About
Hi. This is my personal and professional weblog. I’m a systems engineer who’s been working with computers for nearly 40 years specializing in distributed, end-user applications; helping people and computers understand each other and work better together. This website has a three-fold purpose:
- To promote my business professionally
- To explore and learn about Web 2.x technology
- To engage in conversations on interesting topics
What I Do
I provide expertise in many areas of Information Technology. More specifically, I help people get their ideas and businesses online by designing, building and maintaining Web sites, applications and services. I also write user manuals, proposals, RFPs, system documentation and the occasional book.
I’m incorporated in the State of New York, USA; president of Larry Aronson Associates, Inc.—proudly celebrating its 25th anniversary. About half of my work is done under direct contract to individuals, organizations and companies. The other half is done under subcontract to graphic design firms, advertising agencies and marketing consultants.
I’m also an active participant in the real and virtual Internet community here in New York City and around the World. I love my work.
Background
I graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, I worked for IBM in Chicago before moving to New York City in the ’70s and joining the faculty of Columbia University. After that I worked for several years with the computer services division of the Boeing company before starting my own firm, Larry Aronson Associates, Inc., in the early ’80s developing major computer applications for clients: CBS News, Mobil Oil, M&M Mars and Merrill Lynch. I’ve been online since the early days and I’m recognized as one of the pioneers of Silicon Alley — the new media/Internet scene in New York City. I wrote the first book on Web publishing, The HTML Manual of Style (ZD Press, 1994,) and taught the first online education courses for Compuserve. I was co-chair of the New York Macintosh Users’ Group’s (NYMUG) Internet SIG in the ’80s and a founder of the World Wide Web Artists’ Consortium (WWWAC) in the ’90s. I’m currently on the board of the New York Software Industries Association (NYSIA) and I’m a founding member of the Social Media Club’s New York City chapter.
Larry Aronson <larry at LarryAronson dot com>
