Developer .Net Consultant Oracle Management Services

PAUL C. KRAVITZ

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Paul C. Kravitz

*** ****** ***** #**, *********, CT 06614

203-***-**** ****.*******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

SEASONED IT PROFESSIONAL SEEKS POSITION IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT WHICH UTILIZES MY DIVERSE SKILL SETS

SKILLS

Programming: MS Visual Studio .NET 2008 (mastery in VB.NET & ASP.NET, exposure to C#), VB 6, Classic ASP,

HTML, XML, Data Encryption Techniques

Databases: SQL Server 2000/2005, Exposure to Oracle and Informix; ODBC, Ole DB, RDO, ADO, ADO .Net

Environments: Windows 2000/XP/2003, Secure FTP, Terminal Services Administration; Winforms, IIS, NET Services,

Web Services, SOAP, WSDL, HTML, XML; Microsoft Office- Access, Excel, Word

Data Transmittal: Crystal Reports (mostly v. 9, also worked on v. 6), VSI- fax & fax plus controls, FTP Communication,

MAPI Support for automatic emailing, MS Message Queuing, Asynchronous TCP port programming

EXPERIENCE

ITS/Magellan Services 2008 – Present

Independent Consultant

• Provides development & ongoing customer support including reporting for reservation systems & interfaces

purchased from Amadeus (see below) as well as company websites.

• Supports and tests web services developed in VB 2005 & ASP .NET

• Work with Consultants, Management & end users on a project by project basis to provide meaningful new

interfaces & reporting from multiple SQL 2005 databases in C#, VB.Net and Crystal Reports. Formats include

PDFs, excel spreadsheets, text & XML

DLS Solutions 8/10-10/10

Crystal Reports Developer Consultant

• Updated several Crystal Reports to provide increased information provided to XSD file.

• Created 2 new reports based on the same XSD data layout

• Provided more accurate collection of data in C# program

Connecticut Media Group – Hearst Newspapers 9/09-10/10

.Net Developer Consultant

• Followed management specifications to integrate & test VB .NET program to create XML output to be delivered

by ftp to a remote Oracle database to automate entry of classified orders

• Developed enhancement to above program to create flat file

Yale University, Sterling Memorial Library 4/09-6/09

.Net Developer Consultant

• Assisted technology staff by migrating C#, VB.Net and ASP.Net applications and SQL databases to consolidated

servers

• Assisted technology staff by creating Winforms program to automate processing of image conversions

The Computer Hospital 7/08-11/08

Developer Consultant

• Supported manufacturing order entry system web pages in an ASP/SQL2000 environment

Amadeus N.A. (Hospitality Business Group) 1992-2007

PAUL C. KRAVITZ

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

Predecessor companies: Optims America, (2005-2006),Hotel Data Systems, Shelton, CT (1992-2005)

• Worked with System Architect, technical staff & end users in designing a Central Reservation System

(Xenon) in the Microsoft windows environment

• Utilized Database connections to MS-SQL, Oracle, Informix & Access databases in VB environment using

ODBC and/external parameters

• Trained programmers in proprietary logic & VB techniques

• Provided programming for Hotel, Car & Motorcycle Reservations Systems to support the booking of reservations

in ASP .NET and VB Web services environment

• Designed & maintained relational database on Microsoft SQL & Oracle Servers

• Worked with technical team to develop, interface & support certified VB application to Pegasus & Wizcom

including Global Distribution System connectivity via TCP & message queuing, updating hotel, rate &

availability

• Developed, maintained & supported Visual Basic applications for rooms and rates, total pricing variations and

confirming reservations for Sabre, Galileo, Worldspan and Amadeus Global Distribution Services

• Provide development & ongoing customer support for VB applications to deliver reservations using:: XML

delivery & parsing, Fax & Email delivery, interfacing via MAPI using HTML format, Worldres interface

including availability updates

• Wrote procedures for batch processing of remote SQL backup and local restores via a VB application using secure

FTP

• Provided reporting of Program Activity, Statistical, and commissions reports using VB, Crystal Reports and

interfaces to the SQL database

• Execute and deliver reports in PDF, Excel, and xml formats

• Developed user-friendly installation procedures for VB applications, databases & web services

• Interfaced VB program to communicate with 3rd party hotel packages based on management specifications

• Provided customer support, including 24/7 support 365 days a year

New England Data Systems 1990 – 1992

Systems Administrator

• Small projects using MS Works and Access

• Installed updates and day to day operations of RISC 6000 using Datapro Accounting on AIX operating

system

• Day to day operations on AS/400 computer, including light RPG-2 reports for client

Experience prior to 1990 available upon request

EDUCATION

B.A. Communications Sciences, University of Connecticut

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