PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Highly skilled and widely experienced IT Professional. And an Innovative leader with superb technical knowledge, and the ability to bridge the knowledge and communication gap between programmers and end users. Adept in technical writing and training with a broad knowledge of databases. Exceptional interpersonal skills, outstanding written communication abilities, and project management experience. Rapidly achieves organizational integration, assimilation of job requirements, and implementation of new ideas, concepts, methods, and technologies.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS iSeries / AS400 Lotus Domino / Notes - Project Leader: Planning, implementation, and administration of AS400 Domino for Amway North America and Amway Worldwide. iSeries applications SMTP implementation and management. iSeries / AS400 Computer Security: Planning, implementation, and administration for MC Sports, Amway Worldwide.

IS Operations Mgr / Interim IS Director: MC Sports Retail chain. Through cost cutting and adding software systems, added $500,000+ annual revenue to the company. Project Mgr of new phone system installation.

System Migration Management: MC Sports, from IBM 390 to AS/400, JDA, Lawson Financials. Trained user community in MS & Lotus Office products in classroom type setting. (Note: JDA software, named after the company’s founder James D. Armstrong, is very similar to JD Edwards ERP.

Independent Manufacturing Systems Consultant: Window Components Manufacturing, Miami Florida ( ).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Microsoft Project, Mortice Kern Systems Development Implementer, Borland Caliber.

DEVELOPMENT: Programming Languages: COBOL400, RPG400, RPG IV, CL, MQ series, Query, SDA, DFU, PDM, SQL, Visual Basic, C#, HTML, DHTML, XML, Oracle, SQL.

DATA MIGRATION: Validating, mapping, and populating data for cross system sharing of multiple systems.

OPERATING SYSTEMS: IBM iSeries, AS/400, IBM 390OS, Microsoft Windows

DATABASES: Oracle, DB2, Microsoft Access, SQL

SOFTWARE: CIMS Student Systems, SPSS, JDA, ADP payroll/HR, Lawson Financial, Cognos, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Visio, Crystal Reports, Lotus Suite, Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Visual Studio Development Suite - focus on C#. (Note: JDA is very similar to JD Edwards.

TECHNICAL: Microsoft Servers, OS400 Installation/Upgrades/PTFs, AS400 Security, AS400 Client Access, Disaster Recovery, Help Systems Software, 24/7 User/Helpdesk support, Cisco Routers and Admin software, Help Systems software.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential ( )

Programmer/Analyst.

Direct hire by Confidential, assigned to the Office of Research, Evaluation, Accountability and Assessment as Programmer / Analyst, programming in RPG, COBOL, CLP, DB2 on the AS/400. Analyze and report achievement test score and demographic statistics using analysis tools, such as SQL and Excel. Work with Michigan Department of Education. Create required data for the data warehouse Oracle DB. Provide AS400 Technical/OS/Security support as needed. Down/Uploading of files to/from the AS/400 for PC apps and the data warehouse.

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Business Analyst.

Assigned to Confidential. as a Business Analyst for their SchoolMAX product. Through verbal and written communications with Federal, State, and Local Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), create functional and report design specifications for school district reporting to government agencies. Serve as support to development team to guide software functionality. Note: This company, eTek Global Inc., has closed.

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Systems Analyst.

Assigned to Detroit Public Schools Office of Research, Evaluation and Assessment as Systems Analyst, programming in RPG, COBOL, CLP on the AS/400. Analyze and report achievement test score and demographic statistics. Create required data for data warehouse using Oracle DB. Down/Uploading files to/from the AS/400 for PC apps and the data warehouse.

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Recruiter.

Worked as a recruiter in the Confidential. With employer access, combed through and read resumes found on such web sites as: DICE, CareerBuilder, Monster, MLive, MichiganWorks, and CareerMatrix. Selected candidates which best matched the clients needs and contacted them via email and/or telephone call. Interviewed prospective candidates, and also contacted references when provided and permitted. Negotiated pay rates with perspective employees. Discussed candidates qualifications with the lead recruiter and the client account manager to determine if the selected candidate(s) met the clients needs.

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Support Software Specialist.

Maintained systems security. Taught Security Incident Investigation Procedures to associates. Responsible for the support of 34 iSeries AS/400s. Primarily responsible for AS/400 Lotus Domino (Notes & WEB) as Project Leader, IBM Office Vision, SMTP, and intersystem / intrasystem EDI communications on the AS/400s. Provide guidance and answer questions of the staff and client community. Programming languages - RPG, CL, JAVA.

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Corporate Interim I.S. Director.

Corporate I.S. Operations Mgr.

Manager of I.S. personnel, equipment and software for the corporate offices and 80 stores across the Midwestern states. Responsible for systems security, Setup user profiles and applications access, Disaster Recovery, tracking I.S. equipment at all locations, training of M.I.S. and User personnel, installation of all hardware and software, JDA, ADP payroll/HR, Tax updates, purchasing of equipment and software, direction of personnel, systems evaluation and implementation, I.S. planning and procedures, corporate standards, department budget, disaster contingency planning, contract negotiation and maintenance, Lease management, Legal correspondence and technical support. Management of migration from IBM 3090 to iSeries AS/400. Responsible for monitoring and maintaining systems hardware, communications equipment, and the processing of scheduled jobs. Migration from Wang systems programs and data to IBM system 3090.

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Corporate Systems Production Manager and Systems Database Administrator

SEMINARS • WORKSHOPS

• IBM AS/400 COMMON Conferences
• RPG Programming
• COBOL Programming
• Domino / Notes
• Time Management
• Project Management