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Introductions, discussion, and what seemed interesting at the time.
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  • Global Trade

    Communication is not only about language; it's about understanding. Too often, the main complaint is "they don't understand my language." In fact, communication has more to do with culture and expectations than language. Another interpreter isn't going to help solve the quality problems at your factory in Shenzhen or resolve the shipping delays. The issues…
  • Business Solutions

    First quality and excellent value at a fair price My primary website, wudang.com, was one of the first sites online in English and Chinese. Our founding strategy was to make our site available globally, on whatever device might be available. In 1996, pages were weighted and images were optimized to accommodate 28k dial-up speeds. Today,…

  • Mobile GeoFence Solution

    A Special Gift, Just for You NBC Universal Hackathon Challenge Originally, the design was to provide an app that would help reduce the time a guest has to stand in line. But the reality is that most people standing in line do not have any device at hand. No loose items are allowed on the…
  • Financial Tracking Database with Analytics

    Builder Reporting and Analysis Tools The software is designed as a BI management tool, not a comprehensive project management system. It won’t replace Quick Books or MS Project. It can replace all those Excel spreadsheets that keep track of pipelines and projects. Estimates Select a customer and define the elements for a job, including dates…
  • Business Intelligence

    Want to know what the business is really doing? Check the numbers. It’s fine to have staff meetings, prepare reports, and customer surveys. But that won’t always tell you what you need to know. How many widgets did the Asia team sell last month? $200,000? Great. That looks great on a sales report. But that’s…

  • SharePoint Fundamentals

    This presentation was designed to introduce the fundamental concepts and elements of SharePoint 2013. The audience was moderately technical, but not familiar with SharePoint objects, structures, or capabilities. The goals were two-fold: 1) provide enough information for a reasonably complete understanding of the platform and 2) focus on the basic ideas, not get mired in…
  • Patient Tracking Software

    for ezCareLog Patient Tracking Software This project combined custom development with responsive design to create a portable, flexible solution for managing residential patient care logs. It is adaptable for home care management, visiting nurse care, and non-medical home care. Many resident facilities are still using paper and pen to track patient activities. Staff are required…
  • Database Query Performance

    The company wanted to compare their solution with several different products, including Tableau. They wanted to measure the processing speed for different data sets, not for delivery to the user, but for delivery to an analysis tool. They also wanted to better understand where they had any advantages over other tools. Being able to get…
  • Niche Recruiting Software

    The company wanted to explore how they might use their expertise and contacts in the Franchise industry to match brand executives with positions. The first step was to create a portal that could be used to advertise the offering, recruit potential clients, and provide the company with a viability test platform before they invested in…
  • Desktop to Web Application

    The company had an old desktop database system they wanted updated and web enabled. The new system needed to have almost the same features and options as the old system. The technical requirements for a web-based system were never going to allow an exact mapping of features. What was handled by the OS on the…