Ronald S. Rothenberg
106 Elm Street
Belmont, Massachusetts 02478-3734
617 489-2320
Strong, proven background in computer software and hardware, personal financial planning, real estate and sales training. Long experience as a demystifier, troubleshooter, software developer, systems administrator, online personality and writer.
Excellent communication skills combined with extensive experience in customer service, sales, training and evangelism. Published author and commentator on the topics of office technology.
Intimate knowledge of PC hardware and Windows software; very skilled at demystifying and explaining this knowledge to others.
Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®)
Sun-Certified Java Programmer.
EMPLOYMENT
Homebase Computer Sales & Repair , Belmont, MA
1997-Present
Installed, upgraded, purchased and repaired PC Hardware, Software. Troubleshot, repaired and upgraded personal computers, networks and websites in clients' homes and offices.
Ran a mail-order computer business with sales volume up to $3000/day. Handled customer service, tech support, shipping, computer repair and upgrading.
Authored
a textbook, Technology for Real Estate
Professionals, Prentice-Hall, 1998; Contributing editor, Real Estate Intelligence Report
and The Real Estate Professional
Magazine; articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Massachusetts High Tech Journal.
Co-host of REAL TV’s Technology Show, Passing Lane.
Software Engineer, Dietrehab, Inc., Charlestown, MA
9/2000-2/2001
Programming, Quality Assurance, System Administration, Database Adminstration and Report Generation for Java-servlet based website that delivers nutritional advice and services over the Internet. Used Java Servlets, HTML, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel.
Left because company didn't receive funding, all employees let go.
Owner and Buyer Broker, HomeBase Real Estate,
Belmont, MA 1988-97
Leveraged interest in housing accessibility for disabled persons into a successful real estate buyer brokerage with expertise in accessible housing. Founding member of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents. Managed full-time staff of three.
System
administrator for a distributed network tying together 4 people working at 4
different locations.
Principal Software Engineer,
Lotus Development Corp.,
Cambridge, MA 1984-88
Contributed to core desktop productivity applications including Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony and other financial products. Developed tutorials and human interfaces for many products.
Principal
Software Engineer, Wang Laboratories, Lowell, MA 1978-84
Promoted to this position from SSE. Contributed to development of the Wang Word Processors and the multi-lingual (Hebrew/ Arabic/English) version of that product, and a version that was accessible to blind users.
EDUCATION
Certificates, Java, Perl, Solaris, Java UI, Javabeans and UMT, Sun Microsystems Educational Services, Burlington, MA, 2000
Sun-Certified Java Programmer
M.S., Computer Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1978
A.B., Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude, Boston University, Boston, MA, 1976
CFP, (Certified Financial Planner), National Foundation for Financial Education, 1995
CERTIFICATIONS
CFP, (Certified Financial Planner), National Foundation for Financial Education 1995 -1999
Licensed Massachusetts Real Estate Broker for over 24 years.
Certified
Exclusive Buyer Agent, National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents
Massachusetts Certified Buyer Agent, Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents
Cybermaster, The Real Estate Cyberspace Society www.recyber.com
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Technology Committee, National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents, 1996-Present
Residential Mortgage Finance Committee, Greater Boston Real Estate Board, 1995-96
Fair Housing Committee, Greater Boston Real Estate Board, 1990-95
SIGCHI, (Special Interest Group for Computer/Human Interactions) - 1986-1991, 1999-Present
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Trustee, Information Center for Individuals with Disabilities, Boston, MA,1990-present
Elected Town Meeting Member, Belmont, MA, 1990-1998