Senior Systems Software Engineer

JEROME NEPPL 443-***-****

Software Engineer and IT Consultant **********@*****.***

OVERVIEW

Jerome is an accomplished professional with 20+ years of programming and IT consulting experience. He has enhanced cyber security skills with graduate classes at UMBC, working in all areas of technologies and designing systems and databases from scratch or in triage mode. Seeking projects where his experiences can be leveraged to provide value and will be fun to work on. He has extensive knowledge of Healthcare, Logistics, Sales and Management. Whether troubleshooting as an individual or as a team lead/member, he can use dozens of tools in a wide variety of applications to make creative solutions.

Designed and architected systems and databases from scratch facilitating new and more profitable business operations

Optimized and tuned databases for optimal performance for increased through put

Trouble shot systems and implemented enhancements to correct issues better error handling

Migrated and updated systems in half the estimated time under budget

Added new features to existing applications and moved entire codebases into common libraries and source control to standardize team coding practices and enable code enterprise-wide reuse

EXPERIENCE

Senior Developer Skyward, Columbia, MD (07/2022 – 03/2023)

• Worked on agricultural field management and seed sales systems.

• Trouble shot and redesigned database structures and 3rd party microservice integrations.

Founder Assisteye, Inc., Cockeysville, MD (03/2018 – present)

• Created incident response company using UAV/drones.

• Responsible for all aspects of business.

Senior Systems Engineer Cyberspace Analytics, Inc., Catonsville, MD (02/2019 – 12/2019)

• Primarily worked with automation of network mapping diagram creation (previously clients would spend significant time creating diagrams by hand).

• Researched and developed solutions using various open source tools and customized .Net code.

Principle Analyst Northrop Grumman ITSSC, Windsor Mills, MD (10/2016 – 1/2019)

Social Security Administration (SSA) Identity Access Management (IAM) systems development and support: Code Java objects, implement new and updated systems (public trust clearance).

• Troubleshoot systems, mentored and assisted newer developers

• Document and gather design elements from client

• Assist in testing of application(s)

Senior Systems Engineer Vasont Systems, Inc., York, PA (02/2013 – 07/2013)

Enterprise Content Management System

• Converted com API to .NET API completed 3 months ahead of schedule

• Troubleshoot optimized Java server processing

• SQL optimization and Stored Procedure enhancements

Senior Systems Engineer Prestige Technologies, Inc., Rockville, MD (10/2010 – 12/2012)

• UnionTrack Membership Management software

• Designed and Customized Data model for Union membership management

• Led data conversion effort from Oracle to SQL Server 2008

• Scripted ETL run recursively into Development environment and parallel processing environments

• SQL Performance tuning, legacy compatibility structures

Senior Systems Engineer/Co-Founder DuraBante, LLC, Sparks, MD (01/2008 – 05/2016)

• Various projects internal and for clients

• Lead Developer and IT troubleshooter

• Optimized SQL queries, design reports and data architecture

• Analyzed and developed solutions

• Evaluated products and implemented roll out of hardware and software

Senior Systems Engineer TX2 Systems, Inc., Catonsville, MD (05/2007 – 10/2007)

Enterprise Merger and Acquisition management application

• Used Agile Development methods to Enhance XML driven MVC application

• Within three months became the “go to” developer for new features and fixes.

• Added search, reporting, multiple document upload, new edit modes, and numerous other user interface and usability features

• Created new Asset management capability increase scope and usability

• Implemented Syncfusion xlsIO to enable Excel Upload of data

• Created Dynamic Charts and Graphs using Dundas Charts

• Refactored code to minimize confusion and promote code reuse

Principle LevelUpGroup, Inc., Northeast, MD (10/2007 – 02/2011)

Custom Software Deployment Various Projects with Fortune 500 companies

• Design, build, and test custom extensions and add-on modules for JobTraQ®

(www.jobtraq.com) Task Management and Workflow application

• Assist with troubleshooting, additional design, and coding for the JobTraQ product, assisted with optimization of SQL queries

• Contracting for SQL and Application design and execution full SDLC, primary roles analyst, developer and DB architect some BI

Senior Systems Engineer LCG Technologies, Inc. Kelly & Associates, Catonsville, MD (05/2004 – 05/2007)

• Custom CRM, ETL and ERP Applications

• Systems design and data architectures

• Optimized or replaced database stored procedures and tables allowing for greater flexibility and performance

• Developed common business objects for standardization of plan processing

• Created dynamic roll out architecture for client server applications to stabilize software release process and eliminate down time for hundreds of users

• Identified and architected database improvements and enhancements for new product offerings

• Designed and created benefits calculation module to provide ability to create paycheck line items for any type of employer sponsored benefit plans

Senior Software Engineer Concentra Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN (02/2003 – 12/2003)

Web and n-tier application development

• Led code migration effort PowerBuilder 7 to PowerBuilder 8

• Established software development best practices for organization

• Application server setup and administration

• Mentored developer staff on Object oriented design and implementation

Senior Software Engineer Sybase Web Team, Norfolk, VA (01/2002 – 01/2003)

Conversion of US Navy Client Server Applications

• Gathered requirements as a member of the Sybase Web Team and provided mentoring and support for SPAWAR developers

• Coded portions of a framework in use by development teams

• Special projects including security of database roles and access and part of framework application design group

• Performance tuning to decrease end user wait times and build process enhancements to eliminate build errors

Lead Developer/DBA Power Team, Inc., St. Paul, MN (04/1997 – 09/2001)

ERP Development and Web based Especs application

• Interviewed users and gathered requirements for web application used to track and manage various recipes for custom and generic brands of flour

• Designed database and website architecture

• Created base objects, supervised and coded entire project with the assistance of two other developers

• Implemented method for on-the-fly report generation using Adobe PDFwriter

• Sybase selected this application for recognition at the TechWave2000 Convention to demonstrate PowerBuilder as a web development environment

SKILLS

Expert

SQL

PowerBuilder

C#

PowerShell

JAVA

Javascript

Visual Studio

DOS

MS SQL Server

ORACLE

J2EE Servers

XML

Functional

Python

PHP

TOAD

VSS

Dundas Charts

Adobe

Android

.NET

QuickBooks

Word

Excel

ASP

Agile

Git/Git Lab/Git Hub

EDUCATION

05/1990

Gustavus Adolphus College

BA, Organizational Management

03/1997

University of Minnesota

Certificate Client/Server Technology Database & Software design and development

10/2007

Microsoft Certificate

Programming with Microsoft .NET FrameWork and C#

01/2019

UMBC Certificate

Cybersecurity Strategy & Policy

RELATED EXPERIENCE

• Published articles in PowerBuilder Developer Journal, SYS-CON Media, 1998-2004.

• Served as President of Rotary Club of Hunt Valley, MD, 2007-2008.

• Contributing author, PowerBuilder 9: Advanced Client/Server Development, Chapter 17, 3rd party tools, published by O’Reilly Media.

• Options trader with a lifelong passion for the markets.

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