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Company formed to pursue possible consulting contracts.

Directed software development managers and teams responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining products, and interfacing those products to hospital and outside vendor systems. Led four product development teams totaling 72 software engineers, managers, and project managers.• Managed conversion of software into 17 languages.• Saved more than $2 million a year in software licensing fees by converting from XP to XPe.• Led the effort to off-shore some projects to India. Some… Show more Directed software development managers and teams responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining products, and interfacing those products to hospital and outside vendor systems. Led four product development teams totaling 72 software engineers, managers, and project managers.• Managed conversion of software into 17 languages.• Saved more than $2 million a year in software licensing fees by converting from XP to XPe.• Led the effort to off-shore some projects to India. Some projects were successful and some were not. Named inventor and lead developer on a patented system for managing drug distribution within acute-care hospitals.• Participated in due-diligence efforts for possible acquisitions.• Designed software for a large central-pharmacy robotic system built in Italy. Only team in the world to actually deploy to pharmacies.• Led an Interface Development team that produced custom system interfaces for over 3000 hospitals. Show less

Start-up Company that developed software using neural network technology to recognize fingerprints, faces, and other visual objects. Ran on high-end UNIX workstations.Provided pre and post-sales support for neural network-based software systems. • Assisted in the design of software development kits for general pattern-recognition systems.• Helped design, sell, and support fingerprint and facial recognition systems.

Designed, coded, and maintained data communications protocols to run on Fujitsu-manufactured PC add-in boards.• Advised clients and Fujitsu engineers regarding data communications issues.• Developed microcode for a Motorola 6800 processor.• Programmed protocols for IBM SNA/SDLC, BSC 3780, BSC 3270, Burroughs TD800, asynchronous Pol/Select, and dial-out credit protocols for communicating to credit bureaus.

Start-up Company from Australia that created hardware and software to intercept Point of Sale transactions and route them to banking and credit-card approving systems. VICE PRESIDENT, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONSManaged the department that developed and maintained software/hardware systems that switched point-of-sale transactions across the country.• Designed and coded the system that interfaced to the nationwide banking ACH system.