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James H. Zisch - Technical Resume

James H. Zisch, III
Technical Resume

9021 Niguel Circle
Huntington Beach, California 92646-7842 USA
1 (714) 642-7947
jhz-cs.com
jim.zisch@jhz-cs.com

Summary

Twenty-five plus years designing, developing and supporting user interactive application systems; includes developing Internet common gateway interface (CGI) supportive technologies. Extensive experience in complex parallel co-development environments; and, systems engineering, domestic and International, supporting of Fortune 500 companies. Education includes degrees in the science of computer information Science.

Qualifications:

  • Formally educated with science degrees and extensive business experience in a broad spectrum of industries
  • Technical skill set includes requirements analysis, design, development, code, unit test, low-level trace and debug, installation, integration, training and support; in domestic and International environments
  • Management skill set includes defect casual analysis, remediation design, planning and implementation, parallel co-development liaison and coordination, personnel, staff and management development, team development and motivation
  • Effective verbal, written, technical and non-technical communications, demonstration and presentation skills to intimate and large groups both in formal and informal environments; domestic and Internationally
  • Experienced resource management with focus on bottom-line effectiveness for both short and long term objective achievement
  • High standards of ethics and adherence to law and regulations motivated by maintaining continued success.

Technical Summary

Extensive experience in all aspects of software life cycle, designing, developing and supporting user interactive application systems in multi-user multi-system networked configured environments. Platform experience includes:

Operating Systems: Unix, OS X, Linux, Windows; background includes: VM/CMS, MVS/TSO, OS/2, UNIVAC, HP, Sun, VAX, Mac OS 3-9 and others

Network Configurations: Multi-user, client-server, LAN, WAN, Internet, Intranet, Extranet; background includes dedicated lease line configurations

Protocols: TCP/IP, PPP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, SSI, FTP, SMTP, POP; and, others

Languages: PERL, SQL, HTML, DHTML, XHTML, DOM1, DOM2, CSS1, CSS2, Javascript, ECMAScript, XML and others; background includes: BASIC/QB/VB, COBOL74/II, PL/I/III/AS, C/C++/Object C, HLLAPI, 360/370 Assembler and others

Data Systems: SQL Server, MySQL, PERL DBI/DBD, ODBC and others; background includes: dBase, DB2, DMS 1100, S2K, IDCAMS, Informix, Ingres, Oracle, Sybase, VSAM and others.

Relevant Experience

1992-2010 Owner/Operator

James H. Zisch - Computer Services (JHZ-CS) - provider of network systems engineering services including: systems requirements analysis, design, development, integration, migration, troubleshooting, problem/defect analysis, support and training; and, offering and maintaining a series of suites of readymade customizable open-source platform independent network application solutions.

JHZ-CS customizable solutions designed specifically for easy installation, use and maintenance; written in PERL, Javascript, HTML and CSS; with strict adherence to W3C approved standards; and, platform/OS specific extension nuance workarounds in support of ease of migration with minimal modifications. Solutions include, but not limited to:

  • Page Generators - dynamic page generation for websites requiring support for frequent data modification using customizable web page template merged in real-time with data sources as either ASCII (TAB or CSV comma delimited formats) flat files or RDBMS (PERL DBI/DBD: Oracle, Ingres, Sybase, DB2, Informix, xBase, mSQL, MySQL, MS SQL via ODBC and other ODBC supportive RDBMS). Provides rapid deployment and update capabilities with minimal file creation/modification and upload. Supports a series of integrated functions including automatic generation of Item Compare and Search controls, and Banner Rotator alternating content and banners with display and click-thru tracking.
    • Item Detail/List - generates item detail pages for a specified item supporting multiple and alternative templates, with supporting for display of an all items list when no item is specified.
    • Category List - generates item list pages for a specified item category
    • Subcategory List - generates item list pages for a specified subcategory
    • Manufacture List - generates items list pages for a specified manufacture grouped by category and subcategory; optionally qualified for a specified item category
    • Item Compare - comparative display of user selected items with controls automatically generated by reference in all Page Generator solution templates
    • RTPG (Real-time Page Generator) - page generation of index, group and detail pages using centralized data and customizable templates supporting template syntax for conditional and calculation processing. Supports multiple configuration files and templates by reference as input for enhanced reuse. This solution is template, data and input parameter driven.
  • Search - a series of search capabilities assisting site users to rapidly locate what they seek.
    • Item Search - provides item data specific search capabilities including search constraint to item categories, subcategories and/or manufactures dynamically generated by Category List, Subcategory List, Manufacture List and Item Detail solutions. Also supports "search all" user specified option.
    • Text Search - a combined system including a back-end site spider component (for accumulation of searchable data) and an end-user component supporting user text based search with output formatted using a fully customizable template sorted by weight of search criteria found.
    • Manufacture Directory - a dynamically generated alphabetically directory display of all manufactures represented at a website with qualified display based on input display-from display-to range parameters. Includes: automatic generation of links to Manufacture List solution.
  • E-commerce - solutions providing or supporting online revenue generation.
    • Shopping Cart - provides order creation with online and offline processing user options. Add to cart controls and links are dynamic generated by Category List, Subcategory List, Manufacture List, Item Detail, Item Compare and Item Search solutions by simple reference within their respective templates. Cart contents are written to disk on the server accessed by reference via user's browser cookie. Supports customer information last used data and order history information supported by Order Processor solution. Check out options supported include: online credit card orders, telephone call center orders, fax orders, mail-in orders, and company PO (Purchase Order) orders.
    • Banner Rotator - provides alternating content display in web pages supporting specification of proportionate frequency of display per banner, provides display and click tracking with a back-end online reporting facility. Alternating content supported includes hyper-linked text and/or images. Display location for each content item may be constrained to display at top and/or bottom of page.
    • Banner Affiliate - an affiliate system supporting a front-end user account creation, real-time reporting facility and automatic affiliate markup generator. Back-end system supports affiliate website click-thru routing and tracking with click-thru resulting sales crediting. Back-end administrative facility provides affiliate account management and reporting.
    • Order Processor - a back-end online credit card merchant services interface facility providing transaction management. Integrates with Shopping Cart solution.
    • Order Tracking - a front-end process for online order status tracking of FEDEX and UPS shipments
    • Personal Ad System - a customizable database entry and search system supporting user front-end system for data search, entry with binary file upload, and an administrator back-end system for submitted entry data authorization and management.
  • Configuration Management - administration and configuration management utilities and facilities.
    • Image Verifier - verifies item image URL references maintained within data sources correctly reference image files where they reside on the web server.
    • Parameter List Generator - generates web portal output files containing item data defined within data sources.
    • XML Generator - generates XML output files for item data defined within data sources.
    • Database Maintenance - an online back-end system for SQL RDBMS data management supporting database and table creation, drop, delete and update. Also supports import update from the TAB delimited or CSV comma delimited item information data-sets.

Clients Include, but not limited to:

Virtual Inventories - online business inventory solutions company. Design, development and enhancement of new and existing systems.

Stark Services - periodic publication circulation fulfillment management services company. Designed, developed enhancements in support of existing system. Details protected under mutual non-disclosure agreement.

Axacore, Inc. - a document management systems company. Perform requirements analysis and creation of prototype of a platform solution with backward compatibility of an existing solution. Details protected under mutual non-disclosure agreement.

Deny Dudzik Consulting - an agricultural industry consultant specialized in viticultural, enological, pest and disease management services. Providing design, development and support.

Stat Crew - a sport statistical score-book software manufacture. Designed and developed an enhancement component prototype providing integrated online display of product system's generated data combined to provide realtime game stats.

JBI, Inc. - a web services company. Designed and developed a personal ad system supporting three interlinked websites with online back-end administration for new entry activation, with a user front-end supporting data and image entry, enhanced search with member and non-member access subsystems; designed for easy database maintenance and modification by novice users. Designed for Linux platform with a MySQL supportive data system sourced in PERL using DBI/DBD.

Audio Direct, LLC - a consumer electronics retailer. Designed and developed a suite of ecommerce solutions providing dynamic realtime page generation and display of list and detail pages, online sale transaction support and other major user experience and expedited product find, purchase, advertising and enticement functions.

San Diego Daily Transcript - established 1882, a daily business newspaper online edition "Source San Diego." Designed and developed a suite of intranet functions supporting automated Editor-In-Chief news article selection and export to layout department application systems, and suite automated functions supporting news article index, display and archive page generation and online display functions.

2005 Systems Engineer

Carabella, Inc. - provided vendor, systems and facilities analysis, evaluation, consolidation, negotiation, integration and coordination services in support of acquisition merger and relocation activities. Employment terminated in support of establishing vendor/consultant relationship with this company, and policy conflicts; offer rejected; details restricted under nondisclosure agreement.

1997-1998 Manager Systems Engineering

Acucorp, Inc. (formerly AcuCobol - Acucorp was purchased by Micro Focus LTD in May 2007) - Computer Application Systems Programming Development Tools Manufacturing Company. Assisted in the establishment of systems engineering group. Primary objective achieved, International and Domestic introduction and training of the use of first release of Internet support enhancement to existing business software development toolset; providing International and Domestic product education, support and onsite trouble shooting to distributors and customers that includes: American Stores, Boeing, Hewlett Packard, IBM, IDC, Informix, National Data Systems, Oracle, Samsung, Seagrams, Warner Brothers and others; presenting product demonstration and education user conferences seminars; and, providing technical support and demonstration to CEO on multiple domestic press tours meeting with editors of leading IT industry trades including; Application Development Trends, Byte, CIO, CMP Reseller News, CMP VAR-Business, Computer World, Datamation, Dr. Dobb's Journal, ENT, Enterprise Systems Journal, HP Professional, Info World, LAN Times, PC Week Software Development, Software Magazine and others. Secondary responsibilities included performing onsite support and trouble shooting at locations International and Domestic that include: Boston, Burbank, Chicago, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seoul, Sydney, Taipei and others.

1996 Systems Analysis

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC, Inc.) - details restricted under nondisclosure agreement.

1986-1994 Senior Programmer Analyst/Project Development Manager

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC, Inc.) - Comsystems Division & Commercial Systems Integration Group; an International systems provider of high technological solutions to government agencies and commercial business.

Performing design, development, quality assurance testing, claims testing, maintenance and support of distributed multi-user interactive application systems for multiple governmental agencies and computer manufacturing clients in structured parallel co-development environments. Hands-on management of design, development, test and support teams; as well as internal development of productivity systems. Project tracking, status reporting and technical liaison to client task teams facilitating coordination of dependencies and requirements in support of co-dependent parallel development. Platforms include but not limited to: IBM CM/VMS, IBM MVS/TSO/ISPF, UNIVAC 1100, VAX. Languages include but not limited to: COBOL, SQL, REXX, ISPF, PLS-3, PL-X, PL/AS, JCL, CLIST, HLLAPI. Database: S2K, DB2, DMS 1100, Oracle and others.

1966-1984 Ancillary Employment Experience

In support of studies employed in a variety of industries including: Retail Sales, Direct Sales, Automotive Sales, Insurance Sales, Warehouse Management, Production Management, Electronic Manufacturing, Commercial Property Development, Residential Property Development, Bank Management and others.

1983-84 Assistant to Controller - Televents Group, Inc. - a cable television service provider; Pleasant Hill, California.

1983 Manager Trainee - Images From Video, Inc. Video Outlet - a video rental service company; Concord, California.

1983 Automobile Sales - Mira Vista Lincoln Mercury; Richmond, California.

1982-83 Assistant Project Manager - Foxburrow Development Company - a commercial properties development company; Tiburon, California.

1982 Paint Room Foreman - Jim's Cabinets - a custom residential cabinet manufacturer; Craig, Colorado.

1982 Technician Installer - Superior Alarm Company - a commercial, industrial and residential custom security alarm systems service company; Grand Junction, Colorado.

1978-82 Assistant to Owner - Shelter Concepts - a general building contractor; Poway, California.

1977 Production Assistant - Sunkist - a citrus packaging and distribution company; Mesa, Arizona.

1977 Morning Newspaper Delivery - Los Angeles Times - a daily morning newspaper; North San Diego County, California. In support of studies in accounting and law.

1977-81 Owner Operator - Home Service Specialist - a residential and commercial property repair and maintenance services operation; self-employed; San Diego & Mendocino Counties, California. In support of studies in accounting and law.

1976 Assistant Branch Manager - First Thrift of America - a California thrift and loan bank; Santa Monica, California. Performed credit application checks, vehicle loan colateral collections, monthly and quarterly bank accounting reconciliations, and bank staff management.

1975-80 USAF enlisted. See "Education" below.

1974 Electronic Assembler - Given International - a manufacturer of digitally controlled cutting tool machinery for the petroleum industry; Southgate, California. Performed electronic assembly of master circuit control units interfacing to machine servos and digital control devices.

1974 Insurance Agent - Occidental Life - a national health and life insurance provider; Newport Beach, California.

1973 Grocery Clerk Checker - Acme Foods, Inc., Alpha Beta - a grocery retailer; Whittier & Fullerton, California. In support of studies in accounting and law.

1973 Assistant Department Manager - K-mart - a discount retailer; Buena Park, California. In support of studies in accounting and law.

1972 Independent Agent/Area & District Manager - Atlantic Industries/Goff Enterprises - a direct sales company providing photographic products and services; Brea, California.

1972 Assistant Warehouse Manager - K-mart - a discount retailer; Buena Park, California.

1971-72 Assistant Department Manager, Mens Sportswear - Bullock's - a major department store; La Habra, California. Christmas employed and after school and weekend employment for duration of senior high school year.

1970-71 Gift Bond Salesman - Bullock's - a major department store; downtown Los Angeles, California. Christmas employment selling gift certificates in booths to retail customers. Obtained waiver in lieu of age requirements for bonding permitting employment.

1969-70 Snacks & Beverage Sales - self-employed; Whittier, California. Operated snack bar on sixteenth/seventh tee of Friendly Hills Country Club golf course.

1968 Circulation & Delivery (paperboy) - The Daily News - a daily newspaper; Whittier, California.

1966 Circulation & Delivery (paperboy) - The Desert Sun - a daily newspaper; Palm Springs, California. Obtained waiver in lieu of age requirements permitting employment; two routes simultaneously managed and maintained.

1960-63 Avocado & Citrus Sales - self-employed; Pasadena, California. Direct sales and operation of fruit stand.

Relevant Education

1993 Rapid Application Development (RAD)
1992 Quality Assurance Six Sigma - Zero Defect Causal Analysis, Action Plan Generation and Implementation
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), San Diego, California

1988 B.S. Science of Computer Information Science
1988 A.S. Science of Computer Information Science
1985 Certificate, Science of Computer Information Science
Coleman College, La Mesa, California

1981 Managerial Psychology (Interactive Management)
1981 Macroeconomic (Federal Reserve System)
National University, Vista, California

1980 Real Estate Principles
Palomar College, San Marcos, California

1975-80 USAF - Honorably Discharged

1975-76 Assistant to Training Officer
Headquarters Squadron, Air University
Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Alabama

1975 Volunteer and Acceptance K-9 Dog Handler Training
1975 Technical Law Enforcement Specialist Training School Graduate (Flight Commander)
1975 Student Leadership Training School (Honor Graduate)
1975 Airman Basis Training (Honor Graduate)
Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas

1973-74 Accounting Principles and Pre-law coursework including Administration of Justice
Rio Hondo College, Whittier, California

1972 High School Graduate
La Serna High School, Whittier, California

1968 Junior High School Graduate
Hillview Intermediate School, Whittier, California

1966 Elementary School Graduate
Cahuilla Elementary, Palm Springs, California
1960-65 Attendance Hale Elementary, Pasadena, California

1960 Kindergarten Promotion
Hale Elementary, Pasadena, California