My Story

Before I became a freelance WordPress  and Software Developer in San Diego,  I held a variety of software development positions. Here is a summary of my career:

I attended the State University of NY at Potsdam with a Computer Science major. After college I started working for Wang Laboratories as a hardware technician. I was the District Technical Specialist, responsible for all hardware and software escalations for upstate NY.

I worked for the Rochester Products division of General Motors as a network hardware technician and was promoted to systems programmer. Electronic Data Systems (EDS) assumed responsibilities for most of GM’s IT requirements. I transitioned over to EDS and advanced rapidly, I was personally commended by Ross Peroit, the founder of EDS. I received a network design position in the Charlotte Information Processing Center, “IPC”.  I was the Charlotte representative for the global network steering committee.

General Motors  formed a joint venture with Volvo Trucks called “Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corporation”. I was responsible for the network design and implementation of the connectivity between Volvo and GM. The new corporation was headquartered in Greensboro, NC. I transferred to the new facility as the supervisor of data communications. This was a hands-on position, I was involved in every step of each project from design to implementation. When the Internet became viable for commercial applications, I designed, programmed and managed the project to automate the antiquated Volvo GM dealer communication network software. I was promoted to manager of systems development for this accomplishment and included management of the DBA group. The DBA group supported Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, IMS, and VSAM.

I wrote a book about my design strategies and concepts for the Volvo dealer network project. Here is an excerpt of the back cover.

“Professional E-Commerce with Java Servlets

By Steve Morono

April 15, 2000 | Trade Paperback

This down-to-earth guide to using Java servlets as a neutral way of creating dynamic Web sites is the brainchild of software design and deployment specialist Steven Morono. This service-oriented guide is suitable for Java-savvy Webmasters and system developers who specialize in building sites for clients whose customers select from a wide variety of choices. Here you will learn vendor solutions to common problems experienced by major Web servers such as Apache II and Netscape.Professional E-Commerce with Java Servlets should suit anyone interested in a real word e-commerce application with a complex product-configuration slant.”

In the year 2000, my diverse background in both hardware and software uniquely qualified me as a Y2K consultant. I took a position with a startup company called N-Tier Solutions in Winston Salem, NC. I have software expertise from Mainframes to hand-held devices and everything in between. This allowed me to review any system for Y2K abnormalities.

In 2001, I formed a co-op called “La Visa” (Italian for “The View”). The co-op builds software tools that enabled customers to manage their own home construction project. By automating the contractor function, the homeowner could save as much as 50% of the cost of the project. The on-line software performs all of the tasks a general contractor would perform. The package included drawing tools, sub-contractor referrals, permits, financing and project tracking. The homeowner will have a package that provides the price, time-frame, project management and specifications. The software was developed with Java Servlets and the Google Web Toolkit (GWT). During this time-frame, I have worked as a free lance contractor for various projects with several different companies.