Computer Scientist
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Member at Experience Unlimited San Francisco
- Member at GraceWorks
- Member at Pacific IT Pros
- Board Member at Ohana RRCA
- Past
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- Computer Scientist at Evolutionary Software Systems
- Television Production Facilitator at Access San Francisco
- Radio Producer and Director at West Coast Live
- Computer Scientist at Wells Fargo Bank
- Computer Scientist at Charles Schwab & Company
- Computer Scientist at DMR Consulting Group
- Computer Scientist at Pacific Bell
- Computer Scientist at Educational Testing Services
- Founder, President at SD Forum
- Treasurer, Secretary at Professional and Technical Consultants Association
- Chairman of the Legislative and Regulatory Committee at Software Services Association
- Computer Programmer at Mervyn's
- Computer Scientist at Stanford University Hospital
- Computer Scientist at Qronos Technology
- Computer Scientist at Amdahl Corporation
- Computer Scientist at CitiCorp Savings
- Computer Programmer at Qume
- Computer Scientist at Wadsworth Electronic Publishing
- Computer Scientist at Crocker National Bank
- Computer Scientist at Auerbach Associates
- Instructor at University of California Berkeley Extension
- Computer Scientist at Levi Strauss & Company
- Computer Scientist at Bank of California
- Computer Scientist at Tymshare Transaction Services
- Computer Scientist at Tesseract Corporation
- Computer Scientist at Arthur Andersen & Company
- Computer Scientist at United Air Lines
- Computer Scientist and Programming Manager at Illinois Institute of Technology
- Computer Operator at Computer Sciences Corporation
- Computer Operations Shift Supervisor at Computax Corportation
- Computer Operator and Computer Programmer at University Computer Company
- Education
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- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Lockport West High School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Computer Software
- Websites
Michael Faklis’s Summary
I apply my background in the computer sciences and software engineering to design adaptable software systems.
Michael Faklis’s Specialties:
Software Generators, Compilers, Operating Systems, Virtual Environments, Enterprise Security.
Michael Faklis’s Experience
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Member
Experience Unlimited San Francisco
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Human Resources industry)
March 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)
Member and active volunteer.
Member of Technical committee.
Teaching a weekly computer mentoring class. -
Member
GraceWorks
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Human Resources industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
Member and active volunteer.
Setup weekly meetings.
Chairman of the Executive Committee. -
Member
Pacific IT Pros
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2003 — Present (6 years 7 months)
Active member and volunteer.
I assist setting up the computers and audio video equipment for the meetings. -
Board Member
Ohana RRCA
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Fund-Raising industry)
January 2003 — Present (6 years 7 months)
Ohana RRCA produces Runs and Walks for charities. I maintain the web site (http://www.OhanaRRCA.org/) and volunteer for the events.
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Computer Scientist
Evolutionary Software Systems
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
March 1979 — June 2006 (27 years 4 months)
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Television Production Facilitator
Access San Francisco
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
October 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 4 months)
Taught class on audio engineering.
Television station programming.
Setting up televison studio equipment. -
Radio Producer and Director
West Coast Live
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
January 1991 — September 2003 (12 years 9 months)
Public radio show production.
Live show direction.
Post-show audio remastering for RealAudio streaming.
Build and maintain the web site.
Build and administer the show servers. -
Computer Scientist
Wells Fargo Bank
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Banking industry)
October 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 3 months)
Consultant for the development and maintenance of enterprise security systems.
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Computer Scientist
Charles Schwab & Company
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Investment Management industry)
March 1989 — August 2000 (11 years 6 months)
Consultant for the development of test system generators and middleware.
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Computer Scientist
DMR Consulting Group
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 7 months)
Consultant to DMR for supporting outsourced Pacific Bell systems ann applications.
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Computer Scientist
Pacific Bell
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
December 1989 — December 1996 (7 years 1 month)
Consultant for the development of virtualized test systems and cross-platform applications.
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Computer Scientist
Educational Testing Services
(Education Management industry)
February 1994 — February 1995 (1 year 1 month)
Migrated test scoring applications from mainframes to a set of networked personal computers.
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Founder, President
SD Forum
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
1984 — 1994 (10 years)
I founded Software Entrepreneurs' Forum (SEF) and was on the Board of Directors for 10 years. I held office as President, Secretary, and Treasurer. SEF was renamed SD Forum after I left.
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Treasurer, Secretary
Professional and Technical Consultants Association
(Computer Software industry)
1980 — 1994 (14 years)
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Chairman of the Legislative and Regulatory Committee
Software Services Association
(Computer Software industry)
1985 — 1994 (9 years)
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Computer Programmer
Mervyn's
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Retail industry)
September 1993 — November 1993 (3 months)
Computer programming to specifications.
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Computer Scientist
Stanford University Hospital
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
October 1992 — May 1993 (8 months)
Installation and customization of a commercial accounting package.
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Computer Scientist
Qronos Technology
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)
August 1988 — October 1988 (3 months)
Development of a commercial manufacturing control spplication.
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Computer Scientist
Amdahl Corporation
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Networking industry)
August 1983 — April 1988 (4 years 9 months)
Consultant for the testing, installation, and customization of a commercial account system. Maintenance of the proprietary spare parts management system. Enhancements to the payroll system.
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Computer Scientist
CitiCorp Savings
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)
July 1986 — December 1986 (6 months)
Design and implimentation of a house-holding system.
Conversion of a proprietary management information system to query the house-holding data stores. -
Computer Programmer
Qume
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Networking industry)
May 1985 — June 1985 (2 months)
Installation of a commerical accounting package.
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Computer Scientist
Wadsworth Electronic Publishing
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
April 1983 — July 1983 (4 months)
Pre-publication review of books.
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Computer Scientist
Crocker National Bank
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Banking industry)
March 1982 — March 1983 (1 year 1 month)
Design of a proprietary demand deposit system.
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Computer Scientist
Auerbach Associates
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Investment Management industry)
December 1982 — December 1982 (1 month)
Feasibility study of automating functions to support the trading of futures on commodity exchanges.
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Instructor
University of California Berkeley Extension
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1982 — September 1982 (4 months)
Developed and taught a college-level course on Advanced COBOL Programming.
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Computer Scientist
Levi Strauss & Company
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
February 1980 — July 1981 (1 year 6 months)
Enhancements and tuning of a centralized table system.
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Computer Scientist
Bank of California
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Banking industry)
September 1980 — February 1981 (6 months)
Installation and customization of a commericial demand deposit system.
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Computer Scientist
Tymshare Transaction Services
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Banking industry)
May 1980 — September 1980 (5 months)
Design and development of a phonetic search mechanism.
Developed and taught a course on VSAM. -
Computer Scientist
Tesseract Corporation
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 1979 — December 1979 (8 months)
Enhancements to proprietary system software and applications.
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Computer Scientist
Arthur Andersen & Company
(Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Accounting industry)
November 1976 — December 1979 (3 years 2 months)
Research Librarian.
Design of enhancements to a proprietary generalized accounting system, including the first programmable spreadsheet program.
Design of an on-line conversational system generator. -
Computer Scientist
United Air Lines
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)
January 1979 — May 1979 (5 months)
Design of a remanufacturing control system to monitor and track to rebuilding of jet engines.
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Computer Scientist and Programming Manager
Illinois Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
October 1973 — October 1976 (3 years 1 month)
Design, implimentation, and operations of an operational and management information system.
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Computer Operator
Computer Sciences Corporation
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
April 1973 — October 1973 (7 months)
Operations of mainframe computer systems running multiple operating systems.
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Computer Operations Shift Supervisor
Computax Corportation
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Financial Services industry)
December 1972 — May 1973 (6 months)
Multi-site Computer Operations.
Logistics. -
Computer Operator and Computer Programmer
University Computer Company
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Networking industry)
October 1971 — December 1972 (1 year 3 months)
Operations of multiple computer systems running various operating systems.
Cross-platform programming of system utilities.
Michael Faklis’s Education
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Illinois Institute of Technology
Computer Science, Management 1970 — 1978
- Activities and Societies:
- Theta Xi
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Lockport West High School
1967 — 1970
- Activities and Societies:
- National Honor Society
Additional Information
Michael Faklis’s Websites:
Michael Faklis’s Interests:
Computer Sciences, Ocean Kayaking, Scuba, Public Radio and TV, Music, Lying around nude in the sand.
Michael Faklis’s Contact Settings
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