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- Middleware architecture, design, implementation, and administration at tactical and enterprise level for a major financial firm
- Web-based client-server management tracking and decision support system, with database and e-mail interfacing.
- Application DB2 database administrator, message-oriented middleware system architect
- Sole support/enhancement for 6 manufacturing and inventory control systems, including migration of legacy systems to SAP.
- Project technical manager for effort to perform enterprise-wide modification of a primary data entity, with $1.3 million budget, nine organizational divisions, and 45 people.
- Design of a distributed OLAP/data warehousing information distribution system for a national retailer with over 5000 retail locations.
- Applications development, operational support and tuning for a strategic enterprise marketing system to generate telemarketing leads for a major telecommunications firm in an IBM mainframe environment.
- Project management of a client-server / graphical user interface DSS system for statistical analysis, report / graphics generation for DOD health care facilities in a UNIX / C / embedded SQL / Informix environment.
- Project management for development of a large-scale decision support system in an IBM mainframe / DB2 environment to perform operations research / logistics manpower and materials planning for the United States Army.
BSCS, 1975 - Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
MBA (Information Systems), 1984 -
National University, San Diego, California
MS Education (Nutrition) - candidate, 60 hours completed, National University,, San Diego, California
Webster University, MBA Curriculum, COMP5970 "Database Management", Fall I & II 1998, Spring I 1999
IBM Certified DB2 Developer
IBM Certified DB2 Administrator
IBM Certified MQSeries Specialist
IBM Certified Transaction Server Engineer
IBM VisualAge Object Oriented Programming for C++ Associate Developer
IBM Certified NetCommerce Specialist
Ajilon, Incorporated (St. Louis, Missouri)
April 1998 - present
Enterprise Infrastructure Architect
Technical Services (Integration Services) A. G. Edwards
In cooperation with tactical project management, business analysts, and database administrators, provided both the middleware architecture and the application framework for the Fixed Income Inventory Management System dealing with trader and customer purchase of bonds. Validated applications design and coding using structured walk-throughs. Installed, provided administration, and implemented system monitoring for MQSeries on Solaris and Compaq Himalaya NSK platforms. Investigated, evaluated, and made presentations of recommendations to senior management variety of products for potential fit into emerging enterprise strategic architecture for messaging, message brokers and adapters, message system monitors, ETL tools, and file transfer methodologies. Developed evaluation criteria for RFP/RFIs submittted to third party vendors. Provided support for proof-of-concept and pilot testing.
Platforms:
Compaq Himalaya NSK, Sun Solaris, HP-UX,
Tools:
MQSeries, MQSeries Integrator, iWay, Mercator, Iona, Tibco, Tuxedo, WebLogic, Candle Command Center, BMC Patrol, QPasa, Sybase, Oracle, C++, XML, JMS, Java, EJB, J2EE,
Principal Project Architect
United States Department of Agriculture - Regulatory Process Management Tracking System
As an Oracle database designer and administrator, designed and implemented database conceptual and physical schema to implement customer model of business flow, in a manner to allow the maximum degree of flexibility in end-user control of workflow definitions. Designed and implemented Cold Fusion user interface comprising approximately 140 discrete elements in an HTML frames environment, to a hierarchical, data-driven dynamic database access design, developed in conjunction with iterative prototyping. Developed web-based reporting features, including statistical analysis, using Seagate Crystal Reports. Was responsible for coding, testing, and production installation of developed system components.
Platforms:
Windows NT
Tools:
HTML, Cold Fusion, Seagate Crystal Reports, ORACLE, SQL, Paint Shop Pro V6.0 PRO
Project Technical Manager
US Postal Service Money Order Y2K Remediation
As the project technical manager, was responsible for the design, planning, preparation, conduct of tests, and implementation of code remediated off-site for compliance with Year 2000 operability. Primary technical contact for interface of the project team with the customer. Direct responsibilities included test DB2 database support, configuration management, test environment construction, and advanced analysis of operational faults. Code remediation included upgrades of legacy applications to be compliant with latest programming language release level.
Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA, Windows NT
Tools:
COBOL II, COBOL 370, ENDEVOR, DB2, JES II JCL, TSO, LIBRARIAN, MS Project, MS Office 97
Senior Applications Development Consultant
Southwestern Bell - Local Access Service Request
As an applications database administrator, designed components for new applications and performed performance tuning and run-time enhancement on existing DB2 structures and access techniques. Designed and implemented MQSeries middleware architecture for message routing between client-server Windows NT workstations and mainframe data repository.
Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA, TANDEM, WINDOWS NT
Tools:
COBOL II, IMS DB/DC, DB2, JES II JCL,BMC UTILITIES, OMEGAMON, REVEAL, MQSeries, MS Office 97
Maxim Group (Denver, Colorado)
May 1997 - April 1998
Senior Staff Consultant
Lucent Technologies BCS / IBM Corporation
Provided support and enhancement for manufacturing legacy systems: Production Order Scheduling Systems, Storeroom Balance Accuracy Cycle Inventory, Repair Service & Return Planning, GAINS Material Forecasting, Repair and Rework Inventory Management System. Responsibilities included 7 X 24 production support, enhancement of systems functions, evaluation for vulnerability to Y2K problems, and preparation for functional migration to SAP R/3.
Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA, UNIX, Windows NT
Tools:
VS COBOL, COBOL II, FOCUS, MARK IV, IMS DB/DC, DB2, JES II JCL, MS Office 97, LOTUS
CAP GEMINI America (Dallas, Texas)
April 1996 - May 1997
Technical Project Manager
Triad Data, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)
Staff Consultant, Data Modeler
MCI Consumer Markets (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Senior Staff Specialist III
American Technical Resources (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Technical Consultant
Metters Industries (Reston, Virginia)
Project Manager
Compuware Corporation (Bethesda, Maryland)
Systems Analyst
Vector Research, Incorporated (Arlington, Virginia)
Program Scientist, Development Manager
Program Scientist, Development Manager
Amherst Information Systems,(Arlington, Virginia)
Project Engineer
Electronic Data Systems Corporation (Dallas, Texas)
Account Support Systems Engineer
Proposal Development Subject Matter Expert / Technical Writer
Systems Engineer
Systems Engineer
Zale Corporation, RETEK Conversion ProjectAs the technical expert for CICS, evaluated impact of modification of existing legacy order entry and tracking system after migration of business functions to a third-party client-server implementation. Determined scope and nature of required modifications from user requirements, developed design, made modifications and developed new applications. Performed multi-level testing to ensure reliability of modifications in the production environment, and performed production installation and monitoring.
Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA, Windows 95
Tools:
COBOL II, IBM ASSEMBLER, IMS DB, CICS, VSAM, FILE-AID, DYL280, JES II JCL
MBNA Information Systems, 6 Figure Credit Line Project
Directed activities of 45 contractors and employees to implement solution for expansion of monetary fields on an enterprise-wide scope to allow data values of 6 figures or more. Project required coordination of efforts across nine internal organizations and was labeled "company critical" by client senior management. Directed all work activities for all phases of the development effort, including requirements definition, analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation. Provided assurance that client software development methodology standards (ISO 9001) were met, and produced major document deliverables. Responsible for all project communications and meeting facilitation. Was primary contact to user community, defined requirements and acceptance criteria with users. Developed project plan and work breakdown structure, and tracked project task completion against project plan.
Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA
Tools:
COBOL II, IBM ASSEMBLER, CICS, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, JES II JCL, ENDEVOR, FILE-AID, EASYTRIEVE, DYL280, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, Groupwise
November 1995 - April 1996
EDS / Southland Corporation, Retail Automation ProjectPerformed data modeling and design of a decision support and information distribution system for retailer with over 5000 stores to capture, aggregate, summarize and report retail sales and material replenishment data. System implemented using OLAP data warehousing client-server design. Simulated user interface and screen flow using Powerpoint for demonstration.
Platforms:
HP/UX, WINDOWS 95
Tools:
Popkin System Architect, MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Project, ORACLE, IRI
May 1994 - August 1995
National Lead Generation System
Developed multiple applications to enhance production system in multi-processor distributed environment, including auditing of critical transactions, data analysis, partitioning and tuning for DB2 tables exceeding 50 million rows, data collection and transmission to external systems using FTP, and data harvesting and transmission of legacy data to client-server system based on 150-node SP2 parallel processor, Informix 8.0 parallel RDBMS data warehouse of 3 terabyte size for national data base. Received extensive training in object-oriented design and development (Booch-Rumbaugh OMT methodology, Rational Rose) and implementation in C++.
Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA, IBM SP2/AIX
Tools:
DB2, Informix, COBOL II, C++, CICS, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, JES II JCL, FILE-AID, EASYTRIEVE, ENDEVOR, MASTERMIND, INSIGHT, Rational Rose
May 1993 - May 1994
MCI, Integrated Revenue Information System
Provided requirements analysis, data modeling, and functional design allowing MCI to provide accurate rates to customers in response to competitive pressures and regulatory agency restrictions. Created physical database system data definition language, and created functional specifications for system interfaces with other software systems. Managed production of project phase end deliverables documentation for requirements analysis, and defined standards for detail design specifications. Provided analysis and specifications for data conversion. Constructed, tested, and implemented system interface software.
Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA, IBM PC OS/2
Tools:
Bachman Analyst & DBA, MicroFocus COBOL, Intersolve APS, DB2, COBOL II, Expediter, Intertest, TSO/ISPF, JES II JCL, WordPerfect
January 1993 - May 1993
FAA APM-20, Capital Improvement Plan Tools Management
Provided managerial oversight over contractor organizations for transition of applications tools supporting strategic objectives of the Federal Aviation Administration managers and staff currently providing data for the Capital Improvement Plan. The CIP provides tracking, scheduling, planning, and "what if" analysis for equipment to be modernized throughout the nationwide air traffic control system. Provided supervision and tracking of tasking to transfer communications and applications from a processor site in Maryland to one in Texas. Prepared post-mortem assessment of re-platform activities.
Platforms:
IBM PC, Windows 95
Tools:
MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, Artemis, WordPerfect
November 1992 - January 1993
National Science Foundation, Grant Award Tracking System
Worked as a contract systems analyst on the development of a system that merged awardee name/address DB2 database data with stored text on a data-sensitive basis to produce letter formats with legal clauses, embedded data, and free-form text.
Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA
Tools:
DB2, COBOL II, CSP, CICS, TSO/ISPF
October 1990 - October 1992
DOD Health Care - Retrospective Case-Mix Analysis SystemManaged 5 person rapid applications development team that produced an OLAP / DSS analysis and reporting system for the Department of Defense Health care facilities (149 sites) as turn-key client-server system allowing user selection of analysis criteria using X-Windows GUI and dynamic SQL drill-down in a "forked" session, and presentation on data retrieval to the user as a report hot key convertible to graphics. Evaluated, selected development environment of IEW, Sun IPC workstations, ICS BuilderAccessory, and Center Line CodeCenter.
Platforms:
SUN IPC, SUN UNIX development), 486 EISA SCO UNIX (target)
Tools:
C, X-Motif, Informix ESQL & Hyperscript, IEW, ICS BuilderAccessory
US Army Headquarters, Force Builder Decision Support System
Managed 6 person development team that produced decision support systems for force composition, structuring and modernization for US Army planners. DSS used operations analysis engines to perform linear regression and multivariate solutions based on macro decisions (budget, manpower, threat assessment). Was responsible for hiring, interviewing, and training team members, and development of project standards, methodologies, and controls.Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA
Tools:
COBOL II, CICS, DB2, TSO/ISPF, JES II JCL, ProEdit, WordPerfect
September 1989 - August 1990
United Mine Workers, Pension Benefits Administration System
Served as lead analyst in development of on-line pension administration system. Performed data modeling, functional definition, task tracking, module development and testing, and installation of developed system. Controlled tasking and scheduling for 10 persons.
Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA
Tools:
DB2, COBOL II, CSP, CICS, TSO/ISPF, JES II JCL, ProEdit, Intertest
July 1982 - August 1989
EDS, Corporate Enterprise Software Development
Served as a systems support resource in support of 80 person development effort re-deploying corporate strategic enterprise systems as a third-normal DB2 database with supporting applications. Roles involved installation, maintenance, and management of INCASE, CSP, and PACBASE CASE tools, authoring and management of change and configuration control system. Other support duties included JCL authoring, CICS/DB2 monitoring and problem resolution, and MVS system operation problem resolution.
Platforms:
IBM 3090 MVS/ESA
Tools:
INCASE, CSP, PACBASE, DB2, COBOL II, CICS, TSO/ISPF, CLIST, ISPF Dialog Manager
US Air Force Headquarters, AFCAC-270 Solicitation
Participated in a team effort to develop a systems integration proposal to replace the Air Force Headquarters processor complex in the Pentagon, a $250 million systems integration bid. Was solely responsible for evaluation of bid requirements, COTS product evaluation, vendor contact and interviewing, cost-benefit analysis, product selection, and proposal technical response authorship for CASE technology products, programmer productivity tools, relational database systems, and configuration management tools.
EDS, Corporate Research and Development
Responsible for development of programmer tools and productivity software. Developed emulation routines and support systems software for both developed tools and for installation and support of COTS software. Responsible for comparative analysis of COTS mainframe software. Administered EDS developed CASE tool, based on modeling in Sun/Unix environment and code generation.
Platforms:
IBM 4381, AMDAHL 3/260
Tools:
INCASE, IBM ASSEMBLER, PL/I, COBOL, ORACLE, DB2/SQL, IMS, SAS, TSO/ISPF
US Army 7th Signal Group, Telecommunication Information System
Developed task management plan, functional desc