David A. Kalman - Software Engineer
Above average programmer with over ten years experience developing software applications and utilities on personal computers using Visual Basic, C/C++, SQL, and assembly language seeks any kind of employment that can make use of my talents. The most significant of which is my ability to quickly learn and adapt my notable skills to any task and/or environment.


Background

Sole Proprietor of Sunrizen Software
9/95 to present
Created an information retrieval software application called Searchopia™ along with its ActiveX search engine component. Searchopia runs on all versions of Windows and was written using Visual Basic, Visual C++ and ATL.

Computer Programmer at CAP Automation
11/97 to 3/99
Coded about 80% of the new SellWise™ for Windows 95/98/NT using Visual Basic 5.0. Recreated all the functions of the original SellWise for DOS and added user-customized reports, graphs, and a WYSIWYG editor for mailing labels and product tags with bar codes and database links.

Student at Tarrant County Junior College
7/90 to 5/92
Achieved a 3.12 grade point average for 37 hours of science courses: Geology II, General Chemistry I & II, General Biology I & II, Engineering Physics I & II, Organic Chemistry I & II, Anatomy & Physiology I & II.

Volunteer Docent at Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
6/90 to 6/91
Participated in the Discovery Cart program. Stimulated thinking of the general public using artifacts and specimens to interpret knowledge of science and history.

Software Engineer at Tandy Corporation
8/84 to 7/90
Designed and developed DeskMate application software for Tandy's line of personal computers using C and assembly language. Assembly language experience includes 8086 and 6809. Major projects included a Paint application, a Draw application, and the tutorials for all DeskMate applications. Developed graphic algorithms, including the filled polygon algorithm used in the Draw application. Selected to demonstrate newly developed software at annual store manager's meetings in New York and Atlanta. Also chosen to travel to Boston to develop store demo software promoting Lotus 1-2-3 for DeskMate.

Freelance Programmer under contract with Robert Booth
3/84 to 8/84
Developed several modules of a payroll program for Madison Township using Microsoft Basic on an IBM-PC. Worked under the supervision of Lake County's Data Processing Manager, Robert Booth.

Instructor at Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School
5/84 to 8/84
Inspired and educated adults to program PCs using Basic.

Sole Proprietor of Crystal Software
1/83 to 8/84
Designed and developed games and educational software in Basic and 6809E assembly language for Tandy's Color Computer. Wrote documentation and manuals. Designed and drafted magazine advertisements and direct mail flyers. Responsible for press releases, product demonstrations, customer inquires and order processing.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
1976 to 1980
Graduated from Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green, Ohio. Computer languages studied in college: Lisp, Pascal, Fortran, Cobol, and PL1/C.

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E-Mail David A. Kalman at: Sunrizen@aol.com