Designed and/or developed the AS/400 side of most data interfaces between three warehouses with Manhattan Associates PkMS warehouse management software and multiple host systems. These host systems included two generations of order entry and purchasing, as well as EDI, Foreign Trade Zone reporting, and Retail Systems (JDA).  Designed the AS/400 side of an FTP intersystem communication package (primarily with Unix and other AS/400 systems) and also worked heavily with Computer Associates XCOM for mainframe communications.  Designed and implemented procedures which allow the order entry and warehouse systems to self-audit each other.  Played a key role in the design of all systems which needed to interface with the AS/400.  Instrumental in the design of warehouse ticketing, POE order fulfillment, and inventory partition functions.  Interacted with external auditors, Stride Rite customers, and various software and hardware vendors, as needed.  Provided support to many users with application and business issues and technical support to all parts of the IT organization.  Also, early on, developed report management interface for AS/400-based Computer Associates financial systems and modifications to mainframe A/R programs.

Initially implemented a manufacturing subsystem designated APOS (Automated Parts Ordering System), the purpose of which was, simply, to automatically schedule customer orders based on current and future parts availability. In 1984, assisted Coppus in their efforts to integrate a newly acquired company into their existing manufacturing system. In 1987, became involved in the migration of the manufacturing systems from their IBM mainframe computer to an IBM System 38 and later AS/400 using BPCS Manufacturing Software. APOS was rewritten for the new environment. Also assisted in the design and development of new systems for Customer Order Entry and Invoicing, Labor Distribution, Physical Inventory, Forecasting, Engineering, and Human Resources. A significant amount of time in the last few years was in the area of Financial Systems including A/P, Inventory Valuation (Standard Cost, Actual Cost, and LIFO), and automatic feeds to G/L.

The first task here (in an IBM Mainframe environment) was to automate the payroll entry for employees who operated the trains. These employees were being paid under a very complex and convoluted set of rules established as a result of labor contracts and railroad policies which evolved over the years. After the first three months, Phase I was complete and the timekeepers were doing their own data entry with the new software. This eliminated the need for separate data entry, a savings of $100,000 per year. After several additional phases, the software evolved to the point where the complexity was handled by a table-driven program and data entry was relatively simple. The software was also easily adapted for use by the Maine Central Railroad and The Delaware and Hudson Railroad which had become integrated with the B&M into the Guilford Transportation Industries family. For the Safety Department, developed a comprehensive data collection and reporting system for tracking railroad accidents, incidents, and injuries. The payroll software was discontinued in 1987 and reactivated in 1990. The business environment and payroll system had both changed and changes needed to be made to the software. In July 1994, a conversion was undertaken to migrate the mainframe functions to an AS/400. This involved developing a new and simpler payroll system (thanks to much simpler payment rules), a new safety system, and new add-ons to the transportation software which tracks the movement of trains and handles billing.

Helped locate, install, and implement order processing software suitable for use in the food service industry. Developed custom reports, as needed, and assisted in problem resolution and installation of maintenance releases, as appropriate.

The task here was to help the council develop specifications for new computer equipment and after funds became available, procure and install this equipment. Work was done at no charge.

In this, the last two years of Acumeter's existence as an operating entity, the function was to provide sole technical support for the AS/400 and the BPCS software. The software was modified to streamline the day-to-day operation, unattended, with significant effort expended in the areas of inventory and cost. In late 1991, when the end was in sight, the task was to work with Acumeter Management and a consultant who specialized in liquidating troubled corporations. The goal was to accurately categorize and value the inventory and find a buyer. The final act was to convert the key files from AS/400 format to a PC format acceptable to the company's new owner.

Designed and developed a PC based package which would allow them to maintain records on the employees who wished to purchase nearly any kind of insurance through payroll deduction by their employers. The program was first written in dBase III+ and was later converted to Clipper. This program was recently replaced with a comprehensive insurance product which handled payroll deduction as well as most of the other insurance agency functions.

For this company, there were a number of small relatively insignificant design and programming tasks. The most notable accomplishment here was the savings incurred after three days of analysis on a very long-running weekly job. Before the minor program changes, the job took over 9 hours of clock time and 4.5 hours of CPU. After the changes, the job took 4 hours of clock time and 0.5 hours of CPU. Estimated savings of this correction was between $100,000 and $200,000 per year.

Various tasks in the areas of manufacturing and procurement.