Computer Systems, Programming Languages, Software,
IBM PC and Clones, troubleshoot, diagnose, configure and repair hardware.
School trained in: Pascal, Basic and Cobol.
Self taught: C , C++, Tcl/tk, Perl, Java Script, HTML, XHTML, Flex and CSS.
I am currently in the process of adding Flex3, Python and Java
to my set of software languages.
I work daily in : Perl, HTML, XHTML, CSS, AJAX, JAVA SCRIPT, SQL, XML and
Bash. Can write and use web services in XML and SOAP.
As a programmer , I have and continue to work with other programmers
integrating various software written in a number of different Software
languages into an integrated software solution for the end user.
One of the Projects I designed and coded is a Real Estate website that
integrates 4 different Multiple Listing Services , I developed the code that
retrieved the data from these completely different Services , formatted it and
stored it locally , I developed a search engine to search this data based on
user input and also developed the dynamically generated display using
templates.
I work with CGI methodology to integrate back end databases with a website .
I am knowledgeable in geocoding and can work with Google Maps API as well as
the PayPal API. I continually integrate HTML, Javascript and AJAX into my
projects
I have developed code that uses the USPS API to calculate Shipping .
I am a Linux user and administrator, currently developing for the Linux
operating system using various flavors of Linux.
I have used and installed most flavors of Linux including
Red Hat, SUSE, Caldera, Turbo, Debian, CentOS and Slackware.
For one Client I designed 3 servers, built them from off the shelf components,
installed all Operating System software as well as all server services, web,
mail, network. I continue to administer these servers via Secure Shell Access.
I can design and assemble PC's from component parts, test and troubleshoot
hardware and networks.
I am proficient in Dos , win3.1 , win 95-98-XP as well as the Linux command line
I Have experience integrating Windows and Linux environments with Samba services.
I can administer Simple Data Bases, write SQL queries, design tables. For one
on going project I designed a master database, that was to be populated from
data feeds from 3 different sources . Each data feed was acquired in a
different way, consisting of files that were formatted in completely different
styles, I created a method to unpack the different data, map it and consolidate
it into one database.
I can evaluate Software, design total solutions for business problems using
software to automate the day to day mundane tasks.
I use various free open source programs to do Multimedia production, Video
and Sound capture, Graphics and photo editing as well as DVD creation and have
used and am familiar with Microsoft Windows based tools .
I can design and set up TCP/IP Networking, from selection of equipment to
installation trouble shooting and administration as well as pulling cable.
I Am currently working in Perl 5 and Mysql 3,4 and 5 developing end user web
based data base applications. I use Perl to populate as well as query and
display data base information.
Data driven web sites are my specialty .
I can and do use XML based Servers and clients to do Data Mining via remote connections.
I have used XML in projects, that either convert from or translate to XML
format. I have used the SOAP object to query and receive data from remote web
services.
I have extensive small business experience, I have owned and operated several
small businesses, a courier company and a computer consultant business.
I have worked in retail, as well as managed a air freight company, so
I know the logistics field and the supply chain.