James Everett Meeks

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Address:<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; 520 Nathurst Street

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; PO Box 1209<= /p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Tracy City Tennessee 37387

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Tel= ephone: 615-885-2973, 423-443-3468

Fax= : &= nbsp; 615-523-1479

Ema= il: &= nbsp; me@jemeeks.com

Innovative and talented Information Systems Analyst w= ith over 20 years of experience. Being and Information Systems Analyst means th= at I have been involved with Project Management, Systems Management, Project Development, Database Architecture, Administration and proliferation combin= ed with business analysis, quali= ty systems design and development.

In depth expertise in operations integrity and “piecing the puzzle” together as well as ability = to quickly identify problem areas and implement effective solutions which meet corporate goals.

Has the capacity t= o go into most types of institutions, and within a short period of time, create usable business/work-flow processes, risk points of manual processing, proj= ect plans and cost effective strategies.

Also, has the uniq= ue ability to go into a manual based operational environment, and create custom based automated solutions, that will reduce the risk of errors and increase efficiency. Career history shows excellent technical qualificatio= ns with many examples of creative solutions using available tools and technologies.

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R= elevant Skills:

* Language Skills: VA= X COBOL, MicroFocus COBOL, VAX Basic, HTML, Java script, VB Script, Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic for Applications, Perl, T-SQL, PL-SQL

* Application Servers: IIS (Microsoft Web Sever), Apache

*    Development Tools: = Visual Studio, Visual Interdev, Crystal Reports, Paint Shop Pro, Active Server Pag= es

*    Database: MS SQL Se= rver (7/2000/2003/SBS), Access (2.0/95/97/200#), Paradox, Oracle, MySQL

*    Operating Systems:<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> All Windows versions, Linux, VMS/OpenVMS, Unix

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* = ;   Systems Operations: Dec-HP Vax/Al= pha, Clustering VAX/Alpha, Microsoft Clustering, StorageWorks (HP/Compaq/DEC SAN), Data Warehousing & Analysis, Data Center Management and Operations

*    System Security: Disaster Recovery, VPN, Wireless WEP, Wireless= WPA, SSH, SSL, Firewalls

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* = ;   Network Administration: Novell, Microsoft Active Directory, Samba, TCP/IP, FTP, DNS, ISP, RAS, IIS, DecNet, LAT, Routers, Switches, Remote Desktop, PCAnywh= ere, Terminal Services

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*    E-mail Administration: MS Exchange, MS Mail, Unix Sendmail, ArgoSoft, POP/SMTP=

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*    Applicati= ons: ACH, Incentive Systems/Plant Productivity, Agency Services Coordination, Business Valuation, Instruction, Training & Manuals, Insurance Services, EDI, Clinical Controls, Account= ing Services, Funds Management

*    Software: Veritas NetBackup, MS Office Suite (Excell, Wo= rd, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook) FrontPage, Visio, Quick Books, Paint Shop Pro, Peachtree Accounting, Ghost (Server and PC)

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*    Office: Strategic planning and forecasting, Business Modeling (Feasibility/Ev= aluation/Planning), User Training, Manuals, Project Management, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance and Project Tracking, Help Desk Administration and troubleshootin= g

*    Industrie= s: Banking, Insurance, R= etail, Distribution, Non-Profits, Churches, Investment Brokerage, Finance, Manufac= turing, Publishing, Universities, Real-Estate, Business Investment Groups

*     Disciplines: Project Manageme= nt, Business Analysis, Functional Architecture, Process Analysis, Process Reengineering, Data Mapping, Data Modeling, Expense Management, Change Mana= gement, Trainer, Requirements Gathering, Functional Specification Design, Testing (Manual Testing & Automated Testing tools), Risk Management (Market Risk & VAR), Quality Assurance (QA), Documenting Process Flow, Process Re-Engineering, Re-Valuation (Pricing / Mark to Market), Business Modeling, Data Modeling, and Process Mapping, and Financial Products Management.

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<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>Licenses:

  &nbs= p;   Life & Health Insu= rance in the States of TN, AL, GA, SC, NC, VA, MD, MO, CO, AZ, OH

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Areas of Expe= rtise

Database Administration

*  &nb= sp; Import time of Records reduced from 12+ hours a day to 5 or less depending on the daily volume.

*  &nb= sp; Standardization and Documentation of Data import procedures to each database server.

*  &nb= sp; Standardization of Database Installation for new client implementation.
*  &nb= sp; DTS Packages and other Data Transformations

*  &nb= sp; MS SQL Server and Windows Security

*  &nb= sp; Created Database Maintenance and Management Scripts for maintaining Data Integrity.=

*  &nb= sp; Table/query evaluation to increase the data retrieval speed though the use of indexes a= nd process scheduling.

*  &nb= sp; Migration from MS SQL Server 7 to MS SQL Server 2000.

*  &nb= sp; Migration from MySQL & Access to SQL Server 2003 on MS SBS

Web Services Development

*    Developed Visual Basic based webMethods servic= es.

*    Developed Web Services in the Linux & Microsoft platforms.

*    Created web services and workflow components Visual Basic, JavaScript, VBScript,

*    Created Shopping carts using Perl, JavaScript,= and VBScript

*  &nb= sp; Developed Complex code modifications to the current development using XML for client/= user data retrieval.

*  &nb= sp; Developed Client facing Edit routines using Active Server Pages for maintaining Client data integrity.

Application Development

*  &nb= sp; Web communication model fulfillment using Visual Interdev and Visual Basic.

*&n= bsp;   Project responsibility for migration and reprogramming of the Job Cost code set to = use new functions and to use SQL Server

*&n= bsp;   Developed interface for applications to manage the processing of DDA banking records<= o:p>

*&n= bsp;   Developed interface for reporting data

Comm= unications Development

*    Designed and implemented packages, interfaces and flows for automatically retrieving and processing transaction data from multiple ftp servers across a wide area network and t= he internet.

*    Was the tech lead for t= he port of a communications server application from a Novell environment to a Microsoft Windows environment

*    Programmed an automated= FTP application server to push and pull data based on user defined schedules.

Secu= rity

*    Developed EMail, Intern= et and Network Security Policies.

*    Secured public web serv= ers with SSL

*    Secured Multi Server Li= nux & Windows platforms for Internet.

*    Implemented a multi ser= ver secure mail server configuration with anti-spam, anti virus and fail safe redundancy.

*    Was the tech lead for s= everal Internet implementations.

Has performed security audits for several application environments and network infrastructures.

Netw= ork Administration

*    Managed, designed, and implemented an infrastructure mail and web servers, VPN, ssh, Linux, and wireless networking

*    Created and managed TCP= IP based infrastructure, responsible for routing, DNS, and DHCP servers.<= /o:p>

*    Established infrastruct= ure for internet access on various projects, with exposure to CISCO IOS, and ot= her router and firewall appliances.

*    Created VPN and secure communications access

*    Migrated Novell and NT environments to Microsoft Windows Active Directory or Microsoft Small Busin= ess Server.

*    Implemented various Mic= rosoft Exchange based projects with migration from legacy mail and communications software.

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Systems

*    SCO Unix to Linux (Red Hat) migration

*    Exchange 5.5 to 2000 migration

*    Support and help desk

*    Novell to Windows Server Migration

*    Windows migrations to Domain and Enterprise Domain Structure

*    Small Business Server 2000, 2003 installations and migrations

Business Services<= /span>

*    Business Risk Evaluation for companies seeking funding

*    Business Plan Development and writing

*    business analysis, including gathering, analyzing, and documenting functional/business requirements and writing use cases, based on information gathering sessions with clients/stakeholders and technical team members

*    Information Architecture, including defining site structure, navigation, and page layou= t, and assessing interface usability

*    Incentive System Evaluation and tracking to increase profitability within a pick/warehouse environment

*    Skilled in conducting needs analyses and documenting requirements, drafting project proposals, and coordinating project activities

*    Technical and business writing; project coordination; producing flowcharts and process diagrams

*    Able stand-up instructor with end user training and systems documentation experience.

Experience:

Managing Consultant     2002 = June – Present

Client Projects include:=

*&n= bsp;   Server installations, Database development/Administration—including DTS Packages, data modeling, imports and exports, TSQL, security and tuning (SQL Server/Access), user support and training, web development, Corporate Integration, Exchange, and Systems Migration. One of the last projects I assiste= d them with was the migration to a Microsoft Cluster, centralizing database and fi= le operations. The last operatio= n I assisted with was downsizing for closure of the Nashville operation.<= /p>
*&n= bsp;   Computer and database management, informing agents of upcoming events, involving them with the current agency promotions, notifying them of training opportunitie= s, and generally talking to everyone of them each week.

*&n= bsp;   Computers and network support

*  &nb= sp; Novell Network migration to a Microsoft Small Business Server, using Exchange for = email and SQL Server

*  &nb= sp; Lead in creating an internally managed website using SQL Server and access as the control mechanisms for a dynamic website.&= nbsp; The SBS migration moved all users to exchange and a full Microsoft environment.

*  &nb= sp; Principle contact for VMS VAX/Alpha systems installation and management, updating the reporting system, document the process flow, to update the system and its p= eer systems to communicate with the new bank (Alpha-VMS, Access, Visual Basic f= or Applications, COBOL, Batch Process scheduling); assisted management in developing specifications for Network communication between disparate systems.   Initially this= was an Alpha system installation.

*  &nb= sp; Development of end user reporting using Access and VBA.   Testing, IT meetings, Vendor interaction, and user training were each a part of the scope.

*  &nb= sp; Building and developing client web sites, manage client databases in both MS SQL Ser= ver and MY SQL. This was a job-by= -job activity regulated by when clients came on board as well as when their site= s, stores or databases needed updated.

Technical Analys= t 2001 January- 2002 May            =             &nb= sp;       Peregrine Systems.

The Nashville office, Telco, acted as a Man= aged Service Provider (MSP) to companies that did not wish to expend their inter= nal resources to manage the collection and costing of call records from their P= BX system. The platform for this contract was a Microsoft architecture utilizi= ng IIS, SQL Server 7 & 2000 for web broadcasting and backend production; j= ava servlets were the foundation engine to present the data to the web client. = As the DBA/System Analyst the work was focused on the development of the MSP business model. This included strategic planning, capacity planning and forecasting, managing systems databases, developing client requirements, development to facilitate data cleaning and import, interviewing potential contractors, and technical support.

Activities=

*  &nb= sp; Import time of Records reduced from 12+ hours a day to 5 or less depending on the daily volume.

*  &nb= sp; Standardization and Documentation of Data import procedures to each database server.

*  &nb= sp; Standardization of Database Installation for new client implementation.
*  &nb= sp; DTS Packages and other Data Transformations

*  &nb= sp; MS SQL Server and Windows Security

*  &nb= sp; Created Database Maintenance and Management Scripts for maintaining Data Integrity.=

*  &nb= sp; Table/query evaluation to increase the data retrieval speed though the use of indexes a= nd process scheduling.

*  &nb= sp; Developed Complex code modifications to the current development using XML for client/= user data retrieval.

*  &nb= sp; Developed Client facing Edit routines using Active Server Pages for maintaining Client data integrity.

*  &nb= sp; Migration from MS SQL Server 7 to MS SQL Server 2000.

*  &nb= sp; Web communication model fulfillment using Visual Interdev and Visual Basic.

Consultant/Busin= ess Analyst 01/1990 to until 1/20= 01

*  &nb= sp; Principle contact for VMS VAX/Alpha systems installation and management. The reporting system was updated, the process flow was documented, the system and its peer systems were updated to communicate with the new bank (Alpha-VMS, Access, Visual Basic for Applications, COBOL, Batch Process scheduling), and I assi= sted management in developing specifications for Network communication between disparate systems.

*  &nb= sp; Lead in creating a reporting environment using Access, SQL Server, stored procedures, Visual Basic, and Visual Basic for Applications. The reporting system documented the samples taken within the foundry within the course of= a day. The report noted when variances were out of order with minimum and max= imum values. This also entailed da= ta modeling for MS SQL Server, stored procedures, and database tuning. Final manipulations of the data yi= elded MS Access reports as well as Crystal Reports reporting using SQL Server sto= red procedures.

*  &nb= sp; NT Network administration and office operations support, maintaining an NT 4 Server running SQL-Server, Exchange, and Small Business Server. Support included network testing and support, user training and PC setup, Internet = Mail setup/modification, PC Installations, software installation, and vendor liaison.

*  &nb= sp; Technical lead in Data conversion for Management/Accounting software installation

*  &nb= sp; Technical lead in Y2k Testing

*  &nb= sp; Analyst for migration of MS Access applications to a Web/VB/SQL Server Interface. D= ata and process calculations integrity were assessed. I analyzed current proces= ses to determine the specifications to use in the design of web/ASP code for intranet/internet applications. The task was to ensure the SQL procedures necessary to facilitate the correct reporting of the Data through the web interface.

*  &nb= sp; Process lead in Procedural creation and specifications documentation for an in house incentive system, including the collection of data, user interaction with t= he system and the output was a menu system was used were determined and docume= nted.

*  &nb= sp; Programmer/Analyst using PERL, HTML and Visual Basic for Web and Server Interfaces<= /span>

*  &nb= sp; Process Analyst for Teradata Data Warehouse: Quality Flow and analysis. This included acting as liaison be= tween development, users and vendors. Developing timelines for data integrity, da= ta reporting timeliness, and vendor interaction to resolve project issues.

*  &nb= sp; Process lead for a multi-system FTP, TCPip, DEC Net DDA Banking application using M= icro Focus COBOL, DCL, VAX COBOL, MS Access (2) and VBA, VMS Security routines a= nd Mainframe-PC-VAX communication

*  &nb= sp; Programmed Insurance Brokerage Applications VAX using VAX COBOL, and DCL. The interface between the COBOL and the Ingress database was either SQL or Quell.

*  &nb= sp; Lead Programmer Analyst with business modeling for process efficacy within a brokerage firm developing projects on VAX/Alpha systems using the DCL and V= AX Basic.

*  &nb= sp; Project lead in Analysis, Design, and development of ACH processing on a DEC VAX platform using VAX Basic, Datatrieve, SQL Calls to the Oracle Database, Dig= ital Control Language (DCL) routines, and VAX COBOL

*  &nb= sp; Programmer/Analyst in Medical/Financial Applications for monitoring patient assessments and insurance using VAX, DCL, and VAX Basic.

*  &nb= sp; Project Lead, Systems Manager, Analyst, and Technical Support Analyst for Clinical Research firm maintaining project management, system management, operations management, user training, strategic planning and forecasting. <= /span>

System Manager/Tec= hnical Support Analyst    &nbs= p; 01/89 - 10/89     The Institute of Clinical Pharmacolog= y

Management of VAX and AT&T Starlan PC network communications and operations.

My activities were forecasting, systems development, technical support for and training of use= rs, and maintaining system integrity. This job was dealt with new presentation models and data flow operations, user needs and the requirements of the project, the development of specifications guidelines for user interface as well as the background processes to occur to receive the required output. U= ser access necessitated developing user interfaces were both pleasing and functional. Network operations used DECnet, Ethernet, and Starlan. Software included ORACLE, Clintrol, VaxBASIC Dataflex, Lotus 123, Symphony, WordPerf= ect, FormTool, PrintMaster, and PageMaker.

System Manager        &= nbsp; 09/87-12/88  &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp; Williams, Crosslin, Sparks & Vaden

Responsible for User/= Client Training, support, operations development, system tuning, accounting systems support, production development, medical office systems, and telephony operations. Connectivity activities included integrating terminals and PCs = to the VAX minicomputer via Ethernet terminal servers and statistical multiplexors.

Programmer      08/86-08/87=   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; Trevecca <= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Nazarene University=

Responsible for appli= cations development, maintenance, computer operations, documentation, system management, training and support, and system support in Digital VAX environ= ment with PC integration.

Assistant Manager<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>        11/85-07/86             &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;    ITT Financial Services

Responsible for loan application, client development, office operations, and collections.

Education<= o:p>

Trevecca Nazarene University   BS        1985

Major:   Business Administration

            Computer Information Systems

Extended Studies: Eco= nomics

Professional Train= ing

CCNA            = No Certification

MCSE 2000      No Certific= ation

MCDBA          No Certification

PL-SQL           No Certification

Personal

I was been a part of = the Tennessee landsc= ape for 25 years and continue to be involved with organizations and individuals.    I have been involved i= n local and state politics, the Donelson Chamber of Commerce, community theatre, ch= urch theatre, church drama teams, community and church choirs and orchestras.

Three years ago I beg= an serving as Worship Leader for a church in Pelham, Tennessee. I enjoy being wi= th and around people. They invigorate me. I currently reside in the community where my church is located so that I may have greater involvement with the members.

I have also involved = myself in the local education system, Grundy County. I began substitute teaching in Dec= ember 2006. Since this has occurred= , I have filled in for teachers on maternity leave as well as standard sick-day professional-day teacher’s leave.&nb= sp; I enjoy teaching. Lear= ning is a lifelong discipline. If students learn this from those who continue to learn, they may become life learners and not just school attenders.