NEAL MILLER, CCP Address:
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EXPERIENCE
3/87‑Present Miller Systems, Inc.,
Miller
Systems specializes in designing and implementing customized client-server
and/or web-based computer software for a variety of business applications. I
provide project management, architecture, system analysis, data warehousing,
mentoring, programming, quality control, documentation, and operator training.
We seek to leverage our skills in Software Development, Project Management,
Package Integration, and Accounting/Finance skills to help firms increase
profitability and improve customer service, be it for Fortune-500 firms or
small-to-mid-sized businesses, using the most appropriate technologies for the
task at hand. My consulting assignments have included:
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01/06 – Present for a publicly-held software
tools vendor. Using VB.NET 2005, SQL Server 2000, Oracle 10g
Database, MS Access 2003, Siebel v6, and Pivotal CRM, working together with the
programming team, I implemented a conversion from customized versions of the
legacy Siebel CRM to the target Pivotal CRM software applications. I created a logged,
reproducible, re-runnable software framework utilizing customized Visual Basic
.NET code, database queries, views, stored procedures, and DTS packages to
implement the conversion process. I validated the new target datasets with
customized, automated tools to help identify any potential data quality
problems. I served as Sr. Developer on this project.
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03/05 – 11/05 for an Investment Management
firm. Using VB.NET 2003, SQL Server 2000, and MS Access
2003, I created, bug-fixed, and performance-tuned various financial reports for
this investment management firm indicating client’s financial standings. Was
able to achieve a 90% reduction in run times in certain cases. Also converted
and rewrote their existing CRM system. I served as a Project Manager, Sr.
Developer, and Account Representative.
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09/05 – 10/05 for FFE. Using
Crystal Reports v11 XI, VB.NET 2003, SQL Server 2000, and MS Access 2003, I
helped to integrate various vertical-market systems, including Southware,
Life-Safety Inspector, and InterGIS, I worked on various data importing,
validation, and cleansing projects I served as a Project Manager, Sr.
Developer, and Account Representative.
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04/05 – 05/05 for a small software and
consulting firm in
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02/05 – 03/05 for MCH.
Using SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Access 2003, and Adobe Acrobat / Designer /
Distiller v7.0, I served as the sole Developer for a custom system designed to
print out the credit reports of a variety of commercial accounts for clients of
this small financial information services firm.
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05/04 – 01/05 for Robert Bosch (part-time). This
system was built upon a platform using Visual Basic.NET ( VB.NET ), GigaSoft,
and Infragistics tools, I served as Account Representative and Project Manager,
with one additional Senior Programmer working on the team for a system
development effort aimed at creating a Laboratory Information Management System
with specialized Data Acquisition Hardware (Deweytron) with both a Graphical
Charting and Table-Oriented Analysis component for the Mechanical Engineers to
use in their analysis of the unique characteristics of the Auto Parts that they
routinely test for the major automobile manufacturers.
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02/04 – 01/05 for an Automobile Retailer
(part-time). This system was built upon a platform using Visual
Basic.NET ( VB.NET ) with Compact Framework, Windows CE ( Pocket PC ), ASP.NET,
BlackBook USA data, and SQL Server 2000, I served as Account Representative and
Project Manager, with one additional Senior Programmer working on the team for
a system development effort aimed at creating an integrated system for
capturing vehicle information with digital imaging on a Pocket PC (Windows CE)
unit, and replicating that data into a SQL Server 2000 database via a Wireless
802.11b connection. This data is then transmitted both to a commercial
third-party website for presentation to customers, and to a hosted site which
also presents the vehicle information to customers.
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07/03 – present at a small Medical Equipment
Imaging Vendor. Using DICOM, HL7, MS SQL Server 2000, ASP.NET, Visual
Studio 2003, Visual Basic .NET ( VB.NET ), ADO.NET, and LeadTools Imaging
Components, I served as project manager and senior developer of this system to
handle Patient Management and Video Image Capture, and Internet-based
transmissions of medical images.
I
was the Project Manager and one of the Senior Developers on the project,
working in conjunction with the technical supervisor of the firm, and another
subcontractor with experience in DICOM software applications.
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10/02 – 05/03 at RayTrans Distribution
Services. Using MS Access 2002,
I
was a Senior Developer on the project, working in conjunction with the owner of
the firm.
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05/02 – 09/02 at a Small Software Vendor.
Using MS Visual C++.NET, ADO.NET, Windows Forms, XML, Windows XP Professional,
TIBCO, and a mixture of Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server 2000, I developed a system
for online trading of financial instruments executed by the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange.
I
was the lead developer on the project, working in conjunction with the project
manager.
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10/01 – 04/02 at Aon Insurance.
Using MS Access 2002,
I was sole developer for this a portion of this project, and a senior resource in a team of 22 developers, QA, trainers, and a PWC project manager. I worked with the Financial Team to gather system requirements, perform testing, train users, develop documentation, and provide technical support for end-users. I worked with the IT Dept. Staff to gain access to the enterprise data stores and transfer data as required.
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07/01 – 09/01 at Grant Thornton LLP.
Using MS Visual InterDev 6.0, ASP, Visual Basic 6, InstallShield, Crystal
Reports v8.0, FrontPage 2000, HTML/DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, ADO, XML,
XSL, MTS, SQL Server 7, and IIS 5.0, I developed an intranet-based data entry
system for entering and maintaining customer data for the accounting firm,
integrating this information into their CMS Accounting and CRM package
database, using object-oriented multi-tiered development for scalability.
I was sole developer for the VI6 and VB6 development work, and integrated custom Active-X controls into the data entry web pages. I mentored junior staff team members, and assisted in the Crystal Reports development.
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12/00 – 05/01 at Aon Insurance.
Using MS Visual InterDev 6.0, ASP, HomeSite 4.5, HTML/DHTML, CSS, JavaScript,
VBScript,
I was lead developer for the VI6 development work, using Rapid Application Development (RAD) techniques, as well as mentoring more junior staff team members in ASP, JavaScript, and database development skills. This project required working as part of the internal corporate web development team, including web page designers, graphics designers, user liaisons, and other consultants.
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10/00 – 12/00 at Motorola. Using MS Visual InterDev 6.0, ASP, ADO,
Visual Basic 6.0, MTS, OOD / OOP, COM, XML, XSL, HTML/DHTML, CSS, JavaScript,
VBScript, SQL Server 7.0, IIS 5.0, Microsoft Posting Acceptor, and CDONTS on a
load-balanced web of Win2000 servers, I was project manager, business analyst,
and lead developer of a customer-facing web site to facilitate document sharing,
communication, and collaboration between a project group at Motorola and one of
its primary customers. The site incorporated customer-driven document uploads
and downloads, automatic email generation on certain error conditions,
cross-browser compatibility. I also created system documentation, including
Entity-Relationship Diagrams developed with Embarcadero Technologies’ ER/Studio.
I was project manager and
lead developer for the VI6 and VB6 development work. This project required
working directly with the Motorola project sponsor to understand the system
requirements, develop the web site, and deliver “fit and finish” user interface
improvements.
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12/99 – 9/00 at FTI Consulting, Inc. Using Microsoft Visual
Basic 6.0 with Win32 APIs, COM, OOD / OOP, ADO and ActiveReports on Win98, I
was a senior developer of data entry, middleware classes, and reporting for
their TrialMax product that enables case preparation of Documents, PowerPoints,
and full-motion video for courtroom presentation to the judge and jury. This
has been used in high-profile cases such as the Microsoft anti-trust trial,
tobacco litigation and more. I also created an integrated automatic charting
system using PowerPoint, Excel, and Access for a system that captures Jury
Questionnaire data entered in PowerPoint, saved in Access, and graphed in
Excel, and reported in PowerPoint.
I was a senior developer
for the VB6 development work. This project required working directly with the
product manager to understand the system requirements and “fit and finish” user
interface improvements.
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9/99 – 11/99 at Advance Health Technologies, Inc. Using Microsoft Visual
InterDev 6.0, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++ 6.0, Crystal Reports v7.0, ASP,
3-tier Architecture, OOD / OOP, HTML / DHTML, CSS, VBScript, JavaScript, COM /
DCOM, ADO, IIS 4.0, and SQL Server 7.0 on Win NT 4.0, I created data entry and
reporting forms for this product that implemented electronic delivery of
medical prescriptions to providers via the Internet. I also developed and
maintained Active-X components that drew data from SQL Server 7.0, and fed it
into Visual Interdev, and produced reports using Crystal Reports and direct
HTML output.
I was a business analyst
and senior developer for the VI6/VB development work, using Rapid Application
development (RAD) techniques. This project required working directly with the
IS staff and the product manager to understand the system requirements and “fit
and finish” user interface improvements.
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5/99 – 8/99 at Japha International, Inc. Using Microsoft Visual
InterDev 6.0, Visual Basic 6.0, ASP, HTML / DHTML, CSS, VBScript, JavaScript,
OOD / OOP, Crystal Reports v7.0, COM, MTS, IIS 4.0, ADO, and SQL Server 7.0 on
Win NT 4.00 and AS/400 DB2 / 400, I worked with end-users and the corporate IS
department in order to create a project tracking application that allows for
entry, maintenance, what-if scenarios, and reporting using Crystal Reports and
HTML on various telephone equipment installation projects, based on a
conversion from an existing project management application built in
PowerBuilder 5.0.
I was the project leader,
business analyst, and major technical resource for the VI6/VB development work
and porting. This project required working directly with the IS staff and the
end-users, using RAD and JAD techniques, to create the system requirements and
“fit and finish” user interface improvements.
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2/99 – 4/99 at Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.. Using Microsoft Access 97,
and Visual Basic 5.0 with Win32 APIs on Win 95/98, I worked with end-users and
the corporate IS department in order to create a project tracking application
that allows for entry, maintenance, and reporting on various product
development projects.
I was the project leader,
business analyst, and sole technical resource for the VB/Access development
work. This project required working directly with the IS user liaison and the
end-users to create the system requirements.
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5/98 – 1/99 at First Chicago / Bank One. Using Microsoft Access 97,
Visual Basic 6.0 with Win32 APIs, ODBC drivers, OOD / OOP, Active-X, Business
Objects, and SQL Server on Win NT 4.0 integrating with IBM OS/390 mainframes running
VSAM and DB2, and Tandem Non-Stop servers, I created a data warehouse for ATM
machine data. It allows for entry, import, maintenance, and reporting of this
data. I also worked on other corporate data warehousing and production support
applications.
I was the project leader, business analyst, and senior technical resource for the VB/Access and integration development work, using Rapid Application Development (RAD) techniques, working with other developers. This project required working directly with the various end-users to create the system requirements, and working with other IS staffers in order to create interfaces to the legacy systems. Weekly status reports and development cost estimates were created as required.
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10/96 – 5/98 at Aon Insurance. Using Microsoft Access 97,
Visual Basic 5.0 with Win32 APIs, ODBC drivers, Lotus Notes, and Replic-Action
on Windows NT 4.0, I redesigned and programmed the insurance sales reporting,
bonus calculations and reporting, and budget calculation and reporting systems
for the entire large brokerage group (over 500 sales reps). A data warehouse
containing sales data for over 5 years of sales data was created, based on this
application.
I was the project leader,
business analyst, and sole technical resource for the Access/VB development
work, working with other Notes developers, using Rapid Application Development
techniques. This project required working directly with the divisional
controller and senior accountants in order to determine the system
requirements, and to involve them in the testing of the accuracy of the reports
based on the data warehouse. I created all of the data entry forms, lengthy and
complex bonus calculations which were then fed into payroll. Weekly status
reports and development cost estimates were created as required.
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3/96 – 9/96 at Frankel & Co.
Using Microsoft Access V2.0 on Windows 3.1, I designed and programmed many
entry forms and reports for their various clients marketing projects.
I was the account manager
and lead developer working with the data processing manager, as well as all of
the account managers, delivering contest reports, promotional item distribution
lists, and contest winners on a rapid basis. Expected turnaround time in this
organization is a few hours rather than a few months.
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9/95 – 3/96 at a mid-sized consulting firm.
Using embedded SQL inside of both C language and VAX-BASIC language on DEC
VAX/VMS, tying to the CA-INGRES v6.0 database server engine, I programmed
medical billing reporting applications.
I was a team member
creating and deploying this enterprise application.
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8/95 – 11/95 at Ernst & Young.
Using Advanced Revelation on MS-DOS, I was account manager, project manager,
business analyst, and lead developer for a sophisticated financial application
regarding the application of tax-loss carry-forwards in accordance with the
current IRS regulations.
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5/95 – 11/95 at Inland Steel.
Using Microsoft Access V2.0 on Windows 3.1, and integration with the IBM OS/390
mainframe, I was a team member on the team that designed and programmed complex
entry forms, with over 50 reports for Human Resources / Labor Mgmt system.
I was the account manager,
project leader, business analyst, and lead developer, working with my wife
Marilyn and one other consultant. I wrote the system requirements
documentation, implemented the data conversion from the original MS-DOS system,
and created a large number of the reports. Marilyn trained the users,
interfaced with the IS group, and created the balance of the reports.
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4/95 – 7/95 for a small consulting firm.
Using Sybase SQL Server, Informix On-Line, and Unidata connectivity tools on
IBM RS/6000 AIX, I programmed a data transferring mechanism between these two
databases using triggers and stored procedures in both environments.
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1/95 – 4/95 at Bell Land Improvement Co.
Using Microsoft Access V2.0 on Windows 3.1, I designed and programmed a Job
Costing System for their small construction firm. This system provided direct
costs and profitability analysis on all of their various contracts. We exported
data from a UNIX-based accounting package into this application.
I was the account manager,
project leader, business analyst, and senior developer working with my wife
Marilyn. I wrote the system requirements documentation, created certain data
entry forms and reports, and trained the users.
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1/93 – 12/93 at GE Capital Railcar Services.
Using Advanced Revelation on MS-DOS, I designed and programmed many
customization of their Ceridian Human Resources system in the areas of data
collection, bonus, COBRA, and pension reporting.
I was the project leader,
business analyst, and sole technical resource on this project, which involved
working directly with the Pension and Benefits Administrators to gather the
systems requirements, and so that they could test the reports for accuracy.
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3/87 – 2/91 at Chapman and Cutler.
Using Advanced Revelation on MS-DOS, I designed and programmed an Investment
Portfolio Management System that computed any applicable arbitrage rebate
amounts required for their municipal clients, according to current IRS
regulations. This system generated nearly $1mil/yr revenue for the firm.
I was account manager,
project leader, business analyst, and senior consultant, leading two other
programmers. I created the system requirements documentation, and worked with a
partner of the firm to develop the flexible and expandable component
methodology for implementing yield calcuation formulas for new types of
financial instruments. The resulting report documents were delivered to the
firm's clients upon legal review. Lotus
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2/90 – 8/91 at Price Waterhouse.
Using the Revelation database on MS-DOS, I converted their entire proprietary
Corporate Tax System used by many major Fortune-500 clients into the new
version of the Revelation database. Also integrated this system with various
client's legacy systems, including OS/390 and AS/400.
I was account manager,
project leader, and senior developer, working with my wife Marilyn and one
other consultant. The goal of this project was to convert the existing code in
Rev version G into Advanced Revelation. We worked with the firm's staff to
gather working versions of the source code.
11/83‑2/87 Versatile System Solutions,
Versatile
System Solutions was a software development firm. Duties included: account
manager, business analyst, system analyst, programming, training, and
documentation. Accomplishments included:
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10/85 – 1/86 at Engineered Coated Products,
Inc. Using RM-COBOL on a network of CP/M computers, I
was account manager, project leader, and senior developer, where I designed and
programmed a manufacturing job estimating & costing package.
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10/84 – 4/85 at Baxter Travenol.
Using RM-COBOL on MS-DOS, I was a member of the team developing their Home
Health Care Billing systems.
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3/84 – 9/84 at First
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10/83 – 12/83 at Motorola.
Using NOMAD on IBM 3090 VM/CMS Mainframe systems, I was business analyst and
developer, where I designed and programmed an International Currency
Transaction Netting System.
5/81‑11/83 Dun & Bradstreet Computer Services,
DBCS
Professional Services operated as consultants for large‑scale data
processing systems, implemented either on DBCS' timesharing computer network or
on‑site. Accomplishments included:
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1/82 – 8/82 for Miller Brewing.
Using NOMAD and COBOL on an IBM 3090 Mainframe with VOTRAX voice output and
touch-tone phone input, I was part of the team that developed their National
Sales Tracking system.
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12/82 – 7/83 for
4/80‑4/81 Spectra Financial, Medicus,
Spectra,
a Data General OEM, marketed both medical and financial software systems to
hospitals nationally. At the time, it had a DG Eclipse C‑350 Minicomputer.
Accomplishments include:
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Developing Scrolling on-line data entry
screens for patient census data in DG-COBOL using the INFOS database.
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Developing a source code converter that
automatically converted RM-COBOL to DG-COBOL with screen sections built
automatically.
7/79‑3/80 Stat:Tab Inc.,
Stat:Tab
was a service bureau marketing mainly to various government agencies. It had
dual IBM 370/158's, running MVS and VM/CMS. It used COBOL and ADPAC for
applications.
EDUCATION
9/75‑5/79
Bachelor of
Science, Economics, Class of '79
9/70‑5/75
6/74‑8/74 National Science
Foundation summer program in Economics.
Earned 8
college credit for introduction to Economics.
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