As the Sexton or custodian of the church, opened the church on Sunday; did the final clearing, cleaning, tidying, and set-up of the church campus before Sunday worship, school, and fellowship; assisted parishioners during worship, school, and fellowship; put the church campus back in order after Sunday activities; then close the church.Perform the same function for special church events not occuring on Sunday such as funerals, weddings, church group meetings, Lenten gatherings, and Christmas activities.Performed special custodial projects. Filled-in when Church Housekeeper is unable to work.Before becoming the sexton, started as a one-day-a-week relief housekeeper and then the Sunday housekeeper.

Adult Day Care As the respite Program Coordinator and an STNA / Program Assistant, lead and executed the adult day care of about a dozen guests. Provided for the guests' safety, hygiene, comfort, entertainment, and enrichment.As the Program Coordinator insured guests were enguaged in satisfying mental and physical activities throughout the day. Composed monthly activities schedules to achieve this goal. Made time for one-on-one personal attention of guests not enguaging in scheduled activities.As an STNA / Program Assistant kept guests from putting themselves at risk, assisted guests in adequate use of rest rooms, and provided sufficient food and drink.Employment ended when Paul's Peers Respite Care closed on December 24, 2012 due to several months of insufficient income because of low guest attendance.

During the merge of Seaway Food Town, Inc. with Spartan Stores, transferred employment from Seaway Food Town to the Spartan Stores position of computer Applications Analyst / Programmer supporting Warehousing. Continued supporting the overall company merge process by defining and explaining Seaway Food Town system functions, providing various Seaway Food Town ad hoc reports, modifying Seaway Food Town’s warehousing and store billing systems as the Spartan Stores systems assumed gradual staged control. The merge process completed by end of 2002 with the formal decommission of the Seaway Food Town mainframe computer by my planned retaining of data files in easily readable and well documented format.Then achieved sufficient proficiency in the Spartan Stores' UNIX operating system with its Vi Editor, Spartan Stores’ EXceed 2000 Warehouse Management System, and the INFORMIX 4gl language, to accomplish three requests for services involving an extensive shell script change and a complete change to the printed format of Spartan Stores’ Pallet-Move Label.Employment was terminated due to the elimination of my job position as a necessary warehousing cost cutting measure required by the closure of the Ohio Food Town Stores and the Ohio Warehouse. Received a letter of recommendation.

Northwest Ohio self distributing retail supermarkets As a computer Senior Developer, was responsible for all aspects of development and enhancement of information systems, including user liaison, consultation, analysis, alternatives investigation, design, coding, testing, documenting, training, implementation and support.Became proficient in COBOL and QUKJOB programming, and conditional JCL construction. Worked within the following environment. Hardware encountered: IBM 370 and ES 9000 CPU's. Software encountered: DOS/MVT and VSE with VM and VM/CMS Operating Systems; CICS; VSAM; DATACOM/DB with COBOL Native Calls, IDEAL, and DATAQUERY languages; QUICKSTART DB check pointing, DYNAMD/T tape and disk managers; DRIVER source code and JCL manager; CA-SORT; WESTI and DOCTOR-D back-up and restore; and Worldwide Chain Store Systems Warehousing and Purchasing Systems.Work also involved using Microsoft Office Suite and VISIO charter.Deeply involved in developing and supporting the warehousing system, warehouse labor management, physical inventories, and store ordering and billing.Highly involved in two World Wide Chain Store System's Conversions, the warehousing and labor management revisions needed for Seaway Food Town’s new Perishable and General Merchandise Warehouses, Seaway Food Town's successful Year2000 Conversion, and finally the company's merge with Spartan Stores.As Seaway Food Town merged with Spartan Stores, transferred employment to Spartan Stores. Received letter of recommendation.

Distribution center of hardware to industry; andhardware, houseware, and sporting goods to retail outlets -the PRO Hardware Store distributor As a computer system Programmer Analyst, detailed problems with old information systems and requirements for new information systems as outlined by management. Composed, tested, developed, and documented old computer program modifications, and new computer programs to fulfill management's goals while enhancing overall information system stability.Supported general in-house information systems including store order filling and invoicing.Worked within hardware environment of IBM 360 and 370 mainframe cpu's, STC 3350 disk drives, STC 3450 and 3650 tape drives, Courier 270 terminals, and Telxon telephone transmission equipment.Work utilized Software Pursuits DOS/MVT operating system, Westinghouse Teleprocessing Interface (WESTI) with SCEPTER programmer assist, CINCOM Systems' TOTAL 7 data base, ADR LIBRARIAN/VS source code manager, Computer Associates DYNAM/T tape file manager and DYNAM/D disk file manager, IBM COBOL programming language, System Support Software QUIKJOB programming language, Computer Associates CA-Sort, and Westinghouse Disk Utility programs.Bostwick Braun encountered financial difficulties and scheduled weekly layoffs of its employees. To receive Ohio unemployment payments required seeking other employment. Found nearer, more stable, and similar job position at Seaway Food Town.

International Automated Machines, Inc.(now Diamond Crystal Brands)Portion packagers of granulated materials -sugar, salt, pepper, creamer, coffeeInitially worked as factory laborer: Material Handler, Portion Packaging Machine Operator, and Fork Lift Operator. Advanced to Production Foreman responsible for fifteen personnel and eighteen portion packaging machines. Transferred to Portion Packaging Machine Repairman/Technician. Then advanced to Quality Control Manager.Initiated I.A.M.'s formal quality control program: portion weight and count control, inspectors and inspection procedures, and granulated raw food material control.Represented I.A.M. as its Quality Control Manager in dealing with customers and vendors.Resigned to obtain a more secure job position in computers at Bostwick Braun.

Infantry, Heavy WeaponsPrimary duties included all Heavy Mortar Squad positions, Heavy Mortar Squad Leader, and Heavy Mortar Platoon Sergeant. Special duties included Noncommissioned Officer's School , Company Training Sergeant, public relations work with the U.S. Army Exhibit Unit, and Basic Training Platoon Sergeant and Instructor.Served in the United States, West Germany, and South Vietnam. Attained the rank of Staff Sergeant (E6). Received an Honorable Discharge .

Department StoreWorked as a Sales Associate and Stock Person in Toy Department. My mother worked at the same store as an Interior Decorator.Stopped temporary summer work to join U.S. Army.

University of Southern CaliforniaWorked as a Bus Boy at one of the cafeterias on campus. My father was an Executive Chef.

Worked as a Dish Washer for my father, the Chef Manager.