STEPHEN LEE EMBRY

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Objective:

A position using my degree(s) in Information science and/or bioinformatics, preferably in central Arkansas, and involving work in public service.

Publications:

Haystack, a web-based tool for metabolomics research

Grace SC, Embry S, Luo H.

BMC Bioinformatics 2014 Oct 21; 15 Suppl 11:S12. doi: 10.1186/147*-****-**-S11-S12. Epub 2014 Oct 21.

Conference Presentations:

MCBIOS 2014: Poster presentation

MCBIOS 2013: Poster and Oral Presentation

SE Regional IDeA Meeting 2013 Poster Presentation

MCBIOS 2012: Poster Presentation

Programming Languages:

Perl, C#, VB.NET, Java, JavaScript, Visual Studio 2005, 2008, 2012, 2015

Relational Database Design and Maintenance: MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016 and DB2 Types of databases experienced with: Largely Metabolomics and experience with other –omics databases, such as Microarray (DNA, RNA). State Agency MS SL and DB2 databases dealing with unemployment records for department for workforce services. Converting Microsoft Access database with 8 years of records of Arkansas Emergency Management and HazMat class records to a Microsoft SQL database and designing web interface for students to register for classes and intranet application for Instructors to create new classes, pass students and view student transcripts of classes passed. Converting COBOL programs into .net console apps. Setting up and maintaining LAN's for local networks and parallel computing. Experience with VMWare.

Including designing databases, inserting data into, creating queries and running statistics on the data contained with the databases for work, graduate school, lab rotations, and Tutoring visually disabled graduate student in Bioinformatics program.

Education:

Associate of Arts

South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado, Arkansas 1999

B.S. in Information Science

University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2006

Masters in Bioinformatics University of Arkansas at Little Rock Fall 2010

Employment:

5/2015- 1/2018 - Senior Software Support Analyst at Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Automated Solutions IT Branch of Communications Division. Database design/management, website maintenance, software development, and converting mainframe programs to .net console apps. Converting Access database to Microsoft SQL 200*-****-**** database. Creating .net applications that use Microsoft SQL and IBM DB2 databases. Programming languages: C#, java, JavaScript, vb.net.

3/2014-5/2015 - Computer Support Analyst at Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, IT Branch of Communications Division. Database design/management, website maintenance, software development, network maintenance and addressing general IT issues of ADEM employees. Converting Access database to Microsoft SQL 2008 database. Programming languages used: C#, java, JavaScript. Setting up LAN networks and using and maintaining VVMware servers. Microsoft Server and Exchange server maintenance and set up.

9/2011-3/2014 - Private Tutor for visually disabled student in the Bioinformatics program. This required teaching graduate level class in statistics, Information Science, Biology, and Computer science. This also required teaching him programming, database design/use for Bioinformatics data, software design, and operating system use for his GA job.

9/2011-3/2014 - UALR Disability Department In-class assistant visually disabled student in the Bioinformatics graduate program

8/2006-9/2011 - Graduate Assistant for MidSouth Bioinformatics Center in at UALR/UAMS Computer hardware and software maintenance. Website maintenance. Programming/Debugging software (Perl, JavaScript), Database design (MySQL), and setting up LAN networks for parallel computing. Also used .net (C# and VB) for desktop applications and console apps for bioinformatics data analysis.

9/1999-5/2003 - Laboratory Assistant to UALR Biology Lab Manager

Assisted the Biology Departments Laboratory Manager in preparation of materials used in all laboratory classes in the department.

9/1997-5/1999 - Laboratory Assistant

South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado, Arkansas

Assisted the Microbiology professor in preparation of media and lab materials related to his teaching laboratory classes.

Honors:

2004 Fall UALR Chancellors List

2006 Spring UALR Deans list

Awarded and maintained $450 Osage Tribal Undergraduate Scholarship (1998-spring 2006)

2013 Outstanding Technical Leadership Award for graduate Bioinformatics Program UALR/UAMS

Graduate GPA 3.77

References:

Vivian Brittenum, Automated Solutions/ IT Security

Telephone 501-***-**** Arkansas Department of Workforce Services

Matt Sams, Senior Software Support Analysis

Telephone 501-***-**** Arkansas Department of Workforce Services

Bobby Elder, Lab Manager

Telephone: 501-***-****

Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Dr. John Bush, Associate Professor and Department Chair

Telephone: 501-***-****

Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Roger Hall, Former Technical Director of MidSouth Bioinformatics Center at UALR

Telephone: 501-***-****

Department of Bioinformatics, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Alan Grubbs, IT Branch Manager

Telephone: 501-***-****

Arkansas Department of Emergency Management

Dr. Michael Bauer, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics

Telephone: 505-***-****, 501-***-****

Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, UAMS

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