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- From: jbowes@netcom.com (Jerry Bowes)
- Subject: Unix Sysadm/SQA/Sales Support Resume
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.221418.22599@netcom.com>
- Keywords: Sysadm SunOS SVR4 SQA SQE Test support MBA
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- Distribution: ba
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:14:18 GMT
- Lines: 200
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- Currently available for contract or permanent employment:
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- Gerald T. Bowes
- 773 Foxridge Place
- San Jose, Ca. 95133-1435
- (408) 272-9359
- OBJECTIVE:
- ==========
- Opportunity in application engineering, systems administration, sales
- support, SQA or product management in a UNIX computer environment.
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- SKILL SUMMARY:
- ==============
- Knowledgeable in Unix (Sys V and BSD) system administration, PC network
- integration, and shell script programming, sed, troff. Conversant with Unix
- applications Informix ISQL, 4GL, and Framemaker.
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- EDUCATION:
- ==========
- MBA, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Ca. 1989
- BS(EE), (Dean's List), Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 1978
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- EXPERIENCE:
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- 8-92 to 12-92: Taos Mountain Software, , Ca. (Unix Contracting and Training)
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- Systems Consultant/Contract Recruiter
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- Consulted with Taos to define data management requirements and procedures for
- recruiting side of contract employment business. Evaluated several commercial
- lead tracking and resume management packages and network topologies. Designed
- and worked with external database contractors to enhance recruiting resume
- management application. Implemented preliminary systems and provided
- recruiting for Taos.
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- 7-91 to 8-92: UNIX Central, Sunnyvale, Ca. (UNIX Software Catalog Reseller)
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- System/Sales Applications Engineer
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- Provided initial company computer system setup for telephone sales and
- shipping operations. Provided training and product management for effective
- catalog marketing of a third of the 100 catalog advertised products.
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- * Set up Sun4 server, 10BaseT network, X Terminals, ethernet terminal
- server, internet email system, PC connectivity integration, and
- network printer.
- * Performed all UNIX market and product specific training for 15
- person sales force.
- * Implemented on-line sales information system for instant use by
- telesales reps.
- * Provided customer pre-sales consulting and first line technical
- sales support for all products under my product management
- responsibility.
- * Elicited, evaluated and negotiated terms for 5 new products into new
- addition of catalog.
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- D
- 10-90 to Present: Golden Gate University, Los Altos Branch, Los Altos, Ca.
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- Associate Faculty, Undergraduate Instructor (Part Time)
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- Teach INFS-10, Business Applications of Computers, to undergraduates. Course
- taught in intensive format of 5 weekends during semester. Course includes
- global overview of PC's in business environment including hands on orientation
- to dBase, Lotus 123, WordPerfect business applications.
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- 4-91 to 7-91: Wyse Advanced Systems, San Jose, Ca. (386/486 MP UNIX Systems)
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- UNIX SQA Engineer (Contractor)
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- Tested port of new version of UNIX System V.3.2. onto revised MP architecture
- for Wyse 9000i platform. Tested firmware diagnostics of base machine. Tested
- basic operating system utilities, scsi tape and disk drive subsystem, and high
- throughput serial I/O subsystem. Tested port of Veritas Volume Manager.
- Formalized test procedure generation and bug tracking procedures.
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- 7-90 to 1-91: INFORMIX SOFTWARE, Menlo Park, Ca. (UNIX RDBMS products)
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- Secure DBMS Product Marketing Manager
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- Provided product definition and marketing plans for OnLine/Secure, a high
- performance multimedia OLTP DBMS that includes B1 level security features
- defined by the National Computer Security Center (NCSC) of the U.S. NSA.
- Managed successful product launch and submitted product security evaluation
- proposal to NCSC.
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- 6-89 to 4-90: MINX SOFTWARE, San Jose, Ca. (UNIX MRP software)
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- Computer Systems Sales Engineer
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- Setup sales office computer network and office information systems. Configured
- Uniplex OA system and supported onsite training facility. Provided VAR
- relationships, hardware marketing strategies, Minx sales tools, and all sales
- systems to migrate Minx from a software to a turnkey solution vendor.
- * Setup MIPS server, 386/UNIX print server, and X terminal network
- including peripherals demo/sales lab and UUCP connectivity to
- remote branch.
- * Set up and managed automated hardware configuration, comparison, and
- quotation system for use by Minx sales and order processing. System
- greatly expedited hardware sales.
-
- 8-87 to 4-89: MAD INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, San Jose, Ca. (Lisp/UNIX RDBMS/EIS tools)
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- Program Manager, Database Integration Products
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- Provided product marketing and sales support input to systems marketing team
- to evaluate MAD product line and overhaul company marketing strategy.
- * Integrated 386 based workstation, UNIX/X operating system, Lisp
- based RDBMS, and client server agents to Informix and Oracle RDBMS's
- into coherent "Smart Data System (SDS)" product strategy.
- * Developed SDS demo application to evaluate qualified sales leads
- from multiple end user and var databases residing on independent
- Informix, Oracle, and TransBase RDBMS's on multiple 386, Sun, and
- MicroVAX computer hosts.
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- Customer Support Engineer
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- Provided sales and customer support for 386/UNIX/X/Lisp EIS workstation,
- including Lisp/X/C GUI and EIS tool demos. Provided internal UNIX system
- administration support as well as field sales hardware and software support.
- Generated white papers and trade show collateral.
- * Provided all systems logistics and support for 6 major trade shows,
- including: AAAI (Seattle, St. Paul), Uniforum (NYC), and CeBIT
- (Hanover, W. Germany) with no show down time.
- * Generated and conducted training and product orientation for sales
- force, SE's, customers, and internal personnel for proprietary
- database integration products.
- * Designed user oriented UNIX/X presentation environment for 386 UNIX
- workstation. Design incorporated into subsequent product release.
- * Designed and implemented customer support electronic bulletin board.
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- 6-84 to 3-87: ROLM Mil-Spec Computers, San Jose, Ca. (Rugged Military Application Computers)
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- Senior Applications Engineer
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- Provided DoD sales and technical expertise to define requirements and generate
- system proposal and formal quote for required system configurations. Served as
- central Mil Spec compliance expert for ROLM product line. Provided special
- project resource to Program Managers.
- * Provided lab analysis report using microcode listing, logic
- analyzer, and timing instrumentation to satisfy contract readiness
- timing requirement.
- * Overhauled and implemented custom product quotation process.
- Presented seminar to national sales meeting to initiate new process.
- New system greatly increased quote accuracy and responsiveness of
- program marketing and new business development organization.
- * Provided system analysis and product configuration expertise at
- customer sales call, resulting in sale of $125K of ROLM computer
- equipment.
- * Generated system analysis, product configuration, and technical
- input for several DoD and NATO proposals. Assisted in proposal
- resulting in $11.5M contract award to Grumman Aerospace, prime
- contractor for USAF JSTARS program.
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- 9-83 to 6-84: WESTINGHOUSE MARINE DIVISION, Sunnyvale, Ca. (USAF MX Missile)
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- Systems Engineer
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- Provided electromagnetic compatibility management for Peacekeeper program
- including: electrical nuclear effect hardening, RFI control, and electrical
- (grounding and bonding) safety. Interfaced with AF program manager and
- subcontractors Martin Marietta and TRW. Trained Westinghouse designers on EMC
- program requirements. Completed and submitted four 200 page program plan
- deliverables.
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- 5-78 to 9-83: U. S. Navy, San Diego, Ca. (Nuclear Fast Attack Submarines)
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- Nuclear Trained Submarine Officer
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- Completed qualification for all ship and engineering plant operation and
- maintenance. Managed 14 man division and successfully completed two six month
- deployments and nuclear refueling overhaul. Command and my department received
- top squadron excellence award 3 consecutive years during my tour. Passed
- engineer department head professional exam at Navy Nuclear Reactors.
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- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
- =========================
- - Informix SQL, Informix Software, Menlo Park, Ca. 1990
- - Informix 4gl, Informix Software, Menlo Park, Ca. 1990
- - Yourdon Structured Analysis, Yourdon, Inc., 1989
- - Unix System Administration, UC Berkeley Extension, 1987
- - Kepnor-Tragoe Problem Solving, 1986
- - Proposal Win Strategy, R. N. Close, 1986
- - Managing the Engineering Project, 1984
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- Jerry Bowes
- jbowes@netcom.com
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