Dennis Hassell

Recent Projects

Systems Analyst, Application Support, Peoplesoft, Oracle, Unix on Sun.

DBA for Allbase/SQL database, responsible for size and performance.

HP-3000 Manman conversion, MPE 4.0 to 5.5.

Y2K Project Coordinator for dot.com portal, responsible for communications and business partners.

System Analyst and programmer for retail chain, enhanced and modified auto-replenishment database and communications.

Y2K Analyst and Programmer for retail chain, responsible for data gathering subsystem in networked environment.

Y2K Project Manager for insurance company – expanded and converted production database with minimal disruption of on-line services.

Project Lead for Automated Fax-back system implementation and integration for insurance company.

Project Lead for EDI conversion from ManMan to SAP for large manufacturer.

Project Lead for new overseas ManMan implementation for large manufacturer.

List of Clients and Employers

Webvan Group, Inc.

Infoseek/GO.COM

Longs Drug

Amdahl

EDS

Maxtor

Beckman Spinco

Exlog, Inc.

Nortel

Calcomp Insurance

Fujitsu America Inc.

Quantum

City of Santa Cruz

Hewlett Packard

RCM Capital Mgt.

Conner Peripherals

3Com

Sun Microsystems

 

Mark Products, Inc.

USAF

 

Education

1963 - 1968 Washington State University Pullman, Washington

BSEE

· Electronics Engineering with Computer Specialty

Accreditation

Certified Computing Professional, Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals, 1977

Professional experience

2000 – 2001 Webvan Group, Inc. Foster City, CA

Systems Analyst, Application Support (full time employee)

Responsible 24x7 for Peoplesoft and Order Flow Application Support to ensure that the orders reached the Distribution Center on time. Was lead Incident Commander for several Severity One incidents. Also wrote SOP’s, debug diagnostics, and provided internal applications support to the merchandising and publishing users. Used Oracle SQL/Plus, Unix (Sun), and Peoplesoft tools.

Professional Experience, cont’d

1999-2000 Mark Products, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA

HP-3000 Systems Administrator

Responsible for upgrade of MPE/iX 4.0 to 5.5 Patch 7 with Manman software package installed. Debugged terminal cabling problems.

 

1999 Infoseek Corporation Sunnyvale, CA

Y2K Project Coordinator

· Responsible for overall Y2K planning, status meetings, communications, and business partner assessments.

 

1998 - 1999 Longs Drug Store Walnut Creek, CA

Allbase/SQL DBA, Programmer Analyst

· Responsible for capacity and performance of two production databases used for ordering and financial reporting.

· Responsible for the Y2K remediation and testing of data collection system for the Pharmacy Decision Support System.

 

1996-1998 Calcomp Insurance Company San Jose, CA

Project Manager, Y2K Programmer Analyst, Client/Server Programmer Analyst

· Responsible for the design, programming, integration, and testing of an Automated Document and Report Faxback system, F.I.R.S.T.Fax. Performed client-server integration with Allbase/SQL and TurboImage Databases.

· Responsible for the Y2K inventory, project management, remediation, database conversion, and testing of the production database. Performed 40 hour SQL database conversion over a weekend with zero defects.

 

1995-1996 3Com Corporation Santa Clara, CA

EDI Programmer Analyst, Purchasing System Analyst

· Converted existing Perwill EDI software interfaces from ManMan to SAP R/3, used for the sales data entry area.

· Evaluated several purchasing systems for the non-production purchasing function, made selection and presented results to the operations committee.

 

1995 Maxtor Corporation San Jose, CA

Project Lead, Programmer Analyst

· Designed and implemented archival database for Customer Service Warranty data.

· Programmed for Purchasing EDI project and sales/commission accounting project.

· Initial design for setting up overseas manufacturing site on ManMan system.

 

1994-1995 Hewlett-Packard Company Cupertino, CA

Programmer Analyst, TurboImage DBA

· Revised the Sales Order Statistics system to run 90% more efficiently and to produce Excel compatible files for downloading to the Marketing staff. Reduced month-end delay by 50%.

Professional Experience, cont’d

1994 RCM Capital Management San Francisco, CA

Programmer Analyst

· Operational trouble-shooting for stock pricing system, bank download systems, client accounting, and bank reconciliation systems.

 

1993-1994 Conner Peripherals San Jose, CA

Programmer Analyst, TurboImage DBA

· System analyst for ManMan and OMAR systems, revised custom warranty system.

 

1993 Quantum Corporation Milpitas, CA

Assistant Project Manager

· Planned and published conversion checklist and timeline for major ManMan/OMAR conversion. Conducted coordination meetings for 6 areas of the conversion. Set up the overall coordination meeting. Conversion went smoothly with less than 10 error reports.

 

1991-1992 Northern Telecom, Inc. San Jose, CA

Project Manager, Programmer Analyst, Image DBA

· Managed and programmed for AP systems upgrade of Collier-Jackson system. Maintained tight integration with Purchasing system.

· Implemented local part of Corporate Supply Management system prototype.

· Operational troubleshooting and maintenance for financial and administrative systems.

 

1986-1992 City of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA

Project Manager, Architect, Programmer Analyst, Image DBA

· Redesigned Utility Billing System from batch RPG to on-line Powerhouse (QUICK, QUIZ, and QTP) with Y2K compliance. Included water meter inventory and maintenance records, and interfacing an electronic meter reader system to the database.

· Designed and implemented Sewer System databases to track maintenance, repairs, and on-going evaluations of the aging pipelines.

· Designed and implemented Street Painting, Traffic Sign, and Street Lighting databases for maintenance and repair record keeping.

· Designed and implemented Traffic Signal Light database system for repairs and preventative maintenance scheduling.

· Designed and implemented Parking Meter database for inventory and maintenance tracking.

 

1988-1989 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Milpitas, CA

Programmer Analyst

· Implemented performance improvements to existing multi-CPU ManMan/OMAR sales tracking system, reducing run time by 35%.

Professional Experience, cont’d

1987 and 1988 Fujitsu America, Inc. San Jose, CA

Programmer Analyst

· Designed ManMan Purchasing add-on to transmit PO data to parent corporation on a daily basis via EDI.

· Participated in ManMan version 5 to 6 upgrade, revised purchasing add-on to used the newly revised ManMan Purchasing system.

 

1988 Hewlett-Packard Company Cupertino, CA

Programmer, System Administrator

· Maintained HP-1000 systems in laboratory.

· Provided RTE laboratory with debugging research for Image Database problems.

 

1986-1987 Technology for Communications, Int’l Union City, CA

Software Engineer

· Programmed real-time RTE based network of HP-1000 systems for radio direction finding system. Debugged hardware interface problems.

 

1986 Beckman Spinco Division Palo Alto, CA

Programmer Analyst

· Converted from batch manufacturing system to AMAPS/3000.

 

1985-1986 Exploration Logging, Inc. Sacramento, CA

Programmer Analyst

· Designed and implemented operations database for oil well drilling and measurements data. Computed MTBF experience for drilling equipment.

 

1983-1985 Werner Erhard and Associates San Francisco, CA

Event Producer

· Produced 16 live events for 2,000 – 5,000 people each in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Vancouver, BC, and Washington, D.C.

· Produced 12 live telecasts via satellite to 25 locations. Managed live production, downsite booking and event managers, and overall budget.

· Trained event production managers in U.S. offices, coordinated in-house publication distribution from third-party warehouse.

 

1982-1983 Trans-Micro Systems San Jose, CA

Vice President, Manufacturing Systems

· Created MFG/1000 from ManMan/1000 including programming, user documentation, and support.

 

1978-1982 Amdahl Corporation Santa Clara, CA

Senior Test Engineer

· Developed requirements for and coordinated manufacture and installation of new production test equipment for 580 series computers. Developed test standards with Fujitsu.

Professional Experience, cont’d

1977-1978 Denelcor, Inc. Denver, CO

Electronics Engineer

· Designed ECL parallel processor elements.

 

1977 Universal Monitoring Corporation Denver, CO

Electronics Engineer, Consultant

· Designed and installed check cashing validation system.

 

1977 Buttes Resources Company Englewood, CO

Programmer

· Revised oil and gas properties lease accounting system.

 

1975-1977 Exploration Data Consultants, Inc. Lakewood, CO

Electronic Engineer, Programmer

· Designed backpack portable, microprocessor controlled, synchronous voltmeter for geologic exploration. Manufactured six units.

 

1974-1975 Orbitronics, Inc. Denver, CO

Electronics Engineer

· Updated the design of an FAA approved variable gain audio amplifier.

 

1972-1974 Monitor General, Inc. Denver, CO

Technical Director

· Designed and manufactured UL Approved burglar and fire alarm monitoring system.

 

1968-1972 United States Air Force Wright-Patt AFB, OH

Avionics Engineer

· Program Avionics Engineer for the AGM-65A Maverick missile system. Responsible for overview of the contractor’s work in avionics and guidance. Wrote and proposed several follow-on development and testing efforts for future enhancements.