Professional
Profile
Robert
S. Carney Jr.
4232
Colfax Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55409
Ph:
(612) 824-4479 · Cell:
(612)-759-4479 · bcarney@bobcarneyjournal.com
June 8, 2004
Generic, one-size-fits-all Introduction: As you will see below, I have a great deal of variety in my background. How can your organization benefit from my services? I can tell you three things. First: I have been able to make valuable contributions to many different organizations in the course of the projects and activities listed below. Second, if I don't know something that is required to do a project, I will either learn it, or get help. Third, the best way for both of us to find out what I can do for your organization is for you to meet with me.
Note: This Professional Profile is available on-line at my web site: www.bobcarneyjournal.com
Background
* Founder/owner, SIOS Inc., computer
programming, consulting & training
* Founder of PDP Inc., developer of
removable diskette labels (two U.S. Patents)
* Graduate, Macalester College,
1984, Core: Physics, GPA 3.66
* Fifteen additional graduate courses in
Bus. Admin., U of M, 1991-93, GPA 3.87.
I am not a graduate
of the University of Minnesota.
* U.S. Congress, Intern, Spring quarter
1973, Washington D.C., Rep. Bill Frenzel R-MN.
* Inventor, holder of five U.S.
patents, experienced in the patent process.
* Author of The Nixon-Clinton Impeachment: a New Constitutional Theory, written 1999-2000.
* Journalist, publisher of www.bobcarneyjournal.com since 1999.
*
Whistleblower, reported on
what I regard as illegal wrongdoing during the merger that resulted in Xcel
energy, see http://www.bobcarneyjournal.com/xcel.htm.
*
Teaching Experience: 1) Minnesota School of Business/Globe College, Fall
2000 to present, courses taught: Introduction to Business, Business Law,
Supervisory Management, Small Business Management, Introduction to Windows w/
FrontPage, MS Office I, MS Office II, E-Business Management, Advertising in
E-Commerce, Marketing; 2) Rasmussen College, Winter 2002 to Spring 2002, courses
taught: Internet Browsing and Publishing, Introduction to E-Commerce; 3)
Minneapolis Business College, Fall 2000, course taught:
Economics.
* Current Projects
1) Developing and presenting a new constitutional theory on impeachment, removal from office, and congressional oversight, based on my book: The Nixon-Clinton Impeachment: a New Constitutional theory. I also plan to develop course materials, and an independently presented course, on this subject.
2) Developing an internet business based on selling a new, patented invention (U.S. Patent No. 6,712,327, issued 3/30/2004) - a free-standing reading stand that can be placed over computer keyboards. The anticipated launch date (running web site and product announcement) is Summer, 2004.
3) Publication of news and commentary in www.bobcarneyjournal.com
4) Development of an independently presented course on the merger that resulted
in Xcel Energy.
Accomplishments
* Author of The Nixon-Clinton
Impeachment: a New Constitutional Theory, written 1999 - 2000, currently
available online at bobcarneyjournal.com, to be self-published in
paperback.
* Edited and published
www.bigtypenews.com, a web site that provided U.S. and world news articles in
"Big Type News" format -- all article text 24 point Times Roman (April-October
2001).
* U.S. Patents No. 5,665,445
and 5,770,288,
for removable labels. Prior to
discontinuing the business, labels were sold mail-order to over 1,000 customers
in the U.S. and about 10 foreign countries.
* U.S. Patent No. 6,178,714
B1, for a modular temporary building.
* U.S. Patent No. 6,260,649 B1, for an energy saving electric vehicle.
* U.S. Patent No. 6,712,327, for a computer reading stand.
NOTE: The patent numbers above are hyperlinks to the United States
Patent and Trademark site, where the patents are published. There is more information at the bottom
of this professional profile, showing how to browse the image version of these
patents (including the drawings).
* Interim Finance Director, The City, Inc., non-profit United Way agency with two alternative schools and other community programs, (2001-2).
* Securities commission compensation
research, Wells Fargo (2001).
* Accounting projects, Honeywell Federal
Credit Union (1999).
* Medical billing administration,
NSP. Documented and administered
medical billing payables system using Excel and Access, with volume of over $50
Million. Documented process, turned
over to a CPA accountant (1999).
* Completed installation of partially
complete WAN Great Plains accounting system for Moore Data Management. This system featured integration with
Quantum Vertex Sales and Use Tax software, supplemented with Excel and Access,
to calculate sales taxes nationwide (1997-98).
* Account reconciling at Meyer, Scherer
and Rockcastle Architects, using Access-based Advantage accounting system,
including custom processing of data exported from Advantage into both Access and
Excel (1998).
* Developed Paradox for Windows database
system for processing of Credit Card chargebacks (disputed transactions) for
First Bank (now U.S. Bank), including mainframe data download and upload, and
data exchange with VISA interchange (1994-1997).
* Developed SeeDisk, a method of providing
standalone web sites on floppy disks, introduced at COMDEX Spring 1997, Atlanta
GA.
* Developed Lotus financial model used by
First Bank (now U.S. Bank) to standardize evaluation of all technology purchases
(over $300 million processed through the original and subsequent modified model
versions) (1989).
* Developed documentation for all employee
benefits offered by Bemis Company (1990).
* Developed and supported Peachtree for
Windows accounting systems for several clients, including manufacturing clients
with bill of materials requirement, and including controller functions for one
client.
* Organized and guided in-house production
of Minnesota Twins' 1990 Media Guide, using PageMaker desktop publishing
(1990).
* Assisted in economic analysis and/or
trial exhibit preparation for pecuniary losses in hundreds of legal cases
(1985-93).
* Developed integrated custom
manufacturing estimating system for Plastech Corporation using Symphony, and
running on IBM PC Network (1985-86), project management software was used as
part of this project. At last check
the system was still running in the mid 1990's.
* Author of ComPractiGuide computer
program for music education, (1983-84).
* Composer of two works for chamber
orchestra.
* While attending college, taught violin
and developed string orchestra programs for Burnsville, Hastings and Rosemount
School Districts (1982-85).
Computer
experience and background (most
knowledge is not current, much is forgotten, a lot will probably come back, if
needed): Microsoft Office Professional; Flash MX; Dreamweaver; Media Studio Pro
7; Visual Basic; Microsoft Front Page 2000; HTML; Javascript; Great Plains
Accounting; Quantum Vertex sales tax processing w/ Tax Decision Maker; Paradox
for Windows with ObjectPAL; Peachtree for Windows Accounting; Advantage (project
based accounting system for architects and engineers); PageMaker; Small local
LAN's; Pascal; Fortran; Basic; Lotus 1-2-3 (w/ macros); Symphony (w/ macros)
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* U.S. Patents No. 5,665,445
and 5,770,288,
for removable labels. Prior to
discontinuing the business, labels were sold mail-order to over 1,000 customers
in the U.S. and about 10 foreign countries.
* U.S. Patent No. 6,178,714
B1, for a modular temporary building.
* U.S. Patent No. 6,260,649 B1, for an energy saving electric vehicle.
* U.S. Patent No. 6,712,327, for a computer reading stand.
Procedure
for browsing patents:
The patent numbers above are hyperlinks to the United States Patent and
Trademark site, and bring you to a text version of my patents. You can view the patents as images by
clicking on the Images button -- however, you will have to download a
plug-in.