MARIE RAMOS

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Roseville, CA E-mail: abqpt3@r.postjobfree.com

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SUMMARY

Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD .NET)

Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)

20 years experience developing custom database applications, in a broad range of industries

9 years experience developing websites

Highly skilled in SQL, Transact SQL and reporting solutions

Good communications skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment

A results-oriented attitude; with a focus on working within the target budget and schedule

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES / DEVELOPMENT TOOLS: ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#.NET, Visual Studio .NET,

MS Reporting Services, Crystal Reports (Enterprise), ASP3, COM+, Visual Basic 6, Java, Visual Interdev, Visual

SourceSafe, several xBase dialects, SQL Server Transact SQL, Sybase Transact SQL, Javascript, VBScript, PHP

DATABASES: SQL Server 2000 & 2005, Sybase, mySQL, MS Access, MS Foxpro, Oracle

DATAMODELING / DBA TOOLS: ER Studio, DBArtisan, SQL Server Enterprise Manager, Erwin

WEB & GRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS: Dreamweaver, MS FrontPage, Photoshop, ImageReady

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

01/06 to Present The Queenstone Group (San Rafael, CA)

Contract Position: Senior Consultant for ARIES project. Provide systems analysis and development services.

(http://www.projectaries.org )

Software: ASP.NET, VB.NET, SQL Server 2000 & 2005, Transact SQL, Redgate Software, Visual Source Safe,

ER Studio

08/04 to Present Kiefer Consulting (El Dorado Hills, California www.kieferconsulting.com )

Contract Position: Senior Consultant. Architected and developed 2 web-based reporting portals and data-

warehouses for the Sacramento Bee. Provided maintenance and significant enhancements to a project

tracking application (based on C# .NET Winforms technology) for the California Coastal Conservancy. Provide

training in SQL Server Reporting Services for various government clients.

Software: ASP.NET, VB.NET, C# .NET, SQL Server 2000, Transact SQL, MS Reporting Services, Vault

11/03 to Present Outformations, Inc (Oakland, California www.outformations.com )

Contract Position: Associate, Web Developer. Provides maintenance and support for several .NET

applications, including Trust for Public Land, Project Tracking System.

Software: ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#.NET, SQL Server 2000, Transact SQL, Crystal Reports, Visual Studio .NET,

Lotus Notes, WinCVS

10/02 to 01/05 - Sacramento County, Dept of Health and Human Services (Sacramento California,

MIS Dept)

Contract Position: Senior Web Developer. Duties include all phases of application development: analysis and

requirements definition, application architecture, prototyping, data-modeling, programming, supervising the

work of other programmers, development of standards for documentation and programming. Designed and

implemented several web-based applications.

Software: ASP.NET, VB.NET, ASP3, Visual Basic 6, COM+, SQL Server 2000 and 7, Transact SQL, Crystal

Reports (Enterprise), MS Reporting Services, Visual Studio .NET, Visual Interdev, Visual SourceSafe, Visio

Professional, Dreamweaver, Frontpage

7/98 to 1/05 - PCG Systems (Oakland, California. Consulting and Software Development firm)

Contract Position: Senior Programmer/Analyst. Duties include all phases of application development:

analysis and requirements definition, prototyping, data-modeling, programming, client support &

documentation.

Projects with PCG Systems for the University of California:

(7/01 1/05). Developed internal and public websites for the UC Welfare Policy Research Program.

These sites manage a 25 table database containing scientific research on California welfare and social

assistance programs.

Software: ASP3 on IIS5, SQL Server 2000, Visual Interdev, Dreamweaver, DBArtisan, ERStudio,

Crystal Reports

(1/00 - 5/01). Developed two internal websites for the UC Dept of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

These were client/server database applications ported from Powerbuilder to a web client. They

manage 50 tables relating to state-wide program reporting.

Software: Java, Netdynamics (a java application server), Sybase 11, Solaris, Visio, DBArtisan,

ERStudio

(7/98 - 12/99). Designed and developed a 90 table client/server database application which managed

research grant information for the UC Office of the President.

Software: Visual Basic 6, Apex VB controls, Sybase, MS Access, ERStudio, DBArtisan.

10/97 to 7/98 - ProBusiness Inc. (Pleasanton, California. Provider of outsourced employee

administrative services).

Contract Position: Senior Programmer/Analyst.

Worked on migrating the ProBusiness Payroll product to a NT Client/Server environment from a

DOS LAN environment. Duties included: designing and developing data mapping and code

generation tools, designing and developing SQL Server data access functions, analyzing and

modifying programs, maintaining the project's Intranet site.

Software: SQL Server 6.5, Visual Foxpro, Visual Basic, Visual Interdev, Frontpage 98, ASP, ERWin,

Visio, Visual Sourcesafe, Windows NT, IIS

8/96 to 6/97 - Pacific Bell. (San Ramon, California).

Contract Position: Senior Programmer/Analyst.

Worked on software library development and maintenance programming on a project management

reporting system for Pacific Bell's Local Competition initiative. Also did proto-typing and research

for converting the application from a Foxpro/Win3.1 environment to an Access/SQL Server/Win

NT environment.

Software: FoxPro, MS Access 2.0, MS Access 97, SQL Server, EasyCASE, Visio, Visual SourceSafe,

MS Word, MS Excel, MS Exchange

1991 to 1996 - Micromega Systems Inc. (San Francisco, California. A consulting, training, and product

company, specializing in database application development. Creators of the product Foxfire)

Position: Senior Analyst. Worked primarily in consulting, in the roles of lead analyst, client liaison or lead

developer. All projects were multi-user database applications. Duties included:

Defining application requirements with clients

Performing analysis and design

Writing project specifications

Providing estimates (including fixed price bids)

Programming

Managing team projects (defining task lists and schedules, supervising other programmers)

Testing and evaluating Micromega's Foxfire product (a reporting and querying tool)

Testing (alpha and beta), and sample application development for the first release of MS Visual Foxpro

(Micromega was consulting for Microsoft)

Working with other employees in the development of programming standards, libraries and

methodologies, including OO application framework development in Visual FoxPro

Screening and interviewing potential employees

Clients included: Pacific Bell, UCSF, Axion Pharmaceuticals, Microsoft, Stanford University, Safeway, IISI

(insurance company), HBSS (investment firm), Expressly Portraits and others.

Software: Visual FoxPro, FoxPro, SQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Foxfire, EasyCASE, E/R Win, Visio, ABC

Flowcharter, CapCon (version control), MS Office, Windows, Novell, Macintosh System 7.0, MS DOS

1985 to1990. Contract Programmer (Vancouver, Canada and Palo Alto, California)

Self-employed and working through contracting agencies and small consulting firms developing custom

database applications and spreadsheet applications, primarily in a PC LAN environment.

Clients included: Amdahl, Tandem, City of Palo Alto, Vancouver Community College, Canadian Commercial

Bank

COMMUNITY / VOLUNTEER WORK

Sacramento Advocates for Girls Empowerment (SAGE) - (A Speakers Bureau which brings positive

female role-models in technology industries to audiences of young girls).

Duties include creation of a database and web interface to maintain information about speakers

and events.

(www.sacsage.org)

Software: PHP, mySQL, Dreamweaver

Aro Gar - (A non-profit organization which promotes non-monastic traditions of Tibetan

Buddhism).

Duties include assisting in the maintenance and development of the organizations public and

private websites.

Software: ASP.NET, PHP, mySQL, Dreamweaver, MS Frontpage, Photoshop, ImageReady

EDUCATION

Course: How to Gather and Document User Requirements, (2008) - ESI/George Washington

University School of Business

Certification programs with Techskills (http://www.techskills.com)

MCSD.NET Certification (Sept 2003).

MCDBA Certification (December 2003).

SCJP Certification (June 2004).

MCSE (October 2004)

Certificate in Computer Information Systems (two-year intensive program 1984-85) Vancouver

Community College, Canada. Received Data Processing Management Scholarship for academic

achievement. Course of instruction included:

- COBOL, IBM Assembler, PL1, Fortran, Basic, spreadsheets and PC databases

- Systems Analysis, Accounting and Business Systems

UC Extention courses in E-Commerce, Java and OO Design methodology, Visual Basic, Multimedia, Web

Design / Dreamweaver

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