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West Palm Beach, Fl, Us

New York, New York, Us

► iXchanj Project, USA Project Leader, Developer, and Technical Writer, January 2011—June 2012 and June 2014—currentiXchanj is an online multiplayer exchange network that enables real-time dealmaking among multiple sellers and buyers. iXchanj is currently under development. ► Antea Group, USA Technical Writer, November 2015—currentAntea Group is an environmental management consultancy with global perspectives. Provide contract technical editing, writing, and blogging services.► The Janet Data Project, USA Technical Writer, December 2012—June 2013Big Data as a new "space" is the New New Thing. The objective of the Janet Data Project is to establish "Janet" as the Silicon Valley Big Data SME, lead architect, and evangelist for monetizing Big Data. Wrote "An Executive Summary: The Janet Data Project."► FreedomFriends Enterprises LLC, USA FreedomFriends.com: Where Free Minds Meet Managing Editor and Writer, January 2010—December 2011Freedomfriends.com introduced global social networking with a freedom orientation. Contributed commentary on issues surrounding the inevitable tension between society and the individual.► sillyConValley Project, USA Managing Editor and Writer, Webmaster, October 2004—January 2010The sillyConValley project was a book-website-movie project centered on the challenge that ultra-high technology and transhumanism present to the future of humanity. As project originator developed sillyConValley.net and the first rough draft for "sillyConValley: They Set Out to Change the World, Instead the World Changed Them." ► Carolina Civic Voice, Wilmington, North Carolina Investigative Journalist, 2004—2006Carolina Civic Voice was an independent news and issues online and print magazine serving the greater Cape Fear region of North Carolina. Researched and contributed feature articles and editorials.

M-Vision provides interim and retained CTO and CIO services with a focus on professional software development, solutions, service scaling, and turnkey solutions. On an as-needed consulting basis have provided interviewing, editing, writing, and production services for M-Vision since 2005. ► Provide content development and production services for the "Cloudy with a Chance of Computing" project, an ongoing technical dialogue concerning cloud computing implementation and business models.► Researched and edited "Intelligent Device Management (IDM)," a technical whitepaper that introduces prospective customers to IDM solutions that lower the cost of maintenance and improve the performance of networked systems and devices.

Reston, Virginia (Va), Us

VeriSign Managed PKI consists of a variety of tools and services to help establish a customized public key infrastructure (PKI) and Certificate Authority (CA) system for issuing and managing digital certificates throughout the enterprise.Updated the "Managed PKI Key Management Service," "Installation," "Hardware/Software Requirements," and "Support and Service" guides, and the "Go Secure! for Checkpoint" guide. Worked closely with engineers and PSO to fully document a narrative for configuring the Key Management Service. Released online help, "User's Guide," and "Owner's Manual for Managed Security Services" (including Managed VPN Service, Managed Firewall Service, and other services).

Medion is a European leader in multimedia PCs and consumer electronics, now partnering with major retailers to bring cost-effective products to the US.Played a key role in Medion's bid to break into the US multimedia consumer market. Rewrote and retargeted the German-authored Medion PC User's Guide for American nontechnical audiences.

Rochester, Ny, Us

Assembled and produced a 280-page proposal, by a six-organization consortium led by Genencor, to the DOE for a $12 million grant from the Genomes to Life program. The proposed research approaches included Bioinformatics, Proteomics, and Functional Genomics.

Austin, Tx, Us

E2open is a network for electronics OEMs, contract manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers for collaboration across the entire product lifecycle. Developed a first draft of a functional overview and Java API description for E2NA, a proprietary platform that supports a wide range of collaboration solutions. E2open's B2B integration includes encryption for private communications; secure user name/password authentication; support for multiple file formats; standardized message flow and contents, and business logic; application adapters; and standard APIs for extending functionality.

The ActaWorks data integration platform provides a complete solution for batch load and real-time e-commerce operations. Acta was acquired by Business Objects in 2002. Working with product development engineers, a marketing team, and engineering specs, I fully researched, developed, and published:► "User Guide for Adapter SDK 1.0"—which tells senior programmers how to use the included Java API to write adapters for integrating ActaWorks with any information resource that has a Java interface (e.g., JDBC), such as a Web application or an EAI application.► "User Guide for MQSeries Adapter 1.0"— which tells application designers how to deploy the MQSeries prepackaged Java-based adapter to integrate ActaWorks with IBM MQSeries applications.

Array Microsystems employs its VideoFLOW chipset to enable full motion MPEG encoding, and other similar standards like H.26x and JPEG, in digital video solutions for video conferencing, surveillance, and streaming. Updated and completed the user manual for Array's Sentry digital video surveillance system; also developed the .chm version of the user manual using RoboHelp.

Redmond, Washington, Us

The Microsoft TV Server scalable platform enables network operators to deploy interactive services to subscribers using advanced set-top boxes connected to terrestrial, dialup, satellite, and cable networks.Researched and developed a system overview, system management guides, application customization documentation, and technical whitepapers for Microsoft TV Server 1.0. TV Server runs under Windows 2000, includes SQL-based client/server RDBMSs and COM-based interfaces, and uses the proprietary JINX scripting language to parse back-end XML and build HTML pages for server applications.

Etak provides digital map databases and applications for Windows and UNIX platforms.Researched, developed, and edited system documentation for the Etak ClearGround System. ClearGround is a Microsoft SQL Server implementation for state-wide excavation notification. It includes a GUI administrator’s console for setting permissions, database parameters, retrieving archived records, monitoring communications ports and user activity, and for other routine database maintenance and system administration.

LiveWorks commercialized the PARC-originated Windows-based LiveBoard interactive meeting system for remote collaboration. Reporting to the VP of Product Development from company inception developed, managed, and matured a team of contract and permanent technical writers, editors and illustrators. Scheduled development and release of all documentation deliverables including the "MeetingBoard User Guide" and Help, and the "LiveBoard User Guide," "Quick Reference Card," and "Service Guide." Developed and enforced documentation standards, templates, and industry-standard terminology. Created documentation plans and managed print production and quality. Implemented user surveys for continuous product improvement.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

As part of the Information Systems Management program, taught Information Systems Design, a three-credit course focusing on the art of human-computer interface design. Topics included: "Shared Minds: the New Technologies of Collaboration" (Michael Schrage, Random House, 1990); Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW); and shared-workspace interfaces.

Consilium’s client/server product, WorkStream Open, monitors and controls the five essential elements of manufacturing: materials, equipment, work instructions, personnel, and facilities. Working with product development engineers, I fully researched, developed, and published a number of books, including:► "XWI Installation and Reference Guide for HP-UX"—which covers XWI WorkStream Open configured with HP-UX servers and supported UNIX clients.► "Using WorkStream in a Windows Environment"—which describes how to install, set up, troubleshoot, and use the X Windows/Motif graphical user interface (XWI) for WorkStream.

Austin, Texas, Us

Oracle 4GL tools use CASE methods to generate database applications that are portable across major platforms and environments. ► Updated the "SQL*Forms Reference Manual."► Planned, researched, and designed the documentation set for the integration of SQL*Forms, SQL*Menu, and Multimedia products (image and sound retrieval and manipulation).

Coates Kenney was an actuarial consulting and turnkey-systems development company. Coates Kenney used the APL programming language for rapid development of IBM and PC-based software systems.Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer documented numerous APL workspaces, including the benefits-processing system for Levi Strauss & Co. Developed WIZEDOC, a menu-driven front-end for WSDOC, STSC's APL workspace documentation generator.

As part of the original development team at Spectrum HoloByte wrote the first draft of the user manual for the remarkable game simulation "Flight of the Intruder," and was granted a place in MiGMan's Flight Sim Museum Hall of Fame.

Miami Shores, Fl, Us

As PH103 "Problems in Philosophy" Adjunct, introduced the class to General Systems Theory and the holographic paradigm. Also covered other topics including: Problem of God, Problem of Man, and Problem of Evil.

Boston, Ma, Us

Bain & Company is one of the world's leading business consulting firms.Assisted in the coordination and maintenance of space, infrastructure, people, and communications and information services.

Participated in the Sperry SINS/ESGM (Ship’s Inertial Navigation System/Electrostatically Supported Gyro Monitor) upgrade to Poseidon class submarines as part of the FBM (Fleet Ballistic Missile) program at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. SINS used the Mk2 Mod6 Electronic Computer Suite for navigation computations.

Convair's Launch Vehicle Program group was responsible for developing flight programs for Atlas Centaur, Titan Centaur, and Atlas-F launch vehicles. Validated and managed the Flight Analogy Software Test (FAST) environment: configured test cases; documented test procedures; validated NASA’s $2.5 billion Voyager Flight Program; wrote a FAST user’s guide; and assisted twelve engineers on the FAST simulator.

B.S., Physics

Introductory Molecular Biology, Introductory Java Programming

Hp-Ux S/800 Performance/Tuning

Apl Programming

M. A. Theological Studies, Biblical Studies

Regents Diploma, Academic