Resume for Jack Metcalfe

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Consultant
Born
Minnetonka, MN
10/1996 to 4/2003
IT Consulting

Senior Consultant filling various roles including developer and system architect in a variety of organizations and providing training and presentations to employees and customers

Developed a healthcare case management system
( Windows NT4/2000, Visual C++, MFC, STL, COM, Oracle, Understand for C++ ), 1 year

Customized an operating system’s password change mechanism with a directory enabled password filter and developed a stale account management system
( Windows NT4/2000/XP, Visual C++, LDAP, Active Directory, WMI, MS XML ), 10 weeks

Ported a handwriting and character recognition application
( Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Visual C++, Borland C++ ), 6 weeks

Wrote a hearing aid test system
( Windows 2000, Visual C++, COM, MFC, ATL, STL, 8086 Assembler, National Instruments Hardware ), 1 year

Technical architect for an e-Commerce application
( Windows 2000, IIS, VBScript, Visual Basic, Java Script, MTS, COM+ ), 3 months

Integrated an accounting system with an e-Commerce application for access to pricing services
( Windows NT4/2000, Visual C++, WebSphere, JD Edwards OneWorld AS/400, DB2 ), 3 months

Worked on a commercial reporting tool providing XML import and export
( Windows 2000, Visual Basic, COM, MSXML ), 3 weeks

Developed complex usage-based billing and invoicing subsystem for a web enabled petroleum distribution tracking system
( Windows NT4/2000, SQL Server, IIS, Visual Basic, Visual C++, VBScript, Java Script ), 2 years

Assisted in the evaluation and customization of a product data management system
( Windows NT4, Unix, OS/2, Visual C++, MFC, COM, Visual Basic, Tcl/TK, Oracle, Lotus Notes, Rational Rose ), 2 Years

Wrote a network infrastructure extension to integrate smart card authentication
( Windows NT4, JVM, Netware, Visual C++, Java, MetroWerks CodeWarrior C++, Novell Netware Developer Kits ), 3 weeks

MIS Manager
ARCA, Inc.
St. Louis Park, MN
3/1994 to 10/1996
Major Appliance Recycling and Used Appliance Retailing

Lead department providing computer services consisting of administration, development, training and support for sites across the United States and Canada
Design and implement a three tier Client/Server architecture optimized for distributed computing
( Visual Basic, COM, SQL Server, Rational Rose )

Design and development of a Client/Server system to support changes in business operations transitioning the organization from a service to retail focus

Conversion of and integration with corporate accounting system
( SQL to Platinum Accounting )

Administrative Systems Manager
Merrill Corp.
St. Paul, MN
11/1988 to 3/1994
Full Service Financial and Commercial Printing

Managed department supplying computer and network operations, administration, software development, training and support for locations throughout the United States, Canada, and Western Europe

Adapted production management and accounting systems to support growth from 50 million to over 200 million in annual revenues

Installed and configured PC networks and commercial applications that connected with the company’s other networks and larger computer systems

( VMS, Unix SystemV/BSD/SCO/Unixware/Sun, Netware, Windows 3.11/NT 3.51, C )

Software Engineer
EMS/McGraw-Hill
Eden Prairie, MN
11/1986 to 11/1988
Educational Software Development

Prepared plans and led development of educational software

Developed a suite of applications consisting of a spreadsheet, database, and word processor for use in secondary education
( Apple, Assembler, Unix )

Created a small language for the rapid creation of custom typing programs to be used in secondary and post secondary education
( MS DOS, Manx C, Unix )

Contract Programmer
ITDA
Bloomington, MN
5/1986 to 11/1986
Contract Software Development

Prepared technical design specifications and developed custom software

Developed computer generated greeting card software, The Birthday Times, and key contributor in its deployment to Hallmark Card stores
( PC, C, Assembler )

Wrote educational software for Scholastic Books targeting elementary schools
( Apple, C, Assembler )

Scientific Programmer
McQuay/Snyder General
Plymouth, MN
11/1985 to 5/1986
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioner Manufacturing

Enhanced system producing custom manufacturing specifications for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units based on operational requirements

Ported application to a vast array of computer systems
( Windows 3.11, MS DOS, CP/M, MP/M, TurboDOS, Unix/Xenix, AppleDOS, C, Pascal, Fortran, Assembler )

Development Manager
DDI/Honeywell, Inc.
Eagan, MN
6/1982 to 11/1985
Maintenance Management Systems Sales and Development

Staffed and managed departments responsible for customer support, development, training, and engineering services

Conducted national customer meetings to explain and solicit input for use in system enhancements

Enhanced system to support multiple users and target multiple computer systems
( MS DOS, TurboDOS, CP/M, MP/M, Unix/Xenix, Wicat MCS, C, Microsoft Basic, Assembler, COBOL )

Involved in key company decisions including the original company’s acquisition by Digital Datacom, Inc., and Honeywell, Inc.