Software Engr
Resume:
Gene H. Humphrey II
Leagacy System Maintneance and Upgrade Expert
Senior Software Engineer / Consultant / Instructor MCP Microsoft Certified Professional for VB.NET
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Coraopolis, PA 15108 Email: *************@*****.*** Thank you for your time and consideration. My experience ranges from Director of Software including entire system life-cycle development (analysis/design/development) to Visual SourceSafe administrator, to being an instructor for several computer-programming courses, primarily in MS Windows environment. My latest work has been focused around Windows Application Development using the following key skills; VB.NET, VB6, VBA(Excel). C#, T-SQL, SQL Server Maintenance, development and deployment of legacy systems and data migration packages, VB6 Windows Application and User Interface Design, Winforms, VB6 Active Reports, VB6 application migration, Git, GitHub, .Net Framework. WORK EXPERIENCE:
Software Engineer Federated
Hermes – TEK Systems
Jan 2026 – July 2026
Software Engineer AmeritechDS
March 2025 – Oct 2025
Software Engineer
IPFS (InsightGlobal
- then full time)
Sept 2020 – March 2024
Software/Build Engineer
Open Arc (Aerotech)
May 2020 – July 2020
• Modifying Excel reports to integrate new datasets into existing reports. Excel, VBA, Oracle SQL, SQLServer SQL. Using CoPiolot for AI.
• Legacy VB6 and Access VBA application maintenance and upgrades to C#. SQL Server, Access, VBA, VB6. Windows desktop application development. ChatGPT AI and CoPiolot AI for upgrades and fixes.
• Maintenance and enhancments to VB6 financial applications. Creating and maintaining T-SQL database tables, stored procedures and functions. Providing production support for loan files that need SQL correction scripts. VB6 and T-SQL modifications to migrate from 32 databases into one. Tools and languages used are VB6, VB.Net, C#, SQL, Visual Studio, SQL Server Management Studio, Git, AzureDevOps, MS Teams, LeanKit, VB6 Active Reports, VB6 Legacy Wiki documentation for application migration.
• Softwere maintenance and application building as member of the Full Stack Team. C# using Visual Studio 2017/2019. Git, NAnt, Source Tree, BitBucket, TeamCity. Upgrading current C# projects and TeamCity build agaents to Visual Studio 2019. Research for migrating current C#
.NetFramework applications to .NetCore and .NetStandard. VMWare. Application building with MSBuild.exe and dotnet.exe. Creating installation Layout folders for installing Visual Studio on Virtual Machines for product testing and to be used as Build Agents for TeamCity. Upgrading Build Agents from VS2017 to VS2019. Modifying custom NAnt C# code (wrapper for MSBuild) to be compadible with MSBuild 16.
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Software Engineer
Sherpa Software
November 2019 – March 2020
• Maintenance of existing web application using C#, VB.Net, HTML, Java Script, JQuery and CSS with Visual Studio 2019. MVC architecture. SQL Server (T-SQL and MS SQL Server Management Studio v18). Agile/Scrum development environment. SVN – Subversion version control.
Senior Software Engineer •
Pineapple Payments
July 2019 – Oct 2019
Senior member of software development team. Design and development of C# and VB.Net applications with Visual Studio 2019. T-SQL/SQL Server. GitHub. Building .NetCore multi-platform console application for processing approximately 20 millions records during a migration to AWS. Agile/Scrum development environment.
Software Engineer •
Virtual Officeware
August 2017 – January 2019
Senior member of software development team. Design and development of VB.Net applications with Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise. Upgrading VB6 application to VB.Net, WinForms, C#, T-SQL: Creating and maintaining stored procedures. Crystal Reports: Creating custom Crystal Reports and maintaining existing reports for Centricity Practice Solutions application. Direct customer interaction and support. Performing cutomer demonstrations. GitHub.
Software Engineer •
Federated Investors
through ConsultUSA
August 2016 – February 2017
Developing and maintained VBA Excel macros to modify existing reports and produce new reports. VBA Repoting Macro reverse engineering and redesign. Applications developer •
Thermo Fisher Scientific –
through KForce Pittsburgh
August 2014 – December 2015
Developed SSIS packages using BIDS to move data from SQL Server and MS Access databases to other databases and to Excel spreadsheets. I then created VB6 apps to further process the Excel spreadsheets by running VBA code to create piviot tables and graphs. Also created database objects for MS Access and SQL Server(T-SQL) databases; e.g. Tables, Queries, Stored Procedures and SQL scripts for migrating and updating data.
Sr. Applications developer •
SIS Pittsburgh, LLC –
August 2012 - 2014
Developed and customized Microsoft Dynamics SL, VB.NET and VB6, WinForms. T-SQL. Maintenance of reports using Crystal Reports and SSRS. Direct client interaction and support. Automation of Dynamics SL screens to simulate user entry. Resposible for creating and maintaining database objects; tables, triggers, store procedures.
Sr. Software Engineer •
MSA (Management Science
Associates) – 2007-August 2012
Resposible for design and development of large scale C#, MVC, MVP, Oracle and VB 6 applications, for the television broadcasting industry. Visual SourceSafe Administrator. Member of UI standards committee. Worked with waterfall and agile development styles. PL-SQL. Worked in both internal development and live production environments. Envolved with both 2 and 3 tier development. VSS, TFS.
Software Engr. – •
Allin (bought Jimary Business
Systems) – 2004-2007
Developed and customized Microsoft Solomon applications; VB6, VB.Net, Winforms, T-SQL. Direct client interaction and support. 3
Director of Software – •
Jimary Business Systems –
June2002-2004
Resposible for all software and related issues; including; design, development and deployment of Solomon IV applications and customizations; Visual Source Safe administrator and software librarian. I often delt directly with customers during the entire life cycle development; as well as, functioning as a consultant to clients for on-going support after deployment. Development tools used include; Visual Basic 6.0, VBA within Solomon IV, SQL Server 2000(T-SQL), Visual Interdev, FrontPage, Visual Source Safe, ADO, Solomon IV object automation.
Independent Contracting – •
June2001-September2001
Developed client/server Visual Basic applications during short term and independent projects, which included the following activities. Design and development of Visual Basic User Interfaces, COM Objects, Custom Controls. Migration from MSAccess to Oracle8i. Building and maintaining database tables in MS Access2000 and Oracle8i. Clients during this time includedbut not limited to; KForce of Cincinnati and a three month stay at the NASA IV&V Center through DNAmerican in Fairmont WV.
Bluespring Software – •
Jan2001-Jun2001
Senior member of Core COM Objects and User Interface development team. Application was a Windows Billing Suite which leveraged a Metadata Data Model to provide massive flexibility and rapid speed to market. Developed and maintained Business, UI and Metadata Objects. Responsible for design and upkeep of user-interface. Worked with Visual Basic Objects and collection classes to access Metadata and dynamically display it in a tree based user interface. I was also giving several on-line courses in Metadata ideas/concepts and coding methods. Also, built Visual SourceSafe tool to assist application build process. VB6, T-SQL, Win Forms, Win Custom Controls. PDR consultant for •
SMARTworks.com –
Standard Register e-Commerce
1999-2001
Lead team in a web site re-architecture effort. This included redesigning the IIS virtual directories structure of the entire e-commerce web site, as well as, defining rules for future ASP coding and implementing those changes in all of several hundred web pages. The site was only down for less than a minute, while the IP address was switched to the new architecture and no new issues were opened as a result of the re-architecture effort.
• Solely responsible for the design and implementation of EDI transaction processing applications. The applications worked together as a system for exception processing and were configured by a Utility application, all of which were built in VB6 for Windows NT and used a SQL Server 7 database (T- SQL) for storing transaction data. The processing applications produced email and an attached report in PDF format. The Utility application was used to configure customer email and error destinations.
• Solely responsible for all Visual Source Safe administration duties.
• Solely responsible for design and implementation of Visual Source Safe database. I conceived/designed/implemented a three-tier VSS structure, which provided Development, QA Testing and Production sections for maintaining version control and production moves of ASP pages and Visual Basic back- end applications.
• Built /maintained VSS Intranet Site to keep developers informed of VSS usage policies, management informed of VSS progress, and provide new employees with extra VSS information.
• Taught VSS training classes to all current and each new employee. I also designed the entire class.
• Responsible for moving Visual Basic application into production. This included using VSS to maintain versions, perform all Install Shield Setup builds, and over-see developer QA testing.
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• Defined Life-Cycle procedures for…
…Developers moving ASP & Visual Basic application into QA testing.
…Move-Coordinators to move ASP & Visual Basic application into production.
…Install Shield builds for all Visual Basic applications.
• Provided expert advice in various areas when need – research / product evaluation.
• Conducted Visual basic technical interviews both for SMARTworks.com and PDR.
PDR consultant for •
Mercury Instruments
1998-1999
Solely responsible for the functional design, program design, programming, testing and implementation of a Windows 32-bit Linking/Data Transfer Communications Application for a Gas Corrector Manufacturing / Engineering Company. The applications are Windows 95/98/NT based and are used to transfer data to and from Mercury Instruments (Instruments are natural gas corrector and data collection electronic devices). The applications used custom protocols to communicate via modem, serial line, CDPD cellular modem, and via sockets and the Internet to a CDPD/TCP-IP modem. The applications also scheduled jobs and printed many types of reports and graphs.
• Maintaining MS Visual Source Safe library of source code including daily back-up rotation of weekly DB analysis / maintenance.
• Designed and implemented new features in Visual Basic 5.0 on the NT / 95 / 98 applications, Access 97.
• Complete rebuild of a suite of applications, including maintaining install scripts.
• Maintain current code. (including Crystal Report reports) PDR consultant for •
NCR
1997-1998
Performed Visual SourceSafe Administration duties. Also, responsible for system backup scripts and daily off-site tape rotations.
• Member of full life cycle development team. Work involved several large client\server applications, integrated into a product suite. Became lead programmer for one of the products during the second release. Development was done using Visual Basic 5.0, SQL Server 6.5, Access 97, FXTools Gold 5.0, RDO, DAO and NT Server.
• Lead programming involved the design and implementation of a Muti-Media application, which allowed a user to build advertising campaigns for NCR ATM’s.
SSI consultant for •
Mercury Instruments
1997
Designed, built and tested Windows help files. Using Help Magician Pro, constructed and compiled dozens of .RTF (Rich Text Format) hyper-linked pages. These files were compilable into .HLP (Windows help) files and .html
(Web pages). Options included were; linking graphics, browser groups, keyword search, mid-topic jumps.
• Composed and implemented a full test plan for a Visual Basic 4.0 product. The product managed a user defined report queue which was tied into several other products via a print server using sharable objects defined in a class module. The test plan was a working document which was used interactively to step through the entire testing phase of development. 5
• Performed firmware/software testing of Hayes compatible modems. Work included the use of the entire AT command set for thoroughly testing every aspect of the modems functionality.
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For SSI - Cincinnati Branch •
Office 1996 - 1997
Solely responsible for the development of an MS Windows resource library database. Work was done in Visual Basic 4.0. The project involved developing MS Access Jet Engine database tables and a Windows GUI front- end. Functionally of the tool included but not limited to, tabled edits/updates, sorting per criteria, searching per criteria (case sensitivity, use of wild-cards), various exception and summary reports written in MS VB Crystal Reports.
• Designed and integrated reports into an existing Client Server (Access DB) Application, using Crystal Reports.
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SSI consultant for •
Fidelity Investments
1996-1997
Functioned as part of a round-the-clock team responsible for maintaining contingency and redundancy systems for remittance processing hardware and software.
• Provided support for an existing financial investment application. These remittance transports processed billions of dollars worth of transactions a year, twenty-four hours a day. Support of this application demanded on-the-spot, accurate, creative, and immediate solutions.
• As part of a team, performed full life cycle development for remittance processing applications, which were run on a BancTec 9500 remittance processing transport. Types of transactions processed included; credit card payments, retail investments.
• Designed, developed, implemented, and tested a version control system for software development. System functionally included; multiple user/multiple file check-in/out across a Novell network, file locking, password security, compressed time/date stamped source code back up. The project involved integrating components using the following tools; Visual Basic (for front-end), DOS batch files, ftp scripts, MS Pascal, CodeWright customized toolbars. Integration was seamless; implementation and testing were a complete success.
• Researched and wrote detailed reports on compiler heap error issues for DOS MS Pascal compiler. A senior Vice President requested me specifically for this task.
Owned business license from •
1994-1996
Mountain-Top Software Shoppe
Design & Development of MS Windows Product line. Projects involved: API calls, sound, graphics, animation, SQL calls, RDBMS programming, complete A to Z product development (from an idea to product master disks).
• As Consulting Analyst, used Visual Basic's high-level tools to create tables, indexes, and complete front-ends for MS Access RDBMS. Used Visual Basic Crystal Reports to link to an Access Jet Engine RDBMS. Wrote quick sort for Visual Basic and used Visual Basic commands to implement several searching options (case sensitive, match from left, etc.). Wrote animated icon routines uses Visual Basic timers. Implemented the option for a Windows program to float always-on-top of all the other windows. Implemented the option for a Windows program to automatically iconify itself after an event is performed. MS Office tool bar buttons - designed custom MS Office tool-bar buttons for products. Presentation making for windows (using ACTION 1.0). Calling one Windows application from another. Writing programs using MDI (multiple document interface) (parent/child windows, etc.). Most work done in Visual Basic 3.0 Professional Edition.
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• As Consulting Programmer, design and development of projects involved: C Windows API calls, sound, graphics, animation, SQL calls, RDBMS programming, full life cycle product development (from an idea to product master disks). Used Visual Basic Install Wizard to make MS Windows product master (setup) disks. MS Windows Product testing on 3.1, 3.1.1 and 95.
• Consulting, computer maintenance, and computer training for area residents. Marada Corporation •
May 1995 - Oct. 1995
Assisted in development of Health Care Information & Management System, most work was completed on a SUN Sparc 20 with Oracle GUI development tools. Also, message-processing subroutines were written in C. Visual Basic Front-end design & development.
Instructor for 4 MS Windows 3.1.1 classes (Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul of 1995) Marion County Board of •
Education
Instructor for PC101-Introduction to Computers/DOS/Windows (White School/Adult Education Center, Fairmont, West Virginia) AETECH/Mountaineer Federal
Software Systems(1993-1995)
Maintenance and redesign of MS-DOS Ada Compiler Environments
• As Programmer/Analyst for a government contracting organization, worked with PC to UNIX connectivity research and testing. Involved in programming of database and network access tools. Integrated several individual projects into a system composition tool. Work was performed in a C, Visual Basic 3.0, Windows, UNIX, and Motif environment.
• Component qualifier for CARDS (Comprehensive Approach for Reusable Defense Software) reuse program. (Subcontract from Unisys Corp.) Qualification experience includes evaluating and report writing on COTS
(Commercial of the Shelf), GOTS (Government of the Shelf), and public domain software products of the following types:
- DAT (Database Access tool) - DFE (Database Front End)
- GIS (Graphical Information System)
• Conversion of C Motif code into Ada Motif code. Ada Motif programming of database and network access tools, including integration of several individual projects into a system composition tool.
• Assistant Instructor for "Introduction to Ada Programming" (Gunter AFB, Gunter, Alabama)
• Instructor for "Introduction to Ada Programming" (Unisys Corp., Fairmont, West Virginia)
• Gave several high profile presentations to many high-ranking DOD and military officers. Topics involved were PC-UNIX connectivity study results, both in slide presentation format and actual real-time demo/presentation.
• Instructor for "Introduction to IntegrAda for Windows Programming" (Army Corp. of Engr., Vicksburg, Mississippi)
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HARDWARE EXPERIENCE:
• INTEL 386/486, INTEL PENTIUM, SPARC 20 WORKSTATION, VAX 11, SUN SYSTEM 4, BANCTEC 9500 REMITTANCE PROCESSING
TRANSPORT, Installing and configuring the following ( VIDEO CARDS, MEMORY (SIMMS), FLOPPY DRIVES, INTERNAL MODEMS, CD- ROMS, 16-BIT SOUND CARDS, 16-BIT ARCNET CARDS, 16-BIT ETHERNET CARDS, TWAIN-COMPLIANT SCANNERS)
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:
Environments
• WINDOWS NT 4.0/3.1/3.11/95, MS-DOS 5.0, 6.2, 7.0, OPEN LOOK, BSI- OS, MOTIF, VAX 11 OS, SOLARIS 4.2.X, SUN OS 4.1.X
Programming Tools
• VB.NET, C#, VISUAL BASIC 3.0/4.0/5.0/6.0 (ENTERPRISE EDITION), IIS, ASP, VISUAL SOURCESAFE, SQL SERVER 6.5/7, VBA WITHIN SOLOMON IV, SOLOMON IV OBJECT AUTOMATION, INSTALL
SHIELD, ACCESS 97, CRYSTAL REPORTS, MAKE FILES, ACCESS JET ENGINE, TURBO PASCAL, ANSI C, STANDARD PASCAL, MS
WINDOWS API, ADA MOTIF, BORLAND C++, SQL, X86 ASSEMBLER, VAX ASSEMBLER, COBOL, PL/1, LISP, VISUAL ADA, TURBO C, ADA 83, HAYES MODEM AT COMMAND SET
General Software
• MS BIDS, MICROSOFT OUTLOOK, OFICE 97-2000, MICROSOFT WORD 6.0/2.0, MICROSOFT MONEY, MS MAIL, MICROSOFT WORKS, PROCOMM PLUS, FRAMEMAKER, MICROSOFT PROJECT, AUTO
CAD, MS SCHEDULER PLUS, PCLAN TOOLS
SAMPLE OF GENERAL
EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
• Business Computer Systems - Design/Analysis
• One semester Management
• Two semesters Accounting
• Spent approx. 15 elective hours at Fairmont State College taking additional upper level Computer Science classes to enhance my education. EDUCATION:
• Honors graduate of North Marion High School - 1984
• Fairmont State College - Computer Science, Spring 1991 to Spring 1993
• Associate of Computer Science degree
• Certificate of Completion for "Introduction to Ada Programming" class. Gunter AFB, Gunter Alabama
• Teaching Certification for West Virginia Vocational Centers
• Attended Microsoft Introduction to Visual Basic 5.0 Seminar
• Completed a one day Introduction to Object Modeling Course
• MCP Microsoft Certified Professional for VB.NET
• Attended several local Microsoft seminars on .NET platform, Web Services and SOAP.
• Certificate of completion for VB.NET course at Community College of Allegany County. (summer 2004)
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REFERENCES:
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Work
Bill Shackelford (highering manager)
IPFS
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Work Brandi Grassmann (manager)
IPFS
• Work: Robert Myers (team lead)
IPFS
• Work: Dan Franklin (highering manager)
SIS Pittsburgh. LLC
COMMENTS:
I am a highly skilled, self-motivated professional and would work extremely hard to take full advantage of any opportunity your company may provide me. I am very confident with my programming, design, creative abilities and soft skills. If you have any questions please contact me at your convenience. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Gene Hilen Humphrey II
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