Joel Schneider
Contact Information: 
Joel Schneider
8941 Kell Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55437

Phone: 952-842-0890
Email: joel@joelschneider.net
URL: http://www.joelschneider.net/resume/


Employment History:
    
    Consultant
    Caribou Lake Software
    February 2000-August 2001
    
    Developed software on projects done for customers. Acted as technical
    lead, influenced architecture decisions, designed software, and
    mentored other developers. Used Java, J2EE, JSP, Servlets, SQL, XML,
    UML, CVS, Jakarta-Ant, Jakarta-Struts, jRelationalFramework, Orion
    Application Server, WebLogic, Enhydra, Gimp, Oracle, Linux, Solaris,
    Windows NT, and other tools to implement web sites backed by relational
    databases. Re-engineered existing 4GL application as a Java web-based
    system. Created UML diagrams to document system design. Utilized HTML
    storyboarding approach for requirements gathering. Wrote Perl programs
    to analyze source code. Ported software from C to Java. Promoted and
    supported the use of CVS revision control software.
    
    Customers: Seagate, Simon Delivers, Cytus.
    
    
    
    Consultant
    Brady & Company (now Intellimark)
    June 1998-February 2000
    
    Developed software at client sites. Contributed to relational database
    design for investment tracking data warehouse system. Developed Perl
    programs to load data from CSV files into Sybase SQL Server database.
    Developed Perl programs to perform calculations based on mathematical
    specifications. Created Sybase SQL Server database triggers and stored
    procedures. Ported Oracle database maintanance (hot backup, restore,
    log switch) scripts from korn shell to Perl. Created sample Perl
    program containing boilerplate code for command line argument
    processing, database connectivity, and POD documentation. Mentored
    others on Perl programming style.
    
    Customers: The St. Paul Companies, Minnesota Workers Compensation
    Insurers Association (MWCIA).
    
    
    
    Database Volunteer
    Con of the North Games Convention
    March 1996-Present
    
    Developed and maintained a web-based database system that tracks
    contacts, stores registration data, and aids in the complex task of
    scheduling games by table and time slot. Used Perl, PostScript, MySQL,
    Apache, mod_perl, and linux.
    
    
    
    Senior Staff Analyst
    Compuware
    August 1995-June 1998
    
    Developed software at client sites. Acted as programmer/analyst on a
    series of software development projects. Used Visual Basic, MS Access,
    MS Word, and Windows NT to build automated systems that generated
    packets of documents. Automated weekly usage reporting process on
    production MS SQL Server system. Ported cash flow modeling system from
    Lotus 123 to Access 97. Used MS Access to build software to track
    commissions for a new line of business. Used Visual Basic to implement
    user interface for time tracking system. Also fulfilled brief
    assignment as a PC LAN administrator.
    
    Customers: LifeUSA, Metacom, Norwest.
    
    
    
    Industrial Systems Programmer
    CIM Software Corporation
    November 1989-August 1995
    
    Worked on software projects for customers. Used C, SQL, Visual Basic,
    MS Access, MS SQL Server, IBM Database Manager, OS/2, MS-DOS, Windows
    3.1/WFW/NT, AS/400 PC Support, and other tools to design and implement
    user interfaces, relational databases, reports, and data collection
    systems. Developed utility programs to aid in development and
    maintenance of data collection systems. Created C code library used on
    multiple projects. Analyzed customer software development needs,
    estimated effort required, and authored not-to-exceed quotes for
    project work; also learned ways to appropriately handle scope creep.
    
    Customers: 3M, Cargill, McGlynn's, Bandag, Land O'Lakes, Frigidaire,
    and others.
    
    
    

Education:
    
    
    Bachelor of Computer Science Degree, University of Minnesota Institute
    of Technology
    
    Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform
    
    Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 98