Currently operating a successful independent consulting business serving multiple clients and projects -Served as Project Manager for the implementation of an IVR system for the City of Euless, Municipal Court-Designed, coded and implemented iSeries based management tools for OmniBase, at the City; -Installed and implemented the State of Texas, OmniBase application at the City; -Designed and implemented the interface of a "Pre-Paid" Electric billing system, to the iSeries, at the City of Greenville-Designed and implemented the interface of a Cable TV billing system, to the iSeries, at the City of Greenville-Supported the conversion of 21 municipal utilities to Y2K compliant software-Provided a third-party review of the Utility conversion for the City; -Designed, coded, and implemented custom software at several local municipalities-Provided support to the City of Coppell, TX during conversion to a new payroll application-Teamed with another consultant to create laser-printed utility bills for the City; -Provided conversion support for outsourcing an S/36-based payroll application to ADP-Provided support for the conversion of all major software applications for the City; -Worked as the lead AS/SET programmer/analyst in the development of a custom distribution system

Managed Phase I of a project to implement a barcode-driven inventory control systemConducted user meetings to develop system requirements and authored the system requirements documentManaged the software QA and acceptance process, the user acceptance process, and user trainingCoordinated Phase I implementation, addressing inventory tracking from raw materials through production-Acted as a consultant to the project manager for Phase II, which addressed the order fulfillment and shipping process-Managed a Phase II sub-project addressing the unique requirements in the auto industry for bar-coded shipping labels

Managed a project to implement an AS/400-based, time/attendance system, interfacing with an NT-based HR system-Managed a project to stabilize the custom interface linking two different software packages to the ERP and EDI systems -Managed a project to convert bar code label printing to server-based software-Worked as a member of a team to provide support and maintenance for the ERP and EDI systems-Provided analysis, design, coding, testing, and implementation of modifications and enhancements to existing systems-Trained and mentored junior programmers-Administrator of change management and department standards-Served on cross-functional teams formed to resolve specific business issues

Managed the "in house" team, providing technical support of a new CASE tool from System Software Associates-Served as the in-house CASE tool specialist, including AS/SET pre-sales technical support-Developed AS/SET training methods and materials-Conducted AS/SET training classes for clients in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas-Presented at local AS/SET users conference-Experienced in all levels of AS/SET development, from installation to implementation

Managed in-house technical personnel in the coordination of multiple clients and projects-Worked with BPCS and non-BPCS clients providing project analysis, design, and estimates-Performed annual reviews of all programmers and analysts assigned to my clients and projects

Supported all phases of custom development, including client need analysis, application design, estimating, programming, testing, implementation, and end-user training-Supported a cross section of business applications including: Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, Billing/Accounts Receivable, Job Costing, Payroll/Personnel, Purchasing/Inventory, Manufacturing, Distribution, Property Management, Oil and Gas, and other applications unique to specific industries