Candidates About

William T. Curtis

                                                            Work Experience

Progress Developer, Dunbar Armored, Hunt Valley, Maryland  

·         Updated and maintained custom Progress database applications using Progress Openedge 10.2B GUI.

·         Developed Web Client application using Progress Appserver for remote users to access in house databases with much greater performance.

·         Database Administrator for all 80 Progress databases at Dunbar.  Adding database extents, preforming backups and maintaining database schema changes.

March 2014 - Present

Independent Consultant, Germantown, Maryland  

·         Updated and maintained custom Progress Database using Progress 4gl for the owner of the Hard Times Café.

·         Developed interfaces between the point of sale micro system and the inventory and payroll systems.

·         Developed user interface used for accounting, inventory and payroll with GUI 9.1b Progress.

September 2008 – May 2014

Senior UNIX Administrator and Programmer, Adams-Burch Inc., Landover Maryland 

·         Development and Maintenance of a custom Infor SX.e Distribution system written in Progress RDBSM 9.1b.  

·         Developed interfaces between in house system and trading partners using EDI and automated UNIX scripts.

·         Developed UNIX scripts for automated communication between systems, system backup and maintenance.

October 2007 – August 2008

Bartender/Server, Jasper’s, Germantown Maryland 

·         Customer service, Order entry, Inventory.     

September 2004 – April 2007  

General Manager/Lead Programmer, Hard Times Café, Laurel Maryland 

·         General manager and lead programmer for this franchise developing an inventory system and a payroll system using CHUI Progress 8.3c

·         Developed interfaces between the point of sale micro system and the inventory and payroll systems.

·         Developed Webspeed based ERP system used for accounting, inventory and payroll with Webspeed 3.0.

July 2002 – April 2004  

Senior Programmer, Avcard, Hunt Valley Maryland

·         Created a custom ERP system written in GUI 9.1b Progress used to track company credit card sales in the aviation business       

·         UNIX Administration

April 2002 - July 2002

Senior Programmer, D&H Distributing, Harrisburg PA    

·         Customized an Apprise database package written in GUI version 9.1B Progress

September 2001 - January 2002

Senior Programmer Analyst, Peak Technologies, Columbia Maryland    

·         Programming and development of custom programs used by an Astea Dispatch-1 database written in Progress

·         UNIX, Windows NT and Progress system administration on multiple platforms

·         Converted database from Progress version 7 to Progress version 9

September 2000 - August 2001

Senior Software Engineer, Statcom Inc., Pentagon Arlington Virginia 

·         Developed, programmed and provided a Progress GUI RDBMS system called DARTS 2000 that the army used to track supplies for DSS Washington

·         Coded interfaces and scripts that access data in DARTS and transferred this information to military accounting and contracting systems

·         Created Webspeed based Interface for DARTS 2000

·         Completed course in Webspeed; an Internet based product that interfaces with Progress

December 1998 - July 2000

Senior Programmer, Mueller Industries, Memphis Tennessee  

·         Coded and developed custom programs used by a MFGPRO database written in Progress

·         Provided UNIX, Windows NT and Progress system administration on multiple platforms

July 1997 - November 1998

Senior Programmer, Independent Consultant, Gaithersburg Maryland  

·         Created custom programs used by the Symix database package for Wells Aluminum and Keywanee Scientific (working together as one subcontractor for Progressive Careers Worldwide)

January 1996 - July 1997

Lead Programmer, Teksouth, Pentagon Arlington Virginia 

·         Responsible for programming and development of a Progress RDBMS called FAST travel that interfaces with Travel Manager and the TQ and BQ accounting systems used by the military

·         Began as senior programmer and was promoted into the role of lead programmer and project manager  

January 1994 - January 1996

Programmer, Travel Technology Group, Alexandria Virginia 

·         Designed and programmed in Progress a proprietary Cruise Line Reservation system

November 1992 – December 1993

System Administrator, UNISYS, Herndon Virginia 

·         Developed a custom helpdesk database using Progress software

·         System Administrator for two UNIX boxes, a UNISYS 5055 and a UNISYS 6065. The systems and database were the nucleus of a repair depot used to services 200 million dollars of postal equipment

June 1987 – December 1992

Education

Georgetown University, Arlington Virginia

Oracle 10G Database Administration Certification

December 2006 – November 2007

Progress Software, Bedford Massachusetts 

Advanced database administration in Progress, Jump Start to Version 9 Progress, Advanced programming in Progress and Webspeed

January 2001, September 2000 and September 1998

UNISYS, Reston Virginia 

UNIX usage, UNIX administration and assembly programming

September 1989 and May 1989

HumRRO Tech, Associate Degree Electronics and Information System, Rockville Maryland

Computer Technology

Graduation June 1988

Montgomery College, Rockville Maryland

Math, Physics, Computer Concepts, and Introduction to Computer Science, History, Sociology, Economics and English.

1984 – 1987