Doug Simms - Curriculum Vitae

Originally from Maryland

Graduated Virginia Military Institute, 1977, Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry

Air Force and Joint Staff Supply and Fuels Officer, various locations, 1977 - 1990

Deputy Program Manager, Fuels Automation Management System (FAMS)*, Gunter AFB, AL, 1990 - 1994

Retail Computer Sales, 1994 - 1995

Adjunct Professor (Internet Classes), Auburn University at Montgomery, 1995 - 1996

Owner, DNS Computer Services, 1995 - current


*The Air Force Fuels Automated Management Program was a $125 million program that deployed automated fuel gas stations, automatic fuel tank gauges, and a wireless base and wholesale level fuel distribution and accounting system worldwide. The wholesale management system was responsible for tracking and accounting for fuel sales of over $4 billion annually. The system was deployed at over 200 bases worldwide and centrally developed and managed at the FAMS Office at Gunter AFB.
H O T    T O P I C S
FOR EVERYONE
  • Am I ready for Windows Vista... is it ready for me?
  • Viruses and spyware and hackers, Oh My!
  • Spam, spam, spam, spam...
  • What's cool about the new Internet Explorer?
  • You did back up your important files, right? (and store them in a safe location)
AT THE OFFICE
  • Securing your network from external and internal threats
  • Protecting your computers and servers with a regular maintenance plan
  • Is my website where it needs to be?
  • Saving money with volume licenses
  • Complying with the new office email archiving rules
AT HOME
  • Help! I'm on dialup and I can't get up to speed
  • The common wireless oversight your neighbor's kid loves
  • If I have to talk to one more tech support guy in India I'm gonna scream
FOR PARENTS
  • Protecting my kids
  • Protecting me from my kids!
  • Educational Resources
  • Google Earth... and other internet trinkets to impress your kids, or at least your spouse
FOR THE ELECTRONICS, COMPUTER AND HOME AUDIO VIDEO ENTHUSIAST
  • The Internet will make your current TV obsolete?
  • You paid HOW MUCH for those HDMI cables to go with your new widescreen TV?
  • Integrating your computers, cell phone, iPod, gaming stations and home AV gear
  • Hi Def TV Alphabet Soup... First it was 1080i or 1080p, now there's HDMI 1.3?
FOR THE MOBILE USER
  • Wireless (WIFI) around town
  • Balancing mobility with useability
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
  • Accessability features and how you can get your computer vision back again
  • Geneology, new recipes and other fun stuff to do with your computer
  • Can't do anything with those emailed pictures of the grandkids?
FOR MAC USERS
  • 8 core processors... 50" Cinema Displays... interesting reading and rumors
  • Got Windows? Dual Core Intel processors, Boot Camp and other success stories

DNS Computer Services
2821 Eastern Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36116
Phone: 334-318-1965
Email: dsimms@dnscs.com