Bachelor of Science (Computer Science Concentration)  Coursework performed full-time from August 1997 to December 1999 at University of Houston-Victoria; Victoria, Texas (GPA: 3.55) and The Victoria College; Victoria, Texas (GPA: 3.5)

 

Associate of Arts (Business Management Concentration) Coursework performed part-time from Mid-1990 completed in June 1997 at San Jacinto College; Pasadena, Texas (GPA: 3.3)

 

License to U.S. Merchant Marine Officer for Operator of Inland Towing Vessels Training completed / License issued in October 1984 (4th license issue expires January 2003) at National River Academy; Helena, Arkansas (Certificate of Training) and U.S. Coast Guard - Group Memphis; Memphis, Tennessee (License)

Initial Position - Relief Captain (Wheelman on Inland Towing Vessel) - 04-2002 to 08-2002 Employed upon "contract for management" being executed by previous company.  Ironically, this is the second "sell-out" that I have been involved in; they never are any fun.  Responsibilities remained the same.

Initial Position - Relief Captain (Wheelman on Inland Towing Vessel) - 04-2002 to 08-2002 Working on boats again due to fulfillment of licensing requirements, as listed in 46 CFR 10.209 c (i), which requires one year of sea service time to renew a USCG Captain's license.  Responsibilities included the maintenance, safety, operational, and regulatory management as it applied to the boat, tow, and crew. Managed a crew complement of four persons. Maintained vessel logs, required company / governmental paperwork, supply inventories, maintenance schedules, and company policy / safety standards for boat.  Company opted to contract out the management of the boats to a boat management company and position with company was terminated; was immediately employed by boat management company.

Initial Position - Database Specialist/Administrator - 02-2000 to 04-2001 Responsibilities include Database Administration for a 300+ bed hospital, which uses two MS-SQL 6.5 databases, six MS-SQL 7 databases, one Oracle 7 database, one Oracle 8 Enterprise database, one Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.0 database, one Pervasive SQL database, three MySQL databases, one FoxPro database, one DG/UX Mumps database, and multiple Microsoft Access databases; administration tasks include backup strategies, upgrade / service pack / hot fix applications, raw data mining, connectivity / ODBC troubleshooting, data migration / conversions, et al. Serving as Team Leader for the enterprise's Database Team. Providing enterprise-wide data solutions utilizing Microsoft Visual Basic 6. Providing Application analysis / troubleshooting for many department-specific healthcare applications. Working toward migrating many distributed Microsoft Access databases to centralized Microsoft SQL 7.0 databases, whereby Operations can apply more rigorous backup strategies to the data. Constantly working toward the goal of customer (user) satisfaction with solutions to technology problems.

 

Promotion - Database Coordinator/Administrator - 04-2001 to 03-2002 Responsibilities include all from above, plus departmental change from Applications Group to Technical Group. Became involved with data-aware, in-house, intranet development using PHP4, on Linux 7.1, deployed on servers that were "out-dated" by our software vendors, providing solutions to many in-house needs.

A Deck Barge Leasing Company - March 1988 to June 1997
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Initial Position - Pilot (Wheelman on Inland Towing Vessel) - 03-1988 to 06-1988 Management of deck personnel, operation of towing vessel, maintenance of electronic / mechanical systems on boat.

 

Promotion - Relief Captain (Wheelman on Inland Towing Vessel) - 06-1988 to 11-1988 All responsibilities from above, plus served as the Captain of the vessel while the Captain was on his days off.

 

Promotion - Captain (Master of Inland Towing Vessel) - 11-1988 to 11-1989 Responsibilities included the maintenance, safety, operational, and regulatory management as it applied to the boat, tow, and crew. Managed a crew complement of four (4) persons. Maintained vessel logs, required company / governmental paperwork, supply inventories, maintenance schedules, and company policy / safety standards for boat.

 

Promotion - Assistant Port Captain (Administrative/Management) - 11-1989 to 03-1994 Developed computer applications in Q-Basic to aide in the calculation and reporting of fuel tax including reports for management that allowed evaluation of fuel purchasing and a total monthly / yearly fuel cost analysis.  Developed invoicing applications for the calculation of tonnage hauled including management reports that evaluated monthly / yearly boat / barge revenue, and analysis of tonnage per boat and location.  Performed software engineering tasks including design / requirements, coding, testing, documentation, and maintenance of the developed application, plus trained users in the use of the applications.  Performed cost / benefit analysis on proposed technology systems for the office.  Managed shipyard crew of up to six (6) employees and tugboat crews comprised of eighteen (18) employees and performed purchasing duties associated with office, shipyard, and tugboat / barge operations.  Performed Sales Department duties including quotation preparation for barge rental / cargo transportation proposals, interacted with customers about their marine equipment needs, assigned marine equipment to jobs, and prepared invoices for customers.  Began converting programs developed in Q-Basic to Microsoft Visual Basic after providing cost / benefit analysis of converting the programs, while using the same data structures for easier implementation.

 

Title Change - Operations Department (Administrative/Management) - 03-1994 to 07-1997 Continued converting the programs developed in Q-Basic to Visual Basic providing more efficient, user-friendly means of performing data entry with fewest amount of keystrokes.  Developed applications in Visual Basic to aid in grocery purchasing, equipment maintenance, and outside towing income tracking.  All office-based positions included IBM System 36 Mainframe usage and IBM AS-400 System usage including working with the system administrator on configuration / troubleshooting tasks. Maintained, acquired repair services, and performed troubleshooting on all office technology equipment. Co-managed the Operations Department for the Houston office including all responsibilities from the Assistant Port Captain's position, plus more administrative duties such as assisting with employee hiring, discipline, and termination and developing and implementing company policy and procedures as approved by the Vice President.

A Building Materials Company; Marine Division - November 1982 to March 1988
NOTE: Company no longer exists; tugboat sold to McDonough Marine Service.

Initial Position - Deckhand - 11-1982 to 10-1984 Duties included catching lines, making-up barge couplings with cables, performing tow maintenance. Maintained the Engine Room Log Book for all maintenance tasks performed while on watch.

 

Promotion - Licensed Deckhand - 10-1984 to 09-1986 Upon attaining license to operate Inland Towing Vessels, was promoted to position of Licensed Deckhand. Responsibilities included all from the Deckhand position, plus off-watch training to become a wheelman and also included performance of inventories, management of maintenance schedules, and management of deckhand duties.

 

Promotion - Steersman (2 weeks) then Pilot (Wheelman on Inland Towing Vessel) - 09-1986 to 03-1988 Responsibilities for this position included the management of deck personnel, operation of the towing vessel, maintenance of the electronic / mechanical systems on the boat, and assistant to the Captain with required company and governmental paperwork.

ASSOCIATIONS:

Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) - Member since 1999

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