522 High Meadow Court

Frank D. Toohey

401 253 9908

Bristol, Rhode Island 02809

 

Tooheys@FullChannel.Net

Software Engineer

A profit motivated Software Engineering professional with proven expertise in develop­ment and management. Known as an effective practitioner who achieves goals within schedule and budget while raising User oriented attitudes. Works with client’s application development teams in definition, presentation, implementation, testing and rollout roles.

Areas of Expertise

•    Software Engineering

•   Product Management

•   Project Management

•    Systems Analysis (OOA)

•   Document Management

•   Technical Management

•    OO Development (OOD)

•   S88 / S95 Compliance

•   Manufacturing Systems

Recent Experience

Consultant, Bristol Software (Bristol, Rhode Island )

2002 – Present

Consulted with a major New England electronics firm’s manufacturing and marketing units providing insights into the integration of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and marketing.

Provided consulting services to non-profit and academic organizations. These en­gage­ments significantly improved each organizations functioning while providing the opportunity to freshen current technical skills.

 

Results

Improved process utilization and capacity.

 

Technical Profile

Visual Studio, Microsoft Access, SQL Server, Front Page, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL and ODBC.

Application Engineer, Invensys (Foxboro, Massachusetts)

1996 – 2002

Used management and manufacturing experience to implement manufacturing execution systems (MES) in Visual Basic.

Synchronized design with SAP, BAAN interface team.

Contributed to the design of a generalized portal servicing laboratory information man­agement systems (LIMS), computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and electronic document management systems (EDMS).

 

Results

A multi-phase software product meeting corporate marketing goals.

Redefined an electronic document management system while support­ing the company’s existing capability.

 

Results

Applications rejuvenated and User support integrated within technical culture.

 

Technical Profile

Object platforms – UNIX, NT, Windows 2000 with SQL Server (7.0, 2000) and Visual Basic / Visual Studio (5.0, 6.0), Microsoft Access, ASP, IIS; Evaluated Oracle and Crystal Reports; Object design and data modeling – System Architect; OMT, State Transition, Use Case Requirements; Process Systems – Foxboro’s I/A, I/A Series Batch and Foxbatch.


Senior Application Engineer, Intec Controls Corporation (Walpole, Massachusetts)

1995 – 1996

Supported clients and staff using company's automation software principally in the areas of large system integration and relational databases.

 

Results

Improved comprehension of system environment and data base integration.

 

Technical Profile

Visual Basic, Access, SQL, Paragon, Windows, NT, Rexx, Os/2.

Project Manager, Computer Aid (Clifton, New Jersey)

1994 – 1995

Worked in a consulting team for a large health care provider. Helped to institute quality assurance controls at the system and program level. Provided client quality assurance reporting.

 

Results

Improved system utilization and User awareness; reduced system and program faults.

 

Technical Profile

Cobol, Rexx, MVS / XA, TSO, IBM 3090.

Applications Manager, Foamex, Inc (East Providence, Rhode Island)

1986 – 1994

Worked with an integrated manufacturing system including process controls, process formula management, work planning, scheduling, cost and variance reporting, controls of quality, lot management and bi-directional interfaces to an in-house LIMS. Instituted quality assurance procedures.

 

Results

Increased productivity; decreased cost; increased User acceptance.

 

Technical Profile

Open Basic, Unix, Manbase, HP-9000's (Distributed Network, 11 Sites).

Designed and implemented the automation of all polyurethane production platforms.

 

Results

Enhanced control of quality; decreased costs; improved inventory utilization.

 

Technical Profile

Unix, Sybase (SQL), Jam, Wonder Ware, Basic, Intermec IRL.

Education

Bachelors

Brown University – Fine Arts

Advanced Work

University of Massachusetts – Psychology; Adelphi University – Business Administration; University of Rhode Island – Business Administration

Technical

SQL Server, Sybase, Web Design (HTML, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP), Foxbatch, Intelligent Automation (I/A), I/A Series Batch, Paragon TNT.

Recent Paper

Electronic Document Management – an Agent of Change Management, 2001.