Alan R. Eastman

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Waunakee, WI 53597 ac1omp@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Senior Level Systems Analyst recognized for ability to apply diverse technologies and strategies to various business problems with sensible, reliable results. Proven ability to handle multiple, shifting priorities and projects in a timely and orderly manner. Outstanding conceptual analytical abilities with demonstrated experience in organizing and communicating with key team members.

Skill Set

Proficiency in several languages including C#, Javascript, VB.NET, COBOL, Python.

Recent experience with MVC, WCF, XML, LINQ & SQL development.

Varied roles including project lead, consultant, mentor, business analyst, and designer.

Excellent organizational and communication skills; keen understanding of business strategies.

Currently working on building custom rules for Visio diagram validation.

Employment History

Corporate Financials – Amphion Medical Solutions, Madison, WI 2010-2017

Responsible for design and development of corporate payroll and receivable systems as well as the Data Warehouse interface. Using SQL Server, C#, VB.NET, ASP/AJAX/MVC, XAML, XML, SSIS & WCF technologies.

Creating new interface/feed for a warehouse system using SSIS, XML and SQL.

Redesigned key database tables to improve flexibility and reduce maintenance costs. Created XML based data dictionary to served as the basis for data flow documentation.

Implemented plan to convert 12 year old VB based accounting system into an object oriented system making use of WCF (Web Service), XAML, MVC & C#. The new system breaks the logic up into more manageable objects.

Modified an open source corpus (text statistics) project written in Python to automatically obscure HIPA sensitive information in medical documents. Modified program allowed de-identification of large batches (100+) of documents for testing and debugging usage.

Participated in Agile Kanban project planning using Atlasian Jira system. Worked with both onshore and offshore development teams with emphasis on daily scrums.

Developed and maintained MVC/Entity Framework projects for Medical Coding billing and payroll applications utilizing Telerik Kendo UI library.

Re-calibrated billing system to use new RTF based tag formatting for medical transcription documents. Converted RTF tag master from a flat file to XML resource. Goal of project was to upgrade 20 year old billing system from reliance on RTF tags generated by MS Word 97 to tags generated by 2016 TxTextControl .NET word processing. There were significant differences in RTF tags between the to 2 products. We were able to calibrated the RTF tag master to maintain revenue neutral billing to within 1.5 percent for each transcription client.

Billing/Accounts Receivable–CUNA Mutual, Madison, WI 2008-2009

Extensive VB6/COBOL maintenance work.

Developed VB.NET applications.

Developed an automated testing process for end-to-end 24/7 testing using REXX on the mainframe and VB.NET/FTP on the LAN. The process eliminated testing errors and cut the processing time in half.

Product Development 2004-2007

Systems Analysis and development of a product line. Software developed using Microsoft .Net technology. Business Analysis focuses on brands, communities of practice, and networking.

Contributed 2 XAML (WCF/WPF) based projects to the CodeProject.com website. The 3rd project is a digital magazine that manages multimedia web content. Code Project web links available on request.

Developed a business plan and software solutions using several internet technologies along with Microsoft .Net. The project allows several mid-size communities to collaborate on cultural projects. Most of the code is written in VB.Net and C# with MySQL database.

Sabbatical 2003-2004

Senior Analyst - ST. PAUL COMPANIES/MET LIFE INC., St. Paul, MN 1998-2002

Merger and Y2K related work. Analyst/developer for statistics/regulatory reporting/data-warehouse. Work involved managing and re-prioritizing several projects on an almost daily basis.

Worked on legacy systems development in a COBOL/IMS/DB2 environment with a very large personal insurance line. This work included Y2K maintenance. Most of the development work was done with MicroFocus Workbench.

Re-designed the DMV regulatory reporting system. At the time of the re-design some states were threatening to suspend the companies insurance license. There were no major fines or suspensions after the re-write.

References, coding and writing samples available upon request

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