Résumé of Andrew C. M. Coile

Marina, CA 93933

 

Summary

• Educator, teaching entry-level courses on Computer Literacy and high-level courses on developing dynamic database-driven websites.
• Extremely experienced computer programmer, with more than three decades of experience, starting from punch-cards on Mainframes, to embedded microprocessor projects, to multi-media computer-based training, to modern Windows desktop programming, to Internet server programming.
• Experienced in all aspects of Information Technology and E-Commerce, including managing a staff and budgets, running servers handling more than a million and a half hits a day, monitoring high-speed lines and routers, programming websites featuring e-commerce and real-time transaction processing, writing web content, and creating graphics for the web.
• Have worked in radio, television, film, multimedia, journalism, and graphic arts. Able to communicate with an audience and with both technical and non-technical co-workers; used to working in a team environment to accomplish creative results.

 

Skills

• Computer programmer. Programmed everything from mainframes to minis, PC’s, and single-chip microcontrollers. Fluent in more than a dozen computer languages. Experienced in web, MS-DOS, and Windows programming, as well as multimedia computer-based training.
• Teaching. Have taught face-to-face classes of as many as 52 students, and Distributed Learning on-line classes. Developed database-driven web applications to support teaching needs such as grading and course evaluation.
• Website designer and programmer. Expert at E-Commerce systems, including order taking, fulfillment, and inventory control. Experienced in web-based client/server programming to access databases on both Internet and Intranet systems. Data-base administrator.
• Manager in a team environment. Responsible for project management as well as creating and adhering to budgets for hardware, software, contract services, and personnel.
• Familiar with all aspects of computers, from the nitty-gritty details of designing hardware to the highest levels of administering a network.
• Graphic arts, including layout, paste-up, scanning, drawing and photo retouching programs, word processing, and desktop publishing.
• Editing and technical writing. Nationally and internationally published newspaper column author.
• Technical proficiency in all areas of radio, television, and film, including writing copy, announcing, camera work, video and audio control, engineering support, and computer-controlled film animation and special effects. Non-linear video editing using desktop tools on PCs and Macs.

 

Experience

California State University, Monterey Bay
Seaside, California

Academic Systems Analyst/Programmer (2005—present)
Administrator for the BlackBoard Learning Management System. Responsible for application monitoring, and custom programming of scripts to interface between the BANNER Student Information System and BlackBoard. System supports 3,850 students and 300 faculty. Conduct training seminars in the use of BlackBoard for faculty.

Also perform custom programming of other web applications needed to support faculty, staff, and student learning.

Faculty/Coordinator (2004—2005)
As a faculty member, taught CST101 Technology Tools to a face-to-face class of 52 students in Fall 2004, 40 students online in Spring 2005, and 10 students in a mix of face-to-face and online in Summer 2005. Also co-taught CST395 Special Topics: Web Scripting, a new course about creating dynamic database-driven websites using MySQL and PHP in Spring of 2005.

Created a web application using PHP and MySQL to handle reporting detailed grades on assignments for CST101 classes. Created a web application using PHP and MySQL to collect “Student Feedback on Instructor and Course” evaluations; system collected evaluations for 35% of the class seats offered at CSUMB, and averaged more than a 55% response rate. System also produces statistical summaries and offers an export to Excel to permit further analysis.

As Coordinator, was responsible for assisting faculty and staff in processing paperwork, updating the ITCD website (complete redesign in progress), organizing meetings and the annual strategic planning retreat, and general administrative duties.

 

GSociety, Inc.
Hollywood, California

Vice-President of E-Commerce (2001—2002)
Responsible for the operation and programming of E-Commerce system supporting both in-house and affiliate web sites. Supervised Retail Manager responsible for vendor relations, drop-ship vendor handling, product sourcing, and product selection. Supervised Customer Relations specialists handling customer problems, special orders, and disputes. Supervised Shipping Clerks responsible for fulfillment of direct-shipped products. Programmed in ColdFusion, SQL, Perl, PHP, and Delphi to support E-commerce applications.

Manager of Information Technology (2000—2001)
Responsible for the operation of ten production servers supporting 167 websites. Supervised web programmers and interacted with graphics production and content development departments to create large commercial web sites featuring dynamic content, virtual communities, multimedia, and e-commerce. Responsible for systems analysis to support business needs, application development of systems to support operations, and implementation/deployment planning.

 

Coile Computer Consulting
Springfield, Virginia

President (1998—2000)
Responsible for the technical operations and all customer support for Internet web site design and hosting company. Operated a main and a backup server, which provided web, email, statistics, FTP, and FrontPage support to 51 clients. Specialized in websites that were dynamically generated from databases, or utilized other custom programming to help provide a richer experience for the viewer.

 

Asgard Communications, Inc./Freya Communications, Inc.
Springfield, Virginia

Chief Technology Officer/President (1996—1998)
Responsible for the technical operations, programming, and planning of two Internet service companies. Operated two web servers handling more than 60 web sites. Wrote e-commerce system that processed more than $10,000 per week of orders. Helped create and market one of the top niche-targeted websites getting over 150,000 page views a day and over 1.5 million hits daily. Responsible for network operations of LAN connected to the Internet by two T-1s. Also did website design and programming for various clients, including magazines, law firms, and public-relations firms.

 

Performance Technologies International, Inc.
Annandale, Virginia

Senior Programmer (1995—1997)
Responsible for creating multimedia Computer-Based Training using Macromedia’s (now Adobe’s) Authorware. Primary client was the Federal Aviation Administration, developing courses for En-Route and TRACON Air Traffic Controllers. Programmed METAR course (dealing with transition to new weather reporting format) which had 60,000 copies distributed to controllers, flight service specialists, airline pilots, and ground personnel. Also wrote and programmed videodisc course on DARC (Direct Access Radar Channel, a backup air traffic control system). Was narrator for half the courses, alternating modules with a female narrator.

Courses programmed included Hijack, Aircraft Bomb Threats, METAR, DARC, and DSR (Display System Replacement, the next-generation display consoles). Developed custom external modules in Delphi or Pascal for special functions that could not be accomplished within the Authorware programming environment. Also developed simulators in Visual Basic and Delphi for the Oceanic section of the air traffic control system.

 

Practical Micro Design, Inc.
Springfield, Virginia

Senior Engineer (1985—1995, 1997—2000)
Responsible for programming and hardware design of embedded systems. Also wrote programs running under DOS and Windows. Designed integrated circuit chips. Programmed embedded systems using a variety of processors. Performed all phases of hardware design, including initial design, schematic capture, and PCB layout. Also did technical writing of documentation and any graphic arts required.

Projects included:

• Designed and wrote software for the MBTS (Monopulse Beacon Test Set), which is a piece of test equipment for FAA radar systems. Designed two of the three digital modules in the system, and designed two of the four Field Programmable Gate Array logic chips used in the system.
• Designed three custom ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) over eight years to support ultra-high accuracy ultra-low power frequency reference. Also wrote program for the embedded microprocessor up until current version. Device has an accuracy within 30 parts per billion over a temperature range of –55 degrees Celsius to +85 degrees Celsius, while drawing less than 65 milliwatts of power (worst-case accuracy better than one second per year; typically one second every three years).
• Designed and programmed stepper motor indexer card to replace board no longer available from manufacturer.
• Installed and supervised a 15-node Local Area Network running Windows NT, with an Internet, Intranet, and Print Server.
• Programmed a test system that simulated 16 credit-card readers simultaneously on the client end, and simulated the Host computer system processing up to 16 credit card transactions simultaneously on the server end. System was used to test a satellite credit-card processing network.
• Designed expansion card for the IBM-PC that collected data on eight pairs of high frequency signals simultaneously. Wrote control and interface program that communicated with an Environmental Chamber. Wrote user’s manual. Wrote program to perform polynomial curve fitting and graphing of data.
• Designed Headend Switch. This unit switched the audio and video from 20 VCRs to eight output channels. Unit included character generators for overlaying text on video, and infrared outputs for control functions. Used in pay-per-view system for small hotels.
• Designed and programmed DTMF Card Readers. Phone-line powered unit dialed data read from mag-stripe credit cards as touch tones. Also auto-dialed numbers stored in NVRAM. More than 60,000 of these units are in the field. Used in pay-per-view system for small hotels.
• Designed and programmed Telephone Line Simulator. This unit allows modem-equipped devices (such as Verifone credit verification terminals) to interface to satellite data equipment. More than 5,000 of these units are in the field.
• Programmed Satellite Tracking And Control System (STACS), which tracked 16 satellites in orbit, and controlled antennas to automatically track satellites in view. Program featured automatic map displays that showed the position of the satellite, predicted ground track, and terrestrial coverage area.
• Designed and programmed Broadcast Data Receiver, which supported group code and individual addressing of messages, compression, scrambling, redundant block processing, and printer output formatting. Also wrote software for testing the receiver, including printing of 3-of-9 barcodes for shipping and tracking purposes.
• Wrote various utility programs, such as an automatic documenter of released jobs, a Gerber PhotoPlot to PostScript translator, backup software, and various network utilities.

 

Mutual Broadcasting System
Arlington, Virginia

Systems Engineer (1983—1985)
Responsible for programming; documentation; the design and construction of digital circuits; integration of hardware and software in microprocessor-based systems; product design review; and management of 12-user engineering support computer system. Part of a small team responsible for the implementation of a nationwide voice and data distribution system.

Projects included:

• Programmed a real-time multi-tasking process control system that monitored and controlled two fully redundant satellite uplinks, building functions including security/fire alarm systems, UPS, and a standby generator. The system printed hourly status reports, kept a log of all events, and responded to commands from one local and two remote terminals. System included paging of duty engineer upon fault detection, and automatic fault recovery. Supported Mutual, AP, and UPI Radio.
• Supervised contractor implementation of software requirements in a mass-produced microprocessor-based receiver.
• Responsible for the specification, implementation, and programming of the system headend.
• Created a data compression algorithm that averaged a 48% reduction in text transmission time requirements for data distribution.

 

Shourt Works Ltd.
N. Hollywood, California

Systems Engineer (1981—1982)
Responsible for hardware and software design of microcontroller-based systems, systems programming, circuit design, concept generation, and special-effects and animation cinematography.

Projects included:

• Responsible for the system programming of a multi-processor multi-media system running 24 slide projectors, audio system, room lighting, curtains/drapes, 4-channel tape deck, intelligent podium switch/display panel, and motorized screens and projection cabinets. Also programmed two of the intelligent controllers in the system.
• Constructed futuristic props for the movie Blade Runner.
• Programmed and operated a motion-repeating special-effects camera track system for movies and commercials including Halloween II, The Sword and the Sorcerer, Renault/"Incognita," and the trailer for the re-release of Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein.
• Worked on microprocessor and discrete logic controllers for exhibit displays for the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco and the Pacific Gas and Electric display at the Los Angeles Museum of Science and Industry.
• Consulted with W.E.D. (the research and development division of Walt Disney Enterprises) on developing futuristic non-violent games for the TRON arcade at EPCOT.
• Wrote diagnostic programs for the MONCAB pavilion monitoring computers at EPCOT with W.E.D.’s Engineering Division.

 

Qualifications

Languages
PHP, Macromedia/Adobe Flash ActionScript, Macromedia/Adobe Cold Fusion, SQL, Perl, Borland Delphi/Pascal (DOS and Windows), Java, JavaScript; Visual Basic; C/C++ (Borland and Microsoft for the PC; Archimedes and Franklin for the 8051) and some C++ .NET experience; 8051 assembler, MPALC (Microchip PIC processors) assembler, 80x86 assembler, PostScript, 8080/8085/Z80 assembler, BASIC. Have also programmed in Z8 assembler, 68000 assembler, PL/M-86, PL/I, COBOL, FORTRAN, SIMPL-T, and SAIL.

Programs
Web: Adobe/Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, and Cold Fusion Studio; Adobe PhotoShop and ImageReady; Microsoft Front Page; and MySQL.

Video: Adobe Premiere and AfterEffects, Apple iMovie and Final Cut Pro.

General: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access; CVS; Adobe Illustrator and PageMaker; Quark Express; Corel Draw; Borland Paradox for Windows; Symantec WinFAX; Intuit Quicken and QuickBooks.

Engineering: Workview Office (Viewlogic), PADS (Perform, and Logic), XACT, CUPL, PALASM, and AutoCAD.

Operating Systems
Linux/Unix/FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Windows XP/2000/95/98/NT Server/NT Workstation, MS-DOS, OS/2, and iRMX-86.

 

Education

Admitted to University of California, Santa Cruz, Baskin School of Engineering program for a Ph.D. in Computer Science. (2006—)

California State University, Monterey Bay. Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications, Multimedia, and Applied Computing, December 2003. (2002—2003) Currently enrolled in Master of Science in Management and Information Technology program, with degree completion scheduled for May 2006. (2004—2006)

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Major: Computer Science. Minor: Radio-Television-Film. (1978—1984)