Resume of James R. Johnson

Senior Software Developer

NAME:James R. Johnson, Dayton, OH

Cell phone: 937-609-3470   Email:  jjohnso9@hotmail.com

 

SUMMARY I am an information technology professional with a very broad background in the hard sciences.  I have

STATEMENT:ten years hands-on programming experience as well as eleven years project management experience.  I am a very accomplished writer and speaker and am able to convey complex technical subjects with clarity. 

 

EDUCATION:Advanced course work toward completion of doctorate in meteorology at Texas A&M University with 4.0 GPA.  MS in Meteorology from Texas A&M University with 3.8 GPA.  BS in science at USAF Academy with 3.3 GPA.  Additional 20 hours of course work at Sinclair Community College, the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright State University, and the University of California at Berkeley.

 

CERTIFICATIONS:Microsoft Certified Professional in C#

Microsoft Certified Professional in ASP.NET

CompTIA Security + 8570 Certification.

 

CLEARANCES:Active Secret.  Inactive TS/EBI/ESI.

 

EXPERIENCE:SOFTWARE:  C#, ASP.Net, MVC, PowerGUI, PowerShell, JavaScript, T-SQL, PL/SQL, AJAX, Web Services, jQuery, JSON, LINQ, Oracle Forms, ADO.Net, VB.Net, Visual Basic, UML, COM, DCOM, Visual InterDev, ASP, 32-bit Windows programming, XML, IIS, MTS, SQL Server, MySql, SSRS, SSIS, Atlas, SQL Server 2005, BackOffice, SQL, dB2, Perl, OLE DB, XML, HTML, DHTML, Active Server Pages, ActiveX, CGI, ODBC, Oracle, MS Access, Ada, VBA, VB Script, C, C++, COBOL, FORTRAN, Pascal, Lisp, Sybase, PowerBuilder, assembler, ALGOL, GUI, Informatica, SVN, Crucible, Flyspray

OPERATING SYSTEMS:  Windows 7, Vista, Win XP, Win 2000, Win NT 4.0, Win 98, Win 95, Win 3.x, Windows API, DOS, UNIX, VMS, SUN Solaris, System 7, OS/2

HARDWARE:  PC, SUN, VAX, IBM, HP, CDC, Burroughs

Work History

     Sep 2014             Paramount Health Care: Develop web site for creating new Billing Entities. 

        ToCreate Powershell/PowerGUI scripts to extract and process data

     Present               Position: SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties: Create web site in C# to allow privileged users to manage contents of selected data tables. Create Oracle PL/SQL queries to export data and support an internal web site operation.  Write Oracle and SQL Server queries in support of data extraction and processing for customers. Develop web site to allow users to create new billing entity groups and manage customer browser privileges and group membership.  Develop Powershell/PowerGUI scripts to perform a very wide variety of data manipulation tasks including writing to flat files, Excel, Oracle and Sql Server.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Developed PowerGUI script for 15 customer data manipulation projects.

* Developed critical web site for internal users to manage customer billing and user browsing privileges

 

     Feb 2014The Berry Company: Assist with data migration from Oracle to Sql Server. 

          ToPosition: SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

     Jul 2014Duties: Create Oracle tables, queries, and PL/SQL load scripts for importing Excel spreadsheets.  Run

Oracle package to compare Oracle and Sql Server database data.  Analyze data to determine cause of differences between source and target systems.  Maintain software configuration version control with Tortoise SVN.  Maintain project status with Confluence and JIRA.  Produce and distribute daily reports.  Create daily automated commodity status report with C#. Participate in daily Agile stand up meeting. Create C# application to read 15 web sites, extract info and create a report.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Was Go-To guy for Auto-Testing many aspects of the Oracle migration.

* Mentored other developers with PL/SQL problems.

 

     Jul 2013CTI Products: Develop administrative web site for radio licensing in C# and MVC using SQL Server.

          toResearch cloud resource vendors.  Research available software to interface 2-way radio to phone system.

     Dec 2013Position: SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties: Design and code web site to administer software licenses for 2-way radios using HTML5, C# 2010 and MVC with Entity Framework 4.1.  Design and implement Sql Server 2012 and MySql 6.0 databases for the MVC web site. Generate synthetic data and test database performance to evaluate suitability of databases for our application.  Research cloud technologies necessary to host the license management system we were building to host in the cloud.   Research phone to 2-way radio technology necessary to patch phone calls to mobile radios.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Determined that Sql Server and  MySql had satisfactory performance to handle our very large database requirements. 

* Developed web site to manage licensing requirements for client companies.

 

     Mar 2012GENERAL DYNAMICS: Develop Google Maps like application for combat support using JavaScript and

          toC# in Visual Studio 2010.  Maintain code configuration with SVN and Crucible. 

     Apr 2013Position: SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties: Create JavaScript user interface code to allow drag and drop from forum attachments to event objects.  Work on user interface of Tactical Ground Reporting System (http://www.gdc4s.com/tactical-ground-reporting-system-(tigr).html) to enhance user experience with new functionality. Create mapping overlays tool to allow users to draw triangulation tool and locate emitter source given two bearings using Javascript and JSON and jQuery.  Maintain current code configuration and code quality using Tortoise SVN and Crucible. Track software bugs with Flyspray.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Fixed numerous problems with the application and the changes were incorporated into code deployed with combat troops in Afghanistan. 

* Added new User Interface bring to front functionality in extremely complex handler and callback environment that was also deployed to operational code.

 

     Sep 2011STAR BASE CONSULTING: Develop web site in ASP.Net (C#).  Design and develop SQL Server

          toqueries to populate web screens.

     Apr 2012Position: SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties: Create new web site to administer product specification data using ASP.Net (C#), LINQ, and SQL Server based on an existing AS400 application. Interface web application with existing web site.  Administer SQL Server 2008 to import data and create database, tables, and stored procedures. Create VBA macros for Word.  Reverse engineer existing web site by extracting source code from DLL.  Create working web site using IIS7 from object code and reverse engineered web site to work with new ERP database.  Integrate data maintenance function into SyteLine ERP.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Created new web site on time and on budget with little requirements guidance.

* Created new web site from existing web site DLL that was then modified to work with new ERP system.

 

     Oct 2009FLAIRSOFT: Develop desktop app using C#. Design and develop Oracle queries for data collection and

          tocleansing.  Develop macros.  Automate data updating and data collection procedures.

     Sep 2011Position: Contractor.  SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties:  Enhance functionality of C# application to handle budget data and new template formats (DPT) using Oracle.  Build software in C# to fetch data from database and create Word document with tables.  Develop PL/SQL packages in Oracle SQL Developer to import data from legacy systems, map the data to an Oracle database for use in Oracle Forms.  Audit ECSS data elements to insure required elements are imported from the legacy system.  Create code to generate weekly and monthly reports using VBA.  Create various word indices in a Word document.  Write Excel macros to create CSV files.  Create Access database for importing business rules data into Oracle.  Used TortoiseSVN for version and subversion control.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Built editor that allowed user to update multiple assets at one time.  User was absolutely thrilled at the labor saving.

* Developed macro to allow consolidation of weekly and monthly activity reports from 90 people into a single summary document in a format easily editable by the technical writers.

* Imported data elements from Excel spreadsheets in comma separate variable files useful for Oracle tables so that data elements can be audited for changes and completeness.

       Mar 2009 EC FLEX:  Design and develop Oracle queries, stored procedures, and reports for logistics operations. 

              toDesign .Net 2008 C# web pages enabling parts ordering for 53 countries worldwide. Support Java

       Sep 2009web pages for worldwide shipping operations 

Position: Contractor.  SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties:  Develop PL/SQL packages in Oracle Sql Developer to enable parts ordering and shipping.  Develop .Net 2005 and .Net 2008 web pages to interface with the database and allow parts ordering and tracking.  Enhance .Net reports and maintain efficient operation.  Maintain code in Visual Source Safe.  Test code changes on test server and promote to production when testing complete.  Support Java web pages for shipping depot support operations.  Create solutions for user issues and data problems as they occur.  Track bugs using Numera Track-It.  Migrate application from .Net 2003 to .Net 2008.  Migrate .Net data objects from Oracle 9i to Oracle 10g. Support shipping depot application using Java.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Maintained operations of worldwide logistics system

* Successfully migrated code from .Net 2003 to .Net 2008 without a known code base line

* Regained configuration control of out of control system

* Solved numerous long-standing software issues

 

       Jan 2008 POMEROY IT SOLUTIONS :  Design and develop SQL Server queries, stored procedures, and reports

              tofor financial managers.  Design web pages for use at point of sale

       Mar 2009 Position:  Contractor.  SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties:  Create point of sale web application in C#, AJAX .Net 2005 and .Net 2008 to enable retail stores to remotely provide customer loans when the power is off in their location.  Updated SSRS package to import data from Oracle server in Ft. Worth.  Develop financial reports based on SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 stored procedures in databases with millions of rows of records.  Develop .Net SSIS data import application.  Develop point of sale web service in C#, and .Net for point of sale customer loan application.  Develop stored procedures and views for SQL Server.  Develop web service to access third party web service to obtain customer credit scores.  Interface with third party web service to do credit scoring.  Import data from Oracle to SQL Server.  Integrate data from new stores that use different point of sale software into existing report structure.  Use XML and SOAP to call web services.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Enabled stores to continue to operate when they lost power

* Massaged data from disparate data formats into form compatible with existing reports

* Increased accessibility to Michigan point of sale data

* Provided means of eliminating need for Access databases and reports

 

        Sep 2007 MANPOWER PROFESSIONAL: Design and develop interactive web site for client designed to

               to enhance sales

        Jan 2008 Position:  Contractor.  SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties:  Develop console application using C# and ASP.Net 2005 and ASP.Net 2008.  Develop stored procedures using SQL Server 2005.  Develop web pages for customer application designed to enhance customer sales.  Work with DBA to import data from the customer.  Process data received from the customer.  Populate application relational database tables with customer supplied data.  Create home page for customer web site that retrieves items from the catalog and displays featured items selected by the customer.  Build console app to run at scheduled intervals, detect new customer supplied files and process the files into the client web site database.  Assisted more junior team mates with coding problems.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Completed database design and populated database as required

* Completed home page and passed customer testing

 

         May 2007 SPHERION/MERGIS-GROUP: Design and develop software for DOD Presidential Budget Process

             to Position:  Contractor.  SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

         Sep 2007 Duties:  Assist with the design of Manpower Program Execution System (MPES) data load system and Derived Business Rules (DBR) process and describe functional relationship in Visio drawings.  Create design document describing MPES and DBR process.  Create Oracle 11i tables.  Write loader scripts and load Oracle 11i data tables using SQL*Loader (sqlldr).  Use Oracle Forms 6i to create forms that allow users to view, update, and delete DBR and List of Values tables (LOVs).  Write unit test scripts for testing forms.  Create views for LOVs using TOAD for Oracle 9.  Create numerous queries for Oracle Forms using PL/SQL and TOAD.  Create reports regarding records that failed to load by writing macros in Word and Excel.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

* Completed design document ahead of schedule.

* Completed products met or exceeded expectations

* Provided assistance to other groups that were running behind schedule

 

         Jan 2007 PRIDE TECHNOLOGIES:  Provide software engineering support for ISqFt construction information

               toservices company

        Apr 2007 Position:  Contractor.  SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties:  Develop web application in C#, VB.Net, and ASP.Net 2003 for high-speed Internet uploads.  Improve existing application to include long desired features.  Develop Excel macros to improve application performance.  Create stored procedures using SQL Server 2005 to achieve desired system performance.  Develop Javascript code to interface with Ajax to provide enhanced user interface experience and enable file downloads.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Delivered key component that was the enabling factor to go to market with a $40 million architect and engineer’s web design office.

* Improved speed of vital user interfacing SQL query from timing out at an unusable four minutes to executing in 100 milliseconds while returning the same data.

* Provided new capability for telephone support that enabled bid content technicians to keep track of a telephone to-do list.  There were no bugs and users were euphoric with the new capability

 

       Sep 2006ROYTMAN INFORMATION SERVICES:  Provide software engineering and development

               Tofor Mitsubishi Electric

       Jan 2007 Position:  Contractor.  SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties:  Develop web applications for company Manufacturing Resource Planning using C# and ASP.Net 2003.  Develop web pages enabling users to view purchase order information based on purchase order number, buyer’s name, plant, and date.  Develop pages to allow specialist to locate and correct errors on the manufacturing bill of materials for all items produced in the plant.  Create queries and stored procedures using Oracle 10G using Toad and .Net custom Oracle interfaces. 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Designed web pages to allow users to locate purchase order information and locate shipments from Japan that were late saving tens of millions of dollars in expedited freight charges.

* Designed web pages to permit specialist to locate discrepancies in the bill of materials lists.  Is a necessary step toward automating component item changes in assembly lines and avoiding millions of dollars of waste in inventory mismatches.

 

       Mar 2006  COMPUTER HORIZONS CORP:  Provide software engineering and development for Proctor and

           to  Gamble Corp. et al. 

       Sep 2006  Position:  Contractor.  SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties:  Develop web application to manage document approval process.  Develop web pages enabling administration of application database tables via the web application using ASP.Net 2005 and C#.  Develop custom controls utilizing the grid control.  Create queries using Oracle 9i and to populate databound controls.  Design datatables to store custom data.  Create stored procedures in Oracle using Toad and .Net custom Oracle interfaces.  Examine XML structure used in creating XSL.  Used Atlas/Ajax to improve user experience.  Use UML to design and build web pages.  Develop application for pen computing using web services and neural networks.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Designed web pages to allow system administrator to administer data pages from web.

 

       Apr 2002  INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION: Provide technical support to DoD and civilian

              to clients

        Nov 2005 Position:  SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Duties: Develop client applications and web pages in ASP.NET, ADO.Net, C#, VB.Net, JavaScript, SQL Server and Access to support C130 AMP avionics modernization program and other C130 projects.  Analyzes customer requirements and designs solutions.  Develops models of customer requirements.  SQL Server database administrator.  Develop custom reports using Crystal Reports.  Develops queries and stored procedures to support database applications.  Designs and maintains data tables and queries.  Installs, edits, maintains and deletes databases.  Microsoft Access database administrator.  Develop Access forms, queries and reports to support database applications.  Implemented web service that greatly improved web page response in data intense environment.  Studied XML for Microsoft certification.  Developed PL/SQL test scripts using Oracle 9i to test new FLIS release.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Designed, developed and installed table structures, queries and stored procedures for Access and SQLServer databases

* Developed .NET active server web pages for use in project management for C130 AMP program. Web page address is http://66.162.66.131/ModTool.aspx.

* Developed .NET active server web pages to track proposed modifications to SOF C130 aircraft. Web page address is http://66.162.66.79/C130ModMgmt/IdentifiedMods.aspx

* Developed .NET active server pages web site for tracking proposed R&PC aircraft modifications. http://66.162.66.79/RnPC/FunctionSelect.aspx

* Developed .NET web site for accessing Special Operations Forces Special Projects Office information and activities. http://66.162.66.79/ MC-130P_OSS-E/OSSEProgram.aspx

* Developed .NET MSOffice applications for creating reports to be displayed on the Web

* Developed .NET Windows desktop application for maintaining web server image files

* Developed active server administrative web pages for maintaining web users’ database

* Developed simple .NET web pages to track program minutes on the web http://66.162.66.79/C130ModMgmt/EngineeringMinutes.aspx

 

       Apr 2001 J&D ENTERPRISE: Developed Chemical Control Pages for Eastman Chemical

            to  Position: SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

       Mar 2002  Duties: Developed web pages in Visual Interdev and VB 6.0 for hazardous material control and identification for Eastman Chemical in Kingsport, TN. Developed SQL queries in SQL Server 7.0 to populate controls on web pages.

 

       Oct 2000 CONVERGYS INC:  Developed Fixed Wireless Telephony Billing and Installation Software

            to Position:  Contractor.  SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

       Mar 2001 Duties:  Develop shared property manager application in Visual Basic 6 for use on server in NT client server environment.  Develop Visual C++ application using Win API calls to draw screens.  Develop address book applications in Access.  Create reports using Oracle.  Optimize use of shared property manager to maintain frequently used values in memory to speed server operation.  Develop DCOM application to control server registry settings from a remote computer using Windows API calls.  Obtain and evaluate software for providing application performance monitoring for large application.  Upgrade code base from COM to COM+ calls.  Use PL/SQL to query database.  Create catalog of server calls and instrument code where server calls are made.  Develop performance-monitoring module to monitor server response times.  Use Source Safe to archive developed code and research code references.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Developed very fast, low-overhead performance monitoring module that was critical to verifying contract compliance and insuring timely receipt of contract payments. 

* Developed remote server control application to ease system administrator’s registry configuration burden

* Developed badly needed catalog of references to NT server functions

 

ESAB WELDING:  Develop ASP for welding company intranet

Position: Contractor.  SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER

Duties:  Develop custom web pages in Visual InterDev 6 and SQL Server 6.5 in NT 4.0 environment.  Develop ASP and DHTML pages using  Internet Explorer 4.0.  Create lot-tracking software to enable workers to track high quality steel lots of a particular chemistry through the manufacturing process.  Create pages to allow users to edit order data.  Develop SQL Server queries, tables, and stored procedures to store and retrieve lot chemistry data.  Modify existing web pages to display additional data fields.  Debug and repair critical software in manufacturing environment.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

*  Took over project in crisis and had working code by the next day.

*  Quickly added functionality to web pages for critical new company requirements.

*  Analyzed critical software in plant environment and repaired existing problems in real time.

 

        Apr 2000 ANALYSTS INTERNATIONAL:  Develop ASP web sites for AIC clients.

            To  Position:  Contractor.  ASP WEB PAGE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

        Sep 2000 Duties:  Develop custom ASP web pages in Visual InterDev 6 in Windows 2000 environment using IIS, ADO, VBScript, JavaScript and COM.  Develop HTML pages using Microsoft FrontPage, MS Personal Web Server, and Microsoft Visual Studio.  Coordinate with other team members and client using Visual Source Safe for project configuration management.  Develop SQL queries using MS SQL Server 7.0.  Manage database using SQL Enterprise Manager, IIS and MTS.  Communicate with database using ODBC and ADO.  Develop business to business web site with on-line catalog and web ordering capability with credit cards and client purchase order information.  Develop client web pages using MS Site Server objects to manage banner ads and pricing information. 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Provided working code presenting an on-line B-to-B parts catalog and ordering pages from design to code delivery in 5 weeks working on a team with two other developers.

* Developed ASP pages for government agency to allow data entry for highly complex government form

using ASP, HTML, SQL Server 7 and XML.

* See http://www.ffr.com for my ASP B-to-B web site

 

       Apr 1999 ATTACHMATE:  Develop software for Attachmate clients.

            To Position:  ATTACHMATE CONSULTANT

       Jan 2000 Duties:  Develop custom applications in Visual Basic 6 and Visual InterDev 6.  Develop custom web sites using mainframe data reformatted into Windows environment.  Develop code to migrate from legacy code for which there was no source code to new Visual Basic 6 application using existing screen designs.  Develop code in Power Builder to migrate complex legacy application to Power Builder 6.5.  Update VB source code for railroad to provide enhancements to program functionality.  Install and debug software to integrate operations between Sun workstation and IBM mainframe.  Make PL/SQL database queries. Debug connectivity issues and daemon functionality.  Develop Extra Personal Client custom session launching utility to spawn multiple instances of mainframe connections.   Migrate code from 16 to 32-bit environment.  Interface with Java environment. 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Provided working code in very constrained time frames to client users

 

   Contract PositionsSOUND SOLUTIONS–Develop web based active server pages for running retail operation.

    From Feb 1998 Position:  ASP WEB PAGE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

      To Apr 1999 Duties:  Consultant.  Create Active Server Page web pages for very large web development project with automotive applications.  Created COM objects in Visual Basic 6 to fire stored procedures using MTS and SQL Server 7 to retrieve data from the database.  Develop code in InterDev 2 using a modestly thin client, three-tiered architecture.  Used remote server calls from client to instantiate objects on the server. Manipulated client objects using client-coding techniques.  Coordinated software development efforts with several hundred other programmers using Star Team configuration management. Formatted pages for user interaction using ASP and HTML.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Provided critical level of expertise on high-visibility, short-deadline, critically important new product development project.

* Developed highly complex ASP web pages in compliance with project plan and directives.

 

MERCURY INSTRUMENTS–Develop remote data collection software for natural gas utility meters.

Position:  Contractor.  VISUAL BASIC INSTRUMENTATION AUTOMATION SPECIALIST

Duties:  Consultant.  Added functionality required by customers to existing Visual Basic software.  Developed new control software for new hardware.  Found and repaired discrepancies in existing software to insure that it operated in compliance with performance specifications.  Tested changes to software to insure unexpected effects from software fixes were minimized.  Maintained and upgraded Access database.  Developed database queries to return required information.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Provided release version of new software remote-instrument-control system that company's future depends upon, on time and within budget

* Enhanced interoperability of Active X communications server and graphical user interface

* Reduced database storage requirements by 70 percent by providing more efficient storage methods.

 

KOCH INDUSTRIES – Developed credit line risk management software for large financial trading

institution

Position:  VISUAL BASIC APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Duties:  Consultant.  Developer for sophisticated investment credit risk management program involving billions of dollars for commodities traders.  Responsible for adding features to allow trusted-agent editing of credit database.  Other features included triggers on database tables, Active X server implementation, SQL Server development, and Sybase queries.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

Improved credit risk management software to the point that it was approved to be implemented company wide in Koch Industries.   The scope of the program was expanded from the Wichita trading group to also bring in Houston and other Koch offices.

 

     Oct 1997 BDM INTERNATIONAL - Year 2000 software remediation

          To Position:  Contractor.  Y2K REMEDIATION SPECIALIST

     Feb 1998 Duties:  Researched Year 2000 tools for remediating code in various languages.  Upgraded software remediation skills in COBOL, C and C++.  Developed commercial web site using WWW, Telnet, and FTP.  Wrote HTML, Perl, and CGI code for browser access to remote web site.  Developed unique Perl CGI code for editing HTML.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Did all ground work for opening commercial site on the World Wide Web.  Designed and built web site using CGI and HTML.  Site was money generating retail operation on the web.

 

   Contract Positions SOUND SOLUTIONS, INC - Automotive manufacturing applications software development

       From 1995 Position: SOFTWARE CONSULTANT

         To 1997 Duties:  Consultant.  Developed software over LAN using ODBC and OS2 servers.  Used ACCESS and dB2 to develop parts procurement database application.  Designed and built GUI screens to assist automotive procurement specialists in tracking thousands of part procurements.  Developed specialized Active X component to satisfy unique project requirements.  Utilized Windows API extensively to accomplish tasks impossible using VB alone.  Developed extensive, complex SQL code utilizing ODBC SQL server, dB2, DAO, and RDO.  Controlled software configuration with Visual Source Safe.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

*  Project saved Honda $35 million per year.  Developed complex SQL queries uniting five tables to form new table structure.  Developed screens to allow users to select desired tool amortization volumes based on vehicle model type, model year, engine, plant, and market.  Developed screens to allow users to edit and display car options associated with selected body styles.  Screens permitted users to see widely dispersed, but related data in one place for the first time.  Screens automated very labor intense processes for developing and tracking parts amortization tables.  Developed VB-hosted SQL queries routed over LAN to mainframe using dB2, and ODBC.  Built variable-width dropdown combo box Active X common module tool for use across all project activities.  Developed user interactive directory browser.  Used C++ and Oracle in small side projects.

 

SOUND SOLUTIONS, INC - Software Applications Development

Position:  SOFTWARE CONSULTANT

Duties:  Consultant.  Developed software for client company to take text document and automatically reformat information to display in Powerpoint.  Made heavy use of OLE and Sendkeys.  Developed financial software for banks.  Customized bank teller application for client bank. Controlled software configuration with Visual Source Safe.  Developed on Pentiums using a sophisticated LAN.  Developed PL/SQL queries to database.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

*  Designed and built software system to accept text in specified format and reformat for Powerpoint application.  Using OLE and Sendkeys the program allowed the user to specify format and where on a Powerpoint-slide information was to be displayed.  Allowed much more control than other methods.  Allowed text from old mainframe system to automatically be reformatted and displayed on a PC. 

*  Financial application provided teller interface software to bank specifications.  Adapted Microsoft calculator to adding machine type entry format.  Adapted existing software to permit additional information such as bank ABA number, account number, and check number to be displayed to the teller.  Developed check-digit routine to screen for invalid ABA numbers.  Adapted electronic journal to record ABA number, check number, and account number.

*  Installed Windows 95, Windows NT, Visual Basic 4.0, Visual Basic 3.0, Visual Source Safe, VB Assist, and troubleshot LAN installation.

 

SOUND SOLUTIONS, INC - Software Applications Development

Position:  SOFTWARE CONSULTANT

Duties:  Consultant.  Developed product pricing software for client company using object oriented techniques in Visual Basic and Access.  Developed database manager maintenance program.  Developed forms for printing reports.  Assisted with development of on-line catalog.  Used Sheridan Tools grid to display and process catalog information.  Developed custom reports using Crystal Reports.

 

SOUND SOLUTIONS, INC - Software Applications Development

Position:  SENIOR ENGINEER

Duties:  Consultant

*  Developed software applications for client company in Visual Basic and Ada.  Developed user interface in Ada using UNIX and Sun Solaris.  Developed noise prediction model in Visual Basic for NASA's High Speed Civil Transport jet engines.  Used existing aircraft engine noise data to create model.  Model was developed using C, Visual Basic and an advanced abductive modeling tool employing artificial intelligence techniques.  Originated concept and provided system level design for new invention to measure air leaks in automotive heating and air conditioning systems.  Developed innovative technique to provide a zero static pressure air extraction system that then measured the air extracted from the system.  Provided high accuracy measurement for high volume, low pressure leaks.

 

              1993 TURBOTEXT INC. - Optical Character Recognition Machine Development

                   To

              1994 Position:  SENIOR ENGINEER

Duties:  Originated idea and obtained patent approval for freestanding optical character recognition machine based on the idea of the coin-operated plain paper copier.  Device takes paper input on a scanner and converts the document image generated by the scanner into a word processor compatible file useful for editing on a word processor.  Software developed under Windows in Visual Basic.  Left when company was unable to obtain sufficient venture capital.

 

             1988 NETROLOGIC, INC - High Technology Software Applications

                  To

             1993 Position:  MIDWESTERN REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT

Duties:  Produced hundreds of software and hardware designs for high technology programs for projects involving signal processing, robotics, controls, vision systems, target recognition, electronics, and chip development.  Responsible for designs and then leading the team to develop the product on projects that received funding.  Managed seven people and $500,000 annual operating budget.  Left the company due to the recession and business slowdown of 1992 and military cutbacks of new administration.

 

            1982 AIR FORCE AVIONICS LABORATORY - Advanced Avionics Systems Development

                To

            1988 Position:  GROUP LEADER

Duties:  Responsible for high technology development for inclusion on advanced aircraft systems.  Developed advanced software products and techniques in Ada, Jovial, VAX VMS, Harris, and PC products.  Led projects to develop artificial intelligence capabilities and Ada compilers validation capability.