BILL
JACOBS
EDUCATION:
MS, Software Engineering, University of Maryland, 2002
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland,
1995
BS,
Business, University of Maryland, 1997
WORK
SUMMARY:
Understands
technical issues, terms, business procedures and operations.
Has proven himself to be self-directed and motivated. Has
worked as both project manager and developer on projects
that required VB, C++, JAVA, JAVA Script, VB Script, MS
Access / VBA, SQL, Oracle v8, SAS, JCL, HTML, ASP, NT Server,
IIS, and Network Security. Worked for 3 years in the financial
services field (SEC series 7,63,65 Licensed) and is versed
in client interaction. Possesses extensive problem solving
and analysis skills relating to technical and financial
concerns.
DISTINCTIONS:
Featured
speaker at Incose 2002 Annual Convention
Software
Entrepreneur who helped start, lead, and grow software development
and consulting company
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
1/2001-Present: Project Manager/Developer,
B & I Computer Consultants, Inc (www.BandISoftware.com)
Project
Manager and Lead on the following Commercial Software projects:
CHILDCARE
Sage, DayCare Sage (www.childcaresage.com)(www.daycaresage.com):
Complete
childcare and preschool management system. SDLC took 1.5
years to complete. Duties included:
§
Extensive
interaction with childcare center / preschool clients
§
Management
of in-house testers
§
Tracking
schedule and budget parameters
§
Extensive
involvement in requirements, system design, and phase review
meetings
CONTACT
Sage, CONTACT Sage Pro (www.contactsagepro.com)
Complete
contact management system. SDLC took 1.5 years to complete.
Duties included:
§
Extensive
interaction with broker and insurance industry clients
§
Management
of in-house testers
§
Tracking
schedule and budget parameters
§
Extensive
involvement in requirements, system design, and phase review
meetings
§
Concurrent
management of multiple software versions
§
Designed
Software Interface with MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
RETAIL
Sage:
Complete
retail Point of Sale system. Duties included:
§
Extensive
interaction with retail business clients
§
Management
of in-house testers
§
Tracking
schedule and budget parameters
§
Extensive
involvement in requirements, system design, and phase review
meetings
Project
Manager and Lead Consultant for business software system
development.
§
Custom
Contact Management Systems
§
Custom
Accounting Systems
3/2000-12/2000:
Programmer, IMG Inc.
Department
of Energy 10-year database project:
·
Prior contractor
attempt to develop data entry and retrieval system was scrapped
after $14 million in expense
·
Gathered requirements,
designed, coded and tested 3,500 line program to organize
and present data from 5 Energy Information Administration
forms.
·
Front end
allowed users to select data from all forms for up to three
different grouping levels
Department
of Energy Forms Front End Upgrades:
·
Update, add
features, and debug database collection and analysis tools.
·
Repair non-working
analysis and report software. Interpret customer information
needs and design database structure, entry forms and reports
to fill those needs.
Project
Tracking System:
·
Develop contractor-tracking
software and add new features per customer request and task
analysis.
12/98-3/2000: Programmer, Science Application International Corporation.
DOJ
JWN:Billed as Database Analyst/Programmer
Initial study to recommend an updated
wireless network in support of the Department of Justice.
·
Designed the relational database, SQL queries and reports
to answer specific contract goals.
·
Designed and coded a VB program and subsequent SQL strings
to extract and organize specific data from the Government
Master File and convert it to MS ACCESS.
·
Parsed through the Government Master File and extracted
relevant information to provide proposal support for a wireless
network upgrade contract.
ATM
Network Performance Analysis: Billed as Senior Comm Specialist
Analysis contract for DSSG(Global) to
monitor and report on network characteristics.
·
Designed and coded various extraction programs and numerous
query and analysis code to convert Bandwidth and CPU usage
flat files to relational database format.
·
Designed and coded data analysis software to search the
data above for trends
DISA
Aqostart Project: Billed as Senior Software Engineer
Worldwide
network testing project with Internet data retrieval.
·
Designed user interface for test station software as well
as web based database interface. Designed and wrote the
web based interface in ASP, JAVA and HTML observing C2 SECURITY
access guidelines.
·
Designed and wrote replacement testing software in VB6
with numerous upgrades in software functionality, error
checking, and status reporting.
·
Updated user and administrator manuals and wrote programmer
manuals for future software enhancement and/or changes.
1/98-11/98:
Financial Specialist, First Union National Bank
Financial
Advisor/Broker- Profiled client investment requirements
and financial needs and researched suitable mutual funds
to meet those needs. Presented portfolio recommendations
to clients.
Branch
Manager- Managed 6 branch employees. Resolved customer problems
through research of transactions and activities, developed
teamwork among branch employees and dispensed training on
bank products.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:
Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7,
MS Server 2003/2008, Unix
Packages:
MS Office 97-2010, Dreamweaver 4.0-CS5, Adobe Acrobat 4-CS5,
MS Project, MS Visual Studio
Languages:
C++, VB, ASP, MS Access (VBA for Access 97-2010, SQL, SAS,
Oracle v8, HTML, JAVA, Java script, VB Script
CUSTOMERS:
DISA,
DSSG, DoD, DOE, Independent Businesses, Insurance/Investment
Agencies, Childcare/Preschool Centers
AFFILIATIONS:
Incose
(International Council on Systems Engineering)
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret
