Sole proprietor of Blonde Guy LLC, Santa Cruz, CA, http://www.blondeguy.com
Provided expert consulting for OS/2 and eComStation to a number of clients.
Created the Suntan Special software. Suntan Special is a product that installs and configures OS/2 and eComStation computers, installing every major piece of software and all relevant patches, configuring networking and adjusting the desktop. Wrote the software and the documentation. Produced a manual and created a web site to promote the software. Set up an online store to sell Suntan Special which allows credit card and international orders. Fulfilled orders, producing and distributing the software. Promoted the product on Web portals and News sites.
Blonde Guy maintains a web site to sell computers preloaded with eComStation. The computers are new desktop and used notebook computers carefully tested and configured with software for common office tasks and software development.
Blonde Guy purchases used laptops, then uses factory restore media and other software to produce dual boot computers running the original Windows and latest eComStation. Blonde Guy also produces new desktop computers that run the latest eComStation.
Between assignments, I've written 25 articles about various aspects of OS/2, collected on the Blonde Guy website as OS/2 Technical Notes.
I am an eComStation reseller. I can provide new licenses for this OS/2 compatible operating system. I am a member of the eComStation development team.
Project Leader for the PMMail/2 project
The Virtual OS/2 International Consumer Education (VOICE) asked me to head their PMMail/2 project in September 2006. Reporting directly to the VOICE board of directors, lead a team of 22 developers to modernize PMMail/2, an OS/2 e-mail client. Responsibilities included project management, source code control, coding, documentation, marketing, web site maintenance, customer relations and sales.
Secretary and member of the board of directors, Warpstock Corporation
Warpstock Corporation is an organization of volunteers dedicated to promoting education, information, and social opportunities to those persons interested in computer operating systems and related software through the production of at least an annual technology conference.
Took over maintenance of all OS/2 software used by the MetroCard fare card system used by New York City Subway System. Performed software and hardware troubleshooting including both modern and PS/2-based Industrial Computers. I used IBM CSet for the software on the PC and Communications Manager/2 to transfer messages to and from the IBM mainframe. Wrote requirements and specification documents for enhancements to the fare card system.
Blonde Guy serviced the computer and added networking support to a Thermwood 91000 Model 40 with controller model 1999, moving table and 8 position turret head.
Blonde Guy wrote software for operating system power management to be included in the distribution of eComStation.
Blonde Guy added motion video support to an OS/2 process control computer to show training videos to production line workers.
Blonde Guy wrote software to automatically repair OS/2 hard drive corruption by replacing damaged files at boot time.
Blonde Guy provides consulting in the area of OS/2. Topics have covered C language development tools, code review, OS/2 network applications and configuration and general troubleshooting.
Blonde Guy provides OS/2 consulting for a chain of welding shops who have all retail locations running OS/2.
Repaired the OS/2 Warp computer included with the Nicolet Spirit electrodiagnostic tester. Reinstalled OS/2 and Nicolet software after minor hardware repair.
Provided OS/2 support for an upgrade to communication servers. Helped with installation and remote control issues.
Customer with a shop full of laser etching equipment with OS/2 based control computers needed management, communications and backup needs.
Provided support for OS/2 computers embedded in PEP product line of Semiconductor equipment. Wrote exception handlers to gather information about failing systems in the field. Added a module to an OS/2 embedded program to provide reliability measurement and reporting. I used IBM CSet, Borland C++ for OS/2 and Borland Object Windows Library.
Provided an IBM Intellistation with OS/2 and eComStation and Windows 2000 installed. Installed latest fixpaks and created a disaster recovery CD-ROM.
Provided OS/2 support to a team of developers. Supported Visual Age C++ for OS/2, DB/2, Java 1.3.0, JNI,.
Blonde Guy provided technical support for a manufacturer of Industrial Computers. These customized IBM Industrial Computers ran OS/2 Warp 4, and the company lacked resources to support OS/2. Worked with IBM to fix network driver bugs.
Senior Software Engineer for Wyatt River Software, Santa Cruz, CA
Web application - user interface using Java/Swing
Software usage measurement - agent using C/Win32, Win16, OS/2, MacOS
Software licensing tool - server and library using C/Solaris, Win32, Win16, NT, OS/2, HP-UX, AIX, VMS, UNIX SVR4, Cray UNICOS, NetWare, MacOS
Patent 6021438 License Management System using Daemons and Aliasing
Prepared feasibility studies of data reduction techniques for liquid chromatography. Used C and Excel
Software Engineer for Spectra-Physics Analytical, San Jose, CA
Wrote data reduction and instrument control software in C under OS/2
Automated build and source code control using PVCS
Administered a Novell NetWare network for twelve developers.
Developed procedures for ISO 9000 certification
Software Engineer for Waters Chromatography Division, Millipore Corporation, Milford, MA
Developed data reduction software for High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Gel Permeation Chromatography and Process Control in FORTRAN, BASIC and C under VAX/VMS and RSX-11
Consultant for AT&T, Basking Ridge, NJ
Wrote software to customize a database package for a marketing measurement system using FORTRAN under VM/CMS
Consultant for Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ
Wrote software to customize a database system for maintenance of long distance network equipment using PL/1 under MVS
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PMMail Project leader for the PMMail for OS/2 project for the OS/2 VOICE corporation. Led development team of 22 people to code, document, market and sell the PMMail e-mail program. |
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Fare
cards for mass transit system Took over maintenance of all OS/2 software, corporate-wide. Enhanced MetroCard fare card system used by New York City Transit Authority. Performed software and hardware troubleshooting including PS/2 based Industrial Computers. I used IBM CSet and Communications Manager. |
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Nicolet Spirit Evoked Potential System Repaired the OS/2 Warp computer included with the Nicolet Spirit electrodiagnostic tester. Reinstalled OS/2 and Nicolet software after minor hardware repair. |
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Audio conferencing
Provided OS/2 support for an upgrade to communication servers. Helped with installation and remote control issues. |
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Laser Etching
Equipment Customer with a shop full of laser etching equipment with OS/2 based control computers needed management, communications and backup needs. |
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Semiconductor
equipment Provided support for OS/2 computers embedded in PEP product line of Semiconductor equipment. Wrote exception handlers to gather information about failing systems in the field. Added a module to an OS/2 embedded program to provide reliability measurement and reporting. I used IBM CSet and Borland C++ for OS/2. |
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Scientific
Workstation Provided an IBM Intellistation with OS/2 and eComStation and Windows 2000 installed. Installed lastest fixpaks and created a disaster recovery CD-ROM. |
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Developer
Helpdesk Provided OS/2 support to a team of developers. Supported Visual Age C++ for OS/2, DB/2, Java 1.3.0, JNI,. |
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Suntan
Special Suntan Special is a software installation and deployment framework. Blonde Guy configures workstatios, laptops and servers with this tool. Custom versions of Suntan Special are available. |
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Industrial
Computer Support Blonde Guy provided technical support for a manufacturer of Industrial Computers. These customized IBM Industrial Computers ran OS/2 Warp 4, and the company lacked resources to support OS/2. |