Resume

for

Robert M. Straughn

829 E. 10th Street, Apt #1K   Brooklyn, NY 11230          (718) 859-9839 /      

http://www.omnisoft.net/gfh/          robmstraughn@hotmail.com

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

·         Proven record of accomplishment providing advanced technical support, application and web development.

·         Furnished high level technical support for UNIX/LAMP and WINDOWS SERVER/.ASP.NET systems.

·         Extensive experience and advanced use of UNIX programmable shells csh, ksh, bash, and zsh.

·         Ability to do kernel builds and resolve interdependencies.

·         Expertise with process control tools, such as, bind, ps, kill, grep, sort, cut, sed, and crontab.

·         Strong expertise in web development in UI and LAMP environments.

·         Advanced project implementation using languages: HTML,XML, CSS, PHP, Perl, Java, Java Script, and C.

·         Designed and implemented relational databases using: MySQL, Oracle, ACCESS, SQL Server.

·         Security implementation using MD5, encryption, and preventing brute force attacks and phishing.

·         Experience with Apache, Redhat, DMS, daemon tools, RPM, TOAD, WebMin, WAMP, SQLDump.

·         phpMyAdmin, open source solutions, SVN Tortoise, VPN, and extensive local host development.      

·         Ability to acquire technical sklls quickly and strong problem solving abilities.

 

 

WORK EXPERENCE / HISTORY

 

 

 

Direct General Insurance                                                 Baton Rouge, LA                            02/15/10 – Present

Systems Programmer as Independent Contractor

 

·         VNC Remote Programming

·         JavaScript Form validation, date picker, hover, dynamic menus and features, tooltips

·         Used JavaScript passing variable, session states between web application, JavaScript and HTML

·         Classic ASP/MYSQL/JS/CSS/HTML full add/edit/del forms and extensive reports.

·         Windows Server200x (all components)  configuration/remote security and IIS6 configuration

·         Conversion of windows based Customer Service Q/A program to complete web-based inter and intranet application.

·         .Some .net aspx windows intranet apps

 

Independent Contractor/Consultant                             Brooklyn, NY                                   04/03/08 – Present

 

Advanced LAMP and systems management and programming for a wide variety of e-commerce merchandising online sites including:  insurance, inventory, merchandise, music boating and marine equipment, currency exchange, numerous theme sites, medical equipment, school supplies, furniture, utilities more soup to nuts, setup, admin, programming, databases in a heavily concentrated LAMP environment of :PHP4-5, LAMP,  Implemented JavaScript / AJAX conditional database integration and processing.

 

Park Avenue Capital LLC                                                New Jersey, NY                              06/20/07 – 04/03/08

System Engineer

  • Managed all aspects of 3 complete Linux farms including migrations, load balancing, etc.
  • Designed JavaScript / CSS toggles for forms, style features, event handlers for almost every situation
  • Enhanced JavaScript/ HTML cross-browser detection, IE7/8 Firefox, etc. multi-browser integration.
  • Advanced LAMP and systems for 3 Unix server farms. Rebuilding kernals, email ques, etc/
  • Maintained all programming for entire company designed by 15 member team, including 5 MIT grads.

Marketing, mail outs, SIDS

  • Created Windows SAGBA Client installer

 

 

HEYCLICK AUCTION, V&M Enterprisez, RETAIL WEB Companies, Brooklyn, NY     08/04 – 03/07

Software Developer/Systems Integrator

 

·         Multiple e- commerce web sites, massive SEO integration and details

·         Created Java scripted banners rotation, form validation, API Auto form submitting with PHP and HTML integration.

·         Designed/managed multiple large scale commercial T1 online auctions, inventory stores, and e-commerce merchandising sites with  large MYSQL databases.

·         Programming VC/VB, PERL/CGI/UNIX system scripting PHP4/5, JAVA, JDBC, Servlets, JSP,JAVA script/CSS, mySQL, Oscommerce, etc.

·         Performed daily web site integration, maintenance, created automation tools, customer support/technical support.

·         Wrote/integrated merchant account processing, added advanced functions in accounting system (batch and real-time).

·         Installed/upgraded/managed Virtual Dedicated Servers, Multiple server migrations, SSH, Plesk, PHP, myPhpAdmin, mySQL and all packages and all Unix/Linux management, scripting, programming.

·         Migrated/Installed/Upgrades/code conversions all phases of PERL->PHP, ms-Access->mySQL3.23->4.x.

·         Created multiple inventory management/various related web-site generators, bulk-listers, screen scrapers, etc.

·         Advanced SEO analysis/site promotion integration including: product specific Meta-Tags and rotation, site maps, RSS/XML XLAT/XLS feeds, site spidering and submission, automated googlebase, froogle, PHP/XML database automated submission tools

·         Published “how-to” PHP/MYSql code snippets on request via many forums.

 

 

Omnisoft Consulting                                                         Denver, CO                                      12/02– 08/04

Software Developer/Systems Integrator

Programmed JavaScript advanced form validation, processing, and conditional processing Classic ASP integration several promotional sites

Developed commercially available over 15 major programs: AstroTrak, BizTrak,DotsTrak,PicTrak, SwimTrak,WoTrak,WWWTrak,  and misc. utilities all using MS-ACCESS, “C”,VB/VC++, and MASM, see http://www.omnisoft.net  for more.

  • MusicArtist8000 (Commercial Artist) Denver,CO – using ASP and Java scripting and VB to upload pictures and post to website and display to customers with Ms-Access integrated web-based inventory and ordering system.

 

  • Siskind Susser (Immigrations law firm) web user interface using .Frames, XML, CSS, Java and MS-Access data.

 

  • Crane Industries (Scientific products R/D) - Designed Oracle databases with multiple integrated websites and automation fine tuning. Java supported and Java scripting libraries, programs, advanced email automation, system security and Java script/ 4 remote advanced Win2000 servers. SetiTrak - Seti@HOME add-ons including high-speed, reinforced, quad-symmetrical CPU rack system and custom C++ software.  PHP ,c, VB/VC++ , NET,C# ,and Interdev for various tasks: video conferencing, satellite communications(including baby sat), audio analysis and enhancements, financial software: including extensive Bloomberg financial services software configuration/integration/real-time triggers as well as remote support for 1 year.

 

  • Spears Roofing (Roofing Company) / Pinch (Customized Labels Retailer) – Java scripted: banners rotation, form validation, and order placement. Developed EcTrak highly adaptable set of programs that turn local inventory into web pages.  Created EcTrak takes inventory data and spews out custom consistent, web page for each product using Ms-access, c, VB, Java. Also created a web-based PHP/CGI Ms-Access multi-vendor inventory system.

 

  • Fauries Weighing (Merchant marine products) Converted DB3 to MS-Access program for multi-international tracking of merchandise.

 

  • Tidy Building Services (New Orleans Building Cleaning Services) Ms-access database application for decentralized inventory and customer tracking

 

  • EIC Parts (Electrical Parts Retailer) –PartTrak program using Ms-Access

 

  • Pepper Source (Division of Tyson Chicken) – MAPSTrak inventory tracking is an innovative product for controlling all aspects of purchasing, manufacturing, transformation, and distribution of raw goods to finished products in a real-time, critical environment. It tracks Customers, Products, Purchase Orders, Vendors, and accounting information.  Designed in Ms-Access

 

  • Northern Software (Biomedical Device Interfaces) -- Developed  a variety of interfaces for Northern Software (Lab management systems including Oracle, SQL, and MS-ACCESS databases. 

 

  • Moon College –Converted FoxPro database to TDKTrak school system  Ms-access, web programming Java script.

 

  • LA Consultancy – Grammacy Parish Police Dept Took current Ms-Access2000 system and created a multi-tab makeover and normalized database

 

  • M & A International  (Furniture Imports) Ported Unix-based Informix database to PC Novell based Ms-access database application for inventory, purchase order,  invoicing.

 

  • Roche Lab  (Biomedical/Biometrics Interfacing) Remote interfaces – VC++/VB, c, assembly, Oracle, Java-script, java.

 

  • LanAces (Office Logic Sidekick-like Product) Developed windows On-line, context-sensitive help system and tie-ins and continued calculator product

 

 

Direct general insurance                                                  Baton Rouge, LA                            11/99 -12/02

Software Developer/Systems Integrator 

                                                                                                 

·         Designed comprehensive ASP internal web sites and some .NET support including national photo management.

·         Integrated Ms-access data thorough ADODB/ODBC/SQL using ASP web-site

·         Java script and Java database integration including Win2000 DLL support programs.

·         Designed VB/VC++ programs interfacing with SQL/MSACCESS databases, network, and web.

·         Designed quality assurance customer program.

·         Automated many processes with VB/VBA/VC custom-designed programs, databases, etc.

 

 

Accesscom Internet Service Provider                         Metairie, LA                                     07/96 – 11/99

Oracle/Java Developer/General Manager

 

·         Designed and programmed customized commercial web sites with integrated database and services, utilizing Oracle, SQL, C, CGI, JAVA (J2EE,EJB,JSP,Applets,Script, beans, and SERVLETS) and Cold Fusion.

·         Designed custom database customer solution programs for various customers.

·         Oracle/SQL programming data-piping, JDBC stored procedures/multi-level cascading integrity constraints/triggers

 

 

Woman’s Hospital,                                                             Baton Rouge, LA                            08/94 – 02/95

Systems Manager

 

·         Responsible for management of telecommunications, programmers, database/LAN administrators, PC technicians, help desk coordinators, and shift operators handling 24-hour support and 1200 users.

·         Oversaw and directed successful inter-system software and hardware migrations, while conducting large-scale network analysis and troubleshooting.

·         Maintained digital mainframes, operating systems, networks, servers, terminals and peripherals.

·         Planned and coordinated multiple projects throughout entire life-cycle.

 

 

Pennington Biomedical Research Center                   Baton Rouge, LA                            04/93 – 08/94

Director – Information Systems

 

·         Designed and oversaw direction of Windows/UNIX-based MS-SQL/MS-ACCESS relational database system for collection of medical records, scheduling and laboratory operations.

·         Managed all aspects of systems migration, network operations and telecommunications issues.

·         Reorganized and standardized clinic management and improved services; directed multi-million dollar computer purchases, standards and decisions.

·         Established in-house repair services, and introduced computer related learning classes.

·         Established rudimentary Adobe Acrobat/Reader image/document retrieval system with integrated MS-Access Database.

 

 

Adams and Reese, LAW-FIRM                                        New Orleans, LA                             03/91 – 03/93

Litigation Support Systems Manager

 

·         Spearheaded the formation of the Litigation Support Center and installed Ethernet backbone, bridges, routers, WAN/LAN VAX 4000-200, PC/Macintosh Appletalk, LocalTalk, and PathWorks networks, interfaces, compilers.

·         Hired and managed database administrators, programming staff, and 24/7 data entry supervisors/staff.

·         Designed real-time expert system case database analysis programs, in addition to large deposition and relational database systems, support programs and conversion programs.

·         Created document/imaging retrieval/security/storage systems

·         VMS systems programming/tuning using Assembly, DCL, Pascal, ‘C’, and ancillary programs such as SYSGEN, DECNET, and PATHWORKS.

 

 

Landmark Land Company                                               New Orleans, LA                             03/88 – 03/91

 

Systems Programmer

·         Responsible for all phases of research, design, management, and implementation computer system and first island-wide fiber optic network.

·         Porting and converting all data from IBM 34 to the first quad-symmetrical Unisys U6000-70.  Required writing and customizing “real-time” programs for the hotel reservation, back office, front desk, accounting systems, P.O.S. and all interfaces, phone switch, CLS software and the A12 and A6 mainframes.

·         Design, support, conversions of national strategic hotel reservation systems, Novell, and Unix systems.

·         Implemented over 500 Bourne shell/script/‘C’ support and system programs.

·         Created PC inventory control/Work Order, management, tracking systems and programs including built-in expert system to aid technicians.

·         Wrote over 75 major conversion, patch, hardware interfaces, and communications packages on many different platforms and languages.

 

Cresent city technical college (CCT)       New Orleans, LA                             03/85 – 03/88

Head Programming Instructor

·         Responsible for all phases of research, design, management, and implementation for all nationwide computer systems.

·         Revised curriculums in Control Data PLATO software and courseware for office technology, hardware, software.

·         Coordinated and designed the Computer Engineering Technology AOS associate degree program.

·         Selected as a state wide team-member Southern Association of colleges and Schools SACS and participated in educational programs development.

 

St. Joseph public school district                             St. Joseph, MO                                03/80 – 03/82

Substitute Teacher / Special Educational Software Developer

·         Responsible for all phases of research, design, management, and implementation for all nationwide computer systems.

·         Taught kindergarten through 12th grades.

·         Specialized in honor students:  chemistry, calculus, trigonometry, algebra, biology and sciences.

·         Worked one on one with mentally challenged adults developing software to accommodate special needs.

 

 

Computer Skills

·         Software: ASP, Animation Shop, Adobe Imageready/Photoshop, AutoCad, Backup Exec, BPI, ColdFusion, Edit, Excel, Flash MX, LAMP, LabWindows, Lotus, Macromedia, MS-Money, MS-Office Professional 2007, MS-Project, Paint, PC Anywhere, Peachtree, PHP4-5, PowerPoint, QuickBooks, UltraEdit32, VI, Vedit, Fax Pro, WinZip, WordPerfect.

·         Development: AJAX, Bugzilla, CGI, Frog, GoldWave, LISP, MASM, PERL, PHP,OLE/OLB, PWS/IIS, SDK for Java, Visual Basic/C++/J++/Sourcesafe 6.0,FoxPro7.0 ,Taskfreak,Visual Interdev, Visual Studio, local host, WAMP5,JSP, struts, Servlets,OOD and OOP concepts

·         Operating Systems: Multi-Boot Managers: Grub/ Partition Magic, Apache 1.x-3.x , Netware3.x-5.x, OS/2, UNIX (BSD, Linux, System 5, Solaris, UnixWare, SCO), Windows(NT/95/98/2000/ME/XP/200x/Vista64), ,Mac(System 10+),NT 3.51-Win200x,Tomcat/JSP/STRUTS,VMS.

·         Hardware: Control Data Mainframe/PDP, DEC/Alpha 3700 Quad/Symmetrical, Digital Mainframes, IBM system 36, Macintoshes and PCs (extensive), Microvax200, PCs, Terminals, Unisys, VAX 1170-80.

·         Networking Protocols: AppleTalk, Ethernet, DHCP,FTP, HTTP, Hypertalk, Ping, PWS,SMTP, TCP/IP, Telnet, TOKEN-RING, SAMBA, WINS, WinVNC, VPN, CAT5/6.

·         Email: Dovecot, IMAP, Courier, Horde, Sendmail, SquirrelMail, Qmail.

·         Databases: DB2, MS-ACCESS 97-2007, Informix, Oracle, MS-SQL SERVER, Watcom, MySQL3.23-4.x XML, RSS.

 

Education

·         PhD graduate candidate, Computer Science, LSU, Advanced topics statistics, AI, Fuzzy logic, neural network and expert systems 1994-1996.

·         BS, MIS, TULANE UNIVERSITY: Presidential Honor Roll, Alpha Sigma Lambda, Graduated Cum Laude, 1990.

·         BS, Computer Science, MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE: with Math/physics emphasis, Dept. of Physics Award Optics, 1982.

·         AS, Computer Engineering, CRESCENT CITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, 1988.

·         AS, Criminal Justice, COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE, 1980.

 

Affiliations

·         Mathematics Teacher Magazine, published several new mathematical theorems, published technical author.

·         Member, Data Processing Management Association DPMS, Associated Computer Machines ACM, Software Guild. 

·         National Writing Association, writing scholarship award winner.

·         United States Air Force, USAF honorably discharged. 

·         Planetary Society, Dark Skies Organization.

·         Guru.com and various gfh websites member.