NAME: Philip A. Somerset

U.S. CITIZEN: Yes

HOME PHONE: (301) 977-0465

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

CHRONOLOGICAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Mr. Somerset's primary responsibility is to provide Web creation, maintenance, and analysis services to ACS GSG customers. He is adept in Web site creation, development, and maintenance in HTML, Javascript and Lotus Domino. In his most recent assignment, he works on-site at the Public Buildings Service (PBS) of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) in support of the Systems Development Center (SDC) project. In this capacity, he provides services to the PBS Webmaster in the Office of the PBS CIO.

Prior to that, he was involved in developing a user-configurable Lotus Domino-based Web site for the distribution of health education information for the Office of Science Education of the National Institutes of Health. He was the senior developer in the creation of a Web site to allow U.S. Government employees to select health insurance plans for calendar year 1998. This Web site was developed using Microsoft Access. Due to a constraint that forbid running the database application on the Web server, the team developed the application using Access Basic modules to publish the complete family of Web pages on demand when either plan data or page format changed.

On a previous GSA Public Building Service project, he had become a primary source within PBS on the use of the Internet, having designed several families of pages within the PBS section of the GSA pages (http://www.gsa.gov/pbs), and conducted Internet user training. He served on the PBS Web Council, providing assistance to the PBS Webmaster on issues related to Web design, site maintenance, and tool selection and use.

From August 1993, Mr. Somerset served as a Sr. Information Management Specialist working on site in the PBS Resource Center for the Public Buildings Services Office of the CIO at the General Services Administration (GSA). As such, he provided assistance to PBS users experiencing difficulties with hardware, software and LAN products, and in proper use of these products. He responded to questions about current applications on current platforms. He conducted formal or one-on-one training as required. For a one-year period, he provided support for five Novell LAN's.

Software: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0; Novell Netware Vers. 3.11 (CNE); Microsoft Access97; Microsoft Office97; Lotus Notes, Vers. 4.6; Lotus cc:Mail, Vers. 6; Adobe PhotoShop, Vers. 5; PaintShop Pro, Vers. 3.1; Adobe Acrobat, Vers. 3 - 4; Netscape Navigator Vers. 1-5.

Mr. Somerset was the senior internal PC support specialist for this direct mail marketing company with over 500 PC's. He was responsible for support of all major software packages. He conducted classroom and tutorial training for both users and End User Services staff. He enhanced user productivity by efficient configuration of software packages and by the creation of appropriate DOS batch programs and 1-2-3 and WordPerfect macros. He wrote and printed the company's PC user newsletter using Ventura Publisher. He was also trained as a Novell System Administrator, and regularly aided users in resolving network problems. He functioned as the System Administrator for the PC side of an IBM-mainframe-to-PC connectivity package called Arbiter, from Tangram Systems, Inc.

Hardware: IBM PC/XT/AT, IBM PS/2

Languages: BASIC, Pascal

Software: Lotus 1-2-3 (all versions), WordPerfect, MultiMate Advantage II, Lotus Symphony (all versions), dBASE III Plus and dBASE IV, R:BASE for DOS, Ventura Publisher, E78Plus and ProComm Plus

Applications: Sales Planning, Data Communications

1981–1989 Virginia Tek, Inc. Herndon, VA
Technical Director

Mr. Somerset designed and implemented a family of software packages for the printed circuit board industry. These included a CAD-type program to generate punched paper tapes for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) routing machines, a CNC drill tape editor and preview plotting program, and a drill path optimizing program. He wrote user manuals for all programs, performed all installation and user training, and was responsible for all customer support and software maintenance.

Hardware: Tektronix 4052/4054, Tektronix 4662/3 Plotters, IBM PC/XT/AT, Houston Instruments DMP-51 Plotter

Languages: BASIC, Microsoft QuickBASIC

Software: WordStar, Lotus 1-2-3

Applications: Printed circuit board engineering

1978–1981 Tektronix, Inc. Rockville, MD
Systems Analyst

1970–1975 Control Data Corp. Arlington, VA
Systems Engineer

Mr. Somerset performed engineering services for a contract with the U.S. Navy in the construction, testing and maintenance of training facilities for personnel of the Navy's Polaris and Poseidon submarine program. His duties included review of design documentation, review of test procedures, analysis of test results and review of modification documentation.

Hardware: CDC 3300

Languages: FORTRAN

Software: MASTER

EDUCATION:

Undergraduate Study: B.S., Information Systems Management, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; 1975

Graduate Study: Completed all requirements for M.S. in Computer Systems Management, University of Maryland, University College as of December 24, 1998.

MILITARY:

U.S. Navy, 1963-1970, Electronics Technician; Highest rank attained: Petty Officer First Class

U.S. Navy Reserve, 1970-1989, Electronics Technician; Highest rank attained: Chief Petty Officer; Retired