Christopher M. Alwan
e-mail: calwan@yahoo.com
Objective:
To obtain a Sr. programmer/business analyst position with a company able to provide the potential to advance, a challenging and rewarding work environment, and the ability utilize my skills. I am curently looking for a position in Maryland or South Florida, no travel and no contract work.
Education: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
M.B.A. January 2000
B.S., Finance - Cum Laude May 1993
Work Experience:
The Baltimore Life Companies, Baltimore, MD September 2000-Present
Maintain and enhance COOL2/E(SYNON), COBOL based Insurance Administration System (FiServ NDP's ID3).
SR. PROGRAMMER ANALYST
Experience: Pencor Services, Palmerton, PA October 1994-September 2000
SR. PROGRAMMER ANALYST
- Responsible for accounting system applications
- Managed SYNON (COOL:2E) based customer care, billing, credit card, commission and various other systems for ISP subsidiary.
- Participated in re-engineering of cable, telephone and newspaper systems.
- Responsible for the enhancements and maintenance of the current RPG and CL based accounting package including 1099 and W-2 reporting.
- Project Manager of Conversion from Legacy to Portal's Infranet Billing System
AMC Theaters, Inc., Allentown, PA June 1987-October 1994
MANAGER
- Developed a strong understanding of business operations as well as communication skills with clients and coworkers
- Responsible for payroll functions for a staff of 40-50
- Reviewed and analyzed weekly MIS reports
- Performed managerial duties such as general ledger entries, inventory, and daily revenue reconciliation
Liquid Carbonic, Bethlehem, PA May 1993-October 1993
COMPUTER OPERATOR
- Developed training for PC workshops for Lotus 1-2-3
- Gathered knowledge and applied use of the AS/400 system and SQL queries
Skills:
- Strong background in structured programming and use of CASE Tools
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, SYNON (or COOL:2E), RPG/400, DPI Accounting system, APTIS Accounting system, PORTAL INFRANET, and ACCESS.
- Limited Knowledge of Microsoft Office ,ORACLE Database Systems, C, PASCAL, and HTML.
Training:
- Relational database design and SYNON Concepts I and II courses
- Introduction to ORACLE: SQL and PL/SQL, ORACLE8 Database Administration