Mike Silversides
287 ILott Place, Victoria, BC, V9C 3V6
phone/fax: (250)474-0542
email: 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/