- Executive BMW (contract complete)
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December 2007
Independent web master
I setup a wiki site for BMW enthusiasts to share information such as car and shop reviews to mechanical tips.
- the exbook (contract complete)
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August/07 to September/07
Independent PHP programmer
A member of a team rewriting a well established dating web-site with over 200,000 members using the Drupal open source CMS system as a scalable framework.I modified existing core modules using PHP and SQL so a search based on profile answers were possible.
I evaluated several open source CMS packages
development is being done in a LAMP virtual machine (VMWARE) using the Bluefish IDE
- AVVM accounting
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2001-2005
Independent Network Administrator
Maintained a LAN with 9 nodes to allow an office of CPA's and financial advisers to eFile returns.
planned wiring according to user needs and building standards
ran the vertical drops (Cat5, UTP) to end stations
planned necessary security measures to reduce a potential breech
connected Windows 98, Windows XP, and Windows NT as a TCP/IP network
resolved connectivity problems
- GHP Inc
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1980 to 1995
independent programmer
GHP (dba "Anaheim Computer and Video") was a reseller of video and computer parts, video rentals, and it was the west coast distributor for Ohio Scientific Incorporated computers.
systems written in assembly language
Designed, developed and implemented firmware for a small start up company. The computer that was sold to several ski resorts in Southern California.
The system was based on the Ohio Scientific and major changes to the operating system (OS-65U) were required to use the new interrupt table and parallel processing capabilities.
It used the 65C802 processor was chosen because it was a 16 bit processor that was fully compatible with the 6502. It was planned that we would upgrade to the 65816 at a later date to take advantage of multi-processing capabilities.
systems written in BASIC
a POS system to keep track of video rentals and over-the-counter sales
a bookkeeping system for a General ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and retail inventory
- Pacific Coast Studio Directory in North Hollywood
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1985 to 1992
independent Programmer, Consultant
Pacific Coast Studio Directory was the publisher for a directory of the Hollywood movie industry.
Designed, developed and implemented a system to store the directory format and entries on an Ohio Scientific computer and send it to an electronic typesetting machine. It was written in BASIC
all entries in the industrial directory were stored on a database for easy CRUD-like editing
The entries were organized by subject and sent to an electronic typesetting machine in a registry true manner with proper leading and consideration given to widows, orphans etc.
Support was provided remotely with CarbonCopy and Xmodem
- Sweinhart Electronics
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1993 to 1995
Independent Programmer, Consultant
Sweinhart Electronics assembled and sold generator and motor parts
Assisted in the design, development and implementation of a supply chain system on a multi-processor and multi-user Cromemco computer.
The system was written in BASIC and included accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, payroll, parts inventory, bill of materials, final inventory.
- BrassTec
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1993 to 1998
Independent Programmer, Consultant
BrassTec distributed home improvement items
Member of team that wrote a supply chain system on the IBM PC using Visual Basic.
Developed modules that included accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, payroll, parts inventory, bill of materials, final inventory.
Member of team that installed a Novel network.
- Rima Systems in Huntington Beach
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1982 to 1993
Independent Programmer, Consultant
Rima Systems manufactures stacking equipment for publishing houses.
Designed, developed and implemented a supply chain system which included accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, payroll, parts inventory, bill of materials, final inventory.
Programmed in BASIC
