Skills
Computer Hardware and Operating Systems
I have worked with the following computer hardware and operating systems.
- Datapoint RMS
- DEC's VAX OpenVMS
- IBM 4361 Mainframe
- IBM System/36
- IBM System/38
- IBM Advanced System/36
- IBM AS/400
- DOS
- Windows XP, NT, and 2003 Server
- Macintosh (from 2e to OSX)
- Linux-based firewalls and thin clients
Microprocessors
These are the microprocessors that I written code for and programmed firmware for.
- Intel 8080
- MOS 6502
- Intel 186
- Zilog Z80
- Motorola 68020
- Signetics and AMD 8X305
Programming Languages
These are the high level programming languages that I have used.
- Basic
- JCL
- HTML
- CSS
- PCL
- Datapoint
Databases
I have worked with all of these databases:
- DEC MAXCIM/Xentis on the VAX VMS
- IBM MAPICS/Query
- WCFieldS ran on the Midrange System
- IBM BPICs
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Power Serve
- DBA
- OrgCenter
- Microsoft Access and Excel
- Microsoft SQL 2000
- Microsoft SQL 2005
- Microsoft SQL 2008 Servers
Other Database Experience
- Supported AS/400 File Transfer Program called ETU400 to transfer files between PCs to
the AS/400 converting EBCDIC to ASCII while maintaining the correct format for programs like
Microsoft Access or Excel.
- The Sentinel Access Control product that I supported used Microsoft Access or SQL as the
database.
I installed SQL 2000, SQL 2005, and SQL 2008 Servers and wrote step-by-step guides.
Diagnosic Equipment
Many of the products had built diagnostic dump modes, but other required external equipment. I can check out the logs for any of these to determine if there was a problem.
- HP 4951 Protocol Analyzer
- Oscilloscopes (any)
- Multi-meters
- Intel Microprocessor Simulator
- Auscom Channel Recorder
Diagnosic Utilities
Many of the products had built diagnostic dump modes, but other required external equipment. I can check out the logs for any of these to determine if there was a problem.
- Ethereal (Wireshark)
- PuTTY
- Tracert
- netstat
- ping
- ipconfig
- ifconfig
- regedit
Protocols
- RS232
- Dataproducts parallel
- Centronics parallel
- V.35
- TDLC
- Full SDLC
- IBM Bus and Tag Channel Interface
- ArcNet
- Token Ring
- Ethernet TCP/IP
- Wireless
- CDMA
- GSM/GPRS
- GPS