William Hoffman
Sioux Falls,SD
Summary
Resourceful and enthusiastic student skilled in time management, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Proven ability to excel in communication and teamwork, fostering collaboration across diverse environments. Maintains high productivity levels while adapting to fast-paced settings and last-minute changes. Eager to leverage strong organizational skills and information technology proficiency in entry-level opportunities that contribute to company growth.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Design Student
Daktronics
Sioux Falls, SD
06.2024 - Current
- Worked closely with systems analysts, developers and programmers to understand limitations, test capabilities and software problems.
- Identified opportunities for process improvements to decrease in support calls.
- Provided support for database upgrades and software deployments.
- Conducted application reviews and provided recommendations for improvements.
- Tested code and applications during the testing stage to determine potential glitches and bugs.
- Provided feedback for developers on ease of use and understandability of applications
- Performed troubleshooting of post-release software faults to support live service and installed software patch design.
- Identified opportunities to improve usability of existing products through UX research methods.
- Collaborated with head developers to construct and implement testing schedules for applications, providing feedback and reporting issues.
- Tested displays and video boards to ensure proper handling of video files and user commands, reporting failures to engineers.
- Utilized the Orion programming environment to automate testing processes for software systems.
Quoting Specialist Student
Daktronics
Sioux Falls, SD
11.2023 - 06.2024
- Implemented strategies to take advantage of new opportunities.
- Maintained accurate records of customer interactions and feedback.
- Processed proposed orders for video boards and displays, calculated costs including shipping, and organized quotes for customer review.
Business Student
Daktronics
Sioux Falls, SD
05.2023 - 11.2023
- Managed time effectively to balance academic, extracurricular, and personal responsibilities.
- Identified areas for improvement, narrowing focus for decision-makers in making necessary changes.
- Utilized document management system to organize company files, keeping up-to-date and easily accessible data.
- Achieved academic honors and awards, recognizing exceptional performance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD05-2025
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Minnesota West Technical And Community College
Worthington, MN05-2023
High School Diploma -
Okoboji High School
Milford, IA05-2021
Skills
- Community volunteering
- Job shadowing
- Research and analysis
- Administrative assistance
- Google suite proficiency
- Punctual and reliable
- Critical reflection
- Technical writing
- File maintenance
- Complex Problem-solving
- Data entry
- Attention to detail
- Information research and sourcing
- Bilingual in Python, C, Java, JavaScript, and C#
- Social media management
- Time management
- Active learning
- Basic mathematics
- Computer skills
- Database updating
Timeline
Software Design Student
Daktronics
06.2024 - Current
Quoting Specialist Student
Daktronics
11.2023 - 06.2024
Business Student
Daktronics
05.2023 - 11.2023
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Sioux Falls
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Minnesota West Technical And Community College
High School Diploma -
Okoboji High School
References
References available upon request.
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