About - Eric Meerstra

Hello. Welcome to my site.

I am a graduate student from the University of the Fraser Valley with a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems.

I created this project to learn and as a place where I could showcase the things I had learned. If you have any questions about any of it, feel free to email me at emeerstra@gmail.com

Current projects:
1. Create a new page that showcases some of jQuery I'm learning
2. Transfer my java game to a java applet to showcase here
  Computer Experience

: Windows XP, Windows 7

: Cisco Networking

: Java Programming

: MySQL Workbench and Queries

: HTML

: CSS Styles

: PHP

: jQuery

  Work Experience

Absolute Results: Data Technician Jan 2014 - Present
  • In charge of editing and manipulating lists of data using Excel and MySQL
  • Actively communicating and advising others based on the data
  • Worked in part of a team to deliver timely decisions and solutions

Correctional Service of Canada January 2013 - April 2013
  • Worked in the IT department with focus on user support.
  • Hardware/Software maintenance and upgrades.

Jessoma Farms: Landscape and Maintenance July 2010 – December 2013
  • Working independently to create new landscape features and maintain the old
  • Using basic field machinery, tractors, mowers, garden tools, etc.

Hollshop Imports: Warehouse Order Picker Summer 2009 – Spring 2010
  • Worked as a team to pick orders and building pallets to ship

T&G Nursery and Sons: Order Picker and General Labour Spring 2005 – Spring 2009
  • Picked and Shipped Plants/Trees