Thomas B.

## BIO ***You will achieve the best possible ROI for your project when you choose to work with me.*** IT Professional with 12 years of experience currently running a small technology consulting firm. Some of my past clients include CitiBank, Bank of America, Coopers & Lybrand (prior to the Price Waterhouse convergence), Honeywell, Sprint, MCI, Ameritech, Chicago Public Schools, Hillsborough County Public Schools, AAA, American Greetings, Albertons (Jewel/Osco), IBM, J. Walter Thompson, HCA (formerly Columbia Hospitals) and Holiday Inn. I'm very advanced in my skills and very prompt.  I have no problem in communicating in laymans terms.  I'm capable of finding innovative solutions to complex problems as well as "keeping it simple" when overkill really isn't necessary.  You won't find many who will do a job nearly as well as I do a job. ## Area of Expertise Skill areas as applicable to this site: Java Development: Most J2EE including JDBC, Servlets/JSP, and EJB.  Applets/GUI.  Application servers including Orion, Resin, and Tomcat. Application architecture and strategic planning. Cold Fusion since version 4.5. Other areas of expertise which may be advantageous: PC/Network consulting, Microsoft, Novell, and Linux servers.  I have an excellent grasp of working with users that carries over into my software development practices.  Computers were invented to make users more efficient, not to complicate things.