My professions

Sales
Because I like people, I enjoy sales. I've sold books for my church and, in Dec 2003, I worked at Grauman's Chinese Theater where I sold and made handprints in cement. I was the top salesman for the holiday season and I absolutely loved working in the Chinese Theater courtyard - people were very excited to be there and it wasn't uncommon to have a 70 year old grandma lie down on the cold cement to have her picture taken with her favorite star's handprints.
Public Service

My mother is a librarian and I grew up in and around libraries. I love books and reading. I was fortunate to work for 2 years in the largest public library system in the United States - the Los Angeles Public Library. I got to be around three of my favorite things - people, books and computers.

I worked in a branch library, and at Central: in Circulation, Computer Center, History, Cataloging.
Computers

I got my start in computers when I was 12, in Vienna, when I learned BASIC in exchange for teaching English. When I turned 13, my uncle gave me an IBM PC compatible computer and I read the MS-DOS 3.30 manual cover to cover. It was heaps of fun.

At Brandeis University, I worked at the Help Desk and specialized in VAX/VMS support.

After that I went to EarthLink where I earned my wings as a Unix systems administrator.

Here is my résumé , LinkedIn profile, technical notes, and endorsements.

Sales