Work
- OwnerSeptember 1969 to presentDallas, TexasSupplying database design & maintenance, application & program development, technical support, Internet & website layout, graphics creation, and technical training & classes.
- PartnerApril 2009 to July 2012Plano, TexasSupplying technical training & classes, database design & maintenance, technical support, Internet & website layout, application & program development, and graphics creation.
- DBA / Consultant / InstructorOctober 2004 to April 2009Dallas, TexasTaught regularly scheduled computer technical classes concerning everything from database design and use, to Microsoft Office applications, to web design. Also, built and enhanced database applications for various clients.
- MIS/IT ManagerJanuary 1999 to March 2001Carrollton, TexasWorking manager position maintaining the hardware, software and network environments for multiple platforms.
- Programmer/Systems AnalystOctober 1994 to January 1997Dallas, TexasWorked with existing Assembler and COBOL programs, or wrote new ones. Supported existing mainframe batch applications. Assisted with in-house support of computers and operating systems, for mainframes, PCs and servers.
- Programmer Analyst level 2November 1989 to March 1990Irving, TexasWriting code and support of in-house applications for mainframe batch systems, including JCL management. Debugging software problems, and solving real-time errors.
- R&D Level-2 Systems SupportFebruary 1988 to November 1988Irving, TexasTop level support and design of CA-7, which is a mainframe-hosted, fully-integrated workload automation engine that coordinates and executes job schedules and event triggers across the enterprise. Solved any problems that normal support could not handle.
- Senior Systems AnalystJuly 1983 to June 1985Dallas, TexasManagement Level support for mainframe and online environment, spanning the whole world through satellite up-links. Mostly working with CICS and IMS running on MVS.
Professional Skills
Education
- Class of 1973
Mechanical Engineering- Art and Design
- German
- Electrical and electronics engineering
- Drafting & Design Technology
- Technical Illustration
- Technical Drawing
- Materials and Design
- Applied Physics and Math 1, 2, & 3
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- Art
- Drafting & Design Technology
- Band
- German 1-2
- Technical Illustration
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Current City and Hometown
Dallas, TexasCurrent city
About Paul
- Software programmer, database designer, and computer technical instructor.
Have been involved with fractal imagery ever since finding out about fractals back in the mid/late 1980's. I may not be a mathematician, but I do have college level math capabilities (one of my two degrees was in Engineering). Now I mainly work with computers doing IT and DP related jobs, and have been doing that professionally since 1974.
Before then, I was a Technical Illustrator and Graphic Artist (which is the other one of my two degrees). I have been, and currently am, a "Beta Tester" for many fractal generators. And quite a few of the major applications have implemented several of my ideas and suggestions over the years. These days, when it concerns fractals, my main interest is passing on knowledge to the average individual (who usually has never been involved with fractals) and letting them know where they can acquire the basic software for producing both formulas and images.
Favorite Quotes
- "Always speak your mind, because those that mind do not matter and those that matter do not mind!"
"Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance."
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself, therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
"I speak my mind because it hurts to bite my tongue."
"Why do most folks hate cynics so much? Because we are almost always right."
