Dexter Griffin
has over twenty years experience in the Information Technology industry as
Consultant, Systems Analyst, and Network Administrator. He has excellent
experience in support and development activities utilizing Oracle, DB2, SQL Server,
and Office 97/2000/XP/2003. Dexter is a MCSE:Security, and CompTIA
Security+ certified professional in Windows. Dexter has extensive
experience in designing, integrating, and maintaining many types of computer
systems, software and hardware.
Hardware:
PC Servers and
Workstations, IBM RS/6000, IBM 32/34, Apple/MACINTOSH, DEC VAX, Service
Manager/Tech, Routers, Gateways, Hubs/Switches
Software:
MCSE:Security/2003,
CompTIA Security+, MCSA 2003, MCP 2000Pro, DB2, SQL SERVER, ORACLE, ACCESS
2/97/2000/2003, BUSINESS OBJECTS,SQL, WINDOWS 2000/98/ME/XP, WINDOWS Server
2003/2000/ NT, UNIX, AIX, MS-DOS, ,Novell Netware, VISUAL BASIC, C, CLIPPER,
Crystal Reports, R&R Report Writer, FOXPRO, XBASE, VISUAL Studio/FOXPRO,
Network/Internet, DBASE,
Consulting
and contract (Siemens, KForce, IBM, Global Resources, OnForce,
Pomeroy, etc)
4/2001-7/2001
Sara
Lee Business Services
Environment: Visual Basic, DB2,
Windows NT/2000, Crystal Reports, and Extensity
* Responsible for technical support of Extensity travel expense software and 10 support staff personnel
* Monitor inputs and outputs to and from Extensity to 20+ Sara Lee company accounting systems, returning detail reports and American Express debits and credits, automated email and web interface to over 17000 employees
* Responsible for monitoring Extensity program and database servers, making hardware and software requests
11/94-1/2001
Metro Information Services
Information Systems Consultant
on contract at
Environment:
Visual Basic, DB2, Windows NT, IBM mainframe, Neon
* Responsible for developing and maintaining Visual Basic applications for cell modem connected laptops to mainframe database utilizing Winsock API;
* Visual Basic application for tokenized security from IBM mainframe DB2 platform using Neon middleware
on contract
at Wachovia Bank
Environment: DB2, AIX, SQL, Visual
Basic, Crystal Reports, IBM RS/6000, Access, Windows NT, Office 97
* Responsible for developing data warehouse applications utilizing Business Objects in a large DB2 database (greater than one terabyte) on an RS/6000 AIX (Unix) platform
* Duties included data verification, SQL procedures, IBM CAE, Business Objects installation and rollout to a large multi-department organization
* Provide meta-data implementation and programmatically created and updated object-oriented data structures and reporting tools, using Access 97 and ODBC-connected Windows NT workstations and servers
* Responsible for developing stored procedures and reports for database applications utilizing Crystal Reports and Visual Basic to Microsoft SQL server. This unit produced integrated and checked builds of automated scripts for installation of Windows NT applications for more than 10,000 workstations and servers
on contract
at Wayne Steel
Environment: Access, Windows 95 and NT Server
* Responsible for the conversion from Access 2.0 applications to Access 97 to perform under Office 97
* Assisted with network problems with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 Workstation
on contract at Sunland
Fire Protection
Environment: MS Exchange, Windows 95
and NT Server
* Responsible for various support and installation activities including MS Exchange, MS Proxy Server installation, upgrade and installation of Windows 95 and NT Server, upgrade of CAD applications to Windows 95, and miscellaneous trouble-shooting and assistance
on contract at Sara Lee Knit Products
Environment: LAN, Clipper, Oracle,
Windows NT, SQL, Visual Basic, Access, MS Exchange, Windows 95 and NT Server
* Responsible for support of LAN applications related to Team Hanes
* Development activities include Clipper and Oracle versions 7.1 and 7.3 in Windows NT and OS/2 environments. Created ODBC applications using Microsoft Access version 2 and 7 for Oracle databases
* Provided Oracle DBA functions to create, update, drop and maintain table spaces, tables, views and stored procedures
* Utilized Oracle SQL Loader to download flat files from the mainframe to Oracle tables
* Used Oracle SQL Plus to download flat files to Clipper tables on file server, create stored procedures for automated updating from mainframe, created stored procedures for Power Builder applications to update Oracle tables, and create SQL Plus procedures for reporting
* Installed, maintained and provided user and developer level support for Windows NT 4.0/95 operating systems
* Created and maintained reports in R&R SQL Oracle and R&R Xbase through versions 6.5. Installed, maintained and provided user and developer level support for Oracle SQLNET, R&R, Power Builder, and Microsoft Office applications
* Created ODBC applications using Microsoft Access version 2 and 7 for Oracle databases
on contract at Banco Central
Environment: Visual FoxPro, Windows
NT, EDI from IBM mainframe
*
Assigned to develop an input and validation
system using Visual FoxPro System was a clearing house for health insurance
claims applications for Cruz Azul (Blue Cross) in Puerto Rico
on contract at Ryder Transportation and Logistics
Environment: Clipper, Borland C++,
Novell, VB, MS Access, MS DOS, WindowslAPI
* Designed, developed, implemented and supported several software systems, including automated routing and passenger transportation systems, coded in Clipper, MS Access, Access Basic, and C++.
* Duties included providing software support for Novell, Windows, MS-DOS and a host of development tools including version control, compilers, Access Runtime Support, Visual Basic, Windows/API and flow charting software.
* Created and upgraded applications from DOS to Windows environment
Art Restoration Services
Environment: Clipper
V5.2, Macintosh HyperCard
* Created applications for IBM utilizing CLIPPER V5.2 and Macintosh computers with HyperCard to catalog and archive art and historical objects for collectors. The applications created were for a commercial software package
* Provided office automation, marketing support and training to Clients who purchased this software
1991-1993
SNL Financial/Institutional
Investor Information Company
Systems Analyst and Network Administrator
Environment: CA-Clipper,
Novell
* Responsible for CLIPPER v5.2 programming & customer support for a large financial database from which were generated faxed, bound & program accessible financial information & analysis formatted with Ventura Publisher
* Programmed end-user support screens and supported users at outside financial companies Analysts
* Provided specification, acquisition, integration and implementation of hardware and software for a Novell v 3.11 networked environment, increasing from 28 to 85 stations. Utilization of network approached seven days a week and 24 hours a day
*
Setup and supported 20 automated FAX and five
modem computer stations and a bulletin board system. Other software and
hardware supported included cc:Mail e-mail, stock and company CDROM data
retrieval systems, stock market satellite feeds, image scanning and several
stand-alone FAX machines
1991
Computer Solutions
CAD Support Specialist
Environment: DataCAD, Works, Word Perfect,
Page Maker, Power Point, Lotus, Excel, dBase
* Provided CAD support for AutoCAD, Release 10 & ~ 1 on an IBM, Macintosh and Sun platforms; software support for DataCAD, Works, Word Perfect, Page Maker, Power Point, LOTUS 123, Excel, dBase and Clipper for IBM DOS and Windows and Macintosh computers
* Hardware configuration, integration and repair for IBM, Compaq, Macintosh computers, plotters, digitizer, scanners, CD-ROMs, hires and list display adapters and monitors including Nth and NEC
1990
Connecting Point
Technician
Environment: Page Maker, Word Perfect,
MS Word and Windows
*
Responsibilities
included configuration, assembly, diagnosis and repair of computers, printers
and scanners
* Installed, configured and supported several software packages including Page Maker, Word Perfect, MS Word and Windows
1988-1990
Entre Computer Center
Computer Service
Manager
Environment: IBM PS/2, Compaq
* Responsibilities included supervising, scheduling and training of three computer service technicians in configuration, assembly, diagnosis, repair and end user support of IBM PS/2 and Compaq computers
* Provided technical support and training for the staff and to end-users in software, hardware and communications
1986-1988
EcoTech
Manufacturing Coordinator/Network
Administrator
* Created and maintained clerical and technical structures relating to the development, purchasing, component and product inventory, production, sales and shipping
* Specified and/or created appropriate software and procedures to implement solutions in a rapidly expanding small company
* Performed Cost analysis, Project Scheduling, Resource Utilization and the development and implementation of procedures
* Responsibilities included marketing support, customer hardware and software support for 32-bit co-processor cards for IBM compatibles
* Helped customers in porting user software in FORTRAN, C, Pascal from mainframe and minicomputers such as VAX VMS and UNIX V to IBM MSDOS and UNIX V environments
1985-1986
ComputerLand
Computer Service Technician
* Responsible for the repair and setup of IBM, Compaq, AT&T, Hewlett Packard, Panasonic and other computers and peripherals
* Specialized in CAD, Accounting, POS and desktop publishing software and hardware
1983-1985
Entre Computer Center
Computer Service Manager
* Managed service staff of three, managed service inventory
* Duties included specification, setup, and customer familiarization of computer equipment and software
* Received factory authorized training an various hardware and technologies
* Produced custom cabling for non-standard printers, LANs and modem