Comprehensive Project List
ACIUS (1987-1990):
Employee #4, Served as a Technical Support Engineer
Worked on 4th Dimension, an integrated multi-user relational database development environment
Collaborated with Guy Kawasaki on MiniFans, a personal contact management system
Provided telephone and email technical support to the worldwide community of 4D Developers
Wrote numerous technical notes, created sample applications, and presented sessions at annual developer's conferences
Worked closely with high-profile customers on solving particularly challenging application development issues
Envisioned, designed, and developed Skeleton, first developer framework for rapidly building database applications
Designed and created Fans from scratch (using 4th Dimension), our internal CRM that ran the entire company (Customer, Orders, Invoices, Phone Call log, Customer history, etc)
Apple Computer (1990-1992):
Modified the Apple University Registration System for online class registration
Adapted a database application to interface with a HyperCard-based enrollment system for Developer University
Rae Technology (1992-1996):
Co-founded the company and served as VP Products
Designed and developed Rae Assist, a free-form personal information manager for handheld tablet computing devices
Led the development team and served as the primary architect for the object-based application framework
Various Consulting Projects (1995-2002):
Haley Associates: Provided network administration and application support, converted a Macintosh database application to Windows 95
Amgen Inc.: Architected a multi-user meeting planning and trade show management system
Co-op Technology: Designed and implemented a multi-user database for managing co-op advertising claims
Shaman Corporation: Developed cross-platform routines for publishing dynamic HTML data
Lockheed Martin: Resolved network performance issues and added custom features to existing databases
Netscape Communications: Developed a custom database application for Netscape Technical Education
Landor Associates: Developed a custom database for managing client information and corporate assets
Storm & Company: Designed and implemented a multi-user database application for executive recruitment service
University of California, Berkeley: Designed and implemented a multi-user database application for tracking departmental budgets
California Endocurietherapy Cancer Center: Designed and implemented a database application for gathering cancer patient information
Garage Technology Ventures (1997-2003):
Designed and developed a hybrid web-based database application for gathering and publishing information about entrepreneurs and investors
Implemented a custom in-house multi-user CRM application with web and desktop interfaces
Apple - PowerSchool Division (2003-2004):
Designed and implemented key features for the PowerSchool Student Information System, including:
Year-end processing algorithm
Attendance management system
Object-oriented data caching mechanisms
Cisco (2005-2008):
Designed and implemented an internal Business Continuity Plan document management system
Designed and led the development of a web-based dashboard for Manufacturing Crisis Management
Phoenix Technologies, Inc. (2008-2009):
Created sketches, wireframes, user flows, and interactions for HyperSpace, a Linux-based consumer virtualization product
Designed and developed user experience flow for Windows-based installer
WebEx, Inc. (2008):
Provided interaction and user experience design for the Small Business Platform initiative
MightyDB, Inc. (2007-2009):
Developed product requirement documents, functional specifications, wireframes, and mockups for a web-based graphical database management system
eBay Marketplaces: Motors (2011-2014):
Led design for eBay Motors Parts & Accessories and Vehicles
Designed significant features including:
Motors home page
Sell-your-item (SYI) process
SEMA iPad app
Tire Finder
uShip integration with vehicles buy flow
BID-BIN-BO (bid, buy-it-now, best offer) redesign
Template redesign for Parts Center vendors
Conceived and designed eBay Garage, a community platform for automotive enthusiasts
Apple - Marcom Interactive (2015-2022):
Led design for an internal content management system (CMS) for publishing Apple product content globally
Designed custom utilities for content delivery pipeline on apple.com
Led design for the Retail Sales Tool project, a web application to manage Apple's physical stores
Apple - World Wide Sales Finance (2023-present):
Lead Application Designer for internal data warehouse application
Redesigned and modernized a legacy desktop application into a web application for processing and analyzing sell-through, inventory, and transfer data from Apple's retail sales partners