E-mail: jeff@gpf-comics.com
For full contact information, please write to the address above.
Current Status: Employed
I am not currently actively looking for employment. I am also trying to move away from working with BusinessObjects and FOCUS, so offers for such positions will likely be ignored.
Summary
Programmer and Software Engineer with experience in reporting against relational databases. Comfortable working alone or in team environments to continuously develop new and distinctive application solutions. Skilled in multiple and diverse programming languages, operating systems, and database packages. Creative and inventive thinker with a history of unique, time saving, and cost cutting solutions.
Computer Languages, Operating Systems, and Software Packages
- ASP .NET, C#, Java, C++, SQL, FOCUS, C, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Perl
- Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, 95, 98, NT 4.0; Linux (Red Hat 7.x, 9; Fedora 1-8); UNIX; PalmOS 3.5, 5.2.1
- BusinessObjects 4.0.5.x, 4.1.x, 5.0.x, and 5.1.x; WebIntelligence 2.6
- FOCUS Six for Windows, MVS; WebFOCUS for Unix
- PeopleSoft 8: PeopleTools I & II, PeopleCode, Integration Tools, Application Engine, Query/Crystal Reporting, PeopleSoft Security
Work Experience
TEKsystems/ManTech International, Hinton, WV
June 2006 – Present
Senior Software Developer
- Developed Web-based content management system in ASP .NET/C# using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Designed back-end database for CMS in SQL Server 2005.
- Developed computer based training site ELISOnline for United States Navy Reserve.
- Lead in designing CORDRA and ADL-R implementations for ELISOnline.
- Recorded voice-over narration for several CBTs for U.S. Navy Reserve.
Infinite Computer Solutions, Germantown, MD
October – December 2003, June – August 2004, March 2005 – May 2006
I/T Specialist
- Redesigned user authentication system for Web-based time reporting system to bring it up to SOX compliance. Used Perl CGI scripts to update Informix database.
- Upgraded time reporting system’s old NCSA Web server to Apache 2.x using OpenSSL to implement secure Web server. Used advanced Apache configuration scripting to secure entire directory structures.
- Implemented several data feeds using UNIX shell scripting and SQL to access Informix and Oracle databases. Feeds were transmitted via cron-scheduled Connect:Direct.
- Programmed several UNIX-based WebFOCUS reports for executive analysis to determine employee eligibility for secondary compensation. Reports were part of larger pre-existing WebFOCUS application. Reports were connected to user interface developed by another member of the team.
- Created data feed to outside vendor for termination of postal accounts no longer needed. Feed developed in UNIX FOCUS with output format of MS Excel and run on monthly cron. Spreadsheet was then e-mailed to vendor address using UNIX shell script.
- Provided user support for existing BusinessObjects infrastructure
Quick Solutions, Charlotte, NC
February – May 2003
I/T Specialist
- Developed several complex reports for client Transamerica Reinsurance using BusinessObjects 5.1.6.
IBM-Global Services, Greensboro, NC
May 1997 – December 2002
I/T Specialist
- Developed and implemented series of international and domestic reports for client Lucent Technologies using BusinessObjects.
- Developed user interface for reporting platform in FOCUS Six for Windows. Became lead programmer of same project. Project combined a Windows-based GUI which accessed text data files on MVS mainframe. Reports generated were displayed on Windows client. Also created FOCUS-formatted table of user-customizable data on mainframe that users could maintain through GUI in client.
- Developed advanced, corporate wide reports in FOCUS 7 for MVS/TSO. Report combined data from large number on PeopleSoft tables into single employee profile. Because of report complexity, it was executed in small subsections, which were then pieced together via MVS sorting routines. Report ran in batch mode for large number of employees (i.e. entire department) and forwarded output to line printer through JCL.
MITRE Corporation, Dumfries, VA
May – August 1996
Technical Aide
- Developed and implemented object-oriented combat simulation using FLAMES (written in C) for the United States Marine Corps.
Education
Bachelor of Science – Computer Science
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Montgomery, WV
Company Sponsored Training
- BusinessObjects 4.0.5.x: User, Designer, and Supervisor modules
- FOCUS Six and WebFOCUS: Advanced Reporting Techniques and Graphical User Interface Design
- System Testing and Quality Assurance Techniques
- PeopleSoft 8: PeopleTools I & II, PeopleCode, Integration Tools, Application Engine, Query/Crystal Reporting, PeopleSoft Security
Personal Development Projects
Web Development
- Philosophy: Fast, compatible, and user-friendly. Don’t bloat a site with clutter when the information is what’s important.
- Prefer hand-coded HTML, as opposed to editors that create incompatible code.
- CGI coding experience in Perl, ASP .NET, PHP.
- Experience with Netscape 2.x and up, Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.x and up, Mozilla 1.x, Firefox 1.x and up, Opera 5.x and up.
- Experience with Apache 1.3.x and 2.x, Microsoft IIS.
- Experience with WordPress 1.x-2.x, XCache 1.2.x, Trac, MediaWiki 1.12.x, and phpBB 2.x-3.x
- Example: General Protection Fault, http://www.gpf-comics.com/
- Coded almost entirely by hand in PHP, Perl, and MySQL
- Modular design promotes code reuse and consistent user experience
- Multi-level data abstraction and caching makes database-drive site respond almost as quickly as static HTML
Additional Skills
- Artistically talented; part-time cartoonist.
- Extensive experience with Paint Shop Pro 3.x through 7.x; some experience with Adobe Photoshop 5.x and CS2.
- Experience with Adobe Flash 5 and 8.
- Published author with four books in print.
References
Available upon request.
