Candidates About

John Backus

EXPERIENCE

09/2013 – Present.  Integration Engineer.  Quest Diagnostics, Inc.  Mason, OH

Develop specifications for interfaces. Design system integration solutions using Quest’s proprietary interface tools as well as other software.  Install, test, execute and document the software and tool usage in creating system integrations. Monitor and recommend architectural requirements regarding integration tools and software. Develop scripts and procedures to extract documents and document meta-data for/from the ChartMaxx repository.  Provide direct customer support as related to ChartMaxx interfaces and integrations.   

Hardware:  Windows 7, Server 2003 & 2008; various hardware running Linux or UNIX.

Software:   ChartMaxx, Perl, HL7, MySQL, Microsoft Office, UltraEdit, Oracle, SQL*Plus.

05/2012 – 03/2013.  Unix Administrator.   TEKsystems, Inc.  Cincinnati, OH

Client: Innovative Global Technology Group, Ltd, for Comair, Inc.
Installed, configured, patched, backed up and recovered servers. Analyzed system alerts/logs and managed repair tickets. Setup Ignite server. Dynamic Root Disk imaging. Maintained file systems, performance tuning, documented, automated processes and decommissioned servers.

Hardware:  bl870c, rx3600, rp7410, rp5470, rp2470, eva8100, msl6000

Software:   HP-UX 11.11, 11.23, 11.31, HP Insight Control, ServiceGuard, DataProtector

05/1996 – 07/2011.  Software Support Rep.  Beechglen Development, Inc. Cincinnati, OH

System admin/help desk support for national customer base.  Analysis/Programming using shell, COBOL, Cognos Powerhouse 4GL. Troubleshot and configured software/hardware/network issues related to remote/ local servers. Managed file systems/user accounts, patch analysis, software installation and backup/recovery. Analyzed crash dumps, performed application software troubleshooting and did disaster recovery planning. Documented systems and procedures.

Hardware:  HP9000, HP Integrity and HP3000 servers and related peripherals.

Software:   HP-UX and MPE/iX, Image/SQL,  Posix shell, COBOL, Powerhouse

06/1993 - 05/1996.  Analyst Programmer II. Origin Technology in Business, Inc.  Cincinnati, OH

07/1995 - 05/1996 Procter and Gamble, Ivorydale Technical Center Cincinnati, OH
                              Provided HP3000 MM3000 manufacturing system support.

01/1994 - 06/1995 Procter and Gamble, Advertising and Sales Building Cincinnati, OH
                              Maintained HP3000 Cognos Powerhouse based warehouse system.

06/1993 - 12/1993 Western Ohio Health Care, Inc. Centerville, OH
                              HP3000 migration to United Healthcare, Inc.'s COSMOS system.

06/1991 - 06/1993.  Contract Programmer.  Cast-Fab Technologies, Inc.  Cincinnati, OH

HP3000 based Cognos Powerhouse programming and system analysis.

06/1986 - 06/1991.  Programmer Analyst.  Frequency Marketing, Inc.  Cincinnati, OH

07/1989 Programmer Analyst. Maintained applications and automated operations.

06/1986 Lead Computer Operator. Managed operations, setup jobs and procedures.

EDUCATION

February 2013 Completed HP Course U2794S:  Accelerated Linux Administration, online/hp.com

May 1993 A.A.S., Pre-Business Studies, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY

May 1978 Diploma, Accounting Tract, Holmes High School, Covington, KY