Marykay Kowalski
701 Pyramid Hill Blvd. Apt. 9A. Hamilton OH 45013
513-313-5832 / Kowalski@one.net

Summary of Qualifications:

●        15+ years experience in software development lifecycle

●        10+ years experience in customer support and training with end user applications in Microsoft Products and with Windows based industry specific software products.

●        Software Development using:

MS Access / Visual Basic / Crystal Reports / SQL Server / VS.NET

Excel VBA, Microsoft Solomon (Dynamics-SL) / Terminal Services

●        Report Development using:

Crystal Reports / Business Objects / MS Access / Excel / SharePoint

●        Experience with Dims Net / GEMS / Election Systems

●        Strong Business Analysis skills / Strong Database Definition and Structure skills

●        Strong Interpersonal and Communication skills

Education:

●        Currently enrolled at Miami University

●        Graduated from Cincinnati State 1992

Summary of Responsibilities:

 

Oxford Global Resources contracted to: James M. Anderson Center (Children’s Hospital)  June 10 thru June 28, 2013

Technical Analyst

Responsibilities: Reverse Engineer MS Access system, document the system, create business process analysis documentation and technical documentation required to reconstruct the application in SQL.  Create recommendations for reconstruction of application in SQL. Assist with new system design scope.

 

Tri-State Benefit Solutions: October 5, 2012 – January 2013

Data Analyst

Responsibilities: Analysis and manipulation of medical system data to conform to EDI 1050 formats.

 

Hewlett-Packard – AMS Regional Deployment Engineering Reporting March 2011- October 2012

Migration Project: TRAM/AMP Tech Team & Testing / Crystal Reports, Brio and Business Objects

Primary focus: Technical lead of the Reporting team and management of the testing team; to provide Operational and SLA reporting activities for data center operations tools.

Project: Migration of Outsourcing Client accounts from Brio Reporting Environment to Business Objects Crystal Reports. Work with account teams requirements to map data fields and create reports in international environment providing a like for like report replacement, utilizing standardized reports as much as possible; Requirements satisfied using Report publishing tool sets such as SQL, Crystal, Brio and Business Objects, MS Access, etc.

Responsibilities:  Analysis of report SQL and Service Management system business rules to validate SLO requirements. Work with appropriate account teams to facilitate the implementation of requirements and business rules into the Standard Application as needed.  Work with Account and On-Boarding Teams to map like for like reporting requirements and ensure data capture and reporting.  Creation and modification of Crystal and WEBI Reports.  Research of ETLs and Universe Design to facilitate the successful conversion of reports from Brio to Business Object. Creation of User Accounts and Permissions in Business Objects.

Broadband Express Installation Services April 2010 – March 2011

Database Manager – Primary Responsibilities

Solomon (Dynamics-SL) / MS Access Application Development

MS Access Legacy Application Support and Maintenance

Crystal Reports Development / SQL Server 2000-2008

Primary focus: Database Manager & Technical Support for Accounting Department.

Responsibilities: Daily support of business process requirements and report creation, using Crystal Reports, MS Access, and Excel.  Modification of Dynamics SL as needed to meet business requirements needs.  Migration of acquisition accounting data from legacy systems to Microsoft Dynamics SL; using Excel VBA and SQL, SSIS and Microsoft Access to move data into the Dynamics Accounting System.  AR details import required data manipulation, using Microsoft Excel which was semi-automated using VBA.  Daily Installation details and Asset Tracking were done using custom written Microsoft Access Systems, the configuration item, bill of materials and task details were exported and massaged prior to import into Microsoft Dynamics SL
The payroll system was custom written and was not designed to store historical details, this necessitated revision when pay rates, pay schedules, or tax rates changed.  During SOX Compliance audits and Litigation audits in order to pull older data I had to re-engineer the payroll system calculations to match the payroll rules during that time period. 

 

Butler County Board of Elections (Oct 2007 – May 2009) (County Lay-off)

Database Manager – Primary Responsibilities

Responsibilities: Daily Support of the Board of Elections Team and Customers specifically, creating ad hoc queries and reports; including the creation of Voter Sign-in Reports used at polling locations and custom reports for special interest groups, politicians, candidates, county and district groups. Primarily using Crystal Reports, SQL, MS Access and Excel.

Dims Net (Voter Registration Data Management System) maintenance including but not limited to User interface Customization / Report Customization & Creation /Custom SQL Data Pulls.

Street / Address research using Arc Map and Dims Net / custom additions to Arc Map Data files.

Gems (Election Results Application) Database Maintenance and Election Creation

 

Ajilon Consulting (October 2006 to Sept 2007)

*Proctor & Gamble (Logistics)-Microsoft Access and Excel VBA Development and Reporting

     Projects included the analysis and integration of existing data sources to new data sources for use in data analysis and automation into third party applications, other existing internal data publication tools, and the creation of automated Excel Reports, and Ad Hoc Crystal Reports as requested.  Frequently used SSIS, Basic, Visual Basic, and VBA in order to transform and import new data into existing data sets. Additionally, assisted with the implementation of SharePoint Services and the maintenance and upgrading of existing applications as needed to fulfill business rules and process changes.

 

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT (1993 – 2006)

●        Red Carpet Studios. (14 months) – Manufacturing and Distribution

 

        Primary focus: Full IT Management Responsibility / Business Analysis / Project Management

Responsibilities: Migration of Microsoft Solomon to Microsoft Dynamics SL. Conversion of data as required for migration.  User interface customization and report modification and creation as requested by executive staff and accounting personnel. 

Tools used: 

 

●        National City Mortgage (5 month Project) – Image Express Team

        Primary focus:  Business Analysis / Project Management

Responsibilities: Feasibility Study of new server and SQL database implementation.  Creation of workflow design and automation.  Creation and modification of reports and notifications.

Tools used:  Excel VBA / MS Access / Visual Basic 6.0 / SharePoint / Brio Reports Development

                     Image Express Document Management System 

 

●        Cinfab, Inc. (20 months) – HVAC / Sheet metal Fabricators

        Primary focus:  Business Analysis / Full IT Management Responsibility / Network and End User Maintenance and Support

Responsibilities: Implementation of new accounting and estimation software.  Creation of GL Accounts based on semi-automated legacy system. Creation of bills of material based on AutoCad and CNC data exports. Creation and modification of reports and user interface.

Tools used:  Computer EASE / Estimation / AutoCAD / Citrix MetaFrame

                     MS Access / Visual Basic / Crystal Reports / Excel VBA

 

●        Landrum & Brown (3 years) – Consulting firm in the field of aviation and airport planning.

        Primary focus:  Accounting Department: Report Creation and Data Integration

Responsibilities:  Ad-Hoc reporting and data import / export as required.  

Tools used:  MS Access / Visual Basic / Crystal Reports / Excel VBA / PC Cobol Project Management System

 

●        Midwest Payroll Tax Service (5 years) – Payroll Tax Management Firm

Primary focus:  Creation of payroll tax package.  This project was a ground up development of an MS Access / Visual Basic application that                     was used to track payroll tax deductions and submit EFT transactions.  I was the sole developer of this application and provided application support and enhancements, requiring data Integration between MS Access and Mainframe via dial-in postbox

 

 

 

References:

Bhavna Mehta: Bhavna.Mehta@cchmc.org / 513-636-2520

Joseph Sutter: joseph_sutter@yahoo.com / 585-292-6694

Evan Piercey: evanpiercey@gmail.com / 859-628-1113

Teresa Gahman: tgahman@yahoo.com / 859-444-1844

Jennifer Schoenhoeft: 513-824-5750 / 513-427-4237