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JOHN J. FOUST |
Areas of Expertise:
Entrepreneurial outlook. Solid track record of profitability and resource management. Talent for looking over the horizon to spot trends and market opportunities. Strong communication skills.
Project and team management. Works well independently and remotely
in both small and large corporate environments.Web site creation and web technologies. Internet and intranet networking skills. Digital photography, desktop publishing, video, computer graphics, special effects and multimedia skills.
Advanced C/C++ proficiency. Multi-platform development. Software testing and reliability. Familiar with Java and most other contemporary languages.
Windows Server, Macintosh and Unix system administration. Database creation and management.
Technical and consumer writing skills.
Work Experience:
President, goJefferson.com 1999-present
Web development and Internet consulting for large and small clients. Founded and managed a Jefferson County community resource web site.
- Development of dynamic web sites in PHP and MySQL.
- Linked online classifieds system to credit card processing system in ColdFusion and Perl, and automated conversion of database to online buyer’s guides for magazine web sites for Cygnus Publishing, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. January to March 2001.
- Developed new web site and e-commerce system for Rowe Pottery Works, Cambridge, Wisconsin. November 1999 to present.
- Managing a Java-based automated web form submission service for
EZ Sweep, Huntington Woods, Michigan. December 1999 to present. - Assembled a team of expert Java programmers to propose new web site and disease management software for Accordant Health Services, Greensboro,
North Carolina. May to September 1999.
Dataflow Manager, Viewpoint DataLabs 1997-1999
Technical lead for development of Viewpoint’s Interchange computer graphics translation tools. Worked independently and remotely to create two new releases of Interchange, with a team of one to five others. Assisted in license negotiations of Interchange technology. Continued as consultant to Viewpoint, March to July 1999.
President, Syndesis Corporation 1987-1997
Managed all development, licensing, marketing, sales and fulfillment operations. Supervised up to five in-house and remote employees from 1993 to 1997.
Designed and programmed Interchange, a system of more than fifty 3D file format translators, ported to Microsoft Windows and Silicon Graphics workstations. Developed several CDROMs of 3D clip art. Licensed technology to several OEMs.
Sold product line to 3D content market leader Viewpoint DataLabs in June 1997, which became a subsidiary of Computer Associates in 1998.
Freelance writer 1986-1995
Technical editor, Amazing Computing magazine, 1985-1987.
Columnist, Compute magazine, 1987-1988.
Published dozens of magazine articles in the fields of computer graphics, multimedia and video production.
Programmer, Arta Corporation, Software Publishing Corporation 1989-1992
Founding member of Arta, a company that developed a Microsoft Windows illustration program later sold to Software Publishing Corporation and released as Harvard Draw, as bundled with Harvard Graphics for Windows.
Continued as consultant for two years. Oversaw development of all import and export conversion filters. Served as liaison for SPC’s filter development and licensing of filter technology used in Harvard Graphics.
Programmer, Sound Creation, Ltd. 1983-1986.
Programmed music composing and analysis software. Designed digital additive synthesizer systems.
Education:
University of Wisconsin--Madison 1981-1985.
Editorial Editor, Badger Herald campus newspaper, 1984-1985.