Leland Derrick

• Designed, planned and implemented desktop system and enhancements to existing systems to improve productivity.
• Wrote code on Windows platform using Visual FoxPro.
• Tuned systems to boost performance.
• Designed, developed, modified and debugged programs.
• Wrote clean, clear and well-tested code for various projects such as desktop applications, QA and issue tracking.
• Wrote VFP scripts for daily maintenance, indexes and tables analyses.
• Assisted in planning of QA software and system testing efforts.
• Corrected, modified and upgraded software to improve performance.
• Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs and enhancements.
• Modified existing software to correct coding errors, upgrade interfaces and improve overall performance.
• Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.

• Recorded findings of inspection process, collaborating with quality team to implement corrective actions.
• Inspected finished product to verify conformance with customer specifications and company quality standards.
• Monitored product standards and quality-control programs.
• Recorded and organized test data for report generation and analysis.
• Reported problems and concerns to management.
• Documented and executed detailed test plans and test cases and summarized and logged audit findings for reporting purposes.
• Educated employees on specific QA standards and confirmed maintenance of standards.

• Created patches and solutions to fix bugs in existing applications.
• Provided comprehensive training to internal and off-site users to optimize systems maintenance and resolve recurring issues.
• Used Retina and HBSS to secure systems against STIG guidelines.
• Maintained current software licenses for computers and mobile devices.
• Supported day-to-day operations, monitoring and resolving client/server and storage issues.
• Mentored employees and offered constructive feedback for performance improvement.
• Tested software remotely and onsite for server sets to maintain operational readiness.
• Contributed to development, administration and testing of disaster recovery plans.
• Attended meetings to deliver status reports to key stakeholders.

Providing various professional and other types of lists for customers using Visual Foxpro. Develop desktop applications for internal sales staff for generating list requests from customers. Writing queries for customers.