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James M. Driskill
El Cerrito, CA
Home: (510) 232-2092
jmdriskill@post.com

OBJECTIVE:

Database and Business Management
Business Basic Programmer

QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE:

·· Business Management ·· Business Operations ·· Financial Operations ··
·· Computer Systems/Network Administration ·· Information Technologies/Data Processing/Programming ··
·· Business/Application Software Experience ·· Software Development Details ··

Business Management
· Business insurance coverage and renewals
· Business taxes & other government information and tax filings
· Construction contracts & lien law documents
· Researching public county recorder property records
· Writing letter correspondences
· Fixed asset tracking
· Company policy manual
· Company operating procedures manual

Business Operations
· Weekly payroll & tax payments
· Certified prevailing wage payroll reports
· Accounts payable
· Accounts receivable, contract billing & AR collections
· Job cost reporting & analysis
· Inventory & purchasing

Financial Operations
· State & Federal payroll report filing
· Reconciliation of bank accounts
· Reconciliation of general ledger
· Issuing financial statements
· Maintain acurate financial records for outside CPA firm
· 401(k) data reporting

Computer Systems/Network Administration
· Operating systems installation & configuration; SCO Unix, Windows98, Windows 95, & MS-DOS
· Job batch & automated task shell script programming
· Y2K analysis
· Hardware component, network wiring & configuration
· Data integrity, backup, and archival
· Procedure documentation manual
· Critical data systems crash recovery
· Staff tutoring of application software & general computer operations
· Purchasing hardware equipment upgrades
· Telephone systems configuration for voice, fax, & data

Information Technologies, Data Processing, & Programming
· Original software application development programming
· Patch modification of existing source code
· Shortcut and automating the user input process
· Creating data input value filter processing & integrity validation
· Quick on demand database searching/inquiry retrieval
Some examples of developed routines/applications:
· User message cataloging for output messages/multi-language support
· Uniformed non-GUI user-interface input/menu/help shared library routines
· Wordprocessing interface for issuing on demand quick forms & text documents using data field replacements from current database file records

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Aug. 1999 – Current ACCOUNTANTS ON CALL San Francisco, CA
· Temporary Assignment Employee

Jun. 1987 -- Jul. 1999 PAUL’S PLUMBING Oakland, CA
· Financial & Computer Operations Controller

Jan. 1984 – Apr. 1987 SAN BERNARDINO PUBLIC LIBRARY San Bernardino, CA
· Cosand Computer Center Page

EDUCATION:

Sep. 1989 – Dec. 1989 University of California Extension Berkeley, CA
· Manual & computer accounting systems

Sep. 1983 – Jan. 1985 University of California San Bernardino, CA
· Computer Science Major/Music Minor

Jun. 1982 – Aug. 1982 San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA
· Introduction to Computer Science

Sep. 1980 – Jun. 1983 San Bernardino High School San Bernardino, CA
· College preparatory studies program
· Certificate of Achievement in Computer Science

Jul. 1974 – Apr. 1987 Ken Barry Studios San Bernardino, CA
· Piano playing technique, chord, harmony, orchestration, and composition theory

COURSE NOTE: During the last 12 months of study, Dr. Ken Barry and I collaborated on an exchange of knowledge MIDI software programming project called "HARMONY & Theory – The Mystery Solved" © copyright Dr. Ken Barry and published by Nova Software, Inc. Apple //e: Applesoft Basic

AFFILIATIONS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

11/1/1995 - 11/1/1999 State of California Notary Public

Task Reminder version 1.2.0", Library of Congress software copyright Txu-464-934 15Apr91.

“HARMONY & Theory – The Mystery Solved” © Copyright Dr. Ken Barry and published by Nova Software, Inc.

 

BUSINESS/APPLICATION SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:

Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows98, Windows 95, MS-DOS 6.1 – 3.1, SCO Unix 5.04 – 4.2, Bluebird SuperDOS, Apple //e, Apple ][+, Apple ][

Accounting Software:
Compusource Contrac2, Quick Books Pro, PeopleSoft, M.Y.O.B., Kiplinger’s Simply Money

Office Productivy Tools:
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Front Page, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Word Perfect Suite 8, Compusource Application Manager, Word Perfect for Unix, Quatro Pro

Programming Languages:
Business Basic, Transoft UBB, UBL, UB/L, UGI, UG/I, GW-Basic, Quick Basic, C, Quick C, Unix Shell Script, DOS Batch, HTML, Applesoft Basic, 6502 Assembly

Other:
Cool Edit: Digitial Audio PCM & Sound Recording, MIDI, Cakewalk, Paint Shop Pro, Norton Utilities, Nuts & Bolts, First Aid

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT DETAILS:

-- Highlights of my developed software applications & solutions --

For tracking the required subcontractor construction documents to release payments on concurrently open projects. Included parameters to current construction lien laws and referenced the existing data file systems in accounts payable, accounts receivable, and job costing.

The primary processing automated the cross-referencing of related paid and open account balances by job in monthly periods and producing a "required documents report."

These documents can then be issued or requested from the suppliers or other subcontractors on the project. The system was expanded to include digital image archival.

Achieved Results:
Increase in efficiency, documents issued more promptly, on demand lookup of issued documents, reduction or almost elimination of general contractor document requests, increase in cash flow, and a better working association to the general contractor.

To maintain locations of all tools in the shop or in the care of field employees on concurrently open projects. Reporting included employee responsibility tool listing with item values for employee approval. System was expanded to include all company assets tracking for insurance coverage and financial reporting.

Achieved Results:
Better tool care by employees, understanding of costs, and reduction in theft from unsecured tools on the project site.

A user-friendly interface for individual employee time entry including the field construction crew. This was implemented as a front-end data input interface to the existing payroll system.

Parameters for available pay types, accrual calculations, default cost codes can be applied to an entire payroll department or individual employee exception.

Supervisor review and approval, proper limiting and validation parameters to labor laws and referencing related data files.

Achieved Results:
Increased efficiency in payroll processing and effectively reduced errors. Elimination of manual calculations including vacation, sick, holiday, and prevailing wage rates. More reliable reporting overall in general ledger, job costing, tax payments, certified payroll, and the reduction of voided checks.

Maintained library patrons walk-in use of computer lab. Full implementation of information databases including user’s file, software catalog, and lab users login interface. Reservations could be made up to two months in advance and computer time was restricted to two hours per day. The lab's desk manager maintained currently logged in users, remaining time, and any checked out software materials being used at the workstations. Lab administrators could schedule class or other group reservations, as needed. Statistical usage information was reported.

Full development of user login database, public and private messaging, questions to reference librarians, information bulletins, online games, usage log and statistics features. First online in 1983 using a $5000 Corvus 10mb hard drive and a Hayes 300bps Micromodem. No commercial BBS software packages existed for this type of application. Microlink BBS was the second public library in the country to offer such dial up services next to The Chicago Public Library. Microlink was later renamed to LOLA (Library On-Line Apple).