Don Simpson Email & Phone Number

Pasadena, Ca

Simi Valley, Ca

Pre- and Post-sales technical support for robotic tape library system. Primary responsibility was support for certifications by Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s). ISV’s include CA, HP, IBM, Microsoft, EMC Legato, and Symantec/Veritas. Hands-on testing & certification on Windows, Linux, HP-UX, and Solaris. Manage tape drive vendor technical relationships (IBM, HP, Sony, and Quantum). Created pdf fill-in forms, support tools and instructions, designed and developed database applications for CRM, RMA tracking, marketing mailing, and failure analysis; implemented and supported intranet. Top-level Customer Support.

Los Angeles, Ca

Managed software development of secure, multi-merchant, high-volume internet credit card payment gateway in Java and Websphere on AIX with an anti-fraud module on Linux with Weblogic, plus enhancements to internet data warehouse, internet eScrip buyer loyalty, and RMS 9000 merchant credit card fraud systems in Java, RPG, and Cobol on an AS/400.

Western Region

Manager of pre-and post-sales professional services, including software costing and bidding, managing project managers to ensure successful project completions. Created ISO 9000 compliant project management methodology. Worked on ISO 9000 certification and SAP conversion. Started as Senior Systems Analyst: Business analysis, architecture creation, proposal generation, project plan generation, ensure smooth project start, monitor compliance. Architect of several large, complex systems, including high speed scanning, imaging, OCR/ICR, data entry, image storage and retrieval, database, data warehouse, network, & check processing. As a remote manager, managed remote and Headquarters-based employees.

Irvine, Ca

Technical sales support, systems architect, and certified project manager for large IT system sales and implementations. Specialty: Financial institutions, Banking, Insurance.

Pasadena, Ca

Line Manager for successful on-time development of hardware, software and systems for new Mainframe computing system, including QA and Customer Field Test.Designed a key portion of the B3955 processor, using microcode driven structures. Wrote firmware/microcode compiler to demonstrate feasibility. Instrumental in development of early ‘soft’ mainframes with remote maintenance.Designed the memory subsystem for the B4800. This was the fastest main memory in a commercial mainframe computer at that time. No errors were found during debug nor during manufacturing and Q.A. testing.

Master Of Science, Electrical Engineering And Computer Sciences, 3.4 Of 4.0

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Engineering And Computer Sciences, 2.95 Of 4.0

Activities and Societies: Ski Club