SMK.who?
This is my personal site. Perhaps you are looking for my business, Kelly Diversified? Or maybe you'd rather see my LinkedIn profile? No? my FaceBook page then? I also have some portfolio material here such as my work with design and development of The MediaCast System for the MediaTile Company from 2004 to 2012. If not, that's fine, you are welcome to peruse here as well.
I am an adventurer at heart, an out-of-the-box thinking problem solver, and hopelessly ecclectic in my interests - enough so that I was compelled to use "diversified" as part of my business name because I just couldn't rightly lock myself into a single niche.
I am available for consulting work occasionally. I have a pretty wide range of useful skills, but I primarily use them for my own interests these days. I have been known to work on everything from basic graphic design to Linux device drivers to enterprise scale SaaS-based CMS and mass communication systems - it's the kind of thing that 20+ years of computing experience will get you.
I am also pretty handy with both hand-and power tools and enjoy designing, making, building any thing from trinkets to furniture to machines. A couple of my ideas are tantalizing enough to pursue a patent, however I am going to work towards building a working proof of concept before going to the trouble to protect something that I am uncertain about.
My technical education and capabilities are principally autodidactic. My first software development book was Advanced MS DOS Programming (1988) and was my first exposure to assembly language programming which I accomplished on my 286 IBM PC clone 16 Mhz computer using MS Quick Basic and Borland Turbo Pascal 5.5 as the high level languages. My most recent book is Android for Programmers which I hope to make something of one of these days.
Today I have a few dozen books on pretty much every topic in between including multiples on assembly language, graphics and sound programing, game and animation programming, windows and linux platform development, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and XML development, and PHP, MySQL, Java applications and extensions - that doesn't even cover the ones on electronics, lasers, machines, welding, fabrication, materials, etc. As these books tend to be a little pricy, I'm soewhat particular as to which ones I purchase, otherwise the collection would have easily grown to a hundred or more by now.
I am a return student and have been attending college for a couple years now taking classes a couple at a time with a Computer Science major. Meanwhile, professionally, I work independently, or lead product development teams with equal proficiency, though I tend to favor team leadership since I am able to see more ideas come to light.
I do a fair amount of independent research, basically just fact-gathering from the Internet, and more in depth from other sources when the topic gains some momentum. The following are topics that I generally pay attention to whenever I see something pop up in the news or on YouTube, etc.:
I am an adventurer at heart, an out-of-the-box thinking problem solver, and hopelessly ecclectic in my interests - enough so that I was compelled to use "diversified" as part of my business name because I just couldn't rightly lock myself into a single niche.
I am available for consulting work occasionally. I have a pretty wide range of useful skills, but I primarily use them for my own interests these days. I have been known to work on everything from basic graphic design to Linux device drivers to enterprise scale SaaS-based CMS and mass communication systems - it's the kind of thing that 20+ years of computing experience will get you.
I am also pretty handy with both hand-and power tools and enjoy designing, making, building any thing from trinkets to furniture to machines. A couple of my ideas are tantalizing enough to pursue a patent, however I am going to work towards building a working proof of concept before going to the trouble to protect something that I am uncertain about.
My technical education and capabilities are principally autodidactic. My first software development book was Advanced MS DOS Programming (1988) and was my first exposure to assembly language programming which I accomplished on my 286 IBM PC clone 16 Mhz computer using MS Quick Basic and Borland Turbo Pascal 5.5 as the high level languages. My most recent book is Android for Programmers which I hope to make something of one of these days.
Today I have a few dozen books on pretty much every topic in between including multiples on assembly language, graphics and sound programing, game and animation programming, windows and linux platform development, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and XML development, and PHP, MySQL, Java applications and extensions - that doesn't even cover the ones on electronics, lasers, machines, welding, fabrication, materials, etc. As these books tend to be a little pricy, I'm soewhat particular as to which ones I purchase, otherwise the collection would have easily grown to a hundred or more by now.
I am a return student and have been attending college for a couple years now taking classes a couple at a time with a Computer Science major. Meanwhile, professionally, I work independently, or lead product development teams with equal proficiency, though I tend to favor team leadership since I am able to see more ideas come to light.
I do a fair amount of independent research, basically just fact-gathering from the Internet, and more in depth from other sources when the topic gains some momentum. The following are topics that I generally pay attention to whenever I see something pop up in the news or on YouTube, etc.:
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• Astronomy, aerospace, air craft technology
• Transportation technology (automotive, bullet train, motive power)
• Energy conversion and efficiency (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.
• Engines, turbines, electromechanical machinations, automation, robotics
• Technology, tools and weapons from prehistoric to modern
• Primitive survival and fundamental architecture and agriculture
• Observation and exploration of Earth, the solar system, and outer space
• Algorithms, particularly compression, encryption, and communication protocols
• Opposing political views and the search for truth between
Five Star Entertainment
Dead Man DownShakey opening, but solid film; great cinematography.
The CallExcellent thriller!
Identity ThiefSide-splittingly hilarious.
SnitchSlow, but gripping pace; very good!
A Good Day to Die HardRather weak passing-of-the-torch.
Side EffectsPretty good, a couple decent shocker moments.
Jack ReacherFormulaic, but entertaining; intense action!
Life of PiExcellent adaptation
Parental GuidanceFunnier than expected
The HobbitPart one of three? Ugh, the wait.
Killing Them SoftlyTense, great final quote.
Red DawnEntertaining action, but unnecessary remake.
FlightIntense crash. Excellent character portrayals.
Skyfall 007Good, but brutal, but good!
Taken 2More of the same, but entertaining.
The Cold Light of DayGripping thriller
Premium RushSadly, not nearly enough tricks/stunts
Expendables 2Chest-pounding gorillas funnier than ever
Total RecallGreat alternative story, well executed!
The WatchHilarious, but SO strange!
The Dark Knight RisesVery good; Another sequel?
Abraham Lincoln Vampire HunterMuch better than anticipated
PrometheusFantastic!
Moonrise KingdomBrilliant story and characters
Men in Black 3Good stuff, another keeper
The AvengersRobert Downey Jr. is laughs
BernieWay funny and relatable
LockoutExciting concept and action, but light on plot
The Hunger GamesDisturbing, but very good; NOT for kids!
Casa de Mi PadreSomewhat pedestrian, but hilarious
21 Jump StreetStrange comedic adaptation, but funny
Ghost Rider: Spirit of VengeanceFun! Unexpectedly funny.
ChronicleInteresting idea, OK delivery
One for the MoneyMildy entertaining
The GreyIntense! Disheartening ending
The Darkest HourB-rate cast; it was OK
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsDidn't fall asleep this time
Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolPretty good action
The DescendantsHeavy reality drama
Tower HeistFunny concept, somewhat dry delivery
In TimeJustin rocked this one, but plot was lacking
Heavy MetalGreat!
Dream HouseVery good psycho-thriller!
Money BallGood rental, but nothing exciting
DriveSuper violent, intense - yikes!
Our Idiot BrotherFunny
FlypaperIt was OK
30 Minutes or LessSuper funny!
The Change-UpYet another trading-places knock-off; it was OK
Cowboys and AliensBetter than expected; a lot of fun!
Captain America: The First AvengerExcellent! Makes past heroes exciting!
ZookeeperFunny, and with a moral to boot
Larry CrowneVery good. Classic Hanks boy-meets-girl story
Transformers: Dark of the MoonOver the top, but entertaining
Bad TeacherFunny, but not memorable
Mr. Popper's PenguinsLight, airy, family fun; moderately entertaining
Green LanternBetter than expected!
X-Men: First CLassAs good as the rest; fun!
Midnight in ParisRefreshingly strange and interesting!
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesEntertaining, but more of the same
ThorCool Avengers tie-in!
Fast FiveLove it
Soul SurferMissed the ending, but really good!
LimitlessTantalizing concept, good delivery
RangoPretty good!
The Adjustment BureauStrange and interesting, certainly entertaining
Hall PassFunny, but probably only once
Cedar RapidsFunny; small town American life exposed
The MechanicIt was OK; kind of what you expect of Statham
The Green HornetAwesome, super funny!
Season of the WitchStrange movie for Cage; entertaining once-through
S.F. BullsFun event, but new, sloppy team. They won anyway.
George Strait & Martina McBrideA Cowboy Rides Away, farewell tour 2013-2014 - Excellent!
MadonnaGood show, impressive stage, ear plugs required.
The 13th Warrior
101 Dalmations
101 Dalmations
The 6th Day
2 Fast 2 Furious
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
2001 - Space Odyssey
2010 - The Year We Make Contact
40 Year Old Virgin
8 Mile
Ace Ventura - Pet Detective
Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls
Adventure Time 1/2
Alien vs. Predator
Amadeus
American Crude
Antz
Apollo 13
Armageddon
The Arrival
Artificial Intelligence
Atonement
The Avengers
Back to the Future 1
Back to the Future 2
Back to the Future 3
Batman Begins
Batman & Robin
Batteries Not Included
Be Kind Rewind
Beetlejuice
Bicentennial Man
Big
bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Blade
Blade Runner Director's Cut
The Box
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bruce Almighty
A Bug's Life
The Butterfly Effect
Cars
Casablanca
Cast Away
The Cell
Chicken Run
Cider House Rules
Cinderella
Commando
Contact
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Day After Tomorrow
Demolition Man
Deuce Bigalow - Male Gigolo
Doom
The Doors
Edward Scissorhands
Elmo's world - The Great Outdoors
Enemy of the State
Eraser
Ever After
Extra Terrestrial
Fantasia 2000
Fantastic 4 - Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fargo
The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift
The Fat Spy
The Fifth Element
Fight Club
First Daughter
First Knight
Forest Gump
Fracture
Ghostbusters
The Godfather
Godzilla
Good Will Hunting
The Green Hornet
The Green Mile
Gremlins
Harry Potter - Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter - Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter - Sorcerer's Stone
Hero
HG Wells The Time Machine
High Fidelity
Hope Floats
The House of Flying Daggers
The Hulk
I Am Legeng
Idiocracy
Independence Day
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Inspector Gadget
Iron Man
Johnny Mnemonic
King Kong
Lady and the Tramp
The Last Samurai
Legally Blonde
Legend
The Lion King
The Little Mermaid
Little Shop of Horrors
Lost in Space
LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring
LOTR - Return of the King
LOTR - The Two Towers
The Man in the Iron Mask
Man on the Moon
The Man Who Wasn't There
Mary shelley's Frankenstein
Mask
The Matrix
The Matrix - Reloaded
The Matrix - Revolutions
Meet Diego!
Memoirs of a Geisha
Men in Black
Men in Black 2
A Midsummer NIght's Dream
Miss Congeniality
Mission: Impossible
Mission to Mars
Monsters, Inc.
Much Ado About Nothing
Mulan
The Mummy
Pan's Labyrinth
The Phantom of the Opera
Planet of the Apes
The Postman
Predator
The Princess Bride
Prometheus
Protocol
Red Planet
Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves
Robots
Rock Star
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Romancing the Stone
The Running Man
Saving Private Ryan
Seven
Shanghai Nights
Shanghai Noon
short Circuit
Shrek
Shrek 2
Sky High
Soul Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Stargate
Star Trek - The Motion Picture
Star Trek - The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek - The Search for Spock
Star Trek - The Final Frontier
Star Trek - The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek - Generations
Star Trek - First Contact
Star Trek - Nemesis
Star Wars - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars - A New Hope
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi
State and Main
Stealth
Surf's Up
Sweet November
Tank Girl
Tarzan
The Terminator
Terminator 2 - Judgement Day
Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines
Terminator (4) - Salvation
There's Something About Mary
Three Amigos
The Time Machine
Titanic
Top Gun
Toy Story
Transformers
True Lies
The Truman Show
Twister
Unbreakable
Underworld
Vantage Point
Wallace and Grommit - The Case of the Were Rabbit
Wallace and Grommit - The First Three Adventures
war of the Worlds
Waterworld
What Dreams May Come
The Whole Nine Yards
The Wizard of Oz
The X-Files - Fight the Future
X-Men
X-Men - The Last Stand
101 Dalmations
101 Dalmations
The 6th Day
2 Fast 2 Furious
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
2001 - Space Odyssey
2010 - The Year We Make Contact
40 Year Old Virgin
8 Mile
Ace Ventura - Pet Detective
Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls
Adventure Time 1/2
Alien vs. Predator
Amadeus
American Crude
Antz
Apollo 13
Armageddon
The Arrival
Artificial Intelligence
Atonement
The Avengers
Back to the Future 1
Back to the Future 2
Back to the Future 3
Batman Begins
Batman & Robin
Batteries Not Included
Be Kind Rewind
Beetlejuice
Bicentennial Man
Big
bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Blade
Blade Runner Director's Cut
The Box
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bruce Almighty
A Bug's Life
The Butterfly Effect
Cars
Casablanca
Cast Away
The Cell
Chicken Run
Cider House Rules
Cinderella
Commando
Contact
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Day After Tomorrow
Demolition Man
Deuce Bigalow - Male Gigolo
Doom
The Doors
Edward Scissorhands
Elmo's world - The Great Outdoors
Enemy of the State
Eraser
Ever After
Extra Terrestrial
Fantasia 2000
Fantastic 4 - Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fargo
The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift
The Fat Spy
The Fifth Element
Fight Club
First Daughter
First Knight
Forest Gump
Fracture
Ghostbusters
The Godfather
Godzilla
Good Will Hunting
The Green Hornet
The Green Mile
Gremlins
Harry Potter - Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter - Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter - Sorcerer's Stone
Hero
HG Wells The Time Machine
High Fidelity
Hope Floats
The House of Flying Daggers
The Hulk
I Am Legeng
Idiocracy
Independence Day
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Inspector Gadget
Iron Man
Johnny Mnemonic
King Kong
Lady and the Tramp
The Last Samurai
Legally Blonde
Legend
The Lion King
The Little Mermaid
Little Shop of Horrors
Lost in Space
LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring
LOTR - Return of the King
LOTR - The Two Towers
The Man in the Iron Mask
Man on the Moon
The Man Who Wasn't There
Mary shelley's Frankenstein
Mask
The Matrix
The Matrix - Reloaded
The Matrix - Revolutions
Meet Diego!
Memoirs of a Geisha
Men in Black
Men in Black 2
A Midsummer NIght's Dream
Miss Congeniality
Mission: Impossible
Mission to Mars
Monsters, Inc.
Much Ado About Nothing
Mulan
The Mummy
Pan's Labyrinth
The Phantom of the Opera
Planet of the Apes
The Postman
Predator
The Princess Bride
Prometheus
Protocol
Red Planet
Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves
Robots
Rock Star
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Romancing the Stone
The Running Man
Saving Private Ryan
Seven
Shanghai Nights
Shanghai Noon
short Circuit
Shrek
Shrek 2
Sky High
Soul Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Stargate
Star Trek - The Motion Picture
Star Trek - The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek - The Search for Spock
Star Trek - The Final Frontier
Star Trek - The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek - Generations
Star Trek - First Contact
Star Trek - Nemesis
Star Wars - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars - A New Hope
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi
State and Main
Stealth
Surf's Up
Sweet November
Tank Girl
Tarzan
The Terminator
Terminator 2 - Judgement Day
Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines
Terminator (4) - Salvation
There's Something About Mary
Three Amigos
The Time Machine
Titanic
Top Gun
Toy Story
Transformers
True Lies
The Truman Show
Twister
Unbreakable
Underworld
Vantage Point
Wallace and Grommit - The Case of the Were Rabbit
Wallace and Grommit - The First Three Adventures
war of the Worlds
Waterworld
What Dreams May Come
The Whole Nine Yards
The Wizard of Oz
The X-Files - Fight the Future
X-Men
X-Men - The Last Stand
80's on 8All the best of the 80's mixed with some obscurities.
Lithium - 90's Rock & GrungeAbsolute best decade for rock and roll, period.
Octane - Today's Hard RockA handful of great new bands mixed with some mediocrity.
Neat Things Found
2013
• locally hand made BOWS AND ARROWS• bobby's UMC WORKOUT program
• amazing WOODEN SURF BOARDS
• dan's GARAGE FOUNDRY
• HUMANITARIAN PSA's for digital signage
• learn PRIMITIVE technology
2012
• VIRGIN OCEANIC; branson's deep sea exploration• int'l CHARITY to shelter and feed the homeless
• learn about WIND POWER!
• a real TRANSFORMER autobot!
• int'l CHARITY for wizkids
• proper ENGLISH; seriously.
• first responder NONPROFIT