To Learn all there is to learn, design aesthetically as well as functionally, create thoughts & objects that inspire, motivate & educate the masses to the power of computers & the Internet.

Executive Summary:

“I have been an active part of the Digital Publishing revolution since the beginning.”

Professionaly trained and experienced in the operation of Compugraphic photo and digital typesetting equipment, Macs, and PCs.
Operating system experience includes: MS DOS 2.1-6.22; MS Windows 1.0-ME/NT 3.1-4.0; Vista Enterprise, Business and Ultimate; W2K; W2K3; XP Pro; Mac 6.0-10.2.
Software application experience includes: Pagemaker 1.0a-7.0, Photoshop2.5-CS3, Illustrator 3.0-CS3, Premiere 4.0-6.0, Premiere Pro 1.0 - CS3, After Effects 6.0 - CS3, Flash 4.0-CS3, Dreamweaver UltraDev 4.0 - CS3, Fireworks 4.0-CS3, Corel Draw 1.0-10.0, Corel Motion, Corel 3D, Corel Photo Paint, Quark Express 3.3-6.2, Access 1.0-2003, Excel 5.0-2003, MS Word 2.0-2003, Powerpoint 3.0- 2003, MS Project 3.0-2003, MS Exchange 5 - 2003, SQL 6.5-2003, Internet Explorer 1.0-7.0, IIS 3.0 - 6.0, Frontpage 98 - 2003, Visio 1.0 - 2003, Expression Web 1.0, Visual InterDev 6.0, MS Publisher, Visual Reality1.0-2.0, Camtasia 2.0 - 5.0, Articulate 3.0, and Dbase III - V.
Hardware experience: I've operated and built from the ground up many XT, AT, 386, 486, Pentium (Pro, II, III, IV, Xeon) personal computers. I have designed computer systems on spec for clients as well as research of and consulting on their software and hardware needs. I have programmed, configured, and administered several Cisco routers and switches.
Designed and developed several retail point-of-purchase and inventory systems using dBase.
Designed and wrote various computer applications using Basic, QBasic, Visual Basic, Postscript, VB Script, JScript, JavaScript, JAVA, HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, AJAX, and MS Visual Studio.
In addition to teaching this software, my job for the past 28 years has been to keep abreast of all technological advancements related to desktop, multimedia, and Internet publishing on the PC and Mac platforms.

Present Jobs:

Tenured full-time CIS Instructor for Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC). I teach online and face-to-face courses for various Information Technology (IT) industry certifications including: Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), Cisco Certified Network Associate(CCNA), and Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW). I am also the webmaster for MSJC's Business & Technology Training Center, Computer Science department, Business department, and Automotive department.
IT Certification Trainer for the University of California, Riverside (UCR) extension program. I have earned trainer certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, and CIW.
Owner/Operator of Bennett Media, LLC, Bennett Ranch, and the Online Training Academy.

Previous Jobs:

General Manager/Advertising Director/Graphic Designer/IT Certification Trainer for College of Information Technology, Fullerton, CA.
TrainerTraining Manager/IT Certification for New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Riverside/Colton, CA. I wrote the curricullum for their "Train the Trainer" course. (moved to Colton in 1996, Colton location closed in 2004)
Owner/Operator of the Video Place, a chain of four video rental stores in Country Village, CA; Rubidoux, CA; Riverside, CA; and Carlsbad, CA. (closed in 2002)
IT Technician/Production Manager/Advertising Director/Graphic Designer for the Riverside County Record/West Side Shopping News weekly newspaper which serves the unincorporated areas of West Riverside County, CA.
On-Air Personality for: KBLF/KSNR in Red Bluff/Redding, CA [aircheck]; WOAI-FM, San Antonio, TX; Z100-FM (now Y100FM), San Antonio, TX; KDES-AM/FM, Palm Springs, CA [aircheck]; KAMP-AM (now KWST), El Centro, CA [aircheck]

Professional Education:

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certifed Trainer
Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW), CIW Certified Trainer

Talents/Interests:

My interests include: researching Internet-based technologies, designing online courses, creating multimedia projects for web and DVD, music (rock, pop, jazz, ambience, swing, big bands and Frank), playing my electronic keyboard, digital photography (still & video), horseback riding, softball, & playing with all the critters on the ranch.

Community Involvement:

Member of the International Webmasters Association (IWA).
Member of the Pacific Coast Miniature Horse Club (PCMHC).