Technical Resume - Essay Example

Sherry Kilpatrick EDUCATION: B.S., Software Engineering, Colorado Technical CO, 2007 (Will graduate on 9/29/07) A.A., Business Management Technology, Southeastern Business Academy, Decatur, AL 1994 A.A., Computer Programming, Southeastern Business Academy, Decatur, AL, 1992 A.A Accounting, Southeastern Business Academy, Decatur, AL, 1992 SPECIAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS: Certificate in Negotiations - University of Notre Dame (2/1/07-3/26/07), Advance Certificate in Negotiations - University of Notre Dame (4/1/07-5/26/07), Certificate Strategies for Conflict Management - University of Notre Dame (6/1/07-7/26/07), Certificate Object Oriented Methods - Colorado Technical University (2/2007), Certificate Software Engineering Process - Colorado Technical University (2/2007), Certificate Unix Network Administration - Colorado Technical University (6/2006), Certificate for Contract Administration Course - Defense Specialist Mgt.Co. (6/2004), Certificate CPR - SED (10/2004), Computer Aided Drafting and Design (3/92), Visual Dbase 7 (2/98), Fox Pro (3/91), Peach Tree Accounting 8.0 (4/99), Cyborg Payroll (8/99), Time and Attendance Payroll (8/99), QAD Software (9/99), Corel WordPerfect 2000 (2/00), MS Office (4/00), Autocad Lite (5/99), AutoCAD 12, 14 & 2000 (8/00), Adobe Software (Illustration, PhotoShop) (10/00), blue print reading (7/97), Micrografx software (Media Manger, Designer, Instant 3D, Photo Magic, Simply 3D2, Web Chart) Quick Books Pro (11/00), Microsoft Office Suites, PC Anywhere, Access 2002 (9/2003). EXPERIENCE: SUMMARY: I have worked for the past 17 years in the technology field, handling such areas as Accounting, Payroll, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Contract Administration, Quality Engineering, Purchasing, and dbase programming. May 2002 to Present COLSA Corporation, Huntsville, AL Program Analyst III/ System Engineer I Check payroll quality and accuracy biweekly. Enter data into Morado system biweekly to facilitate billing hours from SAIC. Consult with SAIC program managers to allocate employee work hour data correctly within the payroll system. Also work closely with the SAIC project office to track employee time and travel expenses. Check and approve travel expense reports. Write Individual Work Authorizations for work hours and travel. Work with COLSA Contract Administrator , Payroll, Accounts Payable/Receivable to ensure AMCOM contract employees ( ATACMS, Patriot, Thadd and Missile and Aviation Empolyees) run smoothly. Complete and submit monthly financial reports to executive management Sept 2000 to January 2002 Tin-Mar, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama. (Moseley Technical Service) Accountant Acted as primary supervisor in accounting department responsible for accounts payable/receivable and payroll. Prepared and filed accurate income tax records for the state of Alabama and the Federal government. Performed cost analyst of new jobs to ensure contact awards were accurate and legal. Managed and coordinated planning, execution and monitoring of each new job for government contractors. Tracked invoices and materials to ensure work was completed. Worked closely with the supervisor of the quality control department in inspection of machine parts before shipment. Extensively utilized software applications such as Peachtree 8.0, Quick Book Pro, and Microsoft Office suites. August 1999 to September 2002 Austin/Alberici (Boeing Delta IV Plant) Decatur, Alabama. (Tri-Staffing Temporary Service) Accountant/Quality Engineering Evaluated items manufactured for Boeing for quality of design, conformance and fitness for use. Analyzed blue prints to determine items needed for purchase and executing the purchase orders. Reviewed in-plant testing for quality and made recommendations to the quality engineer department supervisor. Responsible for transmitting blue prints and all related documents for archiving. Also worked in the accounting department reviewing reports of subcontractor’s cost allowances. Responsible for flagging indications of over-or-under job costs. Compiled and presented weekly reports to management. Processed invoices and amended work orders. Utilized the following forms: Request for Information (RFI), Purchase Orders, Change Orders, Bid Tabulations, Safe caps, Price Changes, Engineering Drawings, Authorization Work Order (AWO), Engineering Change Notification (ECN) & Amended Work Authorization (AWA). Used Microsoft Office Suites and PC Anywhere extensively. September 1998 to August 1999 Nichols Aluminum, Decatur, Alabama. (Southern Staffing Temporary Services) Accountant/ Payroll Department Supervisor Performed cost analysis and quarterly cost accounting. Headed payroll department for 185 employees. Closed all books at month end. Responsible for accounts payable/receivable and invoicing. Worked with the plant scheduler to plan all incoming and outgoing shipments. Utilized Corel WordPerfect 8, Microsoft Office, Excel, QAD and Cyborg. October 1995 to August 1999 TORAY’ Carbon Fiber Plant, Decatur, Alabama (Tri-Staffing Temporary Services) Accountant Supervisor/Purchasing Supervisor Purchasing supervisor for rental equipment, sub-contractor labor, and all raw materials required in building the plant. Worked as the primary accountant performing job cost, cost accounting and other budget administration tasks. Responsible for approving purchases under $50,000 and all accounts receivable/payable for the company. Administered weekly payroll and performed data entry for vendor databases and issuing of state exemption certificates. Worked closely with the planning department supervisor in documenting all incoming and outgoing shipments. Coordinated with Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) in inspection of material before shipment. October 1995 to April 1993 Brown Ferry Nuclear Power Plant, Athens, Alabama. (Manpower Technical Services) Financial Supervisor Financial supervisor responsible for the analysis of data entry for accounts payable/receivable. January 1990 to April 1993 Bechtel: Browns Ferry, Athens, Alabama. (Manpower Technical Services Technical) Technical Advisor/Dbase Programmer Computer operator in the civil engineering department, promoted to technical advisor in software. Worked in dbase IV programming. HARDWARE EXPERIENCE PC, Apple, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Motorola, VAX SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS EXPERIENCE Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrtator, AutoCad, Corel Draw, Dbase III, Dbase IV, Design Cad, DOS, Easy CD Pro, Filemaker, FoxPro, FreeHand, Harvard Graphics, Internet Explorer, Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus ccMail, Lotus Organizer, McAfee Virus Scan, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Powerpoint, MS Word, Netscape, Omni Page, Page Maker, PC Anywhere, Photo Shop, Quattro Pro, Quicken, Windows, Winzip, Wordperfect, Wordstar SOFTWARE LANGUAGES EXPERIENCE Basic, Borland C++, COBOL, FORTRAN, HTML, JAVA, JAVA Jbuilder 3, Jbuilder, JDK 1.4, ORACLE, Quick Basic, SQL, UNIX, Visio, Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual dBase, XML SECURITY CLEARANCE STATUS Secret -Current Read More