Barbra Ann Schora

Mill Valley, Ca. 94941 - (415) 794-7002 - btbullet@bulletpress.com

Professional Résumé

Software Engineer

Professional Summary: Software application developer, experience spans: project management, business analysis, design, code, automated testing, support, documentation, and training. A wealth of applied experience, the ability to learn new technologies and come up to speed within a short period of time. Proficient with Microsoft applications; Windows 2000, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point.

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Achievements:

Building web-enabled applications, qualified to carry the IBM e-Business logo, for the iSeries platform. Achievements include bringing existing legacy applications & data to the Internet, leveraging on the reuse of existing software.

Analyzed, developed testing, risk assessment, training and support for Synon/2E R5.0 Licensing. An encryption-based security subsystem built to prevent unlicensed use of the software product; recognized as Synon, Inc.’s biggest revenue earner for the year in which released.

Designed & developed Wells Fargo Bank’s Five Minute Max transaction system. This system solved the need to automate a manual process; cost savings realized in man-hours.

Implemented one of the longest worldwide e-mail connections (in the history of Datapoint) for transmitting financial reports via satellite. Significantly boosting the timely delivery of reporting to overseas headquarters, in the early ‘80s, before the days of wide area networking and the World Wide Web.

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Technical Skills: Advanced: Web to iSeries (AS/400, 12 years); Net.Data server-side scripting, DB2/400, SQL, RPG/400, DDS, HTTP Server for AS/400 (access control, validation lists, SSL), Dynamic HTML, JavaScript, and Dreamweaver UltraDev. Prototyping: WebFacing (DDS-driven Java Server Pages generation) using WebSphere Development Tools for iSeries (WS Application Server, Studio, CODE/400). Studies: Java 2, MySQL; Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat Application Server; VisualAge for Java, JSP & Servlets; XML; Microsoft Access, building custom applications, macros, Visual Basic (VBA).

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Education & Training: Shortly after graduating from Cumberland High School (Rhode Island) in 1975, I began working full-time automating business processes for companies and training employees to use them.

· Java: Discovering Its Power (UC Berkeley Extension: X436.2), 2004

· AS/400 Net.Data Enhancements (IBM: IB038), 2001

· Application Development Tools for e-Business: VA for Java & WS Studio V3.5 (IBM: SM031901), 2001

· WebSphere: Servlet Support (IBM: IK010), 2001

· iSeries WebSphere Application Server Advanced Topics (IBM: IK026), 2001

· iSeries WebSphere Introduction (IBM: IK024), 2001

· AS/400 HTTP Server Configuration Tips & Techniques (IBM: IK001-IK004), 2001

· Application Framework for e-Business (IBM: B3000, B06S0), 2000

· WebSphere Studio Workshop (IBM), 2000

· Getting Started w/IBM Web Self Service (IBM: E3456), 2000

· Web Database Connectivity with WebSphere (IBM), 1999

· e-Business with Net.Commerce (IBM), 1999

· Introduction to Net.Data (IBM), 1999

· VisualAge for Java Workshop (IBM), 1998

· Web Design & Development w/HTML & Java Script (DPEC) 1998

· Synon/2E Design to Construction I & II, 1994 & 1995

· Quality Software Engineering, 1994

· AS/400 Application Design for Performance (IBM), 1992

· AS/400 Performance Tuning (ECAS & LOTS), 1991

· AS/400 Programming Workshop (RPG/400, 5-wks. PBSI), 1990

· Business Analysis (McDonnell-Douglas), 1987

· Advanced Disk Operating System (Datapoint), 1982

· Management Skills for Women Supervisors, 1982

· Managing People, 1982

· The Effective Employee, 1982

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Business Experience: Payroll tax processing, transaction billing & banking, multi-corporation financials, courier order processing, cruise line operations, manufacturing, small business automation, publishing, software products production & support, technical writing, security & risk analysis, consulting services & training.