One of the first personal computer systems developed for the State of New Jersey. Allowed the Attorney General to evaluate productivity of attorneys. Involved converting enormous catalogs of case information.
CPI, a private computer training company, specializing in data entry operators, electronics, and programing IBM 370´s. When CPI began its personal computer program, Lon created courses in dBaseII and Lotus 1-2-3.
1986-89
Training Center Manager
CES of Paramas New Jersey hired Lon to conduct computer training courses. When CES decided to expand and open additional training centers in New Jersey, they engaged Lon to locate sites, find office space, design classrooms, hire instructors, and promote programs.
Courseware Developer
Lon developed the Symphony course for CES. Lon also was hired to open training centers in New Jersey for CES which included recruiting instructors, obtaining office space, and planning classroom facilities.
1986 – 1987
2007 -ICE – Interactive Communications and Entertainment – Program
Lon provided advice and course development for the ICE program. This was a revamp of the old Multimedia Degree to encompass the changes in the industry.
1989 Web Developer Certification Program Designer
Lon participated with Dr. Ruth Malstrom, Chair for the Computer Department, to create one of the nation´s first Web Developers Certificate. The Web Developer Certificate is still granted today. Lon was on the receiving list of an internal email from then MIS Director Roger Doty. The email came from the academic director suggesting a virtual reality course at RVCC. Lon buzzed back accidentally to the entire mail list instead of just Roger and caught Ruth´s attention. Lon was invited in and within days had a curriculum in place for the next semester. Lon went on to teach Designing the New Media, the capstone course in the program. The Web Developer Certiciate became one of the most popular and highest enrollment programs in the Computer department.
1989 Multimedia Associate Degree
Lon also was asked by Dr. Malstrom to energize the new Multimedia Communications Degree. The program was languishing due to a lack of available reliable instructors and computer lab infrastructure. Lon took the two advanced courses for the degree and developed them to use the common technology in the industry and continued to provide input to RVCC to keep the technology up-to-date. As a result, many Multimedia Communications Degree graduates from RVCC experience with technology currently applied in the industry such as Director and Flash. To his credit, Lon offered temporary employment to students in the program to apply what they learned in real business appliations. Every student who participated with these projects obtained full time employment in their field on or before graduation.
Internet Media Adjunct Associate Professor
Lon continues as an Adjunct Associate Professor.
Flagship computer courses In 1986, Raritan Valley (then Somerset County Community College) received a grant for an ATT 6300 computer lab — their first IBM compatible lab. I was asked to develop the core courses and to teach them for the community. One course, Lotus 1-2-3 was offered for 8 years and was responsible for many resident´s improviding their career opportunities.
Lon developed the curriculum for the first program for the business community when their Att 6300 lab opened in 1986. The courses included Introduction to the PC, Lotus 1-2-3, Wordstar, and dBase. Through the years Lon developed courses including Paradox, multimedia, desktop publishing, computer consulting, memory and hard disk management, and DOS batch file programming. Lon also conducted courses on Access, Windows, Excel and Business on the Internet.
Before Raritan had any multimedia computer facilities, Lon designed a multimedia survey course and and “information highway” course. Lon would cart his own computer equipment possessing the latest multimedia technology to each class and return it back at the end.
More recently Lon guided the department into the Web curriculum. Lon has designed and delivers courses on HTML, Javascript, CSS, Flash, Dreamweaver, PHP, Active Server Pages, Databases on the Web, Web Design and Visual Basic Script.
Lon planned for the Fall 2005 courses in eLearning in an effort to keep that department in the forefront of the information technology needs of the community.
Data Systems was one of the first IBM Personal Computer authorized dealers in the United States. Lon was hired to establish the support and training services Data Systems offered to its corporate clients such as Bell Atlantic (then New Jersey Telephone). Lon´s department handled support calls from customers with one of the first personal computer support systems. Lon was selected by Data Systems to travel to Lotus Development Corporation at their release of Symphony. Lon also was selected by Data Systems to be a beta tester of Paradox from a new company called Ansa Set up one of the personal computer industries first professional computer training and support center. Responsible for 3 trainers and 4 support personnel. Developed curriculum, built training facilities, and marketed programs to large corporations like Bell Atlantic (then NJ Tel) and now Verzion.
1984-1986
Rapidata expanded hiring sales personnel for its international sales force. Lon developed a systems selling training course for the financial and corporate planning departments. The 4 day program held nationwide involved intensive role playing and projects to ready sales persons to contact high ranking financial and corporate planning officers, and to discuss how Rapidata´s systems could meet their technical informational needs.