PROFILE:

More than twenty - five years’ experience in application design, development and deployment. Ten years as a professional classroom trainer at the University and adult education levels. Thirteen years as a consultant interfacing with both end-users and technical staff. Flexibility to move from client to developer with ease and from task to task with polish and skill while highlighting the capabilities of the team. Proven leadership and management skills developed over more than twenty years in various industries. Self-motivated, detail oriented and dedicated to ensuring every project gets done on time, within budget and with a minimum of stress.

SKILLS:

• Quick study with the ability to master almost any material or concept.
• Fluent in many programming languages including Java, Perl, PHP, PowerScript, SQL and PL/SQL.
• Proficient in a variety of operating systems including Windows, Unix and Linux.
• Comfortable on and off stage, in front of clients, management and technical staff.
• Works well within a team as both a participant and a leader.
• Adept at discerning a client or coworkers problem, translating it into technical language and providing an array of options to resolve the issue.
• Authored and published papers in both technical and non-technical arenas.

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

Systems Analyst / Software Engineer

Confidential - Jacksonville, Florida

PowerBuilder / Oracle developer and Analyst working as part of a team of the Diamond Claims System and Quest Claims Exception System. Responsible for handling service exception tickets to find and resolve the root cause of application issue and enhancing the products based on new legislation or user requirements, performance tuning Oracle database, and Java coding for service interfaces.

PowerBuilder Highlights:

• PowerBuilder® version 9, 11.5, 12.5, 12.6 (.NET and Classic)
• Utilized Tab Pages, Tab Controls, Custom and Standard User Objects, Object Oriented Design, External DLLs, OLE/COM components and interfaced with both Java and Pro*C components through PowerBuilder®.

Database Highlights:

• Oracle® 10g, 11g
• SQL Navigator 6.4, TOAD for Oracle 10.5
• Wrote, debugged and tested simple and complex stored procedures, embedded SQL and end user queries.
• Performance tuned several components of the real times claims processing system to reduce claims processing time.

Other Languages and Environments:

• Pro*C - Evaluated code only
• Java - Eclipse and IBM RAD

Software Engineer

Confidential - San Diego, California

PowerBuilder developer responsible for Direct Access Service Request system built in PowerBuilder® 9. Upgraded system to PowerBuilder 12.5. Enhanced user interface to use windows standards and improve performance. Update application code to include many reusable components and follow object oriented standards.

PowerBuilder Highlights:

• PowerBuilder® version 9 and 12.5
• Utilized Tab Pages, Tab Controls, Custom and Standard User Objects, Object Oriented Design, External DLLs, and OLE/COM.

Database Highlights:

• Microsoft SQL Server® 2000 and 2008
• Wrote, debugged and tested simple and complex stored procedures, embedded SQL and end user queries.

Application Developer

Confidential - Agoura Hills, California

PowerBuilder developer responsible for Foreclosure Processing System built in PowerBuilder® 9 and converted to PowerBuilder 12.5. Helped convert application to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 from Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Wrote several stored procedures, end user queries and inline SQL in Microsoft SQL Server. Converted large application from PowerBuilder 9 to PowerBuilder 12.5 .NET.

PowerBuilder Highlights:

• PowerBuilder® versions 9 and 12.5, PowerBuilder® 12.5 .NET
• Utilized Tab Pages, Tab Controls, Custom and Standard User Objects, Object Oriented Design, External DLLs, and Internet components.

Database Highlights:

• Microsoft SQL Server® 2000, 2005 and 2008
• Wrote, debugged and tested simple and complex stored procedures, embedded SQL and end user queries.

Software Engineer

Confidential - Century City, California

PowerBuilder developer responsible for complex reporting system, Music Cue Sheet and other applications utilizing PowerBuilder 11 and Sybase ASE Stored Procedures. Utilized Microsoft® Office Automation in PowerBuilder, wrote several stored procedures, end user queries and inline SQL in Microsoft SQL Server.

PowerBuilder Highlights:

• PowerBuilder® version 11
• Utilized Tab Pages, Tab Controls, Custom and Standard User Objects, Object Oriented Design, External DLLs, and OLE/COM.

Database Highlights:

• Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise® 12.5
• Wrote, debugged and tested simple and complex stored procedures, embedded SQL and end user queries.

Application Developer

Confidential - Simi Valley, California

PowerBuilder developer responsible for Foreclosure Processing System built in PowerBuilder® 9. Created PowerBuilder Application Development standards for development team. Wrote several stored procedures, end user queries and inline SQL in MicroSoft SQL Server. Worked with a team of eight. Examined, debugged and translated several .NET routines.

PowerBuilder Highlights:

• PowerBuilder® versions 9
• Utilized Tab Pages, Tab Controls, Custom and Standard User Objects, Object Oriented Design, External DLLs, and Internet components.

Database Highlights;

• Microsoft SQL Server® 2000, 2005 and 2008
• Wrote, debugged and tested simple and complex stored procedures, embedded SQL and end user queries.

Senior Software Engineer/DBA

Confidential - San Diego, California

PowerBuilder Engineer responsible for US Air Force Targeting Toolbox set of utilities built in PowerBuilder® 9, 10 and 11, PL/SQL Script Generator developed for US Air Force built in PowerBuilder® 10 and 11 and Document Printer Utility developed for internal use at Confidential utilizing PowerBuilder® 10, 11 and 11.5 with COM and OLE technology. Developed file transfer application for US Joint Command in PowerBuilder® 11.5. Database Administrator of Microsoft SQL Server®, Oracle® and Sybase ASE® databases; Software Architect for C/C++ project for US Air Force. Pioneered research into Java based system that was ultimately rejected by the government. As Systems Engineering Manager, developed and maintained Systems Engineering documents for project and designed and implemented client configuration. Worked with teams of four to forty on both short and long term tasks. Lead local team to resolution of complex issues remote team uncovered in classified working environment. Learned .NET for use in several applications.

PowerBuilder Highlights:

• PowerBuilder® versions 9, 10, 11 and 11.5
• Utilized COM, OLE, and PowerBuilder Foundation Class technologies
• Utilized Tab Pages, Tab Controls, Custom and Standard User Objects, Object Oriented Design, External DLLs, and Internet components.

Database Highlights:

• Adaptive Server Anywhere® 9, Oracle® 9i and 10g, Microsoft SQL Server® 2005 and 2008
• TOAD for Oracle 8
• DBA for Microsoft SQL Server® 2005, 2008
• DBA for Oracle® 9i and 10g
• Wrote SQL, PL/SQL and T-SQL to manage data, databases, and move data from one database to another and for use in applications.
• Wrote simple and complex stored procedures, embedded SQL and end user queries in all database environments.

Other Languages and Environments:

• Java using Eclipse IDE
• Microsoft .NET

Application Developer

Confidential - Carlsbad, California

PowerBuilder developer utilizing PowerBuilder® 9 and 10 to create and maintain applications for retail inventory management. Interfaced with customers to design, develop, integrate and deploy PowerBuilder® applications in the area of retail inventory management. Worked with team to convert Adaptive Server Anywhere® application to Microsoft SQL Server®.

PowerBuilder Highlights:

• PowerBuilder® versions 9 and 10
• Utilized PowerBuilder Foundation Class technologies
• Utilized Tab Pages, Tab Controls, Custom and Standard User Objects, Object Oriented Design, External DLLs, and Internet components.

Database Highlights:

• Adaptive Server Anywhere® 9 and Microsoft SQL Server® 2000
• Converted application from Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere to Microsoft SQL Server® 2005
• Wrote SQL and T-SQL stored procedures, embedded SQL and end user queries to manage data and databases and for use in applications.

Founder and Managing Partner

Confidential - Carlsbad, California

Provided certified training on full Sybase® development product line including PowerBuilder®, PowerDesigner®, Enterprise Application Server® and Adaptive Server Anywhere®. When not training, provided Client/Server consulting and mentoring and high level design, development and consulting on Oracle® and Sybase® databases and applications. Provided consulting sales, technical sales and interfaced between customer and technical staff. Created custom and generic course materials for various technical courses.

Application Highlights:

• PowerBuilder® versions 5 through 9
• Enterprise Application Server® (EA Server 3.5)
• PowerDesigner® 8 and 9
• ERWin
• Adaptive Server Anywhere® 7, 8 and 9
• InfoMaker® 5 through 9
• Oracle® 8 and 9i
• Utilized and trained on all aspects of PowerBuilder®, Enterprise Application Server®, PowerDesigner® and InfoMaker®

Database Highlights:

• Worked with Oracle 8 and 9i
• Worked with Informix Version 9 (Informix Universal Server)
• Worked with Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere and Adaptive Server Enterprise
• Wrote SQL, PL/SQL and T-SQL to manage data, databases, and for use in applications.

Senior Instructor

Confidential - Newport Beach, California

Providing certified training, training management and technical pre-sales using Sybase's PowerBuilder®, Erwin/ERX for PowerBuilder and Metasolv's PowerFrame® and Mercury Interactive's WinRunner®.

Senior Instructor/Consultant

Confidential - Irvine, California

Provided certified training, training management and technical pre-sales using Sybase's PowerBuilder®, Erwin/ERX for PowerBuilder and Metasolv's PowerFrame® and Mercury Interactive's WinRunner®. Created course material for various training courses.