Bruce A. Holt

IT MANAGEMENT

Professional Profile

BUSINESS SAVVY IT MANAGER with more than 10 years' experience overseeing IT operations. Experience being a “hands on” IT Manager but has well developed people skills and can delegate tasks to subordinates appropriately. Works well with fellow employees from line workers to top management.

n         Visionary Leader with Strong Management Skills – Even though my management experience has been with small IT shops (a natural by product of “Pick”/UniVerse) I have been a successful manager, evoking trust and confidence from subordinates and peers.

n         Technology Skills – Thoroughly familiar with ”multivalued databases”, also known as “Pick”, UniVerse, UniData, jBase, D3 and many others. Knowledge of operating systems and networks.

n         Methodology Expertise – Trained in structured programming techniques. Able to follow as well as implement Structured Development policies and practices. Supporter of User Acceptance Testing environments.

n         Business Expert - UniVerse – In-depth experience in development, testing and maintenance of UniVerse databases and applications.

Certifications

§        MCSA/MCSE Windows 2000

§        Network+

Experience

AIRTECHNICS, INC. – Wichita, KS.

Value added distributor of electromechanical and interconnect components (cockpit instrumentation, wire harnesses, etc.)

IT Manager (2005-2006)

 

HOLT CONSULTING – Cedar Hill, TX.

IT Consulting services – Microsoft Windows, Networks and application programming and support for “multivalued” databases (D3, UniVerse, UniData, mvBase, jBase, Prime Information, Reality, Mentor, etc.)

IT Consultant (2003-2005)

 

SOUTHWEST MOULDING – Dallas, TX

Distributor of mouldings and stair parts

IT Manager (2002-2003)

 

GWiz Systems, Inc. – Lakewood, CO.

Software development company for the Oil and Gas industry

Senior Programmer/Analyst (2001)

 

RIGDEN, INC. – Boulder, CO.

Software development company for the Distribution/Catalog Sales industry

Programmer/Analyst (1999-2000)

 

SALT LAKE MATTRESS AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. – Salt Lake City, UT.

Bedding manufacturer, Serta Mattress licensee

IT Manager (1995-1999)

 

Anderberg Associates / Electronic Business Systems / Digital Ventures, Inc.

IT consulting and custom programming – Paul Anderberg sold his business (including my position) to EBS who later decided to no longer support that group of clients. At that point I took over support with my own business (Digital Ventures, Inc.).

IT Consultant and Business Owner (1989-1995)

Education

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY – Provo, UT

Business Management major, no degree (1976-1979)

Representative Projects

n      Neiman Marcus: Support of business system during major project by current staff to evaluate, enhance and implement additional software. Worked with a team of 9 contractors in a 24/7 support environment of a UniVerse (PI Open “flavor”) database and application suite, including connectivity to other system, databases and technologies. Top troubleshooter of our group. “Go to” person by fellow group members for questions regarding connectivity issues.

n      Anderberg Associates, Electronic Business Systems, Digital Ventures, Inc: Sales, implementation and custom programming for a bedding manufacturing system, including modules for Order Entry, Inventory Control, MRP, Sales Analysis and Accounting (GL, AR, AP, Payroll and Financials) written for the REALITY multivalued database. Biggest installation: Kingsdown, Inc., Mebane, NC. At the time, the largest independently owned bedding manufacturer in the USA. Comprised of 4 corporations and 16 divisions. My major task at Kingsdown was to convert a multi-company to a multi-corporate application suite.

 

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