MING ZHANG
Hackettstown, NJ **840
************@*****.***
908-***-**** (H)
201-***-**** (W)
SUMMARY
Intelligent problem solver with proven track record. Over 12 years of
solid VB development, with some DBA (data modeling & data migration) and
System Administration experiences.
CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft VB.NET: Windows-based Applications
VB.NET/ADO.NET
Microsoft ASP.NET: Web Applications
ASP.NET/ADO.NET
Clarify CRM: Certified Developer (Customer
Relation Management).
TECHNICAL SKILLS
C#, VB.NET/VB, ASP.NET/ASP, VBScript, MTS, COM/COM+, WCF Web Services,
LINQ, Oracle, SQL Server, Access, Crystal Reports, MSMQ, CRM (Customer
Relation Management: Alterian & Clarify -- ClearBasic, ClearSupport,
Dataex, CBBatch, CBO, Data Model, Sys Adm.)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Various Contract Assignments: AIGNetwork 8/08, ML/BofA (Merrill
Lynch) 7/10
Worked on web based applications with .NET Framework 2.0/3.0/3.5/LINQ/WCF
for imaging TIFF documents (AIGNetwork), and most recently for Merrill
Lynch's GTCS, and Broadcort MLX trading applications (with enhanced
security requirements and company wide coding standards, e.g., Fortify
Audit), such as Trades (Rejected, Status, Commission, Confirmation,
Correction), Options, Fixed Income, SEC Fee, Mutual Fund Entitlements,
Custody Account, Intra-Day Holding and Journal Entry etc. with DB2/ SQL
Servers 2005 and 2008 at backend.
Vurv / Formerly PBN (People Business Network)
Sr. Software Engineer
7/07-8/08
Maintained, supported and improved Optimizer/DM (Decision Management) - a
venture capital backed and Web based SaaS application for
recruitment/applicant tracking, onboarding, performance management and
compensation management. Leading the ongoing efforts to upgrade this
talent management software from classic ASP to ASP.NET.
ACI (Amano Cincinnati, Inc.)
Sr. Software Engineer
11/06-7/07
Maintained, supported and improved iParc - a home grown ASP.NET parking
application using both VB.NET, C#, JavaScript, Web Services, DLL,
Sockets, XML/XSL, Microsoft SQL Server etc. for various sizes of parking
facilities (e.g., airports, hotels, hospitals etc.) all over North
America (USA and Canada) of English and French versions.
Donnelley Marketing (an infoUSA Company)
Sr. Software Engineer
3/04-10/06
. Built a failure proof C# multithreaded App. based on latest .NET
technologies to generate market campaign data files of multi GB size
using saved customers' selection via column based Alterian engine for
unattended back end data processing for the best performance possible
against Microsoft Access / SQL Server.
. Built a robust and automated C# Windows Services to zip and ftp date
files of multi GB size utilized various Windows APIs to clients'
designated ftp sites for clients like Kodak, Comcast, Earthlink,
Joseph A Bank, Feld Entertainment, MediaLive, ADI, MSC, DNC, NOVO
Pharmaceutical, Hartford Insurance, etc. against Microsoft Access /
SQL Server.
. Built a scalable C# Web Services/Applications (ADO.ENT/ASP.NET)
flexible enough to cater to clients' particular needs to return
customer attributes and to retrieve modeled scores based on client
specific models and/or specific match level. For example, to apply
intelligence to qualify warm leads or prospects in real-time response
to help better/up/cross sell services and products for clients like
Cendant TRG, Merrill Lynch, Alliant/Traffix, Marketing Architects,
Clear Ad, etc. by providing demographics and firmographic information
based on either company name, individual name and/or address matches.
Mediasentry, Inc
VB P/A
12/03-2/04
Built anti-piracy application for the recording and motion picture
industries to detect and stop unauthorized distribution of copyrighted
content with VB/ASP/HTML/DHTML/MSMQ /Unicode/FTP/IRC, etc. by monitoring
the whole Internet including peer-to-peer networks which enables
Meidasentry to become the market leader in the growing DRM market while
gaining a new competency in managed services with a stellar consumer
list.
Yamner Trade Management, Inc
VB Team Leader & Lead P/A
9/02-9/03
Converted (and enhanced) the legacy VB application into Web based
application with ASP.NET & MS SQL Server 2000 (improved the existing
functionality and added new features) for traders & stockbrokers to share
information:
1. Improved workflow control and account ownership management.
2. Built post-trade functions with Crystal Reports for book
keeping/archive purposes to meet accounting requirements and SEC
authority compliance.
Pfizer Inc.
Sr. VB
Consultant
7/00-6/02
1. Developed a VB interface to migrate data into Clarify/Oracle via
dataex from Lotus Notes in text file & Excel format within Clarify's
data model.
2. Worked as the only IT professional responsible for all aspects of
Pfizer's Clarify application: development, DBA (Clarify/Oracle) & Sys
Adm.
3. Integrated 2 Pfizer systems: Clinical Regulatory Informatics' IMIS
(Issue Management Information System) & OC (Oracle Clinical) to share
a single module of ClearSupport. Improved workflow and reduced case
turnover time from days/hours to seconds.
4. Created 2 more subcase types in addition to the built-in 2 subcase
types to meet different business requirements for 2 different systems
(IMIS & OC).
5. Customized ClearSupport to support case management of ARISg (Adverse
Reaction Information System/global) from beginning to full production
in less than a month (including data modeling & data migration from
Lotus).
BusinessEdge Solutions
Sr. VB P/A
2/00-6/00
Built a large online transaction B2B/B2C application
www.usourceonline.com in full production in less than 6 months,
eliminated sales expenses and overhead by presenting business directly to
customers via Internet:
1. Used Visual Basic 6.0 to develop MTS ActiveX DLL/COM/DCOM Components
as middle tier data and business objects for Client's ASPs to interact
with database SQL Server 7 for data persistence (B2C).
2. Sent request/catch response in XML format to/from a remote Enermetrix
Exchange server (B2B) over HTTPs and enforce internal business rules.
3. Implemented Clarify's ClearSupport and ClearSale for ConnectionEdge in
its initial setup stage (gap analysis, data modeling and data
mapping).
AT&T
Certified Clarify Developer
7/99-1/00
1. Maintained, supported, and improved Clarify's Application/ClearSupport
for AT&T Business Customer Care/IP Services' Sales and Technical
Support of Web Site Service (WSS) and Managed Internet Service (MIS).
2. Received AT&T's Recognition Award for contribution to Business
Customer Care's Clarify Project within 3 months on the project.
Yamner Trade Management, Inc
VB Team Leader & Lead P/A
5/99-7/99
Created VB 5/6 application for traders & stockbrokers to share
information:
1. Improved workflow control and account ownership management.
2. Built post-trade functions with Crystal Reports for book
keeping/archive purposes to meet accounting requirements and SEC
authority compliance.
Advanced Data Systems Corporation
Sr. VB P/A
1/99-4/99
Developed VB5/6 application for professional athlete fitness training
machines:
1. Built VB program which communicated through a controller by WCSCVxD
package of serial communication virtual device driver (VxD) to detect
user's speed, strength and movement to adjust the weight needed for
maximum training effect instantly.
2. Used DDLs and OLE Controls for the exercise machines and real time
interactive graphic presentation of exercise to produce desired audio
and video effects, as well as exercise result analysis reports.
C. R. Bard, Inc.
VB P/A
3/98-12/98
1. Supported Visual Basic 3.0/4.0 application for Legal Department's
documents control and management application suite, including
Financial (Outside Council), Human Resources (Corporate
Officers/Secretary), and other applets (Litigation, Grand Jury,
Boycotts, Patents, Trademarks, File Index, etc.).
2. Supported Visual Basic 4.0/5.0 application for Financial Department's
Latest Budget Estimation (LBE) and actual budget match analysis.
3. Created written report functions with Crystal Reports for both
departments to print out various reports and sub-reports to meet user
community needs.
4. Migrated data from Access to Oracle for both Departments'
applications.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
VB P/A
8/94-2/98
Involved in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle of Visual Basic
3.0 / 4.0/ 5.0 document control and management program for FDA's SIREN
Project: Scientific Information Retrieval and Exchange Network Project.
1. Collected requirements, daily functions & workflow to build user cases
& system specifications. Modeled data & built database in SQL Server.
2. Developed Visual Basic application for user retrievals of all relevant
data in FDA's internal files and documents as well as outside
literature world.
3. Migrated the application from mainframe to Client Server application
using Visual Basic. Upgraded the application to newer versions.
EDUCATION
Georgetown University
Washington DC
MS/ABD, Chemistry
Scored record high on PhD entrance exams in 100 year history