Work History:

• March 18, 2009 - Present: Unemployed or self-employed.
• December 30, 2008 - March 17, 2009: Long-distance (OTR) truck driver.
• November 13, 2008 - December 29, 2008: Self-employed.
• October 9 - November 12, 2008: Long-distance (OTR) truck driver, etc.
• September 15 - October 8, 2008: USA Travelling.
• September 12 - 15, 2008: Vacation with more good friends on Oak Island, N.C.
• September 9 - 12, 2008: Vacation with an "Old Salt".
• August 30 - September 9, 2008: Visiting and assisting family.
• August 26 - 29, 2008: Sabbatical (R&R at a monastery).
• September 2006 - August 2008: Long-distance (OTR) truck driver.
• May 2005 - September 2006: Food Photographer and Website Developer.
• September 2004 - May 2005: Personal travel within the USA.
• October 2003 - September 2004: Residential Construction Coordinator.
• July 1990 - March 2004: Residential Construction; PC-Software and Website Developer; owner/operator of a handmade-crafts consignment store.
• July 1985 - July 1990: IMS DB/DC Application Support
• July 1980 - July 1985: Mainframe Software Development Project Leader.
• May 1974 - July 1980: Mainframe Software Developer (COBOL, IMS DB/DC, TSO ISPF, JCL, etc.)
• September 1971 - May 1974: Mainframe Computer Operator.
• September 1969 - September 1971: Production Service Assistant.
• May 1968 - September 1969: Printing Press Operator.
• June 1965 - May 1968: Musician.
• September 1962 - June 1965: School Bus Driver while in high school.
• September 1959 - September 1963: Caddy at golf course, newspaper delivery, and greeting card sales (via bicycle) while in elementary and junior high schools.

Education:

• September 2006: Three-weeks Professional Truck Driver Training at University of Arkansas, Newport.
• May 2005 - September 2006: Self-taught Microsoft SQL-2005 Server, Asp.net v2.0, Visual Developer 2005 Express, and Visual Basic v6.0 as a learning experience while developing a previous version of my website.
• July 1990 - March 2004: Self-taught Microsoft FoxPro, Allaire/Macromedia Cold Fusion CFML/DB, HTML, JavaScript (other Internet- and media-related software) and Microsoft C++ while developing PC software and Internet websites.
• May 1974 - July 1990: Attended various management and technical courses provided by AT&T Information Systems and IBM Technical Education Centers.
• September 1968 - April 1972: Associate of Applied Science, Alamance Community College, Graham, N.C. Graduated "Cum Laude" with GPA 3.25. Attendance was via night school after daytime (8 to 5) work.
• September 1961 - May 1965: High School graduate, Southern Alamance High School, Graham, N.C.