Alex Walker
Alex Walker
Phone: 323-299-0737
E-Mail: AlexCathy@aol.com
OBJECTIVE:
Software Engineer or Technical Specialist or Administrative Assistant… in an environment where I can apply extensive knowledge of desktop systems, Microsoft Office client/server, and IBM mainframes.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY:
A decade of programming experience, with nearly four (4) years experience developing, implementing, testing, and supporting C/C++, Visual Basic, and Microsoft Access applications. Experience with store systems: Symbol wireless devices, mainframes, IBM 4690 Store Systems, and desktop computers.
TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Visual C++ and Visual Basic – Worked with a team developing an interactive planning and analysis tool. Wrote, tested, and documented software in Visual C++, Visual Basic (VB), and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) . My Visual C++ DLL was called to generate graphics for planning diagrams. The VB program queries an MS Access database and drives Microsoft Excel using Windows Automation.
Visual Basic and Microsoft Access – Setup Access databases. Coded enhancements and fixes for employee information management system.
Operating Systems:
MS/Windows, MS/DOS, IBM 4690/OS, IBM MVS, IBM OS/390
Languages:
Visual Basic, VBA for MS Access, C++, IBM 390 Assembler, PL/I, COBOL
PC Hardware:
Windows; IBM 4690 Store Controllers; Symbol 3110 MS/DOS Wireless devices.
Mainframe Hardware:
IBM OS/390, IBM MVS/ESA, IBM AS/400
WORK EXPERIENCE:
SUNNYHILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Milpitas, California, 2002-2005
Administrative Assistant – Prepared weekly and monthly bulletins and reports using MS Office; Setup members and contacts database using Access and VBA.
HOPE REHABILITATION SERVICES, San Jose, California, 2001
MS Access Consultant – Enhancements and fixes for employee information management system.
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, San Jose, California, 2000-2001
Visual C++ – Visual Basic – MS Access Programming Consultant – Worked with a team developing an interactive planning and analysis tool for a major communications equipment manufacturer; Wrote, tested, and documented software in Visual C++, VB, and VBA.
BMC SOFTWARE, San Jose, California, 1999
Technical Specialist – Supported BMC MainView for IBM MVS, an enterprise system management program, including MainView Explorer running under Windows communicating with MVS host. Wrote an internal tool using Java to move files from UNIX server to MVS host via FTP.
BRADLEES DEPARTMENT STORES, Braintree, Massachusetts, 1996-98
Software Engineer – Developed software Using Visual C++ programming language for Symbol 3110 Handheld Data Terminals to display prices, print sales tickets, count inventory, process returns, and receive freight communicating with IBM 4690 Store System applications written in BASIC. Coded updates to mainframe COBOL programs and VSAM JCL using TSO.
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
PRAXIS INTERNATIONAL (CCA), Framingham, Massachusetts
Software Engineer – Helped develop Data Replicator. Assembly routines recorded changes on source Model204 IBM/MVS mainframe database to target Oracle system. Enhanced M204 Audit Report to
comply with user-group requirements. Worked with tech writers to update antiquated manuals.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES, Poughkeepsie, New York
Software Engineer – Developed, tested, and documented modules and macros for IBM MVS mainframe operating system Supervisor Services and Task Management. Led a team preparing functional specifications for new hardware support. Analyzed customer requirements and developed enhancement to system initialization services . Programmed and supported internal development tools using ISPF.
TECHNICAL TRAINING:
Boston University, Corporate Education Center, Boston, MAC and C++ Programming and Windows Developer Program, 1996
Microsoft Visual C++; Borland C++; Visual Basic; and VBA.
IBM Education, Boston, MA and Poughkeepsie, NY
AS/400 Concepts & Facilities; MVS System Programming; IBM/370 Assembly Language.
EDUCATION:
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA — Graduate study, Liberal Arts
Hampton University, Hampton, VA — Bachelor of Arts
