| Idea Integration, Dallas, TX | 2003 |
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Under contract in the capacity of Technical Architect, I developed the design and created both functional and detailed design documentation for the Lane Controller and Network subsystems of a toll road monitoring solution. I also created standards-conforming documentation for some third-party components of the solution. The design was required to meet stringent technical requirements and be judged for merit by an international consortium. The client was awarded the contract they sought with the California toll road authority, prevailing against a more well-known competitor.
| Starcastle Productions, Arlington, TX | 2001-2002 |
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As Producer of multimedia I served as creative director and editor for video productions for both broadcast television and web sites. I also assumed the roles of network manager and data archivist for video editing systems and web servers for a hetergeneous network of Windows, Unix, and Linux systems.
| Ethentica Corporation, Carrollton, TX | 2000 |
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I was contracted to participate in the initial design and program development for the company's innovative remote authentication engine (trademarked as "Trust Engine"). In addition to creating much of the engine's basic core functionality, my contributions included the creation of flexible status monitoring and system control mechanisms accessible from standard web browsers. I also provided system administration services for the site's numerous Linux and Windows/NT systems. I was presented an award for exceptionally rapid development and for consistently meeting even the most aggressive development schedules.
| WebSPinner Designs, Arlington, TX | 1998-1999 |
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As both owner and Web Site Designer, I provided web site design services for internet sites as well as private intranet systems. In addition to creating intuitive organizations for site information and a sharp site-wide "look and feel" for my customers, I have also enhanced the public profile of internet sites, in some cases resulting in popular search engines returning the site first in their list for certain keywords.
| Integrated Medical Networks (now Quadramed), Irving, TX | 1996-1997 |
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As Manager of Technical Services, I supervised a department of 7, including system administrators, network and PC specialists, Oracle DBA's, and customer support specialists. I directed, oversaw, or personally engineered the following: increase of speed and reliability of data transfers to customers, expansion of network capacity, creation and management of both intra- and internet web services, development of automated network monitoring, automation of workstation software inventories and updates, standardization of product packaging and distribution, providing "C" language programming assistance to development teams, administration of a network of 23 Unix and Windows/NT servers and over 100 Windows/NT and Windows/95 workstations, and remote support of dozens of hospitals using the company's "InteMed" suite of healthcare management software.
As Senior Software Engineer, I participated in the development of the next-generation version of the "InteMed" software suite, using Oracle's Designer 2000 and Developer 2000 tools. I also assisted with the maintenance of the common object repository.
| S2 Systems/Stratus Computer, Dallas, TX | 1993-1996 |
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As Senior Systems Engineer, I was involved in the design and implementation of the company's latest fault-tolerant transaction processing middleware product, now marketed as "Open/2". This product was developed using the C++ language, and was targeted for both Unix and Windows/NT platforms. I also provided on-location development assistance to a Stratus affiliate company in London, England as part of a consortium effort to create a high-security transaction system solution for the British government.
As Platform Manager, I managed software products throughout the complete product lifecycle, from insuring the correct packaging, deliverability and installability of software products to conducting distributor training. I developed specialized tools in both C and PERL to enhance standard source control procedures. I also provided engineering support for the company's "ON/X" Unix transaction processing middleware product, using the C language.
| StarCastle Systems, Garland, TX | 1988-1992 |
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As both owner and Consulting Systems Architect, I provided design and programming services to a variety of clients from small companies wanting to start providing internet services or create a web presence, to major manufacturers needing specialized process control software. My most significant project involved beginning-to-end design and implementation of a high speed data collection and dispersion device for a vendor of transaction processing systems. Using readily available PC hardware, each device provides connection and communication protocol translation for up to 4,000 endpoints, with transaction completion requirements of 1/2 second or faster at each endpoint. These devices are currently in use to control the operations of the Ohio state lottery.
| Syntech International, Dallas, TX | 1982-1987 |
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As Systems Architect, I conceptualized, designed and implemented most software and some hardware components of the company's fault-tolerant transaction processing systems and terminals. I was involved in the creation of the world's first self-service lottery ticket dispensing terminals, many of which are still in use in California, Ohio, Michigan, and New York. I am also the only programmer in the history of U.S. state lotteries to ever write code to meet the stochastic modeling requirements for approval and then to actually be used in the determination of winners in an online lottery game.
As Firmware Group Leader, I oversaw and was personally involved in the design and implementation of the internal control firmware for the company's custom fault-tolerant transaction processing computer product, marketed under the name "Marathon". I was also involved in the development and support of the company's application software products, using Pascal, Fortran, and assembly languages.
| Zenith Data Systems, St. Joseph, MI | 1977-1982 |
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As Firmware Engineer, I designed and implemented the internal control firmware for the company's PC products. I was able to add several additional valuable features and exceed product requirements in the final revision of the firmware for the company's H-8 modular computer, while still meeting all schedules.
As Technical Consultant, I provided customer support for the company's computer product line, including PC's, printers, terminals, and software. I was often able to instruct the customer via telephone to immediately resolve problems that would otherwise have required a service technician and significant downtime for the customer.