Howard Edelman
Garden City, NY 11530
516-***-**** business
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SUMMARY:
Creative, energetic, engineer/entrepreneur with extraordinary ability to solve technical
problems across a wide range of disciplines; experienced in systems, computers,
networking, virtualization, and data communications hardware and software; seeking
opportunity to exercise technical and business problem solving skills to create or apply
new technology
EDUCATION:
MBA, with honors, Babson College, Babson Park, MA, 1980
Electives in Marketing, Finance, and Management Information Systems
BS, Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, NY, 1966 (Dean’s list)
EXPERIENCE:
Edelman Business Systems, Garden City, NY, 1988 – present
Value added computer and network reseller and systems integrator
Owner/Manager/Consultant
Design, custom build, and configure computer systems and networks for small business
customers. Experience includes security, communications, and remote access and
virtualization. Also, provide business and technical consulting, training, and support;
serve as an authorized support center for Peachtree by Sage small business accounting
software.
Peachtree by Sage Accounting Software – Certified Consultant, Certified Trainer
Hewlett Packard - Partner and Authorized Service Provider
Microsoft MCP, OEM System Builder, Partner, Cisco Partner
Intel Technology Provider, Dell / SonicWall Partner, EMC Velocity Partner
VMware Solution Provider Professional, VTSP, VSP
Independent Engineering Consultant, 1980 – present
Designed equipment for satellite earth stations: systems, circuit design (analog and
digital), monitoring, control, and high speed data communications; designed circuits,
software, and systems for telecommunications, medical optical electronics. Clients
included: VTS Medical Systems, Satellite Transmission Systems, Rodelco Electronics,
Vitalink, and Radyne.
Office Aids, Hempstead, NY, 1980 - 1988
Office Products, Machines, and Services (family business)
Manager
Managed family business during father’s extended illness. Sold, serviced, and supported
computer systems and business machines.
Intech Labs/American Modem Corp/AMDAX, Bohemia, NY, 1976-1979
Pioneering designer and manufacturer of high-speed data communications equipment
(modems, codecs, switches, microprocessor based monitor and control) for satellite earth
stations, microwave, and two-way cable systems.
Development Engineer / Engineering Manager
Designed, developed, and supported products from concept to manufacturing, marketing,
sales, installation, and support.
Earlier Experience, 1966-1976
Electrical Engineer
Designed microwave antennas (Wheeler Labs), IFF digital and analog circuits
(Hazeltine), ECCM and Radio DF (TRG Division of Control Data); airplane gauges and
instruments (Consolidated Airborne).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
State University of New York at Farmingdale, Technical Transfer Center,
Computer Research Facility, 1989 – 1993
Adjunct Professor
Set up network labs. Created and taught continuing education series on Computer
Networking.
Peachtree Software
Certified Instructor, 1988 to present
IEEE
Long Island Consultants Network, July 2010
Delivered seminar on Computer Virtual Machines
MEMBERSHIPS:
Association of Professional Accounting Software Consultants,
IEEE, Long Island Consultants Network, Beta Gamma Sigma, Association of
Contingency Planners, Association of Information Technology Professionals
INTERESTS:
Skiing, boating, automotive technology, photography, member of Mount Snow Ski Patrol
& Rescue