ROBERT T. OWENS

www.rtosolutions.com

rowens@rtosolutions.com

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OBJECTIVE         To enhance my skills as a computer programmer developing WEB applications utilizing                                   Sun JAVA, and Microsoft WEB technologies.

SKILLS

Web:       ASP                                                       .NET                                       C#

                JAVA                                                     JSP                                        EJB

                Flash                                                      Fireworks                           JavaScript

                VBScript                                               HTML                                    PowerJ

IIS                                                           Weblogic                              IPlanet

Client Server:

                PowerBuilder 4-8 PFC                     EAStudio                               "C"

                Visual Basic                                                     

Databases:

Sybase/Transact SQL                      Microsoft SQL Server                 DB2

Access

Operating Systems:

                Windows                                              Windows CE

OS/2                                                      UNIX(Sun/HP)

Mainframe:

                COBOL / COBOL II                            CICS                                     VSAM / QSAM

                 IMS                                                       TSO                     

 

EDUCATION         

Bachelor of Science - May 1991

     Major: Computer Science

     Minor: Mathematics

Northern Illinois University; DeKalb, Illinois       

                  

AAS Degree - May 1988

SPECIALIZATION:  AAS in Electronics Technology

College of DuPage; Glen Ellyn, Illinois

                 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lead Programmer

CitiStreet (a division of CitiGroup) – Jacksonville, Florida

May 2000-Present

Worked on  Health Benefits and Pension web systems for CitiStreet’s Total Benefits Outsourcing Division. These Web systems used JSP, EJB’s, and JavaScript served up by the Weblogic webserver and a Sybase backend. Was responsible for design and enhancement of websystems for a multiple of clients. These systems are hosted on Sun UNIX boxes and Sybase was on HP Unix.  Also responsible for the development of internal JSP pages and EJB’s under both WEBLogic and Iplanet for an Intranet System.  This system gathered information from many different data sources including Access, SqlServer, and Sybase utilizing JDBC database connectivity.  It is used for problem tracking and resolution, project planning, team status, and keeps track of release information.

 

Consultant

Intermodal Support Services – Jacksonville, Florida

June 2001 – Present

Designed, developed, and maintain a large internet system for the processing of purchase orders. This  system built from scratch utilizes ASP, VBScript, JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, and SQL2000 to present a thin client solution. Was hired to come in and design and develop a system, train their staff, and maintain a dedicated hosting solution. This system is used across the US from 20 different offices. The go live date on this was 10/22/2001 and can be viewed at www.intermodalsupport.com. The system includes extensive reporting capabilities, the downloading of files to EXCEL, auto generated emails, and graphing. All technical aspects of this system were done by me from the registering the domain, setting up emails, developing and deploying the system, to the setup and maintenance of the outsourced dedicated server.

 

Webmaster

Container-IT – Atlanta, Georgia

February 2003 – Present

Designed, developed, and maintain a Flash website to facilitate sales of containers and related equipment  for the intermodal industry. This site built from scratch utilizes Flash to present dynamic web content to the potential customer. Was hired to come in and design and develop a website and integrate into an existing inventory system. The go live date on this was 4/7/2003 and can be viewed at www.container-it.com.

 

Other Projects

Created www.nationalmatchriflerests.com an ASP Access e-commerce solution. This site allows a person to order merchandise via an SSL connection and saves the credit card information and then sends an email to the merchant. The merchant can then log onto his secure site and process the order then generating an email back to the consumer notifying him or her their order has been shipped. Another project, www.drpware.com this is also an ASP Access site. This site is for dividend reinvestment portfolio management. It will be fully launched this spring, and the users will be charged a monthly fee for keeping track of the sales and purchases of  DRP’s.   I  also incorporated banner ads to allow the owner to host and create ads.  Also worked on www.anandahealth.com providing design and development support for this ASP Access e-commerce site. This company sells health products online. Architected a mechanism to allow the vendor to create specials dynamically for a particular sales campaign.  Another site I worked on was www.unclematts.com for a company www.redhotdigital.com who specializes in web design. Created a series of management screens to allow clients to fully automate their e-commerce site by allowing them to add and remove products change prices etc. Also created them an audit trail to better track their orders and customers. This site uses the Comersus cart engine and the linkpay creditcard processing engine. Most of these sites utilize Flash and Fireworks, ASP, JavaScript , VBScript technologies.

 

Consultant

SCANA - Columbia, South Carolina

April 1994 – May 2000

Worked with PowerJ and EA Studio to WEB enable some client server applications.  Developed JAVA applets and used  Powerbuilder 7 and Jaguar CTS on the back end.  Also wrote Html, ASP, VBScript, Javascript pages to call Jaguar transactional components as well as using the html datawindow to provide e-solutions.  Architected interfaces to other utility companies to create an integrated system for sharing of information in a deregulated power  industry.  Also developed a messaging system and server push mechanism using distributed Powerbuilder.  Responsible for design and development of GUI panels in PowerBuilder utilizing Sybase System 11 on the RS6000, as well as RPC calls to access DB2 data on the mainframe. Worked on a Customer Information System which interfaces to other Mainframe Systems as well as several PC based systems to be accessed by over one thousand users at various client sites with a centralized data source.  The system utilizes a PowerBuilder front end and accesses data from Sybase stored procedures written in Transact SQL as well as calling CICS transactions written in COBOL II via the Sybase NetGateway and Direct Connect to retrieve/update DB2 data on the host.  Also wrote “C/C++” dll’s called from PowerBuilder in addition to Windows SDK api functions to further enhance the functionality of our application.  Architected a Corporate wide Imaging system utilizing several Active X controls.  Worked in software distribution which included making applications version control aware, so when an application was run it determined if it was expired and if so navigated them to the appropriate web page for the user to download the latest version of the application.  Served as a mentor, for several new Powerbuilder developers  sharing my 6 years of Powerbuilder expertise with them to further their own careers.

Consultant

Allied Signal

October 97 – January 99

Responsible for design and development of GUI panels in PowerBuilder 6.5 and the PFC utilizing Sybase System 11 and stored procedures on HP UNIX. This project was a gathering of data from several machines in the manufacturing process of copper foil. Each machines statistics and well as lab data where stored on Sybase. Based on this data strategic business decisions were made for the pricing of the copper foil for the customer. The company was maintaining this data by hand and writing down stats on paper for each machines process and lab test. The application after implementation paid for itself within a month.  This application was completed on the side as I worked my current job.

 

Programmer Analyst

Policy Management Systems Corporation - Columbia, South Carolina

October 1992 - April 1994

Responsible for developing GUI applications in C, OS/2 PM integrating DB2/SQL utilizing Client Server technology.  Also wrote code generation programs in C to produce COBOL code to be run on the mainframe. Worked in a performance lab and was responsible for writing GUI applications for the interpretation of performance monitoring data. Converted Cobol modules with embedded SQL to ".sqc" modules.   

               

Policy Management Systems Corporation - Chicago, Illinois

May 1991 - October 1992

               

Responsible for supporting 20+ Blue Cross/Blue Shield organizations utilizing a vender financial package. Performed necessary analytical, programming, testing and documentation tasks to support their production systems. All modifications and enhancements were designed and written in structured COBOL, utilizing CICS and VSAM file handling on the mainframe computer system.

 

Internship, Cooperative Computer Center - Elmhurst,Illinois

January 1991 - May 1991

 

Performed various coding and testing tasks for the McCormick and Dodge Payroll System. Also wrote various interface modules in COBOL  on the mainframe computer system.

 

REFERENCES - Available upon request