Retired March 2018Project Manager consulting; Office automation software, Microsoft Office Suite.Project ManagerAn experienced Project Manager acts as a quarterback on a project team and can unravel constraints hiding in the processes that result in delivery delays and cost overruns. Successful project completion often lies with the Project Manger identifying the deliverables and resource sizing early in the task and then recognizing constraints as they surface, isolating… Show more Retired March 2018Project Manager consulting; Office automation software, Microsoft Office Suite.Project ManagerAn experienced Project Manager acts as a quarterback on a project team and can unravel constraints hiding in the processes that result in delivery delays and cost overruns. Successful project completion often lies with the Project Manger identifying the deliverables and resource sizing early in the task and then recognizing constraints as they surface, isolating resource limitations and finally effectively communicating to the cross departmental teams recommended solutions, ongoing concerns and specific needs so the project can progress successfully. All projects I worked on were completed on time and within budget despite all too often tightening schedules and stressful events. Managing customer expectations is key to successful completion of any project.Office Automation:In almost any office, we find lots of individuals who don't really understand how to use computers. Yet, we need them to produce complex, reliable and timely reports to help us run our businesses. Utilizing office automation features built into Microsoft Office products since 2007, (VBA and .NET), we can make it much easier for less experienced employees to perform complex reliable work while freeing higher skilled employees to perform more important tasks. Office automation can turn higher level employees from spreadsheet jockeys into business analysts. Software tailored to your specific business makes much more sense than off the shelf software with features that you don't use or need and add confusion that your employees have to work around.CEO, dChase Enterprises, LLC. ; Show less

Retired - March 2018;I provided financial advisory services to individual and small business investors.Financial Advisor, 2000 - 2018 - Developed and maintained relationships with clients and prospective clients - Designed investment portfolios - Provided estate planning guidance and training. - Provided retirement planning. - Designed office task & client management software. - Designed a real time stock alert system to monitor 500 individual investments… Show more Retired - March 2018;I provided financial advisory services to individual and small business investors.Financial Advisor, 2000 - 2018 - Developed and maintained relationships with clients and prospective clients - Designed investment portfolios - Provided estate planning guidance and training. - Provided retirement planning. - Designed office task & client management software. - Designed a real time stock alert system to monitor 500 individual investments across 16 different alert points. Alerts were sent out via email and text message. The system dramatically reduced office personnel requirements to manage accounts and investments.I have sold my financial planning practice. Show less

Compaq Computers:1995 - 2000 - Sr Project Manager; coordinated Y2K software releases for AT&T UNIX platforms.- Coordinated the activities of thirty development engineers; hardware and software designs.- Met regularly with development and sustaining release managers to ensure complete coverage.- Developed team operating plans for each major software release.- Oversaw team participation in all active projects.- Met with software and hardware development, technical… Show more Compaq Computers:1995 - 2000 - Sr Project Manager; coordinated Y2K software releases for AT&T UNIX platforms.- Coordinated the activities of thirty development engineers; hardware and software designs.- Met regularly with development and sustaining release managers to ensure complete coverage.- Developed team operating plans for each major software release.- Oversaw team participation in all active projects.- Met with software and hardware development, technical publications, manufacturing, and customer interface representatives regularly to status program activities.- Managed defect backlogs while working closely with development to ensure resolution inclusion in releases.- Conducted release status update teleconferences with customers.- Worked closely with customer interfaces, product management, finance, manufacturing, software, and hardware organizations to scope out and define release components and parameters.- Assigned and managed the daily progress of over 500 software repairs in preparation for Y2K.- Customer liaison - daily phone conferences with customer; daily meeting with development engineers to assure software releases were rolled out in a manner that met the clients requirements.- Reviewed all customer documentation prior to release.- Regularly presented program status, issues, and deadlines to site management.- Served on core teams of multiple development programs.- Helped determine engineering change orders were appropriate for migration to selected release threads.(Hewlett Packard acquired Compaq in 2002, Compaq acquired Tandem in 1997) Show less

Tandem Computers:1990-1995 - Engineering Lab Manager; - Compiled a team of fifteen electronics technicians and support personnel.- Assembled a cross functional team to help design and construct a $30MM state of the art software development laboratory.- Provided hardware support and repair on over 100 large UNIX servers.- Provided network support; DSL, fiber optic, T1.- Working cooperatively with the thirteen department managers, owned and managed the $10MM annual expense… Show more Tandem Computers:1990-1995 - Engineering Lab Manager; - Compiled a team of fifteen electronics technicians and support personnel.- Assembled a cross functional team to help design and construct a $30MM state of the art software development laboratory.- Provided hardware support and repair on over 100 large UNIX servers.- Provided network support; DSL, fiber optic, T1.- Working cooperatively with the thirteen department managers, owned and managed the $10MM annual expense budget.- Evaluated, ordered and installed new equipment in the laboratory and development engineer's offices.- Managed the allocation of all computer equipment within the organization of 150 programmers.- Manage lab system administration duties for the development group.- Installed UNIX operating systems on multi- and uniprocessor machines.- Ran operating system build audit tests. Ran maintenance and diagnostic tests.- Managed scheduler program for testing and crash and burn machines.- Coordinated software upgrades for lab machines.- Conducted quarterly and annual reviews of individual contributors. Show less

Tandem Computers:1989 - 1990 Manufacturing Quality Control Engineer; Supplier Management, vendor source inspections and incoming quality.Prepared weekly quality and cost of quality reportsRoot cause defect analysis on sub assemblies and finished productLean manufacturing to ISO 9001 compliance.

Tandem Computers:1985-1988 - Manufacturing Process Engineer; Designed test equipment, electronics, software and metal housing.Oversee printed circuit assembly process, solder process, test of completed assemblies. Developed cost savings methods and pioneered cost of quality analysis reporting.Developed test software, C & C++. Developed SQL database queries for cost of quality analysis. Implemented ISO 9000-9001 process improvements.

Tandem Computers: 1982-1984 Production Supervisor; managed JIT printed circuit assembly line.Managed JIT printed circuit assembly line.Thirty six employees; employee selection and performance reviews.Participative management environment, LEAN manufacturing and Constraints methods.

Designed test equipment. Motorola had a memory development facility in Austin. I designed automated test equipment, performed equipment evaluations and developed test software.

Designed manufacturing automation equipment. Designed and programmed (assembly language) microprocessor based sub-assembly and finished product test equipment. DataProducts was (at that time) the world's largest line printer manufacturer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dataproducts

Calibration & Repair Technician: Precision Measuring Electronics and Measurement; served four years, electronics calibration and repair laboratory. Thirty six months tech school; served Wichita Falls, Texas & Okinawa Japan. Primary responsibilities, meters, oscilloscopes, various diagnostic equipment.