Computer Consultant January 1992-present Computer Masters International Besancon, France Business software consultant. Evaluating and prototyping applications in client-server PC-based environments. Small Business Developer 1992-present Fencing Technologies San Diego, California Manufacturing and marketing competition monitoring electronic devices for the sport of fencing. Owner, manager, salesperson, and sole exporter for North America. Dubbing and Voice Recording Spring 1991-present Omnilingua Corporation Cedar Rapids, Iowa Recording studio work producing marketing movies for Walt Disney, Alcoa Steel, the city of Memphis, Universal Sports Machines, and other American businesses. Test Editor Spring 1993-present Profiles Corporation Iowa City, Iowa Editing computer science and foreign language tests. Research Project Manager September 1985-May 1986 National School of Civil Aviation Toulouse, France Designed a bilingual aeronautical database and directed the work of a research team of linguists and computer scientists setting up a bilingual database of aeronautical vocabulary for air traffic controllers and pilots. Research Leader January 1985-August 1985 Bendix Electronics Toulouse, France Conducted a six-month research project on power enhancement and consumption reduction for turbo engines and developed and tested a microprocessor boost pressure control system. Teaching Associate Summers of 1980 & 1986 University of Northern Iowa, UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa Worked as a teaching associate for summer workshops for college teachers. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Management of multifunctional long term projects Capable of maintaining management team up-to-date with current systems technologies Experience in managing teams of people with emphasis on achievement Understanding and experience with the following methodologies: systems development methodologies (Martin, Yourdon/Demarco, Booch), data modeling, analysis design techniques Excellent verbal and written communication skills, leading group discussions, and negotiating mutually beneficial solutions RESEARCH INTERESTS Parallel and distributed computing, computational science, parallelizing and optimizing compilers, algebraic specifications, metadata database design, algorithm design.