As a consulting firm (RSS (RoySan Systems & Services), inc.) in Lyndhurst, Matawan, & Red Bank, NJ; & Greensboro & Research Triangle Park, NC:

- Builds compression algorithms for general and special purpose text, binary, audio, video, and graphics.

- Bid on contracts with ACR (Applied Communications Research), inc, in Holland, PA, on hardware and software development for security toolkits, fault tolerant real time 3D graphics, compression.

- Studies database access, storage, , and organization partitioning strategies.

- Writes/critiques security specifications and toolkits.

- Consults via contract to various clients.

At: IBM ISSC (Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation), inc., in Lexington, KY:

- Worked as a system administrator/toolsmith on a CDPD X.500 project.

- Installed & tuned IBM RS/6000 and Sun 10/512 systems for X/Windows usage and netowrking (NIS, NFS, TCP/IP, others).

- Installed & configured various packages for project support (documentation (Framemaker 3/4), source code control (RCS), lpd, NIS, DNS, others).

- Provided UNIX HelpDesk councelling for team members.

As a contractor at Data General, inc, in RTP, NC:

- performed TPC benchmarking analysis for IO subsystem layout and resource consumption

- set up benchmark database archiving scripts using compression

- recommended database and OS tuning for TPC benchmarking.

- learned DG/UX internals.

As a contractor to Shamrock/Innisbrook Wraps, in Greensboro, NC:

- solved hardware & software configuration, installation, & tuning problems

- tuned Informix 4.00/4.10 databases

- set up UUCP over Telebit Worldblazer modems

- did application coding

- planned package layout and packing software

- eliminated major performance bugs in ethernet and database software configuration & installation.

As an employee of Lazer Toner, inc, in Greensboro, NC:

- remanufactured laser printers and toner cartridges.

- learned laser printer and cartridges technical internals.

- laid out inventory and workshop arena.

- provided DOS & UNIX support to clients.

As a consultant to Separation technologies, inc, inc, in Cary, NC:

- solves on demand UNIX/DOS hardware platform conversion and functional problems.

- installs and configures various packages for text and database support (Lotus 1-2-3 on UNIX and Word Perfect 5.1 on UNIX)

- tunes and configures DOS workstations and CAD/CAM software (AMW, etc.)

As a consultant to One Step Computers, inc, in Cary, NC:

- solved on demand UNIX/DOS hardware platform conversion and functional problems.

As a consultant to Ameritek, inc., in Greensboro, NC:

- Suggests operational changes for efficiency, including plot and laser cut optimization strategies for quality of cut , laser throughput, and maximal plate utilization.

- Reviewed needs for ethernet CAD(Computer Aided Design)/CAM(Computer Aided Manufacture) system.

- Supplies installation support on demand as needed.

As a system administrator at AT&T (American Telephone & Telegraph), inc. in Holmdel, NJ:

- provided part time as needed system administration.

- provided support, procedures, package analysis.

- reconfigured and tuned UNIX kernel as needed.

- wrote and documented new operational procedures.

- provided analytic support for total processing needs.

As a service provider to AT&T/GSCO (Government Services Contract Organization)/SMSCRC (Small Systems Computer Resource Center), Guilford Center, in Greensboro, NC, and customer site in West Point, NY and Rock Island Arsenal, IL:

- evaluated site survey requirements for ISM (Installation Support Modules: common platform administrative side programs) systems.

- capacity planned site CPU needs for ISM prototypes.

- consulted communications interconnect on campus.

As a system/database administrator at Offutt Publishing, inc. in Greensboro, NC:

- tuned ORACLE 6.0.29 on PRIME EXL 32x, and ORACLE 6.0.30 system on Unisys 5000/6000.

- installed and configured nonstandard SCSI disks on PRIME EXL 32x systems.

- configured and enabled UUCP network using MNP 0-6 (Multitech, UDS, Cardinal, Everex).

- configured MNP modems for pacing and speed under PCPLUS through ORACLE and Vermont Views.

- solved performance and reliability problems on customer site in Hilton Head, SC.

As a consultant to ATS (Alliant Tech Systems), inc. in Eatontown, NJ:

- configured AT&T 3B2/600G for EM emissions tests.

- wrote FACE/FMLI package to support such tests.

- trained ATS personnel in its use.

- isolated channels and contacts in AT&T for technical specifications of computers and peripherals for EM tests.

- enhanced test suite as needed during EM tests.

- provided system support during tests (crashes, etc.).

As a consultant to the U.S. Army Weapons Documentation Center in Picatinny Arsenal, NJ:

- configured Intergraph IP 125, IP 225, IP 2020 workstations using NFS and XNS.

- configured UUCP across RFNET (broad band).

- set up NFS shared documents among workstations.

- configured DOS PC 6310 for scanning and OCR (Optical Character Recognition) for conversion of Xerox 8600 text..

- installed and configured various hardware in PCs and Intergraph WS(Exabyte 8200 Helical Tape).

- installed, tuned, upgraded UNIX and packages.

- trained personnel and contractors in the use of same.

- installed HP Scanning Gallery, Olduvai ReadIt!, Caere OmniPage hardware and software..

- tested Olduvai ReadIt! versus Caere OmniPage for effectiveness in converting Xerox 8600 text.

- set up Excelan TCP/IP and Optigraphics SideDoor.

- wrote procedures to transfer files using same.

- set up style templates for text using columns, tables, headers, footers, white space, and other components.

- implemented SGML autoimport procedures from ASCII using DP/Publisher for same.

- set up "make" built-in rule set to autogenerate text script to run same using "sed", "awk", and "sh".

As a consultant to AMI (Access Methods, inc.) in Upper Montclair and Red Bank, NJ:

- leased, installed, and configured 3B2 for internal database support.

- migrated data base from UNIFY 3.0 to 3.1 to 3.2 to ACCELL 1.2 to UNIFY 4.0 to ACCELL 1.3.

- configured AT&T MERLIN 1030 telephone system using least cost alternate carrier routing (WATS (Wide Area Telephone Service), NJBLD (New Jersey Bell Long Distance), Sprint, GSLD (Garden State Long Distance, AT&T Long Distance).

- documented procedures for administration, night dial, speed dial, and day dial for same.

- put MERLIN SMDR port to autolog traffic on UNIX.

- provided support for ongoing problems.

- trained AMI personnel in operations and procedures.

- wrote LP and troff drivers for resume formatting.

- set up UUCP and Internet support for mail services.

- trained new AMI consultants in System/Database/Network Administration.

As a consultant at Dictaphone in Stratford, NJ:

- updated C code on SCO Xenix 2.3 and Informix 2.10.03D on RMS (Records Management System).

- did system tuning on Texas 1100 under SCO Xenix.

- installed TCP/IP HostShare from DOS to UNIX .

- designed and coded programs in ESQL/C/Informix.

- upgraded UUCP to 9600 baud MNP 5 on Telebit T2500 and UDS 3225 modems over noisy lines.

- set up remote mail and news access.

- implemented shell scripts using SCCS to control source code configuration changes.

As a business operator (RSS, inc.) in Lyndhurst Matawan, and Red Bank NJ:

- supported my wife in resume service business.

- provided system administrative support for Dina Wehn Associates.

- trained my wife in UNIX, UNIFY, and tools.

- set up troff for Xerox 4045/50 and Toshiba P351.

- provided office space and support in Red Bank to Access Methods, inc.

As a consultant at AT&T/BL(Bell Laboratories) and Paradyne, inc. in Middletown, Holmdel, Summit, and Short Hills, NJ:

- was co-system/network/database administrator for 25 3B2 systems, 110 users, 125+ PCs, 3 mainframes.

- configured RFS network among same.

- tuned ethernet/STARLAN using TCP/IP, ISO, URP.

- negotiated OEM contract for software source at 25% binary unit price for 3B2 TCP/IP package.

- set up remote site (Largo, FL) development.

- upgraded 3B2/400 to double speed and memory.

- diagnosed and corrected LAN and X Windows faults.

- set up and populated online media/backup catalog.

- detailed part configuration of 3B2 systems on per card basis by serial number and bar code.

- built alternate system configuration method for "quick turnover" among many applications.

- provided general trouble counseling and resolution.

- built system laboratory documentation library.

As a system SQL tester at AT&T/IS(Information Systems) in Summit, NJ:

- reviewed SQL documentation and compliance tests.

- checked for standards conformance.

- executed regression tests on TUXEDO database.

- attended SVR4 features meetings.

As an programmer employee of ECS (Electronic Courier Systems), inc. in Eatontown, NJ:

- analyzed existing format converters.

- designed text conversion features for high quality.

As a system administrator at AT&T/DSO(Data Services Organization) in Morris Plains, NJ:

- configured and upgraded AT&T 3B2 UNIX kernel.

- set up UUCP direct for source and binary transfers.

- provided UNIFY-ACCELL-unicap expertise.

- administered five 3B2/400 sand two 3B2/300s.

- managed two personnel part time.

As a TSM (Technical Support Manager) to AT&T/IS in Lincroft, Freehold, Holmdel, Summit, and Morristown, NJ, and customer site in Washington, DC, Rahway, NJ, and White Plains, NY:

- administrated TSM Labs 3B2/5/15s.

- reviewed new products for portability and reality.

- supported vendors porting to AT&T UNIX systems.

- provisioned systems to vendors, beta sites, field trials.

- handled database products onto 3B2 systems.

- field supported market trials in Washington, DC (law firm) and White Plains, NY (medical office).

- debugged vendor problems on vendor site in Rahway, NJ (medical office package); Los Angeles, CA (store back door delivery package); New York, NY (FOCUS); Morristown, NJ, and Sacramento, CA (UNIFY); San Jose, CA (Informix); and Washington, DC (perishables delivery).

As a system administrator at BTL (Bell Telephone Laboratories), inc. in Piscataway, NJ:

- provided administrative support for DIR/ECT (online telephone book white pages entry) and TIRKS (Trunk Integrated Record Keeping System: telephone trunk pair management).

- installed, configured, upgraded, monitored UNIX OS.

- installed and configured various packages.

- provided hot line and programming counseling.

- ran file system reorganizations for performance.

- provided support for the S statistical package.

- wrote Envision 220A/230A Color Terminal and 430 Color Printer driver for same.

As an administrator to BTL, inc. and CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System), inc. in Fair Lawn, NJ:

- built a System Administrative Manual for Venture I Videotext Operations and Administration.

- cleaned, labeled, inventoried spare cables, peripherals.

- charted unlabelled cabling on a live production system

- installed workstations and terminals.

- unhung art workstations under production deadlines.

As a consultant at DP Communications, inc, in New York, NY:

- programmed in C and BASIC.

- reviewed telephone management system.

As a consultant to AT&T, inc. Basking Ridge, NJ:

- programmed in FORTRAN.

- worked on DARCS (Demand Analysis Reprice Channel System: FCC (Federal Communications Commission) telephone class of service price cross impact evaluator) to upgrade to VM/CMS.

As a consultant to Belks, in Newark, NJ:

- analyzed existing accounting software.

- did maintenance on existing code.

As an employee of Yourdon, inc. in New York, NY:

- taught week long intensive stand up seminars in Structured Design and Programming.

- learned Structured Productivity Methods (Essential Systems Analysis, Information Modeling, etc.).

- critiqued new courses.

- consulted with clients on structured methods usages.

As a between assignments job with Taco Bell in Naperville, IL:

- cooked beans,

- did cash register,

- opened and closed during holiday rush,

as my hardest job ever.

As a programmer employee of Western Electric Company, at BTL, in Whippany, NJ and Naperville, IL:

- did tuning on TDRRSS (Translations Data Recovery and Repack System Service, ESS data repacker).

- did "stdio" port for RBCS (Record Base Coordination System, telephony data sharing tool).

- did design and coding FEP (Front End Process, fixed source data purification tool).

- did coding on MSL/DBPS (Mechanized Subscriber Line/Data Base Preparation Service, tabularized source data purification).

- maintained FORTRAN code COSMOS (Common System for Mainframe OperationS, telephone MDF (Main Distributing Frame) jumper and facility management tool).

As a student at UNC, Chapel Hill, NC:

- dispatched card reader, punch, plotter and printer.

- ran midnight and weekend mainframe console as assistant operator and RJE Substation Attendant.

- mounted disks and tapes; archived them offsite.

- booted and attended remote RJE stations on campus.

- staffed the Help Desk on occasion.

For summer/Christmas jobs in Greensboro, NC:

At Pomona Pipe Products, inc (6-8/71):

- ran clay pipe end plug polyurethane diecasting table.

- set up, broke down, cleaned polyurethane pump.

- trimmed, assembled, bagged fittings under pour.

- poled clay cars.

At Cone Mills, inc. (6-8,12/72-3):

- removed quills (empty bobbins) for refilling.

- hauled and mounted filler for 480 Rockwell looms.