• Influential pioneer in online communication.
• Creative problem solver & conceptual thinker.
• Innovative tool builder & designer of intuitive human interfaces.
• Experienced leader of organizations and teams.
• Accomplished software developer.
• Excellent writer.

Online Communication

• Created PLATO Notes, the world's first general-purpose online conferencing system and progenitor of Lotus Notes.
• Co-wrote Talkomatic, a unique full-screen chat program.
• Built an online community serving Minneapolis-St. Paul, featuring many forums on diverse topics.
• Trained and coached facilitators of online forums.
• Advised the makers of leading conferencing software, including Caucus, Web Crossing, WebBoard, and Well Engaged.
• Evaluated client needs for conferencing and recommended specific solutions.
• Customized conferencing environments at client sites.

Human Interface Design

• Designed numerous Web pages.
• Created a sophisticated Windows-style editor for screen fonts.
• Wrote several computer games, including two for multiple players across a network.
• Invented a computer game for dolphins, for John Lilly's Human/Dolphin Foundation.

Leadership

• Provided the vision and driving force behind Twin Cities Free-Net (TCFN) during its formative years.
• Guided TCFN through strategic planning, establishing a board, hiring staff, and creating policies.
• Recruited and coordinated dozens of volunteers to build TCFN's online service.
• Represented TCFN through public speaking, radio and TV appearances, and interviews with journalists.
• Founded or cofounded three for-profit businesses.
• Supervised teams developing computer-based training applications for industrial clients.
• Served as Board Chair of E-Democracy.org and Treasurer of Friends for a Non-Violent World.
• Conceived an annual award for students who "color outside the lines" and led fellow alumni in establishing it.

Interactive Media & Computer Based Instruction

• Created TA, an easy-to-use prompted authoring system.
• Designed & developed portions of TenCORE LAS & Producer.
• Added many commands & features to PLATO's authoring language.
• Developed tools for simulating cockpit displays for commercial aircraft.
• Devised Computer Managed Instruction systems, including student routers and test drivers.

Writing & Documentation

• Published several articles and two book chapters about online conferencing.
• Wrote several complete user manuals for commercial software products.
• Wrote online help for many software tools and applications.
• Wrote and published a children's book, "Well Bear, Brave Bear".
• Wrote and edited press releases, newsletters, brochures, and FAQ documents.

Programming

• Devised a general-purpose system for retrieving statistically representative samples from large AT&T databases.
• Conceived & wrote The Nameset Library, a comprehensive set of C functions for managing data files.
• Programmed in many languages, including C, Javascript, PHP, Perl, Visual Basic, UNIX shell scripts, HTML, SAS, and assembly languages.

• 1985-present: President, Thinkofit (formerly Chrysalis Software, Inc.), Minneapolis, MN
• 1995-1998: Executive Director, Twin Cities Free-Net, Minneapolis, MN
• 1984-1985: Director, Software & Education Associates, San Diego, CA
• 1983-1984: Independent computer consultant, San Diego, CA
• 1977-1982: Programmer Analyst, PLATO Software Development, Control Data Corp., Minneapolis, MN
• 1972-1977: System Programmer, Computer-based Education Research Laboratory (CERL), University of Illinois, Urbana, IL