Walter Smith

Background

About Walter Smith

Recently retired in 2018. BS in Business, Minor in International Business Relations. For the past 34 years have owned U.S. Remote Controls for design/build server based, peer to peer, and stand alone devices using wireless, serial, RS-485 and TCP-IP communication. Sales and installation of OEM devices. Computer languages: C#/Forth/Modbus/VB. Licensed Electrical C-10 and General B contractor. Did not use the following, obtained and expired: Microsoft certification networking, California State Service Agent License (for calibrations), PMP course for certification. Wrote MoveRite, a file manager application for Windows 3.1. Worked on Parking and Transportation design and implementation for Benioff Childrens Hospital SF. Design/build an integrated POS and access system for Union Station, Los Angeles. Was on the committee to renovate Union Station, met with the LA historical society several times. The owner at the time, Catellus Development, won the Roses Award that year for the best renovation. Design/built a custom ticket machine for BART. Built a manufacturing facility and developed a JIT delivery system to optimize cost control and maximize labor usage. Designed stainless steel housing to match existing station hardware. Met with software developers and developed user interface. Engineered printer modifications and I/O to meet specs. Designed software network data transmission protocol to increase data reliability. Designed and built diagnostic/servicing station. Worked with a customer and the City of Oakland to demolish an expired elementary school. Created a revenue generating property in it's place. Worked with Federal Land management to limit pollution to adjacent wildlife sanctuary. Implemented vehicle guidance system for San Francisco Airport in 1980 before PC's were invented while working for General Signal. Design/build vehicle guidance and and count for large campuses. Integrate with wireless and wired real time user information displays.