Frank W. Patnaude, Jr.
E-mail: fpatna1@umbc.edu

Objective

Education

Skills
Computers: IBM PC, Amiga, HP 3000 Spectrum, SGI Crimson, SGI Indigo, SGI Challlenge-XL, Pyramid MIS/4T, Silicon Graphics IRIS GTX, VAX 11/785 & 11/750, CDC 4000

Languages: PowerBuilder, C, C++, Visual Basic, Cobol, Pascal, Ada, Fortran, Assembly Language, PL/SQL, SAS, Clipper, Embedded SQL, HTML, Java, JavaScript, CGI

Operating Systems: Windows 95, Windows 3.11, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT 3.51, MS-DOS 5 & 6, Unix System Vr4, SGI Irix, Macintosh OS 7.5, MPE 4 & 5

Databases: Sybase, Oracle, Image/SQL, Ingress, Watcom Server, SQL Anywhere, Microsoft SQL Server, Paradox, FoxPro, Access, dBase, Clipper, Q&A, DataTrieve

Programs: ODBC, SQL*Plus, SQL*ReportWriter, SQL*Forms, Revision Control System (RCS), AmiPro, Corel Chart, Corel Photo-Paint, Corel Draw, Visio, Codebase dBase Library, C-Scape Screen Library, Overlay Library, TLib Revision Control, Microsoft Word, Deluxe Paint, Lotus 123, Freelance, Quattro Pro, Word Perfect, Microsoft Project, WordStar, PFS:First Publisher, CrossTalk, Brief, Harvard Graphics, CC:Mail, PC-Pine, HiJaak, Quicksilver, TCXL Screen Library, dbXL, Netscape, FTP, Telnet, TIA

Courses: Technical Writing, Computer Graphics, Databases, Data Structures, Software Design, Advanced Software Design, Computer Architecture, Systems Analysis and Design, Project Management, Decision Support Systems, Office Automation

Experience
Information Technology Programmer/Analyst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
September 1996 - Present
Perform the same functions as an Information Technology Programmer with the exception of additional anlysis work. Additonal tools include CGI, Java and JavaScript.

Information Technology Programmer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
May 1994 - September 1996
Developed client/server applications across a wide-area network with PowerBuilder, SQL, Visual Basic and Watcom C/C++. Backend databases include Sybase, Watcom NT Server, and Microsoft SQL Server. Operating Systems include Windows 95, Windows 3.11, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT 3.51, Macintosh 7.5, SGI Irix, and MPE 4 & 5. Stand alone applications with PowerBuilder, SQL, SQL Anywhere, and Visual Basic 3. Web interfaces with HTML and Windows sockets. Maintenance of programs written in Borland C, dBase III, Quicksilver, TCXL, and dbXL.

Programmer, Potomac Research, Inc.
March 1993 - May 1994
Develop software for the IRDMIS Project within the MS-DOS environment on the IBM PC for stand alone and Novell Local Area Network applications and within the UNIX environment for the Pyramid. Utilize Codebase dBase library and the C-Scape Screen library for multi-language applications in Turbo C++, Clipper, ADA and SQL. Experienced in the requirements analysis, design, test plan preparation, and software testing. The current architecture comprises of a 300 node network (Novell/Token Ring) of 386/486 PCs connected via Ethernet to two UNIX servers (Pyramid MIS/4T and Silicon Graphics IRIS GTX). System Engineering and Software Engineering are now underway to prototype the new architecture - a client/server distributed data base system using Oracle relational DBMS and a CDC 4000 minicomputer under UNIX. Both 4GL and the Ada programming language are used to develop software applications. Such Oracle utilities as SQL*Plus, SQL*Forms and SQL*ReportWriter are used to access the Oracle database and generate desired output. The Ada and C programming languages with embedded SQL are used for the load routines, interface screens, data verification, and client/server applications.

Software Developer, Self-employed.
Sept 1989 - Jan 1992
Developed software for the Amiga computer with the C language using structured programming techniques. First hand experience with the design, implementation, testing, marketing, prototyping, and revision of software. CASE tools used include: the Revision Control System for administering changes to the source code; Deluxe Paint for data flow diagrams, flowcharts, and structure charts; AmiGantt for project management; SE and Annotate for the data dictionary; PIXMate and Deluxe Paint for screen and form generation; StructGen and GadgetToolBox for code generation; and AmigaGuide for documentation assembly. Software developed included a BBS file database and a space warfare simulation.
Additional Experience (While Attending School Full-Time)
Student Assistant, Office of Student Affairs at UMBC.
Feb 1992 - Dec 1992
Supported office management functions for the Student Affairs Office. Designed, implemented and tested a database for the Judicial Affairs Officer. After a thorough design phase, the Student Conduct Code database was implemented in Q&A 4 on a Novell Network. The generated reports will be used for the Federally required Campus Safety and Security Report. The project included documentation and training.
Tutor, Learning Resources Center at UMBC.
Jan 1992 - Dec 1992
Tutored students in structured programming practices. This included the necessity for proper design, careful implementation, thorough testing, debugging and complete documentation. The language used was Cobol, however many of the lessons could be applied to any programming language.
Ada Programmer (Intern), U.S. Navy & Old Dominion University.
Jan 1989 - May 1989
Performed software revision, external language operations and program documentation. Served on a team that was given the responsibility to adapt an Ada screen handling system to replace Navy's SNAP II screen handling system that was written in Cobol. The functionality of the original screen handling system had to be maintained, including full interface with the existing Cobol source code. The two Ada packages, VirTerm and FormGen, were tested on the Sun UNIX Workstations before delivery to Navy. The documentation was inspected and revised to insure its completeness and usability. The Revision Control System was used to administer the changes.
Tutor, STEP Program for Castleton State College.
Nov 1987 - May 1988
Tutored students in structured programming practices. This included weekly appointment tutoring along with working in the computer labs on debugging and programming problems with little or no prior preparation.
Technical Writer (Intern), Psychology Dept. of Castleton State College.
Jan 1987 - May 1987
Memeber of a team that created a database written in Dbase III+ to automate the Psychology Department's research and process over 10,000 hand-written records. Responsible for the programmer's and user's documentation. The documentation was written in Word Perfect and was used in the training of the Psychology Department's personnel in the use of the new database system.
Power Plant Mechanic, US Navy Reserve. Honorable Discharge.
Aug 1988 - Sept 1990
Responsible for launching, refueling, repair and cleaning of aircraft. Supervised 1-4 personnel during maintenance and 15-20 personnel during a launch.
Food Service Specialist, US Army Reserve. Contractual Release.
Apr 1984 - Aug 1988
Responsible for cooking, cleaning and daily paperwork.

References are available upon request.

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