About Me

Arkansas Department of Higher Education

Senior Project/SSIS Manager

Modernized current ETL processes by adding a process to loop through a folder structure of schools to pull in data to be processed in a single location. Afterwards, the process performed data validation using stored procedures and then generate processing results to the schools in the form of a flat file and/or MS Excel format.

Qunatum Edge

Software Developer

Developed software using Adobe ColdFusion, MySQL, the JavaScript framework Vue.js, VS Code IDE, and Navicat SQL management interface.

GDH Consulting

SSIS Administrator

Rewrote and modernized ETL processes for the Arkansas Department of Higher Education using SQL Server 2016 and SSIS using Visual Studio 2017, and focusing on efficiency, ease of use by the end users and low maintenance by automating cumbersome tasks. In addition, I trained their technical staff on developing and maintaining SSIS processes.

Northrop Grumman

Technical Lead/Project Manager/Software Engineer

Provided Agile project management and technical leadership to projects for Northrop Grumman’s DevOps team. Responsible for research and development for process improvement and standardization of management processes as well as contract coordination for the Arkansas Information Systems Support (ISS) Project Management Office with annual sales of $30 million and 130 staff. Provided Project Manager and Senior Software Engineer duties including reporting to upper-level management, scheduling, WBS definition, team leadership and project architecture and direction. This period also involved identifying requirements, developing and implementing software solutions per our customers’ business needs, and mentoring junior developers.

Celerit

Systems Architect

Analyze and streamline client’s process through system and software design. Draft proposals and present projects to our company’s clients. Develop Client/Server and multi-tier web based applications using Microsoft Visual Basic, JavaScript, Active Server Pages, and Microsoft SQL Server. Development consisted of business analysis, database architecture, database administration, and user interface design. Drafted documentation for the end user and technical support personnel.

Edgewater Technologies

Software Developer

Development of Client/Server and multi-tier web based applications using Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual Interdev and Microsoft SQL Server. Development consisted of business analysis, system design, database architecture and database administration, user interface design, creation, testing and training users on the finished product.

Birch Tree Communities

Chief Financial Officer/MIS Administrator

Prepared and presented financial statements. Provided financial analysis to Board of Directors. Tracked financial trends, performed what-if scenarios, risk analysis and financial planning. Supervised staff accountants. Supervised procedures and operations in accounts payable and receivable. Assured the effectiveness of internal controls. Assured and directed compliance with regulatory requirements.

System administration on our SCO Unix operating system and Windows NT network. Diagnosis and problem solving. Instructed users in the use of the operating system and application software. Chaired the MIS committee that drafted the information system policies and procedures in compliance with regulatory agencies.