I retired from daily work in 2020, and am advising clients on software and software engineering topics on a limited basis.For over 40 years I designed, built, and operated software systems, both in-house and for profit, and built and led the teams that do so. I had a proven track record of delivering releases on time and on budget, and meeting promised requirements. By doing so, I enabled Sales and Marketing teams to plan well and to execute according to plan, and I contributed to the companies’ overall success. I am both business- and technology-focused, and I have learned new techniques and technologies as required by each new role or working environment.I am a successful software architect and programmer, with special skills related to software produced for sale as a product or service to others. I have worked in a wide variety of languages, both high- and low-level, and move easily from one to another. I pick up new skills (languages, environments, packages, techniques, patterns, etc.) at every job and task. I apply those skills well to my tasks, and usually produce results rated as “outstanding”. I contribute to Open Source projects as I encounter them in my travels, and my efforts are always appreciated by those communities. I have led small programming teams and large volunteer geek groups, and I consider leadership to be even more challenging than programming. I have written assembler code that was accepted into the Linux kernel. I passed the CISSP exam on the first attempt because it seemed like something I should have as a security-compliance software manager.But really, it's all ones and zeroes, and it's all good fun and good business.