Michael A. Cannon

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Objective: Senior consultant

I have extensive experience in computers and life sciences and may be available for projects in the Biotech or IT industries. I prefer hourly or contract work, on-site in the southwest or off-site anywhere. I have a broadband Internet connection suitable for telecommuting and video/whiteboard conferencing. I am available to travel internationally as required.

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Invented and developed the electronic system currently used internationally for telecommunications by the deaf and hearing-impaired (TDD). Special recognition was conferred by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare at a ceremony in Washington, DC. The project was showcased at the Smithsonian Museum for outstanding industrial design. Thirteen patents have been granted for inventions.

Projects:

1999-2004: Chief Information Officer, co-founder, and director to Impulse Devices, Inc., a private corporation pursuing the development of a new approach to hot fusion energy production. The technology is expected to reduce electricity costs from $30/MWhr to $6/MWhr with the potential to economically serve virtually all end-use energy markets worldwide. Cavitation Fusion Power generators are anticipated to be capable of providing an independent, environmentally sound source of electricity.

2002-2004: Advanced Technologies Architect for URA Group, Inc. Designed and implemented an automated system to gather utility metering information from commercial and residential building complexes. The system creates data that is accesible from a database and web pages. The system currently gathers $25,000,000 of billable utility information per month from hi-rises in New York City.

1999-2000: Performed initial research to identify a human gene mutation responsible for early onset of age-related hearing loss. A phenotype was characterized, a pedigree was produced, and linkage analysis was performed. The gene appears to exist on the X-chromosome, and is not currently identified with hearing loss.

1999-2000: CTO for Quail Creek Group, Inc. Designed a B2B (Business to Business) , ASP (Application Service Provider) Internet Website that connected and automated many diverse systems in the construction industry.

1993-2000: System Administrator and Development Project Leader for the STAR division of American Title Company, a division of Fidelity Title Corporation. Managed a WAN of UNIX computers that performed automated production and accounting of thousands of Title reports daily. Specified and developed new programming as required.

1996-2000: Developed a Website, The American Business Register, using Windows NT. It has a large database containing information on all U.S. businesses and accepts subscriptions. It receives thousands of hits daily.

1985-1993: Organized and operated a computer timeshare bureau. Programmed a generic set of applications for general business use, including Order Entry and Invoicing, Inventory and Manufacturing Control, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Journals, General Ledger, and Spreadsheet. These programs are still in use today. Analyzed, specified, and implemented scores of custom systems for a variety of business types. Rewrote a multitasking operating system to significantly increase throughput and number of terminals

1989-1996: Developed the Frontal Lobe music computer. Wrote a custom disk operating system with a bootable operating system and disk overlays. The OS was designed to perform special tasks frequently required by professional musicians. It incorporated all of the music sequencer features that could previously be performed only on a PC. Thousands of units were sold.

I have developed several other innovative hardware and software projects. Details are available on request.

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