Shawn Swartzfager

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E-mail: ac9qib@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

Seeking an information systems position that utilizes programming and databases to create tools that automate processes to improve production, efficiency, and reliability. Improve management and business skills.

Education:

Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College, Erie, PA

Management Information Systems, Bachelors of Science – September 1999 to December 2003

Computer Skills:

Programming Languages

- SQL, HTML, ASP, Visual Basic, VBA, VBScript, ADO, Java Script, C++, MSDOS, Python

Operating Systems

- Windows 3.1/95/98/2000/NT/XP/7/10, DOS, UNIX, QNX

Database Applications

- Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 and related products, Microsoft Access, Sybase

System Integration Software

- Rockwell Products, Iconics Products, Wonderware

Hardware Installation

- Optical Drives, Hard Drives, Sound/Graphic/Network Cards, Ram, Processors, etc.

Networking

- Setup, Troubleshooting, Monitoring, Updating, Wireless, RFID, Managed products

Work Experience:

Self Employed, Erie, PA, Investment Property Management (April 2001 – Current)

-Buy, renovate, rent, and overall manage multiple unit apartments primarily serving college students

-Show apartments, collect rent, documentation, and routine inspects

General Electric Transportation, Erie, PA, Systems Engineer (June 2012 – September 2017)

-Design, manage, implement, and validate front end user interface that allowed customers to manage locomotive multi-camera system. Including automated remote upload of video to offsite server based on user defined conditions.

-Configure, maintain, and manage locomotive wireless communication equipment that included multiple cell modems, along with satellite and 802.11 modems for redundancy.

-Automate event recorder file generation and off-board transmission, with data collection from multiple locomotive control systems.

-Work with third party vendors to create protocol that allowed their systems to report statistics of CAB electronic products developed by GE.

CDI Corp for General Electric Transportation, Erie, PA, Remote Monitoring Leader (April 2008 – April 2010, June 2011 – June 2012)

-Remotely monitor health and performance of information based systems on locomotives.

-Diagnose problems with locomotive video and communication systems. Attempt to fix remotely, or issue recommendation to field team to resolve.

-Gather and analyze data that adversely affects locomotive systems’ reliability. Work with team to develop, validate, and field test solution.

-Develop ways to reduce communication costs to locomotives while maintaining the ability to accurately monitor system performance.

-Create solution to remotely upgrade software for information based equipment.

Process and Data Automation, Erie, PA Programmer and Project Manager (April 2004 – October 2007)

-Program web based and MS Access front end applications in HTML, ASP, Java, ADO, and VBA for clients, so they can monitor their production, efficiency, and downtime. This includes custom formatted reports for viewing data.

-Design applications to create and store “recipes” for production that can be downloaded through a PLC to a machine for automatic setup and reference points for manual setup.

-Create databases for clients to store production data and “recipe” parameters. Write SQL statements and procedures so data can be saved and retrieved automatically.

-Create user interfaces, macros, events, data logs, and tags for SCADA systems using different system integration products.

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