James M Driskill  - Business & Database Management, Basic Programmer
 
Contact Information
       Phone: (510) 232-2092 (H)
       When to call: Before 8:00 AM
       E-Mail: jmdriskill@post.com
 
Candidate Details
       Visa Status: US Citizen Location: CA-El Cerrito/East Bay-US
       Position Type: Permanent Highest Degree: High School
       Will Relocate: Yes Availability: Now
       Travel: 10 - 25%    
 
Skill Summary

Skill Experience
 Business BASIC  10+ yrs
 UBB UB/L  5 - 10 yrs
 Accounting - Accounts Payable  10+ yrs
 Accounting - Accounts Receivable  10+ yrs
 Accounting - Cost Accounting  10+ yrs
 Accounting - Fixed Assets  10+ yrs
 Accounting - G/L Audit  10+ yrs
 Accounting - General Ledger  10+ yrs
 Accounting - Payroll  10+ yrs
 Assembly Languages  Less than 1 yr
 Awk  Less than 1 yr
 BASIC  10+ yrs
 Business Skills  10+ yrs
 C  3 yrs
 Desktop publishing  10+ yrs
 Ethernet  4 yrs
 File Transfer Products  10+ yrs
 Formal Development Tools  5 - 10 yrs
 FrontPage  2 yrs
 FTP  5 - 10 yrs
 Harvard Graphics  4 yrs
 HTML  2 yrs
 Ksh  5 - 10 yrs
 Lotus 123  2 yrs
 Minicomputer Operating Systems  10+ yrs
 MS Access  Less than 1 yr
 MSDOS  10+ yrs
 Net Management  5 - 10 yrs
 NetBEUI  3 yrs
 NetBios  3 yrs
 Network Operating Systems  5 - 10 yrs
 Network Protocols  5 - 10 yrs
 Networking Products  5 - 10 yrs
 Networks, Protocols, Network Operating Systems  5 - 10 yrs
 Office Tools  10+ yrs
 PASCAL  Less than 1 yr
 PC Based Databases  5 - 10 yrs
 PeopleSoft  Less than 1 yr
 PeopleSoft - Procurement  Less than 1 yr
 Project Management Tools  4 yrs
 Quality Management  5 - 10 yrs
 Report Writing Tools  10+ yrs
 Scripting Languages  10+ yrs
 Spreadsheet  5 - 10 yrs
 SQL  Less than 1 yr
 Telecommunication Experience  10+ yrs
 Unix  5 - 10 yrs
 Unix - SCO Unix  5 - 10 yrs
 Windows 95  5 - 10 yrs
 Windows 3.1  3 yrs
 Windows 98  2 yrs
 Windows NT  Less than 1 yr
 Word (Microsoft)  5 - 10 yrs
 Word Perfect  5 - 10 yrs
 Word Processing  10+ yrs
 Excel  5 - 10 yrs
 
Objective
       Database Management
Business Management
Business Basic Programmer

I am looking for a position that uses my technical, analytical and business management skills together for problem solving and implementation to improve business function and efficiency.
I am a quick learner, open minded, and easily adapt.
I am willing to relocate to major metropolitan areas of the United States.

Job Type: Full-time employee, On-site

I would like to be working in a normally causal environment that has a focus on my technical skills.
I would enjoy being an involved team player of workers who have a vision to improve life and the happiness of all people in our global community.
My ideal job must be an offering to fulfill this vision for me.
 
Experience
       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

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

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

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