Charles Edward Vopicka

Owner, Free State Drivers
1620 South 8th Street West
Missoula, MT 59801
(406)549-1263

 

Education:

• Forestry M.S. Degree – The University of Montana, Missoula (2007)
• Forestry B.S. Degree – The University of Montana, Missoula (2003)
• Park Management A.A.S. Degree – Frederick Community College (1999)

Training / Certification / Workshops:

• Google IT Support Professional Certificate (6/2018)
• Independent Contractor Exemption Certificate – MT Dept. of Labor and Industry (3/2015 – 3/2019)
• Maryland EMT – Basic (12/15/99 – 12/31/02)
• National Ski Patrol Outdoor Emergency Care Technician (12/98 – 12/01)
• High Angle Rescue Level II training at SOLO (10/04/98)
• Wilderness EMT at SOLO (09/98 – 09/00)
• EMT – Basic training and National Registry of EMT’s certified (trained at SOLO) (10/02/98 – 03/31/01)
• Wilderness First Responder at SOLO (09/98 – 09/00)
• High Angle Rescue Level I training at Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO) (1998)

Work Experience:

• Owner – Free State Drivers – Missoula, MT (2006 – present)
  • Sustained yield analysis
  • Inventory design auditing
  • Develop and maintain client databases (MS Access, MySQL, SQLite)
  • Computer repair and maintenance
  • Develop and maintain client websites
  • Software development (PHP, VBA, VB.NET, JS, C, C++, FORTRAN)
  • Software training
  • Technical support
  • Workshop development and hosting
  • Sewing machine repair
• Co-owner – The Pen-Guins – Missoula/Helena, MT (2008 – present)
  • Custom pen turning
  • Custom bowls
  • Custom woodturning
  • Custom embroidery digitizing and layout
• Research Assistant II – the University of Montana, Missoula (2007)
  • Database development and maintenance
  • Technical support for faculty, staff, and students
• Database Manager – Forest Biometrics Research Institute – The University of Montana, Missoula (2004 – 2006)
  • Develop and maintain FBRI Databases and GIS
  • Technical support for contributing organizations
  • Technical support for FBRI staff
  • Maintain computers
  • Training
  • Field studies
  • Hardware and software development
  • Maintain website
• Research Assistant II – Forest Biometrics Research Institute – The University of Montana, Missoula (2003 – 2004)
  • Technical support for contributing organizations
  • Technical support for FBRI staff
  • Maintain computers
  • Data Entry Specialist – Forest Biometrics Research Institute – The University of Montana, Missoula (Summer 2003)
• Outdoors Department Assistant Department Head – Camps Airy and Louise (Summer 2002)
• Outdoors Department Quartermaster Camps Airy and Louise (Summer 2001)
• Outdoors Department Staff – Camps Airy and Louise (Summer 2000)
• Support Staff for System for Student Success (SSS) – Frederick Community College (1999 – 2000)
• Computer Lab Aide – Frederick Community College (Fall 1998)
• Technician Assistant at the USDA – Natural Resource Conservation Service (Summer 1998)
  • GIS
• English Dept. Senior Technical Advisor – Frederick Community College (1997 – 2000)
• Computer Lab Aide – Frederick Community College (1997 – 2000)