Punch Deck Consulting

4652 1st Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105-4804
Phone: (206) 632-4536
Internet: hawkfish@punchdeck.com
Richard Wesley, Owner

Punch Deck Consulting is no longer doing business. To hire Mr. Wesley, please see the Electric Fish, Inc. home page. This page is provided for historical reasons only.

Background.

Punch Deck Consulting is a Software Development Consulting Firm specializing in custom Macintosh software development for both horizontal and vertical markets. All engineering services are provided by the owner, who has six years of professional experience in the industry. Punch Deck Consulting was founded in 1994 and is registered in Washington State.

Expertise.

The owner has experience developing software for a wide range of target audiences using all Macintosh development systems.

TCP/IP.Built Macintosh client for audio on demand system (RealAudio) using asynchronous MacTCP/UDP.
Multimedia.Experience developing mass market products, localizations, end-user development tools and in-house development tools.
Signal Processing.The owner has been awarded a patent for a speech synthesis methodology (#5,278,943).
Client/Server.Worked on Macintosh client for social worker case management system for Deloitte and Touche.
Utilities.Wrote file search utility, incorporating several powerful text-matching algorithms.
Code Resources.Worked on several plug-in modules for Microsoft Word, including the Word 5.1 toolbar. Developed several XCMDs and INITs at various times.
Windows.Experienced with Windows, MFC and Visual C++, DLLs and cross-platform porting issues.

Rates.

Company rates are hourly, although contracts for piece work will be considered. Current rates are:

$60/hr for "on site" work, namely development that must be done at the client's office or some other location specified by them.
$50/hr for "off site" work, namely development that can be done using the company's resources.

If you have a printed or text copy of this document, you can find an up-to-date version at http://www.punchdeck.com/hawkfish/PunchDeck.html.