The near-term goal for my career is aquire both functional and leadership experience utilizing my quantitative analysis background.  My current position has provided exposure to many functions and I want to expand on these.  I have had 9 years with PRC Inc in northern Virginia and 8 years with GE Lighting Systems in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

My experience on a small IT staff supporting manufacturing, supply chain, sourcing, and finance adds to the knowledge aquired in rigorous engineering and MBA programs.  My expertise is with Oracle and Progress databases, Rhythm Factory Planner, and HP-UX operating systems. I primarily support an ERP package called MFG/PRO (by QAD) on the Progress database platform.  I'm excited to be working with current technology in a small town in the mountains where I can apply my skills and see results. The environment is perfect for families and we're involved in Boy Scouts, chess, Sunday school, and karate.  I am very involved with the GE Elfun Volunteers chapter: I was Elfun of the Year in 2001 and a GE Phillippe Award winner in 2002.

I would prefer a new position within GE, but am considering any position within the Greenville - Spartanburg - Asheville area since I would not have to relocate away from my wonderful small town.  The right opportunity would take preference over location (especially if I could find another wonderful small town).
 

This document has several sections corresponding to areas of my life:  Technical Skills Job Experience Education Army Reserve Interests

I have additional web pages with more information:  More conventional short resume Goals and availability Military biographical summary

I am an experienced Oracle DBA, Unix system administrator, and general problem solver. I've got engineering bachelors and business masters degrees; plus, I've completed all course work (over fifty credits) in an information technology doctoral program. I am able to participate and lead in many things simultaneously in life such as work, church, school, Army Reserve, and Scouting. I'm conservative, loyal, and patriotic. In particular, I'm proud to be a Promise Keeper, Army Reserve engineer officer, chess coach, Boy Scout unit commissioner, and home-schooling dad. I'm a U.S. citizen with a secret security clearance.

This diagram shows the concurrency of my education, military, and work experience:

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EDUCATION   Minnesota         Geo Wash      George Mason                                   



      +-----------------+ +--+ +-----++---------++---------------++----++---------------------------++----+

ARMY    ROTC              EOBC 1-317th  1/80th      3-317th       2-78th   PERSCOM                    OEF



                  +------+      +---++---------------------------------++----------------------------------

EMPLOYMENT        Res Asst      310th    PRC                               GE              



      80      82      84      86      88      90      92      94      96      98      00      02      04      06

Technical Skills

Professional Development/Technical Training:

Financial Basics for Non-Financial Managers, GE, 2003

Progress 4GL and MFG/PRO Customization, Bravepoint, 2002

Facilitator Training, GE, 1999

Green Belt Quality Training, GE, 1998

International Oracle Users Group - Americas, 1998

PL/SQL, Tactics, 1997

Visual Basic, DBBasics, 1996

Advanced Unix Scripting and PERL, SourceNet, 1996

Project Management Training, PRC, 1993

Combined Arms and Services Staff School, U.S. Army, 1993

ANSI C Programming, PRC, 1993

Engineer Officer Advanced Course, U.S. Army, 1992

IDEF Applications, Wizdom Systems, 1991

UNIX System Administration, Unisys Education Center, 1990

Oracle Data Base Administration, Unisys Education Center, 1989

Neural Network Applications, Institute for Advanced Technology, 1989

DATACOM/DB Application Programming, Applied Data Research, 1988

Engineer Officer Basic Course, U.S. Army, 1985

Job Experience

GE Lighting Systems, Inc.
June 1996 - present.

Technical Leader and IT Account Manager.

As part of a small IT team responsible for many systems at GELS, I obtained excellent technical and cross-functional leadership experience while earning GE certification as a "green belt" in the six sigma quality initiatives:

• MFG/PRO from QAD .  This Enterprise Resource Planning system has been my major focus for the past two years. I installed the software and scripted the Progress database support prior to our company going "live" in October 2000.  The core implementation team is no longer with us and the IT team has become a functional resource in many areas.  I work with interfaces to the internal scheduling system and to external systems concerning supply chain and finance.  I lead contract Progress programmers as necessary to fix problems that arise from our use of the system.
• Rhythm Factory Planner from i2 .  We actually implemented this software that schedules the factory 3 different times.  The first time, I wrote interface scripts to an Oracle database that captured the optimal schedule and enabled reporting and adjustment.  The second time was a major version upgrade and switch to daily scheduling using the same Oracle database as a schedule repository.  The third time was with a product from Neidhart Consulting Services that interfaced straight into MFG/PRO.  Through every implementation, I managed the flags and parameters that control the schedule production.  I lead Supply Chain personnel in both manufacturing scheduling and procurement.
• Oracle Database Administration. I manage 5 instances (versions 8.0 and 7.3) on Unix and Windows NT.  A variety of systems use Oracle as their backend database and I get involved in troubleshooting performance.  I put lots of effort into tuning databases and queries.  I also lead application developers to ensure efficient use of the databases.
• Unix Systems Administration . We have 4 HP 9000's (K- and N- class) running HP-UX 10.20 and 11.0.  Both MFG/PRO and Rhythm Factory Planner run on Unix and I do kernel tuning and monitoring of the system to get the best performance. I configured MC/ServiceGuard on 2 of the machines to enable rapid recovery in the event that one of them fails. All our storage is on HP's disk array using RAID 5 and RAID 0-1.
• Business Objects / Web Intelligence.  We have been through several iterations of data warehousing and use these tools to do the queries.  I am familiar with universe design and frequently do analysis on "problem" queries.  I lead users in sessions to determine requirements and then contractors to make changes in either queries or universes.
• Additional Software .  We have been "digitizing" and web-enabling our processes so I am familiar with the Quantum Sales & Use Tax package, Webspeed, Java, and Apache environments.

PRC Inc. (now Northrop Grumman IT) 
June 1987 to June 1996

November 1995 - June 1996. Senior Open Systems Engineer.

I was the team leader on two tasks to migrate COBOL programs from a mainframe MVS and DATACOM/DB database environment to an RS/6000 AIX and Oracle RDBMS environment. I got lots of experience in embedded SQL to access the Oracle7 database, Korn shell scripting to replace JCL, and Micro Focus COBOL. We used AIX on an IBM RS/6000 and Linux on two Pentium servers.

January 1995 - August 1995. Senior Systems Analyst.

I supported the U.S. Personnel Information Systems Command with research concerning implementation of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) for Software.

March 1993 - November 1995. Senior Computer Analyst.

I participated in the development of a distributed system for the Total Officer Personnel Management Information System (TOPMIS) within a client/server environment. I performed database administration for the Oracle7 database and solved connectivity problems for developers using object-oriented PowerBuilder and FormFlow to build the client/server TOPMIS. I also did AIX system administration including TCP/IP network setup over Ethernet. I assisted in analyzing and re-engineering the business processes to enable more efficient officer management.

November 1992 - October 1993. Project Engineer.

I performed business re-engineering and data modeling for the United States Marine Corps utilizing IDEF methodology. I facilitated working groups of Marine logistics experts at various locations throughout the United States.

August 1992 - March 1993. Application Developer.

I developed and enhanced a new Data Element Standardization System (DESS). I migrated old applications from Oracle version 5 on a Unisys 5000/95 to Oracle version 6 on an IBM RISC System/6000 and performed Bourne shell scripting, Oracle database administration, and AIX system administration.

November 1991 - July 1992. Project Engineer.

As the PRC representative on the Total Army Personnel Operations Integration (TAPOI) task force, I supported Integrated Definition (IDEF) analysis to integrate the Active Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard personnel centers. I worked with senior Army officials from all components as well as Wizdom Systems employees.

May 1991 - November 1991. Database/System Administrator.

I administered an Oracle database and Unix system on a Unisys 5000/95 machine. I enhanced applications and assembled deliverables for the RCAS data standardization project and used SQL*Plus, SQL*Report, SQL*Loader, SQL*Forms, FORTRAN and COBOL in performance of duties.

December 1989 - May 1991. System Engineer.

As part of the operations center system administration team, I performed maintenance on all personal computers in the operations center. I administered local area networks and a Unix system and performed database administration for Oracle and DATACOM/DB databases.

September 1988 - December 1989. COBOL Programmer and Database Administrator.

As part of the Total Army Personnel Data Base (TAPDB) source feeds team, I wrote COBOL programs and did database administration for applications against DATACOM/DB databases.

June 1987 - September 1988. Data Standards Analyst.

As part of the TAPDB standardization team, I standardized data elements for use in the TAPDB. I used R:Base to keep track of and report on progress made.

The George Washington University
January 1986 - May 1987.

Student and Grader.

While pursuing my MBA in quantitative analysis for decision-making, I graded coursework for operations research classes. I also worked full-time at the 310th TAACOM as listed in my military experience.

University of Minnesota
September 1983 - June 1985.

Computer Room Coordinator and Programming Tutor.

As a Resident Assistant in the U of M residence halls, I worked with students needing assistance with computer courses -- primarily FORTRAN and COBOL.

Education

• George Mason University , Information Technology, details available on my short resume
• The George Washington University , Quantitative Analysis for Decision-Making, M.B.A., 1987
• University of Minnesota , Mechanical Engineering with IEOR emphasis, B.M.E., 1985

Army Reserve

July 1996 - present. Systems Automator / Personnel Assignment Officer

As an Individual Ready Reservist and now as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee, I work with personnel systems two weeks per year at the Total Army Personnel Command in Alexandria, Virginia.

December 2003 - November 2004. Engineer Operations Officer, Bagram, Afghanistan

Mobilized for one year with Operation Enduring Freedom, I deployed to Afghanistan and worked on engineering missions to reconstruct the nation.

May 1995 - July 1996. Observer-Controller

With the 78th Division, I trained engineer units utilizing the lanes training concept. I was a subject matter expert on engineer tasks to be performed by engineer platoons, squads, and soldiers.

October 1991 - May 1995. Company Commander

In the 80th Division, I commanded two different companies with the mission to provide basic training to new Army soldiers. I was responsible for all personnel, training, and logistics functions that related to the unit's mission.

October 1990 - September 1991. Assistant Personnel Officer

As a first lieutenant, I assisted the personnel officer at the brigade level. I also worked on the company-grade officer rotation program, the Reserve Center-Level Administration System (RCLAS) computer applications, the Standard Installation/Division Personnel System (SIDPERS), and the unit status report.

January 1988 - September 1990. Detachment Commander

As a first lieutenant, I commanded a brigade headquarters detachment and performed all company-level command functions within the detachment.

August 1986 - May 1987. Resource Management Officer

As a second lieutenant, I worked full-time for the 310th Theater Area Army Command (TAACOM) on implementing the Output-Oriented Resource Management System (OORMS) and the Daily Order Ledger Finance System (DOLFINS). While in that job, I used Lotus 1-2-3, dBase, and PC-Focus.

January 1986 - December 1987. Training Officer

As a second lieutenant, I coordinated training for an 80th Division company with a training mission.

August 1985 - November 1985. Officer Basic Course Student, U.S. Army Engineer School

As a brand new engineer officer, I learned the role of the engineer platoon leader with the multiple missions of mobility, counter-mobility, survivability, construction, and infantry.

Interests

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

GE Elfun Volunteers, Past Chairman of the Western North Carolina Chapter

Reserve Officers Association (ROA) life member

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) life member

Triangle Fraternity of Engineers, Architects, and Scientists

AWARDS/HONORS:

Bronze Star, U.S. Army, 2004

BSA's Good Shepard Award, 2003

GE's Gerald L Phillippe for Public Service, 2002

GE Instant Award, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002

Elfun of the Year, 2000-2001

North Carolina Chess Coach of the Year, 2000.

PRC Above & Beyond Award, 1996

Army Commendation Medal, 1990, 1994, 1996

Commandant's List, Engineer Officer Advanced Course, 1992

PRC Star Award, 1991

Honor Graduate, Engineer Officer Basic Course, 1985

Plumb Bob Honorary Leadership Fraternity, Univ of Minnesota, 1983-85

Presidential Scholar, Univ of Minnesota, 1980-85

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1980

Minnesota Teenage Citizen of the Year, 1979

PERSONAL:

Married to my beautiful wife Cindy for 17 years

Two children: James (15) and Bethany (12)

Involved in home schooling, Boy Scouts, and karate

Supporter and trained leader of AWANA.

Assist with Sunday School at Hendersonville First Baptist Church

Parents, sister, brother-in-law, and two nephews live in Idaho

Parent-in-laws have retired to western North Carolina

The rest of Cindy's family lives in Florida

Coach Greater Henderson County Home School Chess

Senior Tournament Director, U.S. Chess Federation