Richard Carmichael
Career Summary
Hardware: A+ Certified; PC to Pentium custom building; system and network design,
installation and management; server design and building; network OS installation and
management; mid-range system connectivity. Certified to teach Semester One of Cisco
Networking. Bilingual: Mac and PC.
Software: MCP (NT Server 4.0); Custom DB application design, development,
installation, training and support; fluent in Office suites, productivity software;
xBASE, 4th Dimension; web development.
Operating Systems: DOS, Win3.x, Win 95/98/ME/XP, Mac OS thru 8.5 and 10.+;
NT 4.0 Workstation, NT 4.0 Server, some Novell and just enough UNIX to be respectful
of it.
Business Experience
PC sales, PC and Mac repair. Design, build and setup of custom system configurations.
Net management and implementation. Custom software development and installation.
Please see AIC page(s) for additional information.
Teaching at College level: A+ Certification Preparation, NT 4.0 Server Preparation,
Introduction to Computers, Introduction to the Internet; HTML coding and Web Page
Design, Office 97 (Word and Excel).
Designed and built over 40 personal computers; 33 remain in rental inventory. Systems are
rented (sometimes with reconfiguration(s)requested) for use at hotels, convention centers
and other venues for corporate, show management, vendor/exhibitor use. Also responsible for
in-house systems management and remote locations systems management.
UltiCare is a proprietary system (23 installations) that uses a custom report
writer to extract information from the Patient Care System. It is a large and
complex system with virtually no documentation. Tasked with learning report
production, and the data structures, to provide hospital staff and management
with information from the system. Additional responsibilities included: Data General (DG) support, DG-to-PC
interface support, database development, tuning, data input; Custom
PC-based database support (FoxPro); PC support.
Responsible for management, operation, systems development, user training, repair,
and maintenance of 30 PCs on a LAN/WAN running Win95, Windows for Workgroups, and
NT on the servers. Custom database design, development and installation. Set up
computers for users; file transfers; user training. Wrote system in Access 95 to
analyze at-risk members relative to a conditional, stepped insurance payment
program. Prototyped several additional systems with management and users to match
needs and system capabilities.
Responsible for management, operation, systems development, user training, repair
and maintenance of 180 Macs on a LAN/WAN reaching from Ventura Avenue to the Simi
Courthouse. Multiple custom database systems designed and implemented to meet
specific site requirements. Wrote major improvements to three existing systems.
Designed and implemented (in three days) an emergency disaster (earthquake response)
system to track personnel and assistance site loadings, timecards and staff
schedule sheets.
Analysis, customer interface, development, coding, installation and support for
custom database software projects. Developed multiuser, commercial software for
Purchase Order Entry/Tracking/Reporting and electronic timecard systems; written
in Clipper for PC's on Novell network.
| 1990-1991
| Taft Electric Company, Ventura
| Systems Analyst
|
Enhanced and developed UNIX-based central accounting system. Purchased, installed,
managed and maintained desktop computers; developed custom software for warehouse
inventory management and field electrician performance monitoring. Managed the
development and implementation of a custom estimating database for both Commercial
and Residential project bidding. Provided project management/tracking support.
| 1986-1990
| Rockwell Int'l, Oxnard Facility
| Senior Systems Engineer
|
Singular responsibility for computer systems at the Facility. Systems analysis,
design, coding installation and training of users on PC's, Mac's and System /36
(mini). Long range business plan co-author; interface to "parent" facility's
computer systems and administration. Redesigned, coded and implemented the core
accounting system software; time card system; shop traveler/part routing and
costing system.
| 1983-1986
| Computer Village, Ventura
| Sales Representative
|
Sold and supported Apple, Mac, PC and clone systems for personal and small
business use. Involved in developing and conducting technical seminars and user
training; custom programming, customer support, technical support to other sales
staff.
| 1982-1983
| Gould Medical Products, Oxnard
| Principal Engineer
|
Primary responsibility for design and development of product line to support
blood pressure monitoring equipment. Process development and implementation for
new product line.
| 1980-1982
| Precision Dynamics, Burbank
| Product Development Manager
|
Accountable for product design from concept through production. Six new products
and six major cost reduction programs developed. Developed and managed Product
Development Department. Responsibilities included: Plastic part design and
documentation; annual and five-year planning; new product analysis; part/tooling
costing and development; documentation system design and control; production
implementation and support; budge preparation, justification, allocation and
adherence.
| 1978-1980
| Becton-Dickinson Labware, Oxnard
| Product Engineering Manager
|
Developed, staffed and managed the Engineering section of the Research and
Development Department. Developed and introduced three major new products.
Responsibilities included: Product design; documentation system development and
control systems; part drawings and specifications, annual and five-year budgeting
and developmental planning; support to technical and biological sections, marketing
and sales functions.
Education
Masters in Business Administration, UCLA Graduate School of Management
Small Business/Strategy concentration
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Design Major
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