James Edward Turney

6508 Convict Hill Rd. • Austin, TX. 78749-1770 • drjet@austin.rr.com • (512) 301-7388

v    Demonstrated ability to solve business problems and improve processes, controls, and operations through the application of appropriate software technologies. Directed and performed IT projects for organizations including IBM, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, British Telephone, and the Texas Department of Human Services.

v    Designed and developed automated information systems for small and large organizations, including accounting, inventory, planning, budgeting, control, forecasting, and modeling of production and financial systems.  Developed, programmed, and   implemented many systems for data management and control.

v    Current with the most advanced software development tools, including VB.NET, Visual Studio.NET, ADO.NET, DOM, ASP, Java, SQL, and UML.

v    Developed and presented training seminars for many business and technical applications.  Conducted classes in Project Management, Math Models, Risk Analysis, Accounting, Information Systems, Configuration Management, and Programming Languages.  Taught degree credit courses in Computer Science and management subjects both classroom and online.

PhD in Management, California Coast University

MS in Management Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

BS in Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University

Graduate Certificate in Information Systems Management, Keller University

PRO DATA SYSTEMS, INC., San Jose, CA / Austin, TX                          1976 – 1997 and 2001 – Present

PROJECT MANAGER / INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT                                                                           

Representative projects:

w     Crop Growers Software, Inc. – Coordinated software testing, documentation, and user training for subsidiary of major insurance firm. Managed a 10-person technical team during development of software including agency management, insurance issuance, and human resources systems as well as field-mapping systems that used topographical, fly-over, and satellite maps (GIS).  Software included C++, Delphi, Access, and Visual Basic.

w     First Avantus Securities, Inc. – Development of system used by brokers and financial analysts to access detailed client information on demand, including information on previous contacts, performance of investments, and evaluation of personal risk as related to choice of financial instruments.  Software included ASP, Access, and Visual Basic.

w     Texas Department of Human Services – System for detecting, tracking, and evaluating interaction of programs with requirement for date format changes for the Year 2000 (Y2K) project.   Software included UNIX, C++, and SQL.

w     Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board – Converted payroll system from FoxPro software to Access with Visual Basic and ASP.

w     Texas Department of Education – Developed training materials for online reporting of TAAS test scores for public schools.  System included Data Warehouse and ASP technology, as well as various security software tools.

w     Everest College – Developed and produced course material for internet software training; courses included Database-Driven Web Sites, Developing Web Applications with ASP, DHTML: Cross Browser Techniques, Programming with ADO.NET, DOM, and Web Development with Cascading Style Sheets.

RAINBOW ANALYSIS SYSTEMS (RAS) GROUP, INC. Austin, TX                                            2000 – 2001

SENIOR TECHNICAL MANAGER AND TRAINING CONSULTANT

w     Designed, prepared, and presented IT training courses for clients including Motorola, IBM, and Tivoli. Classes included Unix, Linux, Solaris, Perl, C++ (OO), Java, CGI, Sockets, Visual Basic, and Access.

w     Managed and performed projects including one to develop a web-based training program and a large database-driven web site for British Aerospace Engineering. Used Erwin, DataStage, CrystalReports, Visual SourceSafe, Vignette Storyboard, and Microsoft Project.

VICTINA SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, Austin, TX                                                                   1997 – 2000

PROJECT MANAGER

w     Managed and performed software development projects, legacy upgrades and migrations, and software training for client organizations in the public and private sectors.

w     Directed and developed software for the Texas Department of Human Services to implement an Internet-accessible database system for tracking schedule, budget, charges, and performance throughout a large software upgrade. System used C++/VC++, Access, Excel, Visual Basic, Sybase, and SQL.

ANDRULIS RESEARCH CORPORATION, NAS Corpus Christi, TX                                          1993 – 1996

SOFTWARE TRAINER / SPECIALIST

w     Instructed Navy personnel and government employees at the Naval Data Automation Facility Training Center in Corpus Christi and at training facilities at NAS-Kingsville and NAS-Meridian.

w     Classes included C++, Novell Netware, ProComm, project management, and dBase III/IV.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

w     Developed payroll, medical, and materials transportation management software for a refinery using Access, Visual Basic, and SQL.

w     Developed scheduling and tracking applications for Corpus Christi Army Depot’s training programs.

NEW HORIZONS / COMPUTER COMMAND, Corpus Christi, TX                                            1992 – 1993

TECHNICAL TRAINER / INSTRUCTOR

w     Conducted on-site and off-site technical classes for area businesses.

w     Taught project management courses for senior managers and led workshops for advanced users.

Previous experience included IT management, project management, and software development positions with companies including Technicolor, Inc., Intercontinental Computing, Inc., and Insight Systems, Ltd.

Member, Project Management Institute (PMI) • Member, MENSA – Loc. Secretary, 1994–1996

Member, American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) – VP of Finance, Austin Chapter, 1998

Avid distance runner – run 10K+ several times / week, for a total of 753 miles to date in 2004, completed several marathons and other distance races.