I am the father of a mainframe. I have risen to heights in the computer industry which few people attain. I am retired and helping small to medium electronics manufacturing companies to amuse myself.Technology changes rapidly, but business principles do not change at all.Your project must interest me, and you must pass my test.I can work at any stage of the product life cycle process from inception through cessation.I managed the engineering development of a leading-edge, large computer system which was manufactured by a company which had 25,000 people, and the second largest installed base of computers in the world. I directed major computer systems R&D programs for IBM's largest competitor, where I secured $400 million in investment funding and managed advanced R&D programs. These programs resulted in 13 U.S. patents and $5 billion worth of large systems computer products, which were manufactured in a one million square foot facility and shipped all over the world. I intro