Rambow Enterprises Information

Using the popular computers of the time, circa 1979-1980, Rambow Enterprises developed various software packages and methods to provide construction management, office management, scheduling, and engineering services for our clients. The original office started in Spokane, WA, but soon moved to Anchorage, AK. Working late into the night and early morning, the moniker of 'Software by the Midnight Sun ' was a natural. Dan graduated from Washington State University with a Construction Management Degree, and served as a Civil Engineer in the US Air Force. Upon returning to civilian life, he worked in various engineering and construction firms before becoming an independent Construction Consultant. During this time in the 1970's, he taught himself the computer skills he would need going forward. Just when things started to click, selling his first major software program, Critical Path Scheduling, the US Air Force decided he was needed for his country once again, and recalled him from the reserves back to active duty, and sent him to Alaska to manage military construction projects. Multi-tasking was the order of the day. During that first year, Captain Rambow worked daytimes at engineering for the Air Force, and night times, squeezed in enough time to continue computer work, and complete a MS Degree in Management from the University of La Verne. In late 1981, Dan recognized a change in the fledgling microcomputer industry, and bought the first IBM PC to be sold in Alaska. From there it was learning the new systems, and supporting various clients around the state of Alaska. The next year, the Air Force recognized the work he was doing for the civilian world and tapped him for some special Alaskan Air Command computer projects. With Dan's connections to the tech world, things were done on the cutting edge of technology, with a hardware pipeline direct to Silicon Valley. In late 1982 Captain Rambow had a working PC peer-to-peer network, and under his direction a team developed a suite of custom software to manage the ...