More About I.M.A.
Dan Langhoff, principal, began his data processing career as a "one-man department" for a service bureau in Modesto, CA. There he developed applications for the timber industry on IBM System 3x systems, and later PCs. As the company grew, he supervised operators, assisted in marketing and customer support, and was involved in all business decisions.
He was one of the first to replace minicomputers with a network of personal computers, slashing expenses by an order of magnitude. This started a career of thinking "outside The Box" on how to maximize clients' return on computer technology investment.
Mr. Langhoff began Information Management Associates in 1985 to pursue his interest in providing quality services to the then-"microcomputer" market. I.M.A. performs custom programming services (predominantly in network database environments), as well as hardware/software support and general I.T. consulting. His network of colleagues in the Bay Area provide mutual support for a variety of Information Technology roles.
Recent major clients include:
- Globe Food Equipment (Turlock, CA),
- Munimetrix (Reno, NV),
- MedicAlert Foundation (Turlock, CA),
- Nortel (Pleasanton, CA),
- Hearst Corporation, Realties Division (San Francisco, CA),
- Industrial Electric (Modesto, CA), and
- the Canadian Shiley Patient Registry (Toronto, ON, Canada).
Project types include the complete design and programming of software products (viz., Munimetrix) to the maintenance of legacy code.
With experience spanning several industry "generations," Mr. Langhoff has extensive knowledge of data conversion. He is also the former editor/publisher of the newsletter Flexibles, a resource for users of the DataFlex® programming environment, which was distributed worldwide.
He graduated with honors from California State University, Stanislaus with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He has been a Visiting Lecturer at that institution, as well as Modesto Junior College, teaching courses on business applications programming and AutoCAD®. He has also taught classes on elementary computer operations.