P.O. Box 83                                    Phone 318-623-5730
Palmetto, LA 71358                          E-mail jdr7135@usl.edu
Johnathan D. Rideau 

Objective                   To obtain an internship or co-op in the field of electrical engineering.

Education                  1996-present                              University of Louisiana at Lafayette                         Lafayette, Louisiana
                                    Electrical Engineering/ Telecommunications
                                    GPA:  3.4                                     Graduation Date:  December 2000

Professional              August 1999 - Jan 2000             Alcatel USA, Incorporated                                              Plano, Texas
experience                Co-op
                                    Recording cycle times as boards pass through assembly
                                                Writing evaluations on boards after they were assembled
                                                Updating Advanced Manufacturing Database to assure proper builds
                                                Tracking prototype and pilot boards as they are prepared for production
                                                Writing cycle time reports based on issues faced while producing boards
                                                Verifying production routes and serializing board production using Oracle 10.7 NCA
 
                                                May 1998 & 1999 - August 1998 & 1999                 State Farm Mutual                       Bloomington, Illinois
                                                Internship
                                                Setting up and configuring  Cisco Routers
                                                Assigning trouble tickets from Enterprise Network
                                                Installing Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 & Novell Server 5.0
                                                Assisting Technical Analyst in the role out of 17, 500 NT Servers
                                                Assisting Technical Analyst in Y2K compliance testing
                                                Troubleshooting Local Area Networks
                                                Installing 56K V.90 PCM/CIA cards in IBM Thinkpad 600's

Professional                  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
memberships            National Society of Black Engineers

Other activities        Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
                                                Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
                                                Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated
                                                Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Lafayette
                                                Louisiana Alliance of Minority Persons (LAMP)
                                                Rainbow Trail ride Association Incorporated
                                                Rejoice For Jesus Ministries