Experience

Blogger and consultant

• Writing and Editing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Genetic genealogy blogger and speaker

  • 2014 - Present

  Blogging about genetic genealogy and other genealogy topics at blog.kittycooper.com Blogging about genetic genealogy and other genealogy topics at blog.kittycooper.com



Open Sky Web Design

• Greater San Diego Area

• Owner

  • 2001 - Present

  Have developed many web sites, usually with the ability for the web site owner to make updates via a content management systems. Have developed more than 10 Joomla sites and many CMS made simple sites, as well as a few Wordpress and custom sites. Some examples of custom work are: * Created suit symbol plugin for Joomla and Wordpress * Used CMS made simple cataloger with some special UDTs to integrate with Ejunkie ecommerce * Created Ajax javascript shipping calculator for startrack client in Australia * Customized a Zen Cart to add extra functionality for music downloads (buying specific tracks from an album) * Created custom JOOMLA components and modules for management of specialized database information. * Created custom form to database to Paypal and return processing for conference registration. * Created custom form to database to Authorize.net Ecommerce processing with relay response for charity event sign-ups. * Customized OScommerce shopping carts, added forum, specialized shipping and other features from existing contributions. for more examples go to openskywebdesign.com Show less



Contract Bridge Forum

• Editor District 17 Newsletter

  • 2010 - Present

  Edit, write articles, and manage ads for the ACBL District 17 newsletter with husband Steve Edit, write articles, and manage ads for the ACBL District 17 newsletter with husband Steve



BNY Mellon

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Vice President

  • 1990 - 2000

  * Created and implemented an online documentation center on the company intranet. This included creating a training course and a manual for authoring HTML documentation. * Chief troubleshooter and manager for VAX and Alpha technical support team. * Coordinated the implementation of clustering across all departments in the bank involving about 300 people. * Created and maintained tools and utilities in DCL, Modula2, and LISP. * Created and implemented an online documentation center on the company intranet. This included creating a training course and a manual for authoring HTML documentation. * Chief troubleshooter and manager for VAX and Alpha technical support team. * Coordinated the implementation of clustering across all departments in the bank involving about 300 people. * Created and maintained tools and utilities in DCL, Modula2, and LISP.



Professional Bridge Player

• Professional Bridge Player

  • 1986 - 1990

  World Champion Bridge Professional, London, UK and New York, NY * Represented the UK for an EEU gold medal and a European bronze. * Upon return to the USA, my US team won the World Championship. I still pursue professional Bridge activities in addition to my web development business World Champion Bridge Professional, London, UK and New York, NY * Represented the UK for an EEU gold medal and a European bronze. * Upon return to the USA, my US team won the World Championship. I still pursue professional Bridge activities in addition to my web development business



Bankers Trust

• United States
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Assistant Vice President

  • 1981 - 1985

  Minicomputer technical support: VAXen and PDP-11s Minicomputer technical support: VAXen and PDP-11s



Digital Equipment Corp (DEC)

• Maynard, MA and New York, NY

• Software Engineer

  • 1973 - 1978

  Assembler programmer in Typeset-11 group in Maynard, MA then software enginerr in NY office Assembler programmer in Typeset-11 group in Maynard, MA then software enginerr in NY office