L. Scott Kelbell
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: 636-***-****.
Native Born US Citizen
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2002 to April 2011.
At Express Scripts (in Saint Louis, MO) technical resource, code review,
Sarbanes-Oxley and Security compliance, technical trainer, system
optimization and capacity planning in health care industry. (Current)
Environment: OpenVMS (Alpha/IA64), Cobol, C, Basic, Java, Perl, HTML.
September 1983 to May 2002
Self Employed; Information Systems Consultant
At Christ the King Presbyterian (in Austin, TX) office procedure
optimization, migration from Windows 98 to Windows 2000, web page
development. (2 Months)
At United States Steel (USS POSCO in Pittsburgh, CA) training level 3
process control engineers in programming techniques, real-time process
control, SCADA, and software maintenance. Maintained real-time process
control software for a continuous, cold rolled steel mill. (9 Months)
Environment: OpenVMS (VAX/ALPHA), Fortran, C, C++, Macro-64, Macro-32,
Visual Basic, 6.0, Windows NT, UML, Visual C#, .NET
At Corning, Inc. (Wilmington, NC), project lead for a team of 12
consultants in maintenance efforts of legacy work-in-process, process
control, SCADA, and inventory control systems. (18 Months) Environment:
OpenVMS (VAX/ALPHA), Fortran, RDB, GEMBase, Datatrieve, ACMS, CMS, MMS
At Computer Associates (Haupauge, NY), migrated their largest product,
Masterpiece, from VAX VMS to ALPHA VMS (64 bit Alpha). (4 Months)
Environment: VAX/ALPHA, VMS, C, COBOL.
At SECUR, the Swedish stock exchange, converted nonstandard C to ANSI
compliant C. (5 Months) Converted Pascal/RDML to UNIX C/Oracle for Telstra,
the Australian telephone companies. (6 Months) For E*Trade (San Jose, CA),
Assistant Project Leader in a port of Internet stock trading software from
VAX VMS to ALPHA VMS (64 bit Alpha). Also made year 2000 corrections. The
software was initially written in VAX Basic and C, of which both required
modification and careful testing to be executable on the Alpha. (7 Months)
Environment: VAX VMS, ALPHA, AIX, Oracle, RDB, DEC C, DEC BASIC, Pascal,
COBOL, FMS, SP2.
At Milliken & Company (Spartanburg, SC), worked in a team whose focus was
to modify existing warehousing / shipping software to allow products to be
shipped directly from the production line to customers. I handled all of
the VAX mainframe changes to the warehousing FM programs. Also, I developed
and modified SYBASE SQL stored procedures. (12 Months) Developed real-time
process control software to interface with a PLC used to dispense labels in
area rug packaging. (2 months) Developed area rug layout optimizing
software in a project that saved the company an estimated $1,500,000 per
year. The software would optimally arrange area rugs for cut out on greige
base material, minimizing waste and off-quality rugs. (10 months)
Environment: VAX Cluster, VMS, Windows, Windows 95, SYBASE, C++,
PowerBuilder, and ProCOBOL.
At Alcatel (Dallas, TX), under contract with Digital Equipment Corporation,
redesigned and developed server software for a client-server system used to
change structures in the electronics BOM system. Wrote technical and user
documentation. (12 Months) Environment: VAX Cluster, VAX Workstation, VMS,
MS/DOS, Oracle7, ProC, and Visual BASIC.
At Hoechst Celanese Corporation (Spartanburg, SC) (manufacturer of
polyester fiber for textile industry) designed and developed real-time
process control system (SCADA) for automated polyester bale conveying,
weighing, labeling, and tracking. The system provided work-in-process
reporting for management. Data was automatically transferred from a fault
tolerant VAX to the plant mainframe to update corporate finished goods
inventory. Client-server techniques were used to allow engineers to monitor
process conditions. All work conformed to ISO 9000 standards. (48 Months)
Environment: VAX FT, ALPHA VMS (64 bit Alpha), VAX Cluster, IBM PC, VMS,
UNIX, C, COBOL, C++, MS/DOS, Visual BASIC, and Interleaf.
At Du Pont Corporation, Recovery Management Systems (Arden, NC) designed
and developed marketing, sales, customer service, and receivable systems
for the entire division. Implemented sales and marketing systems using
client-server methodologies. Recovery Management Systems retrieved precious
metals from industrial plant tailings. Participated in attaining ISO 9000
compliance. Performed EDP and ISO 9000 audit. (24 Months) Environment: VAX
Cluster, MACINTOSH, IBM PC, COBOL, Dataease, VMS, Datatrieve, RDB, FMS,
EXCEL, Lotus 1-2-3, RMS, MS/DOS, and SmartStar.
At G & H Industries (industrial management service in Arden, NC) developed
production and quality control systems and procedures. Produced lot
tracking and production audit trail methods to eliminate security problems
with the handling and processing of precious metals. Developed a machine
maintenance work order tracking system. (3 Months) Environment: VAX
Cluster, MACINTOSH, IBM PC, VMS, Dataease, Datatrieve, QBASIC, Lotus 1-2-3,
MS/DOS, and SmartStar.
At Harris Chiropractic Clinic (Hendersonville, NC) assisted staff in the
evaluation and purchase of office management software. Trained the staff in
the usage of the package following implementation. Environment: IBM PC,
MS/DOS, and LANtastic.
At Information Concepts Incorporated (union financial processing service in
Industrial City, CA) developed a payroll withholding system to track
deductions for the Iron Workers Union of California. Trained programming
staff in productivity techniques. Environment: VAX Cluster, VMS, FMS, RMS,
LSE, and BASIC.
At Lorimar Telepictures (Culver City, CA) developed production general
ledger system. Implemented a turnkey accounts payable system. Developed a
tracking system for film and videotape archives. Environment: VAX Cluster,
VMS, RMS, FMS, COBOL, DBMS, DCL, and Datatrieve.
At Meyer Chiropractic Clinic (Huntington Beach, CA) designed and developed
a PC based office management system providing insurance and patient
billing, patient scheduling, and practice analyzing features. Environment:
IBM PC, MS/DOS, Novell, DBase IV, and QBASIC.
At B. J. Wolfe Enterprises (electronic parts distributor in Van Nuys, CA)
converted inventory control system. Developed on-line documentation.
Trained employees in material resource planning inventory control
methodologies. Environment: IBM PC, MS/DOS, COBOL, and Dataease.
At Emulex Corporation (electronic parts manufacturer in Irvine, CA)
developed electronic sub-assemblies bill of materials system. Trained
programmers in productivity improving techniques. Trained I/S staff in ad
hoc report preparation and user support. Environment: VAX Cluster, VMS,
BASIC, FMS, RMS, and Datatrieve.
At Bosler-Cline Systems (attorney financial management service in Thousand
Oaks, CA) developed programming and documentation standards. Performed an
audit of turnkey systems developed by Bosler-Cline. Trained programmers in
structured programming techniques. Environment: Micro VAX II, VMS, DIBOL,
RMS, and PowerHouse.
At Haite, Dickson, Brown, and Bonesteel (corporate law firm in Santa
Monica, CA) developed cash receipts and retainer tracking system. Designed
an attorney scheduling system. Performed an audit of billing and retainer
management practices. Environment: VAX 11/750, VMS, DIBOL, and Datatrieve.
At Fleetwood Enterprises (mobile home/recreational vehicle manufacturer in
Riverside, CA) designed and developed sales and commission tracking system
for a nationwide sales force. Environment: VAX 6500, VMS, COBOL, FMS, RMS,
and Datatrieve.
At American Diversified Savings Bank (savings and loan institution in
Irvine, CA) designed and developed a government insured liquidity trust
system for large pension organizations. Environment: VAX 11/780, VMS, FMS,
FORTRAN, Datatrieve, and All in One.
At Merv Griffin Enterprises (Columbia Pictures in Hollywood, CA), designed
and developed encyclopedic question/answer database for the television show
Jeopardy. Developed prize inventory tracking system for the television show
Wheel of Fortune. Developed residual (royalty) payment system for music
played on the television show Dance Fever. Provided interface from the VAX
mainframe to an IBM PC LAN. Environment: VAX 11/750, VMS, BASIC, COBOL,
FMS, RMS, and Datatrieve.
At Cost Care Incorporated (medical cost containment service in Huntington
Beach, CA) managed a staff of twelve application programmers. Provided on-
going support of current systems while managing a redesign and
redevelopment effort of all applications. Trained programmers in structured
design and programming methodologies. Environment: VAX 11/780, VMS, COBOL,
RDB, FMS, RMS, Datatrieve, MACINTOSH, and HyperCard.
At Caremark Home Health Care (health maintenance organization in Irvine,
CA) developed insurance billing and patient care tracking systems. Designed
break-even calculation reports for medical supplies pricing effort. Trained
programmers in structured methodologies. Developed design, coding, and
documentation standards. Environment: VAX 11/780, VMS, COBOL, FMS, RMS, and
Datatrieve.
At Best Plans (insurance premium billing and claims management service in
Irvine, CA) converted IBM 360 programs from COBOL to Powerhouse. Trained
EDP staff in VAX system management. Environment: VAX 11/750, VMS, COBOL,
RMS, and Powerhouse.
At HSQ Technologies (electronic engineering contractors in San Francisco,
CA) trained HSQ clients to use Datatrieve for database development,
maintenance, inquiry, and ad hoc reporting. Environment: PDP 11/45, RSX-
11M, and Datatrieve.
At Aratex Corporation (linen and uniform supply in Encino, CA) designed
corporate wide integrated route accounting system. Designed and documented
using Arthur Andersen structured methodologies. Trained the accounting
staff during implementation. Environment: VAX 11/780, VMS, COBOL, and M&D
A/P.
January 1980 through September 1983
Jensen Tools, Incorporated in Tempe, AZ; Senior Analyst/Programmer
Responsible for analysis, design, documentation, and implementation of the
following systems: A/R, A/P, sales, marketing, and mail list processing.
Supervised four programmers. Trained staff in structured programming and
system design. Developed automated documentation and programming tools.
Environment: PDP 11/70, RSTS/E, BASIC+2, RMS, FMS, VAX 11/780, VMS, VAX
BASIC, RMS, FMS, Datatrieve and CMS.
January 1978 through December 1979
Schnitzer Steel Products in Portland, OR; Analyst/Programmer
Responsible for all phases of system management. Wrote an MRP inventory
control system. Created documentation and trained users. Developed record
management system using advanced hashing algorithms. Environment: PDP
11/70, RSTS/E, DIBOL, BASIC+, BASIC+2.
January 1976 through December 1977
American Sign and Indicator in Spokane, WA; Application Programmer
Wrote and documented an A/P system. Provided maintenance support for
existing inventory control and bill of materials systems. Environment: PDP
11/70, RSTS/E, ADPS, BASIC+.
January 1974 through December 1976
University of Texas at Austin; Computer Consultant
Working through college assisted doctoral students with statistical
analysis of data related to their doctoral dissertations. Provided
consultation and tutoring. Trained instructors in the use of BASIC. Wrote a
cross assembler for an early microcomputer. Environment: PDP 11/45, RSTS/E,
DEC 10, TOPS 10, DG 940, CDC 6600, TAURUS, BASIC, CLIC, FORTRAN, MUMPS, and
Assembler.
EDUCATION
University of Texas at Austin - Physics/Astronomy
Portland Community College - Accounting
Missouri Baptist University - Theology
The North American Reformed Seminary - Theology
SUMMARY
TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY
Hardware: HP IA64 (Itanium), HP AXP (Alpha), VAX, VAX-FT, VAX Workstation,
PDP 11, CDC 6000 Series, DEC 10, DEC 20, IBM PC, MACINTOSH
Operating Systems: OpenVMS (through V8.6), RSTS/E, RSX-11M, RT-11, TOPS-10,
MS-DOS, UNIX AIX, and Microsoft Windows (3.1, 95, 98, 2000, NT, and XP)
Databases: Oracle, Sybase, RDB, MS SQL, MS Access
Languages: COBOL, Pro*COBOL, Pro*C, C, C#, C++, Visual C++, Visual Basic,
HP BASIC, DIBOL, Fortran, Pascal, DCL, HTML, DBASE IV, Perl, Python,
JavaScript
Other Software: AWK, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, Datatrieve, RMS, FMS, MQ
(Websphere), DECForms, CMS, MMS, CDD, SmartStar, Lotus, MS Excel, TPU, LSE,
Microsoft Office, RDML, Interleaf, ACMS, Visual Studio, .NET, GEMBase, UML,
Shell Scripting, Crystal Reports, PVCS Tracker, PowerBuilder; training
only: JAVA, MQ Series
Techniques: Structured systems analysis and design, Object Oriented Design
and Programming (OOD and OOP), GUI, Multi-threaded Programming, OLAP,
SCADA, QA, Regression Testing, Warnier-Orr, Arthur Anderson, Yordon, Data
Warehousing, Y2K, Conversion, Migration
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Association of System Managers
Data Processing Managers Association
Association of Computing Machinery
National Association of Computer Consultants and Businesses
Digital Equipment Corporation Users' Society
Mensa (High IQ Society)
REFERENCES
Available upon request.