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Stephen Rice

  • 14 Holly Drive
  • Nantwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND
  • CW5 5TY

Detailed Project Information

December 1992 - December 1997
Online Business Systems - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Computer Consultant

November 1995 - December 1997
Order Entry (OE) - CP Rail
Developer/Analyst

  • Provide graphical interface for users to enter customer orders for train cars to move commodities. Interfaces with many legacy and currently developing systems.
  • Environment: Windows for Workgroups using PowerBuilder, local inheritance library and Oracle 7.1
  • Skills Developed: Oracle/DBMS skills, additional documentation and PowerBuilder skills.

November 1994 - December 1997
Position/US Dollar Account Reporting - United Grain Growers
Developer/Analyst

  • Extract report data from text files, process through Clipper program, import into Excel using Excel macro. Report designed as per their specification.
  • Environment: Dos/Windows PC using Clipper and Excel for Windows (advanced macro creation)
  • Skills Developed: Analysis and further computer developmental skills

November 1994 - November 1995
Wood Aquisition Renewal System (WARS) - Weyerhaeuser Canada
Developer/Analyst

  • System to manage forest resources from the field to the weigh scales, also handle information relating to reforestation.
  • Environment: Windows for Workgroups, PowerBuilder 4.0 using APOL (Commercial Powerbuilder Inheritance Library).
  • Skills Developed: APOL, System Analysis Skills

January 1994 - November 1994 (?)
Consolidated Store Reporting (CSR) - Comark
Developer/Analyst

  • Provide management reporting in a Windows environment for store sales and statistics.
  • Environment: Novell network with Windows, PowerBuilder 3.0 and OPAL
  • Skills Developed: Analytical and Developmental skills

January 1994 - June 1995 (?)
TechNet - Manitoba Telecom Services
Designer/Programmer/Analyst

  • Develop program to interpret and process switch information (from one file format to another).
  • Environment: VAX/VMS environment using C
  • Skills Developed: C and VAX/VMS development skills

October 1993 - April 1994 (?)
Security and Version Control (SVC) - Manitoba Telecom Services
Programmer/Analyst/Support

  • Provide graphical Program Manager-like interface to MTS custom Windows applications with security and automatic-update capabilities.
  • Environment: Windows with PowerBuilder 3.0 and Oracle
  • Skills Developed: Security and Support Skills

August 1993 - April 1994 (?)
Tel-1-More - Manitoba Telecom Services
Programmer/Analyst

  • Created Microsoft Access application to manage employee incentive program.
  • Environment: Windows based network (Novell)
  • Skills Developed: Analytical and Development skills

January 1993 - October 1993
MIS Support - Revenue Canada
MIS Support

  • Provide support in office environment for existing custom and general applications (Word Perfect, Windows, etc.).
  • Environment: LAN Manager Environment, with PCs using Dos and Windows applications, MS OS/2 servers, Token Ring network
  • Skills Developed: Basic network knowledge, people skills