DeeAnn
Experienced Member
I'm a retired mechanical engineer and my contact with computing goes 'way back. In college we had an IBM System 360 and later a 370. I learned Fortran programming and programs were submitted as Hollerith card decks. Geez, those were the days particularly for someone who didn't really type! However, I guess I came by it honestly as my mother was taught to be a COBOL programmer in the late 50's. She continued doing that along with system administrator and department manager duties for the rest of her life. She thought Rear Admiral Grace Hopper walked on water, and from I can tell, she damned near did.
Over the course of my 43 career, I did a number of things, including machine and automation design, plant layout, project management, tooling design, creating a quality assurance program, supervision and leading machinery installation teams in Taiwan. However, the most relevant part to this forum is that I did Fortran, Basic, DATAtrieve and discrete event simulation programming for 6 years.
Since retiring at the beginning of 2016 I hold offices in various non-profits, but I still maintain a lifelong interest in motorsports and architecture. I've also built 2 Hackintoshes, the second one of which I am using at this moment...
Over the course of my 43 career, I did a number of things, including machine and automation design, plant layout, project management, tooling design, creating a quality assurance program, supervision and leading machinery installation teams in Taiwan. However, the most relevant part to this forum is that I did Fortran, Basic, DATAtrieve and discrete event simulation programming for 6 years.
Since retiring at the beginning of 2016 I hold offices in various non-profits, but I still maintain a lifelong interest in motorsports and architecture. I've also built 2 Hackintoshes, the second one of which I am using at this moment...