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NAME: Karen Rutledge
CITY: Live Oak
STATE: TX
ZIPCODE: 78154
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LASTUPDATED: 2/19/2001Karen Rutledge Schertz Texas
78154 US Citizen Bachelor Degree No 210-***-**** ******@*****.*** Karen K. Rutledge 874 Garden Circle Schertz, TX 78154-1600 210-***-**** (Home) 210-***-**** (Mobile)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dates Employed: 07/1999-PresentAustin Automation Center (AAC) Grade Level: GS-12 1615 E. Woodward Street Salary: $56,823 Austin, TX 78772 Hours per Week: 40 Software Configuration Manager/Computer Specialist
As
Software Configuration Manager, applied technical and administrative direction to identify and document the functional and physical characteristics for several automation projects (NARA Medical Records Registry System, Application Documentation System, and Information Technology Conference System) under the Center's Capability Maturity Modeling (CMM) process. Duties included: Participated in Initial Planning Phase of Automated Information Systems (AIS). Analyzed AIS Request for Work. Routinely advised Project Manager of any project risks. Established and maintained a configuration management library to manage access and control changes to baselined software documentation. Developed, maintained, and administered Software Configuration Management Plan, and standards and procedures. Identified work products to be placed under Software Configuration Management (SCM). Routinely communicated SCM requirements to Project Team and other affected groups. Regularly produced and distributed SCM status reports. Oversight and administration of the Change Request process for all configuration items. Continuously updated and maintained the Metric Collection Workbook. Participated on the Software Configuration Control Board. Scheduled and conducted functional and physical audits of the software baselines and configuration management library. Conducted meetings and performed tasks to implement AIS. (Supervisor's Name: Judy Brown. Phone: 512-***-****.) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dates Employed: 07/1996-07/1999 Austin Automation Center (AAC) Grade Level: GS-12 1615 E. Woodward Street Hours per week: 40 Austin, TX 78772 Computer Programmer/Analyst Primary Systems Analyst for the Distribution of Operational Resources (DOOR) AIS that integrates workload, quality, and fiscal data for Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to assess the costs of operations in conjunction with other performance data for analysis at the regional level and the central office in Washington, D.C. DOOR provides fundamental information for decisions on the distribution of resources among field facilities and is a primary source of data for the Government Performance Report. Maintained 100+ batch application programs and monitored monthly, quarterly, and yearly production runs of financial and statistical analysis reports. Designed, coded, debugged, tested, documented, implemented, and maintained new DOOR program modules that interfaced with existing modules or ran independently. On-call, monitored and resolved abends for DOOR production runs. Coordinated (interagency and/or intra-agency) maintenance and new development of DOOR modules and JCL job streams. Revised, tested, and installed DOOR production modules (100+ batch and 10 on-line) to ensure Year 2000 compliance. Required a knowledge of COBOL, DB COBOL II, IDMS COBOL, APS, JCL, CA-7/CA-11 job scheduler and job recovery products, Time Sharing Option, Fileaid, Rogers Software Distribution, DBOL, Statistical Analysis System, DYL 280, IDMS, ORACLE, VSAM, Generation Data Group files, OS 390, MVS/ESA, JES3, Endevor, Librarian, Expeditor, Smart Test, Top Secret, Customer Information Control System (CICS), Microsoft mail/Windows/ Word/Excel, files transfer processes (BLAST/ OCFT), protocol conversions between ASCII and EBCDIC, CASE tools, and network configuration. (Supervisor's Name: Phil Noyes. Phone: 512-***-****.) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dates Employed: 03/1995-07/1996Austin Automation Center (AAC) Grade Level: GS-12 1615 E. Woodward Street Hours per Week: 40 Austin, TX 78772 Programmer/Analyst on the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Logistics Team: Designed, coded, tested, debugged, implemented, and maintained COBOL II program modules and JCL job streams for the VA's on-line Vendor Registration and electronic resource acquisition. Developed new program modules to register and maintain history information on approved vendors for purchases of medical equipment/supplies and services for VA hospitals, clinics, and staff offices. Developed new program modules for acquisition inquiries and status of purchase requests. PRs transmitted to AAC via DMI files were reformatted to interface with program modules that verify/obtain approved vendor sources, and edit PR data to ensure complete and accurate information. The edited PR data is maintained at the Center for on-line reference and a copy is reformatted for DMI transmission to the approved vendor. When the vendor received the PR, a confirmation number, costs, point of contact, and estimated costs was returned to the AAC master file. Confirmation of PR receipt was transmitted to the customer along with the projected cost, date of arrival, contract number, etc. Developed program modules to produce daily weekly, monthly, and yearly reports detailing PR status, due dates, type of inventory, costs, and point of contact. Required a knowledge of COBOL, DB COBOL II, IDMS COBOL, APS, JCL, CA-7/CA-11 job scheduler and job recovery product, Time Sharing Option, Fileaid, Rogers Software Distribution, DBOL, Statistical Analysis System, DYL 280, IDMS, ORACLE, VSAM, General Data Group files, OS390, MVS/ESA, JES3, Endevor, Librarian, Expeditor, Smart Test, Top Secret, Customer Information Control System, Microsoft Mail/Windows/Word/Excel, files transfer processes (BLAST/OCFT), protocol conversions between ASCII and EBCDIC, CASE tools, and network configuration. (Supervisor's Name: John Sandy. Phone: Retired.) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA
) Dates Employed:
11/1994-03/1995Austin Automation Center (AAC) Grade Level: GS-12 1615 E. Woodward Hours per week: 40 Austin, TX 78772 Programmer/Analyst for the VA National Cemetery System (NCS) and Grave Set-aside System (GRS): Maintained program modules using COBOL II, FOCUS, JCL, Visual Basic. Analyzed NCS and GRS to convert system from COBOL to Visual Basic, and updated edits and system code to include new legal requirements. Advised customers, weekly, of the progress of the system development and any problems areas. (Supervisor's Name: Carol Thibodeaux. Phone: Retired.
) Headquarters, U.S. Army Health Dates Employed:
01/1990-11/1994Services Command (USA HSC) Grade Level: S-11 Information Quality Management Office (IQMO) Hours per Week: 40 Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management (DCSIM) Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 Computer Programmer/Analyst Conducted studies to identify problem areas (software/hardware) and to advise customers of solutions to information quality objectives for Automation Data Processing (ADP) and other information management (IM) disciplines such as telecommunications, visual information, records management, and printing and publications. Analyzed and developed functional specs for an AIS to capture data and provide on-line inquiry of ADP inventory, funding, maintenance, and security at each medical activity. Coordinated functional specs with inter-agency and/ or intra-department, i.e., clinical and/or logistical departments, hospitals, Department of Defense (DoD), and the Central Design Activity (CDA)) functional specs to ascertain data base designs, processing, and interfaces. Developed user requirements to determine data base layouts, data flow, processing functions, and data base files for detailed system specs for a Local Area Network to handle three administrative processes (Open Allotment, Supplemental Care, and Non-availability) at Brooke Army Medical Center. Open Allotment subsystem involved billing claims from private medical providers for active duty soldiers injured and treated while on leave or temporary Duty (TDY) or when military medical care unavailable. Open allotment subsystem tracked each patients' cost by ICD-9-CM or DRG to provide management indicator reports by timeframe, case status, area, type of procedures, etc. Supplemental Care subsystem interfaced with the DEERS AIS to verify patient eligibility for care and tracked outside referrals to accumulate costs, and issue financial and management indicator reports. Non-availability system tracked issuances of non-availability statements to determine requirements for resources such as additional hospital personnel, psychiatric care, OB-GYN, physical therapy, and supplemental care budget. As policy and standards oversight for the HQAs, USA HSC, ADP: Established, implemented, and monitored all ADP documentation and reviewed system documentation developed by HSC's CDA and Information Management Divisions (IMD) located at the field hospitals for compliance with HSC, Department of the Army (DA), DoD, and legal statutes. As a Information Management Review team member for HQ HSC, visited each of the 38 hospitals, once every three years, to assess compliance with regulatory and legal statutes in 33 areas (i.e., structural and personnel security, privacy act, equipment acquisition and control, software licensure). Compiled site visit reports detailing the areas of compliance or issues requiring resolution and distributed the finalized reports to the site visited and HSC staff offices, i.e., Commander, Inspector General, Judge Advocate, and clinical departments. Analyzed and compiled 4-year study of Management Review visits to the 38 IMD's to detail areas requiring improvements, future target areas for strategic planning (LANs, client-server), and issues of regulatory delineation or clarification. Handled Information System Security Program. Advised subordinates of security requirements as detailed in legal statutes and regulations. Developed security policy and procedures for the medical command. Compiled security reports in response to higher headquarters. (Supervisor's Name: LTC Bert Neville. Phone: Retired.) U. S. Army Health Care Systems Dates Employed: 02/1989-12/1989 Support Activity (HCSSA), Support Grade Level: GS-11 Systems Branch, Information Systems Div Hours per week: 40 Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 Computer Programmer/Analyst As a team member on the Army Medial Property Accounting System (AMEDPAS), an Army-wide distributed inventory system accumulating equipment data at four regional development centers, worked the maintenance side of the system using Computer Associates COBOL/DL, Datacom/DB, Data Dictionary/CA, JCL, ROSCOE on a 3790 mainframe. Tracked and reported on Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) received from users or technical personnel. Designed, implemented, tested, and documented changes to processing modules and outputs in response to ECPs. In compliance with regulatory guidelines, compiled on-line files and documentation for Interim and System Change Packages (SCP). Coordinated SCP approvals with functional users at higher headquarters and technical experts in HCSSA. Fielded SCP via on-line distribution and responded to client inquiries regarding SCP. Updated the AMEDPAS data dictionary. Maintained and updated library of system specifications and documentation to include system manual, operators manual, users manual, system and application program copies, data flow and processing diagrams and flowcharts, data base layouts and data element definitions, cross reference listings, system and job run management indicator reports, and SCPs. Maintained team meeting minutes to track project status and monitor suspense actions. On-call to resolve problems on nightly batch runs and data base updates. Developed a program for a hand-held scanner to upload a file of equipment inventory to a PC application program, and then to upload the PC inventory file to AMEDPAS for a validation report of the scanned inventory against the inventory data base. The PC application program, written in BASIC, called on the scanner with key codes to upload to the PC file. When the scanner upload terminated the PC BASIC program interfaced with the mainframe (CA COBOL/DL) to upload from the PC and validate the inventory listing against the data base. As a member of the Information Mission Area Profile System (IMAPS) team, assisted in the development of a microcomputer system (DBASE III+/ FOXBASE) to collect data on the computer systems and equipment used by 400 field activities. The system was developed and implemented in four weeks. The system consolidated input from the 400 locations and generated reports. Designed, modified, verified, and documented the data bases (search tables) in compliance with program specs and program module processing. Translated input/output and module processing requirements into laymen terms for development of the Users Manual by the technical writer while validating data output and processing functions. Fielded trouble calls from the users and documented system changes for SCPs. (Supervisor's Name: Mr. George Cook. Phone: Retired.) U. S. Army Health Services
Cmd Dates Employed:
10/1985-01/1988U. S. Army Biostatistical & Patient Admin Grade Level: GS-5 Fort Sam Houston (FSH), TX 78234 Hours per week: 40 Editorial Assistant Worked with the Information Management Officer (IMO), to convert the Administration Division to an Information Management Division. Analyzed workload requirements to ascertain the ADP equipment/software architecture to accomplish our mission under a computerized network and to develop a five-year Information Management Master Plan (IMMP) for hardware/software and training requirements. Assisted the IMO in configuring computer hardware, installed software, trained users on the computer systems and software, troubleshooting hardware/software problems, and recommended solutions to computerize workload requirements for a variety of users. Prioritized the administrative/word processing workload under the network environment. Planned and coordinated the conversion of publications from the CPM system to the Activity network. Created and maintained the User's Manual for the division's computer systems and continuously updated documentation for all database reports, and DBASE programs. Maintained the Activity's software library. Analyzed, designed, verified, and finalized manuals, manuscripts, statistical tables/charts which required an extensive knowledge of biostatistical/ mathematical computations. Provided technical guidance to word processing personnel. Initiated personnel actions for 175 civilians. Provided budget analyst with weekly, quarterly, and Fiscal Year operational cost of personnel, training, and travel. Officiated as the Custodian of Classified Documents. Utilizing DBASE III, developed and maintained the data bases of the Activity's personnel and the Schedule X workload for the Commander's Office and the Administration Division. Analyzed, compiled, verified, recommended, and finalized Schedule Xs for command inspection surveys and amendments to the Table of Distribution of Allowances (manpower allocations) for the Activity. Maintained the documentation and backup files for the personnel and workload data bases. Answered, both orally and in writing, inquiries regarding personnel assignments, TDA authorizations, TDY orders, manpower strength, and a variety of civilian programs. (Supervisor's Name: Thomas H. Buster. Phone: Retired.) U. S. Postal Service Dates Employed: 01-12/
1982 10410 Perrin Beitel Road Grade Level: PS-5 San Antonio, TX 78285 Hours per week: 40-60 Machine Distribution Clerk Ambulary Care Division, Professional Actys Dates: 07/1977-09/1979 Hqs, U.S. Army Health Services Command Grade Level: GS-05 Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 Hours per week: 40 Secretary (Steno) to the Division Chief Health Sciences Media Division Dates: 07/1976-1977 Academy of Health Sciences Grade Level: GS-4 Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 Hours per week: 40 Clerk (Steno), Administrative Section Research and Systems Division Dates: 04/1975-05/1976 Government Personnel Life Insurance Company San Antonio, TX 78284 Hours per week: 20-25 IBM Composer Operator and Administrative Assistant Army-Baylor Health Care Administration Div Dates: 06/1970-11/1972 U.S. Army Medical Field Service School Grade Level: GS-5 Brooke Army Medical Center Hours per week: 40 Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 Secretary (Steno) to Division Director Department of Veterinary Science Dates: 09/1967-06/1970 U.S. Army Medical Field Service School Grade Level: GS-4 Brooke Army Medical Center Hours per week: 40 Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 Secretary (Steno) to Department Director Administrative Section Dates: 09/1965-1967 Enlisted Military Personnel Division Grade Level: GS-3 Brooke Army Medical Center Hours per week: 40 Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 Clerk(Steno) EDUCATION: San Antonio College Southwest Texas State University San Antonio, TX 78212 San Marcos, TX 78666 A.A.S., 1985 GPA: 3.8 B.A.A.S., 1996 GPA: 3.4 Major: Computer Programming Major: Computer Science JOB-RELATED TRAINING COURSES: Year Course 2000 Basic Configuration Management; Advanced Configuration Management 1998 CA IDMS/DB Database Navigation, IDMS/DC, & IDMS/UCF Programming 1997 Software Estimating and Scheduling Techniques; Intro to CICS/ESA 1995 Oracle7 Fundamentals 1994 Visual Basic Programming for Windows; Quality Measurements; TSO, RSD 1993 Control, Audit, & Security of Information Systems; Computer Security 1992 Information Systems Security; Information Security Orientation (DoDSI); DBASE III+/FOXBASE 1991 White Collar Productivity; Effective Briefing Techniques; Management Analysis and Review; Computer Security Awareness for Managers 1990 Structured Functional System Description and Design 1989
Informix SQL; ADA Programming; CA Datacom/DB, COBOL/DL, Conceptual Data Modeling; Applied Data Research; Data Dictionary; Data Query Army Correspondence Courses: Basic Statistics; Simple Linear Regression & Correlation Analysis; Resource Management; Budgeting Iⅈ Internal Review JOB-RELATED SKILLS: COBOL, VS COBOL II, CICS, CA-IDMS, COBOL 75, DBASE III AND IV+, FOXBASE, ADA, Informix SQL, Visual Basic, Assembler, FORTRAN, Datapoint, JCL, BASIC, Oracle, RPG, FOCUS, APS, CA Datacom/DB, COBOL/DL, Data Dictionary, Data Query, OS390, VMS, MVS OS, Microsoft DOS & OS2, CICS/ESA, PC tools, Procom, DDN-Mail, E-Mail, CCMail, Novell, Lotus 1-2-3, Windows 95, Windows NT, Excel, PERFORM, Quick Edit, Outlook, Calendar Creator, Label Maker, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Kedit, Xedit, IBM Displaywrite, Wordperfect, MS Word, Wordstar, Harvard Graphics, Reportpack, VISIO, Microsoft Project, Chartpack, Graphwriter, ROSCOE, TSO/ISPF, RSD, Expeditor, Intertest, Smart Test, Dyna Comm/Elite, JES3, DYL 280, Endevor, CA-7/CA-11.Karen K. Rutledge
874 Garden Circle
Schertz, TX 78154-1600
210-***-**** (Home)
210-***-**** (Mobile)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dates Employed:
07/1999-PresentAustin Automation Center (AAC) Grade Level: GS-12
1615 E. Woodward Street Salary: $56,823
Austin, TX 78772 Hours per Week: 40
Software Configuration Manager/Computer Specialist
As Software Configuration Manager, applied technical and
administrative direction to identify and document the functional and
physical characteristics for several automation projects (NARA Medical
Records Registry System, Application Documentation System, and
Information Technology Conference System) under the Center's
Capability Maturity Modeling (CMM) process. Duties included: Participated
in Initial Planning Phase of Automated Information Systems (AIS).
Analyzed AIS Request for Work. Routinely advised Project Manager of
any project risks. Established and maintained a configuration
management
library to manage access and control changes to baselined software
documentation. Developed, maintained, and administered Software
Configuration Management Plan, and standards and procedures. Identified
work products to be placed under Software Configuration Management
(SCM). Routinely communicated SCM requirements to Project Team and
other affected groups. Regularly produced and distributed SCM status
reports. Oversight and administration of the Change Request process for
all configuration items. Continuously updated and maintained the Metric
Collection Workbook. Participated on the Software Configuration Control
Board. Scheduled and conducted functional and physical audits of the
software baselines and configuration management library. Conducted
meetings and performed tasks to implement AIS. (Supervisor's Name:
Judy Brown. Phone: 512-***-****.
)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dates Employed:
07/1996-07/1999Austin Automation Center (AAC) Grade Level: GS-12
1615 E. Woodward Street Hours per week: 40
Austin, TX 78772
Computer Programmer/Analyst
Primary Systems Analyst for the Distribution of Operational
Resources (DOOR) AIS that integrates workload, quality, and fiscal data
for Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to assess the costs of
operations in conjunction with other performance data for analysis at the
regional level and the central office in Washington, D.C. DOOR provides
fundamental information for decisions on the distribution of resources
among field facilities and is a primary source of data for the Government
Performance Report. Maintained 100+ batch application programs and
monitored monthly, quarterly, and yearly production runs of financial and
statistical analysis reports. Designed, coded, debugged, tested,
documented, implemented, and maintained new DOOR program modules
that interfaced with existing modules or ran independently. On-call,
monitored and resolved abends for DOOR production runs. Coordinated
(interagency and/or intra-agency) maintenance and new development of
DOOR modules and JCL job streams. Revised, tested, and installed
DOOR production modules (100+ batch and 10 on-line) to ensure Year
2000 compliance. Required a knowledge of COBOL, DB COBOL II, IDMS
COBOL, APS, JCL, CA-7/CA-11 job scheduler and job recovery products,
Time Sharing Option, Fileaid, Rogers Software Distribution, DBOL,
Statistical Analysis System, DYL 280, IDMS, ORACLE, VSAM,
Generation
Data Group files, OS 390, MVS/ESA, JES3, Endevor, Librarian, Expeditor,
Smart Test, Top Secret, Customer Information Control System (CICS),
Microsoft mail/Windows/ Word/Excel, files transfer processes (BLAST/
OCFT), protocol conversions between ASCII and EBCDIC, CASE tools,
and network configuration. (Supervisor's Name: Phil Noyes. Phone:
)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dates Employed:
03/1995-07/1996Austin Automation Center (AAC) Grade Level: GS-12
1615 E. Woodward Street Hours per Week: 40
Austin, TX 78772
Programmer/Analyst on the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
and Logistics Team: Designed, coded, tested, debugged, implemented,
and maintained COBOL II program modules and JCL job streams for the
VA's on-line Vendor Registration and electronic resource acquisition.
Developed new program modules to register and maintain history
information on approved vendors for purchases of medical
equipment/supplies and services for VA hospitals, clinics, and staff
offices. Developed new program modules for acquisition inquiries and
status of purchase requests. PRs transmitted to AAC via DMI files were
reformatted to interface with program modules that verify/obtain
approved
vendor sources, and edit PR data to ensure complete and accurate
information. The edited PR data is maintained at the Center for on-line
reference and a copy is reformatted for DMI transmission to the
approved
vendor. When the vendor received the PR, a confirmation number, costs,
point of contact, and estimated costs was returned to the AAC master
file.
Confirmation of PR receipt was transmitted to the customer along with
the
projected cost, date of arrival, contract number, etc. Developed program
modules to produce daily weekly, monthly, and yearly reports detailing
PR
status, due dates, type of inventory, costs, and point of contact.
Required a knowledge of COBOL, DB COBOL II, IDMS COBOL, APS,
JCL, CA-7/CA-11 job scheduler and job recovery product, Time Sharing
Option, Fileaid, Rogers Software Distribution, DBOL, Statistical Analysis
System, DYL 280, IDMS, ORACLE, VSAM, General Data Group files,
OS390, MVS/ESA, JES3, Endevor, Librarian, Expeditor, Smart Test, Top
Secret, Customer Information Control System, Microsoft
Mail/Windows/Word/Excel, files transfer processes (BLAST/OCFT),
protocol conversions between ASCII and EBCDIC, CASE tools, and
network configuration. (Supervisor's Name: John Sandy. Phone:
Retired.)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dates Employed:
11/1994-03/1995Austin Automation Center (AAC) Grade Level: GS-12
1615 E. Woodward Hours per week: 40
Austin, TX 78772
Programmer/Analyst for the VA National Cemetery System
(NCS) and Grave Set-aside System (GRS): Maintained program modules
using COBOL II, FOCUS, JCL, Visual Basic. Analyzed NCS and GRS to
convert system from COBOL to Visual Basic, and updated edits and
system code to include new legal requirements. Advised customers,
weekly, of the progress of the system development and any problems
areas. (Supervisor's Name: Carol Thibodeaux. Phone: Retired.
)
Headquarters, U.S. Army Health Dates Employed:
01/1990-11/1994Services Command (USA HSC) Grade Level: S-11
Information Quality Management Office (IQMO) Hours per Week: 40
Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management (DCSIM)
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Computer Programmer/Analyst
Conducted studies to identify problem areas
(software/hardware)
and to advise customers of solutions to information quality objectives for
Automation Data Processing (ADP) and other information management
(IM) disciplines such as telecommunications, visual information, records
management, and printing and publications. Analyzed and developed
functional specs for an AIS to capture data and provide on-line inquiry of
ADP inventory, funding, maintenance, and security at each medical
activity. Coordinated functional specs with inter-agency and/ or
intra-department, i.e., clinical and/or logistical departments, hospitals,
Department of Defense (DoD), and the Central Design Activity (CDA))
functional specs to ascertain data base designs, processing, and
interfaces. Developed user requirements to determine data base layouts,
data flow, processing functions, and data base files for detailed system
specs for a Local Area Network to handle three administrative processes
(Open Allotment, Supplemental Care, and Non-availability) at Brooke
Army
Medical Center. Open Allotment subsystem involved billing claims from
private medical providers for active duty soldiers injured and treated while
on leave or temporary Duty (TDY) or when military medical care
unavailable. Open allotment subsystem tracked each patients' cost by
ICD-9-CM or DRG to provide management indicator reports by
timeframe,
case status, area, type of procedures, etc. Supplemental Care
subsystem
interfaced with the DEERS AIS to verify patient eligibility for care and
tracked outside referrals to accumulate costs, and issue financial and
management indicator reports. Non-availability system tracked
issuances
of non-availability statements to determine requirements for resources
such as additional hospital personnel, psychiatric care, OB-GYN, physical
therapy, and supplemental care budget.
As policy and standards oversight for the HQAs, USA HSC, ADP:
Established, implemented, and monitored all ADP documentation and
reviewed system documentation developed by HSC's CDA and
Information Management Divisions (IMD) located at the field hospitals for
compliance with HSC, Department of the Army (DA), DoD, and legal
statutes. As a Information Management Review team member for HQ
HSC, visited each of the 38 hospitals, once every three years, to assess
compliance with regulatory and legal statutes in 33 areas (i.e., structural
and personnel security, privacy act, equipment acquisition and control,
software licensure). Compiled site visit reports detailing the areas of
compliance or issues requiring resolution and distributed the finalized
reports to the site visited and HSC staff offices, i.e., Commander,
Inspector General, Judge Advocate, and clinical departments. Analyzed
and compiled 4-year study of Management Review visits to the 38 IMD's
to detail areas requiring improvements, future target areas for strategic
planning (LANs, client-server), and issues of regulatory delineation or
clarification.
Handled Information System Security Program. Advised subordinates of
security requirements as detailed in legal statutes and regulations.
Developed security policy and procedures for the medical command.
Compiled security reports in response to higher headquarters.
(Supervisor's Name: LTC Bert Neville. Phone: Retired.)
U. S. Army Health Care Systems Dates Employed:
02/1989-12/1989
Support Activity (HCSSA), Support Grade Level: GS-11
Systems Branch, Information Systems Div Hours per week: 40
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Computer Programmer/Analyst
As a team member on the Army Medial Property Accounting
System (AMEDPAS), an Army-wide distributed inventory system
accumulating equipment data at four regional development centers,
worked
the maintenance side of the system using Computer Associates
COBOL/DL, Datacom/DB, Data Dictionary/CA, JCL, ROSCOE on a 3790
mainframe. Tracked and reported on Engineering Change Proposals
(ECPs) received from users or technical personnel. Designed,
implemented, tested, and documented changes to processing modules
and
outputs in response to ECPs. In compliance with regulatory guidelines,
compiled on-line files and documentation for Interim and System Change
Packages (SCP). Coordinated SCP approvals with functional users at
higher headquarters and technical experts in HCSSA. Fielded SCP via
on-line distribution and responded to client inquiries regarding SCP.
Updated the AMEDPAS data dictionary.
Maintained and updated library of system specifications and
documentation to include system manual, operators manual, users
manual, system and application program copies, data flow and processing
diagrams and flowcharts, data base layouts and data element definitions,
cross reference listings, system and job run management indicator
reports, and SCPs. Maintained team meeting minutes to track project
status and monitor suspense actions. On-call to resolve problems on
nightly batch runs and data base updates.
Developed a program for a hand-held scanner to upload a file of
equipment inventory to a PC application program, and then to upload the
PC inventory file to AMEDPAS for a validation report of the scanned
inventory against the inventory data base. The PC application program,
written in BASIC, called on the scanner with key codes to upload to the
PC
file. When the scanner upload terminated the PC BASIC program
interfaced with the mainframe (CA COBOL/DL) to upload from the PC
and
validate the inventory listing against the data base.
As a member of the Information Mission Area Profile System
(IMAPS) team, assisted in the development of a microcomputer system
(DBASE III+/ FOXBASE) to collect data on the computer systems and
equipment used by 400 field activities. The system was developed and
implemented in four weeks. The system consolidated input from the 400
locations and generated reports. Designed, modified, verified, and
documented the data bases (search tables) in compliance with program
specs and program module processing. Translated input/output and
module
processing requirements into laymen terms for development of the Users
Manual by the technical writer while validating data output and processing
functions.
Fielded trouble calls from the users and documented system changes for
SCPs.
(Supervisor's Name: Mr. George Cook. Phone: Retired.
)
U. S. Army Health Services Cmd Dates Employed:
10/1985-01/1988
U. S. Army Biostatistical & Patient Admin Grade Level: GS-5
Fort Sam Houston (FSH), TX 78234 Hours per week: 40
Editorial Assistant
Worked with the Information Management Officer (IMO), to
convert the Administration Division to an Information Management
Division. Analyzed workload requirements to ascertain the ADP
equipment/software architecture to accomplish our mission under a
computerized network and to develop a five-year Information
Management
Master Plan (IMMP) for hardware/software and training requirements.
Assisted the IMO in configuring computer hardware, installed software,
trained users on the computer systems and software, troubleshooting
hardware/software problems, and recommended solutions to computerize
workload requirements for a variety of users.
Prioritized the administrative/word processing workload under the
network environment. Planned and coordinated the conversion of
publications from the CPM system to the Activity network. Created and
maintained the User's Manual for the division's computer systems and
continuously updated documentation for all database reports, and DBASE
programs. Maintained the Activity's software library. Analyzed, designed,
verified, and finalized manuals, manuscripts, statistical tables/charts
which
required an extensive knowledge of biostatistical/ mathematical
computations. Provided technical guidance to word processing personnel.
Initiated personnel actions for 175 civilians. Provided budget
analyst with weekly, quarterly, and Fiscal Year operational cost of
personnel, training, and travel. Officiated as the Custodian of Classified
Documents. Utilizing DBASE III, developed and maintained the data
bases
of the Activity's personnel and the Schedule X workload for the
Commander's Office and the Administration Division. Analyzed,
compiled,
verified, recommended, and finalized Schedule Xs for command
inspection
surveys and amendments to the Table of Distribution of Allowances
(manpower allocations) for the Activity. Maintained the documentation
and
backup files for the personnel and workload data bases. Answered, both
orally and in writing, inquiries regarding personnel assignments, TDA
authorizations, TDY orders, manpower strength, and a variety of civilian
programs. (Supervisor's Name: Thomas H. Buster. Phone: Retired.)
U. S. Postal Service Dates Employed: 01-12/1982
10410 Perrin Beitel Road Grade Level: PS-5
San Antonio, TX 78285 Hours per week: 40-60
Machine Distribution Clerk
Ambulary Care Division, Professional Actys Dates: 07/1977-09/1979
Hqs, U.S. Army Health Services Command Grade Level: GS-05
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 Hours per week: 40
Secretary (Steno) to the Division Chief
Health Sciences Media Division Dates: 07/1976-1977
Academy of Health Sciences Grade Level: GS-4
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 Hours per week: 40
Clerk (Steno), Administrative Section
Research and Systems Division Dates:
04/1975-05/1976Government Personnel Life Insurance Company
San Antonio, TX 78284 Hours per week: 20-25
IBM Composer Operator and Administrative AssistantArmy-Baylor Health Care Administration Div Dates:
06/1970-11/1972
U.S. Army Medical Field Service School Grade Level: GS-5
Brooke Army Medical Center Hours per week: 40
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Secretary (Steno) to Division DirectorDepartment of Veterinary Science Dates:
09/1967-06/1970
U.S. Army Medical Field Service School Grade Level: GS-4
Brooke Army Medical Center Hours per week: 40
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Secretary (Steno) to Department Director
Administrative Section Dates: 09/1965-1967
Enlisted Military Personnel Division Grade Level:
GS-3
Brooke Army Medical Center Hours per week: 40
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Clerk(Steno)
EDUCATION:
San Antonio College Southwest Texas State
University
San Antonio, TX 78212 San Marcos, TX 78666
A.A.S., 1985 GPA: 3.8 B.A.A.S., 1996 GPA: 3.4
Major: Computer Programming Major: Computer Science
JOB-RELATED TRAINING COURSES:
Year Course
2000 Basic Configuration Management; Advanced Configuration
Management
1998 CA IDMS/DB Database Navigation, IDMS/DC, & IDMS/UCF
Programming
1997 Software Estimating and Scheduling Techniques; Intro to
CICS/ESA
1995 Oracle7 Fundamentals
1994 Visual Basic Programming for Windows; Quality Measurements;
TSO, RSD
1993 Control, Audit, & Security of Information Systems; Computer
Security
1992 Information Systems Security; Information Security Orientation
(DoDSI); DBASE III+/FOXBASE
1991 White Collar Productivity; Effective Briefing Techniques;
Management Analysis and Review; Computer Security
Awareness for Managers
1990 Structured Functional System Description and Design
1989 Informix SQL; ADA Programming; CA Datacom/DB,
COBOL/DL,
Conceptual Data Modeling; Applied Data Research; Data
Dictionary; Data Query
Army Correspondence Courses: Basic Statistics; Simple Linear
Regression & Correlation Analysis; Resource Management; Budgeting
Iⅈ
Internal Review
JOB-RELATED SKILLS:
COBOL, VS COBOL II, CICS, CA-IDMS, COBOL 75, DBASE III AND
IV+,
FOXBASE, ADA, Informix SQL, Visual Basic, Assembler, FORTRAN,
Datapoint, JCL, BASIC, Oracle, RPG, FOCUS, APS, CA Datacom/DB,
COBOL/DL, Data Dictionary, Data Query, OS390, VMS, MVS OS,
Microsoft DOS & OS2, CICS/ESA, PC tools, Procom, DDN-Mail, E-Mail,
CCMail, Novell, Lotus 1-2-3, Windows 95, Windows NT, Excel,
PERFORM,
Quick Edit, Outlook, Calendar Creator, Label Maker, Microsoft Flight
Simulator, Kedit, Xedit, IBM Displaywrite, Wordperfect, MS Word,
Wordstar, Harvard Graphics, Reportpack, VISIO, Microsoft Project,
Chartpack, Graphwriter, ROSCOE, TSO/ISPF, RSD, Expeditor, Intertest,
Smart Test, Dyna Comm/Elite, JES3, DYL 280, Endevor, CA-7/CA-11.