Joseph M.F. Kriz
email: jkriz@maestrotek.com phone: 309/ 699-5099
OBJECTIVES
Creating dependable and efficient custom data-technology solutions to meet clients’ business needs.
SKILLS
- Database Development: Implementing custom billing and reporting solutions using MSAccess with
Visual Basic, Paradox with PAL, and Lotus123.
- LAN Administration: Setting up and maintaining a department’s LAN with connectivity to the
enterprise WAN, using both Novell and OS2 configurations.
- Application Programming: Creating concise, functional, structured code using: C/C++, Windows’ API,
Visual Basic, PAL, COBOL, CICS, MVS JCL, RAIL, BAL, OOP, and SQL.
- Business and Data Systems Analysis: Recognizing and defining business procedures and the data
systems which represent them.
- Application Development: Planning and executing the full life-cycle of project development, from
feasibility study through implementation, education and support.
- Instruction: Developing training materials and teaching software-users and developers.
- Additional Abilities: I am also skilled with a variety of tools, including: Attachmate Extra! and E!PC,
HLLAPI, Now!, GRIDPAD pen-based computers, dBaseIV, Natural, Sybase SQL Anywhere, Finale.
- Home Installation Fully equipped for PC development, with connectivity, multimedia and MIDI.
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Ameritech Services, Inc.
Senior Consultant Providing clients with technical knowledge and development solutions.
Coordinated efforts on behalf of client resulting in Microsoft and Attachmate corporations identifying a
problem with NT’s 16-bit subsystem, and producing a workaround for the DLC interface.
Reengineered Windows mainframe access system for use on the NT platform, using C/C++
programming for Windows, Extra! HLLAPI, and Visual Basic.
MCI Telecommunications
Senior Systems Analyst and Consultant Developing and implementing custom solutions for monthly billing and reporting,
preparing materials and training for billing analysts, LAN manager responsibilities.
Developed and upgraded database billing systems using MSAccess, Visual Basic, Paradox, PAL,
Lotus123 and Extra! with HLLAPI and Now!.
Served as LAN administrator, providing departmental hardware and software support.
Chicago & NorthWestern Transportation Co.
Senior Systems Analyst Analysis, design, programming and support of systems on various platforms: IBM
3090, MVS, TSO/ISPF, VSAM & ISAM, Novell LAN, PC Workstations.
Developed part of a client-server system on PC LAN in C++ and Visual Basic, creating GUI for
MSWindows, using object-oriented design.
Developed and maintained on-line and batch portions of a mainframe billing system, using BAL,
COBOL, MVS JCL, and CICS.
EDUCATION
- 1995 Teknowlogy-LAN/mind - Network Technologies Course
- 1992 DePaul University - Executive Program - 10 post-graduate hours in PC technology.
- 1988 DePaul University - Computer Career Program - 20 post-graduate hours in
application programming and analysis techniques.
- 1987 Roosevelt University - Chicago Musical College - Received Bachelors Degree in
Music Education.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
1996-98 Member; Microsoft® Developer Network
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