Thomas E. Huff

P.O. Box 1895

Rockport, TX  78381

Cell: 361-343-4247

Email: tehuff@attglobal.net

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY    

• Highly accomplished, client-focused senior iSeries programmer/consultant with 20+ years experience managing full cycle project implementation with specialization in ERP systems software development conventions and styles
• Expertise in SDA design, security, communications, interfaces, utilities, sub-files and arrays
• Performed numerous data conversions from legacy systems, ADP and JDE to Infinium™ HR/PY system
• Solid success in the customization and moderation of ERP financial software packages, such as JDE with expertise in the Infinium™ HR/PY and Financials
• Experience with interfaces from client’s HR/PY system to the Kronos Timekeeping System
• Bring an uncompromising approach to systems quality and customer satisfaction. Consistently serve as a key resource and “go to” person for both clients and peers
• Effectively contribute as both a team member on large projects as well as sole developer on smaller initiatives
• Innovative thinker and exceptional problem solver, bringing proactive, dynamic solutions to difficult or high-pressure situations
• Unique ability to translate complex technical information into plain English for the benefit of end-users at all levels

PREVIOUS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT: Inventory, Order Entry, Time Entry, Client Contract Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Payroll, Human Resources, Benefits Administration, Oil & Gas Billing, Cattle Tracking, Skill Tracking, Information Retrieval, Pharmacy, Custom Interfaces, System Utilities, Tape Management, Disaster Recovery, Automated File Backup and extracts from client’s ERP system to third party vendors.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Island Software Inc. – Owner/Consultant/Developer - 07/1988 – Present

I am owner/developer/consultant of a successful company delivering consulting services specializing in the IBM iSeries (AS400) system with specialization in the customization and maintenance of client’s ERP financial and time entry systems.

Over the past 20 years I have provided various companies, many that have been our clients for multiple years, programming and system implementation and modernization consulting services that ranged from implementation and modification of their ERP systems for clients new to the system and for clients that acquired new properties and needed to merge and consolidate financial data into their existing database.

· Over 20 years experience working with the AS400 operating system providing technical and operations support in development projects and after go-live support.

· Extensive experience in data conversions from client’s legacy system to client’s new ERP system.  Performed numerous full cycle system implementations from data conversion to post ‘go live’ support.

· Expertise in implementation and modification of ERP systems: Human Resources, Payroll, Payables Ledger, General Ledger, Account Receivable, Income Reporting, Global Taxation, EE Development, Inventory, Purchasing Management, Client Contract Management systems, Employee Benefits and EE Language Tracking system, 

· Built custom interfaces between time entry systems and client’s ERP systems (ADP, KRONOS, in house time entry systems)

· Built and  maintained custom EDI processes 

· Provided application and system support installing system upgrades and fix patches, created custom reporting and performed troubleshooting functions for end users and provided assistance to end users with financial year end functions.

Client Listing and Accomplishments

ISLETA Casino & Resort – Albuquerque, NM

I provided administrative support installing system upgrades and fine tuning of client’s AS400 system.  Set up and implemented a HR/PY ERP system for client that was previously using ADP services for payroll processing.  Converted benefit enrollment data into their new ERP HR system, created interfaces for: Positive Pay, Direct Deposit, Benefit reporting, customized check and DD voucher programs, created custom worker’s compensation reporting processes. 

NABORS INDUSTRIES (Oil Field Services) – Houston, TX

Management of IT programming staff:  Technical support for Payroll, HR, PL and GL financial systems. Supervised programming staff of 3 consultants; assigned projects to appropriate staff members that provided support to end users in resolving application and data issues for the complete ERP system and provided year end support to support personnel.  After staff was reduced after migration to new application software.  I was then solely responsible for providing all user support to the Payroll, HR, PL and GL staff.  Assisted in the conversion of historical data to new Oracle Financial system

MGM-Mirage – Las Vegas, NV

Project:  Upgrade Installation – Responsible for installing system upgrades, merging of custom code for annual and year end upgrades and performing software fixes.

Project: Data Consolidation- IS department – Involved in the analysis, migration and standardization of existing financial system for the MRG properties into their new MGM-Mirage consolidated system.  Created a custom employee number change process to provide standardization, implemented ERP system upgrades and created interfaces between the payroll and HR system to their Kiosk system for Mandalay Bay Property.

Project:  System Operations – Responsible for system operations, security, software upgrades, customizations of client’s ERP system and user support.

Project: Custom HR Module - Produced customized benefits module that had the look and feel of the client’s ERP system

Polo Ralph Lauren Europe, Inc., (Retail) England, Spain, Italy

Project: Spearheaded complete build of a custom Financial Reporting Management system for their European division.   New system created financial reports in the required format for Italian and Spanish government entities.   Project successfully completed within the strict deadlines imposed by the respective government.

Wackenhut, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL - (Security)

Project – Created custom Client Contract Management System - Spearheaded and managed the project for the complete build of Client Contract Management (CCM) system for this major nationwide securities company.  System tracked and created invoices for billable hours, interfaced security personnel hours with client’s Payroll system and provided comprehensive reporting to general management/end-users of all contracts.

· Developed interactive entry screens and on-line RPG programming.

· Created a custom module that interfaced with Human Resource, Payroll, Journal Processor, Order Processing, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger and Vertex Tax System

Key Accomplishments:

· Built a Client Contract Management system (CCM) from scratch (500,000 lines of code) that effectively processed contracts and time entry for 40,000+ security guards

· During company subsequent spin-off successfully split out and exported all financial data (A/R, A/P, Purchasing and Inventory) from existing system into 1 enterprise-wide AS/400 environment.

Project – Data Conversion - : Data conversion from client’s legacy system to client’s new ERP system.  Responsible for creating conversion programs from their mainframe to client’s new AS/400 financial system and built custom interface/enhancements to Payroll and Human Resources systems.

Additional Projects

· Created custom overtime module that calculated overtime hours and amounts based on unique laws and policies for property in Puerto Pico.

· Created a custom paid time off module

· Created multiple benefit reporting interfaces

Graham Resources – New Orleans, LA – Programming Manager and Acting IT Director

I was responsible for all programming for an oil and gas billing system during an active acquisition time frame. The system created 30,000 checks per week. I was also responsible for all operations and programming duties. Supervised 15 IT employees and performed project management for the newly acquired acquisition properties.

NWS Supply – Houston, TX – Programming Manager

Created a custom inventory package for an oil & gas supply company – Supervised small programming staff of up to five programmers and four

outside consultants. Responsible for setting up computer operations for all shifts.

Wackenhut Corrections Corporation (WCC), Boca Raton, FL – Consultant developer)

I was charged with development of an automated COBRA Reporting and Billing System for new division of Wackenhut, Inc.  System efficiently collected and transmitted medical insurance data to a third party entity for billing.

Ameristar Casinos, Inc., Las Vegas, NV – (Consultant developer)

Project – System Upgrades – Responsible for annual system upgrades and merging of code from 1995 until 2007, when client hired an onsite programmer.   

Project – Data Conversion - Converted major casino company’s JDE data for their newly acquired properties in Missouri and Colorado to their existing Infinium ERP system.  I implemented the ERP modules: Payroll, Human Resources, Payables Ledger, Income Reporting, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger systems for their newly acquiesced company.

Project – Multiple Interfaces – Built numerous custom interfaces/reports from client’s ERP system to third party entities. Interfaces included: Timberline Construction and Payment software to Infinium Payables Ledger, 401K Extract, Positive Pay Extract/Transmission, Check Reconciliation System, Paid Time Off Accruals System, Minority Vendor Reporting, benefit reporting interfaces for multiple vendors.

Key Accomplishment:

· Successful system implementations resulted in visits 4 times per year to apply new software releases and merge data during company purchases

Viking Freight, Inc., San Jose, CA – Developer and Programming and Operations Manager

Managed IT operations for 6 AS/400 systems during merge of 4 LTL freight companies, including security, new release installation and change management.

Key Accomplishments:

· Efficiently converted and consolidated data from 4 separate freight company’s AS/400 systems into a single integrated ERP system.

· Responsible for implementing IMPLEMENTER program management system that handled multiple AS400 systems

PMHAB Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA 

Supplied development of multiple custom Payroll modules, including Paid Time Off, Payroll Job Authorization, Custom Multiple Distribution, Allocation of Overtime Premium and Retroactive Pay for Payroll

Moly Corporation (Division of Uncal) – Director IT Department, Questa, New Mexico

Project: Management of IT Department for the New Mexico division Responsible for management of IT department – Performed budging, software and hardware selection and implementation of software applications, installation of software upgrades, hiring and supervision of programming and office personnel (12-15 employees). 

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TECHNICAL SKILLS           

Software Packages: Payroll, HR, General Ledger, Payables Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Global Taxation, Time Keeping systems, Billing, Purchasing, Inventory, Oil & Gas Billing, Benefits, Applicant Tracking, Client Contract Management system and various System Utilities systems.

Software Tools: Client Access 400, Silvon Implementer, Hawkeye Pathfinder, Turnover, Aldon Change Management System, Websphere Development Studio, ROBOT

Languages: RPG, RPG-IV, RPGILE, CL, DDS, COBOL, Visual Basic

Interfaces Developed for clients

FTP/BISYNC:KRONOS Time Entry to PY, Bank Reconciliation, Positive Pay, Benefit Enrollment to Third Party Vendor, COBRA, Payroll to Payables, Payroll to Client Contract Management System, 401K, Timberline to Payables

EDUCATION - Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, B.S., Computer Science, 1975