| Education |
B.G.S., Computer Science |
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Roosevelt University |
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Chicago, IL 60605 |
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| Hardware/Software |
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| Hardware |
IBM PC, IBM Mainframe |
| Operating Systems |
OS, DOS, UNIX |
| Languages |
COBOL, COBOL II, CICS/MVS, BAL, Progress, SAS, APL |
| Database |
DB2, Spufi, QMF, Platinum |
| Software |
IBM utilities, Software Development Life Cycle,VSAM,
JCL, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, |
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| PC Skills |
MS Office Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint,
Outlook; WordPerfect, Photoshop, |
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Illustrator, ABC Flowcharter, FrontPage, QuickBooks
Pro, HTML, C |
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| Quality Background |
Team leader of management quality team. |
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Attended Philip Crosby Quality Education System |
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10 week program. Use system development |
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methodology for all tasks. |
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| Other Achievements |
Fellow, Life Management Institute, 1990 |
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Member of the Helping Hands Committee - Allstate |
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Dean's List: 1987, 1988, 1989 |
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Listed in The National Dean's List, 1987 and 1988 |
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Listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Junior
Colleges |
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Listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students |
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Member of MENSA since 1983 |
| March 2010 - Present |
Allstate Insurance Company |
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Northbrook, IL 60062 |
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Database Specialist |
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Run Business Objects and Microsoft Access to track New
Business policies broken |
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down into meaningful categories. Create spreadsheets
for upper management relating |
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findings. Identify and correct compliance issues
related to Property & Casualty lines |
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of business. Run Business Objects queries to identify
and maintain documentation |
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related to non-compliant policies and monitor
corrective actions taken. Insure that net |
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gains are realized in re-rating policies. |
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| June 2003 - December 2009 |
Planet Power, Inc. |
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Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 |
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Independent Consultant |
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Project manager in charge of internet development.
Cultivated new sales leads, |
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as well as overseeing a staff of web programmers. Ran
queries and compiled |
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data for management related to in-house business and
competitor intelligence. |
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Used disciplined approach to understand, define and
document business and |
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functional requirements. Used tools to map processes
and identify opportunities |
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for improvement and streamlining. Managed scope of
business requirements |
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keeping a focus on project benefits and delivery. |
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| November 1998 - May 2003 |
Ultra Stores, Inc. |
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Chicago, IL 60602 |
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Independent Consultant - 11/98 to 5/02
(Employee) Sr. Applications Developer - 6/02 to 5/03 |
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Managed small scale projects utilizing the system
development lifecycle (SDLC) |
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methodology. Assembled cross functional teams,
facilitated meetings to define |
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scope and requirements. Project leader in charge of
development and maintenance |
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of a Unix-based inventory system written in Progress
4GL/RDBMS. |
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| February 1998 - October 1998 |
Alliant Foodservice, Inc. |
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Deerfield, IL 60015 |
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Independent Consultant |
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Project leader of a technical support team. Fielded
calls from in-house personnel |
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and quickly resolved technical issues. Programmed in
COBOL II and Ideal on a |
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Tandem system. |
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| September 1996 - December 1997 |
Allstate Insurance Company |
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Northbrook, IL 60062 |
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Independent Consultant |
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Analyzed, designed, coded and installed a COBOL II
interface |
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for Cybertek's Cyberlife and an existing Allstate
System. |
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Extensive utilization of system development life cycle
(SDLC), |
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Xpediter for COBOL, and JCL. Created and executed test
plans and test cases to |
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ensure results were consistent with business
requirements. |
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| November 1995 - September 1996 |
Caremark Insurance Company |
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Lincolnshire, IL 60069 |
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Independent Consultant |
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Project leader of an On-line CICS Mail Order client
server |
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system. Programming in COBOL II utilizing DB2. Problem |
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analysis of critical production processes. Use of |
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Xpediter for CICS, Platinum for DB2. |
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| November 1993 - November 1995 |
Trustmark Insurance Company |
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Lake Forest, IL 60045 |
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Systems Analyst |
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Project leader responsible for design, implementation |
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and coordination of a DB2 premium calculation system. |
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Team leader of our management quality team. Training in |
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management, workforce empowerment, and interaction |
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management. Programming in Napersoft, Easytrieve, |
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COBOL, COBOL II, and SAS. |
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| November 1987 - October 1993 |
Allstate Life Insurance Company |
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Northbrook, IL 60062 |
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Senior Systems Programmer |
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Project leader on many projects. Extensive work in
design, |
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implementation and coordination of business functions. |
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Attended a one-week training module on project
management. |
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Programming in Assembler, COBOL, SAS, Easytrieve, and
APL. |
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| November 1985 - November 1987 |
Cybertek |
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Northbrook, IL 60062 |
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Applied use of JCL, Panvalet, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, |
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and IEBCOPY. Programming in Assembler and COBOL |
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at Kemper Life. |
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| June 1985 - November 1985 |
Chicago-Soft, Ltd. |
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Chicago, IL 60610 |
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Extensive user contact monitoring the progress of |
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software trials. Designed and implemented a |
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customer info system for inhouse use. |
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