Experience

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  Atlantic richfield oil

  Jun 1977 - Jun 1979

  Telecommunications engineer

  Implement and maintain data services worldwide via privately owned data network.The network consisted of satellite circuits, analog private line circuits and our own private microwave system.At this time, many manufacturers were not used to sending data over analog circuits and I had to redesign (at the component level) many of the existing voice products to work in a data application.Worked to improve communications in and around / to & from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Designed VHF/UHF, construction & operational phone system for new oil field 30 miles to the west of Prudhoe Bay.With custom built protocol converters was able to improve throughput on existing satellite circuits by 600%.Build and installed UHF radio and telephone interconnects to provide telephone service on off-shore oil platforms. (This was before cell phones.) Show less

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  Nortel

  Jun 1979 - Jun 1985

  Sales engineer

  Sales Engineer, Spectron Division of Northern Telecom, Atlanta, GA • Consistently met or exceeded sales quota through direct sales of data network test and diagnostic equipment covering an extensive Southeast territory.• Achieved President's Club 1982, 1983, 1984

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  Codaram corporation

  Jun 1985 - Jan 1999

  Founder

  As chairman and founder of CODARAM Corporation, I developed a business model which was a self funding, market focused manufacturer, reseller and systems integrator of data communications systems. CODARAM grew from the basement of my home into my own 30,000 sq ft custom built facility in Alpharetta, GA. CODARAM achieved many industry awards including the very first ESP partner of Bay Networks, Microsoft Certified Partner, Cisco Certified Partner, etc. and had designed, built, secured and maintained the primary backbone data networks in over 100 of the Fortune 500 companies. Show less

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  My pet’s mvp™ pc

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2015

  Founder

  My Pet's MVP - Mobile Veterinary Practice Working with industry experts, we have designed and produced exceptional mobile hospitals with capabilities that were unrealized in previous mobile environments. We offer Complete Pet Health Care to Your Home. Vaccininations, Quick Tests, Complete Blood Lab, RFID Chips, Diagnostic X-Ray, Dental Procedures and Dental X-Ray, Laser Surgery, Complete Operating Room, Anesthesia, Laser Therapy and a variety of products and procedures based on derivatives of these products.The concept is to reduce the stress associated with taking pets to the Vet, by bringing the Vet to the pet's home environment. The attending doctors can also evaluate the pet's home environment for anything that might be contributing to the pet's health condition.. Show less

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  Scubatoys

  Apr 2018 - now

  Instructor

  Certified NAUI InstructorCertified TDI-SDI InstructorCertified NASE InstructorCertified to teach:Scuba Diver / Open Water DiverAdvanced Scuba Diver / Advanced Open WaterNitrox DiverRescue Scuba DiverAdvanced Rescue Scuba DiverMaster Scuba DiverFull Face MaskDeep DiverLimited Visibility / Night DiverUnderwater NaturalistUnderwater Navigation Search and RecoveryLight SalvageAdaptive Scuba DiverTry Scuba DivingTandem Scuba DiverSupplied Air SnorkelingSkin DiverRecreational Hookah DiverPassport DiverInternational DiverExperienced Scuba Diver Show less