Sebastian Muah, MCSD
1515 Wood Terrace Circle, – Doraville, GA 30340
email: STMUAH@HOTMAIL.COM
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer with over four years of professional development and leadership experience working in the Microsoft Windows environment and other environments implementing quality assurance, customer care, collaborative, distributed, web and database solutions using Windows DNA.
Technical Skills
¨ Programming Languages/Development Tools: Visual Basic (All Versions)[4 yrs], Power Builder[1 yr], C/C++[2 yrs College], VBA (Office 95-2000)[4 yrs], exposure to Java and Visual C++(ATL/MFC)[3 months self training].
¨ Databases: SQL Server 6.x, 7.x, 2000 [2.5 yrs], Access[4 yrs], Oracle RDB (VMS) [2 yrs], Oracle 7/8 (NT) [1 yr].
¨ Additional Specialties: ADO/OLEDBODBC[4 yrs], VB Script[3 yrs], Active-X controls creation and programming [3 yrs], Exchange Server Setup/Admin [1.5 yrs], JavaScript[1.5 yrs], COM/DCOM Programming with Visual Basic 6 [2 yrs], Microsoft Transaction Server[2 yrs], Objects in Visual Basic [2.5 yrs], Visual Interdev 6.0 [2 yrs], FrontPage 98 and FrontPage 2000 [2 yrs], and Microsoft Internet Information Server [3 yrs], Site Server Commerce Fundamental (looking to do a full implementation)[exposure], Biztalk Server[exposure evaluating beta], XML[7 months], and MSMQ.
¨ Networking/Operating Systems: NT Server/Workstation (3.5-2000), Windows 9x, TCP/IP, VMS, TSO, CMS, MVS and UNIX.
¨ Methodologies: Framework for Computing Solutions, MSF
Software Architects, Inc.
12/1999-Present
Managing Consultant, Software Architects, Inc
¨ Project Management and technical leadership. Manage a team of 4 developers of different expertise in developing a solution for a major fulfillment center for a large Telco.
¨ Designed, architect and wrote complicated business objects for use by my programmers.
¨ Mentored developers into understanding various aspects of Microsoft’s technologies (COM/DCOM, ADO, Active-X and SQL 7.0) and also in understanding how to build business objects with VB.
¨ Performed analysis and scoped out the project. Used MS Project to generate timeline and set milestones.
¨ Used Visual Basic to develop business objects, XML, Wininet API, MTS, and SQL 7.0. Developed custom OCX’s for UI. Implemented 3-tier architecture with COM/DCOM.
¨ Did some network architecture, analysis and troubleshooting.
¨ Successfully completed the Call Center Application that interfaced with BellSouth System via HTTP, which allowed the Center to sell services for BellSouth.
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Wrote context sensitive HTML help for the objects that allowed help to
be available to any developer that used the objects we created.
CGI Information Systems
10/1999-12/1999
Lead Development Consultant, Compaq Computers Corporation (SPARTAN Project)
¨ Performed Business
Analysis, designed architectural framework and gave technological direction for
team that consisted of a front-end ASP developer and an application DBA.
¨ Developed
data model for use in the online rebate claims system.
¨ Designed
COM objects in VB 6.0 for use in MTS. Setup Development environment (IIS 4.0,
MTS 2.0, MDAC, VSS and Oracle 7.3)
¨ Designed
transactional server side ASP pages.
Wrote complicated ASP pages using both JavaScript and VBScript. The system was highly scalable.
¨ Database
transactions for this phase required update to internal network rebate claim
systems. Required security (SSL and
transactional integrity).
7/1999-10/1999
Development Consultant, Compaq Computers Corporation (SPAR Project)
¨ Serve as primary business
and technology consultant for one of Compaq Computer’s Internet
initiative.
¨ Conducted
initial analysis and design. Setup data
modeling and wrote SQL for retrieving and analyzing data.
¨ Developed
a transactional component (COM Object) using VB 6.0, employing OLE-DB through
ADO interfaces.
¨ Installed
and setup IIS 4.0 and MTS 2.0.
¨ Backend
Database used was Oracle 7.3
¨ Wrote
utilities to check consistency between the Oracle Master and replicated
database. Utilities were written using
Oracle Objects for OLE and VB 6.0.
¨ Developed
and coded ASP pages using mostly server side processing.
¨ Database
in this phase was informational and read-only.
Deloitte & Touché/DRT Systems
Consultant, Manufacturing Solutions, 12/1998-9/1999
Development Consultant, EISAI USA, Inc.
¨ Participated as a team member on the redesign, development and implementation of a custom inventory and sales system for a major pharmaceutical company.
¨ The development platform was PowerBuilder v.5, and Oracle 7.3 running on NT 4.0.
¨ Responsible for interviewing users to define requirements.
¨ Created and redesigned views and triggers on the back-end.
- Power Builder Foundation Class (PFC) libraries were used extensively.
¨ Trained end users.
¨ Provided onsite Microsoft Technology expertise in both software and hardware for the development team and the client.
¨ Responsible for the redesign and development of several functional modules (Sales Planning, Order Processing, Quality Control, and Inventory Summary and Closing).
¨ Aided in formal system testing and user documentation.
Miller Brewing Company
Systems Engineer (DCA Level II), 1997-1998
As a DCA Level II Analyst, all work completed fell into the following categories:
Difficulty - Moderate to High, Criticality - Moderate to High.
¨ Served as a liaison between the Distribution mini-plant and both the Production Scheduling Group, and the IS Team. Performed analysis and initiated small projects that eliminated warehouse wasted. Provided methods of accountability and measurements of these goals. Held monthly meetings to provide updates and get feedback from support group.
¨ Provided second-level system support for Distribution computer systems running on VAX/VMS 7.0 and using RF technology. Wrote simple DCL scripts to perform regular tasks for end users. Performed some system administration (process management, queues and maintenance of system integrity).
¨ Worked with a team of experts serving as plant lead in the implementation of MS Exchange for the corporation in a worldwide enterprise. Served as Exchange Administrator for the Albany plant. Completed the full migration of clients over 4 months ahead of schedule. Setup both the hardware and software to implement the email systems.
¨ Served as local Plant End User Computing (PEUC) Database Administrator. Created user-friendly applications using the plant’s data warehouse (Running on Oracle 7.0 RDB for VMS). Resolved problem related to the PEUC Databases – both client and server.
¨ Created and headed a new specialty area, PC Database Analyst, within the Brewery’s IS organization. Served as DBA for the plant MS SQL 6.5 database.
¨ Designed, built and rolled out an intranet site for the local brewery using Microsoft NT 4.0, IIS 4.0, Visual Interdev 1.0, Active Server Pages (VBScript) and MS SQL 6.5. Train high-level user to publish using Microsoft FrontPage 98.
¨ Interviewed and mentored technical interns and co-op students.
Systems Analyst, 1996-1997
¨ Researched new technologies and made recommendations to the IS management for use at the brewery. Included in this area were video conferencing, voice recognition systems, Microsoft Back Office and help desk systems. Many of the BackOffice components were implemented (NT, SMS, Exchange, IIS, and SQL).
¨ Managed the Plant Help Desk and led the team which successfully migrated the PC operating system from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 and NT 4.0
¨ Redesigned
and rewrote DOS based application to the Windows platform. Used Visual Basic and VBA heavily in the
conversions. Successfully converted all
DOS based applications and ensured that they were Y2K compliant.
Education
¨ Post Undergraduate (MBA courses), Albany State University, GA
¨ BA, Computer Science/Mathematics, Mercer University, GA
Additional Training
Microsoft Office Development, Softbite International Seattle, WA 1996
Implementing MS Exchange Server, Learning Tree International Washington, DC 1997
Open VMS for Programmers, Global Knowledge Network, Atlanta, GA 1997
Fast Track to Power Builder 6.0, Tech Sys, Dallas, TX 1998
Networking Essential Fast Track, DRT Systems, Houston, TX, 1999
Microsoft TechEd 2000 Seminars of B2B and B2C using XML and Biztalk Technologies.
Certifications
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), 1998
References: Available upon request
