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Dick Heiser: Work Experience

Dick Heiser: Work Experience

Getty Museum Volunteer 12/97 - 11/03
  • Docent 7/99 - 11/03
  • Volunteer at the <digitalExperience> Internet computer lab 12/97 - 12/98
High School Teacher 9/89 - 6/99
  • Computer Graphics Teacher at Fairfax Visual Arts Magnet 9/94 - 6/99
  • Math and Physical Science Teacher 9/92-6/94
  • Substitute Teacher 9/89 - 6/92
Short-Course Teacher 9/78 - 10/90
  • Taught short courses in C++ programming for Learning Tree International at Hydro Quebec, IBM, Texas Instruments and public seminars
  • Wrote, taught courses in computer graphics and computer-aided design at Northrop University
  • Taught public short courses in user interface design and in data communications for Learning Tree International
  • Wrote, taught short courses on software engineering tools for Computomata International at Banco Pastor in Spain, and Banco Nacional in Mexico
  • Wrote, taught short courses on personal computing, spreadsheets, editing, modeling, business graphics, human factors, operating systems, expert systems for Computomata International, Learning Tree International, IBM, Hughes Aircraft, Westinghouse, Grumman, Transaction Technology, Pitney Bowes and public seminars
  • Wrote, taught hands-on production planning course for Hughes Aircraft
  • Taught Pascal programming for Learning Tree International at Sperry Flight Systems, EG&G, GE and public seminars
Marched in The Great Peace March 3/86 - 11/86
  • Speaker for nuclear disarmament
  • Used micros for filing, text editing and electronic mail
Founded The Computer Store in Santa Monica, California 7/75 - 3/82
  • World's first computer store
  • Reputation for creativity and innovation
  • Profitable every year, $6 million sales
  • Extensive customer training and consulting
Senior Programmer for Litton Data Systems 11/73 - 5/75
  • Debugged command and control software
  • Integrated concurrent software changes
Senior Technical Representative at Pertec Business Systems 3/72 - 11/73
  • Organized overseas technical support and training
  • Designed and documented a microfiche formatting program
Consultant to Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft 2/71 - 11/71
  • Organized on-the-air computer operations for TV election reporting
  • Designed and programmed time-series data analyzer
  • Improved and documented data center procedures
  • Taught time-series analysis in German
Computer Systems Analyst at the Rand Corporation 5/69 - 2/71
  • Designed and programmed a network optimizer
  • Designed and programmed a graphic decision tree editor
  • Forecasted physician population and demand
Senior Systems Analyst for McDonnell Douglas Corporation 5/67 - 5/69
  • Designed file structures for an on-line manufacturing system
  • Wrote library code for file system
  • Measured and tuned system performance
Systems Engineer for IBM Corporation 6/63 - 5/67
  • Specialist in inventory planning, bills of material, critical-path method
  • Conducted customer training
  • Wrote utility programs in several languages