Desired Position: |
A position that uses a multitude of different technologies and products would be ideal. I would also like to work as a Project Manager for a long term project. Am also interested in working heavily with databases including DBA or database design and also data warehousing.
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Certifications: |
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft Certified Professional+Internet Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer+Internet Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer Microsoft Certified Database Administrator Microsoft Certified Sales Specialist Oracle8 Certified Database Administrator Sun Java 1.1 Programmer Workfolder for Exchange Authorized (Eastman Software) Document Management for Exchange Authorized (Eastman Software) |
Accomplishments: |
Author, Learn Database Programming with JDBC in 21 Days Co-Author, Visual Basic 5.0 Unleashed Columnist, Powerbuilder Developer’s Journal Columnist, Java Developer’s Journal, Member – Mensa International |
Hardware/Software Experience
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Database Systems:
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Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 and 7.0, Sybase SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase SQL Anywhere, Access
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Languages:
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Visual Basic, ActiveX, COM, Active Server Pages, HTML, Visual C++, Powerbuilder, VBScript, JavaScript, Java, DHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, VBA, XML
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Other:
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Microsoft Transaction Server, Microsoft Site Server, Microsoft Site Server Commerce, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Proxy Server, Microsoft Visual InterDev, Eastman Workfolder for Exchange, Eastman Document Manager for Exchange, Microsoft Exchange
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Experience Highlights
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July 1999-Present
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Schema Consulting Inc. - Director/Consultant Started Schema Consulting Inc. providing consulting services to Information Systems Departments.
Worked for Volvo Commercial Finance on a Dealer Wholesale project using Visual Basic 6, MTS, Oracle 7.3/8i.
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May 1998-July 1999
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Spectrum Technology Group – Systems Engineer In May, 1998, STEP Consulting became part of Spectrum Technology Group, a division of Ciber Inc. Used Site Server Personalization and Membership (P&M) on an extranet application to provide security and tracking. Also used Commerce piece of Site Server to create custom pipeline components. Worked as a mentor for the local government, helping them convert existing JCL applications to a Visual Basic/Windows NT environment. Also created several web applications including an ASP/MTS project to manage procurement card expenses. Also created a distributed application with a portion of the app running on mobile units and utilizing digital cell phones to send and receive XML messages from and to the mobile field units and the server located in the office. The application also used Outlook and CDO to fax inspection results to contractors and performed many other features. Worked on an ASP/MTS application to provide an online training system to users. The system provided training by displaying Adobe PDFs and then testing them through the web. |
Nov 1995-Present
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STEP Consulting – Senior Consultant Performed various roles at STEP Consulting including project manager, lead developer, database administrator, web developer, web master, application architect, technical architect, technical sales. Worked on a Clinical Trials application that consisted of up to 10 team members. Main tasks on project included class library maintenance, development of Range Checking, Data File production, and Bill of Materials processing and printing. Also performed various other tasks including maintenance and administration of database, assisting other developer, designing new application modules. Worked on various other projects including STEP Consulting’s internal Intranet using Active Server Pages and Visual Basic ActiveX server components. Also used Microsoft Commerce Server objects to create a basic Electronic Commerce application for a Fortune 500 company. Created a Word VBA Application that accessed a SQL Server database using Active Data Objects to build resumes from user information stored in a database. Worked with Microsoft Exchange and Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) along with products from Eastman software to create workflow applications and document control projects using Visual Basic, Active Server Pages, and Eastman software. Wrote custom reporting utilities for Eastman software products to facilitate reporting of workflow and document management. Worked on Visual Basic Client/Server project using Visual Basic 5.0, SQL Server 6.5, and various ActiveX components to create a Pension Plan reporting system. Worked as a consultant to the group, helping out on technical problems and providing various technical assitance on SQL Server and Visual Basic. Created a Internet Commerce Site using Microsoft Site Server – Commerce Edition. Site used the web to accept credit card signups for Training Classes and Seminars. System provided real time credit card approval and validation. |
Education:
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Bachelor of Arts Economics – May 1998 Master’s of Science in Computer Science – In Progress Microsoft Datawarehousing with SQL Server 7.0 (Course 1502) |
Microsoft Exams Passed:
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Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51 Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows 95 Networking Essentials Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows NT Microsoft Windows Architecture I Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and Services Architecture I Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and Services Architecture II Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 Programming with Visual Basic 4.0 System Administration of Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Implementing and Supporting NT Server 4.0 Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server Implementing and Supporting NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise Internet Explorer Administration Kit Visual Basic 5.0 Windows Architecture II Microsoft Sales Specialist Core Exam Developing Desktop Applications with Visual Basic 6.0 Developing Distributed Applications with Visual Basic 6.0 SQL Server 7.0 Admin SQL Server 7.0 Design and Implementation SQL Server 7.0 Data Warehousing
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Oracle Exams Passed:
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Introduction to PL/SQL Oracle8 Network Admin Oracle8 Performance and Tuning Oracle8 Database Administration Oracle8 Backup and Recovery |