Technical Experience
LARRY SMITH
3619 E Verdin Road, Phoenix AZ 85044 USA,
Telephone/Fax: 480 899-4463

E-mail: lsmith@karinya.com

Summary

    Extensive experience covering  1) mainframe Computer Center Operations, 2) Programming (machine level), Systems Analysis and Design, Computer Applications Development, Design and Implementation of Applications, 3) Consulting, lecturing and teaching Information Technology to a diverse international audience and Corporate U.S., and 4) Marketing and Sales, Development of strategic marketing plans, tactical sales plans with implementation and guidance for domestic US and international clients. (See brief resume

1) Computer Center Operations:

    Responsible for operation of large Univac Mainframe computers and all associated peripheral equipment, logging-on and starting projects/jobs, maintaining projects/jobs to completion according to customer requirements. Three-shift operation, 24 hours per day. Promoted to shift manager and eventually to scheduling entire Data Center. Many jobs would run continuously for days or weeks without stopping. Job included detail error location (when processing or system errors occurred), remedial clearing/correction of any errors and restart of job. Required to know and understand intimate details of the electronic circuitry of the entire system. Trained company and client staffs how to operate mainframe computer systems.

2) Programming, Systems Analysis and Design, Applications Development, Design and Implementation:

    Educational Services Department, responsible for teaching machine (assembly) level programming, systems analysis and design, applications development, applications design and implementation taking manual applications in business, commerce and scientific organizations into computerization, reducing manual efforts, speeding and smoothing application function, utilizing advanced methods of analysis, design, providing proper interfaces between machines and people. Taught IT to company and customer staffs at technical, managerial and executive levels including U.S. Government agencies and Military. Extensive programming experience using html and java applets for web site development. Industries and applications included: oil, gas exploration, manufacturing, CAD/CAM, transportation, health care, semi-conductor manufacturing, communications, financial applications, aerospace, education and distribution.

3) Consulting, lecturing, teaching Information Technology:

    Taught successful TV program regarding computers and information systems, applications development, and systems design. Lectured to Universities (Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Oklahoma), foreign governments (France, Belgium, Spain, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Germany, and England).

4) As National Marketing Manager Developed and implemented strategic marketing and tactical sales planning, consulting, writing:

    Developed extensive, practical applications of computers in the healthcare industry utilizing new IT concepts and approaches. Developed forerunner patient care applications of computers with monitors in the hospital environment (Sweden). Design and application of large mainframe data base applications for a six state region in the U.S. linking insurance, providers, hospitals and clinics together via on-line communications (Ohio). Development of strategic marketing and tactical sales planning for major computer company (Sperry Univac) increasing world-wide sales from $1.4 million to $70 million within four year period.

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