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Areas of Skill & Knowledge
  An experienced programmer & team leader, well versed in several development tools and languages with a special interest in Microsoft Windows, visual development, object orientation, the Internet and Java. Familiarity with IBM mainframe and midrange systems. Project oriented with a demonstrated ability to work alone or on a team. A proven problem solver able to analyze a situation and develop innovative solutions. Excellent communication skills. Experience working within a corporation and with various levels of management. Want to continue to learn new technologies and excel in technical areas. Able to provide excellent references upon request.  
     
Experience
  First Trust Portfolios, Lisle, IL (formerly Nike Securities)  
  Business Unit Developer; February 2001-Present  
 
  • Designed, Developed and implemented OLAP sales analysis application, designed sales warehouse and sales cubes using MS SQL Server Analysis Services
  • Provided day to day reporting support to the sales department
  • Led a team of developers supporting the outside sales team
  • Designed, developed and implemented a custom expense reporting tool which helped track information about company expenses
  • Currently working on integrating our internal sales applications with wireless mobile devices, and developing web based reporting tools.
Tools Used: Delphi, SQL Server Analysis Service, SQL Server Enterprise Manager, DTS, HTML, ASP, JavaScript, Java, TCP/IP, CGI, SQL, Visual Basic, Visual Studio.NET

  
 
 
  LOGS Financial, Northbrook, IL  
  Project Manager; 2000-2001  
  Managed 4 developers. Prioritized and logged projects, provided project status reports to the CTO, maintained project and application documentation, designed and developed documentation indexing system, provided direction and mentoring for developers. Worked on various Delphi projects myself.

Tools Used: Delphi, Wise Install Scripts, HTML, JavaScript, Java, TCP/IP, CGI, SQL, Client Access, Visual dBase, Visual Basic

  
 
 
  Vanguard Solutions Group, Inc., Glen Elyn, IL  
  Systems Engineer; 1996-2000  
  Develop Client/Server applications with Delphi to interact with our data warehousing products. This includes GUI design, SQL generation and data manipulation. Most recently, lead developer for a series of applications which provide scheduled building of pre-designed reports. These applications extract information from a data warehouse at a pre-determined time and generate various output formats (i.e. HTML, hardcopy, and OLAP views). Lead beta testing of software, perform on-site training and testing, as well as oversee the creation of installation scripts and documentation. Assist the sales department whenever needed by providing custom data, demo assistance and general sales support. Enjoy learning, helping younger developers, and solving problems in creative ways. I also enjoy knowing that my work and my technical expertise makes a difference for the company.

Tools Used: Delphi, Wise Install Scripts, HTML, JavaScript, Java, TCP/IP, CGI, SQL, Client Access, Visual dBase, Visual Basic.

  
 
 
  Chiquita Brands, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio  
  Programmer/Analyst; 1989-1996  
  Lead Developer of database applications for MS-Dos, MSWindows and Novell Netware. Provided hardware and software support for corporate as well as offsite groups and subsidiaries. Developed, tested, installed and trained users of internal applications. Supervised the application development and hardware maintenance for purchasing and inventory management department. Enjoyed the diversity and numerous people I had the opportunity to work with.

Tools Used: FoxPro, Visual dBase, Force X-Base Compiler, CL, TSO.

  
 
 
  The Credit Life Companies, Inc., Springfield, Ohio  
  Programmer; 1987-1989  
  Lead developer for a Customer Information System, which electronically distributed customer's insurance claim information to agencies and banks handling customer claims. Assistant to the Vice President of Sales, providing information systems expertise to the sales department. Enjoyed installing my software and training end-users.

Tools Used: Clipper, Pascal, C, Assembly Language, TSO.

  
 
 
  Electronic Data Systems, Dayton, Ohio  
  Systems Support Specialist; 1985-1987  
  Provided systems support to GMAC offices world-wide. Specialized in PC applications such as Lotus 123 and WordPerfect. Developed in-house applications to assist with our call tracking and reporting needs. Enjoyed the opportunity to assist others, to help them to be more productive.

Tools Used: Clipper, dBase, Word Perfect, Lotus 123, Paradox.

  
 
 
  Self Employed; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  
  Consultant; 1982-1985  
  Assisted small businesses with custom hardware and software. Developed custom applications for the medical field (hospital management), and the automotive financing industry. Enjoyed the freedom to work on my own.

Tools Used: Clipper, dBase.

  
     
Education
  University of Pittsburgh  
  Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 1984  
     
Other Activities
  Beta test team member for IntraBuilder, Visual dBASE, Windows 95, WordPerfect 6.1, Quattro Pro 6.0, Force, and several programming utilities for DOS & Windows. Develop programming utilities, and help others via the Internet with programming issues. Provide some consulting and programming services via the Internet. Introduction to Java class.  
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