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Web and program design and development for a large Educational Data Warehouse and the Student Information System. Coded and tuned SQL. Created and modified utilities, ETL software and conversion programs in C/C++, Java, Perl, C#, PHP. Worked on infrastructure tasks on Windows and Linux systems such as installing Apache, git, gitweb, PostgreSQL, PGAdmin. Redesigned and rewrote the department's web site using HTML, CSS, AJAX and JavaScript, JQuery and Bootstrap. Wrote web based reports with IBM Cognos BI software using relational databases (DB2) and multi-dimensional databases (cubes) I created. Researched using mobile development solutions for sharing information such as Mosync and Apache Cordova and Android NDK. Maintained documentation, procedures, FAQs in HTML, Word and Google Doc formats.

Wrote programs to control movement of robots and monitor feedback from robotic controllers in C++ and MFC. Wrote requirements, specifications, help documentation as well as designed and coded applications.

Designed intranet web site. Coded CGI programs to display Oracle data in Perl and C/C++ and created HTML used for the site. Wrote C/C++ programs for ETL across networked computers using BSD sockets. Coded programs that interacted with and retrieved data from Oracle databases using pro*c and OCI. Installed Apache, Perl and other programs for intranet use. Used MinGW (GNU gcc/g++) compiler to build some of the ETL programs I created. Did volunteer work for the MinGW Open Source project, including creating the original documentation for the project, in my free time. Attended training courses in SQL and SQL tuning by Oracle.

Worked with Sybase SQL on a Unix platform and Codebase on a Windows platform. Coded programs to input, output and update information to and from Sybase SQL databases. Wrote graphical user interfaces and database access routines for field applications requiring data entry using Borland C/C++ and OWL. Wrote a Windows based communications program to do terminal emulation and transfer files using X and Z modem. Updated Unix communications software to work with Z modem protocols.

Programmed in C, C++ and LISP. Performed CASE (computer-aided software engineering)analysis using Yourdon-DeMarco design techniques. Worked with user interfaces such as XVT (cross-platform GUI) and database access using Paradox engine. Coded and maintained conversion programs. Wrote AutoCAD applications in C and LISP.

Coded, designed, maintained and tested cross-platform graphical plot packages. Programmed in FORTRAN, C using MOTIF, X and other user interface libraries. Also wrote batch programs for UNIX, PC and VAX. Worked on all aspects of the plotting packages from creating and developing user interfaces to creating and manipulating bitmap graphics to writing output for screens and printer devices. Familiar with life-cycle management processes of software development. Organized documented and coded general purpose routine libraries and systems software. Wrote specifications, design, coding standards and training documents. Fielded technical questions by phone. Trained other employees and gained supervisory experience.

Master'S Degree, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Engineering With Computer Emphasis