ANDREW SOLMSSENandrew@bitboy.com www.bitboy.com(323) 848-8338

5’8" / 420 lbsHair: BrownEyes: Brown
Summary of Qualifications
Eighteen years of experience working with leading-edge information technology in high-pressure, task-oriented environments, including supervising technical staff. Very knowledgeable about all major desktop and network operating systems, including Windows 95/98/ME, NT/2000/XP/Vista, NT/2000/2003 Server, Mac OS 9/X, and Linux. Strong understanding of open and proprietary standards and protocols including TCP/IP, IPX, AppleTalk, NFS, SMB, NCP, AFP, DNS, SMTP, Exchange, FTP, POP, IMAP, HTTP, X-Windows, PPP, PPTP, etc. Excellent hardware skills including Ethernet, switched and routed network architectures, PC component replacement/repair, PC assembly/integration, and network cabling and installation.

Stand-up comedy seemed like the next logical step.

Selected Comedy Performances
The Improv - Hollywood, CA (Regular MC, New Faces Showcase)
The Improv - San Jose, CA, Tempe, AZ, Washington, DC, Las Vegas, NV	
The Comedy Store - Hollywood, CA
The Laugh Factory - Hollywood, CA
The Riviera Hotel Comedy Club - Las Vegas, NV
Cobb’s Comedy Club - San Francisco, CA
The Punchline - San Francisco, CA
Rooster T. Feathers - Sunnyvale, CA
Midnight Comedy Hour at Lulu’s Beehive - Producer, Booker and MC, Los Angeles, CA (3/00 - 12/03) L.A.Weekly: "Best of L.A. 2003 Comedy Shows"

Radio, Film & Television
"Rad Girls" - FuseTV
"Crossballs" - Comedy Central
"Last Comic Standing II" - NBC
"Computer America Radio Show" - syndicated nationally on the Business Talk Radio network
"Laundromat Laughs" - CNN Showbiz Today
"The Idiots" - a short with Craig Anton and Ron Lynch

Education and Training
Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland. (09/84 - 6/90)

Special Skills
Computer Assembly and Repair, Network Design, Security and Anti-Hacker Measures, TCP/IP Protocol Analysis, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop/Premiere, Palm Pilot, Motorcycle Riding and Repair

References available on request
8/2007