Resume rtf version Aug 2003

TJ Racoosin

Email address tj@rSolutions.net
Web address http://www.rsolutions.net

  Key Skills

  Database Solutions

  Web Development

 Decision Support

Education

  References

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Skill Set

bullet Microsoft Certified Professional with eight years experience
 
bullet Key skills:  Software project management, relational modeling, advanced SQL, advanced VBA with creation of custom objects and collections, advanced ASP. 
 
bullet Technologies
.NET (C#, VB, ASP, ADO), VB, ASP, VS, SQL Server, HTML, VBSCRIPT, VBA, Office (XP, 2000, 97, 95) , XML, XSLT

Database Solutions

Key skills:  Software project management, spiral development, data collection, and analysis; relational and “data mart” strategies; advanced SQL, VB and ASP.

Transcribing Service. Application transcribes physician voice recordings into text files and stores results in MySQL database for medical enterprise access. Developed with Visual Basic.NET and implements Dragon Naturally Speaking.

Collaborative Financial Data Consolidation and Analysis System for consortium of investors and trade associations in the community development sector.  System imports, validates and structures industry data to support “flat table” and multidimensional analysis. System includes pivot tables and charts for flexible filter, “drill through” and reporting needs.

Optical Filter Certification Application Enhancements for government agency. Supports diverse import formats, and provides automated certification reports.

Integrated Product Management System for remainder bookseller. Access 2000 front end to web, inventory management, purchasing databases (SQL Server and Unidata) that links to marketing information to enable real-time product procurement, promotion, and marketing to wholesale and retail customers.

Training for Access 2000 with SQL server 7.0 back-end: Provided training and strategy planning to a federal government client for Access 2000 front-end development using a SQL Server 7.0 back end.

 

Energy Utility Marketing system: Project accomplishments include normalization of complex data set, intuitive user interface with treeview navigation, dynamic charting and reporting for 37-table data model

 

Navy Fleet Logistic Support Squadron Fifty-three: Designed, developed and maintain personnel management database shared on NT network.  Includes custom interface for departments: administration, aircraft maintenance, safety, and training.

 
MS Access (all versions) Custom Solutions:
School Administration, Contact Tracking, Invoice Management, Conference Presentation, Decision Support.

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Web Development

Design and deploy Web sites and on-line database applications

Community Development Fund Initiative Data  Project (CDP)
Deployment site for report templates. http://www.rsolutions.net/CDPII

Capital PC Users Group, Access Special Interest Group
Content for membership. http://cpcug.org/user/access 

Database Application Demo
Perform basic edits and updates to Microsoft sample database via ASP pages. Browser independent, server side processing on NT IIS. http://racoosin.webhostme.com/GenericDB/dbdemo.asp

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Strategic Planning and Decision Support

Extensive experience in small and large group facilitation.

Standardization Officer and Course Curriculum Coordinator, T-45 Goshawk, Training Wing TWO, Kingsville, TX. Led team of 50 military and civilian managers developing future intermediate and advanced strike curriculum to provide essential training at reduced cost. Results: Overhauled syllabus, saving $10,000 per pilot trainee.

Navy Space Test Program Officer, Los Angeles AFB, CA
Facilitated annual Navy prioritization of 25 R&D space science and technology experiments for competition in Tri-Service Review under cognizance of the Assistant Secretary for the Air Force, Acquisition (SAF/AQS). Honed briefings of principal investigators for multi-service competition. Results: Tri-service scores for Navy experiments increased by 30%, resulting in faster flight manifest.

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Education, Training, Designations and Credits

2003

Courses
Defense Acquisition University, DoD Acquisition Fundamentals

Conferences
Access, VB, SQL Developer’s Conference

2002

Book Review Credits
Visual Basic.NET How to Program, Second Edition
by Deitel, Deitel and Nieto
An Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic.Net, Fifth Edition by David I. Schneider

Courses
Manager's Performance Guide - Project Management
MS Visual InterDev Web Application Planning
MS Visual Studio
MS Access 2002 Developer's Handbook in 3D

Conferences
VS Live (San Francisco) Conference (2001 also)
Microsoft Office Solutions Conference, Phoenix AZ

2001

Navy Reserve Air Systems Program officer designation

1999

Visual Basic Insiders Technology Summit
CPCUG Access SIG Officer
Information Systems Security Training

1998

Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft Office and VBA Solutions Conference
Source Selection Seminar
Decision Support Tools Course
Automated Information Systems Officer

Navy Reserve C-130 Pilot designation

1997

Racoosin Solutions established
US Navy Reserve Officer

1995

Course Curriculum Coordinator, Training Air Wing TWO
Naval Academic Instructor Training Course

1994

Instructor Pilot (T-45 Goshawk), Navy Strike Aircraft Instructor Training School

1992

Navy Space Systems Engineering Sub-specialist
Space Mission Analysis Design Course
DSMC Acquisition Basic Course

1991

DSMC Systems Engineering Training Course

1988

Fleet Support Pilot (TA-4J), Puerto Rico
Designated Naval Aviator

1986 Purdue University, BS Aero and Astronautical Engineering.

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References Available upon request.

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