SQLstream Blaze is a data processing platform for building and running streaming applications. Blaze adds stream processing to Big Data systems, SQL performance to existing streaming architectures, and Streaming Analytics to Kafka.

A technical services company, as president and sole proprietor, engaged in the following projects, and wrote Python, C/C++ and Java code in support of each deliverable. Clients include: SynGlyphX Corp., FTL Games, Mindtel, LLC, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), BIOwulf Technologies.

Wrote and debugged C code for payroll services for the entertainment industry, performed unit and system tests, wrote software documentation.

Sold by telephone, installed, trained customers, supported and customized software for medical inventory management and patient tracking. Applications written in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in the Microsoft Access environment. Modified and customized VBA code, wrote SQL queries and performed data conversion and import from a variety of medical billing packages. Managed the beta test of a new software package.

A producer of client/server and web-based sell-side business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce software, served as a corporate resource and "technical guru" for all field pre-sales engineers.Answered questions and wrote difficult demos, responded to RFPs, gave presentations and demonstrations to prospects making HQ visits, and trained all new field sales engineers (SEs).

At Apple Computer Inc.'s Enterprise Software Division, formerly NeXT Software Inc., a producer of object-oriented software tools for enterprise client/server and intranet/internet applications, provided technical support for sales teams calling on large commercial accounts selling WebObjects and OpenStep application development tools (for Java, Objective C, C++ and C), and operating systems software, developed by NeXT. Job evaluation and bonus compensation based on software revenue in the western region of North America; after joining Apple this region produced strong revenue and growth during the last 3 quarters of Apple's fiscal '97 (ending in September 1997), contributing to WebObjects being rated the number one enterprise intranet tool by IDC. This ex-NeXT software revenue also contributed to the Apple recovery, and the doubling of Apple's stock value during the same period.

Provided technical support for salespeople of 3D graphics software development tools (for C and C++) for UNIX and PC deployments. Duties included UNIX, Mac and Windows system administration, programming and operating demos, technical presentations and assisting customers with software design and debugging. Job success was measured by sales in the southwest US. In 1994 the salesperson I supported made the biggest sale in company history ($1.8 million) and in 1995 that salesperson was highest over quota (110%).