Experience

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  Retired, still communicating

  • Fort Worth, TX

  • Retired

    • 2003 - Present
    • Fort Worth, TX

    Taking advisory work and topical research only. Most inquiries are treated as pro bono.

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  Technology Export Management (TXM)

  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Owner

    • Jun 1995 - May 2003
    • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    Regulatory services for U.S. exporters. Management consulting for trade regulatory issues. Provided Congressional testimony on export of services on behalf of SBEA.

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  American Airlines

  • Tulsa, Oklahoma Area and Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Export Manager

    • 1976 - 1996
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma Area and Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    SABRE Export Manager, 1992-1996SABRE Decision Technologies Group Lead, 1990-1991InterAAct Project Manager 1985-1990Emerging Technology Assessment Strategic Planner 1982-1984Technical Training Group Lead 1976-1981

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  Massey-Ferguson, Inc.

  • Senior Analyst

    • 1970 - 1976

    Design and specification of systems to analyze agricultural machinery market. Coordinate implementation of a multistate, multinational payroll administrative system

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  The Rath Packing Company

  • Corporate Systems Analyst

    • 1967 - 1970

    Member of an oversight team to revamp company systems, practices, accounting, processing, quality assurance, investment, brokerage, marketing, and commodity involvement. Defined systems and processes to correlate and apply operations research decision support with ongoing financial and planning ...

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  Various - Mutual of Omaha, CBS-Columbia Records

  • Greater Omaha Area, Terre Haute Indiana Area

  • Programmer Trainee through Analyst.Programmer

    • Mar 1965 - Aug 1967
    • Greater Omaha Area, Terre Haute Indiana Area

    Career move to business data processing and information systems. Entry level programming through analysis, specification, and implementation of consolidation of corporate systems to support acquisitions. At Mutual, designed and coded a bordereau remarketing travel and special risk insurance to r...

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  IBM

  • Rapid City, South Dakota Area

  • Office Products Representative

    • 1964 - 1965
    • Rapid City, South Dakota Area

    Sales, sales planning, and service planning for military, BIA, local government and civil OPD customers at a Resident Office remote from the District Branch.

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  Burroughs, Inc.

  • Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota

  • Field Engineer, Military Field Services Division

    • 1963 - 1964
    • Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota

    Assigned to support Strategic Air Command Air Traffic Control (AFCS) Squadron. Assisted military tech staff with operational continuity. Taught SAC (15th AF) AFCS maintenance officers and NCO's installation and maintenance of new solid state performance monitor circuits for GCA radar.

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  AVCO Electronics and Ordinance Division

  • Cincinnati, Ohio Area

  • Product Test Technician

    • Nov 1962 - Jun 1963
    • Cincinnati, Ohio Area

    Performed circuit and component production tests on control devices for tactical nuclear weaponry. Successfully ran U.S. Army acceptance test for the TADM transceiver system.

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  United States Air Force

  • East Kelly AFB, Texas

  • Radar Installation Technician/Radar Team Chief, Ground Electronics Engineerin...

    • Nov 1958 - Oct 1962
    • East Kelly AFB, Texas

    GEEIA Radar teams, June 1960 - October 1962. Installed, modified, relocated, removed USAF radar sites. Site team installed FD radar to surveil Cuba missile activity. Implemented Comm Centers, Tactical Command Posts, and Communications infrastructure.Appointed Temporary Tech Advisor to Oklahoma A...