| NOTE: I am not actively looking for a job, but I might be looking in the DC area in Fall 2008, this is just
up here to let people know more about me. |
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| Career Experience
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| Sr. Programmer / Architect |
Lawrence, KS |
| University of Kansas |
August 1999 to Present |
Information Technology, Enterprise Administrative Systems
Programmed in PeopleSoft, SQR, and COBOL. Maintain
various portions of the system. Work with end-users to develop KU customizations.
Worked on HR and Payroll (Conversion from PSver4 to PSver7, VTSA, Faculty Tracking, Student Insurance),
Student Records (Transfer credit, Test credit, and Transfer equivalency conversion from custom system to PSver8,
20th day and other operational reports), Student Financials (Reports and bio/demo conversion from custom system to PSver8),
and Financial Aid (Implementation, Self Service).
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| Programmer Consultant |
Lawrence, KS |
| The Kansas Event Data System (KEDS) |
June 2000 to September 2000 |
Short term consulting project to update KEDS_Count Utility to Java for the Political Science Department.
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| Network Analyst |
Urbana, IL |
| University of Illinois |
August 1996 to July 1999 |
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES)
Information Technology and Communication Services (ITCS)
Maintained multiple teaching labs at the
Academic Computing Facility(ACF),
a multi-platform environment supporting OS/2, NT, and Macintosh operating systems.
Designed and maintained web pages, solved hardware and
software problems, installed and performance-tuned software. Interacted daily with lab
users, lab monitors, staff, and faculty to determine their needs and the best
use of lab resources.
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| Systems Analyst, Research and Development / Clearing |
Chicago Board of Trade |
| Gelber Group |
December 1986 to August 1996 |
Developed trade accounting, commission, basis trading, and fund tracking programs
in Turbo Pascal on the IBM-PC. Set up clearing operations with GMI software on
the IBM System 36, and migrated to the AS/400. Administered AS/400 in 20 hour
a day usage environment. Responsible for machine and software maintenance,
personnel training, and software evaluation.
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| Sales Consultant |
Chicago, IL |
| Chicago Computer Center |
July 1986 to December 1986 |
Helped customers determine the best hardware and software solutions for their
business needs. Determined best fit from selection of IBM, HP, Compaq, and Apple
systems. Apple Certified on the Macintosh and IIGS.
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| Basic Programmer |
Chicago, IL |
| JFM Business Systems |
Summers 1984, 1985 |
Debugged and modified order processing and accounts receivable software for
specific customer needs.
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| Data Processing Manager |
Kansas City, MO |
| Straco, Inc (aka American Design Group) |
Summers 1978 to 1983 |
Determined the choice of computer system and software to fit present and
future needs of this growing company. Set up and adapted software to specific
needs and trained personnel. Prior to 1982 did secretarial and customer service
tasks.
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| Education
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Northwestern University
McCormick School of Engineering |
Evanston, IL |
| Bachelor of Science in Computer Science |
June 1986 |
Programming, system design, accounting, Dean's List, GPA in major 3.63/4.00
(Transcript)
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| Continuing Education and Training
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| Higher Education User Group Conference (Various Locations) |
March 2001-present |