Patricia Couture Email & Phone Number

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Manager with the Insourced Solutions for Tax (IST) team at PwC developing and supporting the State Lifecycle Tool corporate income tax solution.

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Contractor with TalentWave on assignment at Insourced Solutions for Tax (IST) at PwC.• Designed, implemented, maintained and supported several automation solutions (data collection and reporting are some examples) used by various individuals and teams within PwC utilizing my analytical, problem-solving, programming and database skills.• Assisted with uploading new state tax forms and creating new screens and calculation functions both via front-end tools and back-end database processes.• Assisted with the process of e-filing client tax returns and tracking their progress.• Created and maintained several Google Sheets trackers to gather analytics used by both leadership and development teams. These trackers rely heavily on querying data from other Google Sheets trackers.

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Developed, maintained, and supported the Corporate and International income tax software solutions and License File Generator internal tool using the following programming languages and technologies: Visual C++, VB 6, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, MFC, MS SQL Server, and T-SQL. • Experienced with multiple versions of MS Visual Studio IDE up through 2013 and multiple versions of MS SQL Server up through 2014. • Experienced in using MKS Integrity version control system and Axosoft Ontime bug tracking and project management system.• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail.• Specialized in the design and development of application UI, Import/Export, and Reports.• Created and updated reports using Active Reports for use in the Custom Reporter application.• Experienced in creating and providing documentation, training, and support for internally-developed tools as well as various income tax software product features.• Recognized as the Subject Matter Expert regarding the License File Generator internal tool used by several functional areas of the company and deemed critical to the installation of the income tax products.• Demonstrated ability to successfully work both independently and with a team to manage and meet hard project deadlines.• Proven ability to adapt to changing work environments, shifting program requirements, and new challenges.• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats.• Proven ability to work successfully remotely.

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Developed, maintained, and supported the A·Plus·Tax product line of income tax software solutions which included Fixed Assets Manager, and the Individual, Partnership, and Corporate income tax solutions along with various internal supporting applications (License File Generator, Bridges, E-File Manager) using the following programming languages and technologies: Visual C++, C, VB 6, MS Visual Studio, MFC, MS SQL Server, and T-SQL. • Worked in a team environment on the design, implementation, maintenance, and support of Windows 32-bit development environment using OOA&D, OOP, COM, MS Visual C++ and MS Visual Source Safe to implement, maintain and support various A·Plus·Tax product and systems programs. • Spent two of these years working in a dual-development environment maintaining and supporting the DOS-based A·Plus·Tax suite of products (Andersen’s proprietary tax software product line) while developing a new Windows 16-bit version of these products, eventually migrating from 16-bit to 32-bit Windows platform. • Worked on various development teams responsible for implementing the A·Plus·Tax DOS-to-Windows Conversion program as well as the initial Windows versions of the Fixed Assets Manager and Electronic Filing products and the BNA Export and Quicken Import modules.• Created and updated reports using Crystal Reports for use in the Fixed Assets Manager application.Other positions held at Arthur Andersen: Senior Application Developer, Application Developer, Customer Support Representative

Bs, Systems Science/Business

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Pi, DPMASpent two semesters as a co-operative education student working as a computer programmer.

Aa, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, Concert Band, Jazz Band