GE Global Exchange Services, Latham, NY 
2000 - Present                

EDI Consultant

·     Provide consulting services to clients, including Agilent, Kmart, Cargill, and various GE subsidiaries.

·     Perform analysis and create specifications and maps for ANSI X12 and EDIFACT transaction sets.

·     Write specifications utilizing EDIFECS Commerce SpecBuilder and direct efforts of mapping resources.

·     Develop and revise maps utilizing GE Application Integrator.

·     Devise, code, document and test various Perl, AWK and KornShell scripts in order to automate the data mining process, facilitate map development, catalog client-provided data and improve the accuracy of specifications.

·     Document map testing procedures.

·     Migrate GENTRAN maps to GE Application Integrator.

·     Apply Six Sigma rigor to the quality process performed on migrated maps by automating translations of massive amounts of data and generating a differences report. This improvement reduced the time required to perform the existing process from an average of three hours to an average of 12 minutes and resulted in a savings of an estimated $125,000 over a period of two years.

·     Earned Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Franklin Templeton Group, Rancho Cordova, CA

1999 - 2000

Senior Technical Analyst

·     Designed, coded, implemented, tested and modified front-end and back-end systems in support of TrustMark retirement plan recordkeeping and participant servicing software.

·     Wrote and maintained applications used on Windows workstations using Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, Seagate Crystal Reports and Sybase SQL.

·     Created and modified KornShell scripts on a SunOS 5.6 UNIX platform.

·     Designed, created and maintained documents, using Group 1 Software's DOC1 application.

Zurn Industries / Wilkins Division, Paso Robles, CA

1994 - 1999

EDI Coordinator/Programmer/Support Specialist

·     Designed, developed and implemented the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment for a Fortune 500 manufacturing firm.

·     Set up trading partner profiles and mapped ANSI X12 transaction sets using Sterling GENTRAN:Director and GENTRAN:Integrator.

·     Acted as a point of contact for trading partners, Value Added Networks and internal departments.

·     Monitored daily EDI operations, including the scheduling of EDI jobs and communications.

·     Wrote programs in Microsoft Visual Basic and Prime InfoBasic to customize reports and extract data from the DataWorks ManFact II manufacturing package residing on a Prime minicomputer.

·     Created the GUI and integration software for PC-based valve testing stations using Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft Access.

·     Provided training and support for internal users of software applications and suites.

Technology Applications & Service Company, Virginia Beach, VA 

1993 - 1994

Field Service Engineer

·     Repaired computer and radar systems for the U.S. Navy and the Federal Aviation Administration.

·     Composed and edited training materials, test procedures and technical manuals. 

United Technologies / Norden Systems, Inc., Melville, NY 

1983 - 1993

Software Engineer  (1993)

·     Coded routines in C and C++ for PC-based test stations and simulators.

Data Coordinator/Documentation Specialist  (1990 – 1993)

·     Wrote and proofread documentation for code written in C, C++ and ULTRA-16 VAX assembly language in accordance with DOD-STD-1679A (Navy) and DOD-STD-2167.

·     Granted secret clearance by the Defense Investigative Service.

·     Selected as a member of Peer Review Team.

Electronic Technician  (1983 – 1990)

·     Assembled hardware and coded software in Microsoft QuickBasic and Borland Turbo C for PC-based stations used to test military and commercial radar systems.

·     Developed test procedures in accordance with DOD-STD-2106 (Navy).

·     Devised and implemented an expert system used by technicians repairing faulty electronic equipment.
 

 EDUCATION

State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY

·     Certificate in Data Processing (30 credits/B.S. equivalent), 1993.
4.0 / 4.0 Grade Point Average.

New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY

·     M.S. in Instructional Technology, 1989.
Concentration in Computer Applications in Training and Learning.
4.0 / 4.0 Grade Point Average.

·     B.S. in General Studies, cum laude, 1987.
Areas of Concentration in Business Administration, English and Electronic Technology.

Grumman Data Systems Institute, Bohemia, NY

·     Diploma in Electronic Technology, 1984.
Graduated first in class.

 
CONTINUING EDUCATION

GE Information Services University, Latham, NY

·     Application Integrator

·     Six Sigma Green Belt Training

·     Introduction to XML

University of California Davis Extension, Sacramento, CA

·     UNIX: An Introduction

·     UNIX: Utilities and Shell Programming

·     UNIX: Advanced Shell Programming

Group 1 Software, Lanham, MD

·     DOC1 Basic Education

Sterling Commerce, Dublin, OH

·     Foundations of EDI

·     Developing the Application/EDI Interface System

·     Building Reliable EDI Audits and Controls

DataWorks Corporation, Garden Grove, CA

·     InfoBasic Programming Language / Workshop

AWARDS / RECOGNITION / ACHIEVEMENTS

American Society for Training and Development Long Island Chapter Award for Excellence

Innovative, Results-Focused Solutions

From business systems strategy to implementation, I combine over 20 years of industry knowledge with technology expertise to create solutions that bring real, tangible business value to my clients.