Software Engineer Project Manager
Resume:
Kevin L. Rettig
Dayton, Ohio 45458
*******@*****.***
Experience Summary
Fifteen+ years of experience in software design, development and testing.
Six+ years of experience leading software development team. Extensive
knowledge of ERP systems, distribution systems, inventory systems,
financial systems, and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
Technical Skills
Languages Databases Tools Operating ERP
Systems Applications
OpenEdge OpenEdge/ OpenEdge Windows, UNIX, Wholesale
/Progress 4GL / Progress Architect, AIX, Linux Distribution
ABL, ASP.NET, RDBMS, Microsoft Visual System
C#, Java, UNIX Microsoft SQL Studio 2012, (WDS-II),
shell Server, Eclipse, JIRA, Dispatch-1,
scripting, PostgreSQL, CVS, Wiki VPASP
T-SQL, XML, MySQL
HTML
Professional Experience
Clark Security Products, an Anixter company December 2010 - Present
Dayton, Ohio (working remotely)
Director, Software Development; Conversion Team Technical Lead
Integrate data from 2 ERP systems to create unified reporting and
security. Develop data warehouse to give acquiring company visibility to
up-to-date ad hoc reporting on legacy ERP system. Manage conversion from
legacy ERP and ancillary systems to acquiring company's systems.
. Perform Gap Analysis to identify 150+ material differences between
systems. Gaps to be mitigated through policy changes, process
changes, or programming changes.
. Create drag-and-drop GUI tools to assist in scrubbing vendor data,
customer data, and inventory data to acquiring company's
specifications prior to conversion.
. Design and develop data extraction and validation tools to extract
data from legacy system and transform it for loading into new ERP.
. Implement conversion in 5 phases in 2013 - on time and under budget.
Clark Security Products (acquired by Anixter, International) February 2007
- December 2010
Dayton, Ohio (working remotely)
Director, Software Development; Member of Executive Strategy Team
Lead up to six members of software development team to maintain and
upgrade ERP system, Web eStore, customer eStore initiative, CRM
application, wiki, and Intranet. Architect and develop software as a
hands-on manager. Develop company's strategy as a member of the
Executive Strategy Team.
. Transformed terminal-based legacy application to graphical user
interfaces (GUI).
. Co-chaired exploratory group to evaluate new ERP systems and bolt-on
applications.
. Spearheaded project to increase customer loyalty and revenue by
building PayPal-connected ecommerce website for our customers to sell
to their customers using our inventory and technology. Maintain
accurate product data and inventory levels in customers' ecommerce
sites using ETL tools.
. Proposed and implemented high return-on-investment development
projects including a pricing project that increased profits $1 million
in first year.
. Developed report generator tool that reduced time needed to generate
reports from days to minutes.
. Saved $100K per year by implementing managed DBA service.
. Integrated ERP system with third-party customer self-service web site
for invoicing and payments. Saved $16K per month in reduced postage
and merchant credit card fees.
Clark Security Products May 2003 to February 2007
Dayton, Ohio (working remotely)
Senior Software Engineer
Lead developer responsible for maintaining and upgrading ERP system, EDI
module, and Web eStore.
. Designed, developed, and implemented new in-house EDI software to
replace previous, expensive enterprise software. Saved $60,000+ by
developing software in-house.
. Saved additional $1000+ per month by replacing Value Added Network
(VAN) using Internet technologies such as File Transfer Protocol
(FTP).
. Implemented additional functionalities to ERP application to increase
competitive advantage.
Sabbatical (Foreign Travel) May 2002 to April 2003
Journeyed through 30 countries on six continents. Wrote monthly newspaper
column for San Diego Union Tribune about multi-cultural experiences.
Clark Security Products February 2001 to April 2002
San Diego, California
Senior Software Engineer / Information Technology Project Manager
Spearheaded and managed CEO-level initiative to create real-time software
connections to entire distribution channel, including manufacturers,
distributors, retailers, and end users. Formulated design plan directly
with CEO and all external partners involved in electronic commerce
initiative.
. Saved thousands of hours per year by eliminating 80% of faxing, mail-
processing, and manual data entry.
. Gained two Fortune 500 customers as result of implementation.
Industrient, Spin-off from Clark Security Products March 2000 to February
2001
Member of Founding Team / Business Development / Software Engineer
San Diego, California
Launched start-up with seed funding from former employer. Designed,
developed, tested, and debugged new Internet-based supply chain
management software. Integrated software with distributors' legacy
systems as well as multiple manufacturers and retailers using Extensible
Markup Language (XML) and EDI.
. Presented business model to potential investors and demonstrated
product for potential customers.
. Leveraged parent company's customer base and contacts to develop
revenue streams.
Clark Security Products May 1998 to March 2000
Software Engineer / EDI Coordinator
San Diego, California
Designed, developed, tested, and debugged software modules, including all
areas of business such as Accounting, Finance, Logistics, and EDI.
. Designed "Virtual Inventory" program to load inventory data from our
collaborative competitors into our ERP system to be sold as our own
inventory, drop-shipped from our competitor. This program has
generated $2 million+ in new revenue streams since inception.
. Initiated company's EDI program.
. Integrated ERP reporting module with desktop spreadsheet software to
allow additional analysis on all system reports.
. Implemented traffic-generating program for company website using pay-
per click model. Generated more traffic on $25 per month than had
been generated in previous year with $100K Yahoo banner ad campaign.
NCR Corporation February 1997 to May 1998
Software Engineer / Application Development Consultant
Dayton, Ohio
Designed, developed, tested, and debugged custom applications for ERP
software using RDBMS.
. Integrated UPS Tracking information into logistics tracking module.
. Deployed new ERP system to Latin American locations.
Education
Masters of Science, Business Bachelor of Science, Management
Administration Information Systems
San Diego State University, San Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Diego, CA August 1997
December 2000
Concentration: Entrepreneurship
Aztec Fellow
Certifications
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Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
. Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution
Architectures
. Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
. Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft VB.NET and
Microsoft Visual Studio.NET
. Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft VB
.NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework
. Developing and Implementing Windows -based Applications with Microsoft
VB.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio.NET
Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)
. Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform 1.4
Additional Achievements
. Ranked #283 in USA for Algorithmic Programming by TopCoder.com
(01/13/2011)
. Scored in top 1% on Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
. Member of Mensa
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