Experience

Project Manager / Programmer; 2000 - present
KNF & Associates
Champaign, IL 61820

• Implemented courseware in Toolbook including the writing of routines in OpenScript
• Coded tools in Openscript for managing a sales system
• Designed and implemented conversion routines to convert TXT files to Toolbook Instructor lessons.
• Coded tools in Openscript to generate Action coding for web delivery in Toolbook 8.X

Project Manager / Lead Programmer; 1998 - 2000
Computer Learning Systems, Inc.
Savoy, IL 61821

• Designed and implemented a TXT file conversion routine that converted storyboards (in TXT files) into Toolbook screens and Openscript code (written in Toolbook Openscript)
• Implemented courseware in Toolbook including the writing of routines in OpenScript
• Worked on the conversion of courseware using the LAS authoring language to Toolbook including the use of Openscript
• Designed and implemented a testing system for ACT based on TXT files
• Designed and implemented a TXT file conversion routine that converted storyboards into LAS source code (written in LAS)
• Implemented training application, designed and developed TenCORE LAS libraries, for a contract with a financial services company (more modules of the one started at CTC)

Software Programmer/Analyst; 1993 - 1998
Computer Teaching Corporation
Champaign, IL 61821

• Provide advanced customer service for LAS Language
• Provide advanced customer service for Producer package
• Provide Quality Control/Quality Assurance - LAS language
• Provide Quality Control/Quality Assurance - Producer package
• Designed and developed TenCORE LAS libraries in support of a contract with a telecommunications company
• Implemented training application for a contract with a telecommunications company (2.6G including CD audio)
• Lead programmer for Phase 2 of above project
• Implemented training application, designed and developed TenCORE LAS libraries (communications training) for a contract with a telecommunications company
• Implemented testing application, designed and developed TenCORE LAS libraries for a contract with a telecommunications company
• Lead programmer for conversions/upgrades, designed and developed TenCORE LAS libraries, on drivers education software
• Implemented training application, designed and developed TenCORE LAS libraries, for a contract with a financial services company (Service Request)
• Implemented training application, designed and developed TenCORE LAS libraries, for a contract with a telecommunications company (main frame simulation)
• Converted demo program from EGA to VGA
• Implemented training application, designed and developed TenCORE LAS libraries, for a contract with an insurance company (laptop based insurance applications project)
• Implemented training application, designed and developed TenCORE LAS libraries, for a contract with a financial services company
• Implemented courseware in Toolbook including the writing of routines in OpenScript

Software Programmer/Analyst; 1979 - 1993
REGENCY SYSTEMS, INC.
Champaign, IL 61821

• Convert accounting package from PLATO TUTOR to Regency USE
• Design and implement new packages for Accounting System
• Manage Accounting Software Department
• Maintain all packages in Accounting System
• Provide customer service for Accounting System customers
• Convert courseware from PLATO TUTOR to Regency USE
• Design and implement C utility to convert lessons written in Regency USE to Regency TEL language, converted 6M bytes of Use code to run in TEL for an airline
• Design and implement C utility to convert lessons written in PLATO TUTOR to Regency TEL language
• Design and implement system level TEL utilities
• Design and implement Applications
  • Pilot training console - User interface
  • Part-task training device - Software emulators
  • Part-task training device - Test routines
  • Demonstration lessons/packages
• Provide advanced customer service for TEL language
• Provide Quality Control/Quality Assurance - TEL language
• Provide Quality Control/Quality Assurance - Pilot Trainers
• Provide Quality Control/Quality Assurance - CBT Hardware Systems Integration

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS; 1976 - Present
Chemistry Department
Urbana, IL 61801

• Design and implement system level utilities for PLATO TUTOR Project
• Design and implement system level utilities for PLATO MICRO TUTOR Project
• Design and implement routines to manage a 35 terminal PLATO site
• Design and implement routines to collect/manipulate quiz scores

Education and Tool Knowledge

Parkland College; 1985-1993
Computer Science

University of Illinois; 1973-1977
100 Hours
Accounting and Computer Science

Computer Languages:
FORTRAN, PL1, IBM 360 ASSEMBLY, Z80, TUTOR, USE, TEL, LAS, C, C++, Toolbook Openscript

Authoring Packages:
Asymetrix/Click2Learn Toolbook, Authorware, TenCORE Producer

Operating Systems:
DOS, WINDOWS, UNIX

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