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Craig Smith

Craig L Smith

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Aberdeen, SD 57401

Phone (605) 225 - 0406

Cell (605) 380 - 4842

Executive Summary

Diverse experience with a wide variety of data processing systems, hardware configurations and

software applications including order entry, reservation center data processing support, government

database applications, state systems and production reporting applications. Background includes

working with end user locally and remotely, on and off shore, to produce solutions that enhance a

customer’s business. Management experience supervising staff in DP shop, after hours and the daily

management of systems and software up to and including management of supplies supporting DP

centers, hardware and software updates and vendor relations. Networking experience in wired and

wireless environments, switches, routers, patch panels and hubs. Demonstrated strong leadership,

initiative, organization, communication and project management skills.

Technical Environment

Communication program exposure: ODBC, TCP/IP, NetBEUI, Dialup and Ethernet LAN, VoIP, Category 6

wiring

Hardware exposure: Dell Servers, Compaq Ultra 3 SCSI Server, HP1000, HP3000, HP UNIX,

IBM System 36, Data General MV4000, MV10000 & MV30000,

IBM 3031, 3033 & System 34, IBM 370-158, AS400, Merlin

Legend Communication System(Voice Mail), Cisco Phone System,

Language exposure: Visual Basic, Structured Query Language, HP UNIX, FORTRAN, CL,

RPGIII,

Interactive Cobol, Present, Sort/Merge, Data General Unix, System Z, Basic,

Cobol, Natural, SAS, JCL, Lotus Notes, Outlook Express, Windows XP

Utility Program exposure: MiniTab, Visio, Business Objects, Access, Excel, Word, Outlook,

PowerPoint,

Sametime, SQL Query, IBM Query 400, DYL240, DYL260, DYL280

& UCANDU

Relational Database: SQL Sever; MS Access, Sybase

Achievements

Member of Phi Beta Lambda Business Fraternity

Bowling Center manager, bookkeeper, counter personnel and maintenance

Trained in 6 Sigma – Green Belt

Aberdeen Jaycees, General Co-Chair - SD Snow Queen Festival, SD Jaycee Family of the Year

Kids Voting, South Dakota

Mayor’s Council on Telecommunications

Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce

Aberdeen Airport Board member

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Education & Professional Development

Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD

‘C’ Programming Class

Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD

Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration - Management - 1979

Northwestern High School, Mellette, SD - 1975

Professional Experience

Molded Fiber Glass South Dakota, Aberdeen, SD July, 2008 – present

I.T. and Communication Coordinator

Responsible for G.E. Blade production startup, 75,000 square foot facility

Monitored Corporation’s 7 Dell servers and 3 Cisco Voice Communication network servers

Responsible for configuration of manufacturing plant’s 75 PC/Laptops and 50 printers

Responsible for all system and network, wiring and maintenance

Monitored all daily and weekend backup activities, activity logs

CitiBank, Sioux Falls, SD September 2006 – May 2008

Lead Analyst

Responsible for CitiBank Credit Card statement processing support and program maintenance

Quantum Consulting and Placement July 2000 – July 2006

3M, ABERDEEN, SD

I.T. Contract Programmer

Led in-house implementation of production reporting system

Assisted with training for 500+ potential users

Participated in numerous software upgrades over the 2 year implementation for error corrections,

enhancements and software version upgrades

Wrote Visual Basic programs for tracking/support/reporting

Monitored system synchronizers on a daily basis

HRS Foodservice, Aberdeen, SD October 1994 – June 2000

Data Processing Manager

Responsibilities

Responsible for O/E software upgrades and day to day running of department

Upgraded company from IBM 370-158 to IBM AS/400

Responsible for the cabling of computer system into building expansion

Supervised DP staff of 2 night time operators

Super 8 Motels, Inc. March 1985 – June 1994

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

Provided maintenance support for in-house developed reservation system

Created Super 8 Motels, Inc. VIP software system - 3,000,000+ members

Developed Super 8 Motels, Inc. VIP Club motel rewards/payback system

Developed P/R ACH system tie-in to regional banking ACH application

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Professional Computer Systems, Aberdeen, SD September 1983 – February 1985

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

Provided maintenance support to the company’s O/E system for local manufacturing plant

Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD September 1983 – December 1983

Adjunct Faculty Member

Responsibilities:

Taught “Introduction to Computers” to class of 35 University students, Fall 1983

Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD September 1982 – September 1983

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

Provided university staff with ad-hoc reports per user request

Maintained existing PL1 programs

Central Data Processing, Pierre, SD March 1980 – August 1982

Programmer

Responsibilities:

Provided maintenance support to existing state computer system programs

Modified a purchased public health tracking system to users request and added it to the state system

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