Perl Developer Resume

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly motivated and accomplished Software developer with >30 years of software development and application support in multiple industries with proven track record of understanding the requirements and getting the deliverable right and on time. Recognized for commitment to quality, innovative business process improvements, and security. Flexible effective multitasker willing to take on tasks both large, small, and undocumented legacy systems. An effective communicator and team player with demonstrated analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills. Superior self-taught working knowledge of various programming languages, operating systems and networking.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Linux (CentOS, Red Hat), Unix(Solaris, True64, SCO), VAX VMS, MS(1.0->XP, Win2003), Perkin and Elmer, Gould, CDC and IBM Mainframes, Honeywell/GCOS, Univac 1108
Languages: C, shell scripts(SH, KSH, BASH), Perl, Makefiles, Ant, ORACLE ProC, .BAT, TCL, XMPRPC, HTML, C++, C#, J2EE Java, JavaScript, Ant, FORTRAN, ASM
Networking: TCP/IP, FTP, RSH, RCP, SFTP, SSH SCP, RDIST, EXCEED(xterm, ftp/sftp)
Web/Application Servers: Apache Tomcat
Databases: Oracle, SQLite, Sybase, MS SQL Server
Applications: vi/vim GDB, valgrind, MS CMAK Phonebooks, MS Office, Wink, Edit/tpu STRUDL, PIPELINE, TRIFLEX, and FASTDRAW

EXPERIENCE

Confidential, (Austin TX) 2011 – 2012
Contract Perl Developer
Design and implement an automated Perl process to pull data from remote DB, build/distribute spreadsheets, and then gather updated version to update DB with results. This decreased work load for counselors and improved client care.

Confidential, (Austin TX) 1996 – 2011 Formerly MCI, WorldCom

Lead Software Developer, Application Support

Worked on a large variety a projects both large and small. Projects included new code as well as rewrites to bring applications up to date as well as moving to a more modern OS and new equipment to reduce cost and improve reliability.

Developed code to produce a static file of an Oracle DB data along with the relation pointers to exist in shared memory, reducing the cost of each rep needing a license to access the DB as well as the expense of maintaining a DB for each call center.
Designed and wrote code for a new app to support enhanced third party verification (TPV) of call centers preventing lost sales and legal action and increasing productivity.
Rewrote code for dial-up phone book generation system resulting in customer retention and satisfaction and reducing errors to zero.
Created an error free install method for a high profile third party application version upgrade running in a complex cluster/failover environment resulting in customer retention and satisfaction and reducing install errors to zero.

Special Project:

Partnered on a multi year large 10 - 15 team project both domestically and internationally which replaced a severely aging credit transaction system.
Reduced downtime and improved customer retention as well as increasing revenue.
The old 24x7 system had a major failure with a resulting excessive amount of down time and customer loss
Utilized coding, trouble shooting bugs, testing, and any other miscellaneous tasks providing more time to the system architects designing a more reliable and flexible system supporting high security confidential transactions.

Other Experience Includes:

Confidential, (HoustonTX)

IT Manufacturing/Application Support,

Support all IT aspects for operation of a 24x7 Distribution center.

Confidential, (HoustonTX)
Development and support of on-line large scale real-time pipeline modeling systems for load prediction and leak-detection.

Confidential, (HoustonTX)
Software development for large scale, 6 DOF dual cock-pit combat helicopter training simulators AH-64 APACHE and AH-1T/W CORBA

Confidential, (HoustonTX)
Sales and application support for engineering applications,

EDUCATION Masters of Mechanical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering,

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