Robert S. Harper


rharper@xmission.com

OBJECTIVE
               A position in computer programming, database development, or management.

SKILLS 
               Programming:
                  Core Skills: Since 1997 years of C/C++, since 1998 years Java, some VB, C#, and ASP.NET
                  Peripheral Skills: 
                    Natural Microsystems Natural Access, conferencing, and switching API. 
                    Multithreaded programming in Win32 and Java.
                    Apache Tomcat servlets.
                    Microsoft XML and Web API's.
                    JavaScript
                    AJAX
                    CSS
               Computer Operations
                  I have installed and configured systems with Windows 3.1 through XP,
                  Solaris 7 & 8, Redhat Linux, and Debain Linux.
               Leadership
               16 years supervisory management, 12 of them as Executive Chef.

               Production Management
               Scheduled production, standardized procedures,
               trained staff, coordinated interaction between departments, standardized
               recipes, planned for special events. Controlled cost of goods and labor.

               Purchasing
               13 years of experience purchasing a wide variety of products,
               maintained quality, maintained a ten day average inventory turn, developed a
               computerized purchasing system that purchased based on price between
               vendors.

               Communication
               Developed menus, job descriptions, procedures and policies.

EDUCATION 
               Salt Lake Community College majored in CIS, no degree.
               University of Utah majored in Physics, no degree.

EXPERIENCE
              Information Access Technology, Inc. 
                 Salt Lake City, Utah                                Feb. 2001 to current
                    Senior Programmer

SmartTalk Salt Lake City, Utah Sept. 1997 to Nov. 2000 Application Programmer
Hilton Salt Lake City, Utah Dec. 1996 to Sept. 1997 Sous Chef
Giardino's Italian Kitchen, Sandy, Utah Sept. 1995 to Nov. 1996 Assistant General Manager
University Park Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah Jan, 1991 to Sept. 1995 Executive Chef
Carriage Court Restaurant, Salt Lake City, Utah Sept. 1990 to Jan 1991 Pastry Chef
Brunby's (USA), Salt Lake City, Utah April 1990 to Sept 1991 Executive Chef
The Homestead, Inc., Midway, Utah April 1987 to Jan. 1990 Executive Chef
Hill Air Force Base Officers' Open Mess, Clearfield, Utah Cooks' Foreman Sept. 1986 to April 1987
The Homestead, inc., Midway, Utah Jan. 1986 to Sept. 1986 Sous Chef
Van Valkenburg Investments, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah Apartment Manager April 1984 to Jan. 1986
Ambassador Athletic Club, Salt Lake City, Utah Feb. 1984 to Nov. 1985 Pantry Cook Feb. 1984 to Oct. 1985 Chef Oct. 1985 to Nov. 1985
Burgman International, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah Vice President/General Manager April 1983 to May. 1984
Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah` June 1979 to April 1983 Banquet Waiter June 1979 to Jan. 1980 Banquet Supervisor Jan, 1980 to April 1983