Gregory L. Reichert

3290 Kirby Parkway #1, Memphis, USA 98390 - Phone: 1-901-730-1166
E-Mail: GregReichert@GLRsoftware.com  - Web Site: www.GLRsoftware.com

 

                      Qualifications for Software Development/Design                     

Offers over 25 years of experience managing all aspects of life cycle development, including software design, development, database administration, testing, and application deployment.  Demonstrates expertise in an array of cutting-edge technology tools and consistently completes large-scale projects on time and under budget.  Excellent communicator who effectively interfaces with interdisciplinary teams and corporate clients, and ensures adherence to high quality standards and client business needs.  Experienced in designing and developing of database applications for both n-tier architectures and web base solutions.

 

                                                Accomplishments                                               

¨      Directed the design, development, and testing of the original Orca Medical Emergency Department software acquired by SpaceLabs, which was, renamed Emergency Chart.

¨      Improved project management functions by developing an Internet-based issue tracking system, implementing design-specification maintenance standards, and heightening quality control procedures.

¨      Developed all facets of http://www.stariq.com, including online store, internal search engine with Boolean search capabilities, chat rooms, and a discussion forum.  Increased web access speed by enabling the Active Server Pages to be automatically converted to HTML pages through a scheduling task conversion application.

¨      Developed an automated method to test a system model dialog that was historically thought to be only manually testable, and created methods to automate user-interface components that were previously being test solely through interactive approaches.

                                             Professional History                                            

¨ Software Design Lead                                                                                                                       Feb 2007 – May 2008

NAVEX Inc. 

In charge of design and development of enhancement and maintenance of a retail brake shop change.  The application was written almost entirely in Visual FoxPro with on going enhancement using .NET and web services.  Implemented an auto-update procedure to ease the deployment. Also worked closely with the DBA and SQL Server to the purpose of porting the database to SQL Server.  West-Wind’s WebCnnection was used to establish real-time communication between various stores and home office servers.

 

¨ Software Design Engineer / Test                                                                                                 July 2006 – Feb 2007

Insight global Inc.  (assigned to Adobe)

Investigate, design and develop automated test case script (in Javascript) to validate the core DOM object for the InDesign/InCopy application. 

 

¨ Software Design Engineer / Test                                                                                             Jan 2005 – March 2006

Qualifacts Systems Inc.

Designed and performed application platform testing on two and three tier ASP.Net Case Management application for both in-house and external customers.  Designed and developed Automated Test Suite application, and other small utilities, using VS.Net 2003 / C# and SQL Server 2000.  Assisted QA in evaluating a few third party Automated Test Case applications like; SilkTest and QuickTest Pro.

 

¨ Web Application design and develop, and DBA                                                                     July 2004 – Jan 2005

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.

Assisted in the design and development of several international web form questionnaires using Active Sever Pages to evaluate the investment risk factor and generate a proposal for the company’s clients.  In addition, performed database modification to MS SQL Server and Access database applications. 

 


¨Software Design Engineer/Web Application designs and development,                   May 2003 – June 2004

Venturi Technology Partners for Boeing

Wrote a functional and design specification for converting Access database application to a web-based version of several in-house applications.  Designed and managed back-end SQL 2000 databases including Stored Procedures and Views.  Aided in teaching other team members advanced ASP 3.0 techniques and SQL 2000 optimization methods. This included working close with the clients to insure the application increases their productivity.

 

¨Software Design Engineer/Test Level Three,                                             May – Oct 1997 / Dec 2001-Dec 2002

Volt Job Services for Microsoft Corporation

Wrote a variety of test plans and specifications for new features of the Visual FoxPro 8.0 development language.  Developed and tested web servers/VFP integration ensured VFP compatibility with all Windows OS, and designed test cases using the VFP language.  Constructed automated tests for utilization in MACE, an internal test suite application.  Identified and reported system bugs and provided recommendations to enhance internal bug tracking system (RAID) and Product Studio.  Design and developed a performance harness to validate the speed and memory usage of VFP.

 

¨Software Design Engineer, Wizard International, Inc.                                                          March – Dec 2001

Performed database administration for MS SQL Server 2000 and MS Access 2000, and utilized Borland C++ Builder and Visual FoxPro 7.0 to develop a variety of in-house database management applications.  Managed database conversions and performance enhancements, overseeing all aspects of project design, test procedure coordination, and issue resolution and tracking.  Integrated Crystal Report 7.0 into numerous applications as both manual and automated reporting functions.

 

¨Lead Software Design Engineer, StarIQ.com                                                                       Jan 2000 - March 2001

Led the development of the company’s membership web site, http://stariq.com.  Constructed an Active Server Pages based front end with a MS SQL server 7.0 backend using VBscript, JavaScript, and DOM.  Designed and implemented custom COM+ objects to enhance performance using MS Visual Basic 6.0, C++ 6.0, and FoxPro 6.0.  Optimized the web site for Internet Explorer and Netscape on PC and Macintosh environments as well as WebTV and Opera.  Designed a wireless web access to the site using ASP and WAP/WML.

 

¨Software Design Engineer, Parity Corporation                                                                       Aug 1999-Jan 2000

Provided development support on current and future client projects.  Designed, constructed, and implemented an interactive web site using Westwind’s WebConnection VFP-based CGI and Visual FoxPro 6.0.  Established installation procedures and produced an installation program with InstallShield 6.0.  Trained personnel and assisted in the development of interfacing software for a several Global Positioning Devices.

 

¨Technical Staff Member/Project Lead, SpaceLabs Medical, Inc.                                     Oct 1997-July1999

Directed the design, development, and testing of the company’s proprietary software, a system allowing for consistent and compatible communication between various hospitals and practitioners.  Oversaw software design engineering, development management, diagnostic testing, and quality assurance management, and a team of four personnel.  Performed application design and authored technical specifications and test plans, creating a Test Automation system using Visual Basic and an installation program using InstallShield. 

 

¨Business Database Application Developer, ORCA Medical Systems, Inc.                   Nov 1995-April 1997

Functioned as lead software developer and assisted in the design, management, and development of the company’s emergency department software.  Performed onsite customer service activities, including installation and optimization.

 

¨Business Database Application Developer, Northwest Programming, Inc.           Spring 1993-Nov 1995

Managed a variety of custom application development projects, including a system for the Oregon State’s Election Division, a lumber cutting analysis and optimization, and advanced cargo management.

 


                                                             Technical Skills                                                

Operating Systems:                       Windows XP/2000/NT/NT/98/95, MS DOS (up to 6.2), Unix

Languages:                                        MS SQL Server 6.0-2000, MS Visual FoxPro 1.0-9.0, MS Visual C/C++, HTML, ASP, WAP/WML, JavaScript, VBScript, DOM, XML, MS Visual Basic 3.0-6.0, MS Visual Studio.NET

Services/Servers:                          ISS, ASP, MMC, West-Wind’s WebConnection CGI-3.0,

Applications:                                    MS Visual Interdev 2000, MS Word and Excel/95/2000/XP, MS FrontPage 98/2000, MS PowerPoint 2000, Visio 2.0-2000, MS Visual SourceSafe 4.0-6.0 plus Administration, InstallShield 5.5/6.0, Internet Explorer 3.0-6.0, Netscape 4.7-6.0, Opera, WebTV, Outlook 98/2000/Express, PC Anywhere 9.2, Lotus Notes 3.x, Rational Visual Test 5.0

 

                                                      Education                                                     

Computer Operator and Programming, Seattle Opportunity Industrial Center Vocational/Technical School

Visual Basic 6.0, Infotec Commercial Systems

Microsoft Certification Professional for VFP 6.0. MCP ID # 1737134, since 2000

 

                                                    Memberships                                                   

Member of the Seattle FoxPro Special Interest Group

"OOPs FOX - Applying Object-Orientation operations to FoxPro 1.0/2.0." – FoxTALK journal - Oct. ’90 Pinnacle Publishing Inc.

Headed the Tacoma dBase Users Group (1987-88). Correlate needed speakers and activities for the users group.