JAMES A. TAKAS

21721 W SR 579

CURTICE, OH 43412

(419) 367-5366

jimt@megaparsec.net

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I have an eclectic Information Technology background including, software development

experience using Visual Basic, VB.Net, VBA, C/C#, SQL, and HTML. I also have

experience working with UNIX, Linux, and Windows. I have also held technical

positions as a functional project manager, and MIS Director.

EDUCATION:

Kensington University, Glendale, CA

Degree: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (unaccredited)

Owens Community College, Perrysburg, OH

Degree: Associates, Electro-Mechanical Engineering

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

Assembler (80x86); Assembler (6502); QuickBasic; Visual

Basic 6.0; VBA; VB.Net; “C”; HTML; Java; Java Script;

Korn Shell; Perl, Script; PHP; SED/AWK, Crystal Reports;

HL7; Microsoft Office; Eclipse; SQL; DOS (MS/PC); HPUX;

SCO UNIX; SUN Solaris; UNIX; Windows 95/98;

Windows NT; Windows XP; Windows Vista; Windows 7/8

EXPERIENCE:

Area Financial Services, Fremont, OH

Title: Systems Programmer

* Duties: Provide software solutions to support Windows based servers using VB.Net

within Visual Studio 2015, provide report generation utilizing Excel / VBA under Visual

Studio 2015

* Projects: Log File Maintenance Support Application, Email Alerts, User Subscription

Report Automation (Excel / VBA), and various desktop tools.

June 2015 to September 2015

Avatar Syndicate, Toledo, OH

Title: Software Developer

February 2015 to April 2015

* Duties: Software development involving C#/JSON & Visual Basic .Net

* Projects: Contact Management System: This web based application extracted records of

information from a web based server and updated a second web based server using APIs.

* Drive Space Status Monitor: This application was designed to run on the main server

and extracted the free space of the main network drive on a periodic basis. It then passed

an alert to a web based messaging system used by all users when free space passed a

given threshold

Promedica Health Systems, Toledo, OH June 2013 to January 2014

Title: Developer II/Analyst

* Duties: Application and user support for Medex forms delivery system, Cypress

application and user support, Visual Basic .Net development.

* Projects: Medex 1.2/2.3 version migration application. This was a VB.Net ETL

application was designed to ingest field data from all of the Medex version 1.2 form

profiles and convert/produce Medex version 2.3 form profiles that would render similar

results.

* Medex Application Status Monitor: This application was designed to run on the server

housing Medex 2.3 and periodically monitor it’s status. When the application found

Medex to be unstable, it forced an automatic reboot of the service, which minimized after

hours support.

Terra State Community College, Fremont, OH September 2012 to January 2013

Title: Systems Programmer/Analyst

* Duties: Visual Basic .Net development for college website involving Telerik controls,

LDAP for SSO, SQL Proc calls, and general software support and maintenance.

Pro-Active Revenue Solutions, Perrysburg, OH February 2001 to February 2012

Title: Software Developer/Analyst/Consultant

* Duties: Visual Basic development with Object Linking & Embedding for MS Office

(VBA), Project Management, database management (MS Access), help desk/tech

support.

* Projects: Hospital System Registration Quality Assessment application: This ETL

application was designed to load an ASCII text file containing patient registration

information into an MS Access Database through a DAO interface. It then scanned

through each record and processed a list of Q/A checks, marking the appropriate records

in error. It then calculated totals of all records in error, categorized the errors, and then

produced statistical information which was loaded directly into MS Excel Spreadsheets

through VB. The reports were then uploaded to the client’s secure FTP server. It also

produced a simple text report for every registrar containing all of there individual errors,

which was emailed to them automatically. This process took place on a daily basis, 365

days a year.

* HL7 Conversion Utility: This application was designed to search through a given HL7

file and ascertained specific fields associated to the registration data of a patient. Then the

field data was extracted and stored in a MS Access database.

* ChargeMaster Audit: This application was designed to search through the

ChargeMaster database and identify chronological inconsistencies regarding charge

updates. The application also provided a routine to automatically update the database

with minimal user intervention.

Lucent Technologies, Columbus, OH

December 2000 to February 2001

Title: Consultant/Software Developer, Agency: Maxim Group

* Duties: UNIX Korn Shell Scripting, Systems Analysis - SUN Solaris (application

process status monitoring, user status monitoring), Operational Management Platform

Field Support

* Projects: Software Upgrade for Operational Management Platform Installation script

ExSync International, Toledo, OH June 2000 to September 2000

Title: Consultant/Software Developer, Agency: Takas Consulting

* Duties: Applications development (“C”, UNIX environment), Systems Analysis

(application process status monitoring, user status monitoring)

* Projects: Warehouse Management System (dept. to dept. product tracking application)

Owens-Illinois Corporation, Perrysburg, OH

September 1999 to June 2000

Title: Consultant/Software Engineer, Agency: Netstar Corporation

* Duties: Applications development (Visual Basic), VB/SQL integration, System backup

(NT)

* Projects: Melter & Conditioning System Version II (glass furnace control software that

utilizes Visual Basic to read thermocouple data and control gas settings, plus store data to

SQL db)

Dana Network & Computer Services, Toledo, OH February 1998 to September 1999

Title: Consultant/EDI Analyst, Agency: Addsum Company

* Duties: Implement new EDI processes, maintain existing EDI processes, EDI mapping,

UNIX Korn shell scripting, UNIX Systems Analysis (HP-9000), and Applications

Programming.

* Projects: Gentran Server EDI transaction implementation

CSS Publishing Company, Lima, OH

Title: MIS Manager/Software Developer

November 1994 to February1998

* Duties: Systems Administration and Systems Analysis for SCO UNIX server, Korn

shell scripting, SED/AWK, Network Systems Administration for Novell Netware LAN,

Customer/User Support for various PC systems and software, Project Management, Data

Communications Management, Database Administration, and Applications Development

(“C” & BASIC)

* Projects: Real-Time Invoice Printing Application (BASIC), Internet Website, Operating

System Shell, Customer History Database (BASIC), Internal Email System (“C”),

Diskette Installation Program (“C”), Automation Compatible Mailing Software

Integration, User Manual Pagination Program (“C”), Network Backup Scheduler (“C”),

and PC Anywhere Host Scheduler (“C”).

Takas Consulting, Lima, OH

Title: Consultant

March 1993 to November 1994

* Duties: Applications Development, Marketing, and Customer Support

* Projects: Point-Of-Sale Application (DBase), Sales Quoting System (Enable DBMS),

Warehouse Inventory Control System (Enable DBMS), and Parts Component List

Extraction Application (HLLAPI/3270/”C”/Enable DBMS)

Metokote Corporation, Lima, OH November 1989 to February 1993

Title: Software Developer

* Duties: Applications Development (“C”), Maintenance, Support, and Purchasing for all

personal computers, Data Communications and Computer Hardware

Management/Installation/Analysis

* Projects: Corporate Bonus System (“C”/PC/HP-3000)

Dana Corporation, Toledo / Lima OH

Title: Software Engineer / Consultant

November 1985 to August 1989

* Duties: Applications Development for the automation of shop floor systems (Compiled

BASIC), Database Administration for Product Information Systems (Enable DBMS),

IBM Token Ring Network support, and User Support

* Projects: Direct Numerical Control (CIM, Compiled BASIC)), Bar Code Reading

Applications (Enable DBMS, Allen Bradley Bar Code Reader), Data Collection System

(Compiled BASIC), CNC Punch Tape Application (Compiled BASIC), Plant Information

Presentation System (IBM Storyboard), Barcode Decode Validation Application (shop

floor/automated cell/Compiled BASIC)

* Miscellaneous Projects: Restaurant Point of Sale application (VB6/MS Access);

Includes the following modules; Inventory Control; Auto ordering; Employee

Scheduling, Time & Attendance, PHP Website Guestbook App.

LANGUAGES

Assembler (80x86)

Assembler (6502)

QuickBasic

Visual Basic 6.0

VBA

VB.Net

“C”

“C#”

HTML

Java

Java Script

Korn Shell

Perl Script

PHP

SED/AWK

SOFTWARE

Crystal Reports

Gentran Server 5.1

HL7

Microsoft Office

Eclipse

PVCS Tracker

SQL

VMware

OPERATING SYSTEMS

DOS (MS/PC)

HP-UX

SCO UNIX

SUN Solaris

UNIX

Windows 95/98

Windows NT

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7/8

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