Lead Designer
and Architect for TeamWork, an N-Tier Lease Management CRM
written entirely in VB.Net. Responsibilities include
assisting the CIO with Project Management, Leading the
Design (both software and database) Team, and Leading the
Architecting Team. TeamWork is a complete replacement
system for 3 commercial software packages intended to manage
all aspects of Sentry’s business (Accounting, Payroll and
Leasing). TeamWork is an OOP based application using
VB.Net and SQL Server for database access. It manages all
aspects of corporate Leasing and has a comprehensive
Accounting package which includes Invoicing, Cash Receipts,
Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. Its architecture
requirements included an Internet ready Business Layer and a
Web Service ready Data/Business Layer.
CDI Corp, Contractor (LDS
Church Office Bldg)
Senior Architectural Engineer
6/01 – 10/02
Jan 02 – Oct 02 Church
Scheduling System (CSS), N-Tier Architect
CSS is responsible for the
schedule management of all church General Authorities.
Specifically, it manages the scheduling of all Stake,
Regional and Area Conferences and who will be attending them
from the Church Leadership. It is a multi-tier Internet
based application with an Oracle database written entirely
in ASP.NET & VB.NET. My responsibilities in this position
include designing and writing a multi-tier architecture
utilizing the advantages of Microsoft .NET, abstracting all
business and data access from the front-end and some
development of front-end web pages.
Aug 0 1- Mar 02 Publications
Information Network (PIN), Lead Engineer.
PIN was designed to replace
several mainframe and legacy applications for the LDS
Church’s Curriculum Department. It was written entirely in
Visual Basic 6 and is a multi-tier Windows based application
able to utilize Oracle, SQL Server, and Access databases.
It is responsible for the approval and management life cycle
of all Official Church publications. I was brought in to
ensure the project, which was 2 years behind schedule, would
be releasable within the following six months. My
responsibilities included re-designing and re-writing the
data access and business layers and designing and writing a
GUI Management interface to manage all data binding and
appearance tasks for all forms in PIN. PIN was released on
time and is now a very stable and strong application in the
process of being deployed worldwide.
Avysta Software
Senior Software Engineer
2/00 – 6/01
Senior
Architect in the development of Visual Front Office (VFO), a
Customer Resource Management (CRM) application. VFO is an
extremely large application designed for several hundred
concurrent users. It includes 12 projects, over 100 forms,
and several thousand lines of code. It is a multi-tier
application designed to work with Oracle, SQL Server, and
SQLBase databases in an MTS and Citrix environment. My team
succeeded in meeting several extremely aggressive deadlines,
sometimes requiring 120-hour workweeks, to get the product
to market. My responsibilities included Assistant Lead of
the backend design/development team, Lead of design and
programming of the installation software using InstallShield,
Lead Programmer for the “Contact Center” which included
Accounts, Tasks, Appointments, and Contact Management.
Revenue generated by VFO peaked at 3 million per year before
Avysta was dissolved.
The Gatherers
CEO/Owner
11/98 – 09/06
The
Gatherers is a consulting company focusing on advanced
applications development and dynamic business solutions. We
often work in partnership with Bottom Line Services of North
Carolina. We've developed several applications covering a
wide spectrum of business management including shipment
building RF systems, traveling salesman inventory systems,
Medical Records management, and several office management
applications. Well-known customers have included Corning
Glass, General Marble, Hamilton Beach, Warner Lambert, Fuji
Film and the SC Dept Mental Health.
Aspen Distribution Services
Systems Developer
3/97 – 8/99
In an OS
heterogeneous environment, was responsible for design and
development of all Windows based solutions. Projects
focused on augmentation of their warehouse management
system, generally in EDI and shipping applications. Major
accomplishments included: Development of an automated EDI
generation system that converted non-EDI files into full EDI
transactions delivered via Internet mail. Implementation of
Compliance Labeling requirements and a complete RF system to
build compliant shipments. Full report creation,
generation, and scheduling system to replace Crystal
Reports. Customer Service calls/issues management and
tracking system. HR management and several other small
scale projects. All programs were developed in VB 5\6 using
Access, Informix or SQL Server as a database with ADO and
MTS where appropriate.
US Air Force
Information Manager
1/92 – 4/96
Primary
Duties included supporting all squadron computer systems and
providing data management for the squadron. Completely
automated a previously manual office with VB 4\5, developing
databases, spreadsheets and forms for all functions of the
Information Management Offices. Several of these solutions
were adopted Air Force wide. Received high recognition’s
within the Air Force and was given an Honorable Discharge.
