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Dania, Us

IAN's mission is "Building better tools for better democracies."

Dania, Us

Developing proof-of-concept prototypes aimed at building a social media platform intended to facilitate collaborative expression of converging and diverging opinion. Initial features include an Instant Runoff Voting interface with an interactive ballot and a highly innovative model for displaying election results. Early toolsets were based on LAMP open source applications... MySQL, PHP, Javascript, plus CSS and DOM scripting. Current versions use .Net Core tooling... an Azure-hosted RESTful API with an Angular front end. Features include Borda, Instant Runoff, and Condorcet visualizations rendered via D3.jsFor more, visit aimspoll.com and the video linked below.

Glenview, Illinois, Us

Franklin, Tn, Us

Dania Beach, Fl, Us

I have been building and upgrading custom databases and line-of-business applications for clients who need careful attention to their unique requirements. Most of my clients are based in South Florida, but I have also built systems across the United States and overseas. I have extensive experience developing state-of-the-art acquisition and servicing systems for Tax Lien Investors. I have built mission critical desktop systems for specialized law practices, and I am also engaged in the deployment of leading edge public opinion research tools.

Glenview, Illinois, Us

Troubleshooting and optimization, focused on data loading, for the firm's market-leading construction engineering and business management applications. Delivered multiple >10X performance improvements.

Focused on developing a system of ETL packages to automate the import of source data provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), along with in-house data that had been archived in disparate formats.This involved cleaning datasets from two distinct affordable care organizations and consolidating them under a single entity in order to support reporting and ongoing extension. The result was a properly-normalized schema and front-end application prototype that would meet legal requirements for privacy notification and identity masking. I also provided technical support to the firm’s team of database analysts.

Most recently, created a data management/document assembly system using C# and MS SQL 2012. That system integrates and upgrades a very successful suite of contact and billing database applications I built for this small law firm in the early 1990s.

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

Developed a suite of mission-critical applications for the Tax Lien investment arm of a Real Estate firm. Custom creations included: ETL packages (SSIS) for conversion/merging of vendor-supplied data into relational form; rapid creation of C#-based Winform apps for diligence review, strategic modelling, auction support, and portfolio servicing.

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

I architected, developed, and managed a mission-critical suite of data applications for a steadily growing, highly succesful investment department. Created the first two versions of the central application, and played a lead role in transition to the third. Tools included Microsoft SQL Server, VB.NET, Crystal Reports, Delphi, Paradox, InfoPower, DevExpress, Infragistics, Visio, and VBA for integration with Microsoft Office applications.

Coral Gables, Fl, Us

I enrolled in the International Studies graduate program in the mid-1980s, initially to pursue an MA. My initial research focus was US-Soviet technology transfer. I was then recruited into the Ph.D. program and awarded a very prestigious Fellowship. I left for a variety of reasons, and began working in Miami as a database application developer. I was later invited back, and switched my research focus to Internet Governance. Being in and out of school over such a long span, I used to tell my nieces and nephews I was in the 27th grade.My dissertation is available online here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/58805571/Launching-the-DNS-War-Dot-Com-Privatization-and-the-Rise-of-Global-Internet-Governance

Miami, Florida, Us

Consultant developing desktop automation tools, document assembly systems, and custom databases for a major South Florida law firm.

Ph.D, International Studies

M.A, International Studies

Ba, History