MR. BALLEW BEGAN HIS TRAINING AND TESTING CAREER OVER 40 YEARS AGO TEACHING BASIC AND ADVANCED FIRST AID, LIFE GUARDS, WATER SAFETY, SCUBA DIVING, AND AQUA-CONDITIONING. HE WAS AWARDED ONE OF THE FIRST CERTIFICATES IN THE NATION FOR COMPLETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY'S "SWIM AND STAY FIT" "50 MILE SWIM" PROGRAM. LATER HE TAUGHT AMATEUR, JUNIOR-OLYMPIC AND PROFESSIONAL BOXING TIMEKEEPERS AND KNOCK-DOWN TIMERS. HE RETIRED FROM THE AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL BOXING STAFF WORK AFTER WORKING 9 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING MATCHES AND, WITH HIS FATHER, PARTICIPATING IN A COMBINED, 75 YEARS IN THE BOXING INDUSTRY.

NEARLY 23 YEARS AGO, WE ALREADY WERE RECOGNIZED AS HAVING OUR EXPERTISE AND WERE ALREADY TEACHING COURSES TO MUNICIPAL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND TRUCK OPERATORS. WE HAD ENOUGH EXPERIENCE THEN TO TEACH OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS ON ALL TYPES OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT. WE NEGOTIATED AND SUCCESSFULLY CREATED AND TAUGHT THE ORIGINAL NON-UNION PROTOTYPE TRAINING PROGRAM USING UNION TRAINING MATERIALS AND INSTRUCTORS IN A MUNICIPAL NON-UNION SETTING. IT WAS AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS (SEE BELOW). GUESS HOW MUCH WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OPERATORS AND EQUIPMENT AND TEACHING AND TESTING SINCE THEN.

"...This course was designed for training employees in the operation and safety of the backhoe and payloader machines..."

WE ARE THE BEST AT WHAT WE DO AND THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS AGREED. CLICK ON THE GRAPHIC AT LEFT TO READ THE RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM.

"...Because of the positive response to the initial sessions, the Personnel Department is in the process of developing an ongoing program for all departments in need of similar training on trucks or any heavy equipment..."

THE LOGICAL EXTENSION AND IMPLIMENTATION OF OUR TRAINING AND TESTING EXPERIENCE EVOLVED INTO OUR SOFTWARE COMPANY, PANTHER CITY SOFTWARE. IT OFFERS THE TEST-IT SERIES®. (Please see below.)

"The Test-It Series® is a complete multimedia training and testing, software "design and distribution system" ordered and used by many of the largest and best known organizations in the world. It is used for many things... from the quick creation of simple tests using T/F and M/C questions to complex multimedia lesson plans. Also, banks of test questions are created, written to a CD, and placed in the back of textboks. It is even used in franchised tutoring or rehab schools to create a customized testing program for structured teaching and tutoring businesses."

CLICK HERE TO SEE A SAMPLE LIST.

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THE TWO COMPANIES BELOW USE OUR SOFTWARE TO CREATE THEIR TESTING STRUCTURE AND E-BUSINESSES.

"CRAM4EXAMS offers free online exams and software based exams to help (computer professionals and specialist) obtain certifications. Our modules are developed by certified engineers and will help you prepare for your exams. We offer Cisco, Microsoft and Novell exam modules. We currently have 23 exams online. CRAM4EXAMS passed the 1 million hit mark in January and we are growing at a fantastic rate with over 420,000 hits in February and over 36,000 unique visitors!" Kenneth W. Cunliffe of CRAM4EXAMS. Contact CRAM4EXAMS.COM.

"Want to pass MCSE/CCNA/CCNP exams? Practice with exams on our CDs. We guarantee you will pass or your money back. (2,725 questions on 111 separate tests)" Contact buyexams.com

MR. BALLEW ENJOYED THE FIRST PART OF HIS TECHNICAL CAREER AS A CERTIFIED PURCHASING MANAGER, SENIOR PROJECTS MANAGER AND SENIOR CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS MANAGER FOR SOME OF THE LARGEST DEFENSE INDUSTRY CONTRACTORS IN THE WORLD. HE SUCCESSFULLY CONCEPTUALIZED, CREATED, DESIGNED AND PRODUCED OR PARTICIPATED IN PROJECTS SUCH AS:

-	PROTOTYPE AND PRODUCTION MODEL FREON AIRCONDITION SYSTEMS FOR AVIONICS SUITE STABILITY AND CREW COMFORT FOR THE U.S. COAST GUARD'S HH-65 DOLPHIN HELICOPTER (THE USCG'S MAIN DRUG INTERDICTION AND SHORT-RANGE RECOVERY HELICOPTER);
-	PROTOTYPE AND PRODUCTION MODEL AUXILIARY POWER UNITS (SPONSON-MOUNTED, GAS TURBINE) FOR THE FRENCH AS332 SUPER PUMA MILITARY HELICOPTER REDESIGNED TO AN EXECUTIVE OR VIP CONFIGURATION (FOR WARNER COMMUNICATIONS, THE GOLDEN NUGGET CASINOS AND OTHERS);
-	PROTOTYPE AND PRODUCTION MODEL FAA TRANSPORT CATEGORY "EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH AISLE LIGHTING SYSTEMS" (EPALS) FOR FAIRCHILD FIXED WING AIRCRAFT;
-	MAINTENANCE-FREE CREW AND PASSENGER CONVENIENCE LIGHTING FOR HELICOPTER BAGGAGE COMPARTMENTS, AISLES AND STAIRS.

HE HAS EVEN BEEN KNOWN TO DO SOME CRAZY THINGS WITH THE CHIEF TEST PILOT FOR THE USSR'S MIKOYAN DESIGN BUREAU IN A SOVIET-BASED MIG-29 FULCRUM FIGHTER JET.

AFTER PURCHASING A LICENSE TO OUR PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE, THE TEST-IT SERIES, THE MANAGER OF OPERATING PRACTICES OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD'S HOUSTON, TEXAS, SERVICE UNIT CONTACTED US ABOUT A PROTOTYPE PROJECT TO TEACH FEDERALLY-REQUIRED, SAFETY AND GENERAL RULES COMPLIANCE. THIS PROJECT INCLUDED A REQUEST TO DESIGN A "TURN-KEY", STANDARDIZED WEB SITE THAT COULD BE CUSTOMIZED AND USED FOR ALL OF THE OTHER SERVICE UNITS ACROSS THE NATION. THE SITE INCLUDES TEXT, GRAPHICS, AUDIO, STREAMING VIDEO, AND OUR FULL FEATURED TESTPILOT TESTING SOFTWARE LICENSE. CURRENTLY, THE WEBSITE ADMINISTERS TWO PRACTICE EXAMS FOR GENERAL RULES COMPLIANCE, A BIENNIAL EXAM FOR ALL TRAINMEN, ENGINEERS AND YARDMEN, AND A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS' RECERTIFICATION EXAM. TO SUPPORT THEIR TRAINING EFFORTS, TRAINING STUDY GUIDES, PRACTICE QUESTIONS, AND TRAINING VIDEOS AS PROVIDED ONLINE.

"...Good and thorough work. We project a roll out to all Service Units nationwide on January, 2003."
Mr. Jimmy Carter, Manager of Operating Practices, UPRR Houston Service Unit

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD'S SAN ANTONIO SERVICE UNIT WAS THE SECOND ROLL OUT OF THE FULL FEATURED TRAINING AND TESTING WEB SITE DESIGNED BY OUR COMPANY.

"...Our General Superintendent is extremely pleased with this project's completion. ...It was on schedule and under budget. Mr. Ballew's flexibility, customer service and response time was exceptional and was certainly appreciated..."
Mr. Stan Coupe, Manager - Testing and Training, UPRR San Antonio Service Unit

"I am currently reviewing your website on the testmaker software. We have a need to create an online certification course that is totally web browser based. A certification candidate will need to register first. Then he or she will need to take the first course, pass the quiz for the first course, then he or she will be allowed to advance to the second course and quiz and so on. At the end of the course there will be a final exam. Candidates will need to answer a certain percentage of the questions correctly on each quiz and the final exam. We would like to store the registration information, quiz results, final exam results, etc. in a SQL Server database. Will your software be capable of doing all this?"
Director, IT Department, (A South East USA State Development Authority)

Yes. Registration would be handled as a JavaScript web form with a "submit" link to the first test. Successful completion of any test would link the customer to the location of the next level test, etc. All registration information must be received and manually converted to or assigned a Users ID and then the Users ID, quiz results, final exam results, etc. would be stored in the TestPilot's integral SQL Server database.