About Us

 

Vivian Black, Founding Partner

30+ years doing software development, software project management and Internet security:

• Analyzing customer requirements
• Designing complex business process software
• Developing custom web sites
• Managing and completing intricate software projects
• Installing Internet security systems
• Administering Linux / UNIX servers and networking equipment

3 years teaching corporate and university-level courses on computer programming, system administration, networking and Internet security issues.

Education:

• M.B.A., San Diego State University Executive MBA Program, San Diego, California
• B.S. Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

 

Randall Black, Ph.D., Founding Partner

• 40+ years in high-tech:
  • Inventor and new product designer for both academic and commercial scientific organizations
  • Scientific analysis for physics, electrical engineering and software development projects
  • Gathering and analyzing customer requirements
  • Hardware design, circuit design, firmware design
  • Software project management for both scientific and commercial applications
  • Database development for commercial applications
    
    
• Development experience includes PHP, MySQL, Delphi, Visual Basic, C, plus many other languages.
  
  
• Education:
  • Ph.D. Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
  • M.S. Physics, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
  • B.S. Mathematics, Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia
  • B.S. Computer Information Systems, Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia