Founder - inXsol LLC

Since January 1997 (profitable operation for over 15 years!)

Manage a business offering custom software development services in eLearning, simulations, Learning Management Solutions (LMS), Courseware Production technologies, Performance Support Systems and Internet Technology in .NET/SQL to a Fortune 500 client base.

Provide development services and consulting for:

.Net, VB.NET, ASP, VB, SQL and other Microsoft technologies

SCORM, TinCan/Experience API, AICC, LMS, and other elearning protocols

Mobile, MVC, iPAD/Android, Flash Actionscript,  Storyline, Authorware, Toolbook

Co-Founder and General Partner

August 1993 to January 1997

Interactive Ideas Inc., Phoenix, Arizona

Lead business development efforts for multimedia development environments, consulting and client specific multimedia applications. Host seminars to educate potential clients in multimedia. Provide technical expertise to production staff and develop utilities, tools or processes to maximize development efficiency. Provide engineering solutions for clients integrating multimedia within their applications. Develop proposals and project management plans. Productize models, templates and capabilities as they are developed.

Manager of Technical Support - Corporate Multimedia Resource Center

March 1993 to December 1993

Honeywell Industrial Automation and Control, Phoenix, Arizona

Establish vendor alliances and evaluate emerging multimedia technology for potential application as proven solutions to Honeywell division’s worldwide. Offer consulting services for department startups and front end project planning. Develop and deliver training on multimedia applications and hardware. Develop application templates and/or prototypes. Perform capabilities demonstrations.

Manager of Engineering - Commercial Industrial

June 1992 to March 1993

Hughes Training Incorporated, Arlington, Texas

Re-engineer flight simulation and military maintenance training technology to the industrial marketplace. Develop cost effective and efficient processes for development of simulation training devices to meet commercial market price and schedule requirements. Install development teams for project specific tasks. Provide technical direction to courseware development staff for Computer Based Training and Electronic Job Aids. Lead research and development for exploitation of emerging technology and applications. Assist marketing in generation of solutions to client needs. Initiate product development tasks from concept to product.

Manager Electrical Engineering

April 1992 to June 1992

Hughes Training Incorporated, Arlington, Texas

Coordinate engineering department efforts in support of Flight Simulation Devices, Entertainment Systems and Technology Based Training. Provide staff direction. Manage resources to accomplish project tasks.  Acting Technology Director for Commercial Applications training group. Perform initial client interface and assist in needs analysis. Establish product development approaches, select staffing, establish schedules and milestones, assist in model development as required. Perform research and development for potential application of emerging technologies and authoring environments.

Systems Analyst, Training Technology

August 1990 to April 1992

Hughes Training Incorporated, Arlington, Texas

Provide engineering support to new business/products, evaluate Computer Based Training (CBT) technology, and develop PC Based simulations. Appointed to Commercial Applications Business Development Committee. Review work processes and organizational structure, provide systems solutions for production automation. Provide systems solutions for project management. Develop and deliver demonstrations to prospective clients. Develop proposals, cost estimation and project planning. Report status at staff presentations. Assemble budget and perform performance/cost accounting. Accomplishments include the design, development and patent of an electronic job aid written in a hypertext environment for the Human Resources group. Trained Instructional Systems Designers, Programmers, and Clients on the development and maintenance of PC Based applications. Develop Acceptance Test Procedures for delivery of multimedia PC platforms.

Engineer, Research and Development, Training Systems

August 1989 to August 1990

General Dynamics Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas
Active in complete spectrum of aircraft training system procurement and design (both maintenance and aircrew), from proposal preparation and systems design to prototype, development, delivery and systems acceptance testing. Performed subcontract management, generated Functional Description Reports, Request for Information and Statement of Work documents, performed Program Planning, reviewed aircraft Engineering Change Documents to determine trainer impacts, supported department budget assembly and delivered performance presentations, provided vendor interface. Experienced with F-16 and YF-22 aircraft avionics systems.

Engineer, Flight Simulation

August 1983 to August 1989

Link Flight Simulation, Binghamton, New York
Provide in-house systems engineering for modification and block upgrades to F-16 flight and weapons systems trainers. Develop test software and avionics software interfaces for integration with actual aircraft Line Replaceable Units (LRU). Lead installation and upgrade teams worldwide in on-site retrofit and acceptance testing.