Objective: A creative, interesting job designing and implementing new hardware and/or software in the electronics, computer, I.T. / D.P., communications, or similar field.

Job Related Experience:

1991 - Present: United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee Position: System Manager / System Programmer

Supervisor: Greg Billings, Larry Benoit, Laura Quinn

Responsibility: Oversee system operations, and provide assistance for three Senate office using PCs, Macintoshes, and networked Unix systems.  *  Develop, maintain and enhance in-house office automation systems.

Accomplishments: Designed and installed DPC's internet web site and a Senate-wide, secure Intranet.  * Designed several TV studio equipment interfaces controlled by browser via web applications.  * Developed and deployed a nationwide networked digital video storage system to replace couriers and overnight shipping VHS tapes across the country.  * Installed, maintained and enhanced a PC/Unix workstation network to replace an aging DG system for office automation applications.  * Automated many monitoring and backup functions which had previously been done by hand.  * Developed free-form data input applications to speed staff data entry. * Automated communications to external computer systems.  * Developed several "stupid cc:Mail tricks" allowing offices to automate their constituent internet e-mail reply process.

1986 - 1991: United Press International, Fairfax VA Position: Systems Programmer / D.P. Manager

Supervisor: Sandy Sewitch, V.P., Controller

Responsibility: Manage operations, and support accounting and administrative data processing requirements on a network of Unix, Xenix and HP3000 computer systems. * Develop new, and/or enhance existing, applications to support changing administrative needs. * Supervise D.P. staff programmers, operators, and processing schedule.

Accomplishments: Implemented new systems for customer billing, marketing, accounting, and human resources, using Informix RDBMS, including data entry screens, processing, and user reports. * Automated many manually performed "routine" functions, resulting in fewer errors, more timely processing, and greater system efficiency and availability. * Developed automated interfaces to and from outside sources (bank reconciliation, payroll, IRS, ACH), eliminating lengthy, tedious, and error prone manual efforts. * Supervised and participated in the transfer of applications from and to UNIX, HP3000, Pick, VAX/VMS, and networked PC systems.

1981 - 1986: Arens Applied Electromagnetics, Gaithersburg MD Position: Systems Programmer

Supervisor: Virgil R. Arens, President

Responsibility: Develop new modules for Arens' Presentation Graphics (PG) software package * "Port" PG programs to various computer systems / various operating systems / various computer languages * Provide telephone and on-site support to customers calling with questions and/or problems using Arens' software * Participate in custom contract programming efforts undertaken by Arens.

Accomplishments: Re-wrote several of the programs in the Arens package, adding new features, and reducing execution time and memory requirements * Developed program-independent and machine-independent modules for all programs in the Arens package to lessen portability problems * Added new graphics output drivers to the Arens' PG package for several devices

1979 - 1981: Penril Data Communications Div., Rockville MD Position: Analog/Digital Design Engineer

Supervisor: Jack Keilson, V.P. Engineering

Responsibility: Project engineer on small standalone projects related to Penril's modem products, including design, breadboard, and debug * Assistant engineer on larger, more sophisticated projects * Interface with Drafting, Manufacturing, and Test departments.

Accomplishments: Designed and implemented an NIST (NBS) DES encrypter capable of operation at 14.4KBPS in full duplex mode * Designed and implemented a Bell 801 compatible automatic calling unit (ACU). * Set up an ATE station for testing incoming custom LSIs * Re-designed an obsolete, MSI based, remote diagnostic unit, using a then current microprocessor implementation, saving two PC boards and 50% of the manufacturing and testing time * Other projects, including test sets, modem and data communications accessories, and optional features for larger modem projects.

Presented Papers and Published Articles:

June 91	"Unix System Administration for MPE Veterans", at the HP Users' Group Eastern America Conference.
May 90	"Production Reporting using HP BRW"', at the HP Users' Eastern America Conference.
Sep 89	"UNIX, Posix and the Future of Commercial Data Processing" at the HP Int'l Users' Group Conference.
Feb 89	Typographical error detection, contributed to "Wizard's Grab Bag", UNIX/World magazine.
May 88	"Using the 'MP' in Your 'MPE'", at the HP Users' Eastern America Conference.
Nov 87	"Programming for Portability" at the SuperGroup HP3000 Conference; printed in "Interact", Mar '88.
July 87	"Job Restarting"   "Wizard's Grab Bag", UNIX/World magazine.
Sep 86	"A RISC Tutorial", HP International Users' Group Conference; printed in "The Chronicle", Dec '86.
May 86	"Bit Picking", at the Southern California Regional HP Users' Group; printed in "Interact", Oct '86.
Sep 85	"tar tape recovery" contribution to "Wizard's Grab Bag" in UNIX/World magazine.
Sep 84	"Never Take the Default" HP Users' Group Eastern America Conference; printed in"Interact", Mar '85.

Hardware Design Experience with: 74xx00 TTL, 4000 CMOS; i8048, i8080, Z80, 680x0; Linear; FCC Part 68, various ANSI, BELL, CCITT, and other industry standards; IBM PC and Macintosh internals; the typical array of prototyping and electronic test equipment.

Software Experience with: (in preference and proficiency order, more-or-less)

Utilities and packaged software: NCSA/Apache HTTPd, Perl, PHP, Drupal, Cu-SeeMe, Real Video, Informix, MySQL and Oracle SQL, shell scripts, vi, ed, [nt]roff, awk, uucp, sendmail, IMAGE/3000, QUIZ, BRW, HPFA, TDP/3000, Photoshop, Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, WPOffice;

Operating systems: UNIX, MPE, Macintosh, MS-DOS/Windows/NT, TCP/IP, LAN Manager & NT, Netware;

Higher level languages: C, Perl, PHP, Java, Javascript, dHTML, SPL/3000, PL/I, Pascal, FORTRAN-IV/77/3000, BASIC, APL;

In assembly: Intel 8080, 8048, Zilog Z80, Motorola 680x0, IBM Series/1, HP3000;

Education:

1973-75 - Peary High School, Rockville MD. - Courses included Electronics, Chemistry, Physics, and Drafting.

1976-77 - Montgomery College, Rockville MD. - Courses included Chemistry, Physics, Calculus and other EE and drafting classes.

Personal:

Born on:February 22, 1957

Marital Status:Single

Hobbies:Amateur Radio, Photography, Baseball/Soft Bowling, Tennis, Bicycling, Astronomy, Piano/Synthesizer.

Show stoppers:

Clearances: None

Born on February 22, 1957

College major was Chemistry, and was back in the 70s

References: available on request

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