Experience

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  CAP Software

  • Owner - retired

    • 2000 - 2013

    The first Point-of-sale, real-time inventory control, retail store management software, hardware and database now managed by Will Atkinson. Fort Worth, Texas capretail.com

  • Retired

    • Jun 1978 - Dec 2004

  • Owner - Founder

    • Apr 1978 - Jun 2004

    Develop inventory control, retail management software and accounting systems. Train and support customers. Past assumed names; CAP Automation, Chuck Atkinson Programs and Small Business Computers.

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    • 1978 - 2012
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  Sailing Center

  • Lake Benbrook, Euless and Mesquite

  • Sailing Center

    • Jan 1969 - Nov 1990
    • Lake Benbrook, Euless and Mesquite

    Sales, lessons, rentals, manufacturing and storage. Built Skipjack and EasyRider. Sold MacGregor, Hobie Cats, G-Cats, Schock, Pearson, Sunflower, Victoria, Compac, Banshee. Skipjack dealers in Florida, Virginia, Colorado, California and Alaska.

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  New Design Sailboats

  • Lake Benbrook, Texas

  • Founder

    • Jan 1970 - Dec 1978
    • Lake Benbrook, Texas

    Manufacture sailboats. Skipjack and EasyRider. Racing fleets in Texas, Colorado, Florida, Virginia, and Alaska.

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  General Dynamics - formerly Convair - now Lockh...

  • Fort Worth, Texas

  • Senior Design Engineer

    • Jun 1959 - Jun 1970
    • Fort Worth, Texas

    Flight Control Systems design, B-58 and F-111. Developed first production 'Fly by Wire' system,the F-111 spoiler controls. Projects included Automatic Terrain Following system, Automatic Landing system, Flight Simulator flight controls, structural fatigue tests,

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  Texas Air National Guard

  • Ellsworth AFB, SD

  • Fighter Interceptor Pilot - Texas Air National Guard

    • Jun 1959 - Nov 1963
    • Ellsworth AFB, SD

    181st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Hensley Field, Grand Prairie, Texas. F-86D/L and T-33 aircraft.

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  United States Air Force

  • Ellsworth AFB, SD

  • Fighter Interceptor pilot

    • May 1956 - Jun 1959
    • Ellsworth AFB, SD

    54th FIS, F-89 Scorpions, flying air defense missions. Training at Graham AFB, Mariana, Fl, Greeneville AFB, MS and Moody AFB, Valdosta, GA. T-34, T-28, T-33 and F-89 aircraft.