Dan Mikeska

3304 Stanhope Ave. #2 Cincinnati, OH 45211 513-967-7150 dmikeska@digital-forge.com

 

SUMMARY

 

Senior level SQL and VB developer with experience in all stages of application development and legacy application maintenance including requirements gathering, report development, architecture and interface design, code development, data migration, implementation, training, data conversion and decommissioning. 

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 

SQL - Experienced with SQL queries using complex joins and unions and logic processing using T-SQL.  Experience with stored procedures, triggers, mail services, views and jobs.  Experience creating ad hoc reports using Query Analyzer, formal report development using SSRS, and creating import/export packages using SSIS.

VB.NET - Expertise with overall application architecture, interface design, database access techniques, web service integration, XML document creation and consumption, Crystal Reports integration, object oriented business logic development, and installer creation and deployment.

VBA / Microsoft Access - Expert level Access Programmer including VBA coding, forms design, reporting, queries, macros, interfacing with enterprise level systems including Goldmine, J.D. Edwards, WebFleet, Infor, DataStream, and interfacing with tables linked to SQL Server.  Experience developing VBA code for Microsoft Word and Excel applications.

Crystal Reports – Expertise with report design and modification using both directly linked tables and queries.

Network Administration and Support – Experience with Server Administration, cabling, account creation and management and backup procedures.

 

DATABASES:  SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 R2/2012, Access 97/2000/2007/2013

LANGUAGES: Visual Basic 4 – 6, VB.NET, VBA, ASP.NET, C#, C++, Java

TOOLS: VS.NET 2003/2005/2008/2014, SSMS/SSRS/SSIS 2008/2012, Crystal Reports 7/8/9, Eclipse

 

EXPERIENCE

The Talbert House via CBTS 06/2015 – 1/2016

SQL Database Developer / Data AnalystCincinnati,OH

Contract position managing and developing various in-house database applications for a community mental health and addiction services provider.

 

·   Responsible for requirements gathering and report development using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2012.

·   Data conversion and ETL developer for implementation of SPQM Business Intelligence system.

·   Technical support and development for an in-house ASP.NET application.

·   Enhancement developer for a third party Microsoft Access 2013 application.

·   Basic SQL 2012 database administration including performance monitoring and query optimization.

 

FirstGroup Inc. via TEKSystems06/2009 – 4/2015

SQL Database Developer / Data AnalystCincinnati,OH

Long term contract position managing data for the purchasing department of a major transportation holding company.

 

·   Architect and developer of a SQL Database containing vehicle parts information, pricing, and purchasing history.

·   Responsible for requirements gathering and project management of feature additions and enhancements.

·   Developed and supported a Microsoft Access front end user interface deployed over Citrix.

·   Financial report writer using ad hoc SQL queries, Microsoft Access reporting tools. 

·   Served as primary knowledge resource for executive level data analysis and reporting.

·   Developed interfaces to multiple in-house systems to normalize data to serve as a central source for purchase order information.

·   Assisted with data conversion and migration to a replacement system.

 

On Assignment, Inc.03/2005 – 11/2008

Senior Application DeveloperCincinnati, OH

On Assignment is a healthcare staffing firm with their nurse travel operations based in Cincinnati.

 

·   Architect and developer of a VB.NET application used to manage employee housing assignments and track costs and utilization rates.  Improved efficiency and cost management for a multi-million dollar part of the business.

·   Maintenance and enhancement programmer for an enterprise level order and assignment tracking application written with Microsoft Access and linked to SQL Server 2000/2005 and deployed via Citrix.  Improved performance from frequent, expected outages to 99% up time.  Designed and developed enhancements to improve cost tracking and margin management capabilities.  Interfaced with Goldmine and J.D. Edwards applications via direct database access and automatically exported text files to streamline workflow.

·   Financial report writer using ad hoc SQL queries, Microsoft Access reporting tools, and Crystal Reports. 

·   Helped design and implement Sarbanes Oxley compliant procedures for application documentation and change control.

·   Conducted user training sessions for new employees.

·   Assisted with the decommissioning of the above mentioned Access application and data conversion for the replacement software.

 

Digital Forge, Inc. – Consulting at On Assignment11/2003 - 03/2005

Application DeveloperCincinnati, OH

Position as above, company elected to convert me from a consultant to a full time employee.

 

Digital Forge, Inc. – Consulting for Johnson Controls4/2002 - 11/2003

Application ArchitectCincinnati, OH

This contract involved modifying my previous employer’s product into a new, custom application.

 

·   Heavily modified and redesigned an existing Visual Basic 6 application designed for sales proposal generation to allow for the creation of large building control specifications.

·   Integrated with Microsoft Word using document imbedded VBA code to dynamically produce documents that matched the client’s existing formats.

·   Communicated design ideas and progress effectively and clearly from Cincinnati to the client office in Milwaukee, WI.

·   Conducted 100+ user focus groups to guide the application design process.

 

The Sant Corporation11/1999 - 04/2002

Senior ProgrammerCincinnati, OH

The Sant Corporation develops sales proposal software.

 

·   Modified Sant’s Visual Basic 6 based ProposalMaster software to accommodate the specialized needs of the Johnson Controls sales force.  Managed all aspects of that project including primary coding, client contact, and management of the testing team and programming consultants.

·   Authored application help files and documentation using RoboHelp.

·   Developed business logic .dlls for the conversion of Sant’s primary product from a desktop application to a web based ASP application.

·   Responsible for converting a forms-based application into an object oriented design.

 

Prograde, Inc.1/99 – 11/99
Programmer / Analyst Cincinnati, OH

Prograde is a paper forms company that began an initiative to expand their business by developing a tracking application for mental health agencies.

 

·   Responsible for Visual Basic 6 code development from design documents created by the application architect.

·   Managed data conversion from beta client’s legacy system.

·   Served as analyst and primary point of contact for the beta site.

·   Conducted user training sessions and reported feedback.

·   Report developer using Crystal Reports

·   Implemented SouceSafe for version control.

 

Becton Dickinson / Medplus (Intellicode Division)10/96 – 1/99

Implementation Engineer / Network AdministratorCincinnati, OH

The Intellicode division of Medplus developed bar code solutions to hospital labs.  Over the course of my employment the division was sold to New Jersey based healthcare company Becton Dickinson.

 

·   Provided network administration of an NT 4.0 network, desktop support, and phone system support for a 20 person division and oversaw integration into an acquiring company’s systems.

·   Technical lead for custom print server product development.

·   Provided top tier phone and on site customer support for laboratory barcode systems.

·   Responsible for data analysis and technical design for custom barcode printer implementations.

·   Conducted user training at customer sites.

 

EDUCATION

Purdue University

Bachelor of Science in EconomicsWest Lafayette, IN

 

Cincinnati StateCincinnati, OH

C++ classes

 

Max Technical TrainingCincinnati, OH

ASP.NET, Intro level Java, Network Administration