Max Gokhman


web www.mindzero.netwww.fuzzymuff.com • E-mail max@mindzero.net

 

about myself

 

I’m a self-confident individual, capable of clearly and eloquently expressing my thoughts through oral and written forms as well as developing creative content. I enjoy working on a motivated, goal-oriented team and excel under pressure. I learn new information quickly and immediately put my newfound knowledge to use.

Education

 

n     Claremont McKenna College, Economics and Psychology dual major with Biotechnology focus. (BA in 2006)

n     Harker High School, San Jose, CA. (2002)

Work experience

 

Current             CMCStudents.com                       Claremont, CA

Administrator, Co-President

n     Responsible for moderation of the vast online forums.

n     Developed various features to increase site appeal and improve usability.

n     Created and executed several promotion strategies.

Summer 2003    Varian Medical Systems                   Palo Alto, CA

Summer Intern

n     Developed a dynamic, web-enabled, manpower and project tracking database for department-wide use complete with various features for managing the data and numerous reports for interpreting it.

n     Tested Maestro and Integrated Treat v6.5 and logged numerous multifarious DRs.

Summer 2002    Varian Medical Systems                   Palo Alto, CA

Summer Intern

n     Built a website for the entire Regulatory Affairs/Quality Systems department.

n     Migrated all Quality and Manufacturing Procedures and Policies from hardcopy to softcopy and onto the intranet while ensuring FDA standards were met.

n     Created a procedure for migrating hardcopy to softcopy and uploading documents online for the creation of a dynamic paperless work environment.

1999-2002         Harker’s Eclectic Literary Magazine          San Jose, California

Founding Member, Chief Editor, Publicity Manager

n     Helped launch a student led, school-wide literary magazine that includes submitted poetry, fiction, and art from the student body and faculty.

n     Maintained position as Chief Editor. Assisted in selection of literary pieces and design.

n     As Publicity Manager developed a successful sales-boosting campaign based on incorporating celebrities such as Brad Pitt and George Clooney. The magazine sold out in the year when this campaign was implemented.

Summer 2001    AirsoftDepot                    Glens Falls, New York

Webmaster

n     Employed as webmaster for the e-business AirsoftDepot.

n     Executed complete FTP-based site management as well as technical and graphical updates.

Summer 2000    Velocity Airgaming                    Homer, Michigan

Webmaster, Webdesigner

n     Designed and maintained Velocity Airgaming. This was a complete, entry-level, e-business.

1999 - 2000       CIL International                       Montreal, Canada

Webmaster

n     Managed the entire website and redesigned the look of the site as requested.

Summer 1998    Computer Adventures   Santa Clara University, CA

Counselor in Training

n     Taught courses in HTML and Tech Support as well as conducted various extra-curricular team-building activities.

1997 - 1998       Stanford Advanced Technology Institute         Los Altos, CA

Consultant, Internet Research

n     Made and implemented a banner-ad campaign.

n     Searched the Internet for specific jobs for students of the Institute.

Volunteer experience

 

AirsoftZone: Moderator of the forums on this several thousand hits a day site.

TheTech Museum of Innovation: Explained and managed various exhibits and answered technical questions that the visitors had.

Summary of Computer Skills

 

ü      Full Knowledge of the following web design applications:

·         Macromedia Dreamweaver MX

·         Macromedia Fireworks MX

·         Macromedia Flash MX

ü      Full knowledge of Web Graphic design and page layout.

ü      General knowledge of print layout and design.

ü      Full knowledge of DOS 6.11, Windows 3.11, Windows 95/98 and XP.

ü      Full knowledge of the following Adobe Products:

·         Photoshop 7.0 and most popular plugins

·         Premiere 4.5

·         Illustrator 10.0

Languages

 

ü      Completely fluent in English.

ü      Can speak Russian fluently and read it with little difficulty.

ü      Can express myself in, and understand/read Spanish.

Interests

 

ü      Writing poetry, screenplays, fictional short stories and socio-political articles.

ü      Acting, both stage and improvisational.

ü      Photography, digital photo and video editing and graphic design.

ü      Weight lifting and playing team sports.

References

 

Available upon request.