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High School: McLane High School, San Diego, CA
San Diego City College, San Diego, CA
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Advanced Certifications, Training & Education
Object Lessons Inc. Greg Lief Advanced Delphi Concepts and Component Writing, Data Access, Objects Manipulation, Advanced Programming Concepts.
Softbite International Advanced Delphi Programming.
Certified Delphi Programmer
Certified Software Project Manager
Certified Windows 95 Power User
Certified High IT Aptitude

More than eighteen years of professional experience in the computer industry, primarily centering on the use and deployment of distributed database systems in NT and PC-based environments with the main software focus being on the use of Delphi, SQL Server, SQL, C, and C++. Participated in the entire spectrum of the software lifecycle, including project management, identification of business requirements, design, implementation, quality assurance, database administration, and metric collection/analysis with a complete hands-on management style along with programming regularly throughout the software lifecycle.

Responsibilities and duties including but not limited to:

• Worked on numerous misc. projects on-site as well as off-site as required to complete projects on-time as specified. Project manager for large scale software implementation. Modules ranged from simple data screen input to complex budget and spot calculations for a traffic and billing system.
• The scope of the project encompassed all aspects from complex project management to actual programming in Delphi 5 for the Windows 98, Windows 2000 and NT environment as well as SQL server.
• Assist in the development of strategic plans and implement the objectives. Direct the design, development and implementation of comprehensive, information systems to ensure users needs are met and, data is processed according to company specifications and requirements.
• Review and constantly improving the overall direction of computing and communications, and assist in the defining of the strategy of all information process and communication systems and operations.
• Define and solve user requirements by conferring with users and analyzing functions to develop and implement applications and solutions. Recommend and develop computer-based business solutions.
• Evaluate effectiveness of programs and offers solutions to enhance effectiveness. Hire, train, and assist to develop staff effectively.
• Project timelines, milestones, goal development and monitoring with continual communications of progress to CTO and CEO of company, along with continual communication to CEO s superior.
• Weekly updates on timelines using project to outline items status, along with a weekly status update describing changes to programmer s timelines along with overall modules status.
• Guidance to programmers in coding conventions and standards, along with general programming help. Established programming standards and conventions for project. Established technical documentation guidelines and standards.
• Implemented source code management system. Training and guiding programmers in the daily programming tasks as needed. Worked on misc. projects on and off-site as required will ALL projects completed on-time as specified.

Responsibilities and duties including but not limited to:

• Project timelines, milestones, goal development and monitoring with continual communications of progress to management. Maintenance and enhancement of departmental product, and process documentation.
• Long and short term product planning and preparation. Coordinate product feature and functionality decisions.
• Development of team members through delegation, training, tutoring, and coaching with continual motivation. Maintain and enforce coding conventions, procedures and standards for all software projects.
• Develop enhancement designs and implementation of enhancement from start to end-of-job.
• Development of testing standards and implementation. Manage all aspects of personnel issues.
• Labor resource control as needed. Application development estimating. Source code management.
• Internal testing and QA coordination of all projects. Complete coding at all stages of project in Delphi for Windows 95, 98 and NT In-house communications program coding specialist.
• Integrating home grown software with Third Party software.

• Development and analysis of software needs requested by client.
• Design outlines and project specifications for project.
• Programming of designs and implementation of specifications.
• Analyze and develop software guidelines and troubleshoot problems within the development of existing software projects.
• Train, motivate and restructure programming dept of company for maximum efficiency.
• Develop coding conventions, procedures and standards.
• Develop training schedules.
• Software conversions to Delphi or language specified by customer.

• Coordinate sale from start to delivery for maximum customer satisfaction.
• Layout ads and sales tools for advertising.
• Ordering and maintaining needed stock levels for specific times of the year.
• Work with salespeople for final pricing and negotiations on sales.
• Work with banks on financing and backside profits. *Prepare final paperwork for deliveries. *Arrange or go along on demo of product for customer.
• Maintain software for continued ability to access stock, profit, and general needs of business.

Programming Languages: Delphi 1-5 Pro & Client/Server , Paradox, Report Builder, Crystal Reports, Quick Reports, C, C++, C++ Builder, Visual Basic 2-6, Visual Dbase, Basic, PDS Basic, Clipper, Revelation, PICK. Dos, SQL, MIDAS, Client Server Architecture, ODBC, BDE, COM, OOP, GUI, Active-X, 3rd Party VCL s Visual Control Libraries , Windows API.

Industry Experience: includes Automotive, Financial, Medical, Dental, Radio, Entertainment. COM programming, Use of Active X controls, COM objects interfacing, remote automation. Multithreading applications and synchronizing. Web browser interface. Relational Database programming one-to-one or one-to many .

Database Experience: SQL Server 6.5 and 7.0, Oracle, Dbase, Paradox, AS/400 Interface, Access.

Networking Experience: Complete multi-workstation setup in Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT. System administration and configuration of software and hardware related to the network. Installation and repair of network related items.

Programs Used: MS Project, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visual Dbase, C++ Builder, WordStar, Database Desktop, Winzip, Borland C++, CC Mail, Source Safe, Crystal Reports, Quick Reports, Report Builder, PCAnywhere, Pkzip.

Interests and Activities Weight Lifting, Racquetball, Softball.

References Supplied on request.