Greg Sparks

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Murrieta, CA 92562

951-***-****

714-***-****

acavka@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging and rewarding opportunity where my many

years of programming, analysis, and systems development

skills can be fully utilized to help achieve strategic

business goals.

SUMMARY OF

EXPERIENCE: Over 32 years of progressively challenging experience with

medium and large corporations. A proven troubleshooter and

analyst who has been able to meet goals and implement

effective systems within a team oriented environment.

Skills include 32 years of experience with RPG IV, RPG Free

Form, RPG 400/RPG III on the IBM System i, iSeries, AS/400

IBM SYSTEM 38, ICS FormsPrint, ACS (clothing software), Pro

Track TV, AFPDS, SQL, JDE, PRMS, CREATE!FORM, WorldWriter,

DreamWriter and WebSphere Development Studio. Applications

experiences have been in the areas of finance,

manufacturing, distribution, meat packing, clothing,

medical equipment, retail jewelry.

Major Accomplishments

. Designed, programmed, and implemented an interface from

Pro Track TV broadcast affidavits to JDE A/R, enabling

TBN to create invoices at least 2 weeks earlier.

. Designed a touch screen application on the i-series,

using ILE/RPG, to increase the efficiency of receipt of

raw material at Clougherty Packing in Los Angeles

. Designed and programmed a system for inventorying and

costing packaging materials saving 2 days of labor by 5

people.

. Upgraded many companies from antiquated computer systems

to multiple "state of the art" I-series

. Designed and wrote programs to download data from various

retail outlets to the i-series overnight, and process the

data so that management had a picture of the prior day

sales immediately.

. Implemented Barcodes on pick and ship documents to speed

up both processes.

. Designed and wrote programs to run on hand held scanners

to move inventory more efficiently.

. Helped train and mentor many programmers.

. Worked with large corporations that acquired companies

that I was working with, to integrate our two data bases

and applications, so that both companies could work more

effectively from a single platform.

HARDWARE: IBM System i, IBM System i5, iSeries, AS/400, IBM SYSTEM 38,

IBM SYSTEM 36, and PC networks

SOFTWARE: RPG Free, RPG IV, ILE/RPG, RPG/400, SQL, JDE, WorldWriter,

DreamWriter, ACS, WebFacing (some exposure), Create!form,

PRMS, BPCS, MAPICS, SEU, DFU, SDA, DBU, RLU, Pro Track TV,

Query/400, PC Software - Windows 7, XP, MS-Office 2010,

Access

Greg Sparks

EXPERIENCE:

01/2011 to present Trinity Broadcast Network

Position: Contract Programmer/Analyst

Duties and responsibilities include programming, analysis

and modifications of JDE financial systems. Additionally, I

have written custom systems that interface to and from JDE

financial data bases. Applications experience include JDE

accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, and

General Ledger. Experience in customization of JDE

programs and using Create!Form, WorldWriter DreamWriter,

and Pro Track TV. Modified multiple JDE applications

including, purchase orders, General Ledger, Accounts

payable and other JDE financial applications to provide

more information to the users, both on paper and

interactively.

02/1986 to 08/2011 Clougherty Packing, LLC

Position: Contract Programmer/Analyst

Duties and responsibilities included programming analysis

and design of accounts receivable, accounts payable,

general ledger, order entry, inventory control, warehousing

and automated stock picking systems. Worked in project

teams as well as had project responsibility on some

projects with a team of up to 4 Programmers. I helped in

the implementation of PRMS, SILVON, MEI, ICS and ADP. Was

responsible for getting IT department to utilize ticket

system to track projects and control expenses and to more

efficiently monitor projects. Environment was an IBM AS/400

- ILE/RPG, RPG/400

09/2006 to 01/2011 DC Shoes

Position: Contract Programmer/Analyst

Duties and responsibilities included, maintenance and

enhancement of existing ACS programs. Created and modified

international bills of lading. Desiged new forms using

AFDS. Desiged interfaces from the ACS software to the

existing EDI software. Modified ACS order entry, and

created a system to transfer orders between various

companies in the ACS software, effortlessly. Systems were

programmed in ILE/RPG and RPGIII.

05/1995 to 11/1998 Karl Storz

Position: Contract Programmer/Analyst

Maintained and enhanced PRMS inventory, accounting and

costing applications. I modified existing systems to

deliver management data on Monday morning instead of

Wednesday. Systems were programmed in ILE/RPG

05/1990 to 04/1995 Paul Davril

Position: Contract Programmer/Analyst

Duties and responsibilities include, maintenance and

enhancements to existing ACS programs. I created systems

that improved information reporting to upper management by

2 days. Designed interfaces between retailers EDI systems

and the ACS order entry and shipping systems to improve

order management. Enhanced user interfaces to the ACS

system to ease user tasks. Systems were programmed in

ILE/RPG and RPGIII.

EDUCATION:

B.A. Degree - Management Information Systems

Cal State Fullerton

References furnished upon request

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