software specialist Resume

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain challenging consulting positions nationwide/ worldwide.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Banking, Healthcare Financials, Credit-Card Processing. Brokerage, Trucking.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

My primary skill for over 25 years has been that of a software specialist, creating, maintaining and updating software modules. I have written full-fledged, posting financial interfaces from scratch that worked perfectly, and have maintained software-systems for $250-billion-a-day US banks.

TANDEM Non-Stop Computers (20 Years)

COBOL, SCOBOL, Pathway (Heavy)
TANDEM “C”, ANSI-standard “C”
HTTP 1.1 (RFC 2616)
HTML (HyperText Markup Languare) 4.0, XHTML
XML (eXtensible Markup Language) 1.0, 1.1 SE, XSL, XPointer, XLink
JavaScript 1.5 (ECMA-262, v3)
DOM (Document Object Model) 1.0, SAX
C++, C#, ASP.NET, WSDL, PGP
.NET Framework 1.0, 3.0
UTF-7, UTF-8, UTF-16, BASE64
SQL (Structured Query Language)
TAL (Tandem Application Language) (Heavy)
DDL (Data Dictionary Language)
ENFORM
ENABLE (in conjunction with DDL, ENFORM, and PATHWAY)
CMI, SAFEGUARD, RMS (Resource Management System), CONTROL
TACL (Tandem Advanced Command Language)
PATHMAKER (Manual Only)
FTP, TCP/IP
RSC (Remote Server Call)
NDM, HYPERCHANNEL, RJE
NETBATCH (Batchcom)
EMS (Event Management System)
Viewpoint, Viewsys

Microsoft:

C++, C #
VISUAL BASIC 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
VISUAL STUDIO 3.0
Windows Workflow Foundation
Microsoft WORD, EXCEL; Lotus NOTES
Novell Netware, Certified Netware Engineer (CNE)
Digital Equipment Corporation PDP 11/70 (BASIC Plus) - 3 Years; DEC VAX (1 Year)
Data General NOVA (Business BASIC) - 1.5 Years
DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows NT, Lantastic, etc., etc. Have built, tested and implemented
ca. 100 IBM-PC compatible personal computers.

EXPERIENCE

Confidential, September, 2009 Present.

Answering the phone as a Customer Service Representative for Verizon Wireless. Review bills with customers, help them to order new phones, explain to them the latest handset and wireless (OTA - Over The Air) technology.

Confidential,March, 2009 May, 2009.
(Windows Direct Push Technology (Wireless) on an Hitachi Hand-Held Computer)

Worked door-to-door in Corpus Christi, Texas and other parts of South Texas obtaining information about housing in preparation for the 2010 Census. Entered this information into a hand-held computer and transmitted information via wireless communication to a central server on a regular basis.

Confidential, St. Louis, Missouri 06/2008 07/2008 (Consultant)
(TANDEM COBOL85, SCOBOL, TAL, “C”, SQL, ENSCRIBE, WEB6530, Attunity, MQ Series, assorted TANDEM utilities)

Participated in a project meant to upgrade Lord & Taylor’s store-based item-search system to
also access web-based provider DOT.COM/ICONGO. Also, trouble-shot production problems.

Confidential,St. Petersburg, Florida 10/2007 - 12/2007 (Consultant)
(TANDEM COBOL85, SQL, ENSCRIBE, OUTSIDE VIEW, WIP, SIS, CSS, JavaScript, assorted TANDEM utilities).

Participated in the \'Investor Access Redesign\' project. Read, analyzed, documented and validated
three months\' worth of securities and brokerage software. Wrote a new program to make available to external customers 2+ years of archived transaction data. Used SQL cursors extensively. Also did exstensive reading regarding use of WIP and JavaScript, company\'s \'middleware\' products. Company decided to deemphasize consultants and emphasize employees at start of 2008.

Confidential, Texas 11/2006 1/2007 (FTE)

I participated in the beginning stages of a project which was intended to enhance the processing of files for the Criminal Records Division of the state of Texas. I immersed myself in Visual Basic 6.0, C #, C, Visual Studio 3.0, .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows Workflow Foundation. After three heavy months on the job, I concluded that the company was not what I was looking for and decided to go back out on the job market.

1/2004 - 10/2006 -- I enjoyed some time off after spending nearly two years on the road. I day-traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ, and also took graduate-level classes at Texas A& M University-Corpus Christi in the area of Psychology. Ultimately, I have decided to rededicate myself to my computer programming career.

EDUCATION:Confidential

Awards/Honors

National Merit Scholarship Exams, Honorable Mention, 1972
Four-Year Academic Scholarship for Scores on ACT Test (Partial)
Recipient of William T. Anderson Scholarship, 1973
Who\'s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1974 and 1976
Published Author of Religious and Philosophical Essays

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