Alan Brickson 999-999-9999

52 Holland Street, Kansas City, Missouri 12345

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

IT professional with over 20 years experience in software engineering and database design with a
specialty in data architecture and data integration. Excel in translating business requirements into a solid
data architecture that serves as the foundation for IT design. Bring wealth of practical knowledge and
understanding of software development best practices, with proven experience as a team leader and
mentor.

 Strong written and oral communication  Data analysis, data modeling, data
skills integration
 Project management of full lifecycle  Database design
software development projects  Object-oriented analysis and design
 Persistence, personal integrity,
resourcefulness, and exceptional  Java and C++ development
problem-solving skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, ODBC, JDBC

Languages: Java, C++, C, Lisp, Fortran, APL, SQL, XML
Platforms and tools: Windows, UNIX, Erwin, Cognos, Crystal Reports

CAREER EXPERIENCE
Senior Data Integration Analyst Sprint Nextel, Overland Park, Kansas 2006-Present
Data integration analyst for a conversion project that replaced two existing Sprint sales compensation
systems with an instance of Callidus TrueComp. Served as liaison between business and IT, gathering
business requirements and advising IT during design and development phases. Constructed logical data
models of existing systems and built database procedures to import legacy data into TrueComp.
Environment: Callidus TrueComp, ETL, SAP

Software Development Team Lead Euronet, Leawood, Kansas 2000-2006

Team lead and data architect for development of a proprietary billing system and web site. Gathered and
documented business requirements, constructed logical and physical data models, built Erwin entity
relationship diagrams, led software design sessions, and instituted coding standards. Managed the project
from design to production in less than six months.

Managed the data integration of billing systems from five separate companies acquired by Euronet.
Reverse-engineered data models of the originating systems, defined the data mapping into the billing
system, constructed database procedures and DTS packages to import the data, and managed parallel
testing processes to confirm data validity. Data integration tasks were completed in eight months, saving
the company millions of dollars in overhead and payroll.

Installed and maintained the database and transaction processing software for the PaySpot data center,
which sells prepaid telephone minutes to retail stores. Served as SQL Server database administrator and
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team lead/senior software engineer for all maintenance and new development of the transaction
processing system.
Environment: SQL Server, C#, .NET, Java, Struts, JDBC, DB2, AS/400

Sr. Software Engineer Digital Archaeology, Lenexa, Kansas 1998-2000

Designed and implemented new functionality or the Discovery Suite data mining utility. Developed a
task scheduler and a common framework in C++ for importing data through ODBC database connections,
Assisted in the development and testing of a Java-based web interface to the system.
Environment: C++, ODBC, Java

Independent Consultant Fortis Benefits, Kansas City, Missouri 1997-1998

Developed Windows applications for data entry and maintenance of insurance policy information.
Responsible for creating C++ objects used in Windows and UNIX applications to retrieve and update
insurance information from an Oracle database. Designed and implemented SmartEdit, a Windows
application that performs data validation tasks using rules stored on an SQL database.

DBA Capital Mortgage, Richmond, Virginia 1992-1995

Team lead and data architect for the development of a portfolio management system for mortgage-backed
securities. The system was implemented with C++, Powerbuilder, SQL Server, and Erwin SQL.
Responsible for its object-oriented design, C++ coding, database design and maintenance, and for the
algorithms that comprise the system’s analytical engine.

EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Bachelor of Science, Physics

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR