J. P. Reirdon

Past

Programmer / Analyst II at Uniden America Corporation
Cubmaster at Boy Scouts of America
Business Solutions Developer at Techna Resources Inc.

Database Implementation Specialist at Software Of The Future
Instructor at Tarrant County College
Chapter Vice President at Delta Chi Fraternity

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Education

Amberton University
Tarrant County College
University of Oklahoma

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J. P. Reirdon’s Summary

Fearless will to perform and a quiet confidence to succeed.

Technical ability for programming combined with the understanding of web analytics and the proper implementation of technology to business challenges.

Highly motivated, detail oriented technology worker. With ten years experience as a software developer, I have worked on Windows and web based projects. I have worked as a project manager on projects with multi-phased implementations involving formal scopes and project deifinitions.

Extensive experience developing internet marketing campaigns. From newsletters and email campaigns to online selling integration with Ebay.com and Amazon.com, I have experience connecting back end processing to multiple sales channels using XML.

J. P. Reirdon’s Specialties:

Languages: T-SQL, ColdFusion 8, XML, Javascript, VBScript, MS VB 6.0
Software: MS SQL 2003, MS Office XP, Crystal Reports 9.0, DotNetNuke 4.x

J. P. Reirdon’s Experience

Programmer / Analyst II

Uniden America Corporation

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

July 2000 — September 2008 (8 years 3 months)

Initiated and facilitated creation of additional e-commerce store to handle E-Bay and Amazon sales. New, 3rd party hosted e-commerce store integrated with E-Bay and Amazon APIs to facilitate listings, auctions and payment processing. Wrote XML integration process between hosting company and Uniden back end servers.

Initiated, designed and implemented customer newsletter for Uniden customers. Coordinated team of employees from multiple departments to produce newsletter and email to compiled list of 250K Uniden customer email addresses. Newsletter generated sales reached an additional $250,000.00 in fiscal year 2007 and $600,000.00 for fiscal year 2008 representing 10% of total sales.

Performed Webmaster duties for Uniden America Corporate website at www.Uniden.com. Wrote custom web pages to interface with SQL Server 7.0. Coordinated closely with Marketing and Customer Services department to produce www.Uniden.com.
Cubmaster

Boy Scouts of America

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

June 2005 — May 2006 (1 year)

Cubmaster Pack 534 - First United Methodist Church Mansfield, TX

Adult volunteer as leader of a pack of 75 boys and over 100 parents.

Awarded Adult Scouter of the Year for 2006

Organized parent volunteers and directed boys to create Haunted Pirate's Halloween weekend decorations for Grand Prairie, TX, Loyd Park Halloween Fall camping weekend. Won 2nd place in campsite decorating contest among 300+ campsites.

Organized and directed Yearly Cub Scout Pack Pinewood Derby Race for 70+ boys and over 100 parents.

Organized parent volunteers and directed boys to reenact live-action Battle for Texas Independence at Spring campout. Boys decorated costumes and role played the Battle of San Jacinto with water guns. Dressed as General Sam Houston in full Texican uniform with full Lamb Chop sideburns.
Business Solutions Developer

Techna Resources Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 1999 — July 2000 (9 months)

Developed custom software applications using VB 6.0 and MS SQL Server 7.0. Gained experience using RDO and ADO connection methods to connect to the SQL server. Wrote SQL stored procedures in T-SQL and passed parameters from VB to SQL Server 7.0. Displayed multiple result sets in client application. Wrote reports in Crystal Reports version 7.0 and 8.0. Implemented constraints and indexes on the SQL Server databases. Experience with SQL Query analyzer and SQL Profiler. Used DTS to move data between tables.

Designed and developed Sales Commission Calculator application. Programmed using Visual Basic for Applications with MS Access 2000.
Database Implementation Specialist

Software Of The Future

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 9 months)

Analyzed business processes and defined Project Scopes, defined Detailed Project Plans and wrote Detailed Project specifications. After defining client’s needs, programmed in a VB macro language called Task programming which is like Visual Basic for Applications. Alter look and operation of MarketForce base software to fit client’s needs. Installed and configured the Sales Automation systems on Windows NT Server 4.0 and the Pervasive SQL database engine. Experience with Data Junction as a Data Conversion tool. Installed and configured small office LANs with Hubs and UTP Cat 5 cabling. Configured RAID 5 Disk controller on a server then installed and configured NT 4.0 Server.

Responsible for large project administration having multi-phased implementations. Created project plans in Microsoft Project; monitored progress weekly and monthly according to project plan and detailed specification. Coordinated 7 different programmers through project life cycle to complete project.
Instructor

Tarrant County College

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 1991 — March 1998 (6 years 8 months)

Instructed adults in basic computer skills and basic literacy skills. Experience developing curriculum.

Designed student database for classroom management using Access 97. Developed application to track student progress and display test scores according to State and Federal reporting requirements.
Chapter Vice President

Delta Chi Fraternity

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

April 1985 — April 1986 (1 year 1 month)

College social fraternity volunteer position.

J. P. Reirdon’s Education

Amberton University

Masters, Business Administration in Strategic Leadership, 2005 — 2008

Expected Graduation Date - 11/21/2008
Tarrant County College

Associates in Applied Science, Computer Programming, 1997 — 2004

Certifications:
MCDBA - Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (SQL 7.0) 06/00
MCSE - Microsoft Certified System Engineer (NT 4.0) 05/00
University of Oklahoma

Bachelor of Arts, Communications, 1984 — 1990

Activities and Societies:

Delta Chi Fraternity - Chapter Vice President 1985

Additional Information

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J. P. Reirdon’s Interests:

Online Marketing, computers, fishing and boating

J. P. Reirdon’s Groups:

TheClimateProject.org - Climate Change Messenger 2007,
Texas Parks & Wildlife Volunteer Fishing Instructor 2006 - 2007,
Boy Scouts of America - Adult leader 2001 - 2007,
Delta Chi Fraternity

Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (23,000+ members)
DFW Interactive Marketing Association
LinkedSEO
World Wildlife Fund
Renewable Energy Business Network
Austin High-Tech
Pro Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
e-BIZ
Austin Interactive Marketing Association
Eagle's Nest--Those Who've Earned the Eagle Scout Award <2,633 members and growing>
Google Group
Renewable Energy Network
Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo
Email Marketing Roundtable
Order of the Arrow Alumni - Professional Networking
eMarketing Association Network
Green Group
E-Business Events (emarketing, ecommerce, ebusiness...)
E-Commerce Network
CleanTechies Around The World
Solar Energy Consultants
Friends of Scouting
eTail Careers.com
Search Marketing Salon
Green & Sustainability Innovators & Innovation Network
Clean Energy Community
The Official University of Oklahoma Alumni Group
Carbon Market Business Network
Triangle X Alumni Network
E-Commerce Solutions
Digital Marketing
Texas Green Network
D-Chi Alumni Group
University of Oklahoma Alumni Association
Eagle Scout Alliance
The University of Oklahoma Alumni Association
Cubmaster Network