Summary

(Please see www.netskeds.us/Resume.html for descriptions of projects and experiences including links to supporting documents.)

A problem solver who is primarily an IT professional with secondary experience in operations research, teaching, management and aviation. Since semi-retired from 2001-2011 I devoted myself to implementing a dynamic, multidimensional system for the Coast Guard Auxiliary. This system has yielded million dollar savings for the Coast Guard, and I received numerous awards including the Community Service Award presented by the New York Federal Executive Board at a ceremony at Ellis Island (e.g. plaques). I seek work in software development where I can use my abilities in software and math, and statistics.

Computer Languages: Python, Perl, PHP, VB, .NET, VBA, VBScript, Java, JavaScript, C++ ( Microsoft, Borland), Fortran (Lahey, CDC, HP), Cobol (MicroFocus, IBM, CDC), Basic (Microsoft, CDC, IBM), PowerBuilder, Prolog (Borland, PDC), Pascal (Delphi, Borland, CDC), Lisp (PD), Assembler (Microsoft, CDC, Compass, IBM BAL), Machine (Intel, CDC), HTML/CGI/CSS/XML/XSL/AJAX, WAP/WAM/WML, and developed several specialized Interpreters.

Database: SQL Server, Sybase, MySql, MS Access, Oracle, DB2, Interbase, Clipper, dBase, rBase, Paradox, BTrieve

Computers: Intel, IBM, CDC, Cray, HP(3000 Series), TI (9000 Series)

Operating Systems: Windows, DOS, Android, Linux, Novell, Scope.

Education

USCG Leadership and Management School - Sep.2006

(major credits for PhD Mathematics - Operations/Research – Rutgers Newark – 1980s)

MBA Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1980, Delta Mu Delta Honor Society.

BSIE New York University, 1974.

Security

2004 DHS Favorable DO

1964 Secret

Recent experience

Foundation Software Inc. July 2011 – June 2013, Developer. Software development and maintenance of the core product. Developed the new MS Office Integration product. PowerBuilder, TSQL, VB.NET, VBA.

Ad hoc accomplishments March 2001 to July 2011 include:

NES: Jan 2015, Recovered Win’95 Access database and ported to Office 2010; VBA/MSAccess.

Self: Apr 2011, Mods to OO Distributed Prolog interpreter on web site; PERL/MySQL.

Self: Jan-Mar 2011, Rewrote Closed Form Simulation library in Python. Wrote CPM/PERT demonstrator using Closed Form Simulation.

Self: July 2010, further mods and additions for EGY (below); VB.NET, Lahey Fortran.

Self: July 2009, assisted Tea party Patriots with preparation for Google Forms data entry process used nationally for their Health Care project.

Self: April 2009, designed a web site www.netskeds.com/test.html (replaced above) providing a shared calendar service using Javascript, XML, CSS, HTML, etc. The application is primarily client-side using AJAX, and including server-side services written in Perl and MySQL.

Self: January 2009, designed a web site at www.netskeds.com providing a shared calendar service using server-side Perl and MySQL driving Javascript sub-apps to the client.

Self: November 2008, designed a Prolog interpreter in written in Perl for a ‘distributed’ expert system which encapsulates pertinent FAA, USCG, and Auxiliary rules for qualifications maintenance and due diligence. The system permits decision making, explanations, and mentoring suggestions. See www.netskeds.us/perl/PrologClient.pl and more ...

Self Multiple PERL and PHP Web-Scraping projects to automate Web processing, data downloads, computations, and decision applications, including preflight weather analysis.

Self: Implemented a server-side Prolog service for use in distributing business logic in prolog, and executing the logic from the client-side; written in PERL and Javascript.

Jenny Engineering Corporation, 2004-2005. Assisted Treasurer in choice of next accounting package including Vendor and corporate relations, product cross-evaluations, and requirements analysis.

USCG Auxiliary, January 2002 – 2009 Developer. (1) Developed web-based Flight Assignment and Scheduling application for USCGAux district aviation operations: PERL / PHP / CGI / MySQL / Linux / XML / XSL / HTML / Javascript (www.netskeds.us). ‘Netskeds’ is currently used to schedule, dispatch and manage 500-person membeship, 60-aircraft fleet, 2000+operations per year, all aviation patrols over the NorthEast and NorthWest US (comparable to the activities of a small airline), and is in consideration as a National application. Approximately 50,000 lines of ActiveState Activeperl are organized into 132 modules containing hundreds of SQL commands. MySQL database is organized into more than 22 tables, 420 fields, and 46 indexes. WAP/WAM/WML was employed usine PHP to deliver selected information to member mobile phones. PHP web scraping is used to interact with CSC/Duats Web Site to collect route weather data and then to color-code and reformat for simpler presentation. (2) Managed all information processing for USCG Auxiliary Division 10.

EGY Statistical Services Inc, April 2001 - Present – Developer. Developed automatic billing application (MS Access(SQL)/VBA), highly-specialized editor for market research data (VB6 and .NET), Cluster Formation application (MS Excel/Powerpoint/VBA), Data Transformation and Analysis application (MS Excel/VBA/SQL), specialized correlation and indexed correlation applications (VB6), application “umbrella” for workflow automation (VB6), Turf; ‘unaided reach and frequency’ analysis and (MS Excel/Powerpoint/VBA), Conjoint Analysis designer using fractional-factorial techniques in VB.NET, Modified and expanded applications in Lahey Fortran: Cluster Analysis, Discriminant Function Analysis, Distributed Allocation Analysis, Factor Analysis, Hierarchical Clustering, Pile Sort Analysis, Profile Analyses, Quadrant Analysis, Torsca, Qanal, Standardization, and others.

Westwood LLC, May-December 2001 – Developer. Modifications to MS Access(SQL) Invoicing App.

Developer, November 1999 – March 2001, Design Strategy.

Merrill Lynch. Developed hedge fund cross-margining production prototype applying Operations Research (OR) algorithms to optimize margin calls and collateral transfers for financial products including repos, futures, swaps, derivatives. IT resources: OOP, VBA, Access(SQL), Sybase(SQL), JAVA, Prolog, VB, DB2(SQL), Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Windows NT. OR algorithms include Simplex, Mixed-Integer Linear Programming, Assignment algorithms, Monte Carlo, rule-based searches. (See below for expanded description).

Developer, May 1999 – October 1999, Design Strategy.

Hoffmann-La Roche. Automated remediation, conversions, and replacements of 2000+ Access databases and 1000+ Excel workbooks using Viasoft Workbench for Access, WinBatch, Microsoft Enterprise products; Microsoft SQL Server, IIS/ASP/HTTP/ OOP, VBScript user status pages, VB, VBA, Sybase(SQL), Oracle, Windows NT.

Developer, July 1998 – April 1999, Mentortech.

Bank of Tokyo. Developed fast automated Federal regulatory reporting system using VBA with objects on Microsoft Office Professional Access(SQL), Excel, and Word ’97 replacing Paradox, Visual dBase, FoxPro and Clipper systems. Developed automatic parsers and script converters for back-office user system replacement. Y2K remediation, conversions, and rewrites.

Dreyfus Health Foundation, October 1994 - June 1998

Director of Information Systems. Responsible for all IS resources and development including LANs, servers, databases, office automation, Internet connectivity, web presence, quantitative solutions, application development, vendor relations, contract negotiation, and desktop support. Provide IS training, consulting, project management, third-party coordination, and end-user support to foundation, parent organization, associates, and domestic and foreign affiliates. Implement analytical applications to support decision-making (MIS and DSS). Published CD-ROM and diskette product DHF Phenytoin Library Database. Primary source for end-user training and support of Novell servers, Ethernet multi-protocol LAN, MS Windows 95, DOS, Red Hat Linux, Mercury SMTP mail server, Pegasus Mail clients, Windows NT, MS Office Professional 95 (EXCEL, WORD, SCHEDULE+, PowerPoint - VBA), MS Project, POP3 and UUPC mail services, communication server, fax server, and remote access server. Database development in CLIPPER, MS ACCESS(SQL), dBase. Projects developed in DELPHI (OOP), FORTRAN, BASIC, C++, Java, InstallShield. Coordinated development of foundation Web site on PSINet. Reestablished Internet email connectivity for the University of Jordan in Amman following the first Gulf war. Analyses; grant allocation optimization using budget allocation modeling, probabilistic risk assessment and fault-tree analysis applied to IS resources, IS maintenance optimization. International Presentations in Indonesia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East on OVID Medline database, project management, e-mail and web services.

End-user Technology, Inc., January 1984-September 1994.

Vice President. Responsibilities; system development, program/ process conversion, system design, installation, training, Internet services, established www.ETI.com (domain later sold), customer support. Specialized in LAN architecture, office automation, system conversion, and project management. Customers included airline, health, engineering, science, and financial services industries. Implemented CASE Inc. portfolio analysis programs coordinating CASE programmers and ETI design and project management. Developed databases using dBase, CLIPPER, rBase, FoxPro, Paradox, BTrieve. Custom program development in Turbo Pascal, VBA with Objects, C++, FORTRAN, BASIC, PROLOG, LISP, COBOL, MASM; IBM PCs, Novell servers, TI 9000, HP3000, and LANs.

Other experience

Fairleigh Dickinson University, MBA program, 1976-1994. Adjunct and Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems, Business, Management Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems, Management Science, Mathematics, and Statistics.

Presentations to the Operations Research Society of America, Denver and New York, on closed-form simulation process to replace Monte-Carlo.

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