I built Bartas Technologies from the ground up as an independent software developer. The list of titles grew to a collection of well-known and award-winning applications and plug-ins. I designed and maintain the web site, all icons, artwork, and marketing material, authored all user documentation, and directly support the end users of the software. Following is a list of the products I’ve built under this moniker.

I worked as a user experience designer, application architect, and software engineer for Insider’s products.

I wrote _Mastering Xcode 4: Develop and Design_, the first title in Peachpit's new Develop and Design series. The book is for beginner-to-intermediate developers using Apple's Xcode 4 IDE. The book's companion site is found at http://xcodebook.com

I was originally hired to build SPICE – a Mac OS X bioinformatics data mining and visualization application for the Vaccine Research Center. I later took on the additional role of usability analyst and user interface designer for additional projects and acted as mentor to an intern seeking to learn Cocoa development. Following is a list of the projects in which I’ve been involved for BCBB. Contractor, Lockheed Martin, MSD, Inc.

Built / maintained / expanded the IT infrastructure of various engineering firms as a full-time employee or consultant. Wrote the occasional software application or two. Custom-built servers (or customized pre-built servers to taste). Maintained telephony systems (primarily Meridian and NEC, some Executone). Experienced many platforms (various MS Windows flavors, several Unix flavors, several Linux flavors, Mac OS X / OS X Server, etc.).

Taught two evening adult classes: "Introduction to the Personal Computer" and "Hands-On Internet".