About Us - Experience

Cory Computer Systems

Earl S. Cory
earlcory@corycomputersystems.com

FULL-TIME EXPERIENCE

May 1995 - Feb 1996

MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL
Greenbae, California
Computer Operations and Telecommunication Manager

Responsible for:

  • All computer operations and telecommunications for the hospital.
  • Managed a staff of six computer operators and 11 PBX operators.
  • One 7620, two 3100, one 3400 VAX computer systems using OpenVMS operating system
  • One CI/LAVC VAXcluster with over 56 gigabits of storage
  • Network of Digital machines, workstations, and PCs

Accomplishments include:

  • Documentation of system management procedures
  • Automated creation of monthly reporting for capacity planning
  • Scheduling of Computer and PBX operator for 7x24 operation.
  • Training of MIS staff.

June 1992 - January 1993

HEALTH NET
Woodland Hills, California Senior System Manager

Responsible for:

  • System Management System Tuning Resource Allocation
  • Five 6640 and one 9410 VAX computer systems using OpenVMS operating system
  • Two CI VAXclusters with over 450 disks
  • Network of Digital machines, workstations, and PCs

Accomplishments include:

  • Resource management of over 450 disks
  • Conducted data and system analysis during system integration testing and stress testing to model and report resource and configuration requirements of system before moving into production
  • Documentation of system management procedures
  • Automated creation of monthly reporting for capacity planning
  • Performance monitoring, tuning, and daily reporting of all systems using DECps

November 1982 - January 1991

CONTEL FEDERAL SYSTEMS
Information Management Systems Division
Westlake Village, California
Senior Software Engineer/System Manager

Responsible for:

System Operation System Generation DBMS Administration
System Management System Integration User Accounting
System Tuning Security Reporting Configuration Management
  • Twenty-four VAX computer systems using VMS and ULTRIX operating systems
  • Four VAXclusters with CI, Ethernet, and mixed interconnects
  • Networks of Sun, Plexus, Silicon Graphics and Digital machines and workstations
  • Networking via DECnet and TCP/IP over a variety of interfaces, Excelan, Terminal Line, Ethernet, and various async communications controllers

Accomplishments include:

  • Creation of software releases and associated documentation of software deliverables
  • Conducted field tests of Digital and other vendor software products
  • Conduction of employee and site personnel training in use of system, application, development (including CASE tools), and networking software.
  • Management of software development and conversion programs
  • Creation of utilities and command procedures used by application programmers.
  • Instruction and consulting for application and system programmers
  • Creation of user interface and specialized tools for configuration management, system integration, and system librarian personnel

June 1980 - November 1981

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
Oxnard, California
Senior Computer Scientist

Task Leader for the Electronic Warfare System Support Laboratory Software Design and Implementation team under a contract to Pacific Missile Test Range. Responsible for design, specification, documentation, and implementation of software for VAX and PDP-11 computers. Team Leader for the Computer System Design Specification.

February 1967 - February 1980

SCIENCE CENTER/ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL, Thousand Oaks, Ca.

APOLLO LASERS, INC., Los Angeles, Ca.

IMAGE OPTICS, INC., LASER DIVISION, Santa Monica, Ca.

KORAD DEPARTMENT, Union Carbide Corporation, Santa Monica, Ca.
Research Laser Physicist

  • Developed scientific application software in the fields of optical and electro-optical system design and analysis.
  • Developed 6502 based microcomputer for data gathering and reduction.
  • Responsible for computer design of optical components.
  • Project Physicist or Project Leader on several laser device programs.
  • Responsible for marketing operations for a CO2 laser resistor trimmer.
  • Wrote and illustrated proposals and instruction manuals.

September 1961 - June 1983

INSTRUCTOR AT VARIOUS JUNIOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Instructed classes in FORTRAN IV, FORTRAN '77, Data Processing, Electronics, Astronomy, Physical Science, Physics, and Math.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Top Secret/SCI/EBI (Extended Background Investigation)