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Qualifications
Computer
professional engaged in broad spectrum of systems
analysis and design, product management and marketing,
statistical analysis, as well as project management,
contract development and implementation. Experience in
database management, creation, manipulation, mining,
administration and developing. People person,
negotiator, problem solver, excellent writing skills.
Fluent in German and Afrikaans
Experience Systems
and Software Consultant
- Hardware and software
support to small businesses and individuals.
- Designed and implemented a
Property Management System for a 400 unit complex.
- Internship at APU: developed
marketing plan for client-server technology
certificate.
Data Manager/Research Associate
University of California-Irvine, Medical Center 1990 -
1994
- Secured continuation of $1.5
M contract in danger of cancellation and negotiated
$1.6 M extension.
- Eliminated a 9 month data
distribution backlog in 1 month by re-organizing and
streamlining the computer process.
- Developed, implemented and
maintained security, quality control, data
integrity, data tracking and backup procedures for
10 specialized medical computers which measured
invivo cardiac performance.
- Administered nationwide
electronic data transfers network to successfully
transmit statistical data across platforms.
- Redesigned 2 large
statistical databases (geriatric and young adult
echo-cardiology) including re- writing of externally
developed, custom designed programs, debugging,
benchmarking and reporting.
- Lead project for a corporate
sponsored Psycho-Social Breast Cancer Study,
resulting in 3 papers.
- Created and implemented 2
research projects investigating Cervical Cancer,
resulting in 1 publication.
- Converted UCIs manual
Faculty History System into state-of-the-art
user-friendly, online system.
Computer Personnel Consultant.
Computer Personnel Ltd., Johannesburg, SA and London,
UK. 1978-1982
- Recruited permanent as well
as contract computer personnel for large local and
international companies.
- Liaised with foreign
Governments for appropriate permits and
documentation.
- Created international
advertising campaigns.
- Established in house
training programs for new consultants.
- Taught structured COBOL to
contract programmers.
Computer Programmer, Analyst,
Project Leader
Various Companies, Johannesburg, SA and Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil Data Collection and Analysis
Personnel and Salary System Quality Assurance
Package Management Information Systems Life
Assurance Package (ALIS) Bakery and Milling
Distribution System Dairy Weighing and
Distribution System Customs and Excise Tracking
Program Accounting Program Billing and
Mailing Systems Education
- M.S. Computer Sciences Azuza
Pacific University, (in progress)
- Client/Server Certificate
Azuza Pacific University, 1995 - June 1996
- B.A. (Psychology) University
of the Witwatersrand, SA
Publications
- Principal author of 5
commercial software programs.
- Co-author of popular book PC
or not PC: Consumers Guide to Buying and Owning a
Personal Computer.
- Co-author of articles in
major professional publications in education,
medicine and psychology
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