OBJECTIVE:

• I am seeking a challenging position that will utilize my experience as an Information Technology Professional. This experience includes over 16 years in Information Technology. This included time as a Consultant/Software Developer providing Visual Basic programming against SQL Server and Access Databases.
• The above time also includes two years as a Staff Manager for five Consultants. In addition to this, my experience includes four years as a successful Pre - Sales Engineer for a large software development company. As a Pre-Sales Engineer I have gained valuable experience giving technical presentations and to groups ranging from one to fifty people. I am currently a Sr. Business Systems Analyst and Technical Trainer focusing on several projects.

SUMMARY:

• 16 years of experience in design, development, configuration, implementation, and management of Client-Server and Mobile Systems using MS VISUAL BASIC, MS ACCESS, MS SQL SERVER, Crystal Reports, Pyxis Application Studio, SalesForce, Apex Explorer, Confidential Enterprise Server, Confidential Desktop Manager and various third party tools.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: SQL, MS VISUAL BASIC, HTML, 4 GLS, Java, .Net, C++

Software: Crystal Report Writer, Crystal Info, MS Project, Pyxis Application Studio, Confidential Software

RDBMS: MS ACCESS, MS SQL SERVER 6.0/6.5/7.0/2000 , Oracle 8i

Environment: Windows NT/2000/XP/ 7.0/2003/2008 , Confidential OS 4.x/5.x/6.x

Platforms: IBM, Confidential Enterprise Server, Pyxis Application Studio

Other Skills: Creating functional and Technical specifications, Technical documents, User Guides, Using Active X, Creating Active X, ASP, Creating and performing technical demonstrations, technical software and technical support. Confidential Device Support and Third Party application support for the Confidential with Confidential Software and Pyxis Application Studio. Wiping and reinstalling windows and Confidential operating systems and the necessary software to perform a presentation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• My Duties include managing projects involving PC Software rollout, PDA Selection and rollout( Confidential, IPAQs) and the selection and customization of third - party software for the PDA,. This software includes software from Confidential and Confidential companies. I act as a technical resource and liaison for the sales regional vice presidents in the field. As a Senior Systems Engineer I am responsible for the planning, testing, implementing, troubleshooting and supporting software and hardware. This includes laptops, IPAQs, Blackberries and the software running on those devices. I research and test new hardware and software that should be implemented and perform technical presentations to groups of technical and non-technical users.
• This includes the end-users of the software. I lead all upgrades of the Confidential Application Software. This includes the installation of server, database, and mobile device software. I also document the installation of each tier. This documentation is used by others to perform installs. I was the liaison between the vendors and Ameriprise. A few of the vendors I interface with are Confidential, Confidential, Confidential &T, Confidential, and Confidential .
• In addition to this, I have the task of analyzing and creating SQL Server database objects and queries to feed data to the Confidential devices. I also give direction and train other members of my team in the support of the Confidential, Pyxis Application Studio and configuration of the mobile software that runs on it. My most recent involves reducing the cost of upgrading the Confidential Software by $60,000.

Pre-Sales Enginee

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Technical product presentations and demonstrations, troubleshooting, consulting, implementation, proof of concepts, and product . The products that I presented and demonstrated help streamline the Windows development in the following environments: C++, Visual Basic, Java, and Web Scripting. These products were all components of there DevPartner and Driver Studio suite of tools.
• In addition to this, I supported Compuware’s database development tools that assisted in the creation of database objects and debugging of stored procedures, triggers, and scripts for both SQL Server and Oracle databases. As the technical resource and liaison for both the sales team and the product managers. I supported a sales team of 3-5 Account Executives and Product Managers. I conducted webinars and traveled with the Sales Team to Client/Customer

Consultant -Programmer/ Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As part of a team I gathered requirements, designed, developed, and wrote test plans
• As part of a team I gathered requirements, designed, developed, and rewrote an existing application. The new design was written in Visual Basic 5.0/6.0 and produce reports in Crystal Reports 5.0/6.0 for their accounting system. This application would allow the user to run monthly sales and cost reports written in Crystal Reports 5.0 and update and modify existing information in the database through a user friendly graphical interface. In Addition to this, I was given the task to revive there intranet. As part of this task, I set up Windows NT 4..0 and Internet Information Server 4.0 and developed Active Server Pages that updated and displayed data from a SQL Server database. In addition to this, I trained a supervised various departments in developing web pages using Microsoft FrontPage 98

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As part of a implementing a new call center product. I designed and developed Crystal Reports 5.0 against a SQL Server 6.5 backend. I also designed, developed and implemented a Visual Basic 5.0 user Interface that provided easy user access to the crystal reports. In Addition to this, I assisted the network administrator in developing a maintenance plan for several SQL Server Databases

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As Part of a two Phase Project I played a key roll in a flat file database conversion to SQL Server 6.5. Wrote and developed a data conversion program written in Visual Basic 4.0. I also wrote Crystal Reports 5.0 against this new database. These reports replaced the work of the client manually producing these reports from the flat-file utilizing Excel. I also mentored the staff in crystal reporting techniques and SQL Server Maintenance. In phase two of this project, as part of a team of programmers, I converted an existing user application to a Graphical User Interface utilizing Visual Basic 5.0 with a SQL Server database. I was instrumental in the development of several modules of the program.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As part of a database conversion team, I provided analysis and implementation of techniques to speed up the conversion from a flat file database system to a paradox database. I gained experience with Delphi’s 2.0 Object Pascal throughout this assignment. I also acted as a mentor for members of the team less experienced in object oriented programming. In addition to this, I was given the task of testing the viability of implementing Delphi against a SQL Server 6.5 database. I successfully converted this database utilizing Delphi’s Migration Tool and a Visual Basic 4 conversion program I wrote.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As part of a migration from Visual Basic and Access to SQL Server 6.5, I served as a leader, trainer and mentor for a staff of four I.T. Professionals. I successfully converted three access databases consisting of over 100 tables into a SQL Server database. The Erwin Data modeling tool was instrumental in this conversion. I suggested and implemented new programming tools to increase programming efficiency. Mentored the client DBA in the tools and techniques necessary to maintain a SQL server database.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As part of a FoxPro to Visual Basic 4 and SQL Server 6 Conversion, I Served as mentor to the I.T. Manager. I successfully installed and configured NT and SQL Server. I re-wrote and existing FoxPro application in Visual Basic using an SQL Database. In addition to this, I successfully mentored the I.T. manager in SQL Server Maintenance and VB programming

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As part of a corporate headquarters relocation project, I provided technical support for the users Confidential this location. This allowed the in house staff to concentrate on the relocation tasks. I also wrote a Visual Basic 4.0 program to store and track all software licenses Confidential the corporate site and produce various Crystal Reports. My participation in a corporate wide I/S project Confidential this location, included the successful roll out of an in house census program as well as the time and resource analysis used to implement the roll out strategy.
• In addition to the above assignments, I was also a Staff Manager within Confidential . I was responsible for the management and career development of five programmer analysts. This management included semi-annual and annual reviews as well as periodic career development sessions