Barry J. Netzley

Computer Consultant
Professional History

SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL FOCUS

Specializing in database and Web development. Extensive background in analysis, design, development, programming, testing and training in a variety of environments and assignments. Strong interpersonal skills, seasoned IT professional.

PERSONAL STRENGTHS

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, organized, self-motivated, solution-oriented, patient and personable.

• Proficient in structured design techniques and all phases of the project life cycle. Experienced with platforms and projects of all types and sizes.

• Skilled at quickly learning new disciplines.

• Logical, thorough, analytical thinker and creative problem solver.

• Adept at working with others at their level of sophistication. Willing teacher, enthusiastic mentor, good listener, natural leader.

• Seasoned Information Services professional in contract and salaried positions. Equally suited to team-oriented and solo assignments.

ROLES / RESPONSIBILITIES

	Feasibility Study Systems Analysis Systems Design Process Flow Analysis Data Flow Analysis Programming	Quality Assurance Acceptance Testing Implementation Enhancements Maintenance Conversion	Project Management Documentation Standards and Procedures Test Scripts Training

LANGUAGES / DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS

	4th Dimension FileMaker Access HTML OOP RAD	RDBMS GUI BASIC COBOL COBOL II Assembler	JCL and PROCs CLIST DYL-280 DYL-260 RPG TELON CSP

DESKTOP ENVIRONMENTS

	Windows Office Suite Word Excel Outlook Exchange	Access Internet Explorer Netscape Communicator Visio Novell NetWare Extra! Attachmate	Apple Macintosh Mac OS WordPerfect Binder TAO

LEGACY ENVIRONMENTS

	IBM 9672-Rxx IBM ES/9000 IBM 30xx IBM 43xx IBM 370 Amdahl 5860 OS/390/MVS/ESA OS/390 MVS/XA/ESA OS/MVS/XA OS/MVS OS/VS2/MVS OS/VS1 VM/CMS VM DOS/VSE DOS/VS DB2 IMS/DB	TSO ISPF SDSF JES2 RACF ACF2 SAR SAM EMC2 WSF2 PROFS Script Panvalet Librarian Roscoe Endevor Sync-sort IDCAMS VSAM	Optimizer Abend-Aid Data-Xpert Data-Link File-Aid SmartEdit SmarTest XPEDITER JCLCHECK INFOPAC UCC-1 UCC-7 CA-1 CA-7 CA-11 SMS TMS NDM XCHANGE

APPLICATIONS

	Finance Accounting Billing Payroll Scheduling Order Entry Inventory Shipping	Commissions Claims Policy Proposal Policy Exhibit Mortgage Servicing Contract and Escrow Settlement / Reconciliation Automated Clearing House	Real Estate Year-End Processing Acquisitions and Mergers Audit / Compliance Disaster Recovery Internet World Wide Web

INDUSTRIES

	Banking Insurance Telecommunications Transportation	Wood Products Manufacturing Defense Internet Services	Corporate Business Small Business Software Development Vertical Markets

CLIENTS

	CenturyTel CNF Transportation Weyerhaeuser	First Interstate Bank US Bank ADC Telecommunication	TransAmerica Hughes Aircraft

WORK EXPERIENCE

			Consultant
	07/00 - Present		1099 time and materials

• Working as an Independent Computer Consultant providing a variety of services and support to clients on an hourly basis.

• Specializing in custom database development and Web development.

• Installing and upgrading software packages, troubleshooting, tutoring and training.

• Apple Macintosh, Mac OS, 4th Dimension, Foundation, FileMaker, HTML, Eudora, Netscape Communicator, Fetch, FirstClass, BulkRate.

			Consultant
	01/00 - 07/00		W-2 sub-contract position

• Supported out-of-state users of sales crediting and forecasting system. Assisted users in all aspects of transition from simple spreadsheets and facsimiles to sophisticated Web-enabled client/server relational database with complex crediting rules and sales department structures.

• Coordinated, prioritized and tracked all requests, problems, revisions and upgrades. Facilitated communication between user community and senior database developer.

• Coordinated move of servers from Portland to Minnesota, resolved performance issues, revised and imported bookings and backlog data, resolved weekend report production issues.

• 4th Dimension, 4D Server, 4D Client, 4D Compiler, 4D Insider, 4D Tools, Windows NT, Windows 95, Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, pcAnywhere, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat Distiller.

			Consultant
	05/99 - 10/99		W-2 sub-contract position

• Responsible for developing comprehensive plan for conducting company-wide integration test as final phase of Year 2000 Compliance Project.

• Developed Integration Test Plan, documenting all aspects of integration test.

• Identified company's key business functions and applications as required by federal 10-Q Year 2000 regulations.

• Developed data flow diagram depicting critical path of applications to be included.

• Developed test-plan calendar detailing flow of business functions through multiple applications, predecessor/successor interdependencies and sequential placement within the testing schedule.

• Designed Access database to manage test cases and scripts.

• Managed development of explicit test cases and test scripts.

• Assisted with preparation, execution, issue resolution and validation of the actual integration test.

• IBM 9672-R46, 9672-R55, OS/390/MVS/ESA, TSO, ISPF, SDSF, VSAM, DB2, IMS/DB.

• Windows 95, Novell NetWare, Microsoft Office 97, Word, Excel, Access, Visio, TAO, Netscape Navigator, Extra! Attachmate.

			Consultant
	08/97 - 03/99		W-2 sub-contract position

• As first member of Enterprise Testing Team within Year 2000 Compliance Project, assisted in the development of team's strategies and functional organization; trained and assisted others joining team; wrote detailed procedures for conducting compliance testing.

• Developed master process flow diagram depicting the interdependencies of corporation's critical business functions.

• Developed white paper evaluating team's vulnerabilities in meeting stated objectives using resources and strategies then available; recommended appropriate alternatives.

• Developed white paper addressing the complexities of conducting enterprise-wide testing by business function. Devised appropriate alternatives and made recommendations.

• Developed seminal business process testing packet. Developed testing packets for individual processes. Wrote individualized test cases and test scripts to be executed during future enterprise testing.

• IBM ES/9000, OS/390, TSO, ISPF, SDSF, SAR, VSAM, IDCAMS, SMS, CA-1, CA-7, File-Aid, SmarTest, SmartEdit, XPEDITER, Sync-sort, XCHANGE, COBOL, COBOL II, DYL-280, CSP (TELON), JCL, PROCs.

• Windows NT Workstation, Windows 95, Microsoft Office 97, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Binder, Visio, Extra! Attachmate.

			Consultant
	01/95 - 08/97		1099 time and materials

• Working as a Personal Computer Consultant, provided a variety of services and support to clients on an hourly basis.

• Provided tutoring and training, installation, upgrades, Internet access, custom Web sites and database development.

• Apple Macintosh, Mac OS, 4th Dimension, Foundation, FileMaker, HTML, Word, Nisus Writer, M.Y.O.B, Eudora, Claris Emailer, Netscape Navigator, NewsWatcher, Fetch, America Online, CompuServe, MacNav, FirstClass, BulkRate, MacTCP, Open Transport, PPP, FreePPP, Telnet, Internet, MODEMs and ISPs.

FIRST INTERSTATE BANK

			Consultant
	09/93 - 12/94		W-2 sub-contract position

• Provided maintenance support for Connex off-line system working with the nightly settlement and reconciliation of ATM transactions.

• Assisted with software relocation to Arizona from Portland.

• Provided programming and conversion support to the Automated Clearing House (ACH) group for the acquisition of several smaller banks by First Interstate.

• Assisted with ongoing enhancements, maintenance and production support of the ACH system.

• IBM ES/9000, MVS/XA/ESA, SAM, JES, ACF2, TSO, SDSF, SAR, TMS, CA-7, CA-11, INFOPAC, SMS, NDM, EMC2, VSAM, IDCAMS, DITTO, File-Aid, Data-Xpert, SmarTest, SmartEdit, Endevor, Delux Data System's Connex, COBOL II, DYL-280, JCL, PROCs.

			Consultant
	09/92 - 08/93		W-2 sub-contract position

• Working in the Real Estate Servicing Group, provided sole support for Contract and Escrow System.

• Assisted with release upgrades and system retrofits on Mortgage Servicing System.

• Provided ad hoc reporting for the Real Estate Marketing Department.

• IBM ES/9000, MVS/XA/ESA, RACF, TSO, SDSF, SAR, TMS, UCC-7, PROFS, VSAM, Data-Xpert, Data-Link, COBOL, DYL-280, JCL, PROCs.

WEYERHAEUSER

			Consultant
	06/90 - 03/92		W-2 sub-contract position

• Provided expertise and programming support in an on-line paper manufacturing environment where local minicomputer's roll tracking, inventory, machine scheduling and shipping applications interfaced with remote mainframe's order entry, inventory and shipping functions.

• Improved inventory controls and metric conversion routines; provided smooth transition during department restructuring.

• By studying the intricacies of the software and hardware, implemented local support for table-driven logic and improved file and screen input/output.

• IBM Series/1, 4381, EDX, EXEDIT, $FSEDIT, $RJESNA, COBOL, EDL.

			MCS III / Business
	04/88 - 01/90		salaried position

• Project management, enhancements and maintenance for Integrated Payroll/Personnel System, a batch mainframe package providing weekly paychecks to over 50,000 employees worldwide.

• As Year-End/Payroll Project Manager, worked with multiple departments, divisions and companies to develop detailed action plan. Managed assignments for W-2 distribution, holiday and year-end processing.

• As International Compensation/Payroll Coordinator, managed labor and machine costs on fixed-bid project with critical scheduling requirements. Developed and executed system and user-acceptance tests.

			Consultant
	11/87 - 04/88		W-2 sub-contract position

• Provided timely mainframe programming support to Corporate Payroll Systems with a minimum of supervision.

• Worked with users and technical staff to investigate and resolve a variety of priority batch programing requests, many vital to year-end processing.

• Amdahl 5860, OS/MVS/XA, VM, JES2, RACF, SAR, TSO, SDSF, Panvalet, PROFS, Script, WSF2, TMS/UCC-1, CA-7, Optimizer, Abend-Aid, Data-Xpert, JCLCHECK, IMS/VS DB DC data structures, IDCAMS, ISI/IPPS (Integral), COBOL, Report Writer, CLIST, JCL, PROCs.

			Consultant
	02/87 - 04/87		1099 contract position

• Member of development team for PC LAN-based insurance package. Provided feasibility studies and development of user-requested enhancements, systems analysis of package upgrades, programming and installation support for vendor's product.

• IBM PC, XT, AT, LAN, MS DOS, SPF/PC, Xtree, Word, Wordstar, MS COBOL.

			Programmer/Analyst
	01/86 - 07/86		salaried position

• Converted batch programs to serve as interim billing system on mainframe.

• Poorly structured and undocumented system was modified as part of a major LIFE/70 implementation project under severe staffing and time constraints.

• IBM OS/MVS/XA, TSO, ISPF, RACF, Panvalet, PROFS, VSAM, COBOL, DYL-260, DYL-280, JCL, PROCs.

			Consultant
	03/85 - 01/86		1099 sub-contract position

• Developed batch prescription drug auditing system on mainframe. Required extensive involvement with high-level management and vendors to design and develop this unprecedented system.

• Implementation revealed major billing discrepancies, resulting in the recovery of overpayments and substantial revisions to industry price-setting and billing practices.

• IBM DOS/VSE, VSAM, COBOL, JCL.

			Consultant
	01/85 - 03/85		1099 sub-contract position

• Provided feasibility study for major project: master-file audit on mainframe for determining correct primary and secondary insured.

• Required working with management and users, development of batch information-gathering job streams and a working model.

• IBM 3083, OS/VS2/MVS, JES2, TSO, ISPF, Panvalet, VSAM, COBOL, DYL-260, DYL-280, JCL.

			Consultant
	09/84 - 12/84		1099 sub-contract position

• Developed mainframe conversion and validation modules between batch Policy Maintenance System insurance package and in-house financial system.

• Converted nonstandard file formats, producing numerous reports via Report Management System.

• Critical acceptance tolerances on free-form data required specialized parsing and quality-assurance routines.

• IBM 3083J, OS/MVS, JES2, TSO, ISPF, Panvalet, VSAM, COBOL, Report Writer, DYL-280, JCL, PROCs.

			Consultant
	02/84 - 07/84		1099 contract position

• Tailored and installed batch agent's commissions package to interface with major life insurance packages on mainframes and to specific customer environments and needs.

• Developed and enhanced JCL, programs, system standards and implant procedures for vendor's newly developed product.

• IBM 4341, 370/145, OS/MVS, DOS/VSE, DOS/VS, JES2, TSO, Roscoe, Librarian, CONDOR, ETSS II, CSSF, VSAM, LIFE/70, CFO, COBOL, DYL-260, JCL, PROCs.

			Consultant
	10/82 - 01/84		1099 sub-contract position

• Converted batch order entry system from NCR minicomputer to IBM mainframe.

• Required converting Assembler to COBOL, developing OS JCL from operator-intervened OCL, converting data from ASCII to EBCDIC.

• IBM 4341, OS/VS1, SPM II, Panvalet, VSAM, COBOL, JCL, PROCs.

• NCR 151, DOS, OCL, Neat/3.

			Programmer/Analyst
	01/80 - 08/82		salaried position

• Member of installation team for LIFE/70 insurance package on mainframe. Developed real-time policy proposal system, on-line policy exhibit system and batch billing system on mainframe and minicomputer.

• IBM 370/145, VM/CMS, OS/VS1, Panvalet, PROFS, VSAM, LIFE/70, COBOL, DYL-260, DYL-280, Assembler, JCL, PROCs.

• Datapoint ARC, DOS, Tools, Datashare.

			Programmer/Analyst
	10/78 - 01/80		salaried position

• Team development of on-line medical malpractice claims system on minicomputer to replace service bureau's antiquated and undocumented batch system.

• Wrote accounts receivable section of specialized on-line microprocessor-based package for the oil industry.

• Datapoint ARC, 4650, 6600, 1500, DOS, Tools, Datashare, Databus.
  

			Programmer
	02/78 - 10/78		salaried position

• Team development of on-line accounting packages for microprocessor.

• Team development of comprehensive real-time minicomputer package for the real estate industry.

• Datapoint 1500, 1800, DOS, Tools, Databus.

• Pursinger K5, IRIS OS, Business BASIC.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

	Member	Apple Solution Experts
	Member	Portland Macintosh Users Group
	Charter Member	Macintosh Professionals Network

TRAINING

	4D Quantum Leap 4D Summit Conference 2000 Thin Client Java       Java Programming Fundamentals       Enterprise Development with JFC Swing       Enterprise Development with JDBC       Enterprise Development with CORBA & Java Application Framework for e-business Introducing ColdFusion 4.0 4D Summit Conference 1997	Walt Nelson & Associates Automated Solutions Group & 4D, Inc. IBM Learning Services IBM Learning Services DevTech Incorporated Summit Conferences, LLC.	12/00 10/00 12/99 11/99 08/99 10/97

	Advanced Consulting Skills II Franklin Time Management Advanced Consulting Skills I Excelerator (CASE) Structured Design Methods Structured Analysis Methods Overview of Structured Methods Command Level CICS Panvalet On-Line LIFE/70 (four classes) Datashare Programming Programming, Operations Portland Community College	Villard-Lindsay & Company Franklin International Institute Villard-Lindsay & Company C&DP Institute Info Systems, Inc. Info Systems, Inc. C&DP Institute Crown City Business Systems Pansofic Systems The Continuum Company Datapoint Corporation Control Data Institute 4.00 GPA	12/89 11/89 04/89 03/89 11/88 10/88 09/88 02/84 06/81 01/81 06/78 02/78