M. Keith Beason

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Harrisburg, PA 17111

Home: 717-***-**** ac1j1i@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 717-***-****

SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Systems Integration Leading-edge Software Solutions Business Modeling

SUMMARY

Highly adaptable, skilled, results-driven Solutions Technologist with broad-based skill set and history of designing and developing sophisticated business solutions for a diverse client base. Proficient with in-depth problem-solving solutions to resolve multi-tiered application performance issues and deploy groundbreaking enhancements. Focused, driven leader and cross-functional contributor able to guide, train and coach across all technical levels. Excellent track record of cultivating positive client, vendor and business partner relationships.

Technical proficiencies include:

Environments

Windows 10 / 7, MVS, UNIX, AIX, Solaris, Linux, Windows Server, VM

Tools

Toad, DB2 Client, SQL Developer, SQL*Loader, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access), MS Project, Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM), ClearCase, ClearQuest, Lotus Notes, HP Service Manager, Remedy, Version One, Service Now

Applications

SAP Data Services / Business Objects / Crystal Reports, Image Plus, OnDemand, PowerPlant Asset Management, Khalix, Hyperion Enterprise, Hyperion Reporting, Oracle Customer Care and Billing

RDBMS

Oracle 11g, 10i, 9i, 8i, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL, SYBASE, IMS,

Programming

SQL, PL / SQL, Powerbuilder, HTML, JAVA (Training), COBOL, CICS, IMS, Visual Basic, Shell Scripting, UNIX Scripting, VBScript, FORTRAN, Assembler, MVS JCL

Core Competencies

Agile, Waterfall, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solutions Architecture, Technical Documentation, Change Management, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance, HIPPA Compliance, SEI / CMMI Level 3

Industry

Liability / Health Insurance, Federal Government, Utilities, Manufacturing, Retail, State Government

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NORCAL Mutual, Mechanicsburg, PA 2014 – 2017

Sr. Software Engineer / Applications Developer

Analyzed, designed, developed, installed and maintained leading-edge software for data warehouse reporting solutions. Spearheaded development of enhancements to and supported SAP Data Services and Business Objects based business intelligence application.

Analyzed, designed, created, tested and performance-tuned SAP Data Services 4.2 ETL Jobs, Oracle functions, stored procedures and custom PL/SQL packages.

Analyzed, designed, created, tested and performance-tuned SAP Business Objects XI 4.1 Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports.

Installed, Administrated SAP Business Objects 4.1 Server running on Windows Server 2012

Performance-tuned existing SAP Data Services ETL Workflow and reduced Daily Run Time to ten minutes from its original One hour and forty minutes.

Converted SSIS ETL Jobs to SAP Data Services ETL Jobs.

Analyzed, designed, created, tested and performance-tuned SQL Server SSIS ETL Jobs,

Converted Business Objects 3.1 reports to Business Objects 4.1 reports.

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VisionIT (HighMark Blue Shield Insurance), Camp Hill, PA 2012 –2013

Sr. Software Engineer / Solutions Developer

Analyzed, designed, developed, installed and maintained leading-edge software for large scale imaging solutions. Consulted with clients from diverse insurance types to gather requirements, deliver project progress updates and resolve issues. Collaborated with cross-functional departments to deliver joint strategic initiatives.

Selected projects include:

Key developer of enhancements and support for DB2 based Image Plus custom imaging application with a Web based interface.

Converted several million historical images and documents to existing Image Plus application.

Coordinated and tracked the removal of thirteen terabytes of data from the Image DB2 database.

Designed and delivered new backend scanning controls and configuration tables to support the addition of four hundred new image types and documents.

Designed, created and enhanced COBOL code for backend Image Plus DB2 application.

Designed, created and enhanced HTML code for Web based interface to Image Plus DB2 application.

Resolved customer issues with the Web interface and Image Plus application.

ManTech International (US Navy), Mechanicsburg, PA 2010 – 2012

Sr. Software Engineer / Applications Administrator

Analyzed, designed, developed, installed and maintained leading-edge software for data warehouse reporting solutions. Consulted with clients to gather requirements, deliver project progress updates and resolve issues. Collaborated with cross-functional departments to coordinate joint initiatives. Delivered adept guidance and coaching to top-flight development teams. Authored technical / functional specifications and user guide documents.

Selected projects include:

Spearheaded development of enhancements to and supported custom Business Objects based logistical business intelligence application.

Analyzed, designed, created, tested and performance-tuned Oracle functions, stored procedures and custom PL/SQL packages.

Verified Erwin ETL scripts were correctly loading a centralized database from various distributed databases.

Analyzed, designed, created, tested and performance-tuned Business Objects XI and Crystal Reports for Naval Logistics.

Trained and mentored less experienced developers in Oracle stored procedures, packages and functions.

IBM/(Nisource Utilities, Lexmark International, Cleveland Water), Lexington, KY 1992 – 2010

Sr. Software Engineer / Solutions Architect

Analyzed, designed, developed, installed and maintained leading-edge software for financial consolidation, business modeling, managed application, facilities management and data warehouse reporting solutions. Consulted with clients from diverse industries to gather requirements, deliver project progress updates and resolve issues. Collaborated with cross-functional departments to coordinate joint initiatives. Delivered adept guidance and coaching to top-flight development teams. Authored business requirements, technical / functional specifications and disaster recovery documents.

Selected projects include:

Spearheaded development of enhancements to and supported Oracle based PowerPlant custom asset management packaged application over a two-year period.

Analyzed, designed, created and tested additional table indexes which aided in boosting Oracle database performance by 10%, resulting in a streamlined, consistently available application.

Achieved 89% reduction in execution time for some programs by updating Oracle SQL code in older PowerBuilder programs to increase speed, reducing run time from 75 to 7 minutes.

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IBM (continued)

Steered design and delivery of new PowerBuilder and COBOL applications tailored to client specifications to meet requested enhancements or comply with new governmental requirements.

Designed and developed support program to track daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly client server jobs. Program verified job completion; if incomplete, sent an immediate email alert to staff.

Reduced and/or eliminated bottlenecks through on-call support to critical application performance issues, implementing and testing software modifications.

Technical Lead to support and/or administer Khalix, Business Objects, Seagate Crystal, Crystal Enterprise, Microstrategy and commissions applications.

Administrator for Business Objects XI, Crystal Reports Enterprise and Seagate Crystal InfoView applications that supported fifty thousand user reports for various Oracle and AS/400 DB2 databases.

Worked with Business Objects XI and Crystal Reports users to enhance and correct user written reports as necessary.

Achieved a 75% reduction in IT support for application by replacing a Windows flat file based financial consolidation application with a UNIX and Oracle database based financial consolidation application after passage of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

Reduced need for IT support by 90% through automation of functions and elimination of unnecessary support in an existing commissions application.

Planned and delivered strategic enhancements to Oracle Customer Care and Billing (CC&B) application and Business Objects Reporting.

Mastered CC&B Oracle database; designed, created, tested and performance-tuned Oracle stored procedures, custom PL/SQL packages and documented business processes.

Analyzed and improved reporting by automating existing reports, enhancing reports for business requirements and improved execution times by tuning the related PL/SQL code.

Utilized SQL*Loader to load data to existing Oracle database as required and needed.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

AS, Computer Science, Knoxville Business College, Knoxville, TN

(Now known as South College)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

UNIX / AIX / Solaris

Windows Administration and Networking

Business Objects XI Administration

Oracle / IBM Universal Database (DB2)

Visual Basic

SAP Business Objects 4.1 Universe Design

SAP Data Services 4.2

JAVA

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