Miles W. Sandin
Sheltie Systems, Inc.
(540) 828 - 6184
msandin@sheltiesys.com
Objective:
This resume is provided in order to highlight my
ability to help you with your business needs.
Chronology
of Employment Responsibilities and Accomplishments:
President of Sheltie Systems, Inc. 1995 – Current
Responsibilities
As
President I am responsible for all operations of the company. We are located in the Beautiful Shenandoah
Valley of Virginia. We specialize in
creating and maintaining custom software packages for businesses with unique
needs. We are experts in using Visual
FoxPro to solve business problems of all types.
Accomplishments
l Created state of the art general
business applications. These
include Payroll, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Inventory, Accounts
Receivable, Inventory
and other related applications.
All of these are designed to be customized to meet the needs of a
company.
l Provide continuing support to various businesses in
all phases of their Information Technology needs…Networking, System Design and
Implementation, etc.
l Created World Wide Web presence
for businesses.
l Converted and enhanced numerous “legacy” FoxPlus type applications to the Visual FoxPro environment.
l Created a sophisticated family of
development tools to assist in the creation of Visual FoxPro systems.
l Convert clients with Unix
environments to Windows environment.
MIS Administrator at ComSonics, Inc. 1994 - 1995
Responsibilities
Oversee
the company’s Management Information System.
This includes security, hardware maintenance, software, operating
systems, daily operations, report generation and distribution, user interfaces,
contract administration and information technology awareness. Perform related administrative functions
necessary to define, maintain, secure and reproduce product documentation.
Accomplishments
l Improved procedures so as to
deliver month-end reports on the 1st workday of the month instead of
the previous 4 - 5 day delay.
l Improved the backup procedures for
a secure procedure with backups stored off-site.
l Improved filing procedures for
developed software, developed manuals and PCB artwork so that revisions were
properly handled.
l Created a revised daily report
distribution procedure, which allowed the transition of that function to
clerical personnel.
l Revised operational procedures
that previously required a system manager’s attention numerous times a day so
that they could be handled by clerical personnel.
lAlthough not in my job description for this position,
these significant tasks were completed:
Created the Video Window PC
Software. The Video Window is a device used in TV
stations and Cable TV system headends for signal
analysis. This software controls the
device and analyzes the data.
Created the revised WindowLite/WindowLite
Plus Training Manual.
This manual, 100+ pages in length, is used by all of the International
Distributors who repair these units.
l Wrote many new reports and updated many existing
reports.
l Chaired the Configuration Control
Board of 4 members which approves changes to the hardware products.
Senior Software Engineer at
ComSonics, Inc. 1989 - 1994
Responsibilities
As the Senior Software Engineer, my responsibilities
were to provide a) leadership in design and analysis to the other programmers,
b) to design, program and maintain the PC based software that was shipped with
the manufactured products, c) to design and implement systems to enhance the
development of the software products and d) other functions as deemed
necessary.
Accomplishments
l Introduced relational database technology into
ComSonics, Inc’s Engineering Department and its use
in the software products.
l Designed and programmed the following significant
software items in the product line:
è Window Lite Plus PC Software. The
WindowLite Plus is ComSonics, Inc.’s premier Cable TV
signal level analysis product. A copy of
this PC software is distributed with each WindowLite Plus Unit sold (several thousand so far).
è Configure Plus PC Software. This software is used by ComSonics, Inc.’s
distributors and larger customers to configure WindowLite
Plus units.
è Orchestrator imbedded and
PC Software. The Orchestrator
is a device for switching signals being placed on a cable TV system. This software controls the device.
è Flyover Service imbedded and PC software. This system utilized an airplane, LORAN
technology and ComSonics “Sniffer” technology to
pinpoint cable TV system “leaks”
è GeoSniffer imbedded and PC
Software. The GeoSniffer
is a system which combines
è Engineering Information System - This is an internal
system for assisting Engineering personnel in tracking needed product changes
and in moving prototypes to manufacturing.
l Introduced ComSonics, Inc. to the
use of
l Chaired the Software Configuration
Control Board of 6 members. This
board provided periodic review of the status of needed changes and improvements
to the software products.
l Installed and maintained the Engineering
Department’s network.
President of Innovative Management Systems, Inc. 1970 - 1989
Responsibilities
As president of IMS, I was responsible for all phases
of its operation. This included sales
and marketing, development, production, financial and personnel functions.
Accomplishments
l Responsible for the entire service bureau operation,
including all functions required for a staff of 9 employees.
l Designed and wrote complete accounting write-up
packages used by most of the CPA firms in the
l For several years, I held contracts for training the
entire computer staff at
l Built many turnkey applications
for local businesses. These
covered all aspects of the business environment. (i.e.
Accounts Receivable, Inventory, General Ledger, Payroll, and etc.) Industries that used these systems were
Commercial Laundries, Building Material Dealers (both retail and wholesale),
Charter Bus Systems, Car Dealers and other systems.
l Texas Instruments, Inc. Value Added Retailer.
l
Manager of C.E. Shull
Computing Center,
Responsibilities
As the manager, I was responsible for the
installation and implementation of the 1st computer at the
college. This included all application
software and all operational responsibilities.
In addition I had teaching responsibilities.
Accomplishments
l Created the Development Office
system used for mailings and gift accounting. This system became the model for other
colleges in the area (i.e.,
l Created the Registrar’s Office
system. This system, too, became
the model for other colleges in the area (see above).
l Wrote a special class scheduling
program which did exhaustive testing to schedule students to classes to
maximize ability of the students to take needed classes.
l Taught FORTRAN and Assembler
programming. Special
training session for the faculty.
l Provided assistance to faculty and
students with their programming efforts.
l Wrote special programs for faculty
members to assist in their record keeping functions.
Research Assistant, Ballistic Analysis Laboratory, The
Responsibilities
Directly involved and significantly responsible for
data gathering, data analysis and data presentation for Vehicle Vulnerability
studies under the university’s contract with Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Accomplishments
l Held secret security clearance.
l Designed and programmed the first computer programs
for Vehicle Vulnerability Data Analysis.
l Conducted real time ballistic
tests on vehicles and components.
l Co-Authored a published Technical
Report on Vehicle Vulnerability. (Classified.)
Education:
Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Physics.
The
Courses in computer science and applied mathematics at
The Evening College of The Johns Hopkins University.
Course
in Computer Aided Drafting.
College preparatory curriculum.
ICCP
Examination
I
sat for and passed the Certified Systems Professional examination.
Computer
Skills:
Proficient
in many software packages including:
MS-Word MS-Excel WordPerfect dBase
FoxBase+ FoxPro Visual FoxPro BASIC
Visual
BASIC Lotus 1-2-3 Adobe Illustrator DrawPerfect
MS-Works E-Mail Internet MS-DOS
Windows
3.x Windows 95/98/ME/XP Windows NT/200x FORTRAN
Unix Xenix Novell Netware Quattro Pro
COBOL C
& C++ Assembler MS-Office
MS-PowerPoint MS-Schedule MS-Project MS-FrontPage
MS-Outlook MS-Publisher MS-Access HP MPE/ix