Education
1984-1988 University of Montana, B.S. Major in Computer Science (Software Emphasis), Minor in Math.
PADI Certified Master Diver with specialties in night diving, deep diving, boat diving, wreck diving and underwater naturalist. Dolphin rebreather certified. Evolution rebreather certified. Trimix deep diving certified.
Experience
My expertise in software development is extensive (16+ years). My knowledge of the C/C ++ Language is also extensive. My specialties include generic portable C/C++ code, optimization, multi-user network/relational database development, commercial web site development, e-commerce solutions, affiliate programs, cooperative processing systems, graphic design, photography, web development, multimedia production and general problem solving.
History
Cyber Sea, Inc., (August 1997 - Present).
President of Cyber Sea, Inc.
Through Cyber Sea, Inc. my photography and writing is continually published in books, magazines and advertisements including Popular Photography, Photo Life, Level X, WaterSki Magazine, Wakeboading Magazine, WakeSurfer, Flight, Diver Magazine, Barts Watersports Catalog, Boating Life, Go Boating, Ski & Snowboard, The Water Skier, VSD Magazine, Splash and many more. Click here for samples.
Member of NANPA - North American Nature Photographers Association.
Member of the Better Business Bureau - Washington
Seattle SEAFAIR staff photographer - 2004 to Present.
Sites and products I've created include:
Cyberi, Inc. (June 2001 - Present).
VP of Engineering
Cyberi, Inc. produces multimedia CD-ROM presentations. I am an owner and co-founder of the company and am primarily responsible for the production of CD-ROMs.
The following is a short list of companies I have created CD-ROM presentations for (for Cyberi, Inc., Cyber Sea, Inc. and other private labels):
West Coast Hotels, Renaissance Parc Hotels, Inn of Chicago, Four Seasons, Embassy Suites, Hyatt, Hilton, Summerfield Suites, Last Frontier Resort, Sheraton, Doubletree, Wellesely Inn, University Inn, Days Inn, Marriott, Horseshoe Resort, Olympic Data, Last Frontier Productions, Florentine Design Group, Diamond Communications, Advanced Laser Clinic, New World Network, Delta Dental, Biltmore Fashion Park, Hydrofoil Inc, Sky Ski, Hot Air Expeditions, Valentinis Fine Wine Line, Seattle Christian School, Andover College, Burr & Temkin, Marine Stewardship Council, Linblad Expeditions, Send International.
Click here for a complete list and samples.
Hydrofoil Pro Tour (2003 - Present).
Official Photographer
Responsible for photography of the Hydrofoil Pro Tour with stops at watersporting venues across the country each summer.
Flight Magazine (October 2000 - Present).
Senior Photographer
Responsible for photography and web site development for both Flight Magazine and The Flight World Championships of Hydrofoiling.
Sky Ski (January 1998 - Present).
Team rider, photographer and web site developer for Sky Ski. Makers of high performance hydrofoils.
Global Technology Services (June 1994 - May 2000).
I was the Director of Software Engineering at Global responsible for a large portion of the backend software written by the company. This is a code base portable across DOS /Windows 3.1/Win95/NT with a portable database interface (ODBC or embedded SQL) and portable between multiple compilers and DBMS's (currently Oracle and Sybase). My primary responsibilities were writing applications to interface with external systems and to keep databases worldwide synchronized on a daily basis.
The following is a short list of companies I have done work for with Global:
Nike, Toys R Us, Service Merchandise, Lillian Vernon, K-Swiss, Tommy Hilfiger, Skyway, Paris Presents, Applause, Butler, Bradlee, P&O Nedloyd.
Vista Development Corporation (June 1989 - May 1994).
As a Software Engineer for Vista Development Corporation, I have been involved in a variety of projects working with customers on a one-to-one basis. I have managed projects, worked as a member of a team and also worked as the sole member of projects.
The following is a list of companies I have consulted for with Vista:
Chase Manhattan, VMX, Fisons, Image Consulting Group, Vitro, Kvinko, Harland Simon, NDS, Rockwell, Fidelity Investments, Thomson Financial Networks, Intellicom Solutions, WheelBase, Visa, Sterling Winthrop Pharmacuticals, US Coast, Infosel, Silveco, MSG, Lundy Financials, Comdisco, Scanning Management Systems, Versyss, E. F. Haskell, Magnavox, ADT Security Systems, Document Automation Corp., GTE, IBM, De La Rue Printrak, Applied Systems Technologies, XILINX, Chief Data, Cybermedix Inc., Lincoln National Information Services, Coulter Electronics, Bull Information Systems, Pacer Corp., GSA, Goodwill Games, Scientific Columbus, XYTRON, Peckham Industries, CMS Users Group.
Raima Corporation (Sept. 1988 - June 1989).
I was a Technical Support Engineer for Raima Corporation, manufacturer of the db_VISTA III Database Management System. I supported the full line of products which included db_VISTA, db_QUERY and db_REVISE. I was involved in porting db_VISTA to other environments and testing the new releases of Raima's products. As well, I maintained, administered and enhanced two of Raima's internal databases.
UofM Computer Center, (Dec. 1987 - Sept. 1988).
As a Student Consultant I solved many computer-related problems for the university staff and students. I was responsible for phone and in-person technical support and tutoring.
UofM Computer Center, (Sept. 1987 - Sept. 1988).
I worked for the UofM Computer Center as a Micro Computer Lab Monitor. My duties consisted of maintaining the computer lab and tutoring students in various computer related areas.
UofM Food Services, (Sept. 1985 - Sept. 1988).
As a UofM dish pig I gained extensive experience in various dish washing methodologies.
Marshall Noice Studio (1982 - 1985).
I worked as an assistant to world renowned photographer Marshall Noice. I did general studio work including print retouching and darkroom work.
Skills and Systems
Team leader for a 3 man group developing a Pascal compiler.
I wrote the ODBC driver, security system and BCD code for the Velocis DBMS by Raima Corporation. This work was portable between DOS, Windows, OS/2 and UNIX.
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe LiveMotion, AcidPro, Macromedia Flash, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Director and numerous other web development tools.
I also specialize in multimedia and web development using custom sized and shaped micro CD-ROM's. I design and create Macromedia Director multimedia presentations including cover art, IPIX VR photography, graphic design, audio, video for both the PC and Mac platforms.
I designed and built the CyberTrakker e-commerce, sales and affiliate tracking system. The system includes a front end web site and backend integration with the CyberTrakker Manger and other 3rd party applications.
I produced the ProposalKit web developers toolkit for estimating web site development projects and creating proposals. I designed the entire site based on the principals of "Performance Marketing".
C/C++, DOS, Windows/Win9x/NT/ME/2000, OS/2, Mac, UNIX, db_VISTA, db_QUERY, C-SCAPE, Vermont Views, Various C compilers, Raima Object Manager, Vitamin C, Watcom SQL, Velocis, PowerBuilder, Oracle, Sybase SQLAnyWhere, JavaScript, HTML, CGI, Perl, EDI, DHTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver & Director, Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, Premier.
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