Hello and thank you for visiting my About page. Instead of writing up a life story, I decided to post my updated CV that summarizes what I've done, and from that it's kind of obvious what I like doing and where I'm headed in the future. In a nutshell, you can say I've sort-of been a Jack of all trades, and now I'm trying to zoom in on a few ideas I want to make reality in the next 5 years... that requires a lot more marketing and strategizing than technical know-how. It's a whole new world for me and I'm excited to learn all this and grow a business from the new lessons and old experiences. We'll see how things go.
Mailing addresses: S. D. Lakocerej, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
Email: imateski@gmail.com; Web: www.ebooksandtutorials.com www.webmaxformance.com
Skype: igor.mateski
Skype: igor.mateski
Contributing my Skills and Personality toward New and Improved ‘Out of the Box’ Solutions
TECHNICAL EXPERIENE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Owner and General Manager of www.ebooksandtutorials.com (August 2010, present)
- Developed digital downloads store on Wordpress platform
- Oversee the new products development
- Marketing of products via social media and email marketing ongoing campaigns
Guest blogger at www.it.toolbox.com (Web MaxFormance blog, October 2010, present)
- Invited to start an SEO blog by several staff members of IT Toolbox, a tech community of programmers and developers
- Actively participate in SEO and web usability discussions, and a go-to person for SEO out-of-the-box perspectives
- Guest blogger at IT Toolbox, a 2million IT professionals website http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/web-maxformance/
Owner of the IT Certification Lounge and IT Help Desk Center (part time)
Product development Team leader, Synergy4IT,UK
- Developed digital downloads store on Wordpress platform
- Oversee the new products development
- Marketing of products via social media and email marketing ongoing campaigns
Guest blogger at www.it.toolbox.com (Web MaxFormance blog, October 2010, present)
- Invited to start an SEO blog by several staff members of IT Toolbox, a tech community of programmers and developers
- Actively participate in SEO and web usability discussions, and a go-to person for SEO out-of-the-box perspectives
- Guest blogger at IT Toolbox, a 2million IT professionals website http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/web-maxformance/
Owner of the IT Certification Lounge and IT Help Desk Center (part time)
· Market research and development of sought-after IT training and PC repair manuals
· Marketing of the blogs using social media, on-site Search Engine Optimization, link building etc.
·Working on my next big idea that will turn the two blogs into sustainable business ventures
Product development Team leader, Synergy4IT,
· Providing standard-setting study materials for the CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications.
· Quality assurance of Microsoft and Adobe pack of practice tests
· Production of applications from the Q&A database, applying software protection and building installations of the final products
IT Consultant - IT Maintenance, self employed (1997- to present day)
- Successfully serviced PC equipment: OS tweaking, crapware removal, component-level servicing of motherboards, LCD and CTR monitors, hard drives, DVD drives, power supplies and other PC peripherals.
- Efficiently performed data retrieval from damaged CD/DVD and USB drives and hard drives.
- Developed budget-sensitive IT solutions for: business offices, internet cafes and home users.
- Provide online IT support via local forum servers.
Assistant Network/System Administrator, part-time, Evangelical Theological Seminary, Osijek
- Assisted in maintaining the LAN in the campus building and the faculty building.
- Efficiently maintained computer equipment of the administration and student PCs on and off campus.
- Successfully serviced IT equipment on component-level, achieving lowest maintenance budget with maximum successful repairs of computer equipment.
- Efficiently performed Data Recovery from damaged hard drives, DVD and USB media.
Head Teacher & Youth leader at Word of Hope Evangelical Church (Skopje 2003-2005)
- Prepared weekly lectures
- Oversaw the small groups activities and provided discussion materials
- Coordinated guest speakers assignments and was a guest speaker in other local churches
- Organized youth weekly meetings
- Prepared various discussion and training materials and trained new group-facilitators
- Over time achieved a yearly growth of 80% thanks to the delegation of leadership and discussion facilitation.
Volounteer at Campus for Christ Macedonia (Skopje, 2001-2003)
- Led the weekly discussion groups and helped in various training activities
- Leader of various bible study groups and science-religion debate groups
- Helped in translation and designing of various manuals and handouts for Crusade
- Ran the logistics (housing, transportation) for a 150+ international team for a summer project
- Simultaneous translation of many training seminars that Crusade organized
- Designed marketing materials for use in
- Participated in team work for redesigning corporate brochures.
- Drafted technical drawings AutoCAD and produced 3D models in 3D Studio MAX and AutoCAD.
MANAGERIAL AND LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENTS
- Lecturer at an international business conference on “Research and International Communication for Small businesses” (May 2008,
- Served as a teacher and debate leader for university students on faith, behavioral and work ethics (2003-2008).
- Assisted all international professors at the Theological seminary: coordinated housing, translated materials [English to Croatian and Croatian to English], was the point person for all questions (2006-2007).
- Successfully lead the mobile team of students for teaching and social help in churches in the central part of
- Participated in the mobile team for teaching and social help and worked toward specified team goals (2004-2006).
- Productively participated at international leadership training and business conferences (2001-2007).
- Coordinated/oversaw a budget-sensitive housing for large international groups (2002-2003).
- Developed and lead a fund-raising project for a student association (2002-2003).
- Translated corporate training materials [English to Macedonian] (2000-2004).
EDUCATION HISTORY
- Bachelors of Theology- at Evangelical Theological Seminary,
BTh Thesis: “Beyond the either-or mentality - Toward a dialogue between Quantum Physics and Theology”
Relevant Courses: Research and Writing, Media and Culture, Public Speaking, Ethics, Psychology, Philosophy, Counseling, Anthropology, Small groups and leadership, Pastoral duties.
- Mechanical Engineering- at the
Relevant Courses: Computer Aided Design, 3D Graphics and Technical Drawing, Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Engineering Materials, Solid State Mechanics, etc.
- Electronics and Telecommunication Technician- at
Various Seminars:
- Reclaiming the parched lands 2008, International Business Seminar, organized by the Evangelical Theological Seminary,
- Starting and growing a small business. Organized by the International Missions Board in
- Leadership seminars, Skopje 2001-2004. A series of seminars organized by Campus Crusade for Christ local office in
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS (according to PhD certified tests at Tickle.com)
- Personality Type: ESFJ Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging (Myers-Briggs personality type indicator)
- IQ related tests: Learner, Left brained, Visual mathematician, Creative Theorist, visual memory.
- Talent tests: Spatial visualization ability, Diplomatic tact, Strategic thinker, Engineering mind.
