Bio for Rich


Rich Love, Web Master and IT Manager

Fairbanks, Alaska, is where I was stationed when my four-year stint in the U.S. Air Force ended. So, I decided to attend college there. I graduated from the University of Alaska in 1973, with a degree in Electronics and a minor in Photojournalism. My career has included positions as senior programmer, technical writer, and electronics service engineer with Stanford Research Institute, CX Corporation, Microdata, and McDonnell Douglas Corporation. In 1989 I created a terminal emulation program that marked the beginning of my own company, Carnation Software, and I recently started another business called Austin Panoramas.

 

First, a few interesting facts about my photography background.

Professor Jimmy Bedford of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks honed my talents as a photographer, and I took many scenic pictures throughout Alaska from 1970 to 1975. Alaska is a great place for photography – very clear air and great lighting.

My ambition at that time was to be a freelance photographer. I took pictures for the local Fairbanks newspapers and sold pictures in tourist shops. I had one picture published in Alaska Magazine, another in Scientific American, and I won Best Picture of Show in the Alaska State Fair.

I also sold a series of Aurora Borealis slides to Arctic Circle Enterprises for a grand total of $50 and no commission (I was a struggling college student), which sold in Alaskan gift shops for many years; they might still be selling today for all I know.

One of my Aurora Borealis pictures was presented to the late, great Bob Hope at a USO show in Fairbanks in 1971.

Despite these encouraging events, I soon discovered that I could not make a living having so much fun, so I used my degree in Electronics toward a more technical pursuit, and eventually established a career writing and selling computer software, creating Web sites, and providing technical consulting services.  And I’ve recently managed to make a nice little side business of photography, too.

And now, for those of you who enjoy historical detail, to the right is my resume.

 

 

Business Experience

1989-Present:  President and owner of Carnation Software – Driftwood, TX (formerly Carnation, WA) 
Write/program, manufacture, sell, and support Macintosh terminal emulation (MacWise) and utility software (Icon Pallet). Computer hardware and software consultant.  Author and Web Master of my company Web site, www.CarnationSoftware.com, as well as other Web sites, including www.DrippingSpringsRealty.com.

2003-Present:  President and owner of Austin Panoramas – Driftwood, TX
Designed and built a tripod system allowing undistorted panoramic photographs.
Photograph nature-scenic and well-known sites around Austin, the Hill Country, San Antonio, etc. You can view these at www.AustinPanoramas.com (another of my Web site creations).

1982-1989:  Senior Field Engineer; McDonnell Douglas Field Service - Redmond, WA                      
Responsible for maintenance and repair of computer systems in the Seattle area including:  McDonnell Douglas, DEC Vax 750/780 and Microvax; DEC PDP-11 Series; IBM PC's; 16 and 32-bit Microdata computers with local area networking; Data Products and Printronix printers; Cipher, Kennedy and Pertec tape drives; Winchester technology disc drives including Microdata,  DEC, Fujitsu and Toshiba; as well as Tymnet communications repair including multiplexers, modems, engines and rotary equipment.  As a Senior Engineer was responsible for helping other engineers with difficult troubleshooting tasks at customer sites.  Wrote many software programs to aid in testing computer printers and tape drives.

1976-1982:  Supervisor, Writer and Technician;
CX Corporation - Seattle, WA
• Supervisor, Electronics Assembly & Final Test
Responsible for up to thirty assemblers and electronics technicians. This position required supervision capabilities as well as a working knowledge of mini-computer and microprocessor controlled electromechanical equipment. Was department head and acting manager during final year; reported directly to the Director of Manufacturing Operations. Wrote the software for a DEC computer system to monitor the flow of products through manufacturing and show variance towards goals. Also, wrote test programs in PDP-8 assembler language to test computer peripheral equipment.

• Electronics Technical Writer            
Wrote eleven service manuals on mini-computer peripheral equipment, including installation, operation, troubleshooting, maintenance and drawings. The majority of this information was obtained from past experience as a technician working on the equipment. Required a thorough understanding of the electronic theory of operation of the equipment. Made many field service calls for installation and repair of mini-computer equipment while in this position.

• Electronics Test Technician
Duties included troubleshooting and testing mini-computer peripheral equipment, including line printers and computer terminals. Test entire PDP-8 computer systems, running diagnostics for memory, CPU and peripheral equipment. Assisted with writing diagnostic programs in PAL-8 assembly language.

1975-1976:  Engineering Technician, R&D;
Keyboards, Inc. - Redmond, WA                 
Built, tested, troubleshot and repaired CRT editing terminals for DEC PDP-11 computer. This involved building the original wire wrap version as well as working with the production boards. These units were mostly TTL but also included CMOS and LSI integrated circuits. Experienced in troubleshooting digital logic circuits and power supplies. Initial set up of Ball Bros. CRT, PDP-11 operation. Familiar with Tektronix 465 and 454 oscilloscopes, Intel 8080 microprocessor.

1974-1975:  Electronics Technician;
Stanford Research  Institute - College, AK
Site Electronics Technician for Chatanika Radar Site. Duties included routine maintenance of computer peripheral equipment and troubleshooting when needed. Also, built custom digital equipment designed by the site engineer, using dip sockets, IC's and wire wrapping.  Wrote several FORTRAN programs for mag tape handling routines.

Education
1973: Associate Degree in Electronics Technology; University of Alaska
Included radar, TV, digital computer logic, computer programming, microwave, telemetry and solid state design. Also, took additional courses in advanced photography and FORTRAN programming, as well as an extra year of general courses such as psychology, English composition, and economics.

Continuing Education
1986-1989: McDonnell Douglas Training Center
• Comprehensive Megatek CAD/CAM equipment.
• Microvax II CAD/CAM work stations
• DEC VAX 750/780
• DEC TU-77/78 Tape drives
• DEC PDP-11/73 11/44 11/84 and 11/70
• DEC PDP-11 diagnostic users

1988: Digital Equipment Corporation
• Vax VMS for hardware maintenance

1985: Xerox Learning Systems
• Customer Satisfaction Skills

1982-1983: Microdata Training Center
•  32-bit Microdata Sequel computer
• Advanced operating software
• Microdata hardware

1981: United Learning Institute
• Human Effectiveness seminar:  Emphasized the value of positive thinking in order to succeed in whatever you do. Included goal setting, attitude awareness, constructive visualization, developing a plan of action and utilizing winning thought patterns.
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