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The following are screens and descriptions of several projects I have done for Helix Computer Systems - my previous employer. I have a very nice variety of projects in different stages of development, but unfortunately static images are all I can show of them due to intellectual property regulations. The second section shows projects that I have written in my free time with descriptions. Thank you very much for your interest in my professional abilities and work. I hope to be hearing from you soon!

To the right is Helix Systems' flagship software title: Turbo Protocol Suite. The Turbo Suite was a collection of programs written a long time ago to automate tasks at general clinical research centers. The programs have been nearly rewritten from top to bottom and have become much more useful. These programs, which included a patient scheduler, resource scheduler, database import/export program, nurses protocol sheet, and protocol manager have been combined into one application that has an intuitive control center interface and a great deal of functionality. I was the one who originally assembled this new program into what you see here, and have since been adding functionality and customizations for specific centers across the country. Other work on these programs included debugging the old programs and making them more efficient and more reliable.

To the left is a screen from the Service Charge Management System, written for hotels that are host to special events and functions. It is designed to calculate pay and organize events for the entire staff structure. Currently using this software are the Hilton Towers and the Waldorf=Astoria in New York city. The program handles very complex service charge structures and performs share slicing, keeping track of money pools and individual event fees, and importing events from other applications. My role on this program was to build the software from the ground up, based on a database program that implemented some of the rules. Being the lead programmer on this assignment, I had the opportunity to make design decisions and work directly with the hotel staffs in order to come up with a program that does it all. Employees are also scheduled in the program, and pay slips are generated every week.

Other Samples

This section showcases some of my Visual Basic programs, one of my C++ demos, and other miscellaneous projects. In some instances I posted the code up (for example, a VHDL architecture) so that you can see some interesting things that can be done with these languages. As far as showing you some examples of my HTML and ASP skills, you need not look any further than this website. I designed the entire site from scratch and wrote all the scripting. The message board was also designed and written by me as a summer project.

VHDL Temperature Display System

I wrote this for a VHDL course. It models an indoor or outdoor thermometer with seven-segment displays. The three parts are the temperature input device, the FPGA (or other, such as a PLA or PLD) chip, and the display system. My architectures are based on real chips, so you could theoretically go out and buy them, slap them together, download my code into the chip, and then watch it work! Below are the code files and my project report.

Name	Description	Size
vhdl_code.zip	Zipped Source Code	8 KB
vhdl_report.doc	Project Report	219 KB

Visual Basic Projects

The following projects were written for a Visual Basic course. Sadly, the great downfall of Visual Basic is that it is not very portable. Therefore for now, the only way that you can use these is if you have Microsoft Word installed (which has a Visual Basic for Applications Interpreter), or run Windows 2000 or Windows XP (these have the necessary base files to be able to run visual basic exe's. The zip files below contain the executable, along with the forms and modules that make up the code. These can be opened in any text editor.

Name	Description	Size
color_changer.zip	A Windows application that allows the user to graphically select a color from a pallette, and then copy HTML code or VB code to the clipboard to use in program or website design.	9 K
custom_shop.zip	A Windows application that models a part of an ordering system for a guitar manufacturer. Not very useful, but it shows you the ease with which this type of application can be created.	13 K
sticky_notes.zip	A Windows application that lets you place "sticky notes" all over your desktop! Keep tabs on what you need to do today.	7 K
calendar_DB.zip	A Windows application that uses a database to store information about your schedule. Store information in any day and it automatically saves it for you until you change it. Note: Use db1.mdb in the zip file when it asks you for the database. Also, this program may not run at all on your system if you don't have the MSFlexGrid component installed that I used in the program.	30 K
data_validation.zip	A Windows application that displays how a data validation class can be used for automated systems. It assures that the data in the text fields are formatted properly before the user is allowed to continue. Could be used for a database application or for a web page form.	8 K

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