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Clark Tisdale

721 Saulter Lane * Birmingham, AL 35209

(205) 871-4087 * email: clark@clarktisdale.com

Team-oriented IT career professional with strong technical skills. Expert in coding, design, analysis, and project leadership. Focused, detail oriented, tenacious, thorough. Self-starter, self-learner with ongoing interest in emerging technologies.

Delphi, C#, PHP, HTML, CSS, Java, JSP, Cobol

Firebird, Interbase, MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, DB2, IMS

ADO, dbExpress, SQL Links, ODBC, JDBC

TCP/IP, CICS, SNA

COM/DCOM

Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/ME, MVS

SourceSafe, TortoiseSVN, InstallShield

Technical team leadership, Mentoring, Data modeling/architecture, Client/User liason, Customer service

Software Engineer 4

2003-2007

Relocated to Birmingham, AL for family business

Performed a variety of maintenance tasks on H-Class Reporting system, which is primary reporting tool for the company's products. HCR is a Delphi application that provides flexible integration of Crystal Reports for any of the application systems into a consistent front-end.

Developed new web browser based version of DEI and continued support of WinDEI. Several needed updates to the architecture of DEI were made during webDEI development:

• Designed new SQL database for Interface configurations; using Firebird (an open-source database) eliminated costs to customers and provided for a multi-tier implementation
• Built UI in C# using .ASPX allowing easier deployment of system updates
• Wrote new code base to stream-line many parts of development and system maintenance and to integrate the new database design.

Senior Developer

2000-2003

Developed and supported WinDEI, which acts as the interface between Harris AS/400-based Broadcast Management System and various on-air automation systems.

• Dramatically reduced size of application by locating points of common code usage and sharing these using Delphi’s package technology.
• Redesigned WinDEI from a desktop to a network model, allowing for the sharing of interface configurations across workstations.
• Utilized COM to improve efficiency of message logging facility.
• Mentored other developers; supported Client response center.

John H. Harland Company, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia

System Design Specialist

1999-2000

Participated in object-oriented design / implementation of multi-tier Web Order Entry System. Utilized HTML, JSP, Java, CORBA, TopLink, Informix, TCP/IP socket connections, Rational Rose.

Project Database Administrator

1998-1999

Designed distributed architecture interface from legacy DEC/VAX order entry system to Windows manufacturing system. Developed tables, indexes, stored procedures, and triggers for MS SQL Server.

Senior Developer

1995-1998

Developed and supported a variety of Windows client/server applications. Utilized Delphi with MS SQL Server in support of Call Centers and Plant Standardization efforts. Included client information reference, order routing, and interactions with voice-response units.

Project Leader/Manager

1990-1995

Primary contact for knowledge transfer of Order Entry System to maintenance team. Built DOS/Windows routines utilizing SNA to enable KIOSK application to access mainframe resources. Led 12 contract and staff developers through all phases of new Order entry system project. Included project planning, scheduling, presentations, and mentoring. Conducted R&D for CICS inter-systems and SNA connections to system.

Senior Programmer Analyst

1988-1990

Responsible for planning Applications conversion from DOS/VM to MVS/XA. Functioned as primary technical contact for conversion efforts.

Developed Internet-distributed software product, CDmax, a shareware audio CD player with TCP/IP (HTTP) connection to worldwide CD Database (freedb). CDmax has an international
user base and has been translated into various languages.

Other available software Cars (vehicle maintenance system), pwArch (password archive), cmxSyncTime (PC clock synchronizer), cmxMP3 (Delphi MP3 player class)

Each software has varying degrees of interaction with personal web site

Personal web site, using HTML, CSS, PHP (server-side script logic), and MySQL (server-side database):

http://clarktisdale.com/

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Jefferson State Junior College
Birmingham, Alabama