Excelled as an IT instructor Served as general manager for privately owned power company Designed and built automated production facilities Created inventory and accounts payable system for a large multinational corporation Improved various medical research and medical information systems Worked as Sales Representative Performed missile guidance system maintenance

EMPLOYERS When working as an adjunct instructor, dates are not contiguous
Ferris State University Adjunct Instructor Classes taught: CPSC 130 Math Programming in C Math 120 Trigonometry Math 116 Algebra with Trigonometry Math 115 Intermediate Algebra Math 110 Beginning Algebra For more information on classes taught click here.	Big Rappids, Michigan September 2011 to June 2014
Davenport University Adjunct Instructor Classes taught: Java Programming I Java Programming II Introduction to Game Theory Artificial Intelligence For more information on classes taught click here.	Grand Rapids, Michigan September 2008 to December 2009
DTA Enterprises, INC. Systems Analyst Mentored the application staff Redesigned the project work process including the active life cycle of their software Redesigned OOD and database schema design Used C# and Microsoft Server Reference letter from: Vice-president, DTA Enterprises:: Daniel Bradish	Jenison, Michigan June 2007 to August 2008
Muskegon Community College Adjunct Instructor Classes taught: Trigonometric Functions with Coordinate Geometry Algebra with Coordinate Geometry Database Design and Implementation For more information on classes taught click here.	Muskegon, Michigan June 2007 to August 2009
Residential Builder Planned, organized, scheduled, managed, and built a house while teaching other classes	Howard City, Michigan June 2006 to June 2007
ITT Technical Institute (046 Grand Rapids) Adjunct Instructor / Instructor Classes taught: College Mathematics I College Mathematics II College Mathematics III Physics Introduction to Computer Programming Introduction to C++ I Introduction to C++ II Scripting and Web Authoring I Programming in Java I Programming in Java II Software Application Programming Software Development Capstone Project Data Structures For more information on classes taught click here. Reference letter from: Retired Chair, School of Information Technology:: Charles Calvey, Ph.D.	Grand Rapids, Michigan March 2001 to June 2006
Grand Valley State University Adjunct Instructor: Classes taught: Introduction to Computer Microcomputer Database schema design and Administration For more information on classes taught click here.	Allendale, Michigan September 2001 to June 2002
PRC/LITTON -- assigned to the City of Grand Rapids Senior Computer Analysts Leader Acted as service and support programmer through technically and politically challenging times. Modified software for Y2K mediation by building tools to convert the software. Extracted mainframe data into Windows format for various applications including Microsoft Access. Wrote applications Mentored the team in the following environments: WINDOWS 95/NT, KEX, KEDIT, COBOL, C++, to mediate source code for the IBM VSE environment VM/CMS, REXX, XEDIT, COBOL, EASYTRIEVE PLUS, IBM VSE, CLIST, ICCF, JCL, PANVALET, GENERAL, COBOL, EASYTRIEVE PLUS (target environment) Helped team develop their communications	Grand Rapids, Michigan October 1997 to June 2000
HUBBARDSTON HYDRO COMPANY Owner / General Manager: Hydroelectric project management, research and development of innovative operational control mechanisms. Integrated production control with business work process control to maximize profit. Remote Automation Control, Numerical Analysis / Modeling Used C, C++, JAVA , KEDIT, REXX, WINDOWS, CSMP Playing with MICROCHIP, JavaScript: QOOXDOO, MOCHIKET, Apache Ant, JUnit, Spring, Hibernate, Subversion, Postgre sql, IBM Cloudscape, and some LINUX	Hubbardston, Michigan  April 1988 to Present
COMMONWEALTH POWER COMPANY General Manager: Ran all aspects of a small company. Worked as Project Management: kept the work process under control Hands on manager Led by example Taught the maintenance group Managed the research and development group to increase productivity Designed and built automated production facilities Licensed hydroelectric projects with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Negotiated settlements with several levels of government agencies. Documented, created and implemented solid business operational polices that increased profitability. Employed C, COBOL, dBase, KEDIT, REXX, WINDOWS, PC DOS, networking, Smart Office Software	Caledonia, Michigan May 1988 to April 1994
SMALL OFFICE SOLUTIONS, INC. D.B.A. SMART OFFICE SOLUTIONS Owner (number of employees varied) Consulted with small businesses to set up operational solutions that amplified their vision into profitability. Positioned client's system solutions into concise efficient operation. Implemented "Smart Office Software" to reflect their new operational procedures. Started with NOVEL CE 1988 (NOVEL 386) networking solutions and moved on. Employed COBOL, C, dBase, SBT accounting software, NOVEL, KEDIT, REXX	Birmingham, Michigan to Caledonia, Michigan May 1987 to April 1994
ANR PIPELINE Systems Analyst: (designed and managed group to) Singled out to work with a Business, Ph.D., to design new corporate systems. Modeled the inventory system for just on-time delivery by varying various networks of many locations. Optimized the Operations Research group's gas pumping and scheduling while working with the engineering staff. Redesigned and implemented parts of the well producers accounts payable system Managed and Taught co-op classes Employed VM/CMS: COBOL, VSAM, Culprit, REXX, XEDIT, EXEC2, MVS: JES2, ADABASE, NATURAL, CULPRIT (a little IDMS), Digital VAX: a little C	Detroit, Michigan June 1982 to April 1987

SEVERAL OTHER POSITIONS INCLUDE:

• Logitech : Led Systems Analysis group to modify Ford truck plant.
• Henry Ford Hospital :
  • Conducted medical research
  • Built numerical algorithms
  • Business systems
  • Responsible for the medical records and utilization review systems
• Uniroyal: COBOL Programmer Trainee
• United States Army : Electrical tech working on missile guidance systems
  • Enlisted and was offered Warrant Officer school at each new assignment.

TECHNICAL TOOLS

DESIGN SKILLS

• Managed and worked with engineers in research, development, and operations
• Manufacturing and Business integration to maximize profit
• Normalized Relational data structures over 20 years
• Hierarchical data structures and IDMS concepts
• Design Patterns, UML
• Object oriented programming and design experience: C++, JAVA, and C#
• Top down structured programming and design experience: COBOL over 13 years
• Basic knowledge of personal computers tools and operating systems, like writing sockets in C and JAVA

Additional Reference letters:

• Reference letter from: Previous Director of Career Services, IIT Technical Institute:: Shari A. Watanabe


• Reference letter from: Instructor, ITT Technical Institute:: Max Buhler