Chameleon's Eye AWARD Judge's Bio

Judge's Bio

 

My Bio

 This picture was taken in 1986 while I was on a cruise on board the U.S.S. Nimitz. That is a real camel and one of The Great Pyramids in the background. The hustle being run by the local people involved them asking you to have your picture taken on their camel. They would use your camera and after you climbed on the monstrous beast (some were as tall as 8 feet), they would not let you off until you paid for the picture. Notice I am standing next to the camel, NOT sitting on him. I got the heads up and refused to climb on. He still wanted me to pay for the picture but I passed on that great deal. 
  DAVID PICKERING

JACKSONVILLE, FL

I am not an IT professional, and I do not work in the computer or internet industry. I have been working with computers for over TWENTY years and have been surfing the internet for the past FIFTEEN or so years. I know what I like to see in a website, and I am interested in learning as much as possible about this wonderful medium.

The Chameleon's eye award program IS MY SECOND AWARDS PROGRAM. I HAVE LEARNED A GREAT DEAL FROM THE PROCESS OF JUDGING OTHER SITES AND PUTTING MY SITE OUT THERE FOR OTHERS TO CRITIQUE. I HAVE MADE ENORMOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTH MY WEBSITE AND MY AWARD PROGRAM in the ten years that I have been seeking and giving awards.

I am owner/webmaster and designer of my son's school marching band website http://rebelbrigade.com and My job's food safety website  http://foodsafety.chamownersweb.net as well as the home site for the chameleon's eye award - chamownersweb. I have operated other websites for the cub scouts and boy scouts and am currently the computer merit badge counselor for my troop.

My main website, ChamownersWeb has received over 80 quality awards to date and I expect that number to continue to grow. It is also listed as a Key Resource on Award Sites!.

I have served as a certified cem/cema website evaluator, wecp certified website evaluator, member of HTML writers guild and international Webmasters association.

While not as impressive as many AP judges, my resume displays a continued interest in the growth of a better and useful internet.

I believe the most important aspect of any AP is to judge consistently and fairly regardless of subject matter (provided that it meets stated criteria) and to hold all websites up to the same standard as my own.

I am a member of
The WECP™ is the Website Evaluators Certification Program which is designed to teach basic evaluation skills to novice AP owners or evaluators looking to further credentials. APEX (Association for Positive Ethical eXchange). We are a group of Internet users whose goal is to maintain a standard of ethics in our dealings or associations with all people and organizations which use the Internet to sell, buy or eXchange products and information.
The HWG was founded in 1994 as the World Wide Web's leading training organization for the Web design community, with over 150,000 members in more than 160 countries world-wide. The International Webmasters Association is an individual membership association organized solely for the benefit of its members. Members shall be dedicated to self-development, sharing ideas, and developing professional contacts. IWA members, in their professional conduct, shall be guided by IWA's Standards of Professional Practices and a Code of Ethics to provide superior service to their employers and clients. Professional Development shall be the cornerstone of the IWA
The ADCHAM list is designed for discussion between advanced chameleon keepers, field workers, and others interested in these animals. Its primary purpose is to act as a conduit between advanced keepers of chameleons in captivity and the scientific community.

 02/91 to PRESENT     

                       AREA SUPERVISOR QSR

                              additional duties have included programming of division's 30 point of  sale systems for inventory tracking, menu data, coupons, and specials.

                             other achievements include writing over thirty programs and forms in lotus 123 97 for employee schedule and labor projections, product ordering, food cost calculation, and general accounting that will be incorporated into new pos system for entire company.

AWARDS INCLUDE:

                          HIGHEST SAME STORE SALES INCREASE FOR COMPANY 1997

                          TOP SUPERVISOR EASTER SEALS SALES 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

                          Highest per store average in division 1999, 2000

Military:     

                        U.S. NAVY    SEPTEMBER 1984   TO SEPTEMBER 1990

                        AVIATION FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN SECOND CLASS  (AVIONICS)

                        HONORABLY DISCHARGED

                        SERVICE SCHOOLS INCLUDE:

                        ENLISTED BASIC AVIATION TRAINING, 2/84

                        BASIC ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS, 01/85

                        AVIONICS CLASS "A" SCHOOL, 06/85

                        ADVANCED FIRST TERM AVIONICS, 11/85

                        APQ 126 "I” LEVEL (RADAR) 02/86

                        WALLEYE EXTENDED RANGE DATA LINK SYSTEM, 02/86

                        AVIONICS CORROSION CONTROL, AVIATION FIRE FIGHTING, NAVY ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, CAREER INFORMATION TRAINING COURSE, CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION QUALIFICATION

 AWARDS:

                        SEA SERVICE RIBBONS (2 AWARDS) 1987,1988

                        MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION, 1988

                        GOOD CONDUCT AWARD, 1988

                        AIMD SAILOR OF THE MONTH, 02/87

                        TWO LETTERS OF RECOGNITION- C.O. NATTC MILLINGTON, TN. 1985

                        LETTER OF COMMENDATION- C.O. U.S.S. NIMITZ, 1987

                        LETTER OF COMMENDATION- C.O. NAS CECIL FIELD, 1989

                        LETTER OF COMMENDATION- C.O. BATTLE FORCE SIXTH FLEET, 1988

 DUTIES INCLUDED:

                        INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE OF AN/APQ 126 A-7E RADAR; QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR; TOOL CONTROL; MAINTENANCE OF TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS; EVALUATING SUBORDINATES; CAREER COUNSELING; AND DEPLOYING AT SEA AS REQUIRED.

 Education

 FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE,    KENT CAMPUS, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE IN MILITARY CAREER /TECHNICAL       1989

G.P.A.   3.7

See Credentials for more

I have been working on my website for over 10 years.

i OWNED A MALE AND TWO FEMALE cHAMAELEO CALYPTRATUS (VEILED CHAMELEONS) AND SUCCESSFULLY BRED THEM MANY TIMES. i AM A MEMBER OF SEVERAL E-MAIL LIST SERVES INCLUDING ADCHAM FOR ADVANCED CHAMELEON KEEPERS. wHEN TIME PERMITS, i PLAN TO ACQUIRE AND WORK WITH  OTHER CHAMELEON SPECIES.

I am currently a boy scout Leader and Boy Scout Merit badge counselor.

Feel free to e-mail me with any questions

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