William (Chris) Nixon
Saint Louis,MO
Summary
- Chris brings over 20 years of experience with Systems, Internet and related technologies, including project management, Oracle database administration, system design and development, programming, mentoring, and training. He has been using Oracle for over 13 years and is also proficient with Java, which he has used for over 10 years. His UNIX experience is very strong, and he has provided Level 1 and 2 support for customers and end users. Chris enjoys working as an Oracle DBA but also enjoys systems administration, maintenance and developing code. He has made a reputation for troubleshooting and the implementation and support of software. Chris is also a strong tester, which could come in quite handy in this role. He has a talent for understanding the link between online technology, legacy technology and a business’ bottom line, developing creative solutions using existing resources, and inspiring and motivating members of a project team. Chris possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to successfully work in a team environment or independently. Ability to interact and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with groups of diverse backgrounds and technical abilities.
- Documentation skills suitable for documentation of requirements, user information, business procedure and process recommendations.
- Experience working with project teams to develop and/or deploy new software applications.
- Experience in data analysis and practical skill with SQL and relational databases like Oracle.
- Have Advanced SQL skills as well as PL/SQL skills.
- Experience writing test scripts, running tests, and documenting test results.
- Experience with requirements gathering, design and testing reports for business users. .
- Experience with report development and report development tools.
- Experience assisting business users with packaged or custom developed software applications.
- Experience work off-hours for project needs, support/upgrade/outage reasons, and systems implementations.
- Experience with hardware/software combined systems and mobile or handheld devices.
- Experience writing user training material or delivering user training
- Experience with ETL tools, ETL development, and data warehousing concepts
- Ability to meet business users in various locations as needed to discuss needs and review initiatives.
- Knowledge of the transit industry or previous experience with transit information systems
- Ability to multi-task, work independently, meet schedules, and adapt quickly to changed priorities or assignments.
- Strengthens understanding of on-premises solutions and cloud-based solutions/environments; configures components of new systems/technologies to cloud-based solutions
- Works in an agile environment and engages in development practices such as peer programming and test-driven development
- Provides assistance to other developers for designing integrations, interfaces, proxies, business objects and business service as needed Programmer Analyst II (perm) To assist in the testing, understanding, enhancement, and implementation of the Metro Smart Card ticketing system and new bus fare box system. This important initiative requires understanding the data, complexities, and features of the new systems and integration points with existing systems and processes. The Fare Collection project affects many Metro departments and processes and is a key initiative for the agency. In addition of being a member of Operation system support, being on call 24 hours a day, being primary for the IVR system (Inter Active Voice Repose Unit), supporting online real time systems for metro. In addition to working with third party vendors for applications used by Metro. As well as supporting tele-communication systems and servers.
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with groups of diverse backgrounds and technical abilities.
- Documentation skills suitable for documentation of requirements, user information, and business procedure and process recommendations.
- Have Advanced SQL skills as well as PL/SQL skills
- Experience with requirements gathering, design and testing of reports for business users. .
- Experience work off-hours for project needs, support/upgrade/outage reasons, and systems implementations
- Ability to meet with business users in various locations as needed to discuss needs and review initiatives.
- Provides assistance to other developers for designing integrations, interfaces, proxies, business objects and business service as needed
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Programmer Analyst II
Washington University
04.2022 - 06.2024
- To assist in the testing, understanding, enhancement, and implementation of the Metro Smart Card ticketing system and new bus fare box system
- This important initiative requires understanding the data, complexities, and features of the new systems and integration points with existing systems and processes
- The Fare Collection project affects many Metro departments and processes and is a key initiative for the agency
- In addition of being a member of Operation system support, being on call 24 hours a day, being primary for the IVR system (Inter Active Voice Repose Unit), supporting online real time systems for metro
- In addition to working with third party vendors for applications used by Metro
- As well as supporting tele-communication systems and servers.
Software Test Engineer
Enterprise Holdings International
02.2012 - 12.2013
- With JIRA, JavaScript and XML Code experience, 2007); SQL; TOAD (or equivalent); Microsoft Windows 7; Reporting tools like: Crystal Reports; Polaris ,Jasper Reports , SQL Server, Assesses and evaluates quality assurance test requirements to determine scope of functionality to be covered by testing
- Designs, produces, executes, and maintains software test plans and test cases based on requirements and specifications
- Works closely with development and test teams to ensure the final code delivery meets product standards
- Ensures software performs correctly, as specified, and meets quality and performance standards
- Tests applications while documenting, tracking, and reporting on defects
- Analyzes test results; leverages troubleshooting skills to identify, document, and reproduce issues; provides information to assist in defining root cause
- Conducts re-testing after defects are addressed
- Provides and monitors quality control checkpoints throughout the application development process
- Summarizes and publishes test results for internal customers
- Generates appropriate documentation for issue tracking, verification, and certification
- Defines and tracks quality assurance metrics relevant to testing
- Initiates and implements improvements to current processes within department
- Assists with task automation and process improvements, as directed
- Maintains established service level agreements to meet customer expectations and quality standards
- Creates and maintains automated test scripts, data, and associated drivers per recognized SDLC methodology, as required
- Executes automated tests suites, as required
- Conducts code reviews, debugs code, and maintains associated databases, as required
- Develops scripts or utilities to increase test efficiency as appropriate, as required
- Works with other IT teams to resolve runtime and script execution problems, as required
- Contributes to the maintenance and enhancement of the test automation framework, as required
- Environment: Environment: JAVA, SQL/PL SQL, Windows 7 , XP, SQL Server 2008r r2 , XML, Visual Studio 2010, MVC2 .NET Framework 4
- MPC - Modular Process Control
Systems Developer /QA Support - Consultant
07.2011 - 12.2011
- Provide second-level support to end-users for packaged software application systems and confers with supervisor on unusual matters
- Perform backend testing phases on SQL server: the tests are the following: Database schema tests, stored procedure tests, Trigger tests, Integration tests of SQL server, FUNCTIONAL BACK-END TESTS
- Maintain SQL Server databases and help development in design of database framework on Application Servers
- Create C# .dll to test .net applications, and too help development perform more efficient regression testing
- Carry out functional and performance testing for application
- Participate in all phases of the test cycle, including Unit Testing, Integration/System Testing, Performance Testing, Load Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing, etc
- Creating automated scripts for testing on web based products, server based
- Environment: JAVA, SQL, Windows 7 , XP, SQL Server 2008r r2, XML, Visual Studio 2010, MVC2 .NET Framework 4.
Systems Developer
Biomedical Systems, INC
09.2007 - 03.2011
- Taking courses and working towards being an Oracle DBA, Developer for Biomedical Systems
- In addition to performing on the job training using Khameleon in development support
- Provide second-level support to end-users for packaged software application systems and confers with supervisor on unusual matters
- Interact with IT staff and the software vendor to restore service and/or identify and correct core problems
- Simulate or recreate user problems to resolve operating difficulties
- May adapt procedures, techniques, tools, materials, and/or equipment to meet special needs
- Recommend system modifications to reduce user problems or to enhance system use
- Coordinate project team members (IS staff and end-users) to implement new applications via creating education plans, building tables, testing applications
- May be assisted by entry level personnel
- Develop and maintain Business Intelligence application for adhoc reports for various end users using Oracle Discoverer
- Maintain Oracle10g and SQL Server databases and help development in design of database framework on Application Servers
- Assist with the design, build, test, and implementation of the company’s data warehouse
- Maintain existing reports in addition to creating new reports created with Oracle Developer
- Now primary support for khameleon which deals in Revenue Recognition, Accounting in addition to supporting Workbenches, Revenue Management Billing, Costing, Materials Management and Contract Management
- Working on major project dealing in data warehousing from oracle to Microsoft sql server
- Learning data migration and the use of multiple ETL tools, in the data warehousing technology
- Performed internet research and provided technical expertise to identify necessary upgrades to existing software
- Learning to do web pages for SharePoint interface with oracle
- Learning SSRS reporting for SharePoint
- Supported a client-server application development effort
- Met with corporate customers to identify system requirements and to define the scope of the project
- Designed GUI for helpdesk application working with khameleon support to design and test SharePoint page helpdesk
- Environment: JAVA, SQL, Linux (Red Hat AS/ES), Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server, JSP, XML, UNIX and Macintosh (OS X) in addition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Sybase, Oracle10g , Portal, SharePoint 2010.
SR Software Test Engineer
Red Hat, City Internet
11.2006 - 05.2007
- In the area of JSP and Java Template Mechanisms performed Client/Server testing on Web Portal technology
- Developed and create software testing requirements/test cases
- Developed Mechanisms capable of reporting detailed software defects
- Experience with automated testing tools (Compuware, Winrunner, QuickTest Pro)
- Responsible for identifying and proposing areas of improvement throughout the QA process
- Use of CVS/Sourceforge at SirsiDynix
- Experience with Library automation software dealing in OPAC
- Experience with Web browsers and internet technologies in a Software Test environment
- Flexible to perform other duties as assigned
- Experience in software packing and deployment using various tools
- Environment: JAVA, AS/ES), Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server, WSAD, JSP, XML, UNIX (HP-UX, AIX, Solaris) and Macintosh (OS X) in addition of Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle
- River
SR Software QA Engineer (consultant)
08.2006 - 11.2006
- Developed and create software testing requirements/test cases
- Developed Mechanisms capable of reporting detailed software defects
- Experience with automated testing tools (Compuware, Winrunner, QuickTest Pro)
- Responsible for identifying and proposing areas of improvement throughout the QA process
Education
The Winning Edge Training System and Program -
Productive Futures Inc
05.2027
BS - Systems Programming
Washington University School of Technology & Engineering
07.2005
Skills
- Programming Languages PL/SQL, SQL 236, SQL 35, SQL Scripts, SQL
- Plus, Java, Linux, COBOL, COBOL II, FOCUS, Pick Basic, NET, Visual -Basic 30, Pascal, HL7, Fortran, JCL, DCL, C/C/C#, Java Script, Perl, XML, XSL, JSP, ASP, Visual Basic 3, 6 and Net, HTML
- Software / Databases Oracle5, Oracle6, Oracle7, Oracle8, Oracle10g, 11i, Oracle Forms 3, NOMAD, JES2, JES3, CA-7, CA-1 1, TSO, NETVIEW, MUMPS, IDMS, Visual Studio, HTML, MS Office 2000, CICS, Front Page 2000, Access 2000, AFT, Web Sphere, Assured File Transfer Client, Business Objects, J2EE, WASD, JDK, MVC, Web Portal, Cache, Photoshop, HTML WYSIWYG ,sql developer 4
- OOD/OOP, TCP, Internet, OLE, ODBC, PRO
- C, Web Browsers, Toad, Reflection, SONIC, Eclipse, Khameleon
- Operating Systems UNIX, Shell Scripts, Windows NT, MS SNA Server, OS/MVS, VM/CMS, Linux
- Hardware PS/2, TANDEM, SUN, Red HAT Linux
- Security
- ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE
- Held in the past
- Experience with JIRA, JavaScript and XML Code experience
- Environment:
- Environment: JAVA, Microsoft Office Suite and Visio (2007); SQL; TOAD (or equivalent); Microsoft Windows 7; Reporting tools like: Crystal Reports; Polaris ,Jasper Reports , SQL Server
- Bi-State Development 12/13–3/22
- Use of CVS/Sourceforge
- Experience with Library automation software
- Experience with Web browsers and internet technologies in a Software Test environment
- Flexible to perform other duties as assigned
- Experience in a telecom, ISP, or cable industry
- Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Training in and experience with Quality Assurance methods, standards, and tools
- Environment: JAVA, SQL, Linux (Red Hat AS/ES), Windows XP, 2003 Server, WSAD, JSP, XML, UNIX (HP-UX, AIX, Solaris) and Macintosh (OS X) in addition of Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, PHP, MySQL
- SirsiDynix 4/06–08/06
- SR Software Test Engineer (consultant)/ Chameleon
- In the area of JSP and Java Template Mechanisms performed Client/Server testing on Web Portal technology
- Developed and create software testing requirements/test cases
- Developed Mechanisms capable of reporting detailed software defects
- Experience with automated testing tools (Compuware, Winrunner, QuickTest Pro)
- Responsible for identifying and proposing areas of improvement throughout the QA process
- Use of CVS/Sourceforge at SirsiDynix
- JAVA, SQL, Linux (Red Hat AS/ES), Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server, WSAD, JSP, XML, UNIX (HP-UX, AIX, Solaris) and Macintosh (OS X) in addition of Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle
- Pfizer 12/05 –03/06
- SR Software Engineer (consultant)/Keane
- In the area of JSP and Java Template Mechanisms performed Client/Server testing in addition of development in JAVA, WebLogic, and JSP
- Developed PL/SQL Stored Procedures, Packages and Triggers for the Application
- Perform SQL, PL/SQL, design, and performance tuning Use HTML and JavaScript and SQL/PL scripts for accessing and updating tables in Oracle9i
- Perform SQL, PL/SQL, design and performance tuning for accessing and updating tables in Oracle9 - 11i
- Use of CVS/Sourceforge at Pfizer
- Perform requirement analysis, unit testing, and system integration
- Testing relational databases by validating through the backend
- Created batch processing produces for the test sites and tested said sites for data integrity
- Used and applied SDLC Methodology
- Responsible for determining system requirements and specifications for complex application development projects
- Coded ETL tools for extracting data from databases (Oracle) using PL/SQL procedures and Pro
- C language and loaded them into Data Warehouse using Oracle’s SQL Loader
- Environment: JAVA, UNIX, SQL, Linux, Windows XP, WSAD, JSP, XML, WSAD
Interests
Activities
, Parade Marshal/Volunteer - Mardi Gras Incorporated Current
Outstanding Service Recognition Award – Mardi Gras Inc 2003
Float Committee volunteer – Mardi Gras Inc 2002-present
Co-Chair person of Parade Volunteers/Marshals - Mardi Gras Inc Current
Organizer & Founder of Krewe of Zulu St Louis 2004-present
Timeline
Programmer Analyst II
Washington University
04.2022 - 06.2024
Software Test Engineer
Enterprise Holdings International
02.2012 - 12.2013
Systems Developer /QA Support - Consultant
07.2011 - 12.2011
Systems Developer
Biomedical Systems, INC
09.2007 - 03.2011
SR Software Test Engineer
Red Hat, City Internet
11.2006 - 05.2007
SR Software QA Engineer (consultant)
08.2006 - 11.2006
The Winning Edge Training System and Program -
Productive Futures Inc
BS - Systems Programming
Washington University School of Technology & Engineering
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