Objective

Obtain a position with an enthusiastic and diverse IT staff that will allow me to contribute the benefits of my knowledge and experience in solving challenges and completing projects, while at the same time providing opportunities to acquire new skills.

Employment History

1995 – present Independent Contractor

Consultant/Contractor for various clients in Central/Northern

Kentucky and the Cincinnati Ohio area. Completed

assignments in the construction, manufacturing, health care

and data processing industries. Recently relocated to

Minnesota.

1990 – 1995 James N. Gray Company

Lexington, KY

AS/400 System Administrator

Sole support/maintenance for IBM AS/400. Responsibilities

included programming, operations, technical support, disaster recovery, PC connectivity, and capacity planning.

Reason for leaving: wished to start my own business.

1981 – 1990 Fruit of the Loom, Inc.

Bowling Green, KY

Last position held was Systems Analyst. Duties included

programming on an IBM Sys/34, IBM Sys/36, as well as

an Amdahl mainframe. Heavily involved in Order Processing

and Shipment Management, which also involved extensive

travel to manufacturing plants for software/hardware

installation and user training.

Reason for leaving: opportunity for greater experience with

AS/400.

1980 – 1981 First State Bank

Middlesboro, KY

Programming and operations on an IBM Sys/34.

Reason for leaving: opportunity for growth at FOL.

Education

1986 Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Resumed education. Completed 15 hours with 4.0 GPA.

1981 Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, TN

Studied accounting in conjunction with bank employment.

1978 – 1980 Carson-Newman College

Jefferson City, TN

3.9 GPA in management and information systems courses.

I have also completed various classes/seminars by IBM and AMA.

Applications/Skills

JD Edwards OS/400 SEU

Order Processing DOS SDA

Shipment Management Microsoft Office Apps Construction

RPG programming PC Support Health Care

CL programming File Transfer Data Processing

Subfile programming Databases Tech Support

Documentation User Training

Memberships/Community

Member of Mensa

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer

CASA Project of Lexington

Volunteer tutor in reading and math for elementary school age children.