WORK EXPERIENCE:

Database Administrator

Confidential, Sacaton, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Maintained the RPMS databases running on an InterSystems Cache environment.
• Handled AIX system administration maintenance and problems.
• Helped staff increase the productivity of the AIX Servers in supporting the RPMS clinical application.
• Investigated Mumps and Caché error trap messages for cause and solutions.
• Analyzed AIX operating system for: security issues redundant files proper ownership settings
• "dead" authorization accounts unnecessary applications effective setup of system auditing tools
• Set up seamless login through AIX user accounts into InterSystems Cache accounts into RPMS application accounts to provided required security as defined by Human Health Services.
• Self trained in InterSystems Ensemble/Deep See.
• Performed extensive analysis and research at user request for development of HL7 interface; final report detailed needless use for this interface with supervisor approval.

Software Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Software migration updating downloading upgrades documenting installing.
• Identified and fixed "bugs" in the ETU network interface application.
• Resolved trouble tickets for CHCS issues
• Addressed data entry and hardware issues pertinent to AHLTA and the interface to AHLTA from CHCS and third party vendors.
• Entered dozens of patients into the AHLTA application after a system crash; a complete Team effort.
• Supported the OpenVMS Itanium server cluster
• Used the InterSystems Cache Administration Portal to examine/stop runaway processes in Cache
• Developed Visio diagrams to meet the Customer's need for visual documentation.
• Helped resolve Customer, user, and co - worker issues with Microsoft PC application problems.

Programmer/System Administrator

Confidential, Winslow, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed, developed, and debugged, MUMPs routines in the Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS).
• Rewrote the RPMS Contract Health System (CHS) financial application interface, to: improve reliability generate error reports for unknown debits and/or credits address generally accepted bookkeeping standards
• Analyzed problems with the 835/837 claim interfaces between IHS, the banks, and The State of Arizona
• Installed RPMS patches onto the live RPMS system assisted programmers in Albuquerque, NM in debugging their RPMS programs
• Researched and developed services related to security policies for the Management Information System (MIS) department
• Implemented and configured the Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH) service on The IBM AIX mainframe to assure secure communications with client side PuTTY application built a subnet utilizing Linux iptables to configure a gateway/firewall to isolate the Test node from the Development node used two-homed server running Red Hat Linux 8.0 to act as the gateway/firewall; this configuration made it possible to eliminate: the need for user passwords telnet ftp rsh rlogin rcp
• Handled administrative lead on the hardware and OS resources for the IBM AIX Unix servers: a two-node cluster utilizing HACMP installed AIX OS for IBM pSeries model 620 (software application test machine), as well as IBM pSeries model 520 (software development machine.)
• Researched, implemented and configured 'sudo' on the AIX live system to give users, vendors, and support staff secure, controlled access to certain 'super user' Unix utilities/tools.

Software Analyst/System Administrator

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Performed the many daily activities necessary to give the one thousand plus user population access to the Cerner Clinical Application running on the Confidential cluster.
• Configured DECNet protocol to operate over TCP/IP Wide Area Network (WAN); developed DEC/ANSI C system utilities to expedite system administration tasks
• Established UCX Bind Resolver Services, cluster wide, to forward DEC Local Host Table references to a Dynamic Name Server (DNS) on the Novell Servers
• Provided system and application support for Cerner Clinical System/application software users Installed, evaluated and administered third party vendor software products such as Confidential . Installed IBM Motif Common Desktop Environment (CDE) client on workstation to have System Administrators Xterm view of the DEC Cluster. Wrote DCL scripts to automate the testing of all the hardware and software components of the DEC Cluster for Y2k.

Systems Administrator/Programmer

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Project Lead for design and development of Dialysis application written in DSM MUMPs.
• Analyzed, debugged, and developed laboratory routines in DSM MUMPs for other areas of the Laboratory.
• Assisted in maintenance and configuration of DEC mainframe software and hardware.

Contract Instrument Interface Programmer

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed generic instrument interfaces written in DSM MUMPs.
• Analyzed and designed an interface in DSM MUMPs.
• Provided analysis for other Laboratory software issues.
• Acted as System Administrator for DEC mainframe systems during understaffed period of time.