RUSSELL W. THOMPSON

Technical Summary

Professional Experience

Outside Consutant
September 2012 – August 2014
Aframe Digital

I was brought on as a consultant to assist and advise in the various aspects of the company. Duties fell into two main areas. Database Administration and wireless network developer.

• Database Adminisistration Shop is a Linux/Apache/Tomcat/MySQL/Java shop running multiple Apache/database servers. My task was to analyze current state and make recommendations.
  • Analyzed current database schema archetecture and made recommendations as to how to improve throughput.
  • Analyzed SQL calls and make recommendations to improve throughput.
  • Reviewed installation parameters and backup procedures and provided input.
• Wireless Network Developer Zigbee protocol
  • I am a maintenance programmer for a remote gateway that gathers data from a Zigbee network and forwards that onto a server on the internet.
  • I developed a prototype remote data gathering device tracking temperature, humidity and open sensors onto the zigbee network.
  • I designed and co-wrote a two micro control processor watch used in the detection lf falls.

Independent Consultant
July, 2003 – Current

I develop and maintain web-based database applications utilizing PHP and MySQL. I am responsible not only for the applications listed below, but am the system administrator for the Linux servers that host these applications. Specific development includes:

• Charity client Tracking System developed in house and marketed as a service to small community service charities.
• Volunteer tracking system used by a large non-profit service organization to manage volunteers for their yearly convention.
• Credit card offer acceptance data capture for a group of credit unions.
• Invoice/statement viewing allowing the client’s customers to view there documents online.
• Web Emergency Communications Management System for the Dallas County Medical Reserve Corps communications goup.
• Static web site development.
• Helped maintain the Linux system environment for a nonprofit religious organization (7 servers) in the Dallas area.

Senior Consultant
July, 2000 – October, 2002
Keane, Inc. Irving, Texas

Client:TXU: Responsible for software design, development, testing, and implementation; software maintenance and support; database administration, performance tuning, and conversions; and other IT consulting.Specific assignments included:

• Designed, documented, developed, and enhanced COBOL II applications for CICS/IMS on large utility Customer Information System. I was on the infrastructure/architecture support team responsible for the tables data base maintenance and developing the conversions to enhance the system to support deregulation.
• Developed batch DB/2 report programs
• Designed and developed support clists written in REXX / ISPF panels to support programmers operations

Oracle Applications Consultant 
May, 2000 ­– July 2000
Kforce, Inc. Dallas, Texas

Client: SWBell: I worked on documenting data flow of cellular telephone billing system in preparation for upgrade of software.Oracle resided on Unix boxes.I developed Korn shell scripts, Cobol and C programs to manipulate the files.

Senior Consultant
March, 1998 – January, 2000
Keane, Inc. Irving, Texas

Client:Celenase - Responsible for software design, development, testing, and implementation; software maintenance and support; database administration, performance tuning, and conversions; and other IT consulting.Specific assignments included:

• End user support, custom reporting, production control and support for a major chemical company using FOCUS for all business reporting systems (extracted from IMS databases for sales, shipping, pricing, etc.)
• Lead analyst/programmer for major conversion of FOCUS databases and reporting systems to new Oracle-based system (HP-Unix, Oracle tables, Impromptu queries).Responsibilities included table modeling, coding and testing of conversion routines and writing reports in Oracle and Impromptu to validate load.
• Y2K certification for a customer relationship management system (Oracle-based).This included all test design, as well as test execution and tracking.
• Obtained Oracle Certificated Database Administrator for Oracle Release 7 and 8.1.

Senior/Lead Network Engineer September, 1992 - March, 1998
St. Paul Medical Center Dallas, Texas

Responsible for all network management functions (Novell LAN) of 16+ servers and over 200 nodes:

• Planned, managed and implemented major network expansion from Arcnet to Ethernet, including all network planning/wiring diagrams, hub installation, and coordination development.
• Planned, managed and implemented network installations for department relocations.
• Performed all network management/administration functions on Novell 3.x and 4.X servers.
• Provided (and led) internal development projects in C and Clipper to provide tools for network statistics reporting/performance management
• Supervised a team of three information systems professionals.
• Obtained CNE certification frm Novell for 3.X and 4.X

Independent Contract Consultant
November, 1985 - September, 1992
RHEMA Systems, Inc. Irving, Texas

Responsible for analysis, design, programming, testing, implementation and user support for financial and operational systems in FOCUS, PL/I, COBOL, Microsoft C, Lotus Macro Language, and Clipper.

• Served as project lead to upgrade on-line education tracking system. Performed date base modeling working closely with DBA community using IEF.
• Other projects included financial systems, records management systems, and a recruiting tracking/reporting system
• Developed PC based programs in Microsoft C.

• Major clients included Mobil Oil, St. Paul Medical Center, and Daughters of Charity National Health System

Systems Analyst
June, 1979 - October, 1985
ARCO Oil and Gas Company Dallas, Texas

Productivity Aids Department

Responsible for process and functional analysis to identify ways to optimize personal productivity through technology usage.Technologies applied included FOCUS, COBOL, SPF, MARKIV on IBM 30xx MVS systems; and MS/DOS, BASIC, FOCUS and other workstation products on the IBM PC.

Systems and Programming Department

Responsible for design, development, testing, and implementation of financial, operational, and land-related programs. Technologies included COBOL, CICS-DL/1, and IMS DB/DC on a 30xx mainframe.Supported systems ranged from traditional business systems to equipment maintenance systems.

Education

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth, Texas
Studied for a Masters of Lay Theology Degree.

Corpus Christi State University, Corpus Christi, Texas
B.S. Computer Science, May 1979 magna cum laude

Tarrant County Jr. College, Hurst, Texas.
Associate Degree, Applied Science in Data Processing, May 1977

Personal

I have Cerebral Palsy (a disability resulting from damage to the brain during birth which is outwardly manifested by a lack of muscular coordination and speech disturbances). I am wheelchair bound and my speech is slightly slurred.As demonstrated by my professional and educational accomplishments, this does not affect my technical skills or ability to deliver quality results.