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Lowell W Lutz

Resume

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Summary

• Results-oriented proactive Consultant & Entrepreneur - Intranet & Database Technologies, IT/E-Commerce Manager - Analysis & Requirements Gathering, Web Developer/Manager - Web & Database Technologies, Technical Programming Manager - Internet & Web Technologies, Computer Specialist - Project Manager, Computer Programmer, Software Engineer, Information Resource Management, IT/Training/etc., Product Development, Director/Administrator, Technical Writer.
• Innovator with solid analysis, implementation, problem resolution, improvement, coordination & management skills for computer programming, database, Internet, & other information systems projects.
• Responsible Professional with good interpersonal skills: expertise in written and oral communication with all levels of management, staff, clients, students and researchers in the US and overseas.
• Experienced System Professional, Customer Oriented, Multitasking, Adaptable, Strategic Planner, Open Systems, Client/Server Technology, Detail Oriented, Product Support, Technical Writer, Software Solutions, Deep Technical Skills, Mature Judgment, Calm during Crisis, Supportive, Team Player, Team Builder, Leadership, Creative, Analytical, Visionary, Sensitive, Internet Solutions

Texas Dept. of Transportation

Houston, TX
Nov 2007 - present
I. S. Analyst

Webmaster, Designer, Graphic Artist, Writer

• Designed and redeveloped the Intranet for the Houston District of TxDOT: Web Applications, Calendar of Events, Information, Profiles, FAQs, etc.
• Designed and created banners, posters, graphics, flyers, etc. for web and print promotions and advertising.
• Wrote articles, profiles, manuals, FAQs, etc. for print and web.

Consultant & Entrepreneur

Houston, TX
Nov 2000 - 2007
startup/internet ventures, consultant and contracts

IT, E-Commerce, Telecommunications, Business, Management

• Deconstructed, redesigned and redeveloped a previously incomplete, unusable, but highly-secure website using: ASP.NET, ASPX, C#, JSP/JAVA, CSS, XML, XSL, SOAP, etc. with Oracle 9. (Houston, TX)
• Created a secure extranet website, including VeriSign SSL certificate, SecureIIS, software and hardware firewalls, secure client database MS Access and MS SQL Server, web applications and website. Stadler & Company, Inc. (Houston, TX) https://web1.StadlerCompany.com
• Internet/Intranet/Extranet Web Technologies Design and Development for both internal & external web pages. ASP application design and development using Sybase database backend for a dynamically, multi-company e-commerce website, including: IDIS Systems, the technology arm of:
  Wholesale Electric Co. (Houston, TX)
  http://www.WholesaleElectric.com/eshop/e_main.asp
  also Corpus Christi Electric Co.
  http://www.idissys.com/eshop/e_main.asp
  & CW Utilities Co.
• Internet/Intranet/Extranet Web Technologies Design and Development for both internal & external web pages. America's Christmas Village http://Christmas-Village.com
  • Information Technology and Telecommunications Management and Development: VoIP, PCs, networks, etc.
  • Created business plans, IT/department/project plans & budgets, etc. short-term and long-term.
• Digitized and edited a business plan for a start-up Railroad Tourist business. (Hawaii)
• Developed a marketing website for a golf course product. http://RBrowneAssoc.com (The Woodlands, TX)
• E-Commerce and marketing site for stock market investing, Wall Street Mentor Center by Investrio, software and online information access. A home-based business opportunity to provide the money making training and .biz site for the individual direct stock trader.
  http://ProfitTaking.com (Phoenix, AZ)
• Started-from-scratch the engineering recruiting department for a recruiting firm specializing in sales & information technology based on personal contacts and interviews not using web-based mass recruiting nor mass-mailings. Cantera Solutions (Houston TX)
• Various experiences
  • Allaire Cold Fusion & Cold Fusion Studio, Windows NT, 2000, XP, 98, MS Excel, Visio, VisualStudio, VisualBasic, VisualC, ASP.NET, C#, ASPX, CSS, XML, XSL, JSP/JAVA, JScript, JavaScript, etc. Databases: Oracle 9, Sybase, MS Access, MS SQL Server, etc.
  • Web Site Proposals, Web Applications Development, Project Management, Team Management, etc.

Flow Products, Inc. (PACO, Johnston, & Crown: sold to new parent co.)

• Coordinate/manage IT/E-Commerce projects, contractors, consultants, develop & manage RFPs, cross-company virtual team coordination.
• Internet/Intranet/Extranet Web Technologies & Web Site Team Management and Development, etc. for both internal & external web pages.
  http://PACO-Pumps.com & http://Johnston-Pump.com & http://CrownPump.com

• Took the project from analysis and requirements gathering through Requests for Proposals and the decision-making teams to the winning proposal in 9 months.

Stanford Financial Group Company

Houston, TX
Nov 1998 - Mar 2000
Stanford Group Company, Stanford Development Company, Stanford Trust Company, Stanford International Bank, Bank of Antigua, etc.

Web Developer/Manager

• Working with Microsoft Active Server Pages (MS ASP), Visual InterDev (VI), FrontPage, VBScript, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, SQL, MS Outlook, etc. Allaire Cold Fusion, Cold Fusion Studio HomeSite, GoLive CyberStudio, etc.
• Internet/Intranet Web Technologies & Web Site Team Management and Development, etc. for both internal & external web pages. (http://www.StanfordEagle.com & all associated web sites)

• Took a clunky client-server tool and created an elegant web application which did twice as much in half the time, twice as easily -- on time and on budget.

Rice University

Houston, TX
1995 - 1998
Center for Research on Parallel Computation (CRPC)

Technical Programming Manager

• Lead the National HPCC Software Exchange (NHSE) project at Rice using the Web for dissemination. The NHSE is a distributed collection of software, documents, data, and information of interest to the High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) community. (http://www.nhse.org)
  • Research & Development of Web tools, indexing & search engines, security, etc. Also testing/using new developments such as Java, VRML, audio/video streaming, security (authentication & verification) methods, access controls, etc.
  • Development of software submission and review policies and procedures.
  • Coordinating with collaborating Research Centers and personnel via video conferences, e-mail, teleconferences, site visits, etc.
  • Web Editor for the NHSE Review e-journal. (2nd version http://www.nhse.org/NHSEreview/) (1st version http://nhse.cs.rice.edu/NHSEreview/)
• Lead the Retooling (Training the Trainers in New Techniques for Science and Industry in Supercomputing) MRA project at Rice using the Web for dissemination. Retooling is a collection of training documents with audio, video & graphical aids, information of interest to the HPCC user community.
  • Coordinating training seminars, video taping, etc.
  • Designing web pages from the training seminars, video tapes, etc.
  • Coordinating with collaborating Research Centers & personnel via video conferences, e-mail, teleconferences, site visits, etc.
  • Research & development of new internet-based tools, etc.
  • Audio & video digitizing, editing & production using streaming (RealNetworks' RealAudio RealVideo) & download technologies.
• Demonstrate & explain the technologies, Web, etc. of NHSE, CRPC, & Retooling at conferences, workshops, etc. (http://www.crpc.rice.edu)
  • SuperComputing96 (SC96) in Pittsburgh, PA; Spring '96 NSF Trainers Workshop in Parallel Computing in Ithaca, NY; SuperComputing95 (SC95) in San Diego, CA.
  • Work with the collaborating Research Centers & personnel.
• Make presentations to funding agency representatives & other groups
• UNIX Systems administration. Internet project management
• Development of standards working with IEEE and W3C
• Creative direction & web site design, on-line marketing, user interface, statistical analysis of site visitors, etc.

• Defined internet product strategies & customer requirements; developed web & print content; managed beta, launch, roll-out process.
• Created legal rights documentation, click wrap, contracts, etc. for articles, comments, letters, software, etc. working with Intellectual Property Rights attorneys & lawyers

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY
1991 - 1994
Maxwell School's Center for Policy Research

Computer Specialist (Project Manager)

• Led the IT and data management portion of the Aging Studies project involving two large databases (one German, DIW-berlin.de, one American) processed into a relational database structure, matched cross-nationally to create a third database.
• Managed the relation databases. Used SAS (C and FORTRAN) to manipulate, analyze, & prepare data for researchers.
• Initiated the project using IBM RS/6000s with AIX & migrated it to SUN SPARCs with SunOS & Solaris client-server network over Ethernet & TCP/IP (plus an IBM 3090 with CMS & DOS PCs utilizing Ethernet & Novell Network using NetWare) creating a distributed systems network, connected to the main University network. Also the UNIX System Administrator.
• Interfaced with the two originating panel study groups & other interested researchers in person, via telephone, fax, postal & e-mail.

• Created tools (shell scripts & C) to install & correlate each new year's data and libraries, manage disk space, etc. to the point that it automated nearly all of the processes.
• Wrote documentation & manuals. Trained users: UNIX commands, editors, use of PCs & Sun workstations, SAS & other programming & macro languages.
• Designed & developed non-work-related object oriented programming code & databases. Utilized object oriented analysis & design methods.
• Designed & created a pilot Web service (current site http://www-cpr.maxwell.syr.edu) for online file, document, data, & information dissemination & exchange for the project.

Z/Max Computer Solutions, Inc.

General Electric Aerospace

Syracuse, NY
1989 - 1990
Ocean Systems Division (now Martin Lockheed)

Computer Programmer

• Analyzed & wrote the DD-978 platform program modifications to the Program Design Specifications for the user interface Display Control Computer Program, one of 5 components of the AntiSubmarine Warfare Combat System (ASWCS) for which our team was responsible.
• Implemented & interpreted the Program Design Specifications for DD-978 code modifications in Display Control Computer Program's user interface.
• Held a U.S. Department of Defense Secret Clearance.

• Completed ahead of schedule & under budget, utilizing a DEC VAX VMS (using DCL & Datatrieve) computer environment for program development, with no prior knowledge of CMS-2 language, AN/UYK-43B shipboard computer, VAX VMS or the structured programming standard MIL-STD-2167A.

Honeywell, Inc. / Bull HN

Phoenix, AZ
1978 - 1989
Large Computer Products Division (LCPD)

Software Engineer

• Led project previously abandoned due to incomplete code, bad user interface.
  • Examined original incomplete code & determined real user requirements.
  • Redesigned & re-coded it, coordinating with related development teams.
  • Documented the code & wrote user manual pro-actively with user community.
• Developed Run Unit Management Operating System software using PL/6 & GMAP assembler with GCOS8 on DPS mainframes using networked PCs as workstations.

Senior Computer Operator

• Led computer operations, filled-in for department supervisor.
• Trained, scheduled, & filled the Computer Operator, Courier, & Librarian positions.

Computer Operator

• Operated & maintained three multi-processor Data Processing systems, two mini-computer systems, & two Page Printer Systems in a 24 x 7 department, the associated computer & peripheral equipment, computer media library (and supplies) & computer media distribution (Courier) as required.
• Trained & filled the Computer Operator, Courier, & Librarian positions.

Computer Media Courier & Computer Media Librarian

• Deliver/pick-up computer tapes, printouts, & other media, plus supplies.
• Manage computer media library, file, & find media, order supplies, etc.

Assembly Worker - Circuit Board Fabrication

• Laminate multi-layer circuit boards, prepare copper sheets for printing, prepare printed boards for plating with copper and gold, etc.

• Coordinated online documentation for software design & development project.
• Made several company improvement suggestions. Saved the company money & increased the quality of the product. Received a cash award for two of them.

Abilities & Skills

• Currently serving on the Board of Directors of a startup real estate development company.
  • Headed up the Internet, Information Technology & Telecommunications opportunities.
  • Worked on the committee for the business plan, IT/department/project plans & budgets.
  • Worked on the committee for the investigation of real estate, location, & services, etc.
    • Negotiated deals on several real estate parcels of 1.25 to 880 acres.
    • Completed three purchases, so far.
• Served as Elected Board member of a medium-sized not-for-profit organization.
  • One of three-member Property & Building committee: management & sale of current $1.6 million property & the procurement of new facilities. (1996-8)
  • One of three-member Program, Policy & Administration committee: management of staff & personnel, salaries, hiring, etc. & management of public relations.
• Elected to the Governing Board of a large not-for-profit organization.
  • Contributed as key appointed member of the Finance/Budget Committee during a multi-million dollar building project, including: fund raising, 5-year plans, salary reviews, staffing reviews, future building/expansion plans, etc. (1987-9)
  • Served on the Candidate Search Committee which reviewed résumés, interviewed candidates for FT & PT paid positions to add to the 12-15 member paid staff.
• Directed projects for small to large not-for-profit organizations.
  • Directed an Arizona/New Mexico District organization for local area Singles Groups which included banquets, trips, events, fund raisers, & seminars.
  • Organized and conducted musicals as well as vocal/instrumental groups/choirs for children, adults, & mixed groups in a variety of settings/organizations.
• Wrote articles for in-house employee and non-profit publications about health issues, physical fitness, interviews with new personnel, local issues, etc.

• Beta tested UPTIME, a (then state-of-the-art) monthly disk magazine for the Apple IIs, i.e. copy edit articles, test/evaluate programs, user interface...

Education

• Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
  Information Resources Management Masters Program
  Certificate Information Systems & Telecommunications Management, Completed 1994

• Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
  Computer Science Bachelors of Science Program
  B.S. Computer Science, Completed 1986

Publications

• ISSN 1059-3799 Managing the Public Use Version of the German Socio-Econonic Panel with SAS
• An article is reference in: Distributed Object Computation Testbed (DOCT)
• Web Editor for the NHSE Review e-journal. (2nd version http://www.nhse.org/NHSEreview/) (1st version http://nhse.cs.rice.edu/NHSEreview/)

Technical Summary

Sun	SPARCs		SunOS & Solaris	Xwindows	OpenLookWM
Apple   II & Macintosh  OS 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
IBM	RS/6000		AIX		Xwindows	TWM
IBM	3090		CMS
MS	PCs		WindowsNT/95/98/2000/XP		Server2000
MS	PCs		DOS		MSWindows	Novell NetWare
DEC	VAX (250)	PDP11 & VMS
Bull	DPS 8, 88, 90	GCOS8 & GCOS6
Honeywell	Level6	UNIX
Army/Navy	AN/UYK-43B
MIL-STD-2167A
experienced:	FORTRAN	C/C++	shell scripting	SAS	Visio	Datatrieve	VisualInterDev
		CMS-2	GMAP assembler	PL/6 (PL/1)	JCL/DCL	BASIC	VisualBasic VB
		HTML	HTTP	CGI	Java	JavaScript	PointCast	HomeSite
		MS Front Page	Active Server Pages (ASP)	VBScript	JScript
		Cold Fusion 3.2 & 4.0	Cold Fusion Studio	RealAudio/RealVideo
		ASP	MS Studio	MS Server 2000
trained in:	COBOL	Lotus/Excel	Dbase	Paradox	Pascal	Lisp
		Prolog	Object Oriented Programming/Design/Databases
		Distributed Systems & Telecommunications Management
		Business Information Resources	Strategic Intelligence

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