About

I started my career as a research FORTRAN programmer for a regional health planning agency in 1981. When the agency closed in 1985, I formed my own business to service its former constituents, and have been successfully serving clients ever since. I'm proud to say that to this very day, I still occassionally do work for one of my original clients!

Over the years, I have worked on a wide range of projects, using a such a wide variety of technologies that I can hardly remember them all.

Some interesting examples: an early (1980's) PC-based Modula-2 lease pricing and analysis system, a C++ numerical analysis library used to optimize the maintenance schedule of the space shuttle for NASA, a combinatoric portfolio management optimization system (also in C++), and a Java-based mobile agent development kit.

Most of the projects I've worked on, from the very beginning, have included a strong component of working with data, most often to automate costly manual processes, or to support informed, data-driven decision-making.

I have a PhD in Economics (emphasis in quantitative modeling), and a Masters degree in Computer Science (emphasis in computer modeling and simulation). I have taught computer science and software engineering at several colleges and universities, including USF, College of San Mateo, Golden Gate University, and Mills College, where I am currently teaching a course in Programming Languages which I last taught there almost twenty years ago.

Why work with me?

• I work hard to understand your business problems, and can skillfully communicate technical solutions clearly, using non-technical language.

• I personally complete or supervise every project that I take on.

• I offer a broad range of technical capabilities and many years of industry experience.

• Most of the tools and products I work with are open standards and open source, which allows me to develop standards-based solutions at a fraction of the cost of using proprietary systems.

• I use a highly effective and successful method of work involving frequent check-ins, guaranteed incremental deliverables, detailed work logs and acceptance reviews.

You can take a look at some of my more recent projects here.

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