SUMMARY:

Background: 25+ years experience in business and IT disciplines

Education: Brooklyn College-BS in Computer and Information Science; Cum Laude with Honors

Major Experience: Financial and business application development

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Software: NOMAD2, FOCUS, FOCUS/PC, EXCEL, WORD, JCL, Exec, Exec2, PLI, Fortran, Assembler, COBOL, TED, XEDIT, ISPF, Record Holder Plus, Front & Center, Lotus Notes, PVCS, PIMS, DOORS

Web ware: Adobe GoLive, Adobe ImageStyler, FrontPage, IBM WebSphere, HTML, PowerPoint,
NOMAD2 UltraQuest Applications

Operating Systems: MVS/TSO, VM/CMS, VAX/VMS, Unix, PC, Macintosh

Experience

9/01-Present Pitney Bowes, Shelton, CT
Consultant - Technical Writer

• Technical writer of Release Notes for Postage Meter Machines designed and manufactured by Pitney Bowes.
• Maintain documenation using Product Version Control System (PVCS), PIMS, and DOORS for all documentation related to product releases, and other technical information.

9/00-Present Norwalk Community College Norwalk, CT
Consultant - Instructor

• Instructor for Microsoft Projects, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Keyboarding

• Course development and presentation for Web Applications development course. Designing and writing the course for NOMAD2 UltraQuest Applications Development using IBM HTTP Server/WebSphere Server using UNIX, on MVS system.
• Microsoft Projects, PowerPoint presentation, FrameMaker 5, and NOMAD, UNIX
• Web design using HTML: Designed and developed the web application for the course.
• Converted the RP/WEB application from VM using EWEB web server, to MVS using WebSphere web server.
• Converted the RP/WEB course from VM using EWEB web server, using Frame Maker.
• Managed and tracked the progress of the project using Microsoft Projects.

• Converted legacy systems in COBOL1/FOCUS 5.0 on VM/HPO platform using MVS JCL and VM REXX, to VM/ESA and UNIX platform using FTP, COBOL2, VM REXX, and FOCUS.
• Converted accounting principles to conform with new ORACLE database accounting and Y2K compliance.
• Adhoc reporting using FOCUS with direct user interfacing on Moveable Equipment Inventory (MEI) system.

1997–1998 Hitachi Corporation Greenwich, CT
Consultant - Database Maintenance

• Y2K Compliance for NOMAD2 programming on IBM/PC
• Database reporting maintenance
• Front & Center Technical support and training

• Designed, operated and managed new retail collectibles store.

• Created the concept; retail collectibles, opened one store in 1985, grew the operation to 6 stores. In 1992 sold the Classics International Entertainment Inc. and maintained position. In 1993 took company public on NASDAQ, where I remained in the position of President. Grew operation to 21 stores in less than 10 months.
• Designed and built 14 stores.
• Implemented Point of Sales systems using DEC/PC.
• Tracked and forecasted sales projections for entire company using EXCEL & WORD.
• Managed day-to-day operations of more than 100 employees.
• Developed and designed the employee handbook

• Database maintenance using FOCUS on VM, via MacIntosh interface.
• FOCUS reporting for Technical Market Resource Analysis.
• Converted FOCUS from IBM using VM to FOCUS on HP using UNIX.

3/90-7/90 Bank Of Boston Waterbury, CT
Consultant - Project Manager and Programmer using FOCUS on MVS/TSO

• Project Manager for conversion of Rhode Island Account Manager System to comply with Connecticut system in FOCUS using MVS/TSO.

10/89-3/90 MUST Inc. Norwalk, CT
Consultant - Programming using NOMAD2 Database Language

• Converted NOMAD2 systems from VP/CSS to MVS/TSO using JCL for Dun & Bradstreet client.
• Converted NOMAD2 course from Financial to Marketing audience using SCRIPT.

2/89-10/89 Computer Task Group New York, NY
Consultant - Programming using NOMAD2 Database Language

• NOMAD2 reporting on VP/CSS IBM mainframe providing company profile information and ratings for Long & Short term stocks; Client: Moody’s Investors.
• Designed & implemented AUDIT reporting for all database activities; used in IRS AUDIT; Client: Moody’s Investors.
• Designed & implemented employee stock participation plan using COBOL & FOCUS interactive screen driven front-end with sensitive employee data; Client: GE Capital.
• Maintained COBOL & FOCUS employee benefits systems; Client: GE Capital.

4/88-9/88 Wellington Systems, Inc. Norwalk, CT
Consultant - Programmer using COBOL and FOCUS

• Implemented financial & market reporting for national infomercials using FOCUS on DEC VAX; Client: Synchronal Corp.
• Customized COBOL based accounts payable and general ledger package using
• FOCUS on DEC VAX; Client: Trade ARBED.

11/87-2/88 Trianon Associates Greenwich, CT
Consultant - Programmer using FOCUS

• Maintained & Developed inventory tracking sub-systems using FOCUS on IBM/PC and DEC VAX; Client: Marine Defense & EURPAC Systems.

5/79-11/87 Dun & Bradstreet Computing Wilton, CT
Employee - Senior Technical Engineer, Educator, Technical Customer Support

• Senior Technical Representative, Educator, and Information Center Consultant
• Provided High Level technical support for all customers of NOMAD2 software.
• Developed corporate systems for tracking installations & support for sales of NOMAD2.
• Wrote user, installation, and technical support documentation for Information Center customers.
• Taught NOMAD2 advanced workshops throughout the country.
• Developed Computer Based Training (CBT) courses for NOMAD2.
• Wrote self-study guides for basic NOMAD2 and Procedural NOMAD2.

Education

1972–1975 Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY

• B.S., Computer & Information Science.
• Graduated Cum Laude with Honors.

Special Skills

Excellent communications and technical writing skills.