Thomas A. Bodary

2133 6th St. Bay City, MI 48708

(989) 545-1891

Email: tbodary@gmail.com

 

 

Work Experience -

 

DP Brown of Saginaw

July 2013 – Present

 

IT & ERP Specialist - Soon before I started with the company DP Brown switched to a new ERP system. One of the ongoing tasks I’ve had has been to figure out the new system and how to incorporate it into our business. This has entailed documenting procedures, changing our existing procedures to work better with the new system, and working with the software company to communicate issues we needed them to resolve. Where the new system falls short of our needs I have had to come up with solutions outside the system which have included custom SQL reports, SQL Queries embedded in Excel Spreadsheets or custom Java applications. I have also been responsible for General IT support for both the client computers and our Virtual Windows Servers and SQL Database.

 

Panel Shop Coordinator – For over a year I was responsible for the operation of our panel shop. This entailed all administration between receiving an order and the electricians starting the build. I developed a process to convert a Bill of Materials from Auto-CAD to Excel then cross reference the customer part numbers with our part numbers and generate the bill of materials that we can import directly into our system. This process greatly simplified and sped up the time it took to release the jobs. I was also responsible for keeping in close communication with our customers to meet their deadlines and in communication with the electricians to keep our schedule as accurate as possible.

 

In addition to the more technical side of my position I have gained experience in Purchasing, Inside Sales, Accounts Receivable and Accounts payable. Being a small company I have needed to pitch in and directly help in these areas but also I have needed to learn them so I had a thorough understanding of how the ERP system needed to work for these processes.

 

 

Estate Preservation Agency

March 2007 – July 2013

 

Insurance Agent

During my time as an insurance advisor I specialized in the Senior Market. My product portfolio included Medicare Supplement, Long Term Care, Life Insurance, Annuities. I visited my potential clients in their homes to help them solve any financial need they had by recommending a company and product for their situation.

 

Kanzen Computers

June 2009 – Present

 

Computer Technician/Website Designer

Kanzen Computers is my own Small Business. I service and repair computer systems at people’s homes and businesses. I fix any hardware or software issues and help my clients purchase and learn about new technology. I also design websites for small businesses and organizations using Wordpress.

MSX International

April 2004 – July 2006

 

Automotive Catalog Illustration Processor
My main responsibilities were to audit the legends that matched up with illustrations in the General Motors online service catalog. The process involved first required finding any errors and then figure out what exactly needed to be done to fix them. Sometimes this meant researching the parts history, analyzing different usages for the parts and vehicles, contacting the engineer’s regarding the problem and then writing corrective actions to have the problem resolved.

 

Automotive Catalog Illustrator

This position involved me creating the service illustrations that go into the GM service parts catalog. For every job that I was assigned I had to first plan out how I was going to lay out the drawing. Next I had to find all of the parts that needed to be illustrated and create an exploded view of how they were assembled. After the drawing was completed I would have to key line each part on the illustration and then create a legend that showed the description and part number for each component.

 

Logistics Analyst

This position involved doing work for a contract MSX had with GM SPO for their Packaging and Shipping Department. My duties included downloading math data for individual parts that GM services and taking measurements for the length, width, and height in the position the part would be stacked or shipped in. I also was required to research the parts to find any other information about them, such as the parts weight, whether it could be stacked or if there were any special requirements for its shipping.

 

I voluntarily left MSX International in July of 2006. My main reason for leaving was twofold. I had grown tired of the politics of GM, they were constantly making our job harder for no practical reason other than to attempt to justify sending our work to India. My second reason was that I had excelled at my position but saw little to no room for advancement.

 

Duperon Corp.

March 2000 to December 2002

Draftsman/Designer
My main responsibility at Duperon was the drafting of engineering drawings for the mechanical devices we produced. I mainly used AutoCAD to do the drawings and the majority of the design work was customizing the different components to specific dimensions. Being a small company I had the unique experience of regularly working outside of my normal job duties. The most interesting project I worked on was to help design an entirely new product from the ground up. I worked closely with the president of the company who had the basic ideas of how the machine was to work, but left it up to me to work out all of the specifics.  I also had many opportunities to help with the assembly of the machines Duperon made. This involved putting all the parts together and occasionally making changes or additions to improve the functionality of the design. After the assembly was complete we tested the machines thoroughly and did quality checks to guarantee there would be no problems in the field. The combination of being able to design and then assemble a piece of machinery has proved invaluable to me in many ways because it really forced me to learn to think about problems from multiple angles.

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Skills-

 

-Hardware/Software Setup, Troubleshooting, Repair and Support

-Networking setup/troubleshooting for wired and wireless networks

-Microsoft, Linux, Mac, and Mobile Operating System Support/Troubleshooting

-Microsoft Server, ESXi, Veeam Backup, other Virtual Server Software

-Microsoft Office Suite

-Advanced excel applications including VBA Macro’s

-Database Management including Access, Sql Server, and Reporting Services

-ERP, CRM and Document Management systems

-Website Development including Wordpress, HTML, CSS, etc.

-Creation and conducting training classes on various technology topics

-Consulting with businesses to evaluate their IT needs

 

 

Career Highlights -

 

During my time at DP Brown I was able to learn a huge amount about database management and setting up and maintaining medium sized networks, Windows Servers, VMware and Veeam Backup Environments. Some of my projects included migrating an installation of SBS 2011, creating SQL reports in various ways, organizing and manipulating huge amounts of data using SQL Server, Access and Excel and writing Macros in excel to automate our processes. The process I created for the panel shop coordinator positions is now simple and bullet proof enough that anyone in the company can do the job.

 

At the Estate Preservation Agency I was able to use some of my Excel knowledge to create a quoting database for the agents to use. Instead of carrying rate sheets of the 20+ companies that we represent the agents are now able to have an Excel file on their computer or access the same database by the web where they can input the client’s age, zip code and it shows them all of the companies rates. Companies subscribe to similar commercially available services and pay thousands of dollars per month.

 

During my time at MSX international I took on the project of automating as much of our job as I could. This involved working with Macros, which are simple programs I wrote, to read, edit and write data between Microsoft Excel and the Telnet program General Motors used. One of these projects was so successful that I transformed a job that took 30 hours a month into one that was done automatically with the push of a button.

 

At Duperon Corp the majority of my work was done in AutoCAD but I also had the opportunity to explore some of the 3D CAD programs that had come on the market. I ended up doing one very lengthy design project entirely in 3D in a program called Think3.

 

 

 

Education -

 

●        Vassar High School -  Graduated 2002, High School Diploma
220 Athletic Street, Vassar, MI 4876

 

●        Tuscola Technology Center – Graduated 2002, Drafting/CAD
1401 Cleaver Road, Caro, MI 48723