32 Cove Road
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
Voice Mail / Fax: (866) 867-4672
Email: Devries@cris.com
Technical Summary: http://www.TheVCF.com/techsum.htm
Consulting Biographical Resume (/CV): http://www.TheVCF.com/msdbio.htm
Objective: To secure a position utilzing my skills and experiences in the
Melbourne Florida area and/or which may be performed remotely.
Skills: Leadership / Management, Project Management, Project Planning,
Test Automation, Software Testing, Consulting, Year 2000 Consulting,
Facilitation, Business Process Re-engineering, Systems Engineering,
Reverse Engineering and Re-Engineering, Business Information Planning,
Application Development, Software Selection, CASE system development,
CASE tool development, Joint Application Design (JAD),
Joint Requirements Modeling (JRM), Information Modeling - Object Modeling,
Data Modeling, Process Modeling; information technology planning,
Estimating, dynamic systems simulation, image processing,
Methodology and tools selection, development, mapping, training and
implementation; application architecture, technology assessment, graphic
art/desktop publishing, World Wide Web page design, development and
deployment.
Industry Knowledge: Network and Security Management, Information Technology Services,
Consulting, Retail, Scientific - Astronomy, Physics; Communications, Insurance,
Finance/Banking, Medical, Internet
Methodologies: Application Development Effectiveness (IBM), Application Solutions
Life Cycle Consulting Methodology (IBM), Object/Data/Process Modeling
(multiple notations) Information Engineering, JRM/JAD, Software
Selection, Solution 2000 (IBM's Year 2000 methodology) Systems Life
Cycle (EDS)
Languages: BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, FTP, HTML, JCL, LISP, Object Pascal (Delphi),
Pascal, PROLOG, Smalltalk/V Mac, SQL
Tools: APACHE (Business Process Re-engineering tool); Key/ADW/IEW, INCASE
(CASE tools); Oberon, Virtual Software Factory (VSF) (Meta-CASE tools);
MS Access and Delphi (GUI development / prototyping tools),
Rational TestManager, Rational Robot; QualityWorks, SilkTest, Test Director,
Mercury WinRunner and Xrunner (Automated Software Testing Tools);
Doors and Starbase's Caliber RM (Requirements Management Tools);
Clearcase, Clearquest and Soffront's Trackweb (software change management and
tracking tools); Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Netscape Navigator Gold (Web Page development tools)
Software: Astronomical Image Processing System (AIPS), CostPoint, Datacom,
e-Security's Network Security Management, ET, Harris Network Management
(HNM / NetBoss), IMSL, ISPF, Lotus Suite and Notes, Mathematica, Maximo,
Microsoft Office, Project and Publisher; Netview, OfficeVision, Oracle (DBMS)
Pegasus Mail, ROSCOE, SAP, SAS, Sybase, TSO, Visio
Operating Systems: CMS, DOS, Linux, Macintosh, MVS, OS/2, OS/400, UNIX, VMS,
Microsoft Windows - 95, 98, 2000, NT
Hardware: AS/400, IBM mainframe, Macintosh, IBM and compatible PC's, SUN, VAX
09/05 - Present, 3/03 - 7/04, 2/98 - 7/98 Principal, The Virtual Consulting Firm
Acted in the role of Principal, with primary business and management responsibilities for a growing consulting firm consisting of remotely distributed consultants and business partners. Provided Business, Management and Information Technology consulting services. Acted in the role of Moderator of The Virtual Consulting Discussion List. Designed, developed, implemented and promoted multiple web sites.
07/04-09/05 Senior Software Test Analyst, TEKSystems / Spaceport Gateway Services, Kennedy Space Center, Fl
Acted in the role of Senior Software Test Analyst performing the software testing of financial and business operations software including:
6/02 - 3/03, Test Manager, e-Security, Inc.
Acted in the role of Test Manager, with human resource responsibilities, leading a team in the software testing of real-time network security management software including the architecting, methods and tools selection and implementation of automated testing. Developed automated forward and reverse engineering capabilities between analysis, testing and documentation deliverables. Developed automated metrics and software component relationship tracking and reporting. Participated in the design and implementation of enhancements to e-Security's change management system(s).
2/99 - 6/02, Test Manger, Project Manager, Software Testing Specialist, Harris Corporation
Acted in the role of Test Department Manager, with both budgetary and human resource responsibilities, leading a team in the software testing of real-time network management and telecommunications software including the development and utilization of test plans and test scripts for automated testing. Participated as Project Manager for a software development project for the development of real-time telecommunications software.
8/98 - 2/99, Consultant, Renaissance Worldwide
Participated in the Year 2000 project for a major theme park and entertainment company in the testing of business unit system. Developed and assisted business unit users in the development of test plans and scripts.. Worked with users to plan and execute the year 2000 testing of their business systems.
7/98 Computer Programming Instructor, Keiser College
Taught modules on Visual Basic, C++, TCP/IP and ActiveX as part of the college's computer programming curriculum.
2/98 - 7/98 Principal, Global Business Marketing, Inc.'s Virtual Consulting Firm
Provided Business, Management and Information Technology consulting services.
5/94 - 2/98 Certified, Senior Consultant, IBM Corporation / Global Services
Provided Application Solutions Consulting - Life Cycle services including: developing world-wide corporate data standards, introducing and mentored MIS staff in a structured methodology approach to application , developing a prototype employee tracking application, facilitating joint requirements modeling and joint application design sessions, developing the system and user documentation, requirements and design specifications of a warehouse operations application; leading a technology assessment, participating in the design and software selection for billing and administration applications; and participating in the requirements gathering and modeling for the physician appointment scheduling and patient registration functions of an innovative computerized patient record application. Mentored consultants in JAD, data and process modeling. Developed Year 2000 testing strategy and participated in a Year 2000 engagement as a Testing Specialist for a regional bank. Lead the deployment of an intellectual capital system within the practice. Developed and delivered proposals for consulting engagements. Participated in recruiting.
5/90 - 5/94 Research Systems Engineer, ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS (EDS)
6/92 - 5/94 Commercial Services Group
Facilitated Joint Requirements Modeling (JRM) sessions employing EDS System Life Cycle Rapid Iterative Systems Engineering (SLC-RISE) methodology. Lead the development of Analysis and Design deliverables. Estimated and planned system development for large CASE projects. Assisted in contract negotiations, project management tasks, training and marketing efforts. Consulted in strategic business planning, business process re-engineering and information technology planning. Performed system migration, development, redevelopment and reverse engineering. Acquired broad based business and technical knowledge of the retail industry including both department store and grocery retail.
11/90 - 6/92 Methods Group
Developed enhancements to EDS Consolidated Data Modeling (CDM) and Consolidated Process Modeling (CPM) corporate methodologies for publication. Prepared educational material for CDM. Evaluated CASE tools. Developed and demonstrated CDM and CDM to IDEF1x mapping tools using VSF.
7/90 - 11/90 Research Systems Engineer Development Program
Trained in EDS corporate methodologies and tools. Lead data modeling team in the development of a customer service system using INCASE. Trained in Object-Oriented programming (Smalltalk/V Mac), expert systems, Prolog, LISP and natural language processing.
5/90 - 7/90 Technology Transfer Group
Participated in user and technical documentation of the TRx corporate education system. Translated data modeling methodologies into CDM published as the Data Modeling Functions and Symbols poster.
9/88 - 4/90 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
7/89 - 4/90 Graduate Teaching Assistant
9/88 - 12/88 Graduate Research Assistant
6/88 - 6/89 KALAMAZOO COLLEGE
3/89 - 6/89 Teaching Assistant
6/88 - 6/89 Computer Operator
9/87 - 3/88 Physical Science Aid, US NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
6/86 - 9/86 Customer Research Assistant, POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
BA. Degree Computer Science and Physics
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
One year of Ph.D. program in Physics,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Completion of several courses of MBA program, Webster University, Merritt Island, Florida
University of Caen, Caen, France
"The I-Barter Digest", daily Internet Email digest of postings from the I-Barter Moderated Email Discussion List, Michael S. DeVries, Moderator, 1997 - 2001.
"Growing Your Business With Barter", series of articles published in multiple Internet and print newsletters, 1997.
CONSOLIDATED DATA MODELING Specifications and Definitions Version 2, Electronic Data Systems, 1993.
DATA MODELING FUNCTIONS AND SYMBOLS, Electronic Data Systems, October 1990.
E.J. Garboczi, M.F. Thorpe, M.S. DeVries and A.R. Day, "Universal conductivity curve for a plane containing random holes", Physical Review A, 43, 6473 (1991).
Richard D. Piccard. Presented at the joint winter meeting of the AIP and AAPT, January 23. Abstract in the AAPT Announcer, 19 (4), 62, 1990.