I wrote this book in 2000 and finally pulished it in 2002. It includes all of my development notes, third-party, and open-source resources for building your own basic Chatbots, Web Bots, IMBots, and Virtual Humans.
Includes some simple and effective code to give your chatbots voices using free TTS (Text to Speech).
I.T. Consultant
OS | Hardware | Bot Programmer | Crawlers & Spiders | Unix / Linux System Administrator | Developer | Sr Programmer | Designer | Speech Recognition | Internet Marketing
Public Speaker | Tech Trainer | Tech Writer
Some of my past job titles have included; Web Developer, Sr Web Programmer, Web Designer, Unix/Linux System Administrator, ECommerce Specialist, Technical Writer, Technical Trainer, Web Content Developer, Internet Marketing Specialist, Web Server Administrator, Internet Security Specialist, Corporate President, WebBot Developer, Speech Technologies Consultant, and Unix Systems Administrator to name a few.
I am happy and qualified to provide you with professional IT Consulting services. I love my IT career and truly enjoy providing my clients with the best technology solutions for their own requirements. I am not afraid to cut new paths, take full responsibility for my choices and actions, claim 'ownership' of IT projects, make difficult decisions, and provide leadership with even the more riskier IT projects.
I have been told that my personality is down-to-earth, friendly, and welcoming. My work ethics and priorities do include maintaining the highest standards of integrity, respect, quality, and professionalism with all of my clients, associates, and projects.
It is important to me that the unique talents of all people around me are raised up and used in a way that is mutually beneficial for all concerned, so that the end-results are strong, postive, and fabulous. I love to lead teams, yet of course I also work well solo and with teams in any capacity.
I am continously upgrading my skills and education because I sincerely love learning about and developing many of today and tomorrow's most innovative technologies. My most current main interests include mobile technologies - wearable computers, voice recognition, hand-recognition, artificial intelligence, speech technologies, robotics, internet security, computer forensics, alternative fuel solutions, and other related technologies.
I have enjoyed working with the following types of businesses in the past; telecommunications, multi-media, banking, medical professionals, small start-ups, retail chains, travel consultants, Fortune 500, Fortune 1000 corporations.
Various Tools and Resources I use to work on my projects include the following:
| OS Operating systems I work on and have developed for include: Linux, Unix, RedHat Linux, Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP, XP Pro, Windows CE, PocketPC, Nokia, HipTop, and occasionally Macintosh. |
Hardware Hardware that I work on and have developed for include: Desktop computers, laptops,various handheld computers, various cell phones, and various robotic kits. |
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| Speech Design, Development, & Programming I use the following when I am creating speech technology solutions:
Web Design & Programming Skills See my Flash Portfolio for samples of my work and templates that you can order to be customized for your own requirements.
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Web Programming Skills I am also experienced installing, configuring, and maintaining web servers and software to support my web programming tasks; such as Apache, PHP, SSH, Sendmail, QPopper, PostgreSQL, Perl, J.R.E., MySQL, and many others. See my Web Portfolio for samples of my past work and to order templates to be customized for your own requirements.
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Public Speaker I am a certified toastmaster, which basicly means that I have developed and given at least 10 public speeches, based on my own knowledge, interests, and experience. I have given speeches to small audiences of 5 to 30 people and medium sized audiences of 300 people. I would not mind speaking in front of any size audience no matter how small or large. Technical Trainer I enjoy developing custom training material for students. I have provided technical training to corporate clients and typically a class size of 15 or less students. I also have much experience providing custom training adn tutoring for individual corporate clients. Technical Writer I enjoy developing custom technical documentation for IT projects. My past experience has included developing installation docs, corporate policies, internet usage policies, and many other technical documents. One of my Fortune 500 clients, required that I bring my technical documentation to peer review meetings so that the documentation could be tweaked for each of their own individual technical consultant for various projects. |
Internet Marketing Over the years I have developed custom internet marketing plans and solutions based on each project's goals, targets, and market. I have used various web technologies to increase public awareness, gain new record sales, educate the target audience, create communities, obtain customer loyalty, and start viral marketing techniques with integrity. I can Develop your Internet Marketing Plan based on your own unique targets, goals, and capabilities. I can then train you and your staff how to continue using the Internet Marketing Plan that I develop, program, and employ for you. Some of my Internet Marketing Plans, Programming, and Activities in the past have included:
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Unix / Linux System Administor For more information, also see my Certifications webpage. My past professional, personal, and educational experience includes managing users (adding, passwords, change permissions, deleting). File Manipulation, Editing, Configuring, and Programming in a variety of Unix / Linux Environments; Installing & Configuring Ethernet Cards, Modems, Wireless Cards, Hubs, Motherboards, . Installing, Configuring and Maintaining various web servers, software, and services such as: Apache, NES, IPlanet, PWS, J.R.E., TomCat, AliceBot, IIS, PostGreSQL, PHP, SSH, PostNuke, PhpNuke, AliceBot, QPopper, SendMail, Perl, and Cgi Scripts. Developing, Planning, Programming, Deploying, and Maintaining a wide variety of Shell Scripts: Perl, Sed, Awk, Bourne, Korn, Bash. using emacs, vi, pico, and various web programmer tools. Installing, Configuring, and Maintaining various Perl Modules such as Net::AIM and hundreds of others. |
Web Developer For more information see my Experience and Case Studies webpages. As a web developer in the past ten years, I have provided Web Development Services including EBusiness Planning, Design, Implementation, Programming, Consulting, Training, and Technical Documentation to a wide variety of clients. (Small to Medium Sized Businesses, Start-ups, Large Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 Corporations) |