Chad David James Collins
Objective An Administrator-type position, or a position dealing with Internet/Intranet development (Ideally, something involving both, and databases.)
Experience October, 1998 - Present   Candle Corporation   Santa Monica, CA

Software Programmer

  • I am currently responsible for evaluating third-party products, and developing various tools that will facilitate the testing process of Candle's products.
  • I am also responsible for auditing our current testing processes and guidelines, installing and maintaining the hardware and software environments for the software testers at Candle, and developing my department’s intranet website
  • To perform the above duties, I regularly install/configure many third-party products such as Windows NT, UNIX (HPUX, Solaris, AIX), OS/400, OS/2, Oracle, Sybase, Informix, SQL Server, MS Message Queue, MS SNA Server, IBM MQSeries, CA Unicenter TNG, Tuxedo, Segue QualityWorks (QA Partner, QA Organizer, and Silk), and MS Exchange Server.
November, 1996 - October, 1998     AIC    Rochester, MN

Computer Systems Analyst

  • I provided Continued Programming Support (CPS) for the IBM AS/400. Three database components that I was responsible for maintaining were Indexes, Data Spaces, and Maintenance.
  • To perform my duties, I used an RS/6000, and Windows NT 4.0, to program in C, C++, PLMP, CL, and SQL on a daily basis. I also used RPG and COBOL whenever it was warranted (i.e.: required to recreate a particular problem for debugging purposes.)
May, 1990 - March, 1994   Canadian Armed Forces   Edmonton, AB

Corporal

  • Participated in numerous military activities involving extreme physical and mental endurance such as a 10-mile forced march and riot control techniques.
  • Played various percussion instruments in a military band.
 

 

 August 1992 - April 1993   Lamont & District Ambulance, Ltd. Lamont, AB

Emergency Medical Technician

  • Attended to patient care in both a trauma and medical setting.
  • Performed public relations duties such as volunteering my off-duty services as a first-aid attendant at local hockey tournaments.
Skills
  • DATABASE & CLIENT/SERVER: DB2/400, Oracle, Informix, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Microsoft FoxPro, Microsoft Visual Basic, Lotus Notes.
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: OS/400, UNIX (IBM AIX, HPUX, SUN, SCO, Linux), Windows95, Windows98, WindowsNT (3.x, 4.0, and 5.0 Beta 1), BeOS Release 3, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Novell Netware.
  • PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: C, C++ (MS Visual C++), PLMP, SQL, CL, HTML, JavaScript, JCL, Java (MS Visual J++), JScript, VBScript.
Education November, 1993 - October, 1996 DeVry Calgary, AB
  • B.Sc., Computer Information Systems
Interests Computer games, reading, listening to music, and playing percussion instruments, cycling, snowboarding, and inline skating.