Jason Brown Email & Phone Number

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Team member of the Chaos Corps for the robot Bombshell.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Reorganized the IT and Development departments to focus on new directions and products instead of only maintenance.Brought the code maintenance of our core business application in house.Redesigned and managed the ongoing development of the web based Conductor data management product, slowly replacing the older core data management system. This system now manages product data and assets for some of the worlds largest retailers and manufacturers.Grew software development from less than 5% of ARS total client offerings to over 60%.Grew the development staff by 200% and trained existing and new employees in good software development practices, version control, and the PHP Symfony development framework.Extensive development with the LAMP stack and usage of Amazon AWS and Cloudfront.Led development of several Magento Enterprise eCommerce solutions grossing over 4 million dollars annually.

Managed and developed integrations between financial and payroll applications from a variety of vendors, SAP Business One, Best Software, MAS500, Solomon, and Sales Logix.Led all development projects for custom applications primarily using .NET technologies.Developed various data conversion links between dissimilar financial applications.Created data transfer links between various software packages for which no integration existed out of the box.Developed custom reports for many applications to suit our customers' exact needs.Major projects included:Web based report archive system for quick and easy executive access to FRX financial reports.Wireless credit card and customer processing using PDAs for planes and ships docking for the Virgin Islands Port Authority.Online knowledge base system for support personnel to track problems and solutions using web technologies and based on open source solutions.US Virgin Islands government document management system for tracking all legislation and publishing the data on-line for transparent public access.Custom EDI like integration of a major cabinet manufacturers CAD and order tracking systems to their dealers across the US using SAP Business One.

Managed all computer operations and financial software for a 40 million dollar company.Managed internal projects with MS Project and dotproject.Maintained network and primary systems uptime of over 99.5% with limited budget.Implemented EDI communications with over 30 major retail customers.Implemented a facility wide wireless network to facilitate data collection and reporting in real time.Developed Lot Number and inventory tracking systems outside of SAP to meet the rigorous needs of a food manufacturer and FDA compliance.Maintained a 24/7 help and support system with small staff.Early adopter of .NET technologies for internal projects.Supported all functions of the business: Accounting, HR, Payroll, Sales, Manufacturing, Lot Tracking, Shipping, etc.Grew the company from about 5 users on a Novel network to over 80 users using Citrix and ICA terminals.Metaframe and Microsoft Terminal Server to give better WAN connectivity to our proprietary database applications.Implemented standards based e-mail and web systems using Linux and qmail.Managed all aspects of Information Systems for the company including telephone and voice mail systems, LAN/WAN communication, software systems, and budgeting.Converted financial systems to SAP after being purchased by Bake-Line Group.

Responsibilities included installation, repair, upgrading, and user support of all PCs in the 4 branches of North Georgia Home Health.Administered and repaired local and wide area networks.Supported and installed various off the shelf and custom software on OS/2, Windows, DOS, Windows 95, Windows NT, and Novell NetWare 3.12 and 4.1.Developed and followed computer spending and maintenance budgets.Handled troubleshooting of AS/400 to PC database sharing and integration with custom database software written in FoxPro 2.6 running under NetWare 4.1 and OS/2.Authored custom FoxPro routines for the scheduling system and database.Ultimately responsible for all business computer support and implementation.

Responsibilities included installation, repair, upgrading and user support of all PCs installation and administration of Local Area Networks.Managed on demand communications from offices in Indiana and California.Supervised and administered Local Area Networks and PC connections to the AS/400.Designed and implemented Wide Area Networks for PCs.Generated weekly and daily reports of data retrieved from the AS/400 to the PC.Developed custom business applications on the PC under OS/2, Windows, and DOS