Gerard Coleman

318 Hansen Road

Schaghticoke, New York 12154

(518) 664-6702                                                                                               coleman_gerard@hotmail.com

                                                                                                                       

Summary

Over twenty-two years of diversified experience in analysis and development of business information systems, including data base design and network administration in a high-tech manufacturing environment. In-depth knowledge of process control, implementation of large-scale projects, and use of standardized hardware and software strategies in small and large business environments.

 

Professional experience/accomplishments

Computer Operator 1/2004 to Present (part-time/weekends)

Peter Harris Clothes Latham, New York

·        Perform system backup of corporate data on UNIX mainframe system

·        Setup and run weekly and monthly sales analysis reports

Sales Associate 1/2004 to 7/2004

GNC Troy, New York

·        Sell and stock nutritional supplements.

bookeeper/office assistant 5/2004 to 6/2004

(Laid-off 6/22/2004)

Ashline Plumbing, Heating and Air conditioning, Watervliet, New York

·        Office support for accounts payable/receivable and payroll

Sales Associate 11/2003 to 1/2004 (temporary/seasonal)

Macy’s Department Store Albany, New York

·        Sold and stocked luggage for the holiday season.

·        Opened and closed POS terminals (register)

Sales Consultant 4/2003 to 10/2003

Advantage Chrysler-Jeep Troy, New York

·        Advised clients in the selection and purchase of new and used vehicles.

·        Sold new and used vehicles.

Data Base Administrator/Network Administrator 11/1999 to 8/2002
(Laid-off 8/13/2002)
Molecular OptoElectronics Corporation (MOEC) Watervliet, New York

·        Created a product testing data capture and reporting system for use in the manufacturing of optical components.

·        Designed and implemented a custom material requirements planning (MRP) system for the manufacturing of optical (photonic) components using client-server applications and relational databases.

·        Developed a web-based enterprise resources planning (ERP) system using state-of-the-art Microsoft technologies (IIS, SQL Server, .NET)

·        Managed corporate anti-virus and e-mail systems.

·        Supervised development team.

Technology Trainer/Lead Technology Trainer 10/1996 to 10/1999
CompUSA Latham, New York

·        Developed custom courseware and material for an advanced HTML 4 class, concentrating on compliance with the Web Accessibility Guidelines as defined by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Taught the class to New York State and State University webmasters and content producers.

New York State Higher Education Services Corporation 1976 to 1996
Albany, NY:

Data Base Programmer Analyst I 1984 to 1996

·        Redesigned, and led the implementation team for, critical and complex functions of a federally funded student loan system. Reduced the amount of code in the entire application by 77% with commensurate increase in processing speed and reduction of maintenance costs.

·        Designed and developed a system to detect and prevent fraud within a high-visibility, 24/7 financial institution, saving federal and state government millions of dollars.

·        Optimized database and system load for an IBM mainframe environment, reducing costs and time-to-finish of critical reporting functions by 80%.

Senior Systems Analyst 1981 to 1984

·        Designed and developed a Y2K compliant module to accurately determine exact dates based on input of any date plus or minus any number of days, months, or years. This module was called by all programs in the student loans system. It was still in use as of 2002.

Also with HESC:

Associate Programmer/Analyst 1981

Programmer/Trainee 1980-1981

Data Entry Machine Operator 1976-1980

 

Summary of technical experience/skills

Hardware

·        IBM PC Compatibles (Dell, Compaq)

·        Apple Macintosh

·        HP Printers (DeskJet, LaserJet) and Print Servers

·        3COM Switches

Software

·        Microsoft, Lotus, and Corel office suites (word processing, spread sheet, database, presentation)

·        Microsoft Windows NT through XP (client/server environments)

·        Microsoft Office Development Environment (VBA)

·        Relational Data Base Management Systems (SQL)

§        MS SQLServer 7/2000

§        MS Access 2000/XP

§        IBM DB2

·        Visual Studio 6.0 and .NET (VB, C#)

·        Sun ONE Studio 4 (JAVA)

·        Macromedia Dreamweaver 3/4

·        XHTML/CSS

·        XML/XSL

·        Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition

·        Exchange 5.5/2000 (e-mail services)

·        Internet Information Services (IIS)

·        Microsoft Project 2000 (project management)

Applications

·        Loan Tracking and Pursuit

·        Manufacturing Resource Planning

·        Product Testing and Quality Control

·        Web Services

·        Health Care Provider Case Management

 

Education

Union College Schenectady, New York
Major: Liberal Arts
Minor: Computer Science