Senior Software Engineer

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Phone 919-***-****

E-mail *********@*****.***

Richard Cashman

Objective

Work on complex projects across all business areas and platforms. Work with the customer at all levels on defining requirements. Support design, coding, testing and implementation tasks based on the needs across the account. Develop quick and innovative solutions. Develop reusable processes to address requirements when applicable. Work with a vision of the future. I love IT!

Education

Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology/Computer and Natural Science

Career Level: 35 years of experience

Date of Availability: Immediate

Target Company

Description of my ideal company: My ideal company possesses a vision and unwavering desire to lead the industry through innovation, attacking the marketplace, delivering with the speed of the new economy, and watching their competitors try and figure it out tomorrow.

Target Locations

Target City: Raleigh NC, Wake/Durham County

Professional Experience

IBM Watson Content/Support Raleigh, NC

Senior Software Engineer, June 2016 – July 2018

Designed and coded the Watson Content Management System. Designed the entire data architecture (In DB2), built over 50 scripts using SQL/DB2 to support and catalog the daily arrival of content from over 12 providers (From AP news to Wiley Journals), and created the entire operational system. This included a daily delivery process for over 15 IBM Watson centers. All processes are automated.

Supported 8 Watson clients including Geico, Mercedes Benz, Honda, etc.

Skills used were SQL, DB2, linux scripting and perl.

IBM Siebel Configuration Development, Raleigh, NC

Senior Software Engineer, June 2002 – May 2016

Oracle/Siebel 8 Certified Consultant

Independently developed 2 IBM copyrighted products used extensively to determine Siebel project scope and object relationship analysis (Risk and impact). These tools continue to save our account thousands of hours each year.

IBM Internal Competency Lead for Assignment manager and workflow

SE&A (System Engineering and Architecture) Lead Architect for multiple release CDR, TRR and PRR reviews

Obtained the highest evaluations possible twice in the last 3 years.

Experience in Siebel Configuration, Workflow, and Assignment Manager

IBM Global Services, Largo, FL

IT/Specialist – Application Integrator/Architect, October 1993 – May 2002

Global Application Delivery outsourcing project, Eckerd Corporation Account

Received the year 2000 PE award (Site employee of the year award in 300+ employee account).

Chief Architect in the integration of the EXE Warehouse Management, and E3TRIM buying systems. These systems have been successfully deployed.

Chief Integration Architect for the Retek Retail Merchandising System solution.

Worked directly with customers of all levels (From Corporate CEO down to end user) in order to gather strategic requirements and turn them into technical solutions.

Provided the technical solution that helped IBM win an additional 5 million dollar project from Eckerd in 2000 (Designed dynamic called utilities that greatly simplified the migration of over 1,000 of legacy programs from IMS and VSAM data platforms to a new Oracle/DB2 data platform). Designed a central repository of foundation data comprised of Mainframe DB2 tables and client server Oracle tables in support of this solution. This data repository provides cross-platform data synchronization using a single origin of data maintenance for store, supplier and product attributes

Designed the solutions, and managed the integration and transition of Merchandising and Logistics I.S. operations in support of Eckerd acquisitions (Thrift Drugs, Fays Drugs, and Genovese Drugs). Worked as acting Logistics Manager/Chief Architect.

Performed detailed application analysis, design, and implementation of new Merchandising & Logistics systems written in and/or utilizing the following technologies CICS, COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL, IMS, DB2, VSAM and Oracle.

Wrote current state, designed the future state and wrote technical documentation detailing the scope of integration, application impact, data characteristics, data flow diagrams, application dependencies, and data maintenance processes across multiple platforms in support of new development and/or vendor application integration.

Created the strategy for converting, migrating and/or interfacing data between the legacy systems and vendor packages. Produced specification documents, including data mapping, gap analysis, data transformation rules and associated logic describing the relationship between the business functional needs and the technical system solution being developed in support of that need.

Senior Programmer/Analyst, April 1989 – September 1993

Eckerd Corporation

Designed, coded, and implemented a product average costing system. This system determines company wide gross profits, store billing, etc. It has never required any modifications and is considered strategic to Eckerd’s daily operations.

Designed, coded, and implemented a new store ordering system. This system continues to support the entire daily replenishment of Eckerd’s 2600 stores today.

Programmer/Analyst III, September 1987 – April 1989

E-Systems Inc. (Now a part of Rayathon)

Designed, coded and implemented a real time, on-line system that enabled all departments (Finance, Budgets, Manufacturing, Engineering, etc.) to track contractual information and change notices from cradle to grave. This system consisted of over 30 CICS programs as well as batch components. This system took the place of a proposed 2 million-dollar batch system being developed by McDonnell Douglas.

Served as a key member in the development of a new Job Order system. This system directed work and gathered budget information company wide.

Programmer/Analyst II, August 1984 – September 1987

E-Systems Inc. (Now a part of Rayathon)

Designed, coded and implemented a new Sales and Bookings system. This system replaced over 30 jobs and 80 programs with a single job and 2 programs that provided more functionality and flexibility.

Designed, coded and implemented a new Receiving/Inspection distribution system in support of new government requirements.

Programmer/Analyst I, August 1983 – September 1984

E-Systems Inc. (Now a part of Rayathon)

Performed production support functions including designing new reports, creating new on line decision support programs, etc.

Skills

Programming Languages: Siebel, COBOL, COBOL II, IMS/DC, CICS, JCL, SQL, SYNCSORT

Database: DB2, IMS, VSAM

Operating Systems / Utilities: MVS, OS390, JCL, TSO/ISPF, File-Aid, UNIX

Project Tools: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, VISIO

Procurement/Replenishment Software: RETEK (RMS) Merchandising Suite, WMS (Warehouse Management System, E3TRIM

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