Linda McDaniel

Developer and Production Support for Energy Company’s WebFocus and Business Object Reporting

WebFocus Administrator for all administration duties including master creation, system monitoring, upgrades, etc

Business Objects Administrator - Quality assurance for production moves, preforming transports. 

Planned, documented, and programmed WebFocus, Business Objects Reports.

Support System designed around the ITIL principal utilizing the HP Service Manager tools Including     Incident, Change Management, Problem and Request System. ITIL certified

 Experience working in an Agile development environment

Responsible for all production implementation. Perform testing and preparation of technical documentation.  Approved all reports for production moves into WebFocus and Business Objects

Created new reports utilizing WebFocus 7.7.03, Developer Studio, MRE, Report Caster and other Information Builders Inc tools against Oracle and SAP BW databases.

Created Webi and Crystal Reports utilizing SAP Business Objects Suite

WebFocus User Group President.

First responder for trouble shooting any production reporting problems.

On  24/7 call

Contract Programmer for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in the Safety Reporting Department. ·       

Planned, documented, programmed and tested the conversion of IBI Focus to WebFocus reports used for reporting to the Federal Railroad Commission. · 

Converted 200+ Native Focus Reports to WebFocus.

Created new reports utilizing Focus, Developer Studio, MRE, Report Caster and WebFocus.

Technical Lead in Conversion from Project/Accounting System on a VAX to JD Edwards One World on an AS/400.  

20 member team implemented a very successful conversion on time.  

All aspects of data imports, exports, replication, stored procedure development and documentation.  

Loaded Files into One World using UBE programs for Conversion Data.           Planned, coordinated, and implemented the sequence of the conversion process, verified and analyzed all converted data with SQL queries and reports.  

Instrumental in developing the Go-Live Document Cutover procedures & SQL list. Analyze existing system, programmed conversion programs for transferring data to new system.  

Maintain programs and enhanced existing code on Legacy Advantage System on Dec VAX. 

Responsible for Production Security. 

On Rotating 24/7 call

Head of Corporate Reporting: Analyze existing system; formulate designs; program, modify & create report programs for essential departments i.e. Accounting and   Legal using 4GL Information Builders Focus & RPG on AS/400 System. 

In charge of WebFocus migration for existing Focus reports.  

Responsible for all production implementation and report security. Perform testing and preparation of technical documentation. ·   

Monitor Support Center calls for Reporting, maintain system reference tables and user profiles; provide customer service; ensure data recovery/integrity; and handle Change Control issues  

Maintain CL for Daily, Weekly, Monthly reports and all distribution for the Organization.

Highly instrumental in Project Management of existing system for Year 2000 project

Programmed, modified and created reports utilized by portfolio managers, compliance, and accounting personnel, using 4GL  language Focus on IBM Mainframe.

Designed, coded and maintained IBM mainframe batch and CICS applications programmed in COBOL.    

Assisted programmers and operations staff with problem solving and research of the Investment System.          

Converted 300 reports from existing reporting tool to Focus 4GL.  

Responsible for scheduling computer tapes, preparation of JCL and maintaining historical data as required by various regulatory  agencies including the SEC, NASD, and NCI for audits and internal requests.