OBJECTIVE

I am currently seeking a long-term, full-time assignment in an IT development environment where my solid technical background in Computer Science and Software Engineering will become an integral and valuable component of the company's ongoing success.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION

• I possess over 25 years of direct, practical experience in advanced systems engineering and software design as a Senior Software Developer as well as a Graduate-level instructor in advanced computer programming, I offer the following qualifications:
• As a Senior Software Engineer I supervised and directed project teams on a variety of Air Traffic Control projects for the Federal Aviation Administration participated in CMM assessments and provided analysis and recommendations for continual process improvement. Expert in systems and software development life cycle SDLC methodologies.

• Over a decade's experience as a Technical Project Leader with an extensive background in C, C and UNIX programming combined with a mastery of the physical and logical design of Oracle and Informix Relational Database Management Systems RDBMS Provide software development, application testing and maintenance support for various projects using 'C', Visual Basic, Java, Javascript, PHP, Crystal Reports, Delphi, and other web app development tools.

• Experienced with the following programming languages, software development tools and OS environments: C Language, C , Visual Basic, JAVA, PL/SQL, Oracle, UNIX, Linux, HTML, MS Access, SQL Plus, JOVIAL, REXX, CMS, COBOL, DB2, CICS, TSO ISPF, JES-3 JCL, MVS, OS, VM, EXEC2, FORTRAN, FOCUS.

• Computer Platforms and Hardware Familiarity includes: HP1000, HP3000, Sun Microsystems, IBM 3083, 3090, 3091, S/36.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Confidential

Technical Project Manager, Analyst

• As a Technical Consultant and IT Project Manager I am responsible for overseeing a variety of systems development and deployment activities, including the following:
• Provided technical project management and IT consulting services supporting the design, development and deployment of customized financial reporting application software.
• Responsible for the development of functional requirements, software and system design specifications authored integration and acceptance test plans used to validate all financial reporting requirements.
• Develop ad-hoc queries and reports, using FOCUS, to assist customers and developers with analysis of data requirements.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of changes to calculations of finance charges applied to customer accounts developed risk-based parameters to maximize income while minimizing the risks of closed and delinquent accounts.

Confidential

Adjunct Professor

• Responsible for development of curriculum, materials and classroom instruction of several graduate-level courses in Information Technology including:
• Structured and object-oriented analysis, design and implementation of information systems distributed information systems information systems life-cycle models.
• Web application development, tools, platforms and security.
• Led discussions of requirements definition, modeling quality assurance and development environments.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

• Provided technical support services under contract to the FAA during numerous projects related to maintaining or upgrading components of the National Airspace System NAS , including the following:
• Participated in a Capability Maturity Model CMM Level 3 Assessment of air traffic control facilities. Scripted questions for the team leaders and members analyzed responses regarding key process activities. Develop Program and Project Team strengths, weaknesses, consequences, improvement opportunities and recommendations. Present findings to team and upper management.

• Responsible for the design, development and testing of new user tools for the maintenance of the National Airspace System NAS using REXX and ISPF panels MNDS . Create user manuals and program maintenance documentation.

• Investigated and resolved system problems as required. Revised batch submission programs to correct a security problem and to allow multiple report requests to be submitted via batch processing using REXX INFO system .

• Tested and verified software patches written on programs before the patches are released for national use. Ensured all documentation is present and that the logging system was properly updated to reflect the patches' correct status. This included travel to various test sites for consultation with operations staff and testing on installed systems software.

• Lead a team of CM analysts during the design and development of QA and pre-test checklists, forms and other documentation used in the System Software Release process. Documented procedures used to prevent/remedy incomplete updates being released to the field and ensured a consistent delivery of high-quality software updates to the field.

• Upgraded automatic report writers for standard Support Software reporting by consolidating subprograms, standardizing JCL skeletons and variables and by rewriting EXEC2 language programs using REXX.

• Performed regression testing using the Test Lab at the FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center. This involved configuring the lab for multi-center processing. Interpreted and resolved problem reports written on Support Software programs.

• Used existing tools and documents to determine resolution requirements. Wrote program modifications Assembler F, Jovial BAL languages . Compiled and tested updates using the FAA's ISPF panels. Created patches and updates to system release-level libraries. Generated comprehensive trouble reports in instances where deltas existed between program outputs and CM documentation.

• Revised the Conflict Alert Output Report IAVP , separating it into JOVIAL and ASSEMBLER F programs to conform to FAA standards. This allowed the incorporation of the IAVP option within existing libraries.

Confidential

System Development Manager

• As a Development Manager, I was responsible for overseeing the work of technical staff performing the following activities
• Developed customized software for clients including Smith Kline and DuPont written in C, REXX and FOCUS. Developed On-line Sales Forecasting system to interface with the manufacturing MRP system. Monthly updates handled via IBM Scheduling System with automatic error reporting.

• Developed on-line Complaint Handling Management System to improve customer satisfaction and product quality. Automated the transfer of data from European subsidiaries via the IBM Scheduling System ISS7