SUMMARY

I am a seasoned and Brainbench-certified PowerBuilder programmer with over 13 years of hands-on development and support/maintenance experience. I have worked on PowerBuilder versions 5 through 12.1. My industrial exposure includes energy and utilities, oil and gas, insurance, and freight/logistics management. I have worked with Oracle, MS SQL Server, Sybase, and Informix databases. I am a great fit for most positions because I bring in both my wealth of industry experience and my proven ability to learn new things on the job ... and learn them fast

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. Schlumberger Limited as an Independent Contractor , Houston, TX, 04/2012 - Present

Senior PowerBuilder Developer

• Member of a 25-person PowerBuilder team responsible for designing and maintaining a Field Management System FMS suite of products that handles the financial aspects of everything from Purchase Orders to Work Orders to Inventory Shipment and Invoices. The system uses PowerBuilder 12.1 with PFC, and an Oracle 11g database.
• Personal responsibilities within the team include:
• a Helping with the conversion of the legacy system to a Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP system.
• b Extensive and on-going modifications and enhancements to the modified FMS legacy system.
• c End-user education, issue tracking, research, and resolution.
• 2. Con-Way Enterprises as an Independent Contractor , Portland, OR, 12/2010 - Present

Senior PowerBuilder Developer

• Member of a 10-person PowerBuilder team responsible for designing and maintaining a suite of Supplier Inventory Management Systems SIMS / Logistics Management Systems LMS . The systems use PowerBuilder 11.2 with a MS SQL Server 2008 database.
• Personal responsibilities within the team include:
• a Monthly reconciliation of inventory receipts and deliveries. b Extensive modifications and enhancements to an existing in-house SIMS application for the complete life-cycle processing of inventory and logistics orders i.e., receipts, warehousing, shipping freight, and delivery to client warehouses or end-user customers . c Bug-fixing and general maintenance/performance tuning work.
• 3. Foremost Insurance as an Independent Contractor , Grand Rapids, MI, 06/2008 - 05/2009

Technical Consultant

Member of a 7-person PowerBuilder team responsible for designing and maintaining a suite of insurance claims processing applications. The system uses PowerBuilder 11.2 with PFC and an Informix 10.0 database.

Personal responsibilities within the team include:

• a Complete analysis, design, coding, testing, and deployment of a server application that automates the submission of claims service requests to emergency preferred vendors. b Extensive enhancements to an existing in-house application for generating claim reports with PDF attachments and local/central printing capabilities. c Bug-fixing and general maintenance/enhancement work on other claims applications.
• 4. Kinder Morgan, Inc. as an Independent Contractor , Houston, TX, 12/2006 - 12/2007
• Senior PowerBuilder Developer
• Member of a three-person PowerBuilder team responsible for redesigning and maintaining a gas pipeline transportation and distribution system PTS . The system uses PowerBuilder 6.5 with PFC and a MS SQL Server 2000 database. Supported a second system Truck Terminal Control System TTCS that uses PowerBuilder 9.0 and Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise database.
• Personal responsibilities within the team include:
• a Collection and Analysis of user requirements and subsequent coding and report generation/maintenance PowerBuilder codes and lots of SQL Stored Procedures for the monthly gas pipeline and storage tanks inventory reconciliation process. b Generation and execution of Unit Test Plans for quality assurance purposes. c Interfacing with other Program Analysts, Developers, and in-house users as necessary. d Bug-fixing and general maintenance/enhancement work on the TTCS.
• 5. IBM Corporation Independent Contractor on Williams Energy Account, Houston, TX , 06/2006 - 12/2006
• Technical Consultant
• Member of a five-person PowerBuilder team responsible for supporting an Accounts Receivable application reporting tool. The system uses PowerBuilder 7.0 and an Oracle 8i database, and interfaces with a Peoplesoft AR system.

Personal responsibilities within the team include:

a Graphical User Interface designs and maintenance. b Analysis of user requirements and subsequent code/report generation/maintenance. c Generation and execution of Unit Test Plans for quality assurance purposes. d Ensuring team compliance with the very strict IBM requirements for documentation. e Interfacing with other Program Analysts, Developers, in-house users, and external PowerBuilder consultants when necessary.

Confidential

Consultant, Professional Services

Member of a six-person development team involved in the life-cycle development of an integrated suite of products built around a Work Management System that serves utility companies across Europe, Australia, and the Americas. The system uses PowerBuilder 6.5 - 9.0, PFC and an Oracle database.

Personal responsibilities within the team include:

• a Graphical User Interface designs. b Analysis and writing of design specifications for new development. c Generation and maintenance of PowerBuilder codes. d Conversion of PowerBuilder codes into stored procedures for performance enhancement. e Creation of unit test plans in line with technical and functional specifications. f Interfacing with other Program Analysts, Developers, and customers when necessary.
• Member of a four-person maintenance team for this same application.
• Personal responsibilities within the team include:
• a Tracking errors logged by customers using Test Director b Interfacing with customers while trouble-shooting c Debugging the application using a combination of the PowerBuilder debugger and third-party tools like Toad, DB Partner and Xpediter for just-in-time debugging d Amending or rewriting of codes and stored procedures either to fix raised errors or to enhance the general performance of the system e Generating weekly reports on error log and fix for management meetings f Building release PBDs and stored procedures for deployment to customers using such third-party tools as Powergen, Telnet, FTP, and InstallShield.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PowerBuilder 5.0 - 12.1, PFC, Visual Studio 2005, .NET Framework, STORMS 3.0 3.5, Object Oriented Programming, Oracle 7.x 11g, Informix 10.0, MS SQL Server 2000/2005, Sybase ASE, Sybase SQL Anywhere, PL/SQL 8.0, SQLNavigator, PVCS VSS for version control, PowerGen 8 9, InstallShield5.5, DB Partner, Xpediter, HTML, XML, Stored Procedures/Packages, Triggers, Programming Logic, System Analysis and Design, Effective GUI Design, Internet Explorer 3.2-6.0, MS-Office 95/97/2000, Windows 95 2000, Windows XP, and Windows NT.