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David Edwards

Springfield,IL

Summary

Veteran Software Development Team Leader with over 15 years of experience implementing tax software solutions for tax and revenue agencies. Trusted provider of steady guidance and supervision through software development and upgrade phases. Dedicated IT professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to provide the client with a superlative product that is on time and on budget.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Implementation Manager

Fast Enterprises
Various Locations
12.2006 - Current
  • Oversee and manage implementation of several different subsystems of the company's licensed tax software product GenTax including version upgrades and new projects.
  • Research and resolved barriers to successful system functionality, improving support and issue resolution.
  • Led team to upgrade current fraud project that resulted in stopping millions of dollars in taxpayer fraud.
  • Led or played a key role in implementing several successful compliance projects. This includes building a data warehouse that effectively houses over 100 million rows of client data.
  • Played a key role in replacing a complete data warehouse system with the company's proprietary system resulting in increased efficiency and revenue.

Account Technician II

IL Department Of Commerce And Economic Opportunity
Springfield, IL
09.2000 - 11.2005
  • Performed technical accounting work involving the use of the Automated Expenditure and Planning Control system
  • Posted financial data and maintained records totaling 1 billion dollars
  • Reviewed and verified agency travel vouchers against state and agency travel rules and regulations for reimbursement
  • Provided technical assistance to unit and agency staff regarding rules, regulations and proper processing of agency vouchers

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of Illinois At Springfield
Springfield, IL
07.2008

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Illinois At Springfield
Springfield, IL
12.2005

Skills

  • Performance Evaluation and Optimization
  • Data Storage and Retrieval
  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) - VBNET
  • Database Design - SQL Server
  • Software Development Standards
  • Strong Communication and Interpersonal Skills
  • Organization and Time Management
  • Multithreaded Software Applications
  • Requirements Gathering and Analysis
  • Data Warehousing and Analytics

Accomplishments

  • Served 4 years of active duty service in the United States Army
  • Served 3 years in the IL National Guard
  • Obtained Secret Security Clearance
  • Obtained certificate for Signal Support Systems Specialist Course

Timeline

Implementation Manager

Fast Enterprises
12.2006 - Current

Account Technician II

IL Department Of Commerce And Economic Opportunity
09.2000 - 11.2005

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of Illinois At Springfield

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Illinois At Springfield
David Edwards