Jeff Lowenstein Jeff.Lowenstein@outsourceitinc.com 415.307.9710
Dan Malochko danmolochko@comcast.net
Bob Thomson Bob@synapse-cs.com 650.222.5338
Jack Roth jack.roth@ongroup.com (800) 573-0300 x 1110
John Signorello jsignorello@ispbx.com cell 973-534-0888 Home 973-697-5591
Ron Walenciak ron.walenciak@sdg-nj.com 201-724-2613
The below in PDF format http://www.santacruzsites.com/Clients/Fast%20Forward/Resume2011.pdf
Will Johnson, 180 Seventh Ave, Suite #102, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(home) 831 688 6476 (office) 831 477 7125 (email) fft2001@aol.com
Twenty-five years experience in Pick BASIC / Universe. Seven years on Unix/AIX. Ten years on Windows.
Universe (Pick) Software Modification
Code and test required changes for upgrade of the state of Connecticut's Child Support Services software, in a team, managed by Auctor Corp., using a modified waterfall model of development. Universe on Unix
Database administrator and programmer for Universe on Windows NT. Modify application code for this business service and support company. Write code to launch MP3 player for voice recognition function from Universe using the AccuTerm's built-in VB object-oriented scripting. Also integrate application data with MS Access database using SQL and XML.
Database administrator and programmer for Universe on Unix / AIX. Modify application code for this manufacturing and distribution company. Write code to support order entry, invoicing, shipping, inventory and other typical distribution modules. Write VB scripts / Unix batch files to automate certain functions.
Project leader and programmer for the site www.flippinlures.com, an internet web store, catering to the fishing industry. Build tools to integrate back-end Universe application to website using Apache, mySQL, VB and PHP. Layout pages in HTML, and create Universe BASIC subroutines to provide customized responses to web-user input. Universe on Windows NT.
Database administrator and programmer for Advanced Pick on Windows, using The Programmer's Helper. Modify application code to support Inventory, Sales, Service, and Scheduling, for a nationwide, propane, retail distributor. Interface customer website for self-service bill payment.
Database administrator and programmer for Universe on AIX / Unix. Modify code to support the new county teacher payroll system written in Pick Basic, which replaced a legacy COBOL system that was not year-2000 compliant. System processed payroll for a few thousand teachers.
Programming Manager and programmer, direct report and teacher for eight other programmers for Perry Ellis international clothing manufacturer, distributor and retailer, based in New York City using Advanced Pick on Sequoia.
MvBase Software Modification
Modify application code for a software house selling an integrated, turnkey package for the distribution vertical. Code changes to support inventory, sales, A/R, A/P, G/L, payroll, physical inventory, order enter, invoicing, shipping and receiving. Write AccuTerm VB object-oriented scripts to automate shipping functions. Supported about twenty remote client companies, all running the same software.
Web Site Development
Create the site www.countyhistorian.com with an associated extension on Google's Knol whose articles together are currently seen by over 30,000 unique visitors per week. Created the internet brand "Chairpotato" whose entertainment articles are currently seen by over 6,000 unique visitors per week. Monetize with Amazon Affiliates, and Adsense; track with Google Analytics; customize with PHP.
Create the site www.flippinlures.com, an internet web store, catering to the fishing industry. Install, configure and maintain Apache on in-house web server. Build tools to integrate back-end Universe application to website using Apache, mySQL, VB and PHP. Layout pages in HTML, and create Universe BASIC subroutines to provide customized responses to web-user input.
Create or modify web sites for a variety of other small customers, using PHP, HTML, and CSS.
Industries
Distribution, Clothing, Health Care, Retail, Food, Software Development, Business-to-Business Services, Internet Sales, Internet Content
Selected Clients
Auctor Corporation 2010
CountyHistorian.com 2007-2010
OutSource It! 2003-2005, Universe on NT
Foster Farms 2000-2003 Universe (AFS Software) on AIX / Unix
FlippinLures.com 2000-2001 Universe on NT
Synapse Computer Solutions 1999-2001 MvBase on NT
Cornerstone Propane 1999-2000 Advanced Pick on NT
Santa Clara County Office of Education 1998-1999 Universe on AIX / Unix
Salant Corporation 1997-1998 Advanced Pick on Sequoia
Previous Experience
Project Leader, January 1996 to December 1997, New York City, NY
Programming Manager and chief technical lead at Salant / Perry Ellis, a global garment maker, headquartered in New York. Directly supervised and approved the work of eight senior-to-mid-level programmers, working on Advanced Pick on Sequoia.
Senior Programmer/Analyst, August 1995 to January 1996, New York City, NY
Pick BASIC programmer for HealthFirst, an HMO. Wrote expert-system, claims adjudication system that automatically resolved 40% of all claims submitted.
Contract Programmer, April 1991 to July 1995, New York City, NY
Pick BASIC programmer working on various length contracts for clients such as: Evergreen Financial Systems the Camry Group, and Health Services, all software companies; Execu-Tone, a telephone equipment manufacturer; BT Summit, an office supply distributor; Brooks Brothers, a retail clothing company; HealthFirst, an HMO; and Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, an energy producer in Buchanan, NY. Universe on AIX / Unix
Database Manager, August 1989 to April 1991, New York City, NY
Pick BASIC programmer for Life Extension Institute, a health-care provider. Only technical person on staff, so I did every computer-related function, from A to Z, including having my own budget and purchasing decision.
Contract Programmer, April 1988 to August 1989, New York City, NY
Pick BASIC programmer for ByTeq Computer Services, a software house writing code to support distribution companies, invoicing, A/R, A/P, inventory, sales, and manufacturing.
Database Manager, Jun 1985 to April 1988, Chicago, Illinois
Pick BASIC programmer for Borg-Warner Insurance Services, working on insurance software.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies and Math, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 1985
| Will Johnson dba Fast Forward Technologies | |
| 180 Seventh Ave, Suite 102, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 | |
| (home) 831 688 6476 (office) 831 477 7125 (E-mail) fft2001@aol.com |
Contract Programmer, Santa Cruz, CA dba: Fast Forward Technologies
Focusing on integrating back-end Universe (Pick) databases with a Web front-end.
Excellent communications skill, ability to pick up new technologies easily.
Twenty-five years of experience in Pick BASIC programming.
| Client: Auctor Corporation | Assignment: Universe Software Modification |
| Application: Administration | Dates: May 2010 to Oct 2010 |
| Vertical: Government | Platform: Universe on AIX / Unix |
| Client: www.countyhistorian.com | Assignment: Web Site Development |
| Application: Research | Dates:Jan 2007 to present |
| Vertical: Retail | Platform: Pick and Internet integration |
| Develop the web site countyhistorian to sell research and writing services. Develop articles of interest to a spectrum of readers, obtaining some first page Google hits. Also build the brand "Chairpotato" for selling entertainment products. Build a consistent and substantial view rate. Integrate with Web 2.0 social networking agents. Integrate with community editing presences sites.google and Knol. Integrate with monetization engines like Amazon and Adsense. Use Universe database and Visual Basic, PHP and Javascript tools to automate certain functions. | |
| Client: OutSource It | Assignment: Universe Software Modification |
| Application: Customer Service | Dates: Sep 2003 to Aug 2005 |
| Vertical: Business-to-Business | Platform: Universe on Windows NT |
| A business service and support operation handling direct customer contact and order processing for large customer-oriented operations. Write code which from inside Universe application, launches MP3 Player with a Visual Basic script written in AccuTerm. Interface MS Access table with SQL statements to build export files for importing to Universe, and vice versa. Work on XML files. | |
| Client: Foster Farms | Assignment: Universe AFS Software Modification |
| Application: Distribution | Dates: Oct 2000 to Aug 2003 |
| Vertical: Retail | Platform: Universe on AIX / Unix |
| A poultry manufacturing and distribution company. Change and maintain code to support order-entry, invoicing, shipping, inventory, and other typical distribution modules. Write code to automate certain Unix routines. Code layout specifications for disparate systems interface. Write and modify code for EDI. | |
| Client: www.flippinlures.com | Assignment: Internet Web Store |
| Application: Sales | Dates: Oct 2000 to Oct 2001 |
| Vertical: Retail | Platform: Universe on Windows NT |
| An Internet web store catering to the fishing industry. Build the tools to interface the Universe application to Apache web server, and mySQL using PHP. Layout pages in HTML and create Universe subroutines to interface with them to provide customized responses to web-user input. | |
| Client: Synapse Computer Solutions | Assignment: Software Modification |
| Application: Sales, Inventory, Accounting | Dates: Sep 1999 to May 2001 |
| Vertical: Distribution | Platform: MvBase on Windows NT |
| A software house, selling and maintaining an integrated, turnkey package for the distribution market. Modules include: Inventory, Sales, A/R, A/P, G/L, payroll and Physical Inventory. Front line technical customer support person, including modifications to all those modules. | |
| Client: Cornerstone Propane | Assignment: Software Modification |
| Application: Sales, Inventory, Accounting | Dates: Jul 1999 to Nov 2000 |
| Vertical: Distribution | Platform: Advanced Pick on Windows NT |
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies and Math, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 1985
Will Johnson
180 Seventh Ave, Suite 102, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(home) 831 688 6476 (office) 831 477 7125 (E-mail) FFT2001@aol.com
Twenty five years of Pick BASIC programming experience, mostly in the Universe database
Including integrating back-end databases with a web front-end.
Excellent communication skills, ability to pick up new technologies easily.
Under my DBA, Fast Forward Technologies, I have been both a contract programmer and project manager for Universe software modification, from 1998 to the present.
Experience
CountyHistorian
Web Site Content Development and integration for www.countyhistorian.com, 2005 to present
Developed the structure and some of the content for an Internet site. Wrote dozens of programs to interface PHP to the Universe database.
OutSource It, Universe BASIC Software Modification, 2003 to 2006
A business service and support operation handling direct customer contact and order processing for large customer-oriented operations. Write BASIC code which from inside the Universe application, launches user's MP3 Player with an Accuterm routine. Interface MS Access table with SQL statements to import files to, and export files from Universe. Also did some work on client-provided XML files. The platform was Universe on Windows NT.
Foster Farms, Universe BASIC Software Modification, Oct 2000 to Sep 2002
A poultry manufacturing and distribution company. Change and maintain Universe BASIC code to support order-entry, invoicing, shipping, inventory, and other typical distribution modules. Write code to automate certain Unix routines. Code layout specifications for disparate systems interface. Write and modify code for EDI. The platform was Universe on Unix.
www.flippinlures.com, Universe BASIC to Internet integration, Oct 2000 to Oct 2001
An Internet web store catering to the fishing industry. Built the tools to interface the Universe BASIC application to Apache web server, and mySQL using PHP. Layed-out pages in HTML and created Universe subroutines to interface with them to provide customized responses to web-user input. The platform was Universe on Windows NT.
Synapse Computer Solutions, MvBase software modification, Oct 1999 to May 2001
A software house, selling and maintaining an integrated, turnkey package for the distribution market. Modules include: Inventory, Sales, A/R, A/P, G/L, payroll and Physical Inventory. Front line technical customer support person, including Pick BASIC modifications to all those modules. The platform was MvBase on Windows NT.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies and Math, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.