Resume′
This site contains twenty-plus years of my professional background in an online portfolio and resume. For the last seventeen years I have been accepting various freelance contract work in web development, as well as many telephony-related, LAN/PC installation and maintenance, database development and general technology consulting projects. These projects are so numerous and varied that I dare not try to include them all here. Since March 2006, I have been freelancing as my primary employment and I am actively seeking new and exciting projects and challenges.
04/2006-Present — Freelance web development, Winter Springs, FL
Owner/Operator
- Develop websites focusing on medical practices and e-commerce.
- Developed more than 10 large-scale websites during 2006-2008.
- Provide ongoing support and development services for numerous live websites.
- The Center for Orthopedics, Sheffield, Ohio
- Norman H. Rappaport, MD, Houston, Texas
- Thomas P. Sterry, MD, New York, New York
- Allan J. Parungao, MD, Oak Park, Illinois
- Wordpower Communications, Chicago, Illinois
- Spectrum Digital Services, LLC, Hartland, Wisconsin
- Crosby Advanced Medical Systems, Inc., Orlando, Florida
- The Drop Shop, Inc., Orlando, Florida
- Robert F. Kidd, MD, CM, Renfrew, Ontario Canada
- Site Tech Web
08/2005-03/2006 — Life Oceanic, Inc., Apollo Beach, FL
Owner/Operator
- Owned and operated 7,500 sq. ft. wholesale marine tropical fish distributor.
- Managed and maintained 12 marine systems ranging in size from 1000-3500 gallons each.
- Conducted purchasing, receiving, marketing and sales of marine wildlife and aquarium supplies.
I often manage to merge my work and my hobbies. I have been an aquarium hobbyist since a very early age. During the summer of 2005, while looking for a new fish tank, I found this company for sale. I partnered with the owner to continue to operate the facility, rather than sell. I spent the next six months immersed in the marine and reef aquarium business. In addition to producing a website for the company, I participated in all aspects of running this business. From purchasing to sales, fish care and large systems maintenance, and a very successful eBay store. In March of 2006 I sold my share of the company and returned to the Orlando area to seek a new challenge.
03/2004-08/2005 — Destination Center, Inc., Orlando, FL
Chief Technology Officer
- Top level company management in all aspects of marketing, personnel and technology.
- Participated in high level internet media purchasing with numerous media outlets.
- Managed all company technologies in networks, telephony and internet.
A former employee of Essential Marketing Concepts contacted me in March of 2004 and asked if I would meet with some of his friends who were starting a marketing company in Orlando. In our meeting we determined that we had many like ideas about how to build and run a marketing company of this type. Mostly based on data management. Over the next year, I defined, designed, developed and implemented an advance online software package to manage and integrate all of the data generated by the company. A sales and marketing campaign data analysis package that saw this company make more than $4 million in sales in just over eight months. Although our ideas of systems and data management were very much alike, I had major differences with the partners personnel management style. That led to my departing the company in August of 2004.
04/2003-02/2004 — Upholstery by Dennis, Oviedo, FL
Partner/Upholstery Technician
- Managed all aspects of shop operations.
- Carpet replacement, headliner replacement, seat re-covering.
- Various custom auto interior/trim work.
While restoring my 1974 Plymouth, I found Dennis Harveys’ small upholstery shop in Oviedo, FL. I hired him to install the new vinyl top on my car. While the job was being done, I talked extensively with Mr. Harvey about my car, my hobby, his business, the car business and my web development background. Before the job was complete, we had established a friendship, which developed into a partnership in his shop. I worked in the shop for the next 10 months and received a great OJT education in auto upholstery and trim. Unfortunately this was not a very profitable business, and in February of 2004 I left the partnership to seek a new opportunity.
2/2002-1/2003 — Option Benefits Corp., Winter Springs, FL
Partner / Webmaster
- Developed concept, plan, funding and start-up of company.
- Developed product offering and established provider relationships.
- Responsible for all technical operations of the company.
Option Benefits is a program that allows individuals to receive quality care at an affordable price, under a system that allows the healthcare provider to get the immediate payment–at the same rates they receive from an insurance company 60 or 90 days later–without the paperwork and restrictions.
As a partner in this startup, this website was entirely my responsibility from concept to design, from design to implementation and from implementation to ongoing maintenance and support. This project exercised all of my web and programming skills and involved several customized online banking relationships. While the idea behind Option Benefits was very promising, the venture was severely under-funded and ceased operations in December of 2002.
5/2001-2/2002 — Essential Marketing Concepts, Winter Springs, FL
Systems Analyst
- Responsible for support and maintenance of 25 user LAN
- Application support for “predictive dialer” system
- Database design, implementation and maintenance of 50,000+ customer database
5/1999-11/1999 — 3Com, Incorporated, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Routing and Switching Certifications
- Pathbuilder LAN/WAN Switching, May 1999 certificate
- Netbuilder Series IP Routing, June 1999 certificate
- Netbuilder Series Configuration and Operation, June 1999 certificate
- Implementing the CoreBuilder 3500 System in a Layer 3 Switched Network, November 1999
3/1998-2/2000 — Lincoln Computer Corp., Natick, MA
Senior Network Engineer
- Serve as Technical Lead and Project Manager on $1M projects.
- Responsible for Network Infrastructure design and implementation.
- Implement network products from Microsoft, Novell, Cisco, Nortel, 3Com, IBM, and Asante.
5/1997 — Cabling The Workplace, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Three day, multi-vendor LAN/WAN Cabling Workshop
1/1997-12/1999 — Ads-Online, Inc., Newton, MA
Web Developer
- Developed customer websites in HTML
- Developed web applications for customer websites using ColdFusion
- Developed customer databases for web interaction
As web developer for Ads-Online I worked remotely to implement and deploy Ads-Online customers websites. I used a host of technologies to meet project goals, including Allaire Coldfusion and Microsoft Access. Over the course of my employment with Ads-Online I worked on several major website projects for clients including Gidian/Gartner Group, IBM and Centerline Software.
Adept, Inc. – no backup
11/1996 — Microsoft Windows Solutions Conference, Boston, MA
- Completed 8 credit hour conference on deploying Windows in the enterprise. certificate
4/1996-5/1997 — Nexus World Wide Web Services, Taunton, MA
Owner / Operator
- Built and managed internet network for dial-up internet access and web site hosting
- Managed 20 corporate accounts and 30+ dial-up clients- Developed customer web sites with electronic commerce features
- Complete company management
While employed by Lifespan, Inc. as Network Engineer, I started and operated this company out of my home in my spare time. In 1996 I had been surfing the web for a while and made numerous acquaintances who used both hosting and dial-up services. I started by consolidating all those services to a T-1 and some hardware I had collected over the years. Two more people came on board as partners and we acquired numerous standard dial-up and business hosting accounts. All three partners in this venture we also otherwise employed and we eventually ceased operation of this company to continue our other pursuits.
1996-1997 — Lifespan, Incorporated, Providence, RI
In-House Training Seminars
- Cisco Switched Ethernet products
- Cisco ATM WAN products
- Cheyenne Network Backup Software
5/1995-3/1998 — Lifespan, Inc., Providence, RI
Network Analyst
- Coordinated the merger of two hospital’s dissimilar information networks.
- Combined the two hospitals Netware NDS and GroupWise Messaging systems into one enterprise wide system.
- Established and documented standards for the combined network.
- Responsible for supporting and expanding the network infrastructure.
1/1995 — Compaq Computer, Incorporated, Houston, TX
- Completed necessary courses for Compaq Warranty Service Certification certificate
11/1994 — Novell Incorporated, Provo, UT
- Completed all courses and testing for CNA (Certified Netware Administrator) certification certificate
1/1994-5/1995 — Office Innovations, Inc., Mansfield, MA
Service Manager
- Built and managed six-person PC/Network service department.
- Consulted on network configurations and installations.
- Provided network design and on-site technical support.
3/1991-1/1994 — DEG Associates, Fall River, MA
Network Technician
- Managed scheduling of 30-50 service calls weekly
- Responsible for installation of Local Area Networks ranging from 5-50+ workstations.
- Serviced and supported stand-alone and networked PC’s.
2/1989-2/1991 — Scorpio Computers, Fall River, MA
Owner / Operator
- Complete planning and start-up of company
- Computer consulting and PC sales and repairs.
- Designed and programmed various custom software packages.
1/1989-11/1989 — Small Business Development Center, Fall River, MA
Training Center Supervisor
- Worked with IBM, Lotus Development Corporation and various software publishing companies to maintain a two station training center with current and popular software packages for walk-in training
- Trained over 100 people in the general use of personal computers and software packages including Microsoft MS-DOS 4.01, Lotus 1-2-3, IBM Display Write, and One Write Plus Accounting software
1989-1994 — ScorpioNet BBS, Fall River, Massachusetts
Owner/Operator
- Manage 5 station Novell Network with 200+ dial-in accounts
- Coordinate International Mail Networking via modem
1987 – 1989 — David C. Richardson, Inc., Fall River, MA
Antique Furniture Restoration Specialist
- Performed complete restoration of high-quality antique furniture under the guidance of seasoned professional (Mr. Richardson)
- Restored antiques for the Rhode Island School of Design Museum
- Restored antiques for Brown University, the John Brown House
- Removed aged and damaged finishes from delicate antique furniture for restoration
1986 – 1987 — Jenkins/Plaude Woodworking, Tiverton, RI
Furniture finisher
- Managed finishing shop for small reproduction antique shop
- Preparation and sanding of raw furniture
- Applied various stains and finishes to reproduction antique furniture
1984 – 1986 — United States Army, Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Washington
Grid Computer Operator
- Combat Data Communication School, 8 Weeks
- Grid Computer Battalion Instructors School, 16 Weeks
- Advanced Grid Computer Operations, 8 Weeks
- Basic Grid Computer Operation, 4 Weeks