Name: James Michael Newton

Position Desired: Application Engineer

Strengths:

1. Able to design successful retail and custom applications, and work with programmers to ensure timely implementation, avoiding and/or solving real-world problems.
2. Able to understand and enhance sales priorities and to work effectively with sales staff and management to accomplish company goals.
3. Able to communicate effectively with non-technical persons, solve customer problems, and present technical information to prospective clients.

Work History:

Electronic Forms Plus (APR 99 - NOW)

• Wrote Perl scripts to manipulate binary data files, process automation, and to perform zero footprint installations.
• Developed methods for placing forms in HP proprietary ROM DIMMS for the Laser-Jet 2100, 4000, 5000 and 8000.
• Developed integration of PCL form images with all versions of MS Windows through PFM/PCM eForm as Font selection technologies.
• Developed PCL 5 parsing and compression / decompression system in Win32Asm and Microchip PIC micro controller assembly language to bring the advantages of the PCL 6 binary language to the existing PCL 5 print base while requiring only an embedded controller.
• Supported integration of electronic forms into the hotel industry. Worked with Hilton, Lanmark, Springer Miller, and other property management software.
• Implemented e-commerce solutions includeing order processing and tracking.
• Specified, purchased, installed and configured peer to peer networks.
• Currently developing a low cost storage device for electronic forms that will not depend on proprietary printer memory and will eliminate the need for integration of electronic form calls on the host system.
• Installed and became proficient with:
  • Active State Perl 5.6-5.8. Developed complex inhouse multiuser system to automate common processes.
  • Microsoft MASM v14, and WinDbg. Developed 32-bit Windows GUI applications in Intel Pentium Assembly Language.
  • Microsoft IIS 4.0 and PWS webservers. Developed .ASP pages for Information shareing with public / private release, "site copy" prevention, anti-spam, electronic check validation, online ordering and ecommerce.
  • Microsoft Windows 98, 98 second edition
  • Parallax SXKey and Microchip MPLab and ICD development systems for the Scenix SX and Microchip PIC embedded controllers
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server and Workstation
  • Microsoft Windows Internet Information Server
  • Microsoft SQL Server

Dascor (APR 00 - NOW)

Embedded developer. In a part-time position:

• Developed all software for high speed data loggers in PC104 x86 based system used to collect inflight data for military rockets.
• Developed all software for ultra low power pump controller based on the TI MSP430 processors.
• Modified existing code for PIC based data loggers.
• Designed, routed, and produced small Printed Circuit Boards.
• Updated website.
• Installed and became proficient with:
  • Protel 99/se.
  • IAR C++ compiler / debugger.
  • TI FET emulator.
  • Tern x86 development system.
  • Adobe Go-Live.

Mips Dataline America, Inc. (SEP 93 to APR 99, Part time JAN 00 to NOW)

• Guided the development of three application programs lines for the retail market
  • Designed the look and feel and function of the programs from the initial concept.
  • Wrote product specifications, descriptions and assisted in writing of marketing material, and manuals.
  • Researched, provided solutions for, and avoided real world obstacles encountered by programmers, tech support, and sales and marketing.
  • Resulted in sales in excess of 100,000 units.
• Designed systems for automation of several internal functions, including customer, order, and package tracking, technical reference, and application development testing and feedback to programmers.
• Designed and implemented a Word Wide Web site including an e-commerce system not reliant on outside service providers (i.e. no per-transaction fees) and without relying on Java / JavaScript, cookies, session persistence or any other client dependent code. Designed, wrote, and maintained .ASP pages:
  • that present products summarized by expanding/collapsing categories, with referrals to related products, multiple prices, huge descriptions, pictures and with tax and shipping cost calculated for each user.
  • for presentation and maintenance of server based data tables on the WWW.
  • to collect information from other servers and present extracted data to users allowing other services to be used without reference.

  Guided development of ASP pages:

  • to implement a free email system without maintenance issues.
  • to automatically submit users web sites to search engines as needed.
• Participated in sales demonstrations, quotations, and negotiations with firms ranging from Hewlett Packard, Inc. to Ingram Micro, Inc..
• Improved speed of conversion of pre-printed forms to Electronic Forms Technology using PCL5, Flash memory, raster to vector conversion technology, and integration experience with AS/400, Unix, PC, and mainframe systems.
• Managed technical support. Wrote documentation, trouble-shot via phone. Created award winning tech support web database.
• Researched, selected, and programmed a PBX telephone system. In emergency cases, repaired and installed wiring for extensions and patched lines to trunk
• Installed and became proficient with:
  • MS DOS v5.0, v6.0, v6.2, v6,22
  • Windows v3.1, v3.11, '95, '98, NT 4.0 (workstation)
  • Internet Information Server v4.0 Active Server Pages, Index Server and ODBC Data Sources including SQL Server 7.0
  • Borland C/C++ v4.5 for Windows and DOS
  • Borland Delphi v1, v2 and Borland Turbo Pascal v1.0 for Windows
  • Netscape Navigator and AOLPress HTML authoring tools
  • Foxpro Professional v2.6 for Windows
  • MS Word v2.0, v6.0, '97 for windows. v6.0 for DOS with help file utilities
  • Omnipage Professional v2.01
  • WordPerfect v6.0 for DOS v8 for Windows
  • JetForm v3.1, v4.0
• Purchased installed and configured computer systems including:
  • HD, FD, Controllers, RAM, Video Cards, I/O cards, etc...
  • 10Base2 and 10BaseT network cards, and cabling
  • Scanners (incl. Flatbed and Hand-held)
  • Laser printers and accessories
  • Tape, Cartridge, and Optical Backup

Reason for leaving: Desire more room for advancement.

Byte and Floppy Computers (JUL 92 to AUG 93, also part time 90 to 92 and 99 to NOW)

• Managed and taught computer classes for new computer users and presented seminars for corporate training.
  • Developed curriculum for Windows, Lotus 1-2-3, and WordPerfect for Windows v5.2,
  • Selected and purchased class materials, videos, desks, chairs, etc..
  • Assisted in the installation and managed network of all classroom computers using Novell NetWare v4
• Managed corporate sales accounts including:
  • Setup semi-automated system for taking and organizing orders.
  • Ordered materials and tracked existing orders and billing.
• Wrote programs in FoxPro v1.0, v2.0 and v2.5 for:
  • Tracking vendors catalog items.
  • Printing sales quotes.
  • Tracking special orders and arbitrating between sales and purchasing.
  • Transferring data from accounting system to PC's for storage and analysis.
• Assisted on sales floor and in technical support department.
• Repaired or purchased replacements for most office equipment.
• Implemented basic ecommerce site integrated with legacy accounting system.

Reason for leaving: New job opportunity (opportunity for professional growth)

U.S. Navy (DEC 85 to JUL 92)

• Trained for one full year in:
  • Electricity / Electronics
  • Computer Digital Systems
  • System troubleshooting and repair
  • Aircraft and shipboard operation and safety
• Extensively trouble-shot and repaired electronic and computer systems on Anti-Submarine Warfare equipped jet aircraft and helicopters.
• While assigned to the Maintenance Training and Improvement Team (MTIP) Received Navy Achievement Medal for reducing man hour expenditures by writing programs in dBase v3 to automatically:
  • Retrieve test score information from a mainframe computer system
  • Select and schedule training and re-testing
  • Evaluate squadron performance in attaining training goals
• Wrote programs using d-Base v3 to automate the scheduling of recurring aircraft inspections and the tracking of all outstanding repair orders resulting in a significant reduction of man hours expended.
• Licensed operator of fork-lifts up to 20k, aircraft tow tractors, mobile generators.
• Travelled in the Pacific and Mediterranean areas. Decorated veteran of the Gulf War.

Reason for leaving: Desire to settle down, get married, have family.

Hobbies: Administrator and webmaster for the PICList, an association of 2000 embedded programmers hosted by MIT. Host of SXList.com a web site devoted to Ubicom embedded controllers. Host of http://techref.massmind.org a technical archival project.

Interests: PC programming, x-Base, Delphi, C/C++, ASM, Javascript, ASP, html, nuts & bolts PC Tech-Data

Email me at jamesnewton@geocities.com.