
Systems Analyst - Michigan State University - Administrative Information Systems
Greater Detroit Area

Systems Analyst - Michigan State University - Administrative Information Systems
Greater Detroit Area
Senior Information Technology consultant. Wide ranging experience includes all facets of computer networking, software development, and creative; including writing, graphics, and video production.
Currently Systems Analyst at Michigan State University in the Administrative Information Systems department.
Most recently employed as Manufacturing Execution/Quality Systems Designer/Certified Modeler at Camstar Systems, Inc, in Charlotte, NC., based from my home office in Brighton, Michigan.
Data-driven web site design/Content Management System design, Object Oriented design, Manufacturing and Shop-Floor process management (MES) and Data Acquisition, Requirements Gathering, Web/Internet Application Architecture, Full Life Cycle Software Design and Implementation, Database Design, Training, Writing
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Multiple projects maintaining, updating, and replacing software systems for several departments during a huge multi-year system transition effort.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
August 2008 — April 2009 (9 months)
Camstar is the industry leader in Computer Aided Manufacturing, Manufacturing Execution Systems and Quality Management software.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2008 — June 2008 (4 months)
Advanced Data Extraction, Transformation, and Loading (ETL) assignment including transfer of vital company Information Assets from legacy SGML via conversion first to XML. Developed tools using Microsoft Dot Net technologies to allow Motor to select data for extraction then convert to format suitable for loading into SQL Server database for use in new Motor information products to support and expand their client service offerings.
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
Several successful short-term consulting assignments including:
- Motor Information Systems, Troy, MI
- Maritz Technologies, Maumee, OH
- CSM Worldwide, Novi, MI
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WPPGY; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2007 — March 2008 (7 months)
Employed by NuTechs, on assignment to Team Detroit: advertising agency for Ford Motor Co. (J. Walter Thompson/Wunderman)
Part of the advanced engineering team continuously redesigning the massive customer-facing websites:
www.FordVehicles,com
www.Lincoln.com
www.MercuryVehicles,com
www.FordRacing.com
Technologies:
Classic ASP, VBScript, HTML, XHTML, Javascript, DHTML, XML
ASP.NET Web Services
Cross-Browser Compatibility
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
September 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 2 months)
Actor, Camera operator, Digital editor, on several Ascalon projects, most notably in the role of "Chris Stryker, the Caddy" in the award winning short film, "The Adventure Golf Guy".
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 8 months)
Various development and support projects in Manufacturing Execution Systems and Computer Integrated Manufacturing for Tier-1 automotive industry clients in the United States.
- Benteler Automotive, Duncan, South Carolina: MES support for Adicom; EDI systems using Oracle, CLEO, and IBM Websphere MQ on SUSE Linux
- Behr Automotive Thermal Products, Dayton, Ohio: Assembly line Quality Assurance using custom barcode scanning systems built using ASP.NET 2.0 web technology with SQL Server, Adicom, I/Gear, on Windows Server 2003 R2
(Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2005 — February 2006 (8 months)
Assigned to large corporate clients in the Automotive support industries.
- CSM Worldwide: Book Publishing using VB and SQL Server
- Maritz Research: Website Development using ASP.NET and SQL Server
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 1994 — June 1999 (5 years )
Managed network operations for 8 industrial plants and the main Detroit corporate offices. Traveled extensively to implement new technologies in facilities in California, Texas, Missouri, Alabama, and South Carolina. Reporting directly to top management, supervised network operations at the semi-autonomous Northwest region headquarters in Seattle,
Computer/Web Technology, Music Performance, Writing (fiction), Acting, Physical Fitness, Travel, Video/Film Production