Project Manager / Software Developer / Department Manager

Ronald J. Breen

SUMMARY

Software Developer with 25+ years of experience in Project Management, Logistics Management, Data Processing, Information Technology, Quality Assurance and Web Solutions fields with a proven track record in managing, designing, procuring, installing, implementing, testing, and operating complex IT solutions involving software development, infrastructure design, upgrades and consulting services. I have extensive experience in strategic planning, network development, vendor relations, executive presentation, and team building.

TECHNOLOGIES

C, C#, Oracle DB, Informix DB, Delphi 7 (Pascal and GUI), JAVA (NetBeans), WCF Services, SSMS, TFS, HTML, RHEL, AIX, Windows, MS Office,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Currently Retired June 2021 - Present

CSF International (CSFi) - Sarasota, FL Jan 2015 - June 2021

Software Engineer

●Developed client/server enterprise software for international banks debit/credit card support:

oMS Windows 7, 8 and 10

oDelphi 7, JAVA, Oracle DB, Informix DB and associated tools.

●Built backend real-time interface programs providing POS and ATM card processing

oRedhat Linux

oSUN Solaris

oIBM AIX

oCommunication between HOST banks and card reading devices

oC programming, Oracle DB, Informix DB

oConditional execution depending on detected database engine.

●Developed/updated system level and user level documentation.

●From March 2020 to June 2021 worked almost exclusively remote utilizing ConnectWise Screen Connect using high speed router and Xfinity resources. Locally - multi-monitor setup for ease of use in complex testing environment.

Visense, Inc. - Bradenton, FL Feb 2013 -Sept 2014

Software Developer

●Developed client/server enterprise software using Silverlight, C#, WCF Services, SSMS, TFS and associated tools.

●Built Silverlight GUI pages, menus and child-windows and their related code files. Built WCF web services and interfaced to client side.

●Installed and configured Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as the software datastore.

● Database implementation and updates included defining tables based on the DoDAF DM2 specification and developing scripts to update/configure deployed databases in a live environment.

●Found & documented 400+ bugs in extant code. 25% crashes, 25% bad result, 50% ugly behavior.

●Created “Final Report” MS Word for 3 deliverable cycles consisting of 250 pages + appendices.

●Created program-controlled prototype API access using C++

Kelly Services Jan 2013 - Feb 2013

Consultant

●Assigned to Jackson-Hewitt Tax Service online to perform Help Desk duties.

Adecco Staffing April 2011 - Dec 2012

Consultant

●Assigned to GE Corporate Tax office in Ft. Myers, FL. until March 2012.

●Contracted to analyze, organize and report General Electric Corp. credit-card product user accounts which were involved in bankruptcy. The project included 5 years of data for customers in Texas, New York and California. The resultant reports allowed GE to recover over $50 million in state sales tax which was subject to refund to GE under bankruptcy law.

Independent Consultant Nov 2001 - Mar 2011

http://girlslife.com

●Developed Web applications for order-entry, site navigation, age-sensitive access, abuse-reporting, advertising rotation, efficient storage and retrieval of graphics.

●Utilized C#, WCF, DevExpress, SSMS, Tortoise SVN, RegEx, MVC model

●Converted MS Access files to MS SQL database

●Created orders pages and code-behind to process customer interface for GL Subscriptions.

●Implemented local SQL DB and remote SQL DB.

● Implement daily batch data synchronization between: MS Access data/ SQL DB 1 / SQL DB 2

●Created software to port data from MS Access to SQL Server.

●Set up LAN and VPN for clients.

http://mdppt.com

●Maintained web site

●Built government approved tax forms with embedded text-boxes for Maryland forms

●Built government approved tax forms with embedded text-boxes for DistrictOfColumbia forms

●Tested site as “user” click-by-click, box-by-box. Documented bugs, anomalies, and design flaws

●Modified WebForms design and code

Boston Area Public Schools

●Created data conversion app from FileManagerPro to SQL Server

●Wrote end-user documentation products.

●Created software to port data from FileManagerPro to MS SQL Server.

●Modified Win Forms design and code

JDOVE Service Company

●Converted service tracking data system from shared MS Excel file to SQL DB & Win Forms

●Created software to port data from MS Excel to MS SQL Server.

Army Materiel Command (AMC) - Wholesale Logistics Modernization Program Nov 2000 – Nov 2001

Datacenter Design and Implementation Project Manager

●Provided professional support services to the CSC Program Manager at Letterkenny PA AMC. Including project planning, scheduling, resource requirements estimating, trade-off analysis and management briefing preparations.

AMC - Wholesale Logistics Modernization Program Jan 2000 - Dec 2000

Project Manager

●Program management of the Army Materiel Command (AMC) Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) legacy software configuration management and control.

●Planned and migrated the Army Materiel Command (AMC) Logistics Management environment from a DoD data center in Missouri to the Computer Sciences Corp datacenter.

●Captured the AMC Software Baseline, to include: auditing, inventorying, and documenting version baselines of the AMC Logistics software suite.

●Wrote specifications for the new WLMP Help Desk, including: defining the help desk support levels, call logging, escalation triggers, call routing, call resolution and aggregated call analysis.

Raytheon SAP Implementation Team April 1999 - July 2000

Project Manager

●Managed team to create a normalized (data) database of all the vendors which were used by Raytheon’s purchasing systems worldwide.

●Directed the effort of representatives from twenty-seven subsidiary divisions of Raytheon's purchasing departments to collect full contact information for over 27,000 vendors which were used in Raytheon’s disparate purchasing systems.

●Managed the effort to check vendor data to assure legitimacy and to eliminate redundancies of all sorts, utilizing D&B and Hoovers search capabilities.

●Delivered output of this effort to the SAP implementation team for implementation of the SAP purchasing elements.

NASA Logistics Support Depot 1994 to April 1999

Mission Operations Manager

●Managed elements of a cost-plus award fee five-year contract valued at $175M. Each year exceeding 80% of available award fee.

●Coordinated staff of 110 contracting, purchasing, finance, supply, transportation, computer, and integrated logistics support professionals.

●Planned hardware and software procurements; developed and published internal policy, and direction of all data processing functions.

●Managed installation, security and operation of client/server hardware and software, DELTEK System 1, IBM RS/6000 AIX and Sybase database..

●Designed and implemented GUI to the legacy system utilizing PowerBuilder.

●Directed professional staff of up to 24 including purchasing personnel, network administrators, help-desk personnel, computer operators, and programmer-analysts.

CLEARANCE

Status: Inactive

Level: ‘SECRET’

Grantor / Date: DSS/DISCO / May 2012

EDUCATION

Loyola College in Maryland

Master of Business Administration

University of Maryland

Bachelor of Arts in Ancient Studies

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