Manager Management
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Steve Kimble
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** **** **** ******, *** 15
City: Belleville
State: IL
Zip: 62221
Country: USA
Phone: 618-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $60,000
Willing to Relocate
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Resume for Steven W. Kimble
CAREER HISTORY
Over forty years in information technology (IT) systems analysis, design, creation, testing, management (including modification to better meet user needs), acquisition, and training. Saved over $17 million during active-duty military career via more-efficient methods, smarter solutions, and avoiding duplication of efforts. Completed military service with rank of Major and held TOP SECRET clearance with access to multiple compartments of intelligence.
EDUCATION
- B.S. in Engineering, Tulane University, 1971
- M.S. in Computer Science, University of Kansas, 1983
SKILLS
- Languages: C (C++ at student level), Bourne Shell, FORTRAN IV, COBOL, BASIC, Pascal, IBM BAL and JCL
- Operating Systems: Preferred--UNIX (AT&T style) or Linux; or IBM, in that order
- Database: SQL-based (Clipper, dBASE, System-1022) plus special-purpose; see "Other" below
- Hardware: Numerous laser and other printers, printing terminals, modems, disk and tape drives (all sizes and platforms), OCR and digitizing paper and microfiche scanners, optical and magneto-optical disks and drives, Automated Identification Technology (AIT) scanners, especially Symbol Technologies
- Other: TCP/IP (wrote own packet-fed customized, special-purpose DBMS to prevent data loss on unbuffered hardware in multiprogramming environment; never lost a single bit), Internet, Web browsers (IE, Netscape, Firefox), ZoneAlarm (Windows) and FireStarter (Linux) firewalls
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Self-employed - Metropolitan St. Louis, MO-12/2006 - Present-IT Consultant
Use Linux and Cygwin (Cygnet for Windows) tools to meet special needs of clients in both MS Windows and UNIX/Linux environments. Especially effective for -flat- files such as -Favorites-/-Bookmarks". Develop custom software for special purposes or to perform ad hoc tasks. Install and troubleshoot systems and applications.
Self-employed - Metropolitan St. Louis, MO-06/1999 - 12/2006-Marketing Specialist: Computer and Business Courses
Helped introduce affordable Internet-based computer and business training to St. Louis area. Coordinated with senior officials, including division president, on strategy for area.
Environment: Streaming multimedia training courses distributed via Internet to PCs from -486s to latest technology.
TRI-COR Industries, Inc. - O`fallon, IL-02/1998 - 08/1998-Senior Applications Engineer
Examined and analyzed user`s air terminal operations. Designed systems utilizing AIT to improve user productivity.
- Analytical skill and familiarity with AIT resulted in successful use of new device one day after delivery.
Environment: PCs running Windows 95 with C applications and input from Symbol Technologies barcode scanners, and Sun 630s running Solaris.
Self-employed - Metropolitan St. Louis, MO-09/1996 - 02/1998-Marketing Specialist
Analyzed and recommended products, including telecommunications services and products, to meet commercial and private end-user needs. Installed products. Trained end users.
Betac Corp. - Belleville, IL-08/1995 - 05/1996-Senior Systems Analyst
Examined, analyzed, and recommended improvements in enterprise connectivity. Installed solution hardware and software. Trained end users and system administrators.
Environment: Sun SPARCStations and IBM-compatible PCs connected by switched Ethernet on copper and fiber-optic media, and C programs.
I-NET, Inc. - Cahokia, IL-09/1993 - 08/1995-Network Administrator
Analyzed and solved hardware and software problems with networked PC workstations, paper and microfiche scanners/digitizers, printer servers, and any other on-site (and some off-site) equipment. Designed, developed, tested, and debugged new applications and utility software, and new hardware configurations. Created ad hoc statistical and other reports.
- Image Processing: Much-regarded company failed to meet our customer's needs in a year. Managed, provided technical expertise - finished in 3 months.
Environment: UNIX running on Sun SPARCStations (including an Oracle RDBMS server) and IBM-compatible PCs, with some MS-DOS. Languages were C and Bourne shell.
Computer Data Systems, Inc. - Panama City and Pensacola, FL; and St. Louis, MO-01/1992 - 09/1993-Senior Systems Engineer
Designed, developed, tested, and debugged new applications and utility software, and new hardware configurations. Analyzed feasibility of projects, recommended courses of action, and created reports detailing the results of these analyses.
- International sales order printing: eliminated 3 steps and 2 graphics files; used more efficient graphics method to cut remaining file size to 1/12. Processing time dropped proportionally. Achieved 40% reduction in database size.
- Food services inventory control, planning, and budgeting: thorough knowledge of COBOL internal storage formats allowed 1/3 reduction in size of proposed new database format without reducing visibility of field values to troubleshooters.
Environments: UNIX and Wang OS on minis, MS-DOS on PCs. Languages were SQL, C, COBOL (including a COBOL applications generator), and Bourne shell.
U.S. Air Force - Scott Air Force Base (AFB), IL-07/1985 - 10/1991-Communications and Computer Systems Acquisition Manager
Organization and Management Skills:
- Reorganized office which solved IT and communication needs.
-- Redefined and clarified mission and responsibilities, set standards, and supervised training. Resulted in reduction of average processing time from 30 to 1.5 days using half the people previously required.
-- Saved over $11.5 million by implementing better solutions and eliminating obsolete or duplicative requests.
- Chosen to fix serious threats to organization's ability to accomplish its mission due to external changes.
-- Analyzed current process, identified deficiencies, and implemented solutions, restoring organization's ability to perform under surge conditions (e.g., DESERT SHIELD/STORM/PEACE) while operating more efficiently.
IT Acquisition: Project Management
- Designed and implemented a new tracking system for commercial contracts using off-the-shelf software and excess hardware, saving over $200,000.
- Managed acquisition of mobile ground terminal for Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) system to help rescue forces in the DESERT SHIELD/STORM area. Learned and used new Rapid Response Process to speed procurement in just such contingencies. Completed documentation, approval, contracting, delivery, installation, test, and acceptance in 2 months - shortest acquisition in corporate memory. Just in time: shooting started 3 days later.
- In first assigned project, saved $15,000 by using excess equipment rather than buying it new (which was the recommended solution).
- Developed an acquisition strategy which resulted in fielding an automated aircraft maintenance system contract one year sooner than thought possible. The system resulted in faster aircraft fix time. Increased transport capability was equivalent to having 5.5 more aircraft for the one year of early availability, worth $6.5 million.
Judgment and Organizational Skills:
- Executive Secretary of working group tasked to allocate funds and manpower among competing projects. Reconciled directors' views on importance of diverse projects. Compared estimated project costs to benefits, prioritized project list, and submitted to working group. List accepted, redirecting $200 million where it would do most good.
Management Analysis:
- Identified lack of training as source of work overload in my division. Requested vacant training manager job. Created training program. Result: project managers trained in 3 months, less mistakes, and better cost/benefit ratios.
Environment: AT&T 3B2 minicomputer running UNIX System V with applications in C and Bourne shell.
U.S. Air Force - Bolling AFB, DC-06/1982 - 07/1985-Management Analyst and System Manager
Provided managerial and technical support for testbed system used to investigate concepts of office automation and automated document creation, formatting/publishing, and management. Designed, created, tested, debugged, and maintained software tools to support this effort. Participated in establishing and updating policy to reflect new methods and lessons learned. Assisted in specifying requirements for automated policy distribution system. All efforts applied to entire Air Force.
IT System Analysis and Management:
- Consistently solved elusive technical problems with UNIX-based network. Problems included performance loss due to network line faults and incompatible client equipment.
- Upgraded existing software and wrote dozens of new applications and utilities.
Management Analysis:
- Eliminated "air gap" in automated publishing process, saving 30 man-hours per month, reducing transfer time from 3 days to 1 hour, and avoiding human errors in misidentified magnetic tape. Used existing facilities at no additional cost.
IT System Management:
- Managed transition of automated policy-distribution system from in-house prototype at 4 sites to system specifications used at 176 sites worldwide. Worked with users, policy-making officials, and consultants to define a system with the following characteristics:
-- Store-and-forward network to feed local publishing systems which are scaled to the needs of individual sites.
-- Capability to merge information from "up the chain", resulting in a unified statement of policy tailored to each unit's chain of command.
-- Text search capability to retrieve all instances of the topic of interest. Included "intelligent" search for the synonyms and non-exact matches.
- Chosen to serve as co-chairman of UNIX Users' Group at highest organizational level. Set and influenced policy for entire office automation operation and acted as primary interface between users and systems personnel.
Environment: minis running UNIX; applications in Bourne shell, C, and troff commands and macros.
U.S. Air Force - Offutt AFB, NE; and Fort George G Meade, MD-02/1972 - 06/1982-Computer Systems Development Officer (Mathematical Applications)
Designed, created, tested, debugged, executed, and maintained software to perform mathematical modeling and analysis. Helped users create specifications for new requirements. Researched and introduced new methods that cut manpower requirements and program execution times.
Environment: FORTRAN and COBOL applications, some with special graphics system, on IBM and DEC mainframes. On the latter, used System-1022, one of the earliest commercial RDBMSs; and created custom DBMS for main development project.
Leadership:
- Chosen by Center Manager to demonstrate our primary analytical program during VIP visits. Developed automated briefing to aid in demonstration.
IT Programming:
- Single-handedly rehosted our Center's entire computer graphics system.
- Developed special-purpose real-time DBMS, including packet-handling routines. Eliminated time-consuming and error-prone manual data re-entry ("air gap").
- Revised program's methodology to boost efficiency. Cut run time from 5 minutes to 15 seconds, reduced memory requirements by 60%, and saved $500,000 over system life.
- Implemented streamlined job-submission procedures, reducing both the time and technical knowledge required. Saved over $1400 per year.
PUBLICATIONS
- "Information Flow Analysis for Contract Airlift", 1990
- "Security of Headquarters U.S. Air Force Office Automation Systems", 1984
- "Numerical Error Bounds Using Interval Arithmetic", 1983
HONORS
- Member of "Wing Right of Line" (Best-performing section in entire wing), U.S. Air Force Squadron Officer School (SOS), 1978
- Awarded "Outstanding" (highest) rating in both oral and written communications in same class of SOS, and also in U.S. Air Force Officer Training School, Class 72-08 (Oct 1971 - Jan 1972)
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