Experience

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  Bakersfield British Classic Car Club

  • Bakersfield, California Area

  • Vice President

    • Oct 2007 - Present
    • Bakersfield, California Area

    Provide support to President by presiding over monthly member meetings in his absence and provide yearly calendar of British classic car events and other related social activities (i.e., museum visits, ocean cruises, weekend stayovers in California landmarks like Yosemite, Moro Bay, San Simeon).

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  Global Gateways Consulting

  • Santa Clara,CA

  • Business Process Re-engineering Consultant

    • Dec 1989 - Jan 1993
    • Santa Clara,CA

    Team member to provide 'streamlining' business process methodologies for Fortune 500 companies in "Silicon Valley".

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  CAD Group Inc. (CGI)

  • Santa Cruz,CA

  • Partner/Director Global, Marketing

    • Jan 1988 - Aug 1992
    • Santa Cruz,CA

    Developed marketing programs for CGI software products used for simulation/analysis of logic and timing designs ("SALT") to DOD & Fortune '500" companies.

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  Four Site Technologies

  • Santa Cruz,CA

  • Partner/Director Global Marketing

    • Dec 1988 - Oct 1989
    • Santa Cruz,CA

    Developed marketing programs for Four Site Technologies software products to construction companies using Apple Macintosh platforms.

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  Sun Microsystems

  • Mountain View, CA

  • Manager, USA Central Region Marketing

    • Oct 1986 - Dec 1987
    • Mountain View, CA

    Developed marketing programs for SUN computer workstation products to universities/supercomputer research centers.

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  CALCOMP/SANDERS

  • Los Gatos, CA

  • Director, National Training Center

    • Sep 1985 - Sep 1986
    • Los Gatos, CA

    Developed/managed nationwide training center program for CAD/CAM "CADVANCE" product.

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  General Electric Company (CALMA)

  • Santa Clara, CA

  • Director, Corporate Relations

    • Sep 1980 - Jun 1985
    • Santa Clara, CA

    Developed employee training programs for CAD/CAM products. Developed team building/conflict resolution programs. Provided GE products to Engineering Schools as representative for GE President Jack Welch's Key Engineering School Liaison Executive (KESLE) program.

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  General Electric Company (Nuclear)

  • San Jose, CA

  • Writer/Editor, Boiling Water Reactor, Nuclear Power Generation Systems

    • Sep 1978 - Sep 1980
    • San Jose, CA

    Wrote BWR Control Room Operations training manual guidelines using criterion established in collaboration with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), as a result of nuclear accident that occurred in the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Generation Facility located in Pennsylvania.

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  Landmark Educational Corporation

  • Kirkwood Meadows Ski Resort, CA

  • Kirkwood 6 Day Course Team Member

    • 1976 - 1978
    • Kirkwood Meadows Ski Resort, CA

    As a team member, provided safe environment for participants to experience their physical & mental limitations through various "Ropes Courses, i.e., Zipline, Repelling, & Traverse across a ravine.

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  National Semiconductor Corporation

  • Santa Clara, CA

  • Manager Field Service Engineering Training Center

    • Aug 1973 - Sep 1976
    • Santa Clara, CA

    Developed/Managed Field Service Engineering Training Center for "Data Checker" supermarket scanner/checkout computer system products..

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  Raytheon Technical Services Company

  • Various FAA Air Traffic Systems Sites

  • Manager, Enroute National Air Traffic Systems

    • Jan 1969 - Aug 1973
    • Various FAA Air Traffic Systems Sites

    Member of Air traffic Systems Design/Installation Team, managed a team of 8-10 Raytheon ATS field engineers at various FAA centers to install and train FAA engineers on operation & maintenance of new computerized National Air Traffic System.

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  Chrysler Space Division

  • Cape Canaveral, Florida

  • Engineer, Computer Systems Documentation, NASA Launch Systems

    • Jun 1965 - Jan 1969
    • Cape Canaveral, Florida

    Member of Saturn/Apollo Launch team (Digital Events Evaluator 3D launch computer systems), provided post launch data analysis to NASA contractors for their subsystems used during Apollo/Saturn 7 launch. Originated/documented checkout launch procedures for DEE 3D launch computer system.

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  Hayes Aircraft Corporation Missle and Space Division

  • Technical Writer/Laboratory Technician, NASA Launch Systems

    • Jan 1964 - Jun 1965

    Wrote weekly R&D engineering progress reports (13 R&D Engineers) for Chief of R&D Engineering Group, concurrently worked as NASA certified R&D Laboratory technician to build & test devices designed by the R&D Group's engineers for the Saturn/Apollo program.

  • Digital/Electronics Writer/Editor

    • Mar 1963 - Dec 1963

    Revised/upgraded Saturn/Apollo launch Systems Equipment Operations & Maintenance Manuals used by Cape Kennedy personnel at Launch Complexes 34 & 37, from unmanned flights (Saturn I Block I) to manned flights (Saturn I Block II).

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  U.S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School (OGMS)

  • Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL

  • Electronics Repair Specialist 4th Class

    • Aug 1961 - Jan 1963
    • Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL

    Repaired and maintained missile test equipment and missile electronic components for both liquid & solid fuel launch vehicles (e.g., Redstone, Corporal & Sargent).