Retired in August 2008. Conduct genealogical research for self and others on a fee and non-fee basis. Maintain a primary family tree of 38,000+ individuals and eight family research trees on www.Ancestry.com, 'The Barber Family Tree"..
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Started own office computer and data capture equipment and office practices company, with 7 fulltime employees, in 1979 and sold/merged and transferred on going contracts into similar company in 1981. Worked for a number of technology companies as Federal Contract Administrator, VP of Business Development, Federal Program Manager, and Technoloigy Consultant. Public speaker at numerous office technology conference in U.S., Canada, and Brazil. Wrote over 20 technical articles for office technology publications. Acknowleged by "Whos Who in America" for efforts in optical character recognition and office systems technology.
CLASS - ALLEN M. SUMNER As Built. Displacement 3218 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 2" (Max) Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5). Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws Speed, 36.5 Knots, Range 3300 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336. Operational and Building Data Laid down by Todd Shipyards, Seattle. December 24 1943. Launched July 19 1944 and commissioned October 25 1944. Completed FRAM upgrade May 1960. Decommissioned march 19 1971. Stricken March 19 1971.