He designed and developed hardware and software for video surveillance, to be used for high-value facilities. It was used to obtain a contract for a Nuclear Power plant security system. From to , Poindexter served as co-founder, chief designer, and programmer of TP Systems, Inc. Development included a symbolic debugger for such multi-tasking environments as Desqview, the first program to bring multitasking and windowing capabilities to IBM-compatible personal computers; an electronic bulletin board system, a communications program, and numerous utility programs.
From to , Poindexter served as a consultant to the Elkins Group, a business alliance with Electronic Data Systems, which developed the Elkins Interactive Training Network, a satellite-based training delivery system. He was chairman of the Maritime Advisory Committee and on the Elkins board of directors.
He also served as an adviser on strategic planning. From to , Poindexter served as senior vice president of SYNTEK Technologies, a small, high-tech firm with contracts in domestic and international defense, and commercial business. He advised on management and direction of information systems projects. Poindexter faced immense criticism from the media and politicians about the Policy Analysis Market project, a futures exchange that would have allowed trading in, and profiting from, such events as the assassination of heads of state and acts of terrorism.
The controversy over the futures market led to a congressional audit of the IAO, which revealed a fundamental lack of privacy protection for American citizens. Family Poindexter married Linda A. Goodwin on June 6, , following his graduation from Annapolis. On display is a wide range of Hispanic, Native American and pioneer artifacts as well as items recovered during the archeological phase of the restoration of the property. In , John began a property acquisition and land and historical homes restoration effort that by included 4.
The acquired properties are again becoming farming acreage and managed forests characteristic of the colonial era. Three old residences, one dating to the s, have been restored to their original appearances and furnished with period pieces. Hubertus, a year-old society of outdoor sportsmen and conservationists.
Walter Nichols Award. Formed in , the company headquarters are in a downtown Houston skyscraper, but Poindexter said he stays in the city only one or two days a week. Poindexter acquired the ranch about 15 years ago — after acquiring his wealth, first as a Wall Street venture capitalist and later as owner of several companies that make truck bodies, delivery vehicles, truck accessories and other products with brand names including Morgan Corp.
After earning an undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas, he took a job in New York City for a year before enlisting in the Army for four years, serving as a captain until After the war, Poindexter said, he used G. He then went to work for Wall Street banking and investment firms. He pulled up stakes and returned to his hometown in The instant that I saw it I knew that was my future.
With several purchases beginning in , he formed Cibolo Creek Ranch through his second wholly owned company, Southwest Holdings. He also has attempted to return some of the arid land to its grasslands state.
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