I designed and coded the Android app: Rent vs Buy – http://goo.gl/nNPru1 I also designed and produced the app's logo, and all promotional materials.Technically, I still run this small business; but, I don't consider it a job anymore.

• Diagnosed and solved PC problems, sold products and upgrades.• Created extensive custom software (a Remembrance Agent application: MTEBE).• Build a website to market the above. (MTEBE)• Designed advertising. Extensively customized a service van. • Compiled a database of product issues, workarounds, features, and specifications.

• Installed network cabling and set-up Workstations.

Mainframe Operator: IBM ES9000, and some other older systems. DOS/VSE/ESA, $10.44/hr.• Various computer-room duties.

Mainframe Computer Operator IBM 4341, $9.25+$0.25/hr. differentialDOS/VSE, VM, CA7, some Tandem Non-stop IIWorked directly under: Fred Gustafson (manager), and Larry Wallis (Supervisor)

• Provided tech support by phone, repaired returned systems. • Proficient in ESDI, IDE, and ST-506/RLL hard drive interfaces. • Salaried, $1,213 per month. (only $7/hr., so, when they needed to lay someone off, I volunteered) Worked directly under: Bob Powers (General Manager)

• Equipment used: IBM 4341-2, Sun SPARC-40M, HP-3000, IBM-AT.• Software used: Unix, JES2, DOS-VSE-SP, VM, CICS, FAQS, CA-Dynam, PC-DOS. (Attended IBM seminar on the new AS400 series).• Designed a new system (adopted by my employer) for staging the batch-processing job streams, from pre-written automated scripts; thusly greatly simplifying the daily task (saving nearly two hours per day), and eliminating the potential for costly input errors. • Responsible for unsupervised batch processing and Help Desk. • Assisted with the migration of the entire IBM system to a Sun SPARC system running Sun’s version of Unix. Created documentation of the most useful Unix commands, their many options, and rules of syntax with an emphasis on system utilities and system administration. Was the de facto Assistant Unix sys Admin. • Applied knowledge of personal computers and MS-DOS to diagnose and remedy PC problems. Installed PC software and hardware. • $7.50/hour to $9.54/hour plus $0.45 differential

• Sort, identify, and preserve aquatic bugs from samples obtained from stream beds as part of an acid-rain assay and study; while attending school at UNLV. Employee Number: R02749Acid Deposition Dept., J.R. Baker (supervisor), Barry Baldigo (director)

• Equipment used: IBM 4341-2, 4381-2, six 3420-6 tape drives, IBM 3800 Laser printer, HP-3000.• Software: DOS/VSE.• Quickly learned to operate their high-speed laser printer, perform manual data collection from tape cartridges, and do data entry on their HP-1000.• Pay rate: $9.01/hour, to $9.87/hour plus shift differentials. Worked directly under: Roy Tygeson (Director), Davan L. Weddle (Supervisor)(Davan Weddle later became the director of Data Processing at UNLV, but died early in 2004)

• Responsible for maintaining operational status of every printer and terminal in the entire casino, alone on the night shift, and production of daily reports and their distribution. Assumed sole-responsibility after only nine days of training.

• Hardware used: IBM SYS-370-145, to IBM 4331, 4341, HP-3000 s-48 4 Meg.• Mastered the use of OS-JCL to resolve various processing issues.• Controlled job flows, monitored resource allocation, via OS-JCL.• Maintained/serviced the master terminal system, 70+ terminals, via CICS.• Created color-coded charts to aid in the training of new operators.• Software used: OS/VS1, OS-JCL, DOS/VSE, VM-370, CICS, IFAS.• Just for fun, completed a COBOL class at a local business college, and practiced coding on the mainframe.Worked directly under: Denny Hales (manager), Mike Malone (supervisor) $5.25 to $6.50/hr. plus differentials

• Quickly developed a high degree of skill and was recognized for my attention to detail and quality. Worked directly under Joel Alred (department manager) $4.10 to $4.55/hr.