Experience

As a Professional Engineer, I have had many engineering experiences as
Project Manager, Network Engineer, Internet Engineer, Systems Engineer,
Software Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Power Engineer,
Communications Engineer, and Controls Engineer

1992-Present Smith Technologies Plainfield, IN
Engineering Consultant
bulletAxapta ERP system installation

Integrated Axapta to telephones, RF barcode guns, and the Vertex tax system. (TAPI, internet server, COM, C++)

Added address management to Axapta with Melissa Data addressing software (COM)

modified standard Axapta system to meet business requirements. (X++, COM, Oracle)

bulletDevelop and maintain software products for Microsoft Windows using C, C++, and Visual Basic.
bulletDevelop and maintain software products for Unix systems using C, Perl, and shell scripts.
bulletWindows NT and Windows 95/98 networking, system administration.
bulletNovell networking, system administration.
bulletLinux server based MS NT network system administration.
bulletDeveloped advanced real estate marketing system utilizing the Internet to allow prospective home owners to look for homes via the information super highway.
bulletFirewall, Web site and Internet design, setup and maintenance.
bulletInterface legacy systems to World Wide Web.
bulletDevelop and support VME and STD industrial computer systems products.
 

1990-1996 PSIenergy Inc. Plainfield, IN
Senior Engineer
bulletManaged the replacement of the Energy Management System, by determining the business needs and applying current technologies. The EMS consists of a real time data collection and data analysis system based on three host computers, 12 high power workstations, 6 industrial computers, and 130 micro computers. All communicating throughout a 22,000 sq. mi. area via a network of DECnet, TCP/IP, X.25, and leased lines.
bulletSaved $10,000,000 plus on project by rethinking the way we did business.
bulletSaved $6,000 engineering fee, by salvaging an old PC, and adding a days labor to develop a protocol converter for real time clocks.
bulletDeveloped and taught in house 'C' course to retrain engineering support team instead of contracting out, saving over $25,000.
bulletInstalled engineering and operations PC network with NT servers.

1987 - 1990 Multi-Dynamics Inc Lebanon,IN
Co-owner/VP of Engineering
bulletDeveloped, marketed, and sold graphics products for IBM PC.
bulletManaged the engineering of a state of the art graphics system which would turn a single user PC into a multi-user computer.
bulletRaised $750,000 dollars venture capital to start company.
bulletDeveloped marketing plan, and support literature for product.
bulletDesigned IBM PC bus extender using fiber optics to allow the placement of PC bus card up to 3km from PC.
bulletRan day to day operation of 10 employee business.

1984- 1987 SEA Group, Inc. Carmel, IN
Systems Engineering Manager
bulletManaged the development of new systems products for industrial automation systems company.
bulletIntegrated VME and STD boards with software and hardware, developing industrial computer systems used in factory automation.
bulletSupported Sales.
bulletRaised $1,500,000 dollars venture capital for an industrial controller project.
bulletParticipated in the management of a company with over $3,000,000 a year in sales.
bulletRe-engineered the corporate accounting system, which resulted in the replacement of a DG mini-computer/terminal network based system with a modern distributed system based on database servers and client PCs.
bulletDesigned data collection system for lathe.

1983 - 1984 General Motors Corporation Indianapolis, IN
Systems Engineer
bulletApplied broadband communications technology to factory floor allowing the collection of real time production data, delivery of real time production information, and the interconnection of diverse computer systems.
bulletNetworked 62+ acre production and office facility.
bulletParticipated in the development of MAP/TOP networking standards used for the automation of office and factories.

1978-1983 Public Service of Indiana Plainfield, IN; Columbus, IN
Project Engineer
bulletSoftware/Hardware maintenance on real time control system.
bulletPower system distribution engineering.
bulletPlanned 12KV electrical power system for several Indiana communities.
bulletCoordinated power system's electrical protection devices.
bulletDeveloped computer based engineering tools for distribution engineering. These tools were developed in conjunction with electrical power system analysis.

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