Mike Silversides

287 ILott Place

Victoria, BC V9C 3V6

phone/fax: (250)474-0520

mike.silversides@shaw.ca

Summary

Helps organizations "get the job done". A computer software engineer with eighteen years of experience. Loves using computers to solve problems. Extensive knowledge of computer programming languages, database management systems, operating systems, and other software programs. Experience in the areas of health-care administration, insurance and accounting.

Looking for work based in Victoria and would like short-term or part-time contract work. Would prefer analysis and design work on internet applications or work using Oracle Designer and Oracle Developer. Loves to make software programs work (or work better), so would also be interested in application development and maintenance.

Experience

President, S & N Enterprises Inc., 1989 – present. Mike has worked on a contract basis since graduation from the University of Victoria in 1987. He co-founded S & N Enterprises Inc. in 1989. From web developer to business analyst, programmer/analyst to project coordinator, Mike has done it all.

Software Engineering Skills

Business Analysis

Coding

Database Design

Debugging

Electronic Data Interchange (HL7,X12)

Management Information Reports

Problem Diagnosis

Project Planning

Software Quality Assurance

Requirements Management

Software Configuration Management

System Integration

Technical Design

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science [1987], Computer Science Co-operative Education Program,

University of Victoria.

Technical Skills

Internet: FrontPage, HTML, Java, JavaScript, and Miva Merchant / Mal’s E-commerce shopping carts.

            Web site reference: www.creativekidsathome.com

Languages: APL, C, Clist, COBOL, JCL, Objective-C, PASCAL, PL/1, Rexx, SAS, Visual Basic

Databases: Access, Clipper/Dbase, Culprit, DB2, Easytrieve, IMS, MFS, Oracle, PL/SQL, QMF, SQL

Operating Systems: CICS, CMS, MVS-OS/390, NeXTSTEP, TSO/ISPF, UNIX, Windows

Development Tools: Microsoft Project, Oracle Developer, Oracle Designer, Test Director

Productivity Tools: Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word), Visio, WordPerfect

Other Software: Dr Q (address correction), Image Composer, PGP, QuickBooks Pro, Syncsort

Specifications: HL7, Software Engineering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model, X12

For more details see my long resume on the web at http://www.ckah.com/mikesilversides/