PROFILE:

Over thirty three years of experience and documented success in Programming, Network/Systems Management, Analysis, Engineering, Integration, Testing, User Support, and Application Implementation. Tasks have included, but not limited to, Hardware and Software Configuration Management, Security Implementation and Administration, Installation and Verification Testing on a variety of servers, minicomputers, workstations, network hardware, databases, and operating systems. Proudly served in the greatest fighting force in the world and Honorably Discharged from the Confidential after twelve decorated years of service.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

COMPUTER LANGUAGES: FileMaker Pro 13, UNIX Shell (Bourne, Korn, C), Assembler, Event Driven Executive Language (EDL), COBOL

HARDWARE PLATFORMS: SUN 1000/20/5/670/630/ Sparc Station 2, UNISYS /85/90/95, Pyramid MIServer and Nile, IBM 370 Mainframe, IBM Compatible PCs, Mac OSs

SOFTWARE: UNIX SVR4, MP - RAS 2.X and 3.X, UNIXWARE 1.X and 2.X, Solaris 2.X, Pyramid DC-OSx Version 1.1, Mac OS X platforms All Microsoft Windows platforms

EXPERIENCE:

Senior Programmer

Confidential, Sioux City, IA

Responsibilities:

• Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs using FileMaker Pro Advanced 13. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions.
• Design software or customize software for client use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency.
• Analyze and design databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.
• Troubleshoot E.R.P. software and database errors and perform analysis and testing to ensure modification will not impact downstream applications.
• Additional duties include to obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine hardware configuration and train users to use new or modified equipment.

ETL Tester

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• My team’s responsibility was to validate that the target data was backwards tested to ensure data could be successfully reverted back to original source data.
• To do this, we created SQL scripts to transition target data manipulated through testing and ensure that it successfully matched the original source data.
• Also, worked in the UNIX environment to create shell scripts to ensure that testing procedures were successfully being followed.

Project Manager

Confidential, McLean, VA

Responsibilities:

• Activities include creating an online scheduling system to create and track appointments for multiple member activities.
• Integrate the scheduling system and the employee compensation system to allow for distinguishing and charging the correct amounts for multiple membership types to include guests, prospects and employees.
• Other responsibilities included creating and maintaining a 1,000 - item individual code listing utilized for the proper charging of products and services offered by the 25 clubs in the system.

Fitness Director

Confidential, Arlington, VA and Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• As Fitness Director, responsibilities included hiring and training a team of 25 personal trainers including team leaders.
• The clients trained in this program encompassed the full range of fitness: deconditioned, competition training, those barely ambulatory, as well as those recovering from major and minor surgery. Additional responsibilities included the oversight of all fitness center operations, including all staff, and personal training programs.
• Duties also included guidance and leadership for all staff to ensure professional, effective, and efficient operations of the department and the creation of an environment that significantly contributed to each member’s individual goals.
• As Director constantly supported the organization, club, departments, programs, staff, and members in leading the team.

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Confidential, Potomac Falls, VA

Responsibilities:

• This team provided support for all Windows NT systems across the country, including network technology, security, performance metrics, configuration management, and client/server architecture integration.
• In addition, provided technical support for hardware and software installation, troubleshooting, compatibility and software support relating to Windows NT Server and associated components.
• Defined, developed, reviewed, tested, and implemented server hardware and software platform configuration management, including operating system security, analysis, testing, customization and associated validation routines.
• Developed, maintained, and updated automated server and workstation build processes and NT Domain system administration within the system.
• Provided Tier II support and documented processes in support of the Regional Helpdesks supporting 17,000 NT Servers, 30,000 PC’s, 7000 printers in 2000 Service Center Offices across the country.

Senior System Engineer

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Responsibilities:

• Managed a travel team responsible for Naval installations world wide to upgrade their Confidential 3410 file servers to Confidential 3416 file servers that run their POS to be fully Y2K compliant.
• Responsibilities included upgrading the present UNIX OS (MP-RAS 2.0.3) to the Y2K certified UNIX OS (MP-RAS 3.0.2), installing new disk drives, reconfiguring hardware settings, and transitioning existing data over to the new environment in an efficient and timely manner.
• Led the team and participated in the writing and testing of UNIX scripts to automate repetitive upgrade processes and verification tests involved to verify the upgrade validity and stability.

Senior System Engineer

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Responsibilities:

• Senior Systems Engineer providing technical support for major government contracts.
• Technical support included system analysis, system configuration, system integration and problem resolution on a variety of client/server platforms, LAN/WAN networks, and operating systems. Provided Application Implementation Management.
• Tasks included developing detailed installation procedures to ensure successful application installation and startup on various hardware and operating system platforms.
• This included Operating System configuration, TCP/IP networking configuration, disk partitioning, peripheral configuration, user setup, and system administration training.
• In addition, provided vendor management services during integration and troubleshooting efforts with top technical representatives from several different companies on this multi-vendor project.

Senior System Engineer

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Responsibilities:

• Member of the technical staff on the TIER III HotLine providing complex problem analysis and resolution services supporting Confidential Customer Engineers, Senior Systems Administrators, Network Administrators, Systems Engineers, Security Administrators, and Project Managers on Confidential hardware and software.
• Confidential hardware included Pyramid MIServers, Confidential 3430, 3333, 3455, 3555, and 4300, AST workstations and variety SCSI peripherals.
• Confidential software included Pyramid Technology's DC/OSx operating system, Confidential MPRAS operating system, SCO UnixWare operating system, USL's SVR4/Multi Level Secure operating system, Network Information Systems, popularly known as yellow pages software, and Network General's Sniffer Analyzer network software.
• Developed and documented disaster recovery procedures for IRS System Administrators.

System Engineer

Confidential, Ft. Belvoir, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided software maintenance support for over 200 sites on UNISYS 5000 and Sun platforms (670, 630, and Sparc Station 2).
• Identified and verified the cause of suspected errors and malfunctions, emergency technical questions, installation of software, operational use of hardware, recovery procedures and work-arounds including the localization and isolation of troubled devices.
• Traveled to various customer sites to install and/or troubleshoot systems, with operational and/or throughput issues.
• Performed needs assessment analysis, operating system restoration, and upgraded sites from a UNISYS 5000 platform to a SUN platform.
• Provided PC troubleshooting to field customers as well as provided technical expertise within the office.

ADP Deployment Chief

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As a Senior Systems Analyst, deployed computer and electronic equipment to support full military operation.
• Provided 24 hour technical expertise and troubleshooting to all field customers.
• Responsible for processing and transmission of critical supply and maintenance electronic data from deployed sites to Okinawa.