About Me

Back in the 1970's my father brought home our first computer.  This computer opened the world of technology to me.  I was programming before I was 12 years old and handling hardware soon thereafter.  I had the benefit of growing up with computers, having been involved with various technologies I have nearly thirty years experience with Personal Computers.

In the early 1990's I was an electro-mechanical designer, doing drafting work for television transmitters, medical ultrasound machines, and ultrasonic cleaning systems.  At each position I held, I maintained the CAD systems and any related networks.  This was the beginning of my network experience.  When my wonderful wife was pregnant with our first child, we decided that the drafting field was too unstable and I changed careers to focus on technology.  The rest is history.

Current clients

My current clients include the following companies.  For privacy purposes, not all clients are listed.

Art of Embroidery, Jamison PA
Junction PC, Doylestown PA
MileStone Bank, Doylestown PA
SRP Solutions, Chalfont PA
Steve's Sewing Vacuum and Quilting,  King of Prussia PA

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Server Hardware

Compaq Proliant
Dell PowerEdge
HP Proliant
IBM Power
White Box

Work experience

2008-June to Current-Indepedent Consultant
Serving as an independent consultant, I provide architecture and engineering services for organizations throughout the Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia county area.

2005-October to 2008-June SRP Solutions, Chalfont, PA
As an employee of SRP, I consulted at numerous organizations, providing architecture and support engineering services for Microsoft-based Servers within medium and large sized companies throughout the Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York Metropolitan area - including L'Oreal, Skanska, UMDNJ, Penn Virginia, and Pennsylvania Superior Court.
I provided advanced desktop engineering and imaging along with project management for medium and large scale desktop rollouts at school districts and medium-sized businesses within Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York Metropolitan area.

1993-November to 2005-October Bank of America, Horsham, PA
[Formerly Fleet Credit Card and Advanta Credit Card]
Along with a small team, I maintained and supported worldwide Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 deployment, including migration from legacy Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000 Server products. Responsibility included nearly 100 clustered nodes. I provided third-tier support for Windows Server and Desktop Engineering teams including documentation of standards and troubleshooting guides. I managed windows server updates and new product rollouts, from testing and evaluation through implementation. Other responsibilities included problem detection and resolution for Compaq and Hewlett-Packard hardware - I was the primary engineer responsible for obtaining self-maintainer status. My documented involvement included Disaster Recovery design and testing, plus I coordinated Quality Assurance activities for Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Clusters. I participated in Microsoft Beta programs including Windows server and desktop operating systems as well as productivity suites.

1991-June to 1993-November Tech-AID, Plymouth Meeting, PA
I assisted in administration of clients' Novell Netware network and maintained PC workstations for Computer Aided Design. I provided Electromechanical design and drafting using AutoCAD and paper, including medical ultrasound, manufacturing equipment, and ultrasonic cleaning systems for companies such as Crest Ultrasonics, Interspec, and CFM.

1989-June to 1991-June Comark Communications, Colmar, PA
I maintained several PC workstations for Computer Aided Design. I provided Electromechanical design and drafting using AutoCAD and paper, including transmitter system assembly, cooling systems, and site drawings.

ProSeries and QuickBooks is a trademark of Intuit.
AMI-Pro and 1-2-3 are trademarks of IBM Lotus Software.
Artista and Bernina Embroidery are trademarks of Bernina International.
Acrobat, Illustrator, and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems
Access, Antigen, Excel, Exchange, Expression Web, Frontpage, HIS, Mail, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Proxy, SNA, SMS, Vista, Windows, Word and XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.