Ronald P. Holtz
SUMMARY:
Bachelor of Science degree from Adrian College, Math and Political Science.
Master of Science degree from Bowling Green State University, Computer Science.
Over Ten (10+) years of assisting end users in their day to day network and computer activities.
Over Ten (10+) years designing, installing, and monitoring several small office networks around Columbus and central Ohio for XLN clients.
Over Thirty-Five (35+) years in experience in the Information Technology Industry.
Over Twelve (12+) years experience networking components using Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.
Over Six (6+) years’ experience in MS Access programming.
Over Eleven (11+) years of data conversions experience.
Over Five (5+) years experience using Crystal Reports.
Over Ten (10+) years’ experience in MS Visual Basic programming.
Over Five (5+) years’ experience using SQL Server.
Over Four (4+) Years experience in OpenVMS systems, both VAX and ALPHA.
Over Thirty-Five (35+) years working with database systems or other data file structures.
Over Thirty-Five (35+) years’ experience in the writing, maintaining, and modifying a full range of computer software programs.
Over Twelve (12+) years’ experience in Visual Basic Script.
LANGUAGES:
VB Script, Assembler, BASIC, APL, Dataflex, PASCAL, FORTRAN, COBOL, DSL, MS ACCESS, MS Visual Basic 6.0
SOFTWARE:
Microsoft: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Exchange Server, and Explorer.
Other: QS Technologies development environment, Crystal Reports, and Reflections.
HARDWARE:
Personal Computers, Printers, Digital VAX, CISCO, and network hardware.
DATABASES:
MS SQL Server, MS ACCESS, Dataflex. Familiar with data warehouse concepts.
OPERATING SYSTEMS:
Digital/Compaq: OpenVMS, VMS, Unix.
Microsoft: DOS, Windows OS.
EXPERIENCE:
8/09 to Netsmart Technologies
Present
Responsible for the design and maintenance of multiple state statistical systems dealing with Birth and Death records of an entire state. I also designed an enhanced package for keeping track of children’s hearing issues after birth (This software was written in a Medical Journal). The states I configured their systems were OH, MD, WI, NE, NV and IL. I currently maintain the following states via VPN. OH, WI, NE, NV, FL, SC, AK, IL, SD and IA.
11/99 to
7/09
XLNsystems/Various Clients
Set up small office networks for:
Job & Family Services
Capital City Awning
Ohio Hospital Insurance Company
The Ohio Lottery
Netsmart
Cathedral Book Shop
Personnel Board of Review
Board of Tax Appeals
Eastland Mall
Environments included Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP, and 2003 Server. Projects completed on time and within budget. Provided end user support for the hardware, software and application.
Designed, programmed, and tested PC application software and mainframe application software for:
DLZ Inc.
Ohio Hospital Insurance Company
Personnel Board of Review
QS Technologies
Capital City Awning
The Department of Education
Board of Tax Appeals
The Department of Mental Health
Environments included OpenVMS, UNIX, and Windows. Programming languages included QS Technologies development environment, Visual Basic, Access, SQL, Crystal Reports, and COBOL. Projects completed on time and within budget.
Successfully used the QS Technologies software to test and fix some problems to Death on the live system.
11/99 to
10/00
XLNsystems/ OHIC Insurance Company
Responsible for the design and maintenance of OHIC’s computer network consisting of up to 125 PC’s, CISCO routers, switches, hubs, and servers running NT4.0. Designed, Programmed and tested numerous applications in an OpenVMS environment with a 4th-generation database language (DataFlex). The specific application dealt with an I.S.O., Accounting package (Accounts Receivables, Payables, Fixed assets), Claims, and Underwriting. Converted Dataflex database to MS SQL Server and converted reports to Crystal Reports. Provided software application and helpdesk support for up to (125) one hundred twenty-five users.
11/87 to
11/99
Senior Programmer/Analyst for OHIC Insurance Company
Responsible for installing Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 Workstations on PCs. Maintained software support on a network of Microcomputers using Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 as the primary operating system. Maintained and set up the hardware network between the NT PDC, BDC, secondary servers and the MicroVAX 3300 using 3COM switches and hubs. Provided software application and helpdesk support for up to (125) one hundred twenty-five users.
4/85 to
11/87
Senior Programmer /Analyst for Community Mutual Insurance Company
Analyzed, developed, and troubleshot an Accounts Receivable system using COBOL in an Altos UNIX environment. Developed a communication network on PC's using ProComm to retrieve claims from off site users.
Set the standard for creating network cables for the Altos systems and the PC's.
Proficient with COBOL, BASIC, UNIX, and "C".
4/83 to
11/85
Senior Programmer /Analyst for Advanced Computer Systems
Analyzed, developed, and troubleshot an Accounts Receivable system using BASIC in a PC environment.
EDUCATION:
BS degree at Adrian College, Adrian MI majoring in Math and Political Science, 1981.
MS degree at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH majoring in Computer Science, 1983.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & COURSES:
Two (2) Microsoft SQL development courses during 6/99 and 5/00
Two (2) Microsoft NT operating systems during 4/95 and 6/95
Two (2) Open VMS system analysis courses during 5/86 and 7/87
Recent courses include:
“QS Technologies Training Class”.
“Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Course.”
REFERENCES: Available upon request