Name: James Michael Newton

Strengths:

1. Able to design successful retail and custom applications, and work with programmers to ensure timely implementation, avoiding and/or solving real-world problems.
2. Able to understand and enhance sales priorities and to work effectively with sales staff and management to accomplish company goals.
3. Able to communicate effectively with non-technical persons, and solve customer problems.

Work History:

Electronic Forms Plus (APR 99 - NOW)

• Developed methods for placing forms in HP proprietary ROM DIMMS for the Laser-Jet 2100, 4000, 5000 and 8000.
• Developed integration of PCL form images with all versions of MS Windows through PFM/PCM eForm as Font selection technologies.
• Developed PCL 5 parseing and compression / decompression software to bring the advantages of the PCL 6 binary language to the existing PCL 5 print base.
• Supported integration of electronic forms into the hotel industry.
• Developing a low cost storage device for electronic forms that will not depend on proprietary printer memory and will eliminate the need for integration of electronic form calls on the host system.

Mips Dataline America, Inc. (SEP 93 - APR 99)

• Guided the development of three application programs lines for the retail market
  • Designed the look and feel and function of the programs from the initial concept.
  • Wrote product specifications, descriptions and assisted in writing of marketing material, and manuals.
  • Researched, provided solutions for, and avoided real world obstacles encountered by programmers, tech support, and sales and marketing.
  • Resulted in sales in excess of 100,000 units.
• Designed systems for automation of several internal functions, including customer, order, and package tracking, technical reference, and application development testing and feedback to programmers.
• Designed and implemented a Word Wide Web site including an e-commerce system not reliant on outside service providers (i.e. no per-transaction fees) and without relying on Java / JavaScript, cookies, session persistence or any other client dependent code. Designed, wrote, and maintained .ASP pages:
  • that present products summarized by expanding/collapsing categories, with referrals to related products, multiple prices, huge descriptions, pictures and with tax and shipping cost calculated for each user.
  • for presentation and maintenance of server based data tables on the WWW.
  • to collect information from other servers and present extracted data to users allowing other services to be used without reference.

  Guided development of ASP pages:

  • to implement a free email system without maintenance issues.
  • to automatically submit users web sites to search engines as needed.
• Participated in sales demonstrations, quotations, and negotiations with firms ranging from Hewlett Packard, Inc. to Ingram Micro, Inc..
• Improved speed of conversion of pre-printed forms to Electronic Forms Technology using PCL5, Flash memory, raster to vector conversion technology, and integration experience with AS/400, Unix, PC, and mainframe systems.
• Managed technical support. Wrote documentation, trouble-shot via phone. Created award winning tech support web database.
• Researched, selected, and programmed a PBX telephone system. In emergency cases, repaired and installed wiring for extensions and patched lines to trunk
• Installed and became proficient with:
  • MS DOS v5.0, v6.0, v6.2, v6,22
  • Windows v3.1, v3.11, '95, '98, NT 4.0 (workstation)
  • Internet Information Server v4.0 Active Server Pages, Index Server and ODBC Data Sources including SQL Server 7.0
  • Borland C/C++ v4.5 for Windows and DOS
  • Borland Delphi v1, v2 and Borland Turbo Pascal v1.0 for Windows
  • Netscape Navigator and AOLPress HTML authoring tools
  • Foxpro Professional v2.6 for Windows
  • MS Word v2.0, v6.0, '97 for windows. v6.0 for DOS with help file utilities
  • Omnipage Professional v2.01
  • WordPerfect v6.0 for DOS v8 for Windows
  • JetForm v3.1, v4.0
• Purchased installed and configured computer systems including:
  • HD, FD, Controllers, RAM, Video Cards, I/O cards, etc...
  • 10Base2 and 10BaseT network cards, and cabling
  • Scanners (incl. Flatbed and Hand-held)
  • Laser printers and accessories
  • Tape, Cartridge, and Optical Backup

Reason for leaving: Desire more room for advancement.

Byte and Floppy Computers (JUL 92 to AUG 93), and part time (90 to 92)

• Managed and taught computer classes for new computer users and presented seminars for corporate training.
  • Developed curriculum for Windows, Lotus 1-2-3, and WordPerfect for Windows v5.2,
  • Selected and purchased class materials, videos, desks, chairs, etc..
  • Assisted in the installation and managed network of all classroom computers using Novell NetWare v4
• Managed corporate sales accounts including:
  • Setup semi-automated system for taking and organizing orders.
  • Ordered materials and tracked existing orders and billing.
• Wrote programs in FoxPro v1.0, v2.0 and v2.5 for:
  • Tracking vendors catalog items.
  • Printing sales quotes.
  • Tracking special orders and arbitrating between sales and purchasing.
  • Transferring data from accounting system to PC's for storage and analysis.
• Assisted on sales floor and in technical support department.
• Repaired or purchased replacements for most office equipment.

Reason for leaving: New job opportunity (opportunity for professional growth)

U.S. Navy (DEC 85 to JUL 92)

• Trained for one full year in:
  • Electricity / Electronics
  • Computer Digital Systems
  • System troubleshooting and repair
  • Aircraft and shipboard operation and safety
• Extensively trouble-shot and repaired electronic and computer systems on Anti-Submarine Warfare equipped jet aircraft and helicopters.
• While assigned to the Maintenance Training and Improvement Team (MTIP) Received Navy Achievement Medal for reducing man hour expenditures by writing programs in dBase v3 to automatically:
  • Retrieve test score information from a mainframe computer system
  • Select and schedule training and re-testing
  • Evaluate squadron performance in attaining training goals
• Wrote programs using d-Base v3 to automate the scheduling of recurring aircraft inspections and the tracking of all outstanding repair orders resulting in a significant reduction of man hours expended.
• Licensed operator of fork-lifts up to 20k, aircraft tow tractors, mobile generators.
• Travelled in the Pacific and Mediterranean areas. Decorated veteran of the Gulf War.

Reason for leaving: Desire to settle down, get married, have family.

Interests: PC programming
AI game design
midi music
x-Base,Delphi,C/C++,ASM,Javascript,ASP,html
nuts&bolts PC Tech-Data

Email me at jamesnewton@geocities.com.