Biography ~ David Vandewater
Interests ~ PCs, Multimedia, Minerals,
Photography, Travel, Games, Sports, Digital Imaging,
Camping, Website Creation, PC
Tutoring, Sci-Fi & Historical Novels
Professional ~ RCC (since 2004) – Moreno Valley Adjunct
Math Faculty, MAT-35 and MAT-52
~ MSJC (since 2002) – Menifee Associate
Math Faculty, Mount San Jacinto College
~ IBM Corporation (31
years) – Teaching (5),
Programming (15),
Staff
Work (1), Research (2), Multimedia/Internet (9)
Personal ~ Happily Married in Hemet, 5 Adult
Children, 3 Grandchildren Coast to Coast
Professional Highlights
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1993-97 ~ National Corporate Project: Designed and led the implementation of yearly multimedia information
kiosks for IBM's corporate ECCC (Employee Charitable Contributions Campaign).
By 1997, 100 kiosks were created annually and distributed to over 50 IBM
locations. Also performed PC system integration and help desk services, and
created local administrator web page documentation. Also
worked on about a dozen other smaller projects such as the Atlanta IBM Sales Center room locator kiosk.
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1991-98 ~ Internet/Multimedia Center: Co-founded the IBM Southbury I/M Center, provided technical leadership
during its growth from 2 people to over 100. Provided
proposal support for information kiosk work, working with artists and team
leaders on creative design. Project Team Leader for over a dozen
completed applications. Performed Internet and Multimedia
coding using HTML, Javascript, Icon Author and
Director.
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1989-91 ~ Creative Development Grant: Won a grant of time (24 months) and money ($40,000) to investigate
Image Compiler concepts (automatic generation and refresh of composite images).
Created a LAN-based Photo Organization Chart prototype (FaceOrg) that involved photographing 600 IBM Southbury
managers and employees, with dynamic automated construction of navagatable photo organization charts.
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1979-88 ~ IBM Divisional Software Library System: Architect and team leader for DEM (Development Environment Manager),
the system used to store and update billions of lines of mainframe application
code for IBM internal programming applications. DEM is still in use and
provided what-used and where-used information for macros and subroutines that
helped programmers update programs for Year 2000 Certification. DEM is
MVS-based with a VM interface. Very complex design led to the use of the first
IBM multimedia product (Storyboard) to provide animated visuals to aid
explanation of concepts. DEM is used by several IBM divisions and was nearly marketed
as a product.
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1973-79 ~ IBM Site Software Library System: Architect and team leader for SOCS (Source/Object Control System), a
system used to store and update all programs for IBM’s East Fishkill computer
chip manufacturing plant operations. Successful work here resulted in promotion
and reassignment to the DEM development team in White Plains.
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1970-73 ~ Interactive Courseware: Developed the classes and training packages for IBM's first Software
Library System (CLEAR/CASTER). Traveled to 10 domestic and 2
international locations to teach these classes. Also
created one of the early interactive tutorials that allowed self-study
learning. Used and taught TermText, IBM's
proprietary text formatting language that drove the first photoprinters
in the creation and update of thousands of IBM manuals.
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1967-71 ~ Basic Programmer Training: Taught over 1,000 IBM programming new hires and retrainees
the programming fundamentals (BPT) and system programmer concepts (SPT) needed
to begin a programming career. These were full-time 6 week courses with 20 to
60 students per class. Also updated course content when needed, and developed
other advanced classes of shorter duration, such as Microprogramming Concepts.
Scholastic ~
MS Mathematics, Northwestern
University,