OBJECTIVE

• Recently retired, after decades in the Information Technology field, looking to use my diverse I.T. knowledge to secure short - term contracts either in loco or telecommuting.

SUMMARY

• Accomplished software applications professional with extensive experience in business consulting, project management, application development, deployment, and support.
• Extensive IT industry experience. Provide analysis, development, implementation and support of finance, manufacturing, banking, insurance, retail and distribution processes. Experience includes sales, marketing, planning, forecasting, production, inventory, distribution, shipping, transportation, customer support, billing, procurement, finance, and decision support systems.
• Proficient at managing projects, scheduling assignments and ensuring that deadlines are met with a focus on quality, compliance, and current compatibility.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal strengths; adept at corresponding and consulting with inter-departmental staff, outside contractors, service suppliers and all levels senior management.
• Function well under pressure. Consistently meet deadlines, competent at efficiently managing simultaneous tasks.
• Experience in evaluating current processes and tools, comparing them to appropriate software solutions, and recommending effective solutions.
• Converse and write fluently in Portuguese; read and comprehend Spanish.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• DB2/400, MS - SQL, MS ACCESS
• SYNON2E, DBU/400, QUERY/400, CRYSTAL REPORTS, ROBOT, HAWKEYE, DBF/400
• RPG/400, COBOL/400, SQL/400, CL/400, RPGLE/ILE/FREEFORMAT, C++, JAVA, MAPPER
• VISUAL BASIC 6.0, JWALK
• IBM AS/400, IBM PC Compatibles
• HTML, XML, JAVA SCRIPT.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Beaverton, Oregon

Senior Applications Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Technical Lead in the implementation of SABRIX (later known as ONESOURCE) on a Oracle database supporting Brick and Mortar stores.
• Throughout my years as a manager indirect transaction tax was deployed to Digital Stores and Brick and Mortar stores both in US and 28 countries in Europe. Also implemented indirect transaction tax on e-purchases interfacing to COUPA for US and Europe suppliers.

Senior Applications Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Technical Lead in the development of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Certification project that ensures the confidentiality and integrity of the customer’s credit and debit card information.
• Consulted with users to gather the requirements to develop, test, implement and support of the Commissions, Aged Inventory, Alternate Style, Product Reclassification and Best Bulk Synchronization projects.
• Researched, developed and implemented interfaces to Support the upgrade of the SVI Island Pacific (versions 1.5 and 2.2).
• Developed software customizations to assist the Retail business with the new business model requirements.
• Provided after-hours systems support by participating of the on-call rotation.
• Led the research, development and implementation of ‘automated file transfers’ between distinct platforms.
• Partnered with business to develop, test and implement several interfaces for the Retail IT operations to support Sales, Commissions and other process for the USA and European operations.

Confidential

Business Consultant/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Consulted with users to gather the requirements to develop, test, implement and support ‘Desktop Analysis of Receiving’, a process to extract data from a server - AS/400 - onto a client using MS Excel spreadsheets
• Developed, tested and implemented automated file transfers between AS/400 and other platforms
• Developed and tested generic delete processes: library, file, member and record levels

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided leadership and guidelines to the Implementation and Development teams; responsible for evaluating application requirements, implementation of solutions, and continuous product support.
• Managed, tracked and reported projects. Coordinated resources to ensure transfer of applications knowledge to IS staff and end users. Established solid communication channels between Group, clients, outside providers, and business partners. Consulted extensively with clients and conducted comprehensive evaluations of all requirements. Facilitated purchase negotiations with clients and clients’ suppliers.
• Developed knowledge of industry trends, technologies, software applications and IS industry standards, according to municipal, state and federal laws.

Confidential

Computer Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed and tested Quick Picking, Batch Picking, and RF Picking functions of DCDirector, V3.1, a full function RF-Directed warehouse and distribution center management software system. DCDirector uses relational database, Bar Code, and Radio Frequency technologies. Developed and tested Sales Analysis system.
• Developed and tested several master files, such as item Master and Customer Master.
• Analyzed, developed and tested Data Entry system for FRIS (Farm Research Information System), with comprehensive editing features to ensure integrity of database. All functions were fully documented.
• Developed and tested Picking, Receiving, Cycle Counting, and Putaway functions of DCDirector, V3.1.