Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

* Database and application developer and support.
* Application support & development, especially in a financial services/business environment.
* Microsoft SQL Server, Management Studio, Enterprise Manager, Query Analyzer.
* Team environment or individual projects.

I thrive in an environment where there is a variety of projects and tasks, along with the opportunity to leverage my existing knowledge and skill set into new knowledge and skills, and apply them to new situations.

I've always explained my ability to pick up new computer-related skills as being similar to the "universal language translator" in Star Trek (TOS - "Metamorphosis"): Some concepts are universal; the only question is how to apply them in a specific situation.

I'm proud to call myself a computer geek, but I'm equally proud that I can "speak English" to non-techies, and am frequently asked to proofread both technical and non-technical documents.

An endorsement that speaks for itself: Throughout my career as a consultant (self-employed and otherwise), I have had multiple clients offer me full-time positions with their firms.

And I'm especially proud that throughout my professional career, all my employers and clients have known that they could bring me a question/problem/issue, and that it will be resolved in a timely manner.

I enjoy the camaraderie of competitive team sports; I've been instrumental in organizing various games in my community. Our Sunday morning (pickup) softball game is in its ninth season. I also play league softball and baseball.

For more, please see: http://www.datawaretech.com for a profile and resume.

Work History

• Clover Capital Managment (Federated Clover Investors)
• Senior Project Manager/Application Developer
• May 2004 to Present

• End user support/helpdesk.
  Intermediary between end users and tech support for various desktop applications including (but not limited to): Indata portfolio management, various custom MS Access packages, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook.
  Design, code, & implement custom database packages.
  SQL Server back end, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Visual FoxPro interfaces.
  Configure & support user desktops, using Windows 2000 and XP.
  MS Windows network support.

• Edgemere, Inc./NetWorks, Inc./Structured Technologies, Inc.
• Director of Application Development
• January 1995 to November 2003

• Consult with clients (management and end-users) to design, develop and support clients' systems, using Microsoft FoxPro and Visual FoxPro (VFP) power tools and programming language, including using VFP as front-end for SQL Server back-end, and object-oriented programming (OOP).
  Support and write custom modifications for SBT Accounting Systems/AccPac (Vision Point and Pro Series).
  Write and publish user and system documentation using Microsoft Word for Windows.
  Project Management for my own and other developers’ projects at various levels.
  Software application testing and debugging, and Technical and End-User Documentation.

Education

• University of Rochester - William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration
• MBA, Finance, Information Systems, Accounting
• 1984 - 1986

• City University of New York-Baruch College
• BBA, Finance, Marketing
• 1979 - 1983

• Baruch Scholar
  Early Admissions
  Dean's List (3 years)