| James R. Raposa Jr. Cumberland, RI USA |
resume@jamesraposa.com (401) 261-5297 |
| Experienced IT and Web Development Professional |
| OBJECTIVE | To work together with a progressive organization to utilize my business experience and achieve mutual success through my knowledge of information systems and Web programming |
| TARGET JOB | Desired Job Type: | Independent Developer |
| Desired Status: | Contract or Project Basis |
| Rate: | $35-$55 USD Per Hour (based on frequency of work) |
| Site Location: | Prefer to work remotely |
| Description of my perfect project: One within a bright organization with sufficient capital, visionary management, and a desirable product, where I could use my skills to help make the company a market leader |
| Career Level: | More then 25 years experience in information systems (7 years w/Colleague, 11 years in Web Development) |
| Date of Availability: | Immediately |
| TARGET LOCATIONS | Relocate: | No |
| Greater Providence, RI area or any location reachable remotely |
| WORK STATUS | US Citizen | Born, raised, and currently living in New England, I am authorized to work in this country for any employer. |
| IT EXPERIENCE | 2/2009 - present | Nelnet Business Solutions | Chicago, IL |
| Data Integration Developer |
| Responsible for integrating client institution higher education administrative systems (Datatel Colleague), with company's hosted onlne payment solution. |
| 8/2006 - 12/2008 | Datatel, Inc. | Fairfax, VA |
| Lead Developer |
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Worked in Datatel's Custom Software Group. Responsible for all phases of client customization requests, including: - requirements gathering - drafting and delivery of formal specification documents - programming and delivery of complete customization packages.
Proficient with Datatel's Envision Toolkit and development of: - form, batch, and report processes - WebAdvisor programming Conducted sessions with clients involving collaborative troubleshooting sessions, in person, as well as via phone and web conferencing applications. Well-versed in: - transcript customization - check printing process customization - Web payroll advice customization - AR Module - interfacing Colleague w/other applications - WebAdvisor development |
| 1/2003 - 8/2006 | Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI |
| Senior Systems & Programmer/Analyst |
| Responsible for maintenance and enhancement of school's Datatel Colleague and Benefactor software packages. Experienced with all modules including CORE, ST, CF, HR, and FR, but mainly focused on ST and CF. Developed numerous custom screen and batch processes, including a disciplinary incident tracking and reporting module for the Residence Life Office and a student course registration lottery module for the Registrar's Office, involving the integration of Colleague data and WebAdvisor rules. Envisionized many existing custom screen and batch processes. Most recently, developed a custom WebAdvisor workflow for the Residence Life Office, allowing students to apply for housing, involving presentation of housing information, personality traits, and meal plan information, capturing of personal and room characteristics, and creation of associated Colleague records in order to integrate with delivered processes like auto-room assignment and student billing. |
| 7/1999 - 6/2002 | Ross-Simons, Inc. | Cranston, RI |
| Senior Systems Specialist |
| Initially focused on development and implementation of warehouse and shipping systems that promote effeciency and inventory tracking, (UNIVERSE on top of HPUX on HP hardware). Developed wireless receiving, inventory management, and shipping system incorporating handheld barcode scanning and display guns. Performed conversion of existing applications data over to new applications software utilizing an Oracle database on HP/UX. |
| 7/1995 - 7/1999 | Brewster Wallcovering | Randolph, MA |
| Project Leader, Senior Programmer |
| Concentrated on shipping and warehousing systems,(UNIDATA on top of SOLARIS on SPARC hardware). Spent year abroad as sole IT person helping to open distribution center in Warrington, England. |
| 7/1992 - 7/1995 | InMetal | Sharon, MA |
| Systems Analyst/Programmer |
| Ran one man IT dept. Maintained in house developed manufacturing and production control application written in PICK running on top of AIX on an RS6000. |
| 2/1983 - 7/1992 | William Bloom and Son | East Providence, RI |
| MIS Manager |
| Focused on development, implementation, and maintenance of soup-to-nuts manufacturing system written from scratch. Oversaw all facets of IT department including hiring, scheduling, and establishing priorities. |
| WEB EXPERIENCE | 7/2001 - present | SponsorWorks.net (opens in new window) |
Provider Of Online Merchandising Solutions |
| Website and Tools Development and Design |
| Development of core merchandising tools and ad space commerce module. Member interface and management. Performance statistics database and viewing capabilities. Payment interface. Directory display logic. |
| 3/2001 - 6/2001 | ListBug.com (opens in new window) |
Site for List Enthusiasts |
| Website and Tools Development and Design |
| Directory display logic. Navigation design and programming. Search engine. Visitor bookmarking and email alert tools. Developed visitor "challenges" along with accompanying webmaster administration tools. Backend database. Online administrative update tools. |
| 3/2001 - Present | VisitLater.com (opens in new window) |
Hosted Tools for Webmasters |
| Website and Tools Development and Design |
| Development of "plugin-able" Contact-Us, Recommend-To-A-Friend, and SoundOff site feature tools. Development of VisitLater bookmarking tool. |
| 8/99 - 1/2000 | TextEx.net (opens in new window) |
FREE Site Promotion and Content Network For Webmasters |
| Wedsite and Tools Development and Design |
| Member interface and management routines. Developed supporting content aggregation scripts. Wrote routines for management and awarding of member appearance credits. Host/User/Server communication. User interfaces to various content categories. Code presentation routines for webmasters. |
| 1/99 - 7/1999 | Millennium3Publishing.com (opens in new window) |
Report Distribution Site |
| Website Development and Design |
| Routines for conversion of reports into webpages and "emailable" files. Javascript "Shopping basket" functionality. Member database interface and add/update scripts. Classified ad sub-site integration. |
| 7/98 - 12/1998 | FindAdsHere.com (opens in new window) |
Classified Ads Site |
| Website Development and Design |
| Javascript "Shopping basket" functionality. Member database interface and add/update scripts. Ad response mechanism. Photo upload capability. |
| SKILLS | Skill | Skill Level | Last Used | Experience |
| Unidata/Universe | Expert | Currently |
| Colleague (CORE, ST, CF, HR) |
Expert | Currently |
| Benefactor/Colleague Advancement | Intermediate | Currently |
| WebAdvisor | Expert | Currently |
| Envision | Expert | Currently |
| HTML | Expert | Currently |
| AJAX | Intermediate | Currently |
| Perl | Expert | Currently |
| Javascript | Expert | Currently |
| SQL | Beginner | Sporadicly |