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• Biological Analysis Systems
  Design and implementation of a chemical analytical processing system in MS Excel. The application was built in Excel and Visual Basic for Windows and Windows 95, and used to process data and report on invalid sample results.
  
  Systems design, development, documentation, installation and support of analysis and display system for DNA research for the Department of Radiation Biology at Colorado State University. Utilized Fortran IV, Fortran V, Fortran 77, and a 3D Visual System. Conversion of all programs to run under Windows 3.1. Created procedure manual.
  
  Conversion of FORTRAN based radiological research software system from Mainframe to Micro Computer systems. Project included implementation of FORTRAN programs under MS/Windows 3.0 and MS/FORTRAN.
  
  Recommended and installed microcomputer hardware and software for biochemical research. Developed procedures for transfer of data from a spectrophotometer to the 1602G. Graphic data presentation through interface between PASCAL Assembly Routine and GKS.
  
  TeleVideo Systems BETA Test Site for Graphics Kernal System and ACCESS10. Tested ACCESS10 to determine compatibility with Tektronix 4010, 4014 type commands and completeness of ACCESS10 utilities.
  
  Systems design, development, installation and support of a ranch management package for the Colorado State Extension Offices in conjunction with Colorado State University.
  
  Systems design, development, documentation, installation and support of analysis and display system for DNA research for the Department of Radiation Biology at Colorado State University. Utilized Fortran IV, Fortran V, Fortran 77, and a 3D Visual System.
  
  Design, development, implementation, training, and support of FORTRAN programs. System included utilities that analyzed and displayed the effects of Heavy Ion Radiation on DNA. Higher level mathematics provided for high speed analysis with both 2D and 3D graphics. Output systems included Versatec electrostatic plotter, Tektronix 4006/4010 displays, and CDC Micro film processor. Recommended and assisted in the development of a long term policy for ADP acquisition for the Department.
  

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• Cable Television System
  Micro computer based customer account and service location management and billing system for the cable television industry.
  

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• Client Accounting
  Support of Word Processing and Real World Accounting operations for a towing firm. Support and recommendations on software and hardware modifications.
  
  Development of Request for Proposal for municipalities covering all aspects of billing, accounts receivable, general ledger, payroll, inventory and fixed assets. Distributed RFP's to vendors, reviewed proposals and assisted in the selection of the final packages. Provided day to day assistance on all aspects of RFP process. Supported municipal billing system and Btrieve data bases as necessary to maintain system integrity.
  
  Installation of a complete accounting system for a Software Development and Distribution firm. Modules included GL, AR, AP, OE, IC, PO and Memory Management modules.
  
  Analysis, design and development of a catalog production system using a SQL/RDBMS. System included catalog item data entry with a direct interface to a desktop publishing system for the production of the catalog layout pages. MSI is an authorized consultant for several accounting systems including Real World, MCBA, Great Plains, SBT and many other popular systems.
  
  Review and recommendation of project management and accounting software for Macintosh Computers to handle record keeping requirements of electrical contractors.
  
  Review and recommendation of systems for property management of residential and commercial properties.
  
  Installation, training, support and system initialization of payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, general ledger, word processing, DBMS, communication and spreadsheet for agricultural products, manufacturing and distribution industry.
  
  Design, implementation, training and support of a client management system in RBASE 4000 for certified public accountants. Implementation and support of automated general ledger Lotus 1-2-3, and WordStar for CPA's.
  
  Development of general ledger package for the IBM-PC using Microsoft BASIC under the MS-DOS.

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• Communications
  Modification and support of Pascal programs for management of radio advertising spot time and comparisons of media effectiveness.
  
  Development of communications system hardware and software for remote collection of highway usage data. Engineering on modem for DTMF 2 of 10 code conversions from analog to digital signals. Software for communications control on networked IBM PC/XT micro computers. Software for transmission of data bases to 308X IBM mainframe through KMW Hasp Synchronous Protocol Converter.
  

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• Construction Management Systems
  Design and development of a bidding system for the construction industry in Paradox 3.5 4GL from Borland. System included tracking of all line item charges for both time and materials in a construction project.
  
  Design, development, installation, support and training of a project management reporting system for consulting engineers. System produces reports for management tracking of project progress gauged upon hours and dollars at cost and billable amounts. Flags projects that are over budget on hours and dollars.
  
  Micro computer cased structural requirement system for estimating equipment and hardware needs for the architectural engineering industry.
  

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• Customer Relationship Management Systems
  Support, maintenance, training, and consultation on GoldMine 95 marketing software. Updates and corrections to a contacts database through the use of telemarketing.
  
  Consultation and design of a roommate finder/apartment finder system for a low-income housing service organization. The system contains roommate and apartment preferences and is user-friendly to both landlords and lessors. The system was constructed in Access to run on Windows 95 on a Novell network.
  
  Support, maintenance, and consultation on GoldMine marketing software and other systems to maintain client financial investments information for the financial services industry. The client uses Novell networked PCs in a Windows environment.
  

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• Database Management Systems
  Support on an existing ORACLE system developed for the recreation industry. Development of screen forms and reports in ORACLE utility modules.
  

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• Dental Office Manager
  Micro computer based patient and record keeping system for the Dental Industry on Apple II computers.
  

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• Desktop Publishing

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• Employment Service

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• Federal Land Leasing

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• Geographic Information Systems
  Implementation of Geographic Information Systems for use in routing and tracking commuter service. Design and implementation of telecommunications for multi site operations.
  
  Systems analysis and design using CASE tools for a marketing management and geographical display system. Demographic information on Branch offices maintained in a 4GL relational DBMS with interfaces built to a geographic information system for display and map printing functions. System installed on a Novell Network for multi user access. System and User Manuals were written. On-line help system build at the context sensitive level for end user assistance. Security functions provided at the menu level.
  
  Consultation on Geographic Information Systems for a variety of private companies and governmental organizations. This included reviews of GIS packages on the market, data sources, digitizing services and support.
  
  Contract work on software design, implementation, training, and support of Geographic Information Systems for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Duties included analysis and display of LANDSAT MSS data. Digitization of IR photos for testing and analysis. Development of procedures for remote sensing, map production, cartography, data entry, data analysis, and project design for WELUT systems. Project and accounting information management. Distribution of the Rapid Assessment Methodologies worldwide. Utilized Fortran V and Fortran 77 on Data General Systems.
  

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• Graphic Presentation Systems
  Implementation of software and hardware for creating presentation graphics for slides and overheads. Reviews of film recorders, projection systems, thermal printers, electrostatic plotters, video tape production and other output devices were performed.
  
  Fixed priced contract with the City of Fort Collins for installation of Micro Computer graphics and statistical software.
  

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• Laboratory Automation
  Systems analysis and design, hardware and software specifications for the nationwide testing of grains for the United States Department of Agriculture. Systems include mini and micro computers from DEC, HP, DG and IBM. Extensive usage of CASE tools has been implemented. Establishment of procedures for field office access to IBM Mainframe systems for data collection and reporting. Design specification included development of Oracle 4GL research and implementation. Project included classroom instruction on the use of CASE technology in Systems analysis and design type projects.
  

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• Legal Office Management
  Project management for the State of Wyoming on the purchase of new equipment, including training, implementation, and integration of existing systems. Research and support for the migration from Macintosh to Windows environments. Recommendations for voice/data/fax communications and assistance in accessing a state-wide network backbone using Novell network software. The system uses Compaq computers on a Novell network with Cisco routers for access to the Internet.
  
  Review and recommendations on organization and computer related management of legal offices.
  

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• Library Management
  Development, installation and support of a video tape library system package for the United States Navy Training Center of the Pacific. System was developed on micro computers in FORTRAN and ported to a Prime mini.
  

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• Maintenance Management Systems
  Needs analysis, design, construction, and maintenance of a Returned Goods Authorization system to maintain and track information on repairs to manufactured goods. Developed in MS FoxPro for Mac, Windows, and Windows 95 for processing on a Novel 3.x network with ten user access.
  

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• Manufacturing Systems
  Analysis, Design and implementation of a Bill of Materials Processing System. System was added to an existing MCBA Inventory Management system on an HP Mini Computer in COBOL. The Image DBMS was extensively used in all COBOL modules for data retrieval and updating.
  
  Development of systems specification document for manufacturing payroll package, property management firms, research available systems on the market and recommended most appropriate system.
  

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• Medical Office Management
  Analysis, design and implementation of a system for managing data for head injury patients in R:BASE for DOS. Extensive reporting capabilities for government regulations and analysis of injury, treatment and results recovery.
  
  Provided classroom training to Poudre Valley Hospital on micro computers hardware and software. Training was done in conjunction with development of a budgeting system in Lotus 1-2-3.
  
  Consultations to several medical organizations in the usage of computer systems for automating patient management, research reviews, literature studies, diagnosis assistance, long term records storage and other requirements.
  
  Systems support on multi user microcomputer systems for medical clinics. Custom programming in BASIC and Assembler. Systems specification and market search for replacement of Micro Computer system. Account collections system on optimum DBMS. Extensive system modifications for corrections to original system programs and design flaws. Project management of up to three programmers and testers. Consultation and training for over 20 staff personnel on medical word processing DBMS, financial and payroll computer systems.
  

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• Point of Sale Systems
  Project Management on the implementation of a nationwide retail point of sale system for the entertainment industry. Detailed analysis of the existing systems to handle sales, distribution and accounting functions. Design of a comprehensive integrated system to handle management and communications between the Mini Computer based distribution system, network based accounting systems and the Micro based point of sale system. Development of a nationwide polling system in progress to maintain daily sales and inventory records.
  
  Maintenance of a retail point of sale system in Paradox 3.5 for a sixty store chain nationwide. Systems analysis and design on existing system with implementation of modification of structures to optimize programs and normalize the data bases. Extensive modifications to the system as requested by the user community. Established automatic update procedures of live tables at end user sites. Direct technical support of end user sites.
  
  Maintenance of a Progress SQL/4GL application to manage the distribution of products to multiple locations. System specified optimal quantities based on product type and store type. System also maintained accounting related information. Research on maintenance management systems for the electronics repair industry. Performed end user need analysis, specifications and selection criteria.
  

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• Process Controls System
  Micro computer based instrument installation and calibration system for manufacturing plants and warehouses in Equipment Controls Industry. Design and implementation of microprocessor control box.
  

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• Process Serving Systems
  Development, installation and support of a process server system package written in DBASE III. Handled all aspects of tracking paperwork to be served and accounts receivable for completed work.
  

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• Ranch Management Systems

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• Seed Research Systems
  Development of worldwide seed research management and reporting system using DBASE III on IBM and compatible micro computers. System developed using DBASE III structured programming language. Project management and supervision of four programmers, documentation, and testing personnel. Consulting and training on DBASE III, PC-DOS, hardware systems and application usage. DBASE III speed tests on data base searches to improve reporting procedures.
  

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• Transportation Systems
  Maintenance, analysis, and design of a system to maintain highway telemetry data using PCS, IBM mainframes, and HP minicomputers. The system runs on Unix, MVS, Windows, DOS, and Windows 95. It was designed with Informix, PowerBuilder, C, and S-Designer.
  
  Maintenance, analysis, and design of a system to maintain highway telemetry data. Development of communications equipment and software to retrieve data from remote telemetry stations. Construction of C programs to convert binary files from Diamond counters into Paradox database files for statistical processing and report generation. Modification of modem firmware and electronics in order to handle low-amplitude, poor- quality voice grade phone lines.
  
  Analysis, design and implementation of a city government bus management system in Paradox for Windows. System includes bus scheduling, driver and rider types. The system contains extensive reporting capabilities.
  
  Systems requirement specification and demonstration on a parking management system for Colorado State University, University of Northern Colorado, and Auraria Higher Education Center.
  

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• Utility Billing System

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• Other Systems and Projects
  Maintenance and modifications to a tracking system for a well-drilling equipment company. Maintaining scripts and databases for a work order and equipment usage tracking system for well-drilling operations, using Paradox for DOS. Runs under Windows and DOS on a Novell network.
  
  Expert witness research and testimony on restaurant and food service Point of Sales software for DOS and PC systems.
  
  Design, modifications, and updates to system for the management and maintenance of horse breeding samples kept in storage, and the distribution of samples to horse breeders. Written in R:BASE to run under DOS and Windows.
  
  Design and development of an informative World-Wide Web site for the local Chamber of Commerce, which included customized CGI scripts for tracking visitors and requesting further information. Daily support on various software and hardware systems as needed. Technical support on Novel, Peachtree, and membership management systems.
  
  Research and recommendations on a migration from the Macintosh to the PC environment. Recommendations and selections of marketing software for tracking clients and contacts.
  
  Design and implementation of a system in dBASE to organize an extensive recreational tours database. System includes various look-up tools and reporting capabilities. The database is used by travel agents worldwide to locate and purchase tour and holiday packages.
  
  Assisted a governmental agency in the use of Metropolitan Wide Area Networks to transmit many data signals. Extensive reviews were performed on the technology, vendors, pricing and implementation strategies available. Consultations with governmental and private organizations were conducted in support of MAP/TOP technology.
  
  Establish and implement procedures for data transfers of voter information from Sperry Univac systems to IBM-PC micros, for mail list development.
  
  Support and programming for a nationwide private Flight Briefing Center for pilots. Implemented communications software and hardware for IBM-PC to Prime mini for high speed MUX data communications.
  
  Training on CPM, TURBODOS, AOS, MS-DOS, operating systems.
  
  Review and recommendation of application packages available on the market for independent insurance agents. Spread sheet, word processing, operating system support and training for independent insurance agents.
  
  Customer management systems for the federal land leasing industry. Recommended, installed, and trained client personnel on hardware/software systems as necessary for company and project expansion.
  
  Systems consulting for the National Cotton Seed Products Association in conjunction with the requirements of mill operations in the Cotton Seed Industry.

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