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• Designed and implemented an automated order feed from our parent company into our manufacturing system. Gave the manufacturing floor visibility of the product build out process, while eliminating the need to re-key.
• Designed and implemented a shipping carrier label management system. Reduced computer system overloading occurrences from 40 to 0 during peak manufacturing periods. Increased peak manufacturing capacity from 25,000.
• Through technical analysis and rescheduling of batch processes, recovered $498,057 from credit card settlement process failures.
• Trained customer service to respond and correct shipping label issues before the issues appeared on the manufacturing floor. Reduced last minute label related issues from 200 per holiday event to 3 per event.
• Redesigned and developed the ‘gift card’ printing system to save $25,000 in annual renewal fees and provided for enhanced maintainability.
• Designed, wrote and implemented software to enable a low-cost shipping solution. Shipping costs were reduced by 15%, saving $80,000 annually.

• Extracted sales information using Java from A1-Door’s DOS based legacy system. Used this data to develop sales tax reporting. Saved an estimated 40 accounting hours per month.
• Designed and implemented “Positive Pay” check verification system. Eliminated check fraud for system generated checks.

• Instructor of AS/400 operating systems classes. Prepared and presented lectures which included an introduction to RPG programming.
• Assisted students in completing lab assignments.

• Developed ‘Global messaging application’ and other classes using Java, imbedded SQL and OOP techniques. Assisted in the development of ‘in-house time reporting system,’ using Java server pages (JSP).

Aa, Computer Science

Ba, Music And Teaching Credential

Activities and Societies: Principal String Bass, California State College OrchestraSpent student teaching year at California High School.