Title: Web Designer - See: www.ErieCountyHistory.org

• Complete redesign of ECHS Website- colors, graphics, layout – 5 locations – 1 site
• Made over 100 web pages - Macromedia's Dreamweaver - 6 weeks from start to finish
• Created over 200 Custom Buttons (5 colors) and main banners – Macromedia's Fireworks
• Took digital pictures, converted pictures to thumbnails/web and research historical information
• Worked at home with no supervision required

• Programmed and updated the "Smart Size Valve Program". This program calculates valve related engineering data and selects fluid valves based on customer input information.
• Designed customer input screens and buttons
• Created engineering subroutines to select fluid valves based on customer input information.
• Tested subroutines to known engineering data specifications
• Added requested features to the program, fixed problems,
• Computer backups of entire plant's network, fixed computer problems, and researched solutions
• Added error handling and documentation to all program subroutines, where none existed before.
• Worked with team and added "Raven" valve line to "Smart Size" program.
• Added "Noise Calculations" to "Smart Size" program.

• Created "on the fly programs" and "one time use" programs to correct changes in production methods or to update databases. Example: One "quick program" updated > 2000 AS400 records saving weeks of data entry.
• Interfaced with production control and engineering, scheduled software changes, and added new subroutines.
• Updated and converted existing legacy production control programs written in Qbasic to Visual Basic.
• New program interface to MAPICS AS400 system which replaced manual data entry with auto upload of all manufacturing data.
• Developed a company intranet to document new programs and changes.
• Attended and conducted meetings to discuss new features and program timeline changes.
• Reduced labor requirements by 3 data entry people.

• Taught Dos, Windows to Adult Students. Developed tests and study guides.

• Wrote Custom Computer Programs for Industrial Engineering, Sales, and Costing Dept Using PDS 7.0 (Quick Basic), SmartWare and Matrix Layout software.
• Taught staff how to use Microsoft Office.
• Conducted meetings and Researched software.
• Estimated and Costed Custom Products.
• Completely computerized estimating/sales department with custom designed programs – Quick basic/Smartware.
• Created databases to track engineering Change Orders, Sales announcements, and safety announcements using natural language processing
• Fixed printer and computer problems – added hardware – memory, harddrives, cpu, network cards, etc.

• Time Studied, Maintained and Established labor standards in welding, machine shop, and rollform.
• Conducted meetings for changes in standards.
• Developed standard data and equations for synthetic labor standards.
• Created industrial engineering programs for quick standard data retrieval.
• Calculated costs/price lists for custom products
• Worked with a 30 year veteran of production control and transferred his knowledge and expertise into a set of rule based "knowledge engineering" production control programs.(about 40 programs) replacing outdated file, paper, calculator and binder book lookup system.
• Supervised Rollform Department 2nd shift ~ 10 workers – 2 months – created rollform design program.
• Completely computerized I.E. department, Production Control. Reduced staff by 1 I.E person and 1 production control person..

• Inorganic analyses on an auto analyzer - testing chloride and sulfate, EPA, Quality Control.
• Double output and saved reagents by combining two tests on one machine.
• Made chemical reagents.
• Organized H₂O samples, inventory, data entry.
• Repaired and maintained chemical/mechanical problems on auto analyzer.

• Worked in my father’s business painted commercial and residential jobs
• Wallpaper, drywall
• Estimating jobs, handle customers.
• Created computerized estimating program.

• Tested and assembled electronic products to specifications.
• Circuit board assembly
• Relay logic assembly.
• Crimping and arc welding.
• Machine operations – drill press, saws, nail gun, wave solder machine, and wire machine
• Troubleshooting circuit boards
• Supervised other workers.

• Owned and operated small woodworking/craft store
• Managed apartments
• Created database to track tenant information
• Worked with woodworking tools, assembled products, calculated sales price, and talked to customers
• Fixed electrical, plumbing and roofing problems.
• Completely converted 2 storefronts into 2 apartments – wall construction, drywall, electrical, carpet, painting, plumbing, heating, tile, molding, wallpaper, and sewer. I did everything myself.