Stan Walkup, Proprietor Applied Computer Technology Service

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"Excellence by Design" I believe true excellence proceeds from the vigorous

pursuit of honesty and integrity. Professionally, this

translates into helping people solve real world problems

via the strategic leverage of evolving technology.

I have composed this somewhat comprehensive supplement intending to further

facilitate your internal search process by rendering additional germane

information principled upon a more philosophical plane. I have noted, with

some degree of perplexity, the extreme extent to which various technical

organizations have attempted to automate and codify their selection of

computing resource personnel given the inherent limitations of objectively

measuring subjective natural aptitude, not to mention the true scope of

one's past accomplishments. The type of individual(s) that I have

characteristically interfaced well with would, by definition, appreciate

this earnest endeavor to communicate "between the lines".

I believe application development best occurs within the context of an

evolutionary / iterative methodology - hard coded design specifications can

become self-limiting. Typically, as the application takes form and

relevant technical issues are systematically discovered and resolved,

clearer and better solutions and techniques begin to become more evident.

It would be most unfortunate to be locked into a solution with cast-in-

concrete specifications before certain technical factors became more

obvious. Users are genuinely best served when exercising their option to

give modification input without reservation throughout each development /

testing phase. Consistently, I take exception to the "tail (design

specification document) wagging the dog (optimal system design)" school of

application development. To microscopically document a project design

specification down to the functional implementation and final interface

detail level essentially requires the same time penalty as to produce the

actual code. Time squandered obsessing over metric and milestone

justifications would instead yield a better productivity dividend by

retiring objectives and reducing issues in concert with copious end user

interaction.

My direct, extensive, and diverse experience has equipped me to be ideally

suited to function in a multi / cross-platform shop. I have designed and

developed several very complex applications from inception through

implementation both solo and as manager, leader, or member of a team. I

will not subordinate my humanity to technology. There is no substitute for

clear thinking. I remain exactly one assignment away from subject mastery

of any technology. I unconditionally guarantee to adhere to the highest

professional standards of end user advocacy.

Notable computing projects 1978 to Present

1985 to Present: Applied Computer Technology Service, Sole Proprietor.

Numerous, varied, and often-times concurrent projects.

2008 to 2012: PatrickFMcManus.com, custom web site support employing Adobe

Dreamweaver design components. I initially established web hosting

infrastructure with GoDaddy.com and commerce linkage / buttons with

PayPal.com. I currently create all necessary financial and sales

visibility models primarily using Microsoft Excel and manage all direct

marketing eMail campaigns.

1999 to 2001: Custom program logic developed to facilitate the liquidation

of Inland Farmers Co-operative with equitable distribution of patron shares

per initial stock investment factoring in survivorship. dBASE utilized for

Kifer Accounting Services.

1999 to 2000: Year 2000 Project Manager; Disaster Recovery / Contingency

Planning / Risk Management / Business Continuity Consultant for

ReSourcePhoenix.com, a leading provider of online financial outsourcing and

e-business information management. I worked cooperatively with all senior

technical staff per reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer.

1998 to 1999: Produced Internal Revenue Service Form 1098-T statements

required for Tax Year 1998 to meet requirements of the recent Tax Relief

Act legislation in support of Eastern Washington University. Utilized

COBOL II, Focus, DCL command procedures, and SyncSort within a DEC OpenVMS

environment. Title: Washington state Senior Systems Analyst V.

1996 to 1997: Per Washington Water Power (Avista Utilities) and Electronic

Data Systems (E.D.S.): Mainframe COBOL II (Application Development

Workbench) / DB2 online "host components" for Smalltalk "Workplace", batch

download interface to iTRON PremierPlus4, and SQR3 Workbench reports for

Radio Activated Metering project; COBOL (A.D.W.) / DB2 batch update and

reporting programs for Products and Services project; COBOL II (A.D.W.) /

DB2 batch create, update, and reporting programs from U.S. West source data

for Interactive Voice Response project; CA-Migrate / COBOL and CA-Impact /

2000 for W.W.P. Year 2000 compliance.

1995 to 1997: Complete rework of employee time clock interface, conversion

of Payroll module from monthly to bi-weekly, and total rewrite of Accounts

Payable / Receivable / General Ledger modules for Metals Fabrication using

FoxPro Windows.

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1996 to 1997: Significant rewrite, consolidation, and performance

optimization of a proprietary financial management, tracking, and reporting

package for A.M.C.I. utilizing Microsoft Access (BASIC) over Windows NT.

LAN Network Administration and system load balancing.

1995 to 1996: Management visibility telephone transaction reports for

Pacific Bell utilizing Mark IV (VISION:Builder) and Focus techniques to

extract report data from large scale MVS/IMS structured record

(hierarchical) files synchronized with ad hoc VSAM "lookup tables".

1994 to 1997: Sole development of a custom client-server based Rental

Property Management system modeled after individual renter ledger sheets

including automatic reports, statements, and late notice letter generation

for Shenandoah Forest Park utilizing Helix Express.

1993 to 1997: Complete analysis, conversion, and migration of prior

billing system data to new software platform and total rewrite of

electronic billing interface module (Medical Service Corporation's

universal data format) for Garland Physical Therapy and Physical Therapy

Associates utilizing FoxPro for Windows. System upgrades and back-up

strategy.

1992 to 1994: Sole responsibility for analysis, design, and development of

a manufacturing Sales / Order Entry and Production / Inventory Control

client-server system for AMTECH International utilizing Helix Express. LAN

administration and hardware configuration.

1992 to 1993: Manager of Information Systems for Oxyfresh U.S.A. -

overseeing PICK Mini and Macintosh Micro LANs. Sole project responsibility

for development of a subscriber based Voice Mail Billing extension module

utilizing Helix Express. PICK BASIC programming.

1991 to 1993: Sole responsibility for development of a comprehensive

(policy entry, renewal, rating, formal documentation, transaction reports)

Insurance Policy Program for International Insurance Underwriters utilizing

Helix Express. Basic functionality within two weeks.

1990 to 1991: Sole responsibility for development of an Accounts

Receivable Debit Memo ("A.R.D.M.") network based tracking system for Kaiser

Aluminum utilizing dBASE IV with mainframe data refreshed daily via a TSO

downlink. Produced immediate reconciliation savings.

1989 to 1990: Shared responsibility of a real estate marketing / reporting

/ prospecting database system for William Bain & Associates utilizing

FoxBASE+ migrated from a 4th Dimension platform for performance

considerations. Data refreshed daily from Moore Data Systems.

1987 to 1989: Shared responsibility to develop, optimize, and maintain a

manufacturing, purchasing,and inventory control (MRP) multi-user database

application ("P.I.P.S.") for Precor USA utilizing Helix Express and

FoxBASE+. LAN administration and hardware configuration.

1986 to 1987: Under federal contract to N.O.A.A., project lead for a

hazardous materials (HAZMAT) quick response chemical identification /

mitigation prototype database ("CAMEO") for the Seattle Fire Department

utilizing Prime Information, INFO BASIC, and Helix Express.

1984 to 1986: Sole responsibility for analysis, design, construction, and

validation of a shipment versus revenue profiling and modeling database

application ("P.P.S.") for Airborne Express utilizing Ramis II and Mark IV

(VISION:Builder). I worked directly with Airborne's President and the

Executive Vice-President and Vice-President of Marketing.

1983 to 1984: Financial management / donor prospect application

maintenance / enhancement for Whitman College utilizing COBOL II / Query

over Image databases in a HP-3000 MPE IV environment.

1978 to 1982: CAD support for Boeing 747 / 767 engineering staff.

Responsible for creation (M.D.D.'s) and interrogation (M.D.I.'s) of 3D

mathematical models defining aircraft outside surface geometry utilizing

FORTRAN based TX95C / Figure. CAD programming to design 767 floor panel

P.C.M.'s with GERBER I.D.S. stations. Management information visibility

reports for Boeing 747 / 767 Quality Control utilizing COBOL II and Mark IV

(VISION:Builder).

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