COMPUTER HISTORY (Now employed at UC Berkeley as an astronomy education project mgr.)
GENERAL PC NETWORK CONSULTING AND SUPPORT (1991 to 2001)
CNE certification 1994, Netware 4.x certification-upgrade 1997
Microcomputer network support from 1991 to 2001
Hardware/software installation and support for Novell and Windows 9x, NT networks,
database set-ups, Internet installations and personalized training at all levels for businesses.
Web design involving manual HTML coding, Javascript, and manipulation of images
to balance quality and load time, with attention to cross-browser issues.
PROGRAMMING PROJECTS 1986-1991 - Clipper, using C subroutine calls
Novell Network projects as consultant/programmer
General Ledger system for Dimento-Lyall, Inc., for Fleischmann's Yeast
Consultant/Programmer Feb '88 to Oct. '90
Developed Payroll program used in 16 cities. Converted PC data to Bank of America
mainframe format. Provided end-user support in connection with a 3-server network.
Database Search program for PG&E Diablo Canyon Rate Case, for Tenera Ltd, for Bechtel Corp.
Associate Consultant Apr. '87 to Dec. '87
Programmed main databases and reports for PG&E rebuttal of the 17,000-page Public Utilities
Commission's Public Staff Department report recommending disallowance of $4.4 billion
in Diablo Canyon costs. The project involved work on 20 computers and general PC support
for several units involved in the case.
Developed PC tracking-analysis of electrical cables and raceways for cogeneration power plants
for Impell Power Projects
Applications Developer Sept. '86 to Apr. '87
Using Clipper and dBASE III+, my design tool and construction aid for Impell's California
cogeneration projects analyzes data for possible improper routing or overfill conditions
and identifies cable requirements for each project. Customized and patterned after a mainframe
program, it saved Impell $30,000-$50,000 per project relative to mainframe costs.
OTHER INTERESTS
Photography, music, history, psychology
