Software Engineer/business Analyst Resume
Houston, TexaS
Summary: Software Engineer/Business Analyst with extensive experience covering entire SDLC. QA Engineer knowledgeable in scripting and automated testing. Data Management consultant with expertise in data integrity, conversion, and analysis. Highly proficient at learning new technologies, integrating applications, and data analysis.
Technical Skills: GIS(ARCGIS,ARCSDE,ARCOBJECTS,ARCIMS,AVENUE,AML,
ARCINFO,ARCVIEW,PYTHON,MAGIK,SMALLWORLD,SDE),TOAD,
SQL,ORACLE,FME,FORTRAN,PL/I,VB,C,PERL,WINDOWS,UNIX,
LINUX,QTP,TESTPARTNER,XML,X/MOTIF,VM/CMS,MVS,JCL,
RSX-11D
Experience:
Contract work at Confidential
Consultant - Houston, Texas 2012 - 2012
- As SDE administrator, loaded/maintained SDE datasets from vendor and OXY data sources using FME and bash and Perl scripts on linux. Also used FME, .bat, Perl, and Python scripting on windows. Compressed versioned datasets and
Rebuilt indexes.
- Created and maintained Oracle stored procedures and triggers.
- Maintained cron jobs on linux to perform various tasks.
- Created windows scheduled tasks to perform various tasks which included success and failure processing with appropriate mail lists.
Independent Contractor 2011 - 2012
Consultant - San Antonio, Texas
- Assisted a Houston oil and gas services company with extracting data from files with multiple diverse unstructured formats using Perl.
Confidential, 2005 - 2011
Consultant - Denver, CO (2005) & Sr. QA Engineer - San Antonio, TX (06-11)
- Designed, developed, and supported Perl and Python scripts that increased the quality of Tobin map data and the productivity of map data personnel. Some scripts were run by map data personnel as needed and others were run as scheduled tasks. These scripts accessed data in multiple formats including xml,txt, xls , Oracle, Access, and various spatial formats.
- Provided management with annual/monthly/as needed reports detailing data trends and current inventories.
- Used Testpartner and QTP with VB for automated testing of a .NET application.
Contract work at Confidential
Consultant - Houston, Texas 2004 - 2005
- Designed, developed, and supported numerous scripts to perform such tasks as sde layer creation/refreshment; restart ArcIMS, ArcSDE, Spatial Direct, Apache; clean unwanted files from directories.
- Developed tools for ArcMAP and ArcCatalog using ArcObjects.
- Created/enhanced ArcIMS services and created tools to simplify using images
in ArcIMS services. - Performed adhoc requests to load various data to ArcSDE and integrated applications through the use of FME.
- Converted/replaced Arcview 3.2 functionality with Arc 8 equivalent.
Contract work at Confidential
Consultant - Houston, Texas 2002 - 2003
- Designed and developed an innovative method to detect possible duplicate wellnames whose names were spelled several different ways. Developed several AMLs to help determine if country and field information stored with welldata was spatially correct.
- Developed tools to assist with data analysis and elimination of extensive duplicate information. Developed a process to find 'busts' in seismic navigation. Designed an AML to find duplicate seismic lines when linenames were different and lines were not dead-on spatially.
Convergent Group & Comprehensive Computer Consulting 2000 - 2001
Software Engineer - Englewood, Colorado
Senior Consultant (at utilities client Cedar Rapids, IA and Madison, WI)
- Supported utility industry clients\' use of Smallworld GIS through object-oriented programming using VB and Magik.
Confidential, 1975 - 1999
(Held various positions in several Amoco locations)
- Customized GIS software (ARCINFO) with oil and gas specific point-and-click functionality to create a mapping application that received plaudits from people both internal and external to the company.Held Lead role for the mapping team.
- Acted as the main interface with the GIS vendor (ESRI) in all matters including software installation and customer support.
- Managed Information Services department in Trinidad and Tobago for 3 years.
- Created a point-and-click exploration tool that included functionality for gridding, contouring, and time-to-depth conversion. Also, as part of a team, developed/supported a GIS application which interfaced with an in-house RDBMS.
- Developed software for real-time data collection that involved the monitoring of drilling operations so as to reduce rig-days and to avoid hazardous situations such as blowouts. Performed troubleshooting, specification gathering, and installation missions to drill ship operating off Guyana and in the Gulf of Suez.
- Worked on mainframe applications dealing with subjects such as selecting retail sites, property evaluations, and fluid flow characteristics.
Education:
BS - Computer Science