Robb Buchanan Resumee

Capital Commercial Investments, Inc. - Austin, TX (Jan 1998 - Present)
Description: CIO & Director of Marketing & Information Systems Hours/Week: 35-50
President: Doug Agarwal
300 West 6th Street, Suite 1750, Austin, TX 78701
Responsibilities:
Director of Marketing & Information Systems
Helped transform CCI into a firm able to successfully compete in the digital era. Responsible for the management of information systems, and oversees marketing, investor relations, and corporate communications. With in-depth knowledge of Internet-based applications and technology, I have developed the digital content and creative design for CCI’s interactive and Internet media. I have a proven track record in diverse areas of information technology management including the Internet, e-commerce, strategic IT planning, IT managements, and implementation of complex systems. Work with CCI web team to brainstorm future web endeavors. Manage and complete projects including: general hardware/software troubleshooting of both network components and end user machines, network client software upgrades, end user network patch-downs, complete system upgrades of hardware and software, installation of new hardware/software, switch and hub configuration and management.

Chimeras Group, LLC - Austin, TX (Aug 2001 - Present)
Description: President & Founder Hours/Week: 15-20
Partner: Erin Buchanan
Responsibilities: General Contractor
This company renovates a wide variety of general construction projects involving planning, design and/or construction services. Have over 5 years estimating experience as a general contractor and construction management. Experience with both hard-bid and negotiated projects.

Cummings-Baccus Interest, Inc. - Austin, TX                            (Oct 1999 - Aug 2000)
Description: Internet/Intranet Administrator                                  Hours/Week: 20-30
Partner: Dan Cooper
3305 Northland Drive, Suite #301, Austin, TX 78731
Responsibilities: Internet/Intranet Coordinator
Upgraded in-house LAN and individuals computers to Y2K compliant software and hardware. Upgraded LAN to dedicated Internet connection. Phased in corporate use of email, database contact management, and PDA's. Retired outdated Intertel phone system and upgraded to Toshiba phone system with voice mail and phoneset computer interface. Controlled digital content development and design for in-house and Internet communications at Cummings-Baccus. Maintained the overall Internet presence and structure for Cummings-Baccus through interaction with the CBI team.   Manage and administrated the CBI local area network.

Siggraph '97 Volunteer - Los Angeles, CA (Sept 1997)
Provided event computer tech support and assisted in setup and maintenance of 20 terabyte server for Siggraph TV. Siggraph TV assistance during Internet web streaming of Siggraph event footage.

Modular Production Equipment, Inc. (NATCO Group)- Houston, TX (May 1996 - April 1997)
Description: CADD draftsman & Network Administrator Hours/Week: 30-60
10430 Rodgers Road Houston, TX 77070
Responsibilities:
CADD Draftsman
Assisted in design work of P&ID layouts, platform design, and 3D skid layouts for MPE's line of water treatment systems including deoiling hydrocyclones, desanders, gas sparging systems, coalescing devices, and water injection packages.
Network Admin
Maintained 30 user Novell intranet. Installation of Internet LAN connection and gateway. Phased in corporate use of email and in-house database for remote access use from France. Upgraded drafting group to use workstations in design system involving current operating systems, CADD design software, wacum tablets, plotters and tied into central drawing archive.

TKE Engineering & Design - Houston, TX (Dec 1994 - April 1995)
Description: CADD draftsman & Platform designer Hours/Week: 60-72
Owner: Kathi Elliot
7171 Highway 6 N Suite 290 Houston, TX 77095
Responsibilities:
Assisted in design work on land gas processing skids. Designed skid platform layouts.

Bray Valve & Controls (Bray Controls) - Houston, TX                 (Sept 1993 - June 1994)
Description: CADD & Computer Catalogue Editor                                            Hours/Week: 15-20
13333 Westland East Blvd   Houston, TX 77041
Responsibilities:
Aided development of in-house marketing brochures and product ID cards.

Onsite Computer Repair - Houston, TX (Jan 1993 - Dec 1993)
Description: Bench Tech Support Hours/Week: 15-25
Responsibilities:
Provided Apple Macintosh hardware and technical support. Worked on preventative maintenance issues of LAN’s for local Houston businesses, including repair of printers, monitors, general hardware issues, and software support.

Viewpoint (Viewpoint Datalabs) – Houston, TX                             (Feb 1991 – Nov 1991)
Description: Animation Intern                                                                           Hours/Week: 15-25
    Responsibilities:
Personal assistant to Owner. Learned animation process from physical model to digital model. Basic software understanding for ray tracing, NURBS. and object scanning.

Objective	I have always had an interest in computers and animation technology, and will always try to embraces the latest technology. Networking has been a focus of my skills, whether technical or people and I have a gained a respect and value of the importance of interpersonal skills within these areas. I am a strong proponent for technology that takes into consideration the user. I desire to help build the systems of tomorrow's workplace where everyone can utilize technology without understanding the inner workings. I enjoy taking on challenges, am deadline oriented, and work well under stress.
Skills	Licensed Texas Realtor (Over 10 years of Real Estate experience) C.C.I.M. Candidate Since 2004 Texas Public Notary (Expires 01-25-2009) Red Cross Certified Lifeguard and First Aid Hardware Experience: Macintosh hardware config, IBM PC-AT and ATX style hardware configuration. Software Experience: DOS 2.11+, WIN 3.0+, WIN 95, WIN 98, WIN ME, Macintosh System 6.08 - 8.5, BeOS 4.0 – 4.5 (Genki), WIN NT 4.0 (SP1-SP5) Workstation, WIN 2000 (Pro&Server) WIN XP (Pro), Novel Client32 2.20 - 3.1(1.0) for WIN9X and 4.X - 5.x for the Mac Adobe - PhotoShop, Illustrator, Freehand, Acrobat, Pagemaker; Macromedia - Flash, Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver UtlraDev; Microsoft - Office97, Office 98, Office 2000, Office XP; AutoCADD - 11,12,13,14
Activities	Sunset Valley City Council Member '06-'08, Planning & Environmental Committee Scout Chairman, B.S.A. Troop 500 SIGGRAPH 1991,1992,1994,1996,1997,1998, 2000, 2002 Victor Morales for Senate Campaign '96 Website Boot Newt Campaign '96 Website A.C.M., Univ. of Texas Chapter - SIGGRAPH
Honors	-Boy Scouts of America: Eagle Scout, Class of 1990. Gold Eagle Palm and Order of the Arrow -Who's Who of Information Technology 1999, 2001
Education	University of Texas at Austin, B.S. studies in Computer Science & Photojournalism Austin Community College Cy-Fair High School, Class of 1994 American School of Dubai (Formerly Jumeriah American School)
Experience	Capital Commercial Investments, Inc. - Austin, TX (Jan 1998 - Present) Description: CIO & Director of Marketing & Information Systems Hours/Week: 35-50 President: Doug Agarwal 300 West 6th Street, Suite 1750, Austin, TX 78701 Responsibilities: Director of Marketing & Information Systems Helped transform CCI into a firm able to successfully compete in the digital era. Responsible for the management of information systems, and oversees marketing, investor relations, and corporate communications. With in-depth knowledge of Internet-based applications and technology, I have developed the digital content and creative design for CCI’s interactive and Internet media. I have a proven track record in diverse areas of information technology management including the Internet, e-commerce, strategic IT planning, IT managements, and implementation of complex systems. Work with CCI web team to brainstorm future web endeavors. Manage and complete projects including: general hardware/software troubleshooting of both network components and end user machines, network client software upgrades, end user network patch-downs, complete system upgrades of hardware and software, installation of new hardware/software, switch and hub configuration and management. Chimeras Group, LLC - Austin, TX (Aug 2001 - Present) Description: President & Founder Hours/Week: 15-20 Partner: Erin Buchanan Responsibilities: General Contractor This company renovates a wide variety of general construction projects involving planning, design and/or construction services. Have over 5 years estimating experience as a general contractor and construction management. Experience with both hard-bid and negotiated projects. Cummings-Baccus Interest, Inc. - Austin, TX (Oct 1999 - Aug 2000) Description: Internet/Intranet Administrator Hours/Week: 20-30 Partner: Dan Cooper 3305 Northland Drive, Suite #301, Austin, TX 78731 Responsibilities: Internet/Intranet Coordinator Upgraded in-house LAN and individuals computers to Y2K compliant software and hardware. Upgraded LAN to dedicated Internet connection. Phased in corporate use of email, database contact management, and PDA's. Retired outdated Intertel phone system and upgraded to Toshiba phone system with voice mail and phoneset computer interface. Controlled digital content development and design for in-house and Internet communications at Cummings-Baccus. Maintained the overall Internet presence and structure for Cummings-Baccus through interaction with the CBI team. Manage and administrated the CBI local area network. Siggraph '97 Volunteer - Los Angeles, CA (Sept 1997) Provided event computer tech support and assisted in setup and maintenance of 20 terabyte server for Siggraph TV. Siggraph TV assistance during Internet web streaming of Siggraph event footage. Modular Production Equipment, Inc. (NATCO Group)- Houston, TX (May 1996 - April 1997) Description: CADD draftsman & Network Administrator Hours/Week: 30-60 10430 Rodgers Road Houston, TX 77070 Responsibilities: CADD Draftsman Assisted in design work of P&ID layouts, platform design, and 3D skid layouts for MPE's line of water treatment systems including deoiling hydrocyclones, desanders, gas sparging systems, coalescing devices, and water injection packages. Network Admin Maintained 30 user Novell intranet. Installation of Internet LAN connection and gateway. Phased in corporate use of email and in-house database for remote access use from France. Upgraded drafting group to use workstations in design system involving current operating systems, CADD design software, wacum tablets, plotters and tied into central drawing archive. TKE Engineering & Design - Houston, TX (Dec 1994 - April 1995) Description: CADD draftsman & Platform designer Hours/Week: 60-72 Owner: Kathi Elliot 7171 Highway 6 N Suite 290 Houston, TX 77095 Responsibilities: Assisted in design work on land gas processing skids. Designed skid platform layouts. Bray Valve & Controls (Bray Controls) - Houston, TX (Sept 1993 - June 1994) Description: CADD & Computer Catalogue Editor Hours/Week: 15-20 13333 Westland East Blvd Houston, TX 77041 Responsibilities: Aided development of in-house marketing brochures and product ID cards. Onsite Computer Repair - Houston, TX (Jan 1993 - Dec 1993) Description: Bench Tech Support Hours/Week: 15-25 Responsibilities: Provided Apple Macintosh hardware and technical support. Worked on preventative maintenance issues of LAN’s for local Houston businesses, including repair of printers, monitors, general hardware issues, and software support. Viewpoint (Viewpoint Datalabs) – Houston, TX (Feb 1991 – Nov 1991) Description: Animation Intern Hours/Week: 15-25 Responsibilities: Personal assistant to Owner. Learned animation process from physical model to digital model. Basic software understanding for ray tracing, NURBS. and object scanning. Other brief employements include: Toucan Management - Lifeguard. Southwest Concert Security / Southwest Event Staff (SWES) Camp Geronimo - Grand Canyon Council B.S.A. - Payson, AZ teleNetwork - ISP technical support and helpdesk services. Pizza Hut - Deliver Driver. CiCi's Pizza - Assistant Manager. Windows Plus - Vinyl Window Laminator and Framing. University of Texas Microcenter - Computer Tech Support.
Website Developments	Capitalcommercial.com Committee to Boot Newt and the Gang of 73 '96 Campaign Cummingsbaccus.com Deerwoodtexas.com Demiepicurious.com / Demi-offering.com Diamondbackstone.com Fitzsbottlingco.com Highbarholdings.com Jaradite.com Karamcompany.com Kisses143.com Lpshares.com / Notesale.com Mainstreetproperties.com Marbcare.com / Terrazzoplus.com Real-property-services.com Rvbarn.com Silverstonerealestate.com / Silverstoneco.com Victor Morales '96 Campaign