Charles Dong
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Telephone: 732-***-****
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IT Skill Summary:
. 10 years of hands on experience in design, develop client server business
applications using ORACLE, SYBASE, SQL, PL/SQL and Powerbuilder
(including PFC).
. Over 7 years of Technical support/Production Support experience.
. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
. Involved in full software development life cycle (SDLC) including
analysis, architect, design, development, testing, and deployment
. Experience in Financial Service, Insurance, Pharmaceutical, Energy
Trading and Construction Information systems
Skills:
. PL/SQL(Oracle 7 to 10 and Sybase 10/11), Powerbuilder version 5.0 to 9.0
(including PFC), isql, HTML, PVCS (version 6 and 8), Microsoft Visual
Safe, SQL-Station, Rapid-SQL V7.3, PL/SQL Developer, CodeWright 7.0, VBA,
Perl
. Access, JSP, e-doc, JavaScript, XML, Excel
. Windows95/98, Windows2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows NT, Unix
Experience:
. Energy Exchange Direct, New York, NY Jul. 2010 to Present
Consultant Independent
Business analysis: Communicate with end user; Analysis and documentation.
System upgrade for an existing energy trading platform by using
Powerbuilder 9 as frontend and Oracle 10 as backend;
Making corresponding database changes including packages, store
procedures, tables and triggers. Doing performance tuning for PL/SQL
codes.
Provide adhoc report by using SQL query to support user request.
Technologies: Oracle 10, Powerbuilder 9.0 with PFC, SQL, PL/SQL, XML
. Satyam Computer Services, Hightstown, NJ Oct. 2006 to Mar.
2009
Full time employee. Senior Analyst/Programmer
Provide 24/7 Production support for McGraw-Hill Company Construction
business. Support DodgeNet, ScanScope,
PNL_Auto/Custom_PNL_Auto/PNL_Admin, ScanEdit/ScanFTP/AutoFTP
applications.
Documentation: Prepare documentation of understanding for Satyam Computer
Services through extensive analysis; Prepare transfer documents etc.
Working closely with BA, business manager and other team members;
accurately capture business need into functional spec.
Enhanced of the existing version; perform unit test and system test for
the new release. Release Management: Lead the new version release;
quickly resolve support issues; Monitor the dataflow and scheduled jobs.
Develop and implement Oracle PL/SQL stored procedures to support the
frontend application and batch jobs.
Lead the project in successfully migrate the applications from PB 5/6.5
to PB 9.0.
Provide adhoc report by using SQL query to support user request.
Introduce source code management system and put all Powerbuilder
Objects/Store Procedures/triggers into Microsoft Visual Safe.
Technologies: Oracle 8, 9, Powerbuilder 5, 6.5, 9 with PFC; SQL, PL/SQL,
UNIX, Microsoft Visual Safe, Perl Script.
. PJS Capital, New York, NY Aug. 2005 to Oct. 2006
Consultant Independent
Design a powerbuilder platform for energy trading; Business analysis;
Communicate with end user; Design the system from scratch; Analysis and
documentation.
Database modeling including architect, design. Created all database
objects like Oracle packages/procedures/functions/triggers; Data
normalization. Doing performance tuning for PL/SQL codes. This database
is capable of process large volume of transaction by using data warehouse
structure.
Design Java routine to communicate with PJM data source.
Provide adhoc report by using SQL query to support user request
System upgrade: Upgrade front-end/back-end and Java routine to
accommodate PJM data feed changes.
Technologies: Oracle 9i, Powerbuilder 7.0, 9.0 with PFC, JSP, IBM
Rational RAD, SQL, PL/SQL, XML
. Keystone Computer Associates, Inc. Fort Washington, PA Mar. 2005 to
July. 2005
Consultant
Maintain/Migrate Corp-system CRS, MBRS, BRS, RRS for Independence Blue
Cross (Philadelphia, PA); Product Support/Defect correction;
Wrote/implemented backend logic (Oracle package/ procedure
/function/trigger) to support front-end applications.
Provide adhoc report by using SQL query to support user request.
Implement VBA for Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Technologies: Oracle 9, Powerbuilder 8.0 with PFC, SQL, PL/SQL
. ING, West Chester, PA Nov. 2000 to Dec. 2004
Full time employee. Senior Software Developer.
Developing financial Corp-system GARWin I and GARWin in
Powerbuilder/Sybase;
Deliver software engineering designs and programming for system fixes &
enhancements to the GARWin retail annuity management system, an
internally developed application built on the
PowerBuilder/EAServer/Sybase SQL platform.
Work with end users, business analysts and the Quality Assurance team to
resolve application defects and implement enhancements to existing
applications. Understand business requirements, create
functional/technical specifications, implement code changes, perform unit
testing and support QA in resolving defects. Identify data needs,
including access, security, quality and maintenance requirements.
Provide practical, expert knowledge of technical design alternatives and
the implications of each approach, participating software development
cycle. Influence and clearly relate technical alternatives to business
objectives, using effective communications with customers and
stakeholders. Recommends design alternatives, considering benefits and
limitations to users based on in-depth understanding of business needs.
Identify business value and cost for business and IT partners.
Provide technical direction and coaching to software developers and
associate software developers in application development activities. Keep
current on best practices in technology, and market place trends.
Wrote/implemented complex stored procedure using PL/SQL; wrote script to
create table, index; doing performance tuning for PL/SQL codes; Provide
adhoc report by using adhoc PL/SQL store procedure and SQL query to
support user request.
Provide production support for nightly production run.
Lead the project in successfully migrate the applications from PB 6.5 to
PB 9.0.
Convert legacy system: convert clipper program to Powerbuilder/Sybase
store procedure and incorporate it into Garwin I and Garwin II.
Technologies: Sybase 11, Powerbuilder 6.5, 8.0, 9.0 with PFC, SQL,
PL/SQL, VBA, Clipper, Microsoft Access, PVCS.
. Devon Consulting, Malvern, PA Oct., 1999 to Oct., 2000
Consultant
Developing Customer Contract Management (CCM) system for Merck
Pharmaceutical (West Point, PA).
Involved in analysis, design, prototype, develop the Gencord OLTP program
(primarily in product/product group maintenance, customer maintenance,
file I/O and submission areas); Enhanced of the existing version/newer
version of the program; Created/implemented complex backend logic (Oracle
package/ procedure /function) to support front-end OLTP.
Product Support/Defect correction;
Provide adhoc report by using SQL query to support user request.
Documentation: Working closely with BA, CCM team (end users) and other
team members; accurately capture business need into functional spec.
Technologies: Oracle 8.0, Powerbuilder 6.5 with PFC and Cornerstone
library, SQL, PL/SQL.
. Genesis Consulting, Upper Darby, PA May 1999 to Sept.,
1999
Consultant Independent
Developed a new user-friendly application. It was meant to be an
automated tool which assists AFX personnel with the inquiry, maintenance
and storage of subject data for its clients, as well as maintaining and
reporting on all of the data recorded by AFX.
Technologies: Oracle 7.0, Powerbuilder 5.0 with PFC, SQL.
Education:
Ph.D. Biochemistry, Columbia University. May, 1996
M.S. Biochemistry, Columbia University. May, 1991
B.S. Biochemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China. July, 1987