Expert Details
Software Development, Computer Programming, Design, Code, Debug, Implementation and Documentation
ID: 725542
Kentucky, USA
Computer languages include Advanced BASIC, COBOL, CLP, RPG III, and RPG IV and free format (ILE RPG).
He provides Financial and Human Resources software customization and interfacing to project management software at the Alaska Railroad Corporation in Anchorage, Alaska.He performed conversion of Chicago client D.A. Stuart onto Infinium Software in 1997 and from Infinium Software to J.D. Edwards software in 2007. This work required him to work in Chicago, Detroit, and at the Toronto facility.Human Resources module modifications and enhancements at Wackenhut Security head-quarters in West Palm Beach, FloridaOptimization and post-implementation auditing at Coca-Cola Beverages in Toronto, OntarioSome of his other client experiences include:
AICPA (American Institute for Certified Public Accountants) in Jersey City, NJ,
Minnesota Corn Processors Oakland, CA branch,
Ameron Coatings in Brea, CA and Little Rock, AK,
Allen Canning Corporation in Siloam Springs, AK,
Tri-Tech Laboratories in Lynchburg, VA,
Archibald Candy Corporation in Chicago,
Benjamin Moore and Company in Flanders, NJ,
Grecian Delight Foods in Chicago,
MultiFoods Distribution Group in Englewood, CO,
Plasticolors in Ashtabula, OH,
Sterling Paint in Little Rock, AR,
TNEMEC Company in Kansas City, MO,
Bob Evans Food Corporation, Columbus, OH,
San Diego Zoo
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1980 | Degree: BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) | Subject: Business and Economics | Institution: University of Kentucky |
| Year: 1981 | Degree: | Subject: Computer Science | Institution: Kentucky Wesleyan College |
| Year: 1981 | Degree: | Subject: Computer Science | Institution: Brescia College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2009 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consultant | Department: Infor/Infinium practice |
Responsibilities:He is responsible planning and implementing software upgrades, retro-fitting custom modifications, testing and coordinating production go-live scenarios. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:He is providing technical consulting, planning, system maintenance, installation and upgrades, conversions to standard ERP platforms. Also, mapping, writing, testing, and implementing multiple Financial and Human Resource interfaces using IBM iSeries and Oracle SQL. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2002 | Employer: Infinium Software, Inc. | Title: Senior Programmer/Analyst | Department: Development |
Responsibilities:He designed and coded in several key areas including Materials Management, Process Manufacturing, Web applications, CRM, and coordinated with International Product Group. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2000 | Employer: Infinium Software, Inc. | Title: Senior Technical Consultant | Department: Professional Services |
Responsibilities:He performed formal and informal training with technical and non-technical staffs. Included on-site at a wide variety of customer installations nationwide. He consistently met utilization goals while providing the full spectrum of software design, development, implementation, and maintenance. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1996 | Employer: Eck Miller Transportation Corp. | Title: Hardware and communications specialist, programmer/analyst | Department: IS |
Responsibilities:He developed a purchasing module for the data processing center and maintained hardware for approximately 100 users (on and off-site). He kept an inventory of all of the companies hardware. He oversaw maintenance contracts and hardware configurations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 1996 | Employer: SNAPP, Inc. | Title: Systems Analyst | Department: IS |
Responsibilities:He developed AS/400 software used for performing third-party outsourcing to purchase data processing equipment for Ford Motor Company. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1995 | Employer: Infinium Software, Inc. | Title: Programmer/Analyst | Department: Development |
Responsibilities:He performed coding, debugging, testing, documenting, maintaining and integrating software for multiple Materials Management and Process Manufacturing modules. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Canada | Summary: He traveled cross-border on numerous occasions to work for Coca-cola and also the DA Stuart Toronto facility. |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Taiwan, ROC | Summary: He did not do client work here but has spent time in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Taiwan. He attended an international electronics convention in Taipei. |
Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He received internal certification on the Inventory Control, Order Processing, Manufacturing Control, Regulatory Management modules, and the Application Manager platforms. He also added PC, OS, Lotus Notes, Word and Excel certification during ten years with a software development company. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| For three consecutive years he received the professional services departments' top award "Admiral's Club" for high degree of utilization and customer satisfaction. He received two "ACES" (Achieve Contributions of Excellence) awards. He received "ROAR" (Recognition for Out-Standing Achievement Reward) for going "above and beyond" the call of duty. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Financial Management, Materials Management and Process Manufacturing, Regulatory Management Software. Infor/Infinium Software Platform Applications Manager. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He can provide tips and techniques, short-cuts, productivity tools, generally accepted development principles such as naming conventions and code re-usability, auditing of implementations and optimization of application software on iSeries computers. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He possess various skills such as source debug, up-to-date RPGLE programming in fixed or free formats, SQL (embedded or otherwise), trigger programming, IBM iSeries for Windows, DB2, Hawkeye/Pathfinder, FTP, DBU, DFU, FEU, SEU, PDM, SDA, Query, job scheduler, ODBC, Citrix, VNC viewer, MS Access, Oracle TOAD (Tool for Application Development), SQL Plus, SPL CMMS/EAMS, MSDS and Aldon Change Management Software. He also has experience with product labeling of hazardous materials using TL Ashford Company's barcode labeling software. He also maintains several weblogs using Google Blogger, Feedburner, Adsense, Picasa, and Statcounter including an ILE RPG programming blog. He creates and maintains Wiki documentation. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Beginner, very basic every day conversation only |
Fields of Expertise
computer language, computer programming, computer software, database programming language, high-level programming language, report-generation programming language, software engineering, software maintenance, RPG programming language, software conversion, client/server computing, software installation, application development system, software design, microcomputing, computer system integration, application software, report generator software, Structured Query Language, application program interface, testing programming language, software development tool, DB2/SQL