SUMMARY

Thirty-something years of broadly based technical, sales, administrative and education positions. In the computer field, my experience encompasses the spectrum of programming, analysis, consulting, computer education, software development, hardware integration, marketing and sales, facility / data processing management, VAR, and retail.

My most pertinent computer experience in the past 16 years has included development, support and DBA of Progress 4GL (Vs 5 – 10.0B) applications on UNIX & NT. The past 10 years have been focused on three Progress 4GL software packages running on UNIX: Mfg/Pro (manufacturing) (Vs 7.2 – EB-2), Dispatch-1 (field service) and RUBS II (public utility).

Business environments have ranged from large corporate and government data processing to leading edge development for small business and professionals.

Hardware environments have included large IBM, NCR, and Unisys mainframes, NCR, IBM and Sun minis, super-micros, PCs, and special-purpose computers. I was also selected as a "beta test" site for THEOS OS and NCR UNIX V4.2 ethernet / TCP/IP features and UnixWare communications.

In the sales and management fields, I have over 17 years of retail sales and management experience on both the local and national levels. This has been split between computer and fine arts and crafts festival production and specialty sports merchandising.

In the education field, I have over five years of teaching experience in computer studies and retailing in junior college, college, and college adult continuing education programs and in the English (American) language.

CAREER EXPERIENCE

*Comcepts Systems: December 1997 to present-  Palm Desert, CA
Functioning variously as systems manager, project manager, Progress developer or DBA (Vs 5 – 10.0B), or Technical Consultant, UNIX and/or Mfg/Pro systems administrator or Mfg/Pro trouble-shooter or consultant (Vs 7.2 – EB2) contracting to:

* Robert Half Technology: November 2004 to present-
Staff consultant for Progress and Mfg/Pro clients. Responsible for systems analysis, evaluations and support for various Progress based systems.

* Oxford Consulting October 2003 to present-
Indianapolis, IN consulting with:
Superior Essex Fort Wayne, IN April 2004 to August 2004
Team member on a new QAD Mfg/Pro EB2 implementation. I developed custom modifications to Mfg/Pro Picklist: a complete redesign of the picking process and algorithms, development of a Picklist in PDF format to replace standard QAD, and addition of bar-coded Picking Labels to match Picklist. To develop the bar-code labels I devised a XML data exchange from QAD to a common label printing sub-system we devised to cover several plant labeling applications.

* Irwin Mortgage: October 2003 to February 2004
Indianapolis, IN.  Part of an award winning development team working at Irwin Mortgage on modifications to the Lakewood Mortgage Loan system for Fannie Mae to develop the first phase of the "paperless" mortgage. We are enhancing the Progress-based Lakewood system to transmit loan documents and associated information among brokers, mortgage bankers and Fannie Mae via XML and email eliminating the need for overnight deliveries and checking for all completed documents required.

* Kinneloa Irrigation District: January 2002 to present
Pasadena, CA.  Function as site DBA and P/A. Currently I am converting our Progress-based RUBS II Water Utility Billing System from CHUI to GUI interface. Recently implemented ODBC and SQL92 to interface Progress with Access, Crystal Reports and accounting software and in process to provide for customer web-based on-line account query. Have developed water usage / conservation historical comparison sub-system; "Foreign System Interface" (FSI) for handheld meter reading computers and numerous management and reporting enhancements to the I co-developed 10 years ago. Over the past 2 years I have upgraded the system from Progress V7.2 to V8.1 to V8.3 to V9.1B to V9.1C to 9.1D06 to OE 10.0B. Operating Environments: Progress on Win NT/2003 network.

* Strativa: February 2003 to present
Irvine, CA.  Senior Technology Consultant. Staff consultant for Progress and Mfg/Pro clients. Responsible for conversion/upgrade studies and project bid development for Mfg/Pro and Progress installations and for Progress and Mfg/Pro SA and DBA. Operating Environments: Progress on AIX and Win NT/2000 networks

* Bravepoint: March 2002 to present
Norcross, GA.  Enterprise Systems Senior Consultant: Responsible for installation, training, and modification of Mfg/Pro, the enterprise-wide manufacturing
system, at client sites.

* AT&T Alascom: December 2000 thru December 2001
Anchorage, AK.  Systems Engineer functioning as DBA, SA and P/A: Managed AT&T’s Logistics data center for Alaska. Converted Lucent proprietary version of Mfg/Pro to "vanilla" Mfg/Pro 8.6e with conversion of Lucent proprietary "Foreign System Interfaces" and special functionality for AT&T. Interfaced Mfg/Pro S/O
and P/O functions to AT&T legacy warehousing and engineering ordering systems.

* ProBase Systems: November 1998 to November 2000
Belle Mead, NJ.Systems Engineer to AT&T-Alascom functioning as DBA, SA and P/A: Managed AT&T’s Logistics data center for Alaska. Upgraded existing NCR computer, NCR AT&T UNIX OS, Linux OS, Progress 4GL, and Lucent proprietary version of Mfg/Pro into Y2K compliance. Installed Linux server to support wireless Warehousing data entry. Initiated projects at AT&T Alascom to interface Mfg/Pro to AT&T’s new Oracle Purchasing and A/P system and AT&T's legacy warehouse distribution system; to implement barcode control in the Alascom warehouse; and to interface receiving and stock transfers.

* Smith-Anderson Corporation: August 1998 thru October 1998
Palm Desert, CA  Systems Consultant: Developed major changes to the Progress-based RUBS II water utility billing system for a major Southern California water district.

* White Star Software: January to July 1998
Palo Alto, CA.  Progress DBA: Functioned as Mfg/Pro implementation technical specialist providing Progress DBA, UNIX administration, Mfg/Pro administration
and Progress programming support for a new implementation in crisis. Restructured initial implementation to simplify. Performed trouble-shooting for problems with corporate intranet and programming errors within Mfg/Pro's "best pricing" feature. Installed Intersolv and OpenLink ODBC software for testing with Business Objects report writer software.

* ProBase Systems: December 1997 to January 1998
 Belle Mead, NJ.  Systems Engineer: Installed major UNIX OS upgrade from V.4.2 to V.4.3. Provided customization to the AT&T "GISA" version of Mfg/Pro to conform to new corporate systems reorganization.

*Analysts Express: May 1997 to December 1997
Cypress, TX.  Systems Engineer: Provided administrative and programming support to Siemens Business Comm. for their Order Entry/Logistics interface between Astea's Progress-based Dispatch-1 on AS-400s and AMAPS manufacturing system on an IBM MVS S/390 system.

Systems Engineer sub-contracted to GCS Computer Associates

Sub-contracted to NCR Corp

Iselin, NJ August 1995 to February 1997

Complex Systems Engineer assigned to AT&T. Functioned as DP Manager, project

manager, and analyst/programmer for logistics/distribution system for Alaska's international long-distance provider through the simultaneous AT&T acquisition and "tri-vestiture" period.

- Installed, customized, supported the AT&T enhanced "GISA" version of QAD's

Mfg/Pro MRP II system.

- Installed, tuned, administered and upgraded AT&T / NCR UNIX OS (MP-RAS)

- Performed software upgrades from Progress V6 to V7 and Mfg/Pro V7.2 to V7.4.

- Developed custom Continuing Property Record (CPR) system (Fixed Assets),

- Converted 2 legacy systems

- Customized Mfg/Pro shipping module and numerous add-on programs to Mfg/Pro

to accommodate special needs and provide a simplified, consolidated user interface.

Operating Environments: Progress 4GL, Unix V.4.3, NCR 3455, AIX, RS6000, COBOL, DB2, MVS, JCL, WFW 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT

Comcepts Systems

Indio, CA December 1987 to August 1995

Systems Consultant/Developer/Marketer/Integrator: Systems development, CAD / office  system sales, and technical administration. Clients ranged from school districts and quasi-governmental agencies to large grower/packers to small service and professional offices. Major development/support efforts have been:

* UNIX/DOS & Progress: co-development of two public water utility billing systems, co-development for State of CA system to recover Medi-Cal benefits paid to injured workers from their settlements from Worker's Compensation, conversion of a hospital cost recovery system for 100 hospitals from a 70's 8 bit networking system into Progress, and developed specialized contact management system;

* THEOS/THEOS BASIC: co-development of a public water utility billing system;

* SCO support of a distributed data system for a grower/packer/shipper;

* UNIXWare/Coherent/LINUX: development of UUCP/UseNet/Internet E-mail and web

server setup.

Operating Environments: PC's (single-user) DOS, CAD, Progress 4GL, misc software packages; (multi-user) XENIX/UNIXWare/Coherent/LINUX and THEOS/THEOS BASIC NCR - UNIX and Progress 4GL

Tarmac Roadstone (USA), Inc., California Region

Indio, CA July 1986 to November 1987

Systems Manager: Managed a staff of four, IBM S/36, DEC PDP-11, and 18 PC's.

Responsible for hardware and software support for five companies involved in mining, ready-mix, heavy construction, manufacturing, and interstate trucking. Maintained extensive RPG II software library. Developed a PC-based THEOS multi-user, multi-company, profit-center-based G/L system to extract existing S/36 cost-center-based G/L system data from the five companies and convert to profit-center orientation for transfer to national headquarters’ IBM 4381 MSA G/L system. Developed PC interface for file transfer between the DEC Ready-Mix Order Entry system and the S/36 A/R system.

Operating environments: IBM S/36 - SSP, OCL, RPG II, PC SUPPORT/36, DFU, SDA, POP; PC - (single-user) DOS, UX-BASIC, MS-BASIC, FRAMEWORK, 123,various special purpose software packages; (multi-user) THEOS/THEOS BASIC; IBM 4381 - TSO, MSA G/L; DEC 11/73 - RSTS, BASIC PLUS;

City of Palm Springs: February 1985 to July 1986  Palm Springs, CA.
Data Processing Manager: Managed a staff of five, contractors, four minis and 40 micros. Supported multiple software libraries: Finance systems on IBM S/3 and Sperry S/80; Library, Clerk, Attorney, and Parks on S/80; and development Payroll on HP 3000. Developed the conversion process for migration of legacy FORTRAN financial software systems from the IBM S/3 to the Sperry S/80. Developed techniques to establish data transfers from IBM S/3 to other systems
and between PC's and the Sperry S/80. Operating Environment: Sperry S/80 (2) - O/S 3, Action Programming, and FORTRAN; IBM S/3 - OCL and FORTRAN; and HP 3000; HP 150's / PC's - DOS, Lotus, dBase, Sperry Emulation.

Comcepts Systems: June 1976 to Present  South Bend, IN & Palm Desert, CA
Systems Manager/Consultant/Developer/Marketer/Integrator: Provided facilities management services for an accountancy corporation's data center. "Beta test" site for Seiko Computer's THEOS implementation. Major accomplishments included the design, programming, marketing, and support of several nationally advertised software products for the OASIS/THEOS operating system:

- AdvanTax 1040, a Federal Individual Income Tax preparation system with computer-generated tax return for tax professionals.

- GENERAL LEDGER, a client write-up system for public practice accountants.

- PLANT MANAGER, an integrated MRP II manufacturing control system.

- OFFICE MANAGER, an integrated order entry, receivables, inventory, sales analysis, and general ledger system.

- PASSAGE Cash Register, a micro-based cash register system with on-line pricing and inventory/sales data capture.

- UNIVERSAL DATA ENTRY (UDE), a data base management system with user-operated screen generator and report writer.

- VIDIET*STIK, original support programming for ESAE's patented computer lightpen.

Other assignments involved development and implementation of mini-micro computer systems including: inventory, general ledger, and cash management systems for Wheel Horse Products, Div. of AM General; a produce grower/packer/shipper system; a charter bus reservation/billing system; a payroll system for a multi-national charitable organization; a retailer/distributor accounts receivable system; a bank mortgage loan system; and precision gear engineering programs.

Operating environments: super-micros: THEOS (OASIS)/THEOS BASIC;

minis: QANTEL - QIC BASIC; NCR x99, 8x00 - NEAT-AM, COBOL;

mainframes: IBM 370/158 OS/VS, PL/1; 360/40 - DOS, COBOL

micros/PC's: CP/M, MBASIC, MS-DOS, Q-BASIC.

College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA  /  National University Palm Springs, CA  /  Indiana University at South Bend, IN  /  Indiana Vocational Technical College
South Bend, IN  /  Michiana College South Bend, IN various times September 1980 to August 1989Instructor: Taught courses in: Introduction to Computers; Introduction to Retailing; Introduction to Mini/micro Computer Concepts and Systems; BASIC Programming; and Business BASIC and Systems Design.

Think Snow Ski Shops, Inc.: October 1972 to April 1978
South Bend, IN.  President: Founded and operated a specialty sports business with three locations.

Associates Finance Co., Inc., Div. Gulf & Western: June 1970 to February 1974
South Bend, IN.  Systems Analyst: Last responsibility was for the trans-national payroll system. Analyst for United States Auto Club and Montgomery Ward
motor clubs and insurance product.

Personal and professional references available on request.

EDUCATION

Undergraduate education: B.A. - University of Notre Dame, 1968

Graduate education: 15 hrs - Indiana University and Chicago State

ACTIVITIES and AFFILIATIONS

Bay Area Progress Users Group - member

Southern California Progress Users Group - member and treasurer (past)

Data Processing Management Association (DPMA) - vice president and president (past) of Desert Empire chapter.