EXPERIENCE: |
- Current Projects
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- United States Senate - Developing XML DTD/Schema and
deployment plan for the Congressional Record
- Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and
Budget
- Developed DTD for "Budget of the United States Government
Appendix"
- Developed XSLT conversion script to convert the XML "Budget of
the United States Government Appendix" from XML back to GPO locator
codes for 2002 pilot project.
- House of Representatives:
- Developing Hearing and Testimony DTD (Completed)
- Developing environment for Congressional Committees to create,
exchange and reuse information for Committee Reports.
- Aspen Publishing - On-going contract to convert
Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR) for NIH.
- American Pschological Association - QA off-shore
conversion of publications to XML.
- American Society of Health-System Pharmicists,
ASHP
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Publications
- Co-Author Professional ebXML Foundations published by
Wrox, August, 2001
- Next-Generation Internet Markup Language, Technology
Solutions Directory, American Society of Association Executives, June,
2001
- XML - Will it Replace HTML in E-Commerce? World Market
Research Centre, World Markets Series Business Briefing, Electronic
Commerce, August 1999
- XML and EDI - Natural Partners EDI Forum - The Journal of
Electronic Commerce, Volume 11, Number 3, September 1998.
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Past Projects
- Editor for the ebXML
Business Process Specification Schema
- Joint Venture Reinsurance - Providing consultation and DTD
development for developing XML standards for their current EDIFACT
messaging standard.
- NISO Library Circulation Protocol - providing support and
advice to the working group while developing messaging standards between
library systems.
- DLA - Advise DLA on XML initiatives. Support their
efforts for getting vendor participation for EMALL. Currently working on
BizTalk and EMALL integration.
- U.S. House of Representatives - Conference Report,
U.S. Code and Committee Report DTDs.
- Intuit - Revised Open
Financial Exchange (OFX) standard from SGML to XML. Created W2 and
W9 XML DTD fragments for inclusion into the standard.
- Rockwell Collins - Develop authoring DTD's that
will provide component management of objects and automatic translation
for both CALS and ATA publishing.
- UDLP - Provided technical support to Isogen
Consulting as a subcontractor in development of the Crusader IETM
requirements.
- Bonnier Lexikon, Stockholm -
- Developed DTD for Lexikon.
- Part of architect team for new publishing system.
- Developed Omnimark programs for conversion of legacy data to new
DTD.
- Developed conversion and search engine (Javascript) for Ordbook
(dictionary) in both XML and HTML.
- U.S. Senate - Support contract to develop SGML
authoring environment for Senate Legislative Counsel Office.
- SAAB - Developed a Proof of Concept for
Requirements Tracking Management (RTM) system using Internet technology,
SGML, HyTime and CGI. Pictures of
Sweden
- Secretary of the ISO
T184/Sc4/WG3/T14 Product Documentation Group.
- Congressional Information Services - DTD
development and on-going SGML support. Consulting with Lexis-Nexis and
RTIS, Inc. on SGML development and a new publishing system
- Honeywell - On-going SGML support for Abnormal
Situation Management (ASM) program for the process industries.
- American Geophysical Union
for Earth Interactions
Scientific Journal. Earth Interactions will be the first
full-implementation of a scientific journal in SGML for presentation on
the WWW.
- Participated in developing the standard for the Railroad Industry
Forum (RIF) for the Electronic
Parts Catalog Exchange Standard (EPCES).
- Consulted with Bell South on implementing internal documentation on
their internal network.
- Developed DTD for F.A. Davis for the Tabers Cyclopedia (medical
encyclopedia)
- Developed three prototype DTDs for Frank Russell for proof
of concept for full SGML implementation environment.
- Back Information Systems - DTD development.
- Nortel - Developed DTD for new product line.
- Optical Society of America (OSA) - Conversion
scripts for publishing SGML articles to the WWW.
- Developed and taught a customized ArbortextAdept Editor training
class for Canadair, Regional Aircraft Division, Montreal, Canada.
- Technical liaison during pre-sales meetings and technical
discussions for SoftQuad.
- Conduct various SGML/XML Training Courses Worldwide
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- Volunteer - I have a strong commitment to the
advancement of the Internet and electronic publishing. As part of this
commitment to the general welfare and health of the Internet below is a
list of organizations I commit both my time and ECC, Inc. resources.
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Past Employment Experience
- January 1994 - July 1995
- Computer Specialist, Advanced Information Systems
Branch, David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock Division, Naval Surface
Warfare Center, Bethesda, Md.
Designed and established the Navy CALS World Wide Web (WWW)
Server. Serves as System Administrator (Webmaster) of the Navy CALS
WWW Server. The WWW server provides CALS information to the Navy, as
well as their contractors. It was the first SGML DTD/FOSI Repository in
existance.
Was the Navy representative to the CALS Industry Steering Group,
Electronic Publishing Committee (EPC). The EPC is responsible for
amendments and revision to the DoD SGML specification, MIL-M-28001 for
paper and electronic technical publications.
Created and taught "Overview of the Internet" course.
Trained over over 120 students.
Was founding member of the NSWC,CD WWW Progress Action Team (PAT).
The WWWPAT was responsible for preparing policy for use and integration
of WWW technology from both management and user perspectives. The PAT
developed guidance for certifying WWW servers within NSWC,CD. The bulk
of the original Certification Plan was adopted by NAVSEA for
certification of NAVSEA WWW Servers.
- May 1992 - December 1993
- Computer Specialist, Network, Communications and
ADP Assessment Branch, David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock Division,
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bethesda, Md.
SGML consultant for the "Automatic Conversion of Legacy Data"
research and development program.
Designed, configured and installed dual-homing FDDI (SAFENET)
network. This network was used to perform network performance assessment
for shipboard applications.
Authored draft "Navy Mil-M-87268 Implementation Guide" which
defined the Graphical User Interface for Interactive Electronic
Technical Manuals (IETMs).
Installed and configured SCO UNIX client/servers for use with a
Sybase database application designed for the Aviation Maintenance
Integrated Diagnostic Demonstration (AMIDD). AMIDD is the Navy's premier
project for integratingIETM's and the entire
maintenance facility for F18 Fighter Squadron's. Was exhibitor for the
AMIDD system at 1992 CALS EXPO.
I was a participating member:
- Navy Next Generation Computer Resources Graphics Interface Working
Group
- Defense Information Systems Agency Multimedia Working Group
- October 1984 - May 1992:
- Computer Specialist, Computation, Mathematics and
Logistics Department., David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock Division,
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bethesda, Md.
Provided direct user support (hardware and software) for over 3000
computer users in the Computational and Mathematics Laboratory
Department (Computer Center). This included systems support on a wide
platform of systems included a UNIX-based office automation system,
microcomputers (MS-DOS and Macintosh), science and engineering
workstations (Apollo, SGI, NEXT, etc), CRAY and VAX/VMS cluster systems.
Provided communications and networking support.
Designed and implemented corporate database applications (Supply,
TQL, Personnel, Statistics, etc.).
Designed and conducted user training on the use of DTMB computer
resources. These training courses included: UNIX, e-mail, Internet News,
Communications (TCP/IP, Modem), File Transfers for both DOS and
Macintosh. (FTP, KERMIT).
Authored and published:
- Quarterly DTMB-wide newsletter
- Numerous Internet & professional articles.
- System support manuals.
Focal point for gathering and disseminating information concerning
computer viruses to all microcomputer users.
- 1981-1984:
- Management Analyst, Resource Management Branch,
Immigration & Naturalization Service, 4th & I Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Provided management with reports, advice, and recommendations on the
utilization and distribution of INS manpwer. I was responsible for
monitoring and controlling the Position Accounting Control System
(PACS). I was responsible for recommending changes in policy relating to
workforce control. Designed developed an alternative method for
projecting workforce utilization.
Designed, developed and instituted system to automate the the Budget
Execution and Distribution Process.
Developed, installed, operated and was SYSOP for the first Government
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SKILLS INVENTORY:
- Operating System Experience
- UNIX (Sequent, SCO, UNICOS, VAX/Ultrix), Windows NT, VAX/VMS, DOS,
Macintosh, NeXT, COS, CMS/MVS
- Software Experience:
- Working in a User Support environment for many years, I have had
experience with a vast amount of software, this is just a sampling of
applications.
- Most SGML Products,
- Databases - Dbase, Recital, Sybase,Informix,
Oracle
- Networking and communications - PC-NFS, PCTCP,
NCSA Telnet, QVT-Net, Procomm, Kermit, Crosstalk,
- Programming - PERL, Omnimark
- GUI - Windows 3.1, Windows95, Windows NT,
Macintosh, DECwindows, X11r4/5, NeXT, OpenWindows
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AWARDS:
- 1994
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- Employee of the Year, Engineer/Scientist, Machinery
Systems/Programs and Logistics Directorate
- Outstanding Performance Award - Quality Step
Increase
- 1993
- Performance Award, David Taylor Model Basin
- 1992
- Performance Award, David Taylor Model Basin
- 1991
- On-the-Spot Award (Commander - DTRC)
- 1991
- On-the-Spot Award (Personnel Department - DTRC)
- 1991
- Nominated for Employee of the Year, David Taylor
Research Center
- 1990
- Outstanding Performance Award , David Taylor
Research Center
- 1989
- Outstanding Performance Award , David Taylor
Research Center
- 1988
- Outstanding Performance Award and Sustained Superior
Performance, David Taylor Research Center
- 1983
- Outstanding Performance Award , Immigration &
Naturalization Service
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