JAMES K. CUMMINGS, JR.

200 Kane Court, Joppa, Maryland  21085 

410-679-0299            [email protected]

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Secret Clearance certified by the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) as of May 2005.  Academic Credentials in Business Administration, Accounting and Information Technology. Extensive career in financial management and information technology. Accomplished IT Specialist with proven success in network administration and technology support for U.S. government offices. Distinguished track record of completing complex projects in entirety and on schedule. Superior communication skills, easily interacting with management, other technical specialists, and subordinates. Presented with the Vice Presidential Hammer Award. 

 

EDUCATION

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

Masters in Business Administration, 1972

G.P.A. 3.5

 

Columbus University, Columbus, Georgia

B.S., Business Administration, 1971

G.P.A. 3.25  Accounting major

 

Harford College, Bel Air, Maryland

A.A., Information System Management, 1990

G.P.A. 3.86

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HIGLIGHTS

2003- Present, Finance and Technology Manager, Directors of Health Promotion and Education, Washington, D.C.

• Financial Manager for national non-profit association. Primary contact for the annual audit; interface with accounting contractors, design grant management systems, track receivables and payables, coordinate payment of invoices, track grant funds and design and update systems to allocate payments to multiple projects, develop and maintain procedures manuals  for Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 documentation compliance.

 

• As Information Technology Manager, Oversee all aspects of programming, integration of technology to assist in meeting strategic directions, coordinate computer and server backups, serve as the primary liaison to the website hosting company, design database systems and reporting functions, coordinate technology functions to support administrative directions, manage programming for automated credit card payments and bank transfers, and manage multiple IT contractors.

 

1992-2003 Computer Sciences Corporation

• Senior Software Engineer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,  Washington D.C Supervised several major conversion projects of agency wide systems to upgrade from Novell to Windows technology and conversion from mainframe to SQL Server, producing a savings of $1 million/year to the Commission.  Programmed specialized systems to track pending court cases, coordinated quality assurance for Year 2000 accuracy. Received a letter of appreciation from the FERC CIO for work excellence.

 

• LAN Manager, Department of Transportation, Application Development Support Group. Administered Local Area Networks running Novell 3.11, OS/2 Warp Server Advanced SMP, Windows NT with TCP/IP and Oracle 7 Server Release 7.2 for NT and OS/2.  Performed the Oracle system installation for the DOT and U.S. Postal Inspector Generals.

 

• Manager, Federal Transit Administration Support Group

Managed the IT support department and supervised seven computer programmers and repair technicians. Developed and implemented a Task Management System to assign, follow-up and report completion of 6,000 tasks per year to FTA management.

 

1986 – 1991 LAN Manager, Yorkridge-Calvert Savings and Loan

Responsible for installation and maintenance of three Local Area Networks and for personal computer purchases of hardware, software, systems design and installation.

 

1983 - 1985 Vice President/Controller, Mercantile Mortgage Corporation

Primary officer responsible for both the Accounting and the Data Processing Departments. Responsible for reports to management, bank holding company and investors. Supervised 4 accountants. Processed GNMA Mortgage Backed Securities pools and GNMA II issues. Designed and installed systems to manage on-line construction loan notes receivables and interest billing.

 

1976 to 1982 Assistant Controller, Maryland Casualty Company 

Senior Manager of the Accounting Department. Supervised staff accountants. Responsible for development of all consolidated financial statements for the MCC and 7 subsidiary companies, development and installation of Insurance Systems of America on-line general ledger Accounting, and five-year financial statement forecasts. As the Chairman of ISA convention steering committee, planned organized and presided over 3 national conventions with 450 attendees.

 

1973-1976 Vice President, Woodruff-Robinson Property and Casualty Insurance Agency  Senior Officer responsible for managing 7 insurance underwriters representing 80 companies. Programmed line of business by company sales analysis. Installed on-line computer accounting system and sales performance bonus payroll system.

 

Computer skills include:

Ensure effective development & testing of applications by complying with the CMMI process.

 

Proficient in hardware construction of a 64 bit computer from components for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and software installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and Oracle Database 10g Express Edition to assure high quality, reliable systems. 

 

In preparation for Federally mandated IP Version 6, have converted and tested Transition Mechanisms, Authentication and Privacy Capabilities for Visual Studio ASP.NET after installing IPv6 on Windows XP. 

 

Built a dedicated development computer from components to run Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect 2002 Version 7, Rational Software Modeler V6.0, Rational Data Architect V6.1 and Visio Enterprise Architect Version 10 modeling and design including Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) for CMMI Process Improvement.  

 

Designed, implemented an automated system to track Obligated Grant funds, approved by audit firm, saving management over 80 hours per year in calculation time.

 

To comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 documentation requirements, designed, implemented an automated system to create financial Procedures Management Memorandums.

 

Software used:

* Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, NT, 98, 95, Win 3.1, Office Suite, Outlook E-Mail, 2000 Advanced Server, 2003 Advanced Server, SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005,  Visual Web Developer 2005, .NET Enterprise Architect 2002 Version 7, Visual FoxPro 5,6,7,  FrontPage 2000,  Publisher 2000, eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0,  Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition,  Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK,  ActiveSync 4.1, Windows CE 5.0

* Oracle Database 10g Express Edition

* Oracle 7 Server, Oracle Designer, Developer, Discoverer/2000 toolsets

* Visio Enterprise Architect Version 10

* Rational Software Modeler V6.0

* Rational Data Architect V6.1

* Active Server Pages .ASP

* Peachtree Accounting

* Quicken, Quickbooks

* Turbo Tax

* Forum Software ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.5 Unicode

* Dell Wireless 1450 USB 2.0 WLAN

* Skype 2.5 USB Phone for Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP)

* Novell 3.12

* OS/2 Warp Server Advanced SMP

* HTML, XML

* DNS, IIS

* GPMMC & Active Directory

* DBase II, III, IV, V

* Clipper 5.3

* HomeSite 5

* Dreamweaver MX

* PaperFree EDI

* DeLorme GPS

* AutoCAD 5-11

* Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1

* Crystal Reports 8.5.

 

Additional information and references on request.