Ivoryton, Connecticut
tn@Tivanet.com
Employment history
U.S. Department of Agriculture (June 2003 - Present)Federal employee with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. As an Information Technology Specialist for Veterinarian Services my essential duties are to provide customer service for 35 employees of the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory on Plum Island. Network administer the local area network; install and upgrade new desktop computer systems; research, modify and customize purchased software; design and develop Oracle applications; develop Oracle databases; database administration; Oracle application system administration. Participate as a core member/developer for the implementation of the new Laboratory Information Management System for the National Veterinarian Services Laboratories.
Yale University (1998 - 2003)
Employed as a Senior Programmer Analyst at Yale University for Information Technology
Services (ITS). Presently, my position at Yale consist of reporting to the Technical Manager
of Enterprise Web Development in the Administrative Systems department of ITS. Essential
duties include:
To Provide a leadership role in the development, implementation and maintenance of
client/server systems;
participate with end users in the design of Oracle based systems; design system
requirements and programming specifications for complex systems; develop,
implement, test, install, and document programs; modify and customize purchased software to
Yale's needs; integrate systems from various vendors to supply required functionality;
evaluate software for acquisition; supervise junior programmers/analysts; participate in the
training of technical staff and users and serve as liaison with user departments for
training, problem solving and technical enhancement of systems.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (1990 - 1998) Employed as a federal employee with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, as a Computer Specialist for the information technology section. Currently, my duties include: analyzing,designing and developing computer systems/programs; develop comprehensive test plans and test programs according to center testing standards; writing or modifying third and fourth generation programs with ORACLE, "C", Perl, consulting with various users and veterinarians; preparing system and user documentation; working independently or as a team member on assigned projects; maintaining the software libraries; installing software systems; assisting user support groups with technical advice; researching, evaluating and recommending modifications and enhancements requested by system users.
SM Systems and Research Corporation (1987 - 1990)
Employed through a contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service, as a computer programmer in support of national systems used in
eradication of Brucellosis. As a computer programmer my duties included: designing,
developing and debugging "C" and COBOL programs; assisting in formulating test procedures
and designing test data; testing to insure that each program meets the proper
specifications; preparing thorough and concise documentation; and working independently on
assigned projects insuring that they are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
Skills
Technical : Computer programming (C, PL/SQL, SQL, PERL, CGI, HTML, InstallShield, COBOL, Unix shell, VMS Digital Command Language). ORACLE data administration, Web applications with PL/SQL(OWS), Remedy ARS System Administration, Computer systems administration UNIX (SOLARIS, AIX, LINUX) and VMS/VAX. Configuration and deployment of Internet Web servers and Electronic Mail servers.Management : Project management and team leadership.
Communication : writing, program and system training, facilitating.
Education
Associates of Applied Science in Business Information SystemsAIM Community College
Greeley CO.
Associates of Applied Science in Communication Arts
Dean Junior College , Franklin Ma.
High School
Staples High School
Westport CT.