Assist with special projects for family-owned business, including customer service,tradeshow exhibition, webpage updates, computer consultation with 19 employees.

Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of Novell servers set in a LAN/WAN environment. Managed Cisco Routers.* Designed NDS Tree. * Managed Border Manager Firewall. Had approval authority for all changes to Firewall, even the manager's changes. * Managed GroupWise Messaging System* Managed Virus Protection for the entire enterprise* Upgraded 7 Novell Netware servers from Novell 3.12 to 5.0. * Installed Windows XP Workstations.. * Installed Windows Server 2000 and 2003 Servers.* Installed and Maintained Windows 95 workstations* Installed and Maintained Windows NT Workstations* Major contributor to the move from a hub environment to a switched environment saving approximately $50,000, while tripling performance. * After a failed upgrade, was brought into the redesigned the switch from a 10 MB to a 100MB LAN. I had to approve the changes, even by the manager.* Designed IP numbering system. * Worked with Cisco Routers and CSU/DSU's. Successfully diagnosed a failed carrier installation of a replacement for a Frame Relay connection.* Taught system and database design methods, and was a major contributor to the initial design of a database system that allows the Service Department to quote, and win work that brings in over a million dollars of business annually.

Developed documentation for the verification and validation of software controlling robotic instruments, and for reporting the results of serological tests preformed by these instruments. * Introduced modeling to the Software Development Life Cycle.

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Supervised GroupDesigned simple low cost Macintosh LAN.* Wrote serial communication drivers to connect OEM and other instruments to Personal Computers.* Developed Serological Diagnostic Tests. Developed the initial production procedures for these tests.; MicrobiologistProduced Diagnostic ReagentsBrought QA for Lipid (Fats and Oils) Chemistry In-house.Increased production of major product lines.

MicrobiologistDeveloped New Diagnostic Reagents and test systems. Tested New Diagnostic Reagent Designs from commercial firms.