Experience:

• Migrated VFP 6.0 application with DBF tables to VFP 8.0 using SQL Server backend to improve performance.
• Developed add-on product for Aether Mobile Government FireRMS 5.0 application.
• Implemented website accessible, indexed searches on content of PDF files for customers.
• Provided technical  recommendations for distributed computing and web products for customers.
• Assisted customers in maintaining Web sites and Web servers.
• Enhanced existing client applications.
• Developed customized reporting modules for third party application for customers.
• Developed suite of Visual FoxPro developer tools  released to software developer community.
• Evaluated n-tier frameworks to be used by development staff on future projects.
• Assembled the company Development Standards.

• Lead designer and developer of web enabled Order Entry.
• Lead designer and prototype developer of web enabled First Report.
• Project Leader, designer and developer of LAN based Workers' Compensation First Report of Injury system.
• Lead designer, developer, and marketing for Workers’ Compensation Claims processing system.
• Designer, and developer for Workers’ Compensation Administration system.
• Project Leader of Champion’s People, Places, Phones (P³), Investor Relations, and Diesel Mileage applications.
• Project Leader of Kirtland Informational System for internal time tracking and executive information system.
• Developed and enhanced Kirtland extensions to Visual MaxFrame Professional framework.
• Integrated Stonefield’s suite of database extensions, query, and reporting tools with framework.
• Developed Kirtland’s "New Application Wizard" to improve project start ups.
• Lead internal training for programmers, application developers, and project leaders.
• Assisted entire staff in solving difficult problems with code, design, and production support.
• Charged with recruitment and interviewing of potential members of development staff.
• Evaluated programmers’, application developers’, and senior developers’ performance.
• Worked with company Owner and Vice-president to set corporate direction and policies.
• Worked with company Owner on new sales ventures.

• Designed all new Data Warehouse for LAO Joint Venture Retail System, improved performance of existing reporting system.
• Publishing FoxPro and Sybase database information to web pages for potential customer Intranet.

• Represented CSAD on Chief Technologist Office Guidance Team, Emerging Business and Technology Symposium.
• Project Leader for Latin America Retail/Lease Applications.
• Developed, implemented, and enhanced GMAC Retail System (Collections) for Argentina.
• Developed cross-platform application framework used for all CSAD FoxPro development projects.
• Project Leader for GMAC Research Request Tracking System.
• Developed, implemented, and enhanced GMAC Address Book for Executive Office and Vision 21 project.
• Developed, implemented, and enhanced the Vehicle Tracking System for GMAC branches.
• Developed and implemented Semi-Annual Management Planning System for GMAC Human Resources.
• Developed and implemented Customer Assistance Center System for EDS/GMAC support group.
• Leading development of coding standards for all development tools, and participating in FoxPro standards for EDS.
• Founder and President of the EDS Fox User Group.

• Developed, marketed, and implemented Visitor Security System and GM Proud Referral Tracking System for GM Tech Staffs.
• Supported, enhanced, and documented Designation Of Agents System for GM Technical Staffs Financial.
• Developed and implemented Design Staff Contract Hours System which transfers PC data from/to IBM mainframe.
• Served as Novell Local Area Network Administrator for EDS Technical Staffs Central Support.
• Supported customer and local account questions on FoxPro, Lotus 123, and Microsoft Word.

• Coded RESPOND on-line system in LINCII fourth generation language.
• Created and improved existing COBOL programs which generated reports for Customer Service Engineering.
• Served on the Customer Service Engineering IS departmental LAN team.

Publications and Presentations:

• Co-author of Visual FoxPro Best Practices for the Next Ten Years (ISBN 1-930919-70-0)
• Co-author of What's New in Nine: Visual FoxPro's Greatest Hits (ISBN 1-930919-64-6)
• Co-author of Deploying Visual FoxPro Solutions (ISBN 1-930919-32-8)
• Co-author of MegaFox: 1002 Things You Wanted To Know About Extending VFP (ISBN 1-930919-27-1)
• Co-author of 1001 Things You Wanted to Know About Visual FoxPro (ISBN 0-9655093-3-8).
• More than a three dozen articles and tips published in FoxTalk and FoxPro Advisor.
• Presented sessions at more than two dozen conferences, seminars and college organizations.
• Over a hundred articles written for user group newsletters across North America.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science, Computer and Information Science, Minor in Economics