Veda Adkins
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SUMMARY
Successful Information Systems professional working on a variety of IBM
Mainframes and Microsoft software. A positive resourceful individual that
has strong customer service skills, project management, business
intelligence experience, and system implementation expertise. An adaptable,
self-motivated, and responsible leader who contributes to on time
completion and enhances team performance. Enjoys challenges and adapts to
new software easily and quickly produces results.
PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL SKILLS
Roles: Developer, Software Engineer, Systems/Analyst, Programmer/Analyst,
Programmer, Programmer Trainee
Databases:, VSAM, Oracle, IDMS, SQL Server
Software: CICS, COBOL, COBOL II, COBOL 370, AS400 COBOL, RPGII, ADSO, SQL, PL/SQL,
Discoverer Viewer, Discoverer Plus, Toad, SQL Server ReportBuilder
Operating Systems: VSE, OS/MVS, iSeries (AS400), Windows (3.1, 95, 98, 2000, XP,
Vista).
Other Skills: VSE JCL, OS JCL, ICCF, TSO, ISPF, Roscoe, Panvalet, FileAid, AbendAid,
Syncsort, CA-7, CA-11, Xpeditor, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft
Access, Hawkeye, Jetforms, Implementer, Cisco, Active Directory
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Holophane, a subsidiary of Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., Newark OH.
2002 - 2009
Developer
Independently completed Microsoft ReportBuilder training to facilitate creation of
reports to enable the decommissioning of the Holophane legacy AS400 systems.
Fabricated 42 reports in 2 weeks this brought the project in on schedule.
Collaborated with SQL Server DBA's to create the AS400 legacy data dictionary.
Completed the exportation of AS400 legacy files to SQL Server.
Supported Oracle Order processing by completing internal support tickets and
researching Oracle processing issues.
Contributed to the Oracle Order to Cash implementation as a SME (subject matter
expert) on items setup.
Self-taught PL/SQL in order to develop and extract data to identify Oracle issues.
Learned Discoverer and created 25 queries to support Oracle order to cash
implementation.
Built ODBC database connectivity to Access and AS400 databases to create templates
for automatic delivery of month end customer Excel spreadsheets containing sales,
production, and shipment metrics.
Maintained and developed solutions for legacy AS400 systems as needed.
Coordinated installation of Jetform forms and fabricated all new forms.
Completed in-house training to assist in supporting Cisco and Active Directory as
needed.
Checkfree Corporation, currently known as FiServ, Norcross GA.
1996- 2002
Software Engineer
Conducted the development and packaging of two SBA (Safe Box Accounting) software
releases. SBA was used by 85 percent of banking institutions in the United States to
manage internal safety deposit boxes at that time.
Project Lead for two SBA documentation releases.
Participated in all levels of the customer product support for internal and external
SBA customers.
Acted as the SBA technical programming consultant when on-site services were
required.
Delivered training classes for the SBA system.
Represented the CheckFree Corporation at their annual SBA User Conference and
presented technical presentations for the SBA User Conference.
Whirlpool Corporation, LaPorte IN.
1990-1996
Systems Analyst
Developed new service contract batch system and supported the development and
implementation of the new online service contract system.
Adapted and improved the selection of appliance registrations to facilitate Whirlpool
marketing of service contracts.
Supported additional financial systems as needed.
Holophane, Newark, OH.
1985 - 1989
Programmer/Analyst
Implemented and maintained PIOS, a purchased software package for production and
inventory optimization, a complete manufacturing software system
Worked as a team member that addressed all in house modifications and enhancements.
EDUCATION
Associate Degree of Data Processing
Muskingum Area Technical College, currently known as Zane State.
Zanesville, OH.