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SUMMARY:

More than 28 years industry experience, both as a corporate Information Technology specialist and an independent consultant. As a corporate analyst has played critical roles in all phases of the systems development life cycle. Background includes extensive OS/VS & COBOL II  development experience, extensive  MVS/OS390 JCL experience, over ten years IMS DB/DC applications development, 20+ years experience on Intel-based microcomputer platforms including three years of PC applications development work using Microsoft C; 18 years UNIX/Linux installation and support experience; C UNIX sockets (TCP/IP) programming experience; two years DB2 experience; IBM MQSeries and Interlink TCPaccess exposure.

Virtualization experience includes extensive VMware workstation use beginning with first public beta release, and VMware server since first public beta release of GSX server, through VMware server version 1.0.6.

As an independent IT consultant, has focused on the delivery of cost-effective solutions to area businesses, with an emphasis on Open Source/GPL software, including Linux, Samba, Apache web server, The Linux Terminal Server Project and TCP/IP and related Internet technologies.  Recent projects have included internet broadband connectivity, including firewalling technologies to protect the internal network against malicious intruders, VPN technologies connecting remote offices with encrypted connections, and website design and programming using HTML and Apache web server installation, setup, and administration. The unfortunate proliferation of malicious software and services on the internet has also necessitated extensive virus, trojan, adware and spyware removal and protection experience.
 

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION:

SCO UnixWare ACE
 

EDUCATION:

Step 1, Inc., Overland Park, KS June-September 1998

Training in Web and Object-Oriented technologies, including extensive Java training, HTML, SQL and GUI Design Training.

Interlink Computer Sciences, Columbia, MD, Nov. 11-15, 18-20, 1996

TCPaccess for End-Users

TCPaccess Customization & Tuning

TCPaccess Diagnostics & Problem Isolation

Bachelor of Science, 1978, Southwest Missouri State University
 

LANGUAGES, DATABASES, NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES:

IMS DB/DC, MFS, IBM COBOL 74/COBOL II, DB/2

TCP/IP, NFS, X11/R5/6
 

OPERATING SYSTEMS/PLATFORMS/ARCHITECTURES:

Linux: RedHat 4.x-9.x, CentOS, Fedora Core, SUSE, Slackware, others.

UNIX: SVR3, SVR4.2 MP (UnixWare 2.x & 7.x)

PC/MS-DOS

OS/2

MS-WIN 3.1/95/98/NT/2000/XP

MVS/XA-ESA OS/390

IBM 370 - ES9000

INTEL 8088 up to current architecture

IBM PC/AT/PS2
 

EXPERIENCE:

Mar. 1998 to present:

Independent consultant focusing on cost-effective business solutions for small and medium-sized offices, including Linux/UNIX/Windows and TCP/IP & Samba network installation, configuration, and trouble-shooting and Linux/UNIX/MS Windows network integration, support, and troubleshooting - particularly MS Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP and UNIX/Linux servers running Samba (Kansas City Computer User, June, 1998, p. 43; Kansas City Computer User, June, 2000 p. 40). Synchronics CounterPoint POS installation and configuration on SCO/UNIX and Linux.  Website design and programming using HTML, SQL, and PHP; Apache web server administration, OS/VS COBOL & COBOL II programming and design, MVS/OS390 JCL.
 

Nov. 1993 to Mar. 1998: SPRINT Local Telecommunications Division, Kansas City

CLAS (Customer Loop Assignment System) - Aug. 27, 1997 to Mar. 10, 1998 - CLAS/SIG (Street Index Guide) Year2000 Technical Coordinator. Worked with outside vendor to assess the CLAS/SIG systems for Year2000 compliance.

CASS (Carrier Access Subscriber System) - April 21 to Aug. 26, 1997 - Worked on project modifying online DB2 system to accommodate local telephone service competition.

CARE (Customer Account Record Exchange) Aug. 1994 to Feb. 14, 1997 - a Sprint LTD (Local Telecommunications Division) team dealing with customer information exchange between Sprint LTD and the long distance carriers. Last project involved using IBM's MQSeries to send data from an MVS on-line system to UNIX machines on a TCP/IP network. Typically worked from user requirements to help develop TRS (Total Requirements Summary) using MS-Word, then worked from the TRS to develop the detail design. Duties include design, development, testing and implementation of significant portions of several CARE team projects using a combination of such tools as ISPF, Xpediter, File-Aid and IMS-Xpert. Frequently called upon to replace departed staff on projects nearing deadline and go from design through code and test to implementation stage on short notice.

CRB (Customer Record and Billing System) - Nov. 1993 to Aug. 1994 - including portions of the Centel (a local telephone service provider operating throughout the US, purchased by Sprint in 1992) Customer Record and Billing System conversion. The design and development methodology used in CRB is the same as that used on the CARE team, as related above.
 

11/92 to 11/93: BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITY

Work closely with user departments to modify systems according to user requirements; diagnose and correct system problems
 

01/91 to 11/92: NORTH AMERICAN MICROSYSTEMS, Kansas City

Sales, support, installation and administration of UNIX SVR3.2 and MS/PC DOS based single and multiuser microcomputer systems, including setup and configuration of printers, terminals, and modems. Also provided hardware and software trouble-shooting and support.
 

01/80 to 01/91: SHELTER INSURANCE COMPANIES - Columbia, MO

Development and maintenance of property rating and property and life & health claims systems, using IBM VS COBOL and IBM COBOL II and IMS DB/DC. Software development in MICROSOFT C on IBM compatible PCs under MS/IBM PC-DOS. Support of users using a variety of software packages on IBM mainframe and IBM PCs/ATs and PS/2s.