PAULA K SANDEN
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Dilworth, MN 56529
SUMMARY
Motivated by accomplishment, I love a challenge. My strengths are programming in RPG, CLP, DDS, SQL, EDI, and forms design, mostly on IBM midrange platforms over the past 30 years. I have worked with management and end users alike to define, design, code, test, document, and train users on programming solutions. I am most familiar with sales analysis, distribution, warehouse management and financial aspects of business. I have regularly created many one-time reports for output to Excel, Access, or a form-designer, and have occasionally turned these into sub-applications of their own. I love learning new concepts and using new tools and seeing them implemented.
EXPERIENCE
Programmer/Analyst - Cole Papers Inc., Fargo, ND September 2001 – Present (16 years) As the sole programmer on the iSeries, I have modified existing and created new programs or procedures using CLP, RPG, DDS, & SQL (interactive and embedded RPG), and Query. I’m also very familiar with Adobe Jetforms, TLAshford barcode software, EDI concepts and mapping, and using Access & Excel to create reports using ODBC. Computer Programmer - Jayhill Software November 1998 – June 2000 (1 year 7 months) Consultant using Visual FoxPro to maintain Crop Insurance software for small company. Direct contact with end users to review needed changes, modify, test, and implement code for their specific state / agency needs. Logged programming hours for customer billing software used by company. Computer Programmer/Analyst - AFBIS, Fargo, ND February 1997 – October 1998 (1 year 8 months) Used RPG III and 400 on AS/400 to maintain crop insurance software for multi-peril. Wrote some batch pc files for purpose of nightly ftp of files to branches.
Computer Programmer - City of Moorhead, MN March 1987 – February 1997 (10 years) Programmed in RPG III and CL on System/38 and as/400 for City Municipality – all departments. Used IBM data transfer utility. Wrote networked DBASE IV pc applications for various department needs. SKILL SET
RPG (400/IV, ILE, Free, Embedded SQL, RPG III), CLP, DDS, SQL, FTP, EDI, Mapping, DB2 Relational Databases, IBM AS/400 (iSeries / i5) Operations, Systems Analysis, Systems Design, Data Conversion, IBS ASW (Advanced Software, now IPTOR), distribution, finances, Adobe Output Designer (JetForms), TL Ashford Barcode, Microsoft Office products, Outlook, TransSoft FTP Control, System Scheduler (for PC), Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic, Dbase EDUCATION
Minnesota State University – Moorhead: 1995 Unix / C++ class (1 semester) Minnesota State Community and Technical College(Mhd) : 1985 Associates Degree in Computer Programming Barnesville High School: 1982 High School Graduate Additional Info / Interests: Quilting, painting, gardening, reading