Posts Tagged ‘DATABASE’

Open Office – The FREE and Open Productivity Suite

I began using Open Office around 2004 and have been an avid supporter of the AWESOME OFFERING at a most AWESOME PRICE ($0.00).  That’s right, it’s FREE for the download thanks to thousands of software developers worldwide who have contributed to making it an incredibly robust offering.

It has all the critical components you’ll find in that giant offering from Microsoft called Microsoft Office.

• Word Processing
• Spreadsheet
• Graphics
• Presentations
• Database

All there – fully functional and FREE.  The best part is that it will read and write the various Microsoft Office formats for each of its most popular components.

Check it out:  Open Office

Sales Logix CRM Implementation

Managed a team of four people in the installation and extensive customization of the Sales Logix software.  Planned and directed the data conversion efforts and  import of several purchased prospecting databases.  Developed interface to external data sources.  Conducted training seminars at various locations throughout the United States for the sales force.

We made extensive customizations to this Delphi based product. This involved an intensive period of training for the programming team to learn the internal structure of the product.  I also led a number of training sessions teaching the team the basics of Delphi.

Additionally, I developed a custom module for Sales Logix and a series of Excel macros and VBA modules which facilitated the exchange of data between a large number of custom spreadsheets used by the sales force and Sales Logix.  This saved hours of re-keying and preserved the accuracy and integrity of the data.

Knowledge Transfer and Migration Plan

Developed a knowledge transfer plan for a large insurance firm designed to bring their existing staff up to date on the latest web-based technologies. My efforts were instrumental in turning around a delicate contract problem. Also supplied planning services for establishing a national help desk.

This was an especially difficult and challenging project.  I was approached with an urgent need by a contracting firm I had worked with several times. They needed someone with mainframe, PC and Web knowledge to replace a contractor who had walked off the job as the project was nearing completion.

Only after I arrived and was being asked some curious questions did I find out that I was replacing an internationally acclaimed expert in the field. A published author who had made several presentations at conferences across the globe. Needless to say, I had a steep learning curve to catch up with my predecessor.  In addition to a four hour “commute.”

Despite all the cards stacked against me, I did what it took to successfully complete the task and got a nice little bonus from the firm for an outstanding job.

Document Scanning System

Designed and managed the implementation of a system for a large government contract that would allow our firm to receive scanned images of documents, display them on screen and allow operators to key from image. Images were wither served from a centralized server, or via CD-ROM from the individual workstation, depending on how they were received.

Technology Infrastructure Proposal

Analyze   the   current   technology   infrastructure   and   meet   with   senior   management   to   assess   future requirements.  Create a plan to modernize the systems environment – providing site-to-site redundancy and the opportunity to utilize current web-based systems.