Richard Brescia Jr.                                                                                                                       Married, Three Children

3535 Spear Street                                                                                                                          610-509-6882

Bethlehem, PA  18020                                                                                                                  rmbinc@att.net

 

BUSINESS SYSTEM  PkMS Warehouse Management, Varsity ShipSoft/Logistics, AL Systems DynaPro,

APPLICATIONS:Packing/Tracking/Shipping, TL Ashford, MarkMagic, VAI S2K ERP, JD Edwards ERP, Lawson (H/R, P/R, P/A, G/L, A/P & Universe), BSI Tax Sys., Arthur Anderson Distribution, Pansophic, MAPICS Manufacturing, RLM Apparel, E3 Inventory, Abstract, Help Systems ROBOT, Messenger Plus, Hawkeye Pathfinder, Abstract, Esend, Mks Integrity, Mks Implementer, TurnOver Change Mgt., Gentran EDI, IBM 468x Chain Drug/Supermarket, IBM/ADS/AIG POS Polling Systems.

 

P/C, SERVER Websphere App. Server, HTTP Server, WDSC, RDP, RDI, Code 400 (Editor & Designer),

APPLICATIONS:MQ Explorer, IBM Data Studio (SQL IDE), Zend Studio, WebFocus Dev. Studio, iSeries Access for Windows (iNavigator, Visual Explain, SQL Scripts, AFP Viewer, File Transfer, 5250 Emulator, Forms Overlay)  Webfacing, HATS, X-Analysis, PkMS SmartInfo, FireFox, Toad, QuickBooks, TurboTax, MS: (IE, Office, Project, Word, Excel, Access, Visio, Outlook, PowerPoint), SnagIt, SAP Business Objects-Crystal Reports, Cognos Impromptu, Original Software TestPlan/ TestDrive, Mercury Test Director, HP Quality Center, CA Service Desk (Light PHP, Light Java, Light Java Script, Light CGI, Light EGL, Light HTML, Light XML, Light VB, Light ASP, Light Lotus Notes). 

 

PROGRAMING/SYSTEM RPG III and IV (Free Form, Embedded SQL, Procedures, Subfiles), ILE, CL, CMD, DB2-UDB

APPLICATIONS:SQL (Scripts, Dynamic, DDL, DML, EVI, UDF, Stored Procedures etc.), Query/400, QMQ, IBM i OS API's, WebQuery, Integrated Web Services, Light COBOL, SEU, PDM, SDA, DDS, RLU, UIM, DBU, AFP-Overlay/SCS/PDF Printing, MQ, PASE, Qshell, IFS, Journaling, Commit Control, TAATOOLS and QUSRTOOLs.

 

OPEN SOURCE Eclipse IDE, Sun Open Office, IBM Lotus Symphony, Talend Open Studio (B/I ETL),

APPLICATIONS:Talend Open Profiler, BIRT (BI Report Designer), F.R.O.G, Quantum DB, PDF Conversion Utility, Java Email & DB to Excel Utility, AVG Anti-Virus, LogMeIn Remote PC.

 

OPERATING SYSTEMS:IBM i, i5/OS, OS/400, CPF, OCL, MS Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/NT, Light Unix/Sun Solaris.

 

COMMUNICATIONS: Integrated Web Services (IWS), Stored Procedures, DRDA, DDM, TCP/IP-FTP (Scripts)-TELNET, HTTP, MQ, BISYNC, ASYNC, SDLC, TDLC, ICF, SNADS and SSL/Digital Certificate protocols/configurations, JDBC, ODBC, IBM/ADS/AIG 468x, Putty, IBM Data Studio, Toad.

 

HARDWARE: IBM i Power Systems, System i, i5, iSeries, AS/400, Sys 36 Env., Telzon RF Devices, HP PC, 468x POS Controller, ASCII 6141 Controller, 3916 Laser, HP LaserJet, Xerox Printers.

EDUCATION:

 

Moravian College

* B.A., Business Management (Concentration in Computer Science)

Northampton College

* JAVA and HTML Programming credit courses.

Raritan Valley College

* Information Systems Development, Analysis and Design credit course.

* Computer Operations and RPG Programming credit courses.

Misc.

* Countless NESTU and Vendor System i, i5, iSeries, AS/400 Industry and Technical Seminars and Workshops.

* Internal Company Project Management Workshop.

* Internal Company  RPGIV/ILE/WDSC Workshop with Jon Paris and Sue Ganter.

* DB2-UDB and SQL Workshop with Skip Marchesani.

* AppDev Training: HTML, VB and ASP Self Study courses.

* Midrange Computing: RPGIV/ILE Workshop with Jon Paris.

* The 400 Group: Windows Development on the AS/400 workshop with Roger Pence.

* IBM: RPGIV, ILE and JAVA self study courses.

* ATS: DB2 Database, RPG Programming and Operation self study courses.

 

EXPERIENCE:

 

RMB Systems Corp. (IT Project Management, Analyst, Design, Development)

June 2014 to Present

Position: IT Contract Consultant

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Company

Oct. 2012  to May 2014

Position: IT Analyst/Application Developer

 

Responsible for all new IBM i Power system development utilizing full system development life cycle (SDLC), quality assurance and validation.  Gathering and documenting user requirements.  Accountable for all new RPGIV/ILE program development and existing system enhancements/maint.  Additional accomplishments utilizing DB2-UDB/SQL relational database and RPGIV/ILE procedures, service programs and binding directories for software services and modularity include but not limited to;

* Full Project Management and System Development Life Cycle of Commercial Labeling Tracking system utilizing DB2-UDB/SQL relational database and RPGIV/ILE with Embedded SQL to track product label design and deployment. 

* Setup and Administer WebQuery 1.1.2, database referential integrity and meta-data standards for IT and end user report/graph development.  InfoAssist., Report Assist and Report Broker, graphs, stored procedures were utilized to create various drill down and compound reports.  Additionally, convert and enhance existing Query400 reports to WebQuery reports.

* Setup, Administer and Utilize Abstract IBM i system productivity tools to facilitate business application research and analysis.

* Maintain and Enhance Automated Returns application software, database, custom processes, FTP scripts, display screens and reports. 

* Maintain and Enhance PkMS WM application software, custom processes, display screens and reports using Embedded SQL and Free Form RPGIV.  Troubleshoot MQ interface procedures and errors between WM, BPEL and Oracle ERP host system.

* Maintain and Enhance PkMS WM label formats using MarkMagic application software.  Create UPS and FedEx Return shipping labels etc.

 

RMB Systems Corp. (IT Project Management, Analyst, Design, Development)

Aug. 2010 to Oct. 2012

Position: IT Contract Consultant

 

Contracted with JR Cigar, Inc.  Project team member responsible to upgrade VAI S2K ERP to version 5.0.  Modify and test VAI RPG IV programs with Embedded SQL, reports and displays tailored specifically for the retailer.  Additionally, modify and test existing retail database and application systems and FTP scripts (POS, Inventory, Sales) to seamlessly interface with VAI 5.0.

 

Contracted part-time with a major NJ food manufacture.  Responsible for systems analysis, database analysis and documentation of existing manufacturing systems for enhancement and requirement development.  In addition, provide RPGIV/ILE programming maintenance with Embedded SQL and enhancement per end user request.

 

Tiffany and Company

Mar. 2001 To July 2010

Position: IT Project Leader

 

Responsible for all new IBM i/iSeries/AS400 system development utilizing full system development life cycle (SDLC), quality assurance and validation.  Gathering and documenting user requirements.  Accountable for all new RPGIV/ILE program development and existing system enhancements/maint.  Responsible for supervising two senior application developers.  Additional accomplishments utilizing DB2-UDB/SQL relational database and RPGIV/ILE procedures, service programs and binding directories for software services and modularity include but not limited to;

* Full Project Management and System Development Life Cycle of Inter-Building Warehouse Inventory Transfer system utilizing DB2-UDB/SQL relational database, DRDA and RPGIV/ILE to accommodate inventory transfers between two main warehouses to facilitate WMS order fulfillment. 

* Development of a SNDDST Email and deployment of Java Email utilities to facilitate stand-alone and application software email message and report attachment notification to end user and technical software support.

* Development of an iSeries TCP/IP FTP file transfer utility to facilitate file data transfer between iSeries and networked servers.

* Deployment of iSeries open source utility to convert AFP and SCS iSeries spool files to PDF format to facilitate email report distribution.

* PKMS Supply Chain Management package interface, integration and validation with host iSeries WMS and JDE Sales Orders.  Integration interfaces included invoicing, inventory and ASN(JDE) system application modules.

* WMS Crystal report development and publishing utilizing PKMS Smartinfo Browser utility, interface and presentation tool; incorporating KPI's, Graphs and Dashboard GUI's.

* TL Ashford Sku ticket and Ship label design and development for WMS put-away, packing and in-line shipping print-apply to facilitate both systematic and operational WMS procedures.

* Varsity ShipSoft/Logistics upgrade, validation and WMS interface, integration, maintenance/support.  Additional integration of in-line print & apply UPS Maxi-code compliant shipping label to facilitate conveyor divert and load.

* Multi-Company Specialty Retail development, integration and maintenance.

* Distribution Channel Consolidation development, integration and maintenance. Utilizing DB2-UDB relational database, RPGIV/ILE procedures, Embedded SQL and service programs for software services and modularity.

* Team Member responsible for implementing the WDSC IDE and accompanying developer Start-up Instructions.

* Team Member responsible for piloting a WebFacing project for management review.

* Team Member responsible for planning, developing and implementing a company wide standardize testing initiative that encompassed deployment of best practices, automated software tool evaluation and IT Organizational Change recommendations. 

* AL System DynaPack, DynaTrack and DynaShip interface development, integration and validation to Sun Solaris OS utilizing Qshell AIX Interface, AIX Commands, IFS, TCP/IP-FTP and RPGIV/ILE procedures, Embedded SQL and service programs for software services and modularity.

* Evaluated and utilized the X-Analysis re-engineering tool to document and modernize legacy COBOL and RPG WMS subsystems and programs.

* Full Project Management and System Development Life Cycle of a WMS Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence and ETL Application System utilizing DB2-UDB/SQL relational database (Encoded Vector Indexing and WDSC(RDI/RDP) iSeries Data Modeling Perspective), DRDA, DDM, TCP/IP-FTP, RPGIV/ILE procedures, Embedded SQL and service programs for software services and modularity.  Microsoft Access was utilize as the client query and presentation tool via ODBC and linked tables back to the iSeries host.  Evaluate both IBM WebQuery and open source B/I tool sets for ETL, OLAP and data presentation (Talend Open Studio and BIRT).             

* Full Project Management and System Development Life Cycle of a WMS Unselected Order Notification System utilizing DB2-UDB/SQL relational database, DRDA, DDM, RPGIV/ILE procedures, Embedded SQL and service programs for software services and modularity.  This system identified warehouse operational bottlenecks to expedite WMS order fulfillment.

 

RMB Systems Corp. (IT Project Management, Analyst, Design, Development)

Feb. 1996 To Oct. 2000   

Position: IT Contract Consultant

 

Contracted with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.  Ongoing Pharma Production Distribution System Support.  Analyzed and corrected a program error that recaptured and saved a $100,000.00 pay out for the company.             

* Project Leader: Government Reporting AMP and Nfamp Self Auditing software development project. Analyze, design and program using RPGIV.  Responsible for managing and delegating tasks to one full time consultant.

* Assisted and contributed to presenting order/ship data to Novartis web sight. Programmed back-end order and shipment extraction processes in RPGIV.

* Major role in a Government Reporting AMP, Nfamp and Best Price validation project to save and recapture $70 million dollars for the company.  Heavy analysis, data validation and reconciliation through the development of test business cases, test scripts and control total SQL reports.  Heavy emphasis on project and time management to meet the required due date. 

* Y2K testing and validation of Novartis’s Sales, Government Reporting and Distribution External Interface systems.  Utilizing GMP guidelines, regression testing, business case development and test scripting.

* Automated the cost accounting Sample Reserve month end procedures.

* Analyze, design, program and test both EDI Order Status(Form 870) and Order Tracking system modules for foreign and domestic order interface.  Moreover, oversee the design and programming of the wireless Sales Rep. Pager module to which they interact.  Managed one full time consultant.

* Manage, analyze, program and implement the Pharma Net Sales Standardization System.  Responsible for managing two full time consultants, user requirements, preparing technical program specifications, programming, testing and documentation.

* Integration project to merge Sandoz and Ciba Pharmaceutical companies.  Responsibilities include; analysis, design, programming, testing and implementation within various business functions.  Sales, Order Entry/Processing, Credit Entry/Processing and Government Reporting.  Accountable managing two consultants.

 

Community Distributors (Drug Fair Pharmacies)

Feb. 1989 To Feb. 1996

Position: IT Application Programming Manager

 

Responsible for all new AS/400 system development utilizing full project management, system development life cycle, Q/A and validation.  Accountable for all new RPG/400 program development, existing system enhancements, support and maintenance.  Responsible for managing one programmer and training one system operator to program.  Additional accomplishments utilizing AS/400 relational database and RPG/400 include;

* Developed system, programming and naming standards/procedures.

* Developed system Backup and Recovery programs and procedures.

* Developed company Report Distribution system.

* Developed A/R Misc. Cash Receipt System with G/L interface.

* Developed Store Order Wave Distribution System.

* Developed POS Item Movement Sales Management reports & inquiries.

* Developed Substitute and Lead Item Maintenance subsystems.

* Developed Schedule Price Maint. system to enhance item price mgt. at both the company and store levels.

* Developed Damaged Returns Inventory system with Bar Coding/UPC scanning input interface.

* Installed Lawson ERP Financials; H/R, P/R, G/L, Universe and BSI Tax packaged software system modules.  Also, installed and validated new releases of each system on an on-going basis.

* Converted in-house P/R system to Lawson ERP P/R & H/R systems.  In addition, developed and modified Lawson P/R programs to tailor to company's needs.

* Tailored ADS IBM 468x Polling System to company's needs.

* Configure and Troubleshoot all outside company communications.

* Implemented AS/400 Work Management Job Priority configuration.

* Responsible for system tuning, capacity planning, configuration, PTF maint,, operating system release and upgrades.

 

RMB Systems Corp. (IT Project Management, Analyst, Design, Development)

Oct. 1987 To Apr. 1993

Position: IT Contract Consultant

 

Contracted with the New York State Banking Commission to convert and download mainframe binary FDIC banking data, to the appropriate Synon AS/400 data base files, based on form and schedule.

 

Contracted with Plastek Inc., a prominent manufacturing firm, to develop custom AS/400 Lawson payroll system RPG/400 reports, with a generic selection user interface.

 

Assisted major NYC consulting firm to customize Lawson's P/R AS/400 system for a major client.  Includes G/L interface to Data-3, check writing modifications and numerous custom RPG/400 reports.

 

Contracted with Heyco Inc., to convert in-house A/P and G/L systems to associate Lawson systems.  

Responsible for RPGIII program development and modification of various application programs for effective interface.

 

Contracted with RLM Management Software Consultants, Inc. Responsible for program development and modification to RLM Apparel Software.

 

Contracted with Tuscan Dairies.  Responsible for program development of weekly and monthly A/P Cash Disbursement and Purchase Order Register reports.

 

Airtron, Div. of Litton Industries

May 1985 To Sept. 1987

Position: IT Programmer/Analyst

 

Responsible for the planning, design, programming and implementation of a Stock Inventory System for the company's Microwave Division.

* Accountable for the planning, design, programming and implementation of a Job Tracking System for the company's Optic/Laser Division.

* Other responsibilities included; enhancing and/or modifying existing systems per user request.  Program development of ad hoc applications(MAPICS).  Assist and train programming personnel.

Contracted with Tuscan Dairies.  Responsible for program development of weekly and monthly A/P Cash Disbursement and Purchase Order Register reports.

Contracted with Tuscan Dairies.  Responsible for program development of weekly and monthly A/P Cash Disbursement and Purchase Order Register reports.