Resume

Resume

Carol Solle
csolle@earthlink.net

Objective 1: 1. Contract, full-time or part-time position in Web Development, concentrating on backend applications and database connectivity.

Objective 2: 1. Contract, full-time or part-time planning, implementing and supporting Oracle and SQLServer database environments, combining the advantages of new technologies with mainframe disciplines.

Professional Experience

1) Spring 2000-Fall 2008 Web Development Seattle WA
Developed and maintained 7 web sites using Photoshop, Dreamweaver, ASP, PHP, MySQL and CGI scripts:

Designed web sites for Shoreline City Council candidates McConnell and Grace using Photoshop, Dreamweaver and CGI scripts
www.lictonsprings.org and www.innisarden.com, neighborhood web sites using CGI scripts
www.spacenoodles.com, a data driven greeting card web site using ASP, ASPMail and MSAccess
www.seattlewebfeat.com/rhs66/index.html, a high school reunion web site using PHP, MySQL and CGI scripts.
Maintained www.ivandoig.com using ASP

2) Premera-Blue Cross May 1997 to June 1999
7001 220^th St. S.W.
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043-2124

Oracle and SQLServer Database Administrator

Oracle – Provided Oracle support in an NT environment for a Call Center, Help Desk, and Provider application:

Significantly improved the applications’ performance, set up appropriate test environments for the developers, and planned/executed production implementations
Assisted in the installation and configuration of ADSM Oracle backup/recovery procedures
Created naming conventions and wrote installation and setup procedures for a new Oracle environment including the scheduling of database utilities (backing up, exporting, analyzing statistics)
Installed and configured ‘Q Diagnostics’, an Oracle Performance Monitor

SQLServer –Provided SQLServer support for an Investigation, Care Management and Mail/Linkage application:

Populated databases using mainframe flat files and Access databases as input
Created standards and procedures similar to that of Oracle’s

3) Washington Natural Gas March 1990-April 1997
815 Mercer
Seattle, Washington 98109

Database Administrator/Systems Programmer

Oracle -- Installed and administered Oracle on OS/2 and Unix

Provided database related Unix administration support on a Sunsparc 1000 (storage management, user logon scripts, shutdown/startup procedures, cronjobs)
Standardized the configuration of Oracle clients (SQLNET/TCPIP and ODBC)
Developed and implemented backup and recovery procedures using Unix scripts as well as IBMs product, ADSM
Defined DBA roles/responsibilities and developed an Oracle Operations guide
Negotiated licensing agreements with Oracle Corporation
Installed and customized BMC’s Patrol, a Unix/Oracle performance monitor

SQLServer --Installed and administered MS SQLServer on OS/2 and NT

Converted a SQLServer Database to Oracle, as well as the Gupta SQLWindows application

DB2 -- Installed, customized, monitored and tuned DB2 and related OEM products

SYBASE MDI gateway -- Architected and implemented connectivity from windows applications on the client (Powerbuilder, MSAccess) , to MDI gateway on OS/2 (netbios), to DB2 on MVS (APPC).

MVS -- Backup to IMS/VS and CICS trouble shooting and administration

4) Blue Cross March 1985 to March 1990
7001 220^th St. S.W.
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043-2124

Application technician/ Systems Programmer/Database Analyst

IMS/DC application programmer for Claims Processing System

Performed DASD Administration
Maintained (using SMPE), tuned, debugged, monitored CICS
Conducted the physical design and implementation of IMS databases
Maintained existing databases, ensuring recoverability and monitoring performance

Education

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Undergraduate work

Western Washington State University
Bellingham, Washington
Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a GPA of 3.67 in Anthropology and a minor in computer science.

North Seattle Community College
Seattle, Washington
Earned a Web Master Certificate June, 2000. Received the Vice-President's Award Fall and Winter Quarters 1999-2000 and the President's Award Spring Quarter 2000. Cumulative GPA, 3.92.

Summary of Post Graduate Education

2001- Computer Art (Photoshop, Illustrator)
2000- PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, UNIX, ASP, JavaScript, Collaborative Web Development
1999- C++, Java, HTML
1998- SQLServer Administration (Aris)
1997- Oracle7 Backup and Recovery Workshop (Oracle Corporation)
1997- Oracle7 Performance Tuning Workshop (Oracle Corporation)
1997- Oracle Enterprise Manager (Oracle Corporation)
1996- Supporting Windows NT Server (Aris)
1996- Oracle database Architecture & Administration (Aris)
1996- Fundamentals of Data Communications & Local Area Networks
1995- Microsoft Project 4.0 For Windows (Catapult)
1995- Using the Internet
1995- Understanding Unix (datatech)
1994- Oracle Database Administration, I and II (Oracle Corporation)
1994- Effective GUI Design for PowerBuilder
1991- High Performance Optimization for DB2
1990- CSP Application Development/Application Execution
1989- CICS Series of Classes (Tailoring, problem analysis, Internals)
1987- IMS/VS Data base and Block Level Sharing and DBRC
1987- DB2 Series of Classes (Planning, DBA, Systems Admin)