services.
Interpreter / Advanced Customer Service Representative.
· Interpreting for AT&T Language Line Services, US Coast Guard, Federal and County Court, INS, and International Businesses.
· Educating customers on Internet and telephony features, resolving billing discrepancies with long distance carriers.
· Trouble shooting hardware, software and peripheral failures, outlining the proper procedures for customers.

1994 - 1995 The State of Oregon, OR.
Bilingual Human Resource Specialist II.
· Determined eligibility for the Oregon Health Plan.
· Implemented job training for participants with 100 % success in employment rates.
· Translated government forms and publications; interpreted for other case managers.

1993 - 1994 Portland State University, OR.
Spanish Language Instructor.
· Taught elementary and intermediate level Spanish courses to students from very diverse backgrounds.
· Administered foreign language proficiency tests and placed students at appropriate level of language classes.
· Coordinated Language Partner Program between the native speakers and the learners of English Language.

1990 - 1993 Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Admissions Assistant / Library Technical Assistant.
· Processed admission files for new students; coordinated admission process with all departments of the university.
· Assisted with the orientation of international students at the beginning of semesters.
· Transcribed names of foreign language publications to be cataloged by the library.

REFERENCES__________________________________________________________
Available upon request.

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