WILLIAM CRAWFORD

2072 Ashton Ave.

Menlo Park, CA 94025-6004

Phone: 650-248-8375

E-mail:

 

OBJECTIVE: Computer Specialist

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

             Responsible for planning acquisition, testing, sometimes integration, installation and modification.

             Design, Develop, Test, and Implement new systems, methods within SDLC standards and guidelines.

             Recommend changes, operations to system, facilities and services.

             Wrote programs for financial and budgetary requirements such as cost utilization and summary reports.

             Concurrently keeping up to date and consistent with emerging technologies.

             Design systems to store, manipulate and transform preset data into existing computer systems architecture.

             Wrote broad range of applications across multiple platforms.

             Upgrade computer systems to optimize software improvements.

BACKGROUND:

             Programming, Analysis, Design, Development utilizing Hardware/Software,  Mainframe/Micros,  Communications/Graphic Arts

             Over 30 years as a computer professional working in Engineering, Government, Manufacturing, and Financial Applications Development.

·         Trained as a customer field service engineer, 70-72., Control Data.

·         Mainframe Cobol programmer and analyst for 8.5 years. IBM, Univac.

·         Consultant for over 10 years on microcomputers. CPM, IBM, Apple.

·         Supplemental occasional income from graphic arts since 1970.

·         Design and Development of communications systems projects since 1983.

·         Web site advisor and System Design Engineer for Live Video Projects on the Internet.

·         SBC, Phone Company Troubleshooting as a Communications Specialist in ADSL.

·         Fed. Government rated as re-insatiable GS-11/12 Computer Specialist. with several previous confidential and secret clearances.    

                 

HISTORY:

2003-2004 Cable Tech, Subcontractor for Comcast, Redwood City, CA. 

 

1998-2002 Data Comm. Tech/Systems Tech, Rodney Brown 408-562-0753, 408-505-5681, Pacbell SBC-ASI, San Jose, CA.

 

1996-1997 Contract/Consulting w/The Registry, Greg 408-986-9119 for Applied Materials Linda Oxman  408-986-9119, Santa Clara, CA. 

 

1997-1997 Broadband Systems/splitter  Pacific Bell Networking, Jan-Feb 97, San Jose, CA.

 

1996-1997 Systems Design Engineer, IBS/DVT - videotechnology.com, Beverly Hills, Ca..

                    Live Video internet broadcast, movies on demand., billboardlive.com and nightclub; Xing; ISP's Website advisor

 

1996-1997 Website Advisor    The Saab Factory, swedishautofactory.com, 408-241-7222  Steve/Paul, San Jose, CA., assist w/computer LAN and web site

 

1993-1998 Systems Advisor   Allfire Equipment/ Omilos International, 415-366-1607  Earl Hyman, Menlo Park, CA.

                    Business advise and Computer assistance, Marketing system w/office mgmt.& training, (paradox II, wp5, BBS, web site advisor)

 

1992-1996 R&D Associate, Zebra Research, J. Monroy/John Sokol, Redwood City, CA.

                    PDC PROLOG, Smalltalk, Design/Dev. Interactive multimedia,  expert systems, music and graphic implementation.

 

1990-1998 Site Advisor   Sea Scouts - Ship 16, Dave Collins 593-2401, Redwood City, CA., Sysop for BBS, Assist w/development projects

 

1986-1996 Advise/Assist., Sunshine Auto, Vallejo, Ca., Paul, Office System Upgrade/Maintence/Training

 

1990-1993 Systems Design    Expert Freight Inc., Rich Hasler, Millbrae, CA., PDC-PROLOG; design/develop a Best Routing System

 

1986-1994 Advise/Assist, McCloud Construction, Ken McCloud 1-209-365-1130, San Carlos, CA. 94070

                    Project Mgmt./Bid Presentation graphics, install, upgrade, training

1989-1990 Software Engineer Coastside Computer Eng. Randy Roberts 726-6235, Half Moon Bay, Test, Troubleshoot & repair PC's HW/SW

 

1986-1987 Admin. Assist.    San Mateo County,  Work Center, Belmont CA., Assist installation of Univac B210

                    Veterans Center, San Mateo, Convert R-Base to Smalltalk V, Build/Install Veterans BBS Job System, Assist in office system upgrade.

 

1986-1986 Systems Design, Sun Automotive, Randy, Los Angeles, CA., DBII Designed Automotive Mgmt. System

 

1984-1986 Analyst/Programmer: Precision Castparts Inc., MIS, New Development, Portland, Oregon

                    Cobol, IDMS, Culpret, Broadview. Rework evaluation design/analysis and data redundancy resolution

                    Merged dissimilar computer systems to reduce redundant data sets. Mainframe Links (via. micro)  HP/IBM

                    Graphical generation for engineering of parts for space shuttle, stealth fighter and bomber.

 

1982-1984 Sr. Programmer Analysts: Department of Licensing, State of Washington, Olympia, Washington

                    Univac and IBM; Cobol, CICS, DL-1, On-line inter-state, inter bank, debtor/secured party tracking system (SDLC)..Uniform Commercial code (UCC)

                    Design and implemented programs to modify other programs on WAN for various hardware platforms, (IBM, Data General, Unisys).

                    Member/Lead of design teams for large scale real-time systems, wrote JCL manual and taught advanced techniques to programmers

                    from conception thru implementation to review, which included software; integration, testing and evaluation (SDLC).

                    Increased revenue annual $7.5 M. by modifying distributed real-time system to accommodate extra characters (custom license plates).

                    Designed and Developed Uniform Commercial Code (UCC),on-line debtor/bank tracking system. Mainframe Links (via. micro)

1981-1982 Sr. Programmer Analyst: Portland Metro. Health, Computer Services Dept., Portland, Oregon

                    Cost utilization, installed COBOL, and CICS then converted RPGII/III to COBOL, increase system efficiency and reducing run-time 80%.

                    Created real-time system to track claims, flag abuse and inconsistency, report system utilization, provide detail and general summary analysis.

 

1981-1982 Programmer Analyst Jantzen Inc., MIS, New Development, Portland, Oregon

                    Installed Cobol, Rosco, IBM 360, Status Reporting System for manufacturing, and conversion of assembly to Cobol

 

1981-1982 Programmer Analyst: Fred Myer Savings & Loan, MIS, Computer Services, Portland, Oregon

                    Cobol, DL1, CICS, JCL on IBM370-158 w/Tandem.

                    Responsible for first general ledger year end run, some savings premium routines and a few money machine menus

                    Verify newly installed software operation for multi-state organization, including new (GUI) user interface for ATMs and workstations.

 

1980-1981 Programmer Analyst: Dept. of Transportation, State of Oregon, Salem, Oregon

                    MVS, Cobol, Easytrieve, for requirements and summary analysis projects

                    Lead analysis team for labor requirements and equipment breakdown projections.

 

1978-1979 Programmer: Bureau of Computer Services City of Portland, Portland, Oregon            

                    Cobol and Assembly Batch applications for Budget & Finance, Fire Bureaus. Maintenance and new development projects.

                    Batch & Online development including; modeling of police microwave communications package for fire bureau.

                    City/County/State Budget/Financial System Maintenance /Development,

 

1977-1978 Taxpayer Representative: Bea Cardovia, Internal Revenue Service, Seattle, Washington

 

1976-1977 Dept of Navy, GS 7, step 10, Sr. Computer Operator, Data Processing Center, Keyport Naval Torpedo Station, Silverdale, Washington

                    Support Computer Installation at Bangor Trident Nuclear Submarine Base, Operations, scheduling, supervision of 3 operators on

                    Honeywell 2200, 2070, Mohawk, data pathing Replaced w/Univac1100. Issued accommodation for .003% error rate

 

1972-1976 Department of Navy, WG 8 step 10 pipe fitting shop 56 at Pearl Harbor and Puget Sound shipyards.

                    Repair and refitting of nuclear submarines and some nuclear aircraft carriers.

 

EDUCATION:

1984-Present Continuing study of applications,techniques,languages.

1978-1986 In house & Vender Training  - IDMS,CICS,DL1,ISPF,CMS,TSO, Culinet, IBM Corporation, Boeing Computer Services, Verhoef.

1978-1979 Cobol I,II; IBM Assembler I,II - PCC,ORE.

1975-1976 Art/Science -- Bremerton, WA.

1972-1975 Math/Art - Windward Community College, Oahu, Hawaii.

1971-1972 Certificate in Computer Tech; Fortran,Assembler,COMPASS. Control Data Training Center  Arbor Vita St, Los Angeles, Ca.

1970-1971 Psychology/Philosophy - Glendale Community College.

1968-1970 U.S. Army, Training NCO, Nuclear Weapons Training NCO, sp4, acting sp5; 1bn,6th arty,1st AD, Fort Hood, Texas.

1966-1968 Architecture/Math - Glendale Community College, L.A.

          1966 Graduated High School, Architecture, Glendale, Calif.

                   

HOBBIES/PROJECTS:

                    Computers (running 3.06GHz game server) and  Communications (using Bluetooth thru 802.11A,B to ADSL) for

                    Graphics w/3D video feed). Virtual Business application of game servers. Integration of existing applications