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PROFESSIONAL  OBJECTIVES  Learn all there is to learn. Design aesthetically as well as functionally. Create designs that are thought provoking, inspirational and motivational. Educate the masses using the power of computers and the Internet.
JOB HISTORY

  

Mt. San Jacinto College 1499 North State Street, San Jacinto, CA 92583-2399, (951) 487- 6752.
A Microsoft Authorized Training and Education Center (ATEC) and Cisco Network Academy.
Position: CIS Associate Professor/MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer).
Job duties: Internet Authoring Program Coordinator, courses I teach, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Application Development using ASP.NET, Java Programming, SQL Programming, Cisco and Microsoft Certified Training for potential CCNAs, MCSEs, MCPs, and AS Degrees.

University of California, Riverside Extension 1200 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507-4596, (951) 787-4111.
A Microsoft Authorized Training and Education Center (ATEC) and Cisco Network Academy.
Position: Computer Network Instructor/MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer).
Job duties: Cisco and Microsoft Certified Training for potential CCNAs, MCSEs, MCPs, and BS Degrees.


  

College of Information Technology 2701 East Chapman Ave., Fullerton, CA 92831, (877) 329-5100
A Microsoft Certified Training and Education Center (CTEC) specializing in NT training for corporate personnel and individuals.
Position: General Manager, MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer).
Job duties: Microsoft Certified Training for potential MCSEs (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers) and MCPs (Microsoft Certified Professionals).

Software Education of America 265 South Randolph Ave., #J170, Brea, CA 92821, (800) 900-8848
A Microsoft Certified Training and Education Center (CTEC) specializing in NT training for corporate personnel, JTPA, rehab., and individuals.
Positions: MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer).
Job duties:
Microsoft Certified Training for potential MCSEs (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers) and MCPs (Microsoft Certified Professionals).



  

New Horizons Computer Learning Center 1090 E. Washington St., Suites G & H, Colton, CA 92324, (909) 426-4900
PC and Macintosh software training for corporate personnel and individuals.
Position: Training Manager, Principal Instructor, MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer).
Job duties:
Microsoft Certified Training for potential MCSEs (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers) plus over 25 business and graphics applications at levels ranging from beginning to advanced. Designed courses in Advanced Photoshop, Illustrator and Pagemaker. Setup and instructed classes at many corporate sites including: Banning School District, Bourns, Health Data Corp., Howden Airdynamics, Hudson RCI, Johnson Controls, Lilly Cup, March AFB, Wilden Pump and others. Awarded "Instructor of the Year" for 1995. Certified by the State of California for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.

Bennett Media
Graphic design, publishing and computer consulting firm. Authorized dealer for Adobe, Corel, and Intel, and Microsoft.
Position: Partner, Network Administrator, MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional)
Job duties: Responsible for all aspects of maintaining and implementing Windows-based workstations and Windows-based Servers for desktop publishing, also cross-platforming to Macintosh systems and 4-color pre-press operations.

Video Place CLOSED IN 2002
Retail video cassette rentals.
Position: Partner, General Manager, Hardware/Software Technician
Job duties: Marketing and general management duties. Designed and wrote point-of-purchase system in Dbase.

Riverside County Record 8584 Limonite Ave., Riverside, CA 92509, (951) 685-6191
Weekly newspaper serving the Southern California communities of West Riverside.
Position: Production Director/Computer Technician
Job duties: Originally owned and operated by my father who sold it to Champion Publications in 1985 whom subsequently sold it to NC Publications in 1987. Beginning in circulation I was eventually exposed to all aspects of the newspaper publishing process until finally focusing on graphic design and understanding the computer systems which were used for design and pre-press work. I continued as head of production under all ownerships. Worked on Compugraphic typesetting systems and learned how to do minor repairs and chip replacements. Converted office to Mac SE publishing system in 1987.
RELATED EXPERIENCE

I have been an active part of the Digital Publishing revolution since the beginning

  • Professionally trained and experienced in the operation of Compugraphic photo and digital typesetting equipment, Macs, and PCs.
  • Operating system experience includes: MS DOS 2.1-6.22; MS Windows Desktop OS: 1.0-10/Server OS: NT 3.1-2014; Mac 6.0-10.2.
  • Software application experience includes: PageMaker 1.0a-7.0, Photoshop2.5-CC6, Illustrator 3.0-CC6, Premiere 4.0-6.0, Premiere Pro 1.0 - CC6, After Effects 6.0 - CC6, Flash 4.0-CC6, Dreamweaver UltraDev 4.0 - CC6, Fireworks 4.0-CC6, Corel Draw 1.0-10.0, Corel Motion, Corel 3D, Corel Photo Paint, Quark Express 3.3-6.2, Access 1.0-2013, Excel 5.0-2013, MS Word 2.0-2013, Powerpoint 3.0- 2013, MS Project 3.0-2007, MS Exchange 5 - 2007, SQL 6.5-2013, Internet Explorer 1.0-11.0, IIS 3.0 - 7.0, FrontPage 98 - 2003, Visio 1.0 - 2007, Expression Web 1.0 - 4.0, Visual InterDev 6.0, MS Publisher, MS Visual Studio 2007-2015, Visual Reality 1.0-2.0, Camtasia 2.0 - 8.0, Articulate 3.0, and Dbase II - V.
  • Hardware experience: I've operated and built from the ground up many XT, AT, 386, 486, Pentium (Pro, II, III, IV, Xeon), i7 personal computers. I have designed computer systems on spec for clients as well as researching and consulting on their software and hardware needs. I have programmed, configured, and administered several Cisco routers and switches.
  • Designed and developed several retail point-of-purchase and inventory systems using dBase; all layers (presentation, business logic, and data access) of the MSJC Computer Information Systems department website using various open-source and Microsoft technologies, numerous online instructional tutorials covering topics from data communications to software application development, and interactive games and instructional tools related to various computer science concepts.
  • Designed and wrote numerous computer applications using Basic, QBasic, Visual Basic, Postscript, VB Script, JScript, JavaScript, JAVA, C#, HTML5, XHTML, CSS3, XML, AJAX, ASP.NET, and MS Visual Studio 2010-2015.
  • In addition to teaching these technologies, my focus for over three decades has been to immerse myself in digital technologies in order to keep abreast of advancements related to multimedia production and interactive application development.
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