As a professional network manager/administrator, I have designed, installed, and maintained both small and medium-sized LANs/WANs for over ten years. I am experienced with Cisco, Bay Networks (Nortel) switch and router administration, Nortel Meridian 1 PBX administration including ACD queues and Meridian Mail as well as network cabling/fiber installation and configuration. I am experienced with networking Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT 4.0, UNIX and Macintosh operating systems in heterogeneous and homogeneous environments.
As a manager I have trained and sponsored candidates for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (MCP+Internet) and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) programs. I have directed the activities of hardware engineers, software engineers, network administrators, technical writers, PC Support technicians and Help Desk personnel.
As a team member I have added value to projects in both technical and operational areas and I am the co-inventor on two separate patents, one for an electronic design and one for a mechanical enclosure.
Handles all aspects of design for kitchens, baths, libraries, home theaters, etc for custom homes.
As the Network Systems Manager I was responsible for three areas including the credit union’s LAN/WAN, Telecom and Help Desk/PC Support. I managed the rollout of 530 Win98 PCs to replace Wyse terminals connected to our HP 9000 UNIX host. To improve network reliability and support the additional traffic generated by the rollout I managed the upgrade of the credit union’s WAN from dedicated fractional T1’s with SW56K dial back-up modems to Frame Relay with ISDN back-up for our 29 branch offices. I was instrumental in the implementation of the credit unions Intranet site as well as a secure Extranet for our Board of Directors. I contributed to the management and expansion of the credit union’s Citrix and Exchange servers. I also managed the selection implementation of the credit union’s firewall/VPN solution. I was recognized for my contribution to the Y2K Project Team.
I was originally brought in as a consultant to design and code a billing system for satellite telephone services. I developed the billing application using Microsoft Access 97 and Visual Basic. The system was designed to be upsized to SQL Server.
I designed and implemented a computer network based on Windows NT 4.0 supporting Win 95, Win 98 clients and integrating the existing Macintosh workstations. I later expanded the network to include a Citrix server and WinTerm clients as well as a MS Proxy (2.0) Server, an Exchange 5.5 Server, SQL 7.0 Server, an Application Server and a Windows NT 4.0 Remote Access Server. The network supported 25 local users and 25 remote users from our Burbank office as well as a Virtual Private Network to link our Burbank and Washington, DC offices via the Internet. The DC office supported five executives. All servers were Y2K compliant.
I designed and coded the www.skysite.com web site during 1998. Later I designed and coded an Intranet using IIS 4.0 with Active Server Pages which allows distributors to login and view the daily satellite airtime usage of their customers.
When I left Skysite in 1999 I was Vice President of Operations responsible for Customer Service, Technical Support, Inventory Control, Shipping/Receiving and our Inside Sales Departments.
SilentRadio, Inc. 1994-1997
I managed SilentRadio’s Local Area Network, Web Site, Intranet and broadcast networks. I upgraded the LAN to integrate two Windows NT 3.51 servers and thirty-five Windows 95 clients with our existing UNIX host. I designed and implemented two Intranets, one running under Windows NT 3.51 using Microsoft’s Internet Information Server and the other running on a Sun SPARC 10 using Novell’s Enterprise Server. Other responsibilities included technical sales support, post sales support and managing our technical writing department.
SilentRadio,
Inc. 1991-1994
I coordinated the activities of thirty-five people performing all aspects of electronic manufacturing including purchasing, inventory control, flow solder, touch up, mechanical assembly, testing, QC, shipping and our repair department. I improved inventory turns ratio from 1:1 to 5:1 while implementing a “continuous flow” manufacturing system.
SilentRadio,
Inc. 1985-1991
I redesigned the company-wide LAN and converted it from a topology where all users had dumb terminals connected to a UNIX host to a topology where everyone used Windows 3.1 then later upgraded to Windows for Workgroups, later still updated to Windows 95 with Windows NT Servers.
SilentRadio, Inc. 1980-1985
I performed all aspects of design including circuit card design, schematic capture, printed circuit board layout and electro-mechanical packaging. I improved departmental operations by taking the company from a paper-based design system to a Computer Aided Design system.
I acted as a liaison between Engineering and Manufacturing in the Power Subsystems Division. I interpreted Engineering Change Orders for manufacturing. I was originally given responsibility for the one single project my predecessor had but during my short time there I quickly acquired eight other projects acting to research and justify methods and procedures specified by Engineering for each project.
I started my career as an electro-mechanical design draftsman. I designed circuit card assemblies as well as the enclosures to house circuit card assemblies for the aerospace industry. I performed all aspects of design drafting including schematic generation, printed circuit board layout and electro-mechanical packaging.
In
1992 I earned a C45 contractor’s license. Most major cities in California
require general contractors to have a C45 license before allowing them to sell
signage to airports, schools or other government agencies. I acquired this
license to allow SilentRadio to sell into these environments.
I am the co-inventor of U.S. patent number 4,620,227 for a VBI data decoder. This patent was issued on October 28, 1986 to Mike Levin and myself for a device which captures data encoded into a television signal’s Vertical Blanking Interval. In 1993 the FCC ruled that all television sets with a screen size larger than thirteen inches must have a closed captioning data decoder integrated into them. Most television sets manufactured since that time use the technique we invented.
I am also the co-inventor of U.S. patent number 5,665,938 for an electronic display enclosure. This patent was issued on September 9, 1997 to Charles Smiley and myself for a weather resistant enclosure used for ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant LED displays mounted on train platforms. Metrolink in Los Angeles and BART in San Jose have used this design for the displays installed on their train platforms.
I am the former president and board member of the Los Angeles NT Users group. The Los Angeles NT Users Group (LANTUG 2000) was formed to promote the advancement of Windows NT (2000) solutions through open forums, education and other media. We operate a web site at www.lantug.org. General meetings cover the latest developments in Windows NT products and services. Educational Special Interest Group meetings feature a Microsoft Certified Instructor to teach selected topics. Our goal is to provide practical training and help our members to become Microsoft Certified.
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