Computer Mage: Master of C++ and Java, Creator of instances, Sunderer of Spaghetti-code, Tender of the Class Trees, Keeper of the Holy Algorithms, and Wielder of the sacred heuristics.
Also, Wordsmith.
I have been involved in Systems and Applications development for companies such as TEC America, IBM Corp, Hughes Aircraft Co., MCI Corp, and Pacific Bell. I have been a Logic Circuit Designer, Microprocessor Design Engineer, a Commercial Artist, a Firmware Programmer, a Computer Language Designer, Communications Specialist, and a High-Tech Entrepreneur. More recently, I was the Managing Director of the Morgan Hill Software Company, Inc (MHSC), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, I am the author of numerous articles, and I was involved with the development of the ICANN.
A veteran of over thirty (30) years, doing commercial product development including hardware design, firmware implementation and design, and pure software design. Primary tools are C and C++ but have also used Java/J2EE, Perl, and PHP to implement distributed applications. I also have many years experience in large scale networks and considered a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in TCP/IP based networking, including private networks, virtual private networks, network security, and highly reliable (99.999%) distributed systems architecture and network design.