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1995 - Present: Fastie Systems
Independent Consultant
Management and systems consulting for a range of clients from very small businesses to Fortune 50 firms.
1993 - 1995: ShopTech Systems, Inc.
Vice President - Chief Technology Officer
Design and development officer for a software startup in the automotive field. The application was a run-the-business program for independent auto repair shops.
1991 - 1993: Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc.
Vice President - Senior Analyst
Stock analyst following PC software companies, including Microsoft, Aldus, Adobe, Caere, Lotus, Borland, Software Publishing, and others. Did analytical work for Stac and MathSoft IPOs.
1989 - 1991: The Fastie Report
Publisher & Editor
Published a personal computer industry newsletter targeted to corporate technologists.
1983 - 1989: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Editor-in-Chief, PC Tech Journal
Founding editor for the standard-setting, award-winning, technical PC magazine, PC Tech Journal. Hired after a successful stint writing the IBM PC column for another ZD magazine, Creative Computing.
1973 - 1983: General Instrument Corporation
Director, Advanced Systems Development
Manager of the internal R&D department supplying tools and technology to product groups. Developed operating systems, programming languages and tools; handled one-time projects; provided “fire-fighting” services; and did all microprocessor development. Ranking software member of the GI Corporate Engineering Council and the GI Acquisitions Committee.
Education
Johns Hopkins University, 1965 - 1973, Computer Science.
Studies emphasized programming languages, development methodologies, software quality, quantitative studies.
Interrupted by military service, 1968 - 1971, US Army. Two tours of duty in Viet Nam.
Personal
Born December 31, 1947, married 1972, 2 children, 1 dog, 1 sailboat, 6 computers.