SUMMARY
An Information Technology specialist with over 15 years of experience in
Database Management and Data Presentation technologies. Trustworthy
professional with demonstrated ability to provide solutions that improve
accuracy and efficiency that, ultimately, reduce expenses. Well-liked
expert that can contribute throughout the entire software lifecycle.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QUALEX (wholly-owned subsidiary of Kodak), Durham, North Carolina 1994 -
2009
Application Developer
. Created database and reports that improved time-to-resolution of lab
issues.
. Gathered requirements and programmed application used to simplify budget
generation for corporate office and 50+ labs significantly reducing time
period required to generate budget.
. Reduced calls to HR Service Center by producing online tutorial.
. Created and coded database objects for application used to automate entry
of newly hired employees into Lawson HR resulting in improved data
integrity, quicker turnaround and elimination of redundant data entry.
. Researched specifications and coded Code 128 checksum calculation and
printing procedures that eliminated bar code read errors.
. Developed web-based application and database to survey internal
departmental customers in which the results were used to calculate bonus
payout based on performance.
. Developed and supported data warehouse which consolidated data from
disparate systems and improved data accessibility.
. Migrated Quality Assurance database from FoxPro to SQL Server.
. Monitored nightly imports of Lawson General Ledger data into Hyperion
Essbase Online Analytic Processing (OLAP) cube to support month-end close
process ensuring data availability during standard work hours.
. Upgraded from Hyperion Reporting which was no longer supported by the
vendor to the latest version of Hyperion Reports thus maintaining Sarbane-
Oxley compliance.
. Oversaw the migration of reports from Hyperion Reporting to Hyperion
Reports and undertook some of the report migration tasks to maintain the
project timeline.
. Built and supported development domain consisting of Primary Domain
Controller, Backup Domain Controller, multiple database servers and
workstations yielding savings by avoiding maintenance fees that would
have otherwise been billed by outsourced PC support provider.
LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING, Norfolk, Virginia 1990 - 1993
Engineering Aide
. Developed application to generate reports that assisted maintenance
personnel reducing timeframe required to complete an assessment of
shipboard equipment.
. Built and maintained a 20-user Novell network introducing the company to
file sharing, data backup and shared resources.
. Relocated software from workstations to file server which standardized
the software available to the workstations.
. Provided help desk support to users with both hardware and software.
. Researched, tested and provided purchase recommendations for computer
equipment and applications to determine usability and provide cost
justification.
EDUCATION/TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
BS, Electrical Engineering Technology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Certified Oracle Courses on Database Administration and PL/SQL Development
Professional Development Courses in Java, MS Visual Basic, HTML, MS Visual
InterDev and PowerBuilder Development, MS Project, and UNIX
Administration
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Windows, Visual Basic, HTML, ASP, Oracle, PL/SQL, SQL Server, TSQL,
Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Reports, Visual FoxPro, ColdFusion, Adobe
Captivate, MS Office, MS Access, MS Project, MS SourceSafe, Serena PVCS
Version Manager