Greetings: I am software engineer and have been writing code for 35+ years. Like any budding programmer, I started out coding in BASIC but within a few years I found myself writing 6502 and 8080 assembler routines. My first jobs included writing programs in COBOL, FORTRAN, and RPG II. From there I became LAN/Network Administrator and held jobs with large insurance and utility companies. I acquired solid software skills in modeling and simulation, data encryption, satellite transmission and reception with consulting firms and their emerging technical systems. I am currently an independent contractor.