
Photographer, writer, and moonlighting consultant
San Francisco Bay Area

Photographer, writer, and moonlighting consultant
San Francisco Bay Area
Harold's photography books include: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers (O'Reilly), 100 Views of the Golden Gate (Wilderness Press), The Photographers Guide to Yosemite and the High Sierra (Countryman/WW Norton), and Digital Field Guide (Wiley).
He is the author of Google Advertising Tools (O'Reilly) and a variety of books on programming and technology topics include: Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Wi-Fi (Que), Learn How to Program Using Any Web Browser (Apress), Red Hat Linux 9: Visual QuickPro Guide (Peachpit Press), Visual Basic .NET: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press), Programming C# .NET (Sybex), Programming Visual Basic.NET (Sybex), The Wi-Fi Experience: Wireless Networking with 802.11b (Que), Visual Basic 6: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press), Red Hat Linux 6: Visual QuickPro Guide (Peachpit Press), Visual Basic 6 Secrets (IDG Books), Visual Basic 5 Secrets (IDG Books), Visual Basic 4 Secrets (IDG Books), Web Developer's Secrets (IDG Books), and Delphi Power Toolkit (Ventana).
Harold has served as a technology consultant for many important businesses, including investment funds, technology companies, and Fortune 500 corporations.
Harold started programming when he was a child. He has worked in many languages and environments, and been lead programmer and/or architect in projects for many corporations, including Chase Manhattan Bank, Nike, and Viacom. His private enterprise consulting work has ranged from the highly technical to strategic market positioning for clients that have ranged from startups to large enterprises.
Harold's interests include photography, gardening, hiking, and spending time with his three sons.