STEVEN ELLSBERRY **** Burruss Road

Email: acfu56@r.postjobfree.com Cumming, GA 30028

Cell: 678-***-****

Home: 770-***-****

Summary:

• Over 30 years’ experience in software design, development, and implementation.

• Over 24 years’ experience in technical leadership and project management roles

within various industries including advertising, banking, Insurance, logistics,

retail, marketing, manufacturing, transportation, warehouse management, and

wireless communications.

Technical Skills:

Hardware: Sys 32/34/36/38, AS/400, iSeries, i5, RS/6000, PC’s, Amdahl, and

S390

Software: Hawkeye, Robot, JS, DBU, SDA, RLU, Hummingbird, Citrix,

NetMeeting, Project Workbench, MS Project, MS Exchange,

Access, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Lotus Notes, CC Mail,

Notrix, Visio, Quetzal, OS/400, MVS, RDARS, Baby36, Baby400,

Win 3.X/95/98/2000, ME, NT, XP, OS/2, OS2 Warp, MS SQL

Server, and MS Visual Studio

Languages: Free Format RPG, RPG IV (ILE), RPG III, RPG II, SQL, Embedded

SQL, BASIC, COBOL, FTP, CL, Query/400, C, C++, C#, VB, JAVA,

and FORTRAN

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Application Packages: JDA, JDE, MAPICS, Lawson, Harbinger, Showcase

Strategies, Workfolder Application Facility (WAF), ImagePlus,

Silvon, TurnOver, Implementer, MQ Series, Aldon CMS, OMS,

ODS, J Walk, MMS, PKMS, PRISM, ProGen, PGP Encryption,

GoAnywhere (Linoma Managed File Transfer), and Alliance FTP

Manager

Professional Experience:

MSC Industrial Supply

Apr 14 – Current

Davidson, North Carolina

Senior IT Technical Lead – Warehouse & Logistics

• Technical team lead responsible for design, development, implementation, and

support for all applications associated with warehousing and logistics

• Responsible for reviewing and approving all warehouse and logistics related

code prior to moving to production

• Member of team responsible for reviewing all proposed technical changes prior to

project approval

• Responsible for team member skill-set development ( RPG Free / SQL –

Embedded and Stored Procedures / Service Programs / Modular Programming

Practices)

Collabera Inc

Dec 13 – Apr 14

IBM – Miramar, Florida

Technical Team Lead

STEVEN ELLSBERRY 5660 Burruss Road

Email: acfu56@r.postjobfree.com Cumming, GA 30028

Cell: 678-***-****

Home: 770-***-****

• Technical team lead responsible for design, development, and implementation of

Royal Caribbean’s legacy reservation system

• Served as primary point of contact for thirty IBM global resources based in India

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Hi5 Solutions, Inc. Sep 09 – Nov

13

Fortegra Financial – Jacksonville, Florida

Technical Team Lead

• Production Support Team Lead responsible for all i5 / .net custom and third party

application support

• Technical Team Lead responsible for designing, developing, and supporting

custom applications written primarily in Free Format RPG with embedded SQL

• Responsible for implementation of modular programming standards thru the use

of service programs

• Responsible for design, development, implementation, and support of custom

applications relating to insurance policy activations/ fulfillment and claims

processing

• Assisted with the implementation of Scrum methodology

• Responsible for new team member orientation, training, work assignments and

mentoring

Collabera Inc

May 09 – Sep 09

IBM – Atlanta, Georgia

Technical Team Lead

• Technical team lead responsible for maintaining Aldon/CMS systems for IBM

client base

• Served as primary point of contact for IBM global resources based in India

• Assisted with new team member orientation, training, work assignments and

mentoring

STEVEN ELLSBERRY 5660 Burruss Road

Email: acfu56@r.postjobfree.com Cumming, GA 30028

Cell: 678-***-****

Home: 770-***-****

S E Consulting, Inc Mar 05

– May 09

AT&T/ Cingular Wireless – Atlanta, Georgia

Consultant

• Team member responsible for design, development, and support of custom billing

system for AT&T Wireless using Free Format RPG ILE with embedded SQL

• Responsible for root cause analysis and problem resolution of customer reported

issues

• Responsible for design and development of system enhancements to increase

customer satisfaction while reducing system overhead per client (AT&T) provided

specifications

• Assisted with new team member orientation, training, and mentoring

S E Consulting, Inc Feb 03

– Mar 05

Goodman Manufacturing - Houston, Texas

Consultant

• Project Manager responsible for converting NT-based application to MAPICS

• Project Manager/ Lead technician responsible for consolidation of multiple

manufacturing environments to single environment

• Lead iSeries technician responsible for web interface and PKMS-to-MAPICS

interfaces

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DAS Enterprises Aug 02 – Feb

03

Consultant - Office Depot – Delray Beach, Florida

• Served as AS/400 Technical Team Lead/ Project Manager

• Redesign, develop, and support automated retail sales billing and usage system

using ILE RPG, ILE COBOL, ILE CL, and SQL

• Convert Israeli client from HP/Unix custom retail system to JDA v4r6 running on

the iSeries

• Lead technician responsible for on-going support of Israeli client base

DAS Enterprises Jun 97 – Aug

02

Consultant - The Sports Authority - North Lauderhills, Florida

Served as Project Manager and AS/400 Technical Team Lead

• Manage multiple projects using MS Project as the primary tool for resource/time

tracking

• Assist with JDA implementation and source code modification

• Design, develop, implement, and support custom software using RPG IV (ILE)

and CL used to receive truck-load (TL) shipment invoices via dedicated APPC

communications from the single vendor responsible for all merchandise

shipments.

• Re-design and re-write process that receives and interfaces EDI 210 documents

(less-than-truck-load (LTL) invoices) into existing Lawson financials

• Design, develop, implement Lawson-to-PKMS interfaces

• Develop process for verifying and auditing LTL freight invoices

• Design/ develop APPC communications software utilizing CPI-C under LU6.2

STEVEN ELLSBERRY 5660 Burruss Road

Email: acfu56@r.postjobfree.com Cumming, GA 30028

Cell: 678-***-****

Home: 770-***-****

• Design/ develop custom software to provide corporate management and buyers

with real-time shipment status information beginning at order creation, vendor

fulfillment, and all phases of product shipment, through product receipt at over

230 various retail locations.

• Primary contact for third party software vendors and client user community

• Design/ develop custom software using RPG IV (ILE) and CL to provide improved

system management

• Direct team members and provide technical/ managerial leadership

Computer Task Group Jan 97

– Jun 97

Consultant - Hoechst Celanese - Dallas, Texas

Served as Information Technology Help Center Manager

• Develop and implement standard processes and procedures for daily Help

Center Operations

• Develop standards and methodologies for achieving and maintaining ISO/9001

Certification

• Direct team members and provide technical/ managerial leadership

Computer Task Group Oct 96

– Jan 97

Consultant - Lone Star Steel – Lone Star, Texas

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Served as Project Manager/ Classroom Instructor

• Establish a pool of highly qualified IS professionals to better service the client

base and provide technical expertise on an as-needed basis

• Provide classroom instruction for RPG 400, RPG IV (ILE), CL, and advanced

sub-file processing techniques

• Provide technical expertise for all application development and maintenance

• Perform project reviews to ensure adherence to established methodologies

• Serve as project manager for ensuring Y2K compliance for all legacy applications

Computer Task Group Jan 96

– Oct 96

Consultant - IBM AS/400 Level 2 Supports - Rochester, MN

Served as Project Manager/ Transition Manager

• Replace existing vendor responsible for IBM national/international AS/400 Level

2 support by implementing fixed price project management processes and

procedures

• Manage all aspects of project

• Serve as IBM national/international AS/400 technical Duty Manager

• Perform all technical evaluations in order to staff project to IBM provided

guidelines

• Direct staff and provide technical/ managerial leadership

Computer Task Group Jan 93

– Jan 96

Consultant - Lone Star Steel – Lone Star, Texas

STEVEN ELLSBERRY 5660 Burruss Road

Email: acfu56@r.postjobfree.com Cumming, GA 30028

Cell: 678-***-****

Home: 770-***-****

Served as Site Manager

• To reshape the roles, effectiveness and culture of information systems from a

defensive, reactionary group to a quality, accountable partner in Lone Star Steel’s

organization.

• Provide leadership to identify and prioritize key areas for automation

• Direct staff and assist Project Executive in budget management

• Provide focus and direction to apply proven methods and processes to meet

requirements first time, every time

• Develop standards and methodologies for achieving and maintaining ISO/9001

Certification

• Develop/ Implement programming standards for all applications written in RPG

400/ IV (ILE) accessing DB2/400 databases

Computer Task Group Sep

92 – Jan 93

Consultant - IBM/Tandy - Incredible Universe - Fort Worth, TX

Served as AS/400 Project Manager / Technical Team Lead

• Manage AS/400 portion of the overall project that included linking PC based POS

systems and AS/400s at multiple national retail outlets to an Amdahl mainframe

located at Tandy corporate headquarters in Ft. Worth, TX.

• Design/ develop APPC communications software utilizing CPI-C under LU6.2

• Design, develop and implement key software applications using RPG 400 and CL

accessing DB2/400 databases to create a state-of-the-art retail center

• Provide leadership to set technical direction

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• Manage a team of over 120 AS/400 programmers and technical writers

• Lead team in development and implementation of custom system integration

software

• Provide technical leadership in all phases of application design, development and

implementation

Computer Task Group Mar 92

– Sep 92

Consultant - IBM Level 2 Support AS/400 ImagePlus - Dallas, TX

Served as Team Leader

• Deliver technical support and analysis to end-users and application developers to

meet or exceed previously agreed upon service level agreements

• Provide leadership to expand internal IBM AS/400 expertise

• Provide technical leadership in design, development and implementation of

software tools to be used internally to support the Imageplus application

• Responsible for design, development and implementation of software tools to be

used internally to test ImagePlus API’s

Rental Management Services Mar 90

– Mar 92

Independent Contractor/ Systems Analyst

• Provide consulting and programming services and serve as team lead for all

AS/400 contract programmers

• Responsible for converting all existing S/36 applications written in RPG II to

native AS/400 using RPG/400, SDA, and CL

STEVEN ELLSBERRY 5660 Burruss Road

Email: acfu56@r.postjobfree.com Cumming, GA 30028

Cell: 678-***-****

Home: 770-***-****

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Pegasus Software Systems Apr 89

– Mar 90

Programmer/ Analyst

• Responsible for converting existing S/36 applications written in RPG II to native

AS/400 using RPG/400, SDA, and CL

• Design and develop various applications relating to general accounting and

billing systems on AS/400 and S/36 platforms using RPG/400, RPG II, SDA, CL

Crume Advertising Jul 88

– Apr 89

Independent Contractor

• Design and develop various applications relating to accounting, billing,

advertising and media scheduling on a Sys/34 and Sys/36 using RPG II and SDA

Bryan Institute Jan 88

– Jul 88

Classroom Instructor

• Provide classroom instruction in COBOL, RPG II, BASIC and Accounting

Crume Advertising Sep

87 – Jan 88

Independent Contractor

• Design and develop various applications relating to accounting, billing,

advertising and media scheduling on a Sys/32, Sys/34 and Sys/36 using RPG II

and SDA

STEVEN ELLSBERRY 5660 Burruss Road

Email: acfu56@r.postjobfree.com Cumming, GA 30028

Cell: 678-***-****

Home: 770-***-****

Watson, Steach & Company Sep 83

– Sep 87

Independent Contractor

• Design and develop various applications relating to accounting, billing,

advertising, and automotive wholesale supply on Sys/32/34/36 using RPG II and

SDA

• Design, develop, implement, and support custom country club accounting system

using RPG II running on Sys34/36

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