"NT
Innovator Award"
Windows NT Magazine,
January 1997
Ron Benvenisti named NT Innovator
Dateline (January 1997)-- Windows
NT Magazine today announced the 10 finalists of the NT Innovator awards with featured
articles in the January issue. Ron Benvenisti made the finals (p.70).
Windows NT Magazine is
the leading magazine for the Windows NT operating system.
For Further Information:
Windows NT Magazine
http://www.winntmag.com
Resume:
Hardware:
Hands On PC workstations, LAN/WAN servers. Communications &
Network: Extensive TCP/IP workstation and server configuration, LAN and WAN device
troubleshooting (bridges/routers, firewalls), 3270, Token-Ring, Ethernet, Modems.
Software:
Operating Systems: Hands on NT 3.51, 4.0 (Workstation and Server) MS-DOS, MS Windows 3.1, 3.11 -
95, (10 years of troubleshooting, beta and development experience). Hands On Novell
NetWare, OS/2, Banyan VINES. Familiarity with UNIX and Solaris.
Program Development: Hands on GUI Design and Project Management for C and C++, BANYAN VINES
Toolkit, OS/2 PM PDK, Windows SDK & 4GL tools: Power Builder, Visual Basic with VBX,
OCX and OLE extensions, WOSA, ODBC.
Communications & Scripting: Hands on TCP/IP, PPP, SLIP; Async: Windows 95 and NT RAS, NT SNA Server,
Exchange, SMS (since Hermes); HTML. EHLLAPI, APPC, LU 6.2; Lotus Notes.
Utilities: (QEMM
world record holder for free memory 649K - Software Digest); Network
analysis/administration, security, software distribution, backup, anti-virus, etc.;
Extensive hands on Windows analysis, performance enhancement, troubleshooting, extensions
for 3.xx, NT and 95, protocol analyzers.
DOS & Windows Applications: Hands on MS-Office 4.3 through 97 with VBA. OLE/ActiveX, WordPerfect,
Ventura, CorelDraw, PageMaker, Acrobat, Notes.
Affiliations: IBM, Microsoft,
Symantec, Quarterdeck,
Lotus, Adobe, PowerSoft
Experience:
Current:
I am pleased to have joined the City of
New York Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications as Associate Commissioner of Network
Computing.
The Department of Information Technology and
Telecommunications is responsible for the development and deployment of voice, video, and
data technologies to create efficiencies in the management of the City's operations and
the delivery of its service to the public.
In its leadership role, DoITT's mission is to support the
City's services through the development of an information technology (IT) and
telecommunications infrastructure citywide.
DoITT collaboratively develops the citywide IT
architecture that promotes the strategic deployment of systems and information.
In
partnership with City agencies, DoITT develops new technology products and services which
facilitate the continuous improvement of City business processes to help create a
favorable climate for the people and the businesses of New York City.
1/97 - 11/98
Systems Consultant
Senior Consultant with Origin Technology in Business. A key provider of
information technology solutions for more than 35 years, Origin is a global organization,
with more than 12,000 talented people and $1.5 billion in annual revenues.
3/96 - 1/97
Systems Consultant
Commercial Lending & Reengineering (Corporate
Systems & Architecture Team) at the "new" Chase Manhattan Corporation. One of our team's applications won CIO Magazine's coveted Enterprise Value Award!
- Managed the installation, maintenance and
administration of the Commercial Lending Reengineering Quality Assurance NT 3.51/4.0
network. Compaq Pro-Liant servers in a multi-domain IPX and TCP/IP environment.
- Evaluated, selected, installed and configured
development and testing tools. Including tools from Mercury Interactive: Win/Load Runner,
Test Director; Microsoft: Visual C++, Visual Basic 4, Java++, FrontPage97; Oracle SQL*
Net, 32 bit ODBC, MS Internet Information Server.
- Provided technical support to QA managers and staff
for deploying, running and maintaining Windows NT and 32 bit applications.
- Designed and performed system level and debug tests
for applications and components at the workstation, server and network levels. (Client GUI
applications, communications transport applications (TCP/IP and SNA Server) and server
based OLE (ActiveX) applications).
- Performed final builds of Visual Basic and C++
applications and components for testing and distribution.
- Participated in bankwide policy committees for
Security and Controls including Change Control, Internet Access Security and Anti-Virus
Strategies. Proposed, established and implemented bankwide security policies for Window
NT.
5/93-2/96
IDD
Enterprises
(Investment Dealer's Digest Information Services)
Senior Analyst, Manager Client Lan &
Communications
- Supervised and managed the technical development of
IDD Plus for Windows and the IDD Add-In for MS Excel.
- Introduced MS standards and compliance for IDD client
and server products
- Created first OLE application at IDD (ILX benchmark).
- Greatly reduced support costs by creating several
Windows applications to simplify the installation and configuration of IDD products .
- Managed and trained client service staff to support
and troubleshoot MS Windows and local / wide area networks (IPX/SPX, TCP/IP, NetBUI over
Novell, Banyan, MS Windows and NT).
- Provided added value to all IDD clients with
consultant grade LAN/WAN and Windows support and troubleshooting.
- Introduced Internet PDF and HTML technology while
designing and prototyping current revenue generating products: Electronic IDD Magazine,
Newsletters, Medical Health Guide CD, IDD Viewpoint, IDD Professional Multi-Media, IDD
HTML/CGI applications utilizing PERL scripts and Stored Procedures for Web browser
delivery of IDD Open Server Data.
- Opened up new sales opportunities with the first IDD
Open Server applications in Visual Basic, Power Builder and MS Access with ODBC and native
SQL drivers as well as HTML via CGI/Perl.
- Revamped production efficiency by designing the IDD 3
tier client/server architecture utilizing OLE containers and servers via ODBC connected to
a middleware API consisting of RPCs to back-end data servers communicating via Winsock
TCP/IP.
- Managed and trained product development staff, QA
staff, account managers, executive and sales staff in all IDD divisions with regards to
advanced technology and its business application.
12/91-4/93
First Boston Corporation
Systems Consultant
- Significantly reduced operating costs by carefully
evaluating, selecting, configuring and installing hardware, systems and application
software for Office Information Systems, User Support, PC Support, Investment Banking,
Public Finance, Economist Publications, Equity Trading, Equity Research and various
national and international branches for major Windows rollout of 2000+ node Banyan VINES
network. (Over $250K saved in IBD division alone).
- Reduced network downtime and increased efficiency by
managing and administering Banyan VINES WAN. Including load balancing, server distribution
(application, file and printer), cache usage, file-block sizing, server routing, path and
directory structure, user access and entitlement as well as overall enterprise data
security strategies including virus protection and enhanced performance strategies for
Windows in a networked environment.
- Reduced administration and upgrade costs by designing
software distribution strategies and implementing automated remote system upgrades and
application installations, maintenance and usage auditing.
- Improved user productivity and reduced administration
costs by optimizing workstation configurations to accommodate higher speed communications
drivers and (IPX, NetBIOS, TCP/IP etc.)
- Hands on rectification and prevention of system and
driver level conflicts in DOS, Windows and VINES.
- Perceived opportunities to automated time intensive
"sneaker-net" operations: designing and developing several standalone Windows
applications including porting WANG VS and SDC DOS applications to MS Windows using VB
(with DLL's written in C); integrating and migrating corporate documents and
communications from Interleaf, AREMOS & TBOS to PostScript and TrueType formats
enabling inter-departmental document sharing and printing via Acrobat PDF, visitor pass
system via e-mail. Digitized corporate logotypes into device independent graphics (WMF,
TIF, JPG and GIF) for accessibility in any document, preserving predefined formats.
- Transferred technology to Help Desk / Support, former
WANG IS staff and end users in advanced PC, DOS, network and Windows technology
facilitating the successful enterprise transition to Windows and LAN workstation/network
technology.
6/91-12/91
Givaudan
(Hoffman-LaRoche)
Systems Consultant
- Reduced operating and maintenance costs by migrating
System 38, IBM mainframe and PC based Clipper manufacturing-control, inventory, project
management, sales and marketing applications to client/server architecture based on OS/2
and MS Windows clients with AS/400 SQL and 4390 DB2 servers over Novell NetWare token ring
network with international dial-up access.
- Designed the Project Management System, a true
SAA/CUA compliant client/server application (written in MS C) for OS/2 which integrates
modules of the Flavor Creation Laboratory into a single centralized database (via metadata
and data dictionary) serving the diverse technical, marketing, business and legal
requirements of Givaudan.
- Hired and managed the programming staff to complete
the project. Hired senior programmer with strong skills in CASE concepts and tools as well
as object-oriented programming techniques. Staff still on board as of 3-96.
- Created an environment of amiable and mutual decision
support despite inherent corporate politics and general fears of new (client/server,
object oriented, network, LAN/WAN, workstation) technology.
11/90-3/91
Citibank,
NA
Systems Consultant
- Re-engineering of IBM 3090 CICS, HOGAN CIS mainframe
applications, integrating new and existing local, network (NetWare/Token-Ring 802.)
applications to an enterprise-wide, distributed client-server architecture for bank
officers, managers and tellers with MS Windows clients, and introducing CASE technology
and tools to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
- Documented new specifications for operating system,
programming language and development tools, user-specific and mission-critical
applications using SAA, CASE and object-oriented design methodology.
- Introduced corporate standards for CUA compliance,
EHLLAPI and APPC LU . communications, RDBMS/SQL technology and distributed OLTP,
word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation services (MS Office), for servers and
workstations (CPU-type and bus architecture, memory and media requirements),
communications adapters and gateways, presentation and storage requirements.
- Performed extensive vendor evaluation and testing of
hardware and software modules.
- Strategized multiple platform and protocol
integration (UNIX, AIX, NetWare, LAN Manager, MS-DOS/Windows, LAN Server/OS/2, CICS, DB2,
SNA and various SQL RDBMS).
- Established software design methodology incorporating
object-oriented architecture, CASE tools and SAA/CUA compliance. Microsoft tool compliance
(MFC) Provided innovative management using CASE strategies and tools to integrate
end-users into prototype/development, allowing QA concurrent with coding of well
documented, fully maintainable, reusable modular applications.
1989-1990
Solutions Plus Inc.
Systems Consultant
- Streamlined application design with CASE oriented
design and management expertise developing PC and UNIX based systems for medical, legal,
property management and accounting applications.
- Managed the design and development of FormFreeŠ, an
IBM PC based application which eliminates the need for pre-printed medical, legal and
accounting forms by printing industry approved and custom designed forms simultaneously
with their data on HP and compatible laser printers. Developed in C and HPPCL, running
under MS/DOS, Novell and UNIX.
- Increased revenue by 58% with new products, notably
FormFreeŠ which made Solutions Plus the fastest growing medical management company in the
nation in less than one year.
1987-1989
WorldWide Data Corp.
Systems Consultant
- Developed new revenue areas by designing, and
managing development of anti-virus software developed in assembler and C. (The proprietary
technology, originally marketed as the suite VACCINE, CHECKUP and ANTIDOTE) and providing
consulting services internationally to major corporations, academic institutions,
government and military agencies regarding computer security.
- Received international recognition including press
from PC Magazine, PC-Week, Federal Computer Week, NY Times, TIME magazine, The Chicago
Sun, several trade publications as well as national and local TV.
- Supervised major installations/licenses,
international marketing and distribution including foreign language versions.
- Pioneered the methodology of PC virus prevention,
detection and removal being used by today's leading software developers.
1985-1987
Harmony Electronics Inc.
Systems Consultant
- Automated sales by designing and implementing an
integrated PC based asynchronous tele-communications system with multi-level security,
automatic order processing including invoicing, pick-tickets and inventory management.
- One of the first systems of its kind being used today
by wholesale computer software and hardware distributors.
1984-1985
National Bureau of Standards
Research Associate
- Automated early cancer detection, real-time
full-screen video animation and digital rotoscoping, and automated manufacturing/quality
control coordinating machine-vision and robotics with the revolutionary "PIPE",
a multi-parallel processing engine for real-time applications which include real-time
LandSAT image digitizing and processing for commercial and military use, encryption,
medical tissue analysis which ...
- Pioneered SMP and RISC technology.
Education:
1971-1975
Cooper
Union
- Bachelor's Degree (Interdisciplinary Studies in
Science & Art)
- Post Graduate research in Multi-Parallel Processing,
Digital Music and Image Processing
Interests:
- Photography (professional associate of Magnum Photos
- award winning published professional!) Some New York images from: Traveler's Corp annual report, Camera Magazine, Time-Life Photography Series, Graphis Annual, The FotoKine Show Koln, Graphis Posters, Citibank, Mobil, Anne Klein, Popular Photography, Modern Photography, Richard Rogers Official Bio Cover,
and MAD Magazine's Don Martin
depicts Ron the Photographer!!
- Film-making
- Music (composing, arranging & performing, MIDI) (Listen to an original General MIDI
composition on your SB compatible card) (Is it live or digital?)
(Can't play MIDI files from
your browser? Get MidiGate!) 
- Scale model making, (Is this a real '62 Bel-Air?)
(How about a '53 Bel-Air)
- Community service (currently our very successful
Voter Registration Drive).
Collectible, discontinued and current
scale car models for sale (Hey, I
know I'm a hi-tech consultant to Commercial Banks but where else could you get a $1.79
investment in 1960 and turn it into $300 in 1996? - also - I just like toys!): Download
Models.PDF for list (requires Acrobat Reader to view)
Download a demo version of my StreetSmart
NY for Windows NT and 95. This program locates cross streets for addresses in NYC.
(Requires Visual Basic 4 32 bit runtime DLL's)
eMail to Ron Benvenisti benvenisti@aol.com
Download my resume as an Adobe
Acrobat PDF file
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