Benjamin R Russell III
**** ** ******* **. ● Arlington, TX 76001 ● 214-***-**** ● **********@*****.*** SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
17+ years’ experience in Information Technology with expertise in management
Exemplary problem-solving skills; able to identify problems and implement corrective processes
An experienced supervisor and trainer; able to explain information clearly, recognize excellence in individuals, and inspire team members to achieve their potential while working toward common goals
EDUCATION:
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Bachelors of Business Administration - Management Information Systems December 1998
COMPUTER SKILLS:
JavaScript
Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE)
Visual Basic .Net
ASP.Net
Visual Studio 2005
Visual Studio 2010
C#
JAVA
HTML
PLC
COBOL
X-Base
FoxPro
Visual Basic 6.0
VBScript
SQL Server 2000
SQL Server 2008
MYSQL
Forte
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Texas Health Resource - Arlington, Texas 06/2013-Current eIRB Application Analyst
Cost Saving – Reduced billable hours to vendors saving on average of $140,000 per year
JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, C# - Customization of Click Commerce web-based eIRB application
SQL Server – Maintenance of SQL Server Database with backups and garbage collection
Documentation – Created documentation for the business process
Training and Support – Provide training and support to both internal and external end users of the application
Key Energy Services - Midland, Texas 07/2012-05/2013 System Analyst II
Oracle OBIEE 11g - Designed and development of reports and dashboards across all lines of business
Documentation - Gathered requirements from department heads and developed requirement documentation
SQL - Train users to build advance SQL statements for generating reports Auto-Dril, Inc. - Midland, Texas 04/2007-07/2012
IT Manager
Company Valuation – Increased valuation of the company from $1.5 million to $10 million with the creation of software applications and tools
Leadership - Recruited to lead a team of contractors to create the base EDR system
VB.Net/VB6 - Maintenance and upgrades to the EDR system
ASP.Net /HTML/Java- Complete redesign of company website, and website application for users to view rig progress and reports
ASP.Net /Java- Built live view websites that allow the end-user to view rig data in real time
C# - Managed full life cycle development of new interface software for the automatic driller EDR. Combine VB6 and VB.Net application into one application to reduce system complexity
PLC (Programming Logic Control) - Eliminated need of contractor by learning to program the PLC. Enhanced PLC to include additional drilling modes, and have a dynamic analog sensor system with alarms
Efficiency - Removed all unnecessary code and loops that confused the source code
Cost Saving/Productivity Enhancements - Developed a number of internal tools for service techs to improve diagnostic efficiency with computer related issues reducing service calls time by average of three hours per call
Management - Hire and train IT Service Techs in diagnosing computer/network issues on the drilling rig
Documentation –
Document all source code for enhancements and maintenance
Created training manuals and requirement documentation for enhancements Avatar System - Midland, Texas 01/2003-04/2007
Senior Developer
Xbase - Conversion of FoxPro Oil and Gas Accounting software to Windows environment using X-Base
SQL - Developed wizard application to build SQL statements to allow users to build their own custom reports
Source Control/VBScript - Implementation and customization of MS Visual SourceSafe for multiple users
Leadership - Train new employees on company programming standards, and help with any issues
Document Imaging – Integrated 3rd party document imaging application into core application with custom workflow modifications for application Xtria - Shallowater, Texas 07/2002-12/2002
Contract Developer
VB.Net - Conversion of FoxPro Forced Insurance Banking application to Windows environment using VB.Net
Documentation - Translated FoxPro code to pseudo code for staff developers to generate screens and web services
VB6 - Maintenance of core banking application
Incode, Inc. - Lubbock, Texas 08/1999 05/2002
Programmer
COBOL - Development of core municipal accounting modules
VB6/SQL Server - Development of on-line update utility using VB6 with SQL Server stored procedures
Cost Saving - Developed wizard application for interface with multiple types Meter Reader Hand Held Units eliminating need for individual applications
Productivity – Created new standard procedure setting cursor position when switching between tabs in application. Procedure applied throughout all modules in the application EDS - Plano, Texas 01/1999 05/1999
Information Analyst
Forte/Oracle - Maintenance of insurance database application