Roles
- Accountant
- Author
- Chemical Engineer (1976 to 1980)
- Computer Consultant (1980 to 2013)
- Professor (2013 to present)
- Property Developer
- Public Speaker
- Royal Air Force Cadet
- Web Architect
Deliverables
- Assessments
- Converted Data
- Documentation
- E-Commerce Shopping Carts
- Functional Specifications
- Help Desks
- Implementation Strategies
- Manuals
- Project Management
- Publications
- Request for Proposals
- Search Engines
- Search Engine Optimization
- Services
- Software
- Specifications
- Strategic Plans
- Training
- Training Materials
- Upgrades
- Web Apps
- Work Statements
Computer Consultant
1980 to 2013
The picture below shows machined number of production facilities which I have visited, and it reminds me of the following joke which I once heard to explain the work of a consultant.
Hot Wound Spring Manufacturing (Jackson)
Once upon a time, a production line broke down. The expert was
summoned. After the assessment was completed, the consultant asked for a hammer,
and then hit part of the machinery. After his work was completed, the
factory returned to full operation. The plant manager received the bill for several
thousand dollars. Miffed by the high cost, the owner asked for an
itemized bill. The consultant was happy to oblige:
Using the hammer - $30; Knowing where to hit - the remaining balance.
Methodologies
- Analyzing
- Assembling
- Automating
- Benchmarking
- Brainstorming
- Budgeting
- Communicating
- Comparing
- Compiling
- Configuring
- Coordinating
- Designing
- Developing
- Devising
- Discussing
- Documenting
- Engineering
- Envisioning
- Evaluating
- Implementing
- Indexing
- Managing
- Measuring
- Modifying
- Monitoring
- Negotiating
- Observing
- Optimizing
- Planning
- Presenting
- Programming
- Prototyping
- Purchasing
- Reconciling
- Reporting
- Researching
- Resolving
- Strategizing
- Streamlining
- Testing
- Troubleshooting
- Writing
Industries
- Automotive
- Business Services
- Chemical
- Construction
- County Government
- Electrical
- Electronics
- Financial
- Graphic Design
- Health Care
- Information Technology
- Legal Services
- Metallurgical
- Not-for-Profit
- Publishing
- Sporting Goods
- State Government
- Transportation
- US Government
- US Postal Service
- Utilities