My real name is Chris Wilcher; and I'm involved with computers, mainly.
I've been a computer technician and a webpage writer. I have also done laboratory work in Geology and studied Geology. I am currently what they refer to in the vernacular as "between jobs" ( meaning that I'm not employed by anyone else right now. )
What I want to do...
I'd like to find a job in which I can use my computer skills. Computer tech work, or webpage writing, preferably. I plan to go to one of the community colleges around here and take some classes to learn more about web authoring and programming; and seek a job in that field.
What can I do, and have I done ?
I am a Computer Technician.
I have sold old computer parts from my garage workshop.
I've done PC hardware work: diagnosing and fixing old computers,
upgrading computers, and building new ones.
I've done this type of work in my garage for my own clients,
and with a local computer entrepreneur, and in
a computer store for my employer's customers. I also sold and worked
on computers in two local computer stores, and helped customers solve
their computer problems.
I've had a lot of experience with computers.
My experience is mainly with hardware rather than software.
But there isn't any program I can't learn adequately in a week or less.
I started on mainframes and mini-computers, such as IBM, ComputerVision and Digital PDP's and Vax's. In the distant past I made drawings on the ComputerVision system, and used AutoCad (version 11) on PC microcomputers. I got into microcomputers (what people call "computers" these days) with the IBM-PC.
I'm mostly an IBM-PC-clone type person. I know a little more than the average user about Microsoft Windows, and I use it on my PC computers here. I also MacIntosh. I like Mac's. My ancient Mac SE's here run system 7. And I've even done minor repairs on them too: replacing drives and chips. I hope to learn more about Mac's, and use them more, in the future.
I know what to do with a Unix command line, and manage my personal user account. I've even run Linux at times, on and off, on some of my older PC's here.
I wrote my webpages, which you are reading. I also wrote two other websites: a community/social website and business webpages for a small computer sales/service business in Los Osos. I'm always interested in new opportunities and in learning more about web authoring. I can write a simple website for you. Or if I can't meet your needs, I can make suggestions and refer you to someone else.
If you are an employer and would like to make me an offer, please do. If you are a "webmaster" or HTML writer and would like to make comments about my page or plans, please do. If you want to know anything more, send me E-mail.
I will provide On-Line Resume versions here. But: they will be password protected. This is for reasons of privacy. If you want to see my resume, please send me E-mail, and I will reply with the password. This helps me be sure that only people who are legitimately interested are reading this personal information.
Also, I would be interested in any reasonable offer for work, including lab work.
And if you are in need of parts for old computers, I may be able to help you. (Don't scoff - I've read posts in newsgroups in 1999 by people looking for parts for 80's computers. It's a very small need, but it does exist.) If you are looking for old computers, or for parts for old computers, then select the "old computers" link below.
So if any of this interests you, or you would like to make any comments or suggestions to me, please send me E-mail. Also see my Contacts page for my address, phone, and other ways of contacting me. You may use the links below for my contacts, resume, and old computers pages.