Charles Gage Email & Phone Number

Rockville, Maryland

Providing Configuration Management support to government clients.

Fulton, MD

Providing Configuration Management design and implementation for Healthcare customers supporting the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Supporting CMS / CMMS CALT, TeamForge, and Subversion efforts.

Reston, VA

Supporting IDL Solutions on a HHS project with CollabNet, SVN, TeamForge.

Bowie, Maryland

This project involves rapid training of IBM Rational Administrators to satisfy a departmental reorganization of a major defense agency. IBM-approved instructional classes were provided to the client staff. Additional efforts include the revamping of the business processes to support the implementation of these tools for the software development life cycle.

Rockville, Maryland

Working with DRT Strategies, Inc., on a U. S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) project in Rockville.

Supporting Configuration Management with IBM Rational tools upgrades, design, and support. ACS is a prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Education. This work is at the Germantown, MD, offices of ACS, Inc.

Consultant to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, specializing in Configuration Management and IBM Rational Administration.

Responsible for CM administration of Phoenix systems using PVCS tools for Department of Motor Vehicles. Was asked to assist in a revamp of the build processes.

Rational Enterprise Suite was setup and configured for this site. Training on the various tools was provided.

Rational Suite Tools Administrator. PVCS Professional Administrator. Includes both GUI and Web-based versions of Rational and PVCS. Did IBM COBOL Websphere builds. Did VB builds. Experienced in InstallSet, InstallShield, and WISE installation packages. Excellent communicator and technical manager.

Provided Configuration Management services for the State South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Project Phoenix. PVCS was the version control package used.

Mr. Gage assisted with the installation of PVCS 6.5 and PVCS Tracker for B2E Markets, Inc. in Rockville, Maryland.

Created and implemented Configuration Management policies and procedures for eOriginal, Inc., in Baltimore for which Impact, Inc. is the prime contractor. Installed, configured, and administered PVCS 6.5 and converted data from an under-used PVCS 6.0 system. Created a training syllabus, held classes on the proper use of version control software (PVCS), and.

Performed IV&V study for USPS at their Minneapolis-Saint Paul offices for the Y2K effort.

Joined the NCR Team to assist with software Quality Assurance for the United States Postal Service POS ONE contract. Had extensive experience with the Cordant project completed immediately prior. Tasks included the design of formal test plans for a wide variety of functional areas including Financial, Security, hardware requirements, and integration.

Provided proposal writing support. After proposal was won, provided technical and hardware acquisition support for the USPS POS One Prototype system.

Provided COBOL programming support to IDB focusing on Management Information System (MIS) reporting for procurement activities. Subsequently was trained on Information Engineering Facility (IEF) used to support the replacement loan management system.

Provide support services to DISCO for DOD.

Provided support to NAGEN simulation exercises.

Assignments for the FCC included converting a batch system to online using Honeywell 6060 mainframe and video terminals, and providing support for the BAPS Fees Refund mandate. Both projects were successfully implemented.

Bell Helicopter International, Inc. (BHI) in Tehran, Iran. Position included programming and operations of large-scale Honeywell 6600 series equipment located at Mehrabad base in Tehran. BHI was tasked to assist the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC). Stayed with the company through the revolution that overthrew the Shah of Iran..

Worked with DEC-10 equipment using System 1022 software in the Budgeting and Finance section of DOT Transportation Systems Center.

Computer Sciences

Cooperative study with State of Maine, Bureau of Central Computer Services - Honeywell 6060 series, IBM 370 series. Accepted position with.

Computer Sciences

Cooperative study with USDOT/TSC in Cambridge.

Certificate, Data Processing, 4.0

Learned COBOL programming and IBM Unit Record equipment - 029 & 129 keypunch, 082 sorter, 514 reproducing punch, and 402 tab card machine.

Diploma, College Prep, Liberal Studies & Computer Sciences

Activities and Societies: Theater, Public Speaking, Debate Final two years were cooperative education with Kennebec Valley.