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IETech

Summary: IETech started 1990 to provide employment flexibility and be a platform for technology development.
Knowledge: Dbase III, HTML, AJAX, PHP, Linux, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, MSSQL, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, LDAP, Postfix, IPSec, Samba.
Titles: CEO, CTO, Systems Architect, Project Manager, Consultant.
Highlights: Created a web-based file tree application, served all IT needs for small businesses for 15 years.

Thrust Into Emergency Mode

Summary: Breathed life into an ill-advised, antiquated credit approval system
Knowledge: XBase.
Highlights: 48 hours straight of just myself reviving a crashing XBase system.
Titles: Support Engineer

System Integration for Fraud Detection

Summary: Created a single multi-tasking workstation consolidating 3 disparate systems.
Knowledge: 3270 emulation, XBase, Virtual Box, VMWare, Windows, Linux.
Highlights: Allowed department to reduce costs, expand more easily, and improve fraud issues.
Titles: System Architect

Custom Furniture

Summary: Designed custom furniture line
Knowledge: Word macros and AutoCAD
Highlights: If design changed, the design document changed
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Tiered Support Program

Summary: Created a Tiered Employee Knowledge Base
Knowledge: Group coordination, tracking
Highlights: Policy management, bill back mechanisms
Titles: Project Manager

Campus Network

Summary: Built 800 node campust wide network and environmentally controlled central server room.
Knowledge: network engineering, network security, computer room design, security protocols.
Titles: Network Engineer.
Highlights: Replaced mainframe terminal infrastructure with a networking infrastructure. Established security protocol to reduce system compromises.

Fiber Network

Summary: Requirements research, design, and lobby for a 2500 node fiber optic network with integrated network operating system.
Knowledge: network engineering, government contract negotiation.
Titles: Network Engineer, Systems Architect.
Highlights: Succeeded in approval of a 2500 node fiber optic network with integrated network operating system.

People Matcher

Summary: Created a program to match couples.
Knowledge: Dbase, PCs, XyWrite, Laser printers.
Titles: System Architect, Lead Developer, IT Administrator.
Highlights: Increased revenue 500%, Hierarchical algorithm likely to still be the best even today.

Type Setter

Summary: Created an automatic paste-up program for classified ads.
Knowledge: Dbase, XyWrite.
Titles: System Architect, Lead Programmer.
Highlights: Saved 6 hours per month of Art Director’s time. Expedited publishing schedule.

Salvage Data

Summary: Built custom serial cable to salvage company data from an obsolete computer.
Knowledge: Custom serial cable design, Dbase II, XyWrite.
Titles: IT Engineer.
Highlights: Saved the primary asset of this company (its subscriber list).