Education

BS in Computer Engineering
Graduated

Masters in Business Administration
Expected Graduation

Professional Experience

Confidential, Kansas City, MO
Sr. Associate - Clarity Aug 2011 - Current

Develop interfaces, portlets and reports and configure CA Clarity PPM software for a national insurance company.

• Re-implemented CA Clarity PPM v.12 to better utilize financial planning, portfolio management, and resource management.
• Developed custom GEL scripts utilizing XOG to facilitate business rules and aid in the financial budgeting process.
• Developed portlet dashboards to summarize financial plans, allowing the user to drill down further to explore the details of the financial plans. Designed additional report specifications for resource management and capacity planning.

Confidential, Overland Park, KS
Sr. Associate - Clarity Oct 2010 - Aug 2011

Develop interfaces, portlets, and configure CA Clarity PPM software for a telecommunications company.

• Developed integrations using GEL and XOG to integrate Clarity with an external survey tool, both in-going and out-going data. Developed several custom scripts to calculate the results of these surveys and roll the results up to several different levels of resources. These scores are stored in custom sub-objects and are used to determine variable compensation. Designed and developed several portlet dashboards to report on this data.
• Developed integrations from SAP Business Warehouse utilizing ITROI' s Integration Bridge Software package for SRM data and developed various portlet dashboards to measure resource responsiveness. Designed, documented and developed portlets to report on and manage various SRM workflow tasks.
• Developed portlet dashboards to track Clarity usage by department and by manager.

Confidential, Kansas City, MO
Sr. Software Developer - Clarity June 2007 - Oct. 2010

Develop interfaces, reports, portlets, and configure CA Clarity PPM software to accommodate a global financial service corporation. Manage system upgrades and support 5,000+ users.

• Develop interfaces for Demand Manager, Clarity Financials, and various other client applications in PERL utilizing the XOG interface.
• Document functional and technical designs of new user implementations and manage projects through the entire software development lifecycle.
• Build and maintain Business Intelligence reporting universes that are utilized by 90+ client reports developed with Crystal Reports XI. Reporting universes cover projects, tasks, incidents, ideas, and financials.
• Develop and maintain stored procedures, packages, views and sequences in an Oracle 10g database.
• Manage Clarity Studio configurations, portlets, and financial configurations.
• Update custom reports and jobs from version 7.5.3 to 8.1.3.
• Perform load testing with LoadRunner.

Confidential, Kansas City, MO
Software Engineer March 2004 - June 2007

Developed custom web applications to support the hardware resale department. Applications included sales forecasting, product management, order management, shipment tracking, supplier contact management, and maintenance contract management.

• Developed custom applications in Classic ASP, HTML, Visual Basic, and SQL server 2000/2005 to improve performance and enhance workflows within the hardware resale department.
• Gathered and documented user requirements and developed functional and technical design documents.
• Developed code and wrote test scripts for new applications and updates to existing applications.
• Recognition: Cerner Technology Approach Award; Key Contributor Award, Night on the Town Award Recipient (4 times).

Confidential, Omaha, NE
Developer May 2003 - March 2004

Developed software for insurance rating applications. Updated software with new auto and home insurance laws and rates. Manually tested software to ensure rates based on business rules laid out in insurance manuals.

• Updated existing code in C++ to reflect changes in laws, rates, or business rules based on insurance manuals.
• Tested other developer' s codes changes by manually calculating insurance rates based on company insurance manuals.

Confidential, Lincoln, NE
Resnet Support Analyst Aug. 2002 - May 2003

Installed network cards for residents living in the dorms on UNLs City Campus. Provided phone support for all resident' s internet connectivity issues on both UNL campuses.

• Tracked and resolved issues using Remedy.
  

Internships

Confidential, Omaha, NE
Programmer Analyst Intern Summer 2001 and 2002

• Upgraded JCL code to meet new reporting requirements.
• Documented code changes for approval by team leads.

Confidential, Omaha, NE
Desktop Support Intern Summer 2000

• Troubleshooted various issues with desktop hardware, software, and networking.
• Installed and upgraded desktop software.

Other Experience

Assistant Residence Director, Confidential - Lincoln, 2001 - 2002
Resident Assistant, Confidential - Lincoln, 2000 - 2001

Technical Expertise

Languages: Classic ASP, HTML, Perl, C++, Visual Basic, XML, Javascript
Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX
Databases: SQL Server, Oracle 10g
Reporting Applications: SAP Business Intelligence, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Actuate
Code Management: STAT
Software Application: Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, LoadRunner, PeopleSoft Query, Remedy Magic, Microsoft Sharepoint