Thomson RIA
(formerly Computer Language Research)
Carrollton, Texas, USA May 1997 to present
Senior Software Engineer
Information Online / Training and Web Services Group
2000 to present
Member of a creative, leading edge team developing interactive web-based
multimedia courseware, testware, marketing pieces, corporate Internet web
site, and Sales Support Extranet.
Responsibilities:
? Corporate Sales Support Extranet maintenance
? Corporate Internet web site maintenance
? Web-Based Training & Testing infrastructure development
? Lead Architect for Windows Server 2003 migration
? Technical Lead
? Technology direction, research, and recommendations
? PVCS Tracker system installation and maintenance
? Microsoft Visual Sourcesafe system installations and maintenance
? General miracles on demand
Current projects include:
? Windows Server 2003 migration
? Verity Ultraseek search engine implementation
? Marketing Questionnaire Builder (web-based)
? Corporate web site / Siebel CRM integration
? PVCS Tracker 7 upgrade to Tracker 8
? Partner company integrations
? General miracles on demand
Primary Development
Languages:
? HTML
? Active Server Pages (Classic)
? VBscript
? SQL
? Javascript
? Flash (occasional)
Primary Development Tools:
? UltraEdit32
? Paint Shop Pro
? Microsoft 2000 Server (IIS 6)
? Microsoft Server 2003 (IIS 5)
? Microsoft SQL 7.0 to 2000
? Microsoft Sourcesafe
? BeyondCompare
Senior Multimedia Programmer/Technologist
Education Services Group
May1997 to 2000
Member of a creative, leading edge team developing interactive multimedia
courseware and marketing demonstrations for Web, LAN, and CD-ROM
environments.
Responsibilities:
? Web-Based Training Course Management system design,
programming, and maintenance
? CBT Course Management system programming and maintenance
? Web-based and CBT CD-ROM Content Authoring (Authorware)
? Authoring Productivity and Performance Research and Development
? Technical Lead
? Authoring Mentor
? Multimedia development environment research, construction, and
maintenance (hardware and software)
? Technology direction, research, and recommendations
? General miracles on demand
Current projects include:
? CBT and WBT training development and maintenance
? CBT and WBT infrastructure development and maintenance
? Flash infrastructure design and development
? Product Assistance web site re-engineering and maintenance
? Miscellaneous miracles on demand
Primary Multimedia and Internet
Development Tools:
? Macromedia Authorware 5
? Macromedia Flash 5
? HTML
? Active Server Pages
? VBscript
? UltraEdit32
? Paint Shop Pro
? Microsoft NT Server 4.0
? Microsoft Internet Information
Server 4
? Microsoft SQL 7.0
? Site Server 3.0
Electronic Data Systems
Plano, Texas, USA September, 1985 to April, 1997
Advanced Systems Engineer
Multimedia Development Team
March 1993 to April 1997
Member of a creative team developing highly interactive multimedia
courseware for internal EDS use. Delivery via diskette, CD-ROM, and
Intranet.
Responsibilities:
? Project Leader
? CBT System Designer
? Lead Authorware Author
? Video Editor
? User Support
? Technical Infrastructure Support
The team produced multimedia courseware covering a wide array of
concepts, processes, and procedures using extensive interactivity, sound,
audio and video. Some courses simulate the use of equipment and
computer software. Topics covered include Inventory Systems, Client Server
Design, Continuous Improvement, Interpreting Basic Financial Statements,
Information Management, Asset Management, and Capital Budgeting. This
team also developed template logic for a courseware toolkit which EDS has
patented.
Interpreting Basic Financial Statements won the 1996 Macromedia People's
Choice Award in Corporate Learning, a Southwest Regional Silver CINDY
Award, an International Silver CINDY Award. The Continuous Improvement
course won an International Silver CINDY Award and Bronze Quill Award,
honorable mention.
Systems Engineer
Technical Development Enhancements Team
September 1991 to March 1993
Development of Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) in Authorware for use in
EDS Systems Engineering Development (SED) Program.
Coordination of MicroFocus COBOL PC and LAN installation for SED
program.
Systems Engineer/Training Specialist
Technical Development
February 1989 to September 1991
Delivery of lecture style instruction. Classes introduced Associate Systems
Engineers to EDS culture and methods and taught entry level programming
in JCL, COBOL, CICS, and Assembler, and the use of EDS Systems Life
Cycle methodology.
Associate Systems Engineer/Systems Engineer
Banking Industry Business Unit
September 1985 to February 1989
Banking industry education. Completion of EDS SED training program.
Maintenance of Wall Street trading back office processing subsystems
specializing in Journals and Positions and Balances subsystems composed
of Natural, COBOL, CICS, and Adabase.
September 1984 to September 1985
Birch Realty, Inc.
Akron, Ohio, USA
Office Manager
Rizzi's Pizza
Akron, Ohio, USA August 1984 to September 1985
Chef
Bob's Big Boy
Akron, Ohio, USA June 1983 to August 1984
Waiter
September 1979 to July 1980
Southwest Data Systems
San Diego, California, USA
Electronic Cash Register Service Technician
August 1975 to August, 1979
United States Navy
San Diego, California
Honolulu, Hawaii
Aviation Electronics Technician
EDUCATION
May 1985
University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Richland Community College
Richland, Texas
Macromedia Director Training Fall 1996
Macromedia Flash Training Spring 1999
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Michael W. Schwartz
1600 Cayman Circle
Plano, Texas 75025
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