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Michael R Royce                                    www.RoyceFamily.com
77 Auburn Street                                        (603) 224-3805
Concord, NH  03301-3047                            MRR@RoyceFamily.com     
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                             OBJECTIVE:  
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Technical position that will improve computer usage for the end user.
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                              SUMMARY:
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* Computer problem solver
* Extensive experience with computer resource & usage management
* Development & support of productive financial applications 
* Installation of hardware & software
* Database & Web design
* Training
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               A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHY YOU NEED ME
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    I am most interested in converting the many hundreds 
    of thousands of mainframe & PC-DOS Cobol applications to 
    Windows.

    Also, I am searching for challenging and interesting 
    positions where I am allowed to use my extensive magical 
    skills & experience to solve computer application problems.

    The best position I have had with my career in the computer 
    industry was 10 years as IT Manager / Systems Analyst / 
    Programmer for the Concord School District.  I liked that 
    position best because I could do everything that was necessary 
    to solve computer user related problems.  The only reason I 
    am not with Concord today is because of budget cuts.

    A few examples that demonstrate my computer skills:

    Example (1):
    The position I liked best & most responsible:
    With only 3 years of computer development experience (and 
    NO Unisys experience - this would be unheard of in the 
    consulting business of today - too bad because clients lose 
    a lot of good people), the best position I have had with 
    my career was 10 years as IT Manager / Systems Analyst / 
    Programmer for the Concord School District.  I liked that 
    position best because I created the Unisys mainframe computer 
    system 6-months after CSD purchased their computer.  I added 
    applications (payroll, budgets, account receivable / payable, 
    personnel, student records / scheduling, health records, 
    food services, attendance, report cards, utility usage 
    (electricity, fuel oil & gas), etc.) purchased from Unisys 
    and extensively altered or custom built to meet the ever 
    changing user needs. 

    I designed & installed equipment to network the computer 
    system that tied all 12 schools together with the business 
    office.  This was my most productive work environment because 
    I was free to do everything that was necessary to solve 
    computer-related problems.  The only reason I am not with 
    Concord today is because of budget cuts.

    It seems I did this so well that Unisys technical staff, from 
    throughout New England, visited the school district's data 
    center to understand what I was doing that was so much better.  

    (One team manager told me that nobody was utilizing computer 
    resources and producing results like I was.  At the time, I 
    didn't think much about this comment but over the years I have 
    learned he was correct - not very many computer systems work 
    well - most IT departments & software vendors are not responsive 
    to user needs).

    Example (2):
    Most challenging project completed:
    I rewrote the Unisys financial package that did not work at 
    all.  This is a very long story but the net result is that 
    the school district had a full functional financial system 
    and Unisys paid the school district $10,000 for my batch 
    program changes that they could not fix themselves.  Unisys 
    did not want my new on-line program (workhorse of the system 
    - theirs didn't work at all) because they thought it was too 
    complicated.  My on-line program was 50% smaller and accomp-
    lished more.  Over time, I rebuilt the payroll & financial 
    systems, taking the best features of each totally unrelated 
    application and making them work seamlessly together. 

    Example (3):
    Very good working with clients:
    At the Bank of Boston (now Bank of America), the payroll systems 
    manager told me I was the only consultant that gave him what he 
    wanted.  (Again, I provide service, I get things done correctly)

    Example (4):
    Creative computer processing:
    On a Y2K project, one phase was to merge on-going development 
    from other departments with source code that was Y2Ked.  With 
    my process, I could complete 125 programs per day.  Other 
    contractors would do 5 per day.  I offered to share my process 
    with other Y2K contractors but they were not interested (nor 
    did the company care).
    
    Example (5):
    Flexible creative computer projects:
    The past four years, I have donated consulting days to our 
    Public TV Auction, Channel 11, Durham, NH (1 day per auction 
    day - 37 consulting days so far).  These consulting days are 
    very diverse - that is, I need to be very creative instantly.

    Again, plain and simply, I get things done.  With my extensive 
    experience, I have many supporting stories.  Just ask, chances 
    are I have already solved your typical kinds of problems 
    elsewhere.
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                          TECHNICAL PROFILE:
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HARDWARE:  IBM PC, PS/2
           Mainframes: IBM 1401, 370, 3090, 9021/982, 9672,
                       Unisys B1865, B1990, Honeywell 2040A

NETWORKS: Local/Wide Area, Novell, Peripherals.

SOFTWARE:
   Operating Systems:
        Mainframe & PC Operating Systems:
           MVS/XA, VMS, VS, DOS/VSE, MCPII, 
           MS-DOS, OS, OS/2, Windows 3.1 / 95   / NT / ME
                                    2000 / 2003 / XP.

   Programming Languages: BAL, DAP, NDL, JCL, Cobol, Cobol/2,
           Micro Focus (MicroFocus) NetExpress Cobol, SP2, 
           RM Cobol, C, C++, 4GL, Fortran, Quick, SPD Professional 
           and Visual BASIC, MS-ACCESS, SP2, HTML, Microsoft .NET 
           Technology.

   Applications: SP2, PVCS, IQ Report Writer, TSO, ICCF, Cande, 
           Endevor, On-line HELP, Microsoft, BRIEF, Multi-Edit,
           Data Conversions, Insurance, Payroll, Financial,
           Education, Administration.
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                             EXPERIENCE:
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COMPUTER CONTRACTOR ------------------------ Many Non-Profits
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT SPECIALIST ---------- Horizon-Boss
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ------------------------ CCR Data Systems
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST VI ---------- State of NH
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST V ----------- State of NH
COMPUTER CONTRACTOR ------------------------
      Sun Life of Canada, Fidelity Investments, The Bank of Boston, 
      Anderson Systems, Inc., Genesys Software Systems, City of Concord
SPECIAL PROJECTS PROGRAMMER ---------------- RealWorld Corp.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR -------------------------- NH Technical Institute
IS DIRECTOR / SYSTEMS ANALYST / PROGRAMMER - Concord School District
PROGRAMMER --------------------------------- Concord Group Insurance
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