GEORGE SPIESE

646-734-4467 TheWizard@MacWizard.net

Accomplished, Apple Macintosh-certified Professional with an interest in working

as a Macintosh Analyst/Engineer for the printing, publishing and media industri
es.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Proficient with Network SMB, AFP, TCP/IP and AppleTalk protocols.
• Adept at specifying, installing, configuring and supporting network peripherals,
including switches, routers and hubs. Exceptional troubleshooting and analysis
techniques.
• Aggressively provides onsite and remote support for PC (Windows) and Apple Macin
tosh hardware, software and various peripherals.
• Competent with all prominent Windows and Macintosh software applications and Adm
inistrative Tools and Utilities from Adobe (CS, CS2, CS3), Quark, FileMaker, Ext
ensis (Suitcase, Font Reserve), Group Logic (Extreme-ZIP), Netopia (Timbuktu, Ne
tOctopus), Casper Suite, Prosoft Engineering (DataRescue), Roxio (Toast), Symant
ec, TOLIS Group (BRU), Micromat (TechTool Pro), Intuit (QuickBooks, Quicken), Al
soft (DiskWarrior), Insider Software (FontAgent), Now Software (Now Contact and
Up To Date), Marketcircle (Daylite), Enfocus, Soft Solutions (4-Sight Fax), Appl
e Remote Desktop, AppleScript, Microsoft Office, Quickeys, EMC (Retrospect), Amb
rosia Software (SnapzPro), Qdea (Synchronize Pro), Morrison Soft Design (FontDoc
tor), FTP, VPN, Dartware (InterMapper), Apple Software Restore, NetRestore and A
llume (StuffIt), Apple Final Cut Pro & After Effects,.. Windows Exchange Server
and Entourage/iPhone and Blackberry integration.
• Skilled at migrating to an Apple Macintosh OSX operating system and Net Install
techniques.
• Strong project management abilities.
• Savvy at Electronic Prepress functions, Font Cleaning/Organization/Optimization
and Digital Asset Management.
• Nine years of extensive experience as a commercial photographer.
CERTIFICATIONS
ï‚Ÿ Apple Macintosh Certified Technology Coordinator (ACTC)
ï‚Ÿ Apple Macintosh Certified Help Desk Specialist (ACHDS)
ï‚Ÿ Apple Macintosh Certified Service Technician
ï‚Ÿ Apple Macintosh Certified PowerBook Service Technician
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Technical Management
• Directed all Information Technology for the proofreading/typesetting division of
Creative Graphics.
• Provide a wide range of services that utilize current tools and procedures, whic
h deliver increased productivity and reliability for the Printing, Publishing an
d Media industries.
• Liaised with outside vendors and internal teams to ensure project completion dea
dlines are met within the Company’s budget.
• Planned, organized, directed and controlled production for all educator Internet
products.
• Designed, formulated and administered all Apple Macintosh hardware and software
for Electronic Prepress departments at The Mack Printing Company.
• Wrote specifications for PC and Apple Macintosh hardware and software, collected
proposals and finalized recommendations and purchases.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Installation/Configuration/Support
• Supplied IT management for 75+ PC and Apple Macintosh desktops, servers, network
, email, databases, switches and routers.
• Specified, installed, configured and supported Apple Macintosh Xserve Hardware,
XRAID, XSAN, desktops and PowerBooks, Displays, Operating Systems and Macintosh
OSX server software.
• Advise and support businesses utilizing PC and Apple Macintosh hardware and soft
ware.
• Functioned as a corporate Apple Macintosh analyst for three divisions of a print
ing company.
• Provide support for various Macintosh clients including Time, Lifetime Televisio
n, Nexus Research Institute, Time, Lippincott & Margulies, Macy’s, Rodale Press, Mar
c Ecko Enterprises, American Kennel Club, Karlen Williams Graybill Advertising,
Zerone, Sony, Chiat/Day Advertising.
• Served as Apple Macintosh Prepress Analyst for 300+ Macintosh desktops.
• Supplied support for 25 Macintosh computers and 3 PCs including RIPs, FTP server
s, email servers and printers.
• 1997 Specified, evaluated, purchased, configured and supported one of the first
Fibre-Channel Arbitrated Loop network based servers.
• Handled testing, technical support and quality control of educational software f
or Macintosh computers.
• Administered all Macintosh support for various Graphics and Design Departments.
• Furnished telephone and onsite technical support for clients using Apple Macinto
sh hardware/software.
WORK HISTORY
G2 Branding & Design, New York, NY 8/13/07 – 12/8/08
IT Specialist
Provided Desktop Support to Graphic and Video Designers and artist. Included sup
port for CS2, CS3, Microsoft Office 2004 & 2008 with Active Directory Integratio
n. Administered Xserve, XRAID, and XSAN.
MACWIZARD LLC., New York, NY 1999 – Present
President/Certified Apple Macintosh Consultant
CREATIVE GRAPHICS, Bethlehem, PA 1999
IT Manager
THE MACK PRINTING GROUP, Easton, PA 1995 – 1999
Corporate Apple Macintosh Analyst
SPECTRACOMP, Mechanicsburg, PA 1994 – 1995
Apple Macintosh Systems Integrator
CONTINENTAL PRESS, INC., Elizabethtown, PA 1993 – 1994
Apple Macintosh Systems Integrator
EDUCATION
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY, Millersville, PA
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Marketing
ANTONELLI SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Philadelphia, PA
Commercial Photography