
Computer Programmer, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator and DBA.
Rockford, Illinois Area

Computer Programmer, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator and DBA.
Rockford, Illinois Area
I have in depth knowledge of C, C++, C#, Assembly Language (8088, 68K series, 6510) and many other languages. I can program using flat memory models, banked memory, procedural and object oriented styles.
I can also set up and maintain Windows, Mac OSX and Unix servers as well as routers, firewalls and other networking equipment.
If it involves computers or networks I can do it.
C, C++, C#, Direct X, Assembly Language (8088, 68K series, 6510), PL/SQL, ProC, SQL Server Procedures and Unix shell scripting.
Windows, Mac OS X and Unix servers.
Routers, firewalls and other networking equipment.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HON; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
2006 — Present (3 years)
Freeport lead for the migration of the Gentran (EDI) system from the servers in Freeport, IL to the servers in Tempe, AZ. Redesigned the process for price updates saving one weeks worth of labor every six months and improving the overall accuracy of the process. Maintained the Automotive EDI system software, maps and trading partners.
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years)
Reporting directly to the Superintendent and the School Board. Updated and maintained the school districts network, servers and workstations. Reduced network, server and workstation downtime significantly, improved data security and recoverability by centralizing the data storage for each campus
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
2001 — 2004 (3 years)
Reporting directly to the company President. Planned and coordinated a successful project to bring high speed internet access to rural communities in the local area. General problem solving and computer troubleshooting for many clients using a variety of operating systems including Windows, Unix and Macintosh
(Computer Software industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years)
Reporting directly to the company President. Developed custom software for businesses primarily in the freight and accounting industry using Windows servers, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. Designed and developed the database for a system that tracks thousands of shipments per day across the United States saving our client thousands of dollars every month.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
1997 — 1999 (2 years)
Deputy project lead. Designed and wrote a document search system that could search approximately 30,000 documents for specific words or phrases in less than one second. Designed and developed the web security for the online documentation system.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
Developed a system to enable community web access through the cable TV system.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Biotechnology industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
Designed and wrote the system software and routing algorithm for a laboratory automation system. The system was implemented at the University Of Nebraska, Omaha, and also Lehigh Valley Hospital, PA. Set up and maintained the UNIX boxes and Oracle databases used for programming, testing and deployment of the system.
(Educational Institution; Chemicals industry)
1990 — 1994 (4 years)
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Biotechnology industry)
1992 — 1993 (1 year)
Developed the next generation of pharmaceuticals to treat AIDS, Arthritis, Asthma and Cancer. Used knowledge of both chemistry and computers to develop better ways of data analysis leading to a better way of predicting protein structure. Wrote an algorithm to help fit long chain molecules to existing substrate structures which allowed our group to go beyond the "4 rotatable bond" limit.
(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
1985 — 1992 (7 years)
Planned 2 hour children’s parties and 45 minute magic shows, advised on and wrote plots for both adult and children’s magic shows. Designed magic tricks for use both on stage and at private parties
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Construction industry)
1989 — 1990 (1 year)
Planned the production of pre-stressed concrete beams used in flooring.
BSc. , Computer Aided Chemistry , 1990 — 1994
Developed a molecular visualization package for the IBM PC which was marketed as part of a package called Buckybox. Specialized in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Advanced Organic Synthesis. Graduated in 1994
1982 — 1989
2006
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt with DFSS.
Volunteer Firefighter for Arrowhead Ranch Estates VFD in Texas (2000-2006),
Member of MENSA (UK) (1989-1992).
Twice winner of an ARINC dinner award for outstanding achievement in code design and implementation.
Twice winner of a Honeywell $100 Bronze award for excellence in system design and implementation.