Resume for David Byrd
Address:
Round Rock, TX 78681
United States
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E-mail: ***********@*****.***
Primary Phone: 512-***-****
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Education: Bachelors
School/Institution: University of West Florida
Authorization: U.S. Citizen
Desired position: Integration Consultant
Tax Terms: FullTime / Contract - W2 / Part-time
Hourly Pay Rate: Negotiable depending upon demand
Years Experience: 20
Recent Employer: QuickArrow / Leprechaun LLC / Toyota
Major Skillsets: Data Analysis and Integration, SQL, Reporting, Data
Junction V7.55 & Pervasive Data Integrator V8.x, V9.x
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Willing To Relocate: No
Willing To Telecommute: Yes
Willing To Travel: 50%
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Personal Summary:
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Business Intelligence Data Analyst / B2B / Data Integration &
Transformation
With over 20 years of systems and data analysis experience I have a proven
track record of managing the implementation of technology solutions to
success and completion. I am a proficient data integrator specializing in
EDI and Saas Webservices integration design with a comprehensive
understanding of complex business processes and a variety of application
development lifecycle methodologies.
Career Summary:
. Redesigned Salesforce to QuickArrow integration to use Webservices, and
then took it a step further to a real time integration between systems.
Designed integration system to be standardized for easy installation and
easy customization, maintenance and support.
. Designed, documented and developed a Pervasive / Data Junction process
scheduler, and file monitor which is the Pervasive / Data Junction
Professional Service team productized into the Data Hub Process.
. Earned SME status as a EDI integrator for the creation of a Enrollment
Processing system for the world's largest Payroll service provider
. Provided Business Intelligence reports for Fund and Broker analysis at
Putnam Investments aiding the company to rise to the top five Investment
company from 1995 to 2002.
. Increased value of integrations sold at QuickArrow from an average of
$2500 to $7500 while providing basically the same service, although
easier to implement, maintain and support, and at the same time the
integration provided the real-time synching between Salesforce and
QuickArrow
. Built packages in Salesforce platform that were certified for AppExchange
Employment History:
April - May 2010, Evariant.com
Senior Consultant
. Loading Healthcare Data into Salesforce.com, using MYSQL to prequalify
the data. Looking to design a repeatable, scalable integration
architecture solution for future customers.
Feb - April 2010, Leprechaun LLC
Senior Integration Consultant
. Reviewed specifications, and collaborated to build detailed
specifications for Phase 1 of the multitenant integration project to load
Member, Provider, Eligibility, Claims, and Pharmacy data from multiple
customers to load into an import system. The key here was a single code
base that use the headers of the file to dynamic map the data
appropriately (Note each customer had their own layout). .
. Worked with some CMS/RAPS data.
. Used Pervasive / Data Junction Integration Tool Suite & SQL Server 2005
Nov 2009 - Present Teksystems, Inc.
Toyota Motor Corporation Senior Integration Consultant
. Reviewed specifications, and collaborated to build detailed
specifications for Phase 1 of the Integration project.
. Designed, and Developed Integration to load data for Job Requests,
Strategies (Programs), and Plans (Projects) into Planview using the
Pervasive / Data Junction Platform to control the load.
. Used Pervasive / Data Junction Integration Tool Suite & SQL Server 2005
Dec 2009 - March 2010 -- Senior Integration Consultant QuickArrow, Austin
Tx
. Building final Integration for Health Strategies Group.
. Also did integration support & maintenance for issues.
. Used Pervasive / Data Junction Integration Tool Suite & SQL Server
2000
2006 - Oct 2009 Senior Integration Consultant QuickArrow, Austin Tx
. Created custom integrations for customers between Salesforce and
QuickArrow first using the SQL Stored Procedures, then using the newly
defined Web-Service layer.
. Design the integration a step further by making it real-time using
Outbound Messages in Salesforce.com.
. Develop and deliver data integration projects from requirements to
implementation; integrate data into a SaaS hosted web application from
front-end CRM systems and into a variety of backend financial
applications
. Initiated standard processes for implementing integrations including
source control, project timelines, task lists, approval processes and
supporting documentation
. Also did daily maintenance for issues, Project manage integrations
designed for our customers by third parties (Pervasive / Data Junction
Software).
. Used Pervasive / Data Junction Integration Tool Suite & SQL Server
2005
Dec 2006 - Aug 2009 Teksystems, Inc.
ADP Totalsource Senior Hipaa SME Consultant May 2006 - April 2007
May 2009 - August 2009
. Managed the requirements gathering, initial designs and testing for three
carriers. This included managing a business analyst brought on the
project specifically referred by me. Achieved June 30 deadline for
requirements and handed off the development team.
. Used Pervasive / Data Junction Integration Tool Suite & Oracle
Residential Credit Solutions, Inc. Senior Integration Consultant Jun
2007 - August 2007
. Specifically assisted with the File Monitor and Content extraction
reports
. Used Pervasive / Data Junction Integration Tool Suite & SQL Server
2005
Saxon Mortgage, Inc. Senior Integration Consultant February 2007 -
April 2007
. Built file monitor, modified Integration Processes and built Content
Extractor processes.
. Used Pervasive / Data Junction Integration Tool Suite & SQL Server
2005
Apr 2003 - Dec 2003 Senior Lead Integration Consultant DataJunction,
Austin TX
Dec 2003 - Dec 2006 Senior Lead Integration Consultant Pervasive / Data
Junction Software, Austin TX
. Development of Proof of Concepts, Database Design for Hipaa Transaction
Storage, ImplementationDevelopment of Proof of Concepts, Database Design
for Hipaa Transaction Storage, Implementation projects for databases
conversions, and Healthcare/HIPAA for the following companies:
. ADP Totalsource - 834 Outbound Project (4 carriers )
. Metlife - Swift transaction Processing
. PHCS - Health care Industry - Project Lead & Architect - Five month
assignment processing 271, 277, & 835 HIPAA Transactions and Claim Status
Loading from 837 data loaded into various systems on Windows & Unix
. California Department of Health Services - Health care Industry - Build
834 Hipaa Files from OS390 files. Run through JCL & Unix Systems
Services. Also Built 820 HIPAA Files from Data loaded into SQL Server
. Alianza Solutions/EDI Health care - Health care Industry - Project 1 -
Transformed 277 (4040) HIPAA files into CSV. Project 2 - Processed
multiple versions of Patient Statement Files to a standard format to send
off to PERSE Technologies.
. Florida Hospital - Health care Industry - Patient File Processing
. DOD Defense Logistics Agency - Govt - Lead major conversion project
. Northrup Grumman - Govt Contractor - Assisted in Architecture for new
internal projects
. Madison Gray LLC - Financial Analysis company - Training & and Initial
porject design
. ARinc - Military & Government contractor - Helped with severe Postgres
processing lag. Did full systems analysis on Database and Application.
System was missing indexes, and had extremely poor SQL calls in the
Application
. Matria - Health care Industry - Training course and System Optimatization
. PostNTrak - 837 Loader to a HIPAA designed Datawarehouse
. Gundersen Lutheran Healthcare Inc. - Design Database Warehouse for 270,
271, 276, 277, 278, 820, 834, 835, 837P, 837I, 837D. Finalized
Loaders to Process HIPAA Files to database
. Commercial Travelers Insurance - 835, 837P, 837I - Finalized Loaders to
Process HIPAA Files to database
. Information House - Built 834 file Builder
. Arrow International - EDI file Proccessing
. Entrieva - XML File Processing to Oracle Database
. CSC - Medical File Processing
. Database development and Integration involved, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server,
Postgres, Pervasive SQL,SQL, Sybase, and MySQL.
. Platform work was done for OS/390, Win NT, and AS-400 environments, as
well as AIX, Linux, and Unix.
. Used Pervasive / Data Junction Integration Tool Suite
. Other tools used: Q-designer, Erwin, ASP-Runner, Access, Excel,
Textpad, DJ 7.55, DJ-Cosmos, XML, ASP, Frontpage
April 1997 - Present Inventor Co-Owner 21st Century Technologies, Inc,
Austin Tx
. Conceived, designed, and invented illuminated Keyboard, keypad, and
illuminated mice technology.
. Specific skills used or acquired are Contract Negotiations, Vendor
Research and Contact, Intellectual Property Concepts and Terms, Project
Management, Marketing, Web Design, Customer Services and Public
Relations
Dec 2002 - Mar 2003 Focus Programmer Smith College, Northampton Ma
. Oracle/FOCUS Contract Programmer ? Responsible for the Maintenance and
execution of daily reporting needs for the Admissions department for
Smith College.
May 1995 - May 2002 DB2/FOCUS Business Intelligence Analyst Putnam
Investments, Franklin MA
. Responsible for the RAPID development of requested user queries.
. Job entails extreme multi-tasking abilities using efficient DB2 queries,
which sometimes had to handle 10-15 hot rush requests.
. For this main reason my knowledge of Relational Database Concepts were
tested thoroughly.
. I headed the implementation of using FOCUS over Easytrieve (with no prior
FOCUS training), and the report CONVERSION from Easytrieve to FOCUS went
very smoothly.
Aug 1994 - May 1995 Kloster Cruise Line, Miami FL CICS/COBOL Programmer
. Responsible for the development of several CICS screens, and the
development of several Client-Server transactions which processed
requests from the Leisure Shopper CRS system thru to Kloster and
eventually back to the CRS system.
. In addition, multiple reports were developed in COBOL. New tools used
include SDF II, File-Aid, Expediter, Elips., JobScan
Mar 1994 - Aug 1994 John Alden Life Insurance, Miami FL Easytrieve Contract
Programmer
. Responsible for developing a CONVERSION process for moving over fifteen
years worth of Easytrieve and SAS report programs into production.
. These programs were developed outside of a systems environment, and were
written by a non- programmer. CONVERSION involved analyzing the file
systems for optimmzation of the jobs, merging related report programs
using the same files, creating an automated date process, thorough
testing, and working with the quality assurance department for the
moviing the programs into production.
. In addition, I was responsible for any request for changes to existing
reports, especially the more complex requests. I also provided
Easytrieve training to a junior programmer.
. I also created a job to read the JCL and Easytrieve code and create a
runbook for computer operations automatically.
Jan 1989 - Apr 1994 Certified Vacations, Fort Lauderdale FL Programmer, &
Change Control Specialist
. Responsible for developing, maintaining GUI systems designed for a user
friendly OS/2 Presentation Manager system, EasyTrieve for reporting
development and support for entire company,
. Responsible for the development of the CICS- COBOL II Host transactions
retrieving data from DB2 necessary for the Agency Contract portion of the
OS/2 Presentation Manager Client-Server Cruise Reservation system.
. Developed a standard messaging system, designed extra screens as needed,
provided support when needed for multiple client "C" programs.
Responsible for the development of the Booking Remarks sub-system.
. Responsible for writing EasyTrieve custom reports for internal
departments as well as outside vendors such as Delta, and Continental
Airlines.
. Assisted users to write and debug their own EasyTrieve report for their
department. This includes providing standards and procedures, as well as
developing and teaching an in-house training program.
. Developed a batch system for a user to request certain price schedules
from the Reservations system, and made this data accessible for a CICS
transaction to run the data through the Reservations to obtain the
package price.
. Responsible for all duties associated with change control standards and
procedures. Provided any kind of support to the Quality Assurance and
Operations staff. Responsible for production scheduling, report
distribution. Converted manual schedule and report distribution to
JOBTRAC Scheduler and Infopac Report Distributor.
. Converted manual in- house tape Management system to CA-1 Tape
Management System. Responsible for testing batch process in a QA
environment. Developed a CICS transaction that took data from the Phone
system and updated the phone call information into the reservation
made.
Aug 1994 - Nov 1994 Bayshore Gallery, Niceville FL Database Programmer
. Responsible for creating a customer database, and provide Mailing Labels
for their annual show
Jan 1988 - Jan 1989 Florida SBDC, State Coordinators Office, Pensacola,
FL Database Programmer
. DBase III+ Programmed and maintained the State Coordinator's Office
Management Information System (SCOMIS). Prepared reports using Lotus and
Ventura.
Dec 1998 - Jan 1989 INACOMP, Fort Walton Beach FL Paradox Database
Programmer
. Completed a Customer Billing system in Paradox for a local newspaper.
October 1988 - January 1989 PC Magazine LAN Labs, Destin, FL
Technical Writer
. Reviewed several Network products and was published in several early
issues in 1989.
Mar 1988 - May 1988 Reichhold Chemical Inc. Pensacola FL Inventory
Control & Production Analyst
. Provided reports, and graphs to better manage the inventory levels of
chemicals stored and used at the Pensacola site.
Aug 1987 - May 1988 Univ of West Florida, Pensacola, FL Student Programming
Consultant
. Student Programming Consultant - Helped students who had problems with
their programs.
Nov 1986 - Jan 1989 Dr. Robert L. Dix, Niceville, FL Systems Consultant
. Assisted in purchase and staff training of a Dental Office billing
package. Also Provided DBASE III programs to support additional needs.
.
Education:
B.S. Business Systems Science, 1987 University of West Florida, Pensacola
Florida
. Graduate Level Coursework:
. Database Design, Artificial Intelligence, CASE Tools, Expert Systems,
Embedded Programming in Ada, Management Information Systems
A.A. Business Data Processing, 1986 Okaloosa Walton Junior College,
Niceville Florida
University of Texas at Austin Computer Science Major
Dean College, Fall 2000, Intro to E-Commerce Fall 1998, HTML & Web
Publishing
Palm Beach Community College, Spring 1991, Programming in C
Broward Community College, Fall 1990, CICS Programming
Florida Atlantic University, Fall 1989, Computer Law
Special Courses:
IBM, May 1989, DB2 and SQL Programming
Pansophic, Nov 1990, Basic EZTrieve Programming
Feb 1991, EZTrieve Programming with SQL
Florida Atlantic University, Spring 1992, Travel Industry Seminars
Caseworks, May 1993, CASE PM:VIP Training
Boston University, Sep 1995, Lotus Notes Basic End User
Sep 1995, Lotus Notes Technical End User
Roaring Mouse Technologies, Jun 1997, Telon Batch
Information Builders Inc., Jun 1998, Basic FOCUS Programming
Jun 1998, FOCUS Reporting Efficiencies for Relational Databases (DB2)
Apr 2001, In-house Introduction to Web-FOCUS
Sep 2001, Planning a FOCUS to WebFOCUS CONVERSION
Feb 2002, WebFOCUS Workshop: Self-Service Reporting & Managed Reporting
Environment
March 2003 - Data Junction Integration Toolset
March 2004 - What to say and when to Say it - Sales Training
November 2006 - Professional Speaking from UT
January 2007 - Salesforce Apex Administration Training
Foreign Language Skills:
Spanish 1, 2, & 3 in High School --- very limited
German ( lived in Germany 4 years) --- very limited
Technical Competencies:
Integration, Web-Services, Salesforce.com, Pervasive / Data Junction
Business Integrator, Database, SQL with SQL-Server, DB2, Oracle, and
Postgres. Mainframe, Cobol, Easytrieve, Focus
Publications:
PC Magazine - March 1989
The Register "Light up my keyboard"
KXAN Video: The Eluminx
Pervasive / Data Junction Articles mentioning my QuickArrow work...
Agile Integration Development:
Email Dev Hack:
Pervasive / Data Junction Case Study on Real Time Salesforce to QuickArrow
Integration forthcoming.