Mike Howard

Phone: 603-522-6000 E-mail: mh1003e18@westpost.net

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30+

INDUSTRIES:
Specialty Pharmacy
Medical Center
Medical Implant Sales/Service
Manufacturing
Distribution
Hotel/Motel Mgmt.
Commercial Software Development
Financial Services
APPLICATIONS:
Rx Claims Processing
Pharmacy Referral Systems
Patient Assistance Programs
Medical EMR Systems
Intranet Web Programming
HCFA/UB Claims Processing
Collections
Mapics DB/XA
Prism
Inventory/Whse Control
Production Control & Costing
Customer Order Management
Resource Management
Warehouse Management
TurningPoint Distribution Software
EDI
Project Mgmt.
Problem Reporting
Data Warehousing/Mining
Change Management
SalesTracker/DataTracker
Human Resources
Bar Code Data Collection
OPERATING SYSTEMS:
Windows 2000/2003/2008/XP
IBM AS/400/iSeries/i5
IBM System/38
IBM System/36
IBM System/34
LANGUAGES:
RPG II, III, IV, ILE
CL
ASNA Visual RPG (AVR Classic)
ASNA Visual RPG for .NET
Query/400
C# (learning)
DATABASES:
DB2/400
DataGate
Sequel
SQL Server 2000/2005/2008
TOOLS/PACKAGES/IDEs:
Premenos EDI
DataTracker
Hawkeye
Word/Excel/Powerpoint
SDA
PDM/SEU
DBU/DFU
Claims Engine-CE2000
Claims Processing
Acclivity AccountEdge
Microsoft CRM
Microsoft Dynamics/GP
Visual Studio 2005
Visual Studio 2008
Education
* A. A. , Sante Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL
Technical Training
* IBM Learning Center technical training
* COMMON User Group training sessions
* ASNA Visual RPG technical training
* ASNA AVR for .NET Windows Development
* ASNA AVR for .NET Web Development
* ASNA Software Developer Conference sessions
* C# Programming course via ONLC learning centers
* GUI Programming with Progress classes
* New Hampshire College
Professional Associations
* COMMON User Group
* NH Midrange Users Group
Recent Clients/Project Experience
For: Access MediQuip, Houston, TX/ Lake Mary, FL
8/2006-Present
* Designed and wrote client server Collections Application utilizing stand alone
SQL database and integrating Microsoft Dynamics (GP) and CRM application data u
sing ASNA Visual RPG for .NET and SQL Server databases.
* Designed and wrote Intranet Web based Claims Processing/Billing applications f
or entry/maintenance/printing and electronic submission of CMS 1500 (HCFA) and U
B04 Claims to Emdeon and P2P clearinghouses.
* Designed and wrote Explanation Of Benefits Web based entry application for pap
er EOBs received from various carriers/payors.
* Senior analyst and developer of migration procedures for migration of Collecti
on Application to Microsoft CRM platform.
* Provide ongoing support and maintenance for applications.
For: Fertility Centers of New England, Reading, MA:
8/2005-8/2006
* Rewrote Fertility Medical Records System utilizing ASNA Visual RPG for .NET an
d SQL Server.
* Designed and wrote Stimulation Drug Utilization System client/server applicati
on with interfaces to CA-Visual Objects database.
* Provided analysis and programming for data extraction from CA-Visual Objects d
atabase to SQL Server database, utilizing DTS for table migration. Normalized d
atabase prior to migration.
For: Priority Healthcare, Lake Mary, FL:
5/2002-11/2005
* Designed and wrote Specialized Pharmacy Entry/Update client/server application
s, utilizing ASNA Visual RPG, with interfaces to Excel to allow users to manipul
ate (sort, re-arrange) data and print the output.
* Designed and wrote Referral Information Tracking System client/server applicat
ion, with interfaces to NT system claims processing engine. This application pr
ovides real-time submission of patient Rx claims to various providers.
* Provided analysis and programming for data warehouse data extraction from vari
ous NT systems databases (SQL Server, Dbase, Ascii text files), using client/ser
ver programs which then populate AS/400 native DB2 files.
* Provide ongoing support and programming services for AS400 base distribution s
ystem.
For: Jac Pac Foods, Manchester, NH:
11/1995 - 5/2002
* Project Leader and Sr. Programmer Analyst implementing Prism process industry
software.
* Provided analysis of in-house written software and developed front ends to Pri
sm applications in order to provide a user-friendly interface usable by plant pe
rsonnel with minimal input on their part.
* Designed and wrote bar-code warehouse data collection system to keep track of
all inventory movement to/from warehouse locations as well as outside warehouses
.
* Designed and wrote applications, utilizing AVR, to allow their transportation
department the ability to schedule and track picking and shipping activity for c
ustomer orders.
* Designed and wrote applications, utilizing AVR, for Inventory Control allowin
g the user to track inventory movement by date/time/location/user and transactio
n types.
* Provided analysis and programming in the implementation of data warehousing.
Wrote programs to retrieve Sales, Credits and Debits, On-hand Inventory, and Pro
duction information and feed the data to the data warehousing application (Silvo
n's Data Tracker product).
For: Mutual Service Corp., West Palm Beach, FL:
1/2001 - 4/2001
* Provided analysis and estimates for re-writing AS/400 native RPG code and scre
ens to GUI format utilizing ASNA Visual RPG (AVR) development software.
* Designed and wrote Cash Receipts Entry/Update application, using AVR, with int
erfaces to Excel to allow users to manipulate (sort, re-arrange) data and print
the output.
* Re-wrote Sales Rep Commissions Entry/Update application, using AVR, to track s
ales and commissions for stock and mutual fund trades. Interfaces with Cash Rec
eipts Entry/Update.
* Re-wrote Insurance Entry/Update application, using AVR, to manage sales reps l
icensed to sell insurance products, tracking the states and products they are li
censed to sell.
* Provided critique of current system with recommendations to improve data acces
s and ability to operate in a multi-company environment.

For: Moosehead Manufacturing, Monson, ME.

1/1992 - 2003
* Senior Technical Consultant/Project Leader heading the conversion of in-house
written programs, and third party applications, from System/36 to AS/400.
* Modified third-party software to user's requirements. Modifications included
incorporating a Shipment Scheduling module to interface with Mapics Order Entry
and Invoicing modules. Provided follow up analysis and programming to allow inq
uiry, reporting and management of shipment scheduling.
* Provided analysis and programming to tie in third-party written bar-code data
collection system to update the Mapics database.
* Developed and wrote GIU format G\L History Inquiry application, utilizing AVR,
to allow accounting personnel the ability to view journal transactions by G/L a
ccount number or by journal reference number with the option of drilling down to
view detailed data.
* Developed and wrote GUI interface programs, using AVR, to allow plant personne
l to track daily production of product, by product, date, serial number and/or p
lant location.
* Developed and wrote GUI interface programs, using AVR, to allow accounting per
sonnel to view customer A/R credit history, with graphical representations of ag
ed receivables, and place customer order(s) on credit hold or conversely release
them from hold.

For: Nutramax Products, Gloucester, MA:

10/2000 - 10/2001
* Provided analysis and programming support in their implementation of data ware
housing.
* Wrote programs, using Progress 4GL programming language, that extracts file da
ta from their Syteline applications data base and writes them to ASCII flat file
s that are then read and used by the data warehouse programs.
* Wrote automatic extract and application programs to retrieve and apply data wa
rehouse data on a daily/nightly basis using Enterprise Manager tools.

Work Experience
3/95-Present dba Shoreline Software Services, Inc., St. James City, FL and Broo
kfield, NH
Owner/Consultant
* Provide custom analysis/programming services for a variety of companies utiliz
ing the AS/400 (iSeries) computer system as well as Windows 2003/2008 servers
and SQL Server databases.
* Development of client/server GUI applications for Health Industry, Financial a
nd Manufacturing/Distribution companies utilizing ASNA's Visual RPG for .NET dev
elopment software.
* Modify and customize Prism and Mapics ERP software package programs to custome
r specifications.
* Develop warehouse bar-code data collection applications to update data base fi
les in a real-time environment.
* Develop data warehousing interface programs for both AS/400 and Windows/NT ser
ver.
11/89 - 3/95 Bedford Data Systems, Bedford, NH
Senior Technical Consultant
* As a consultant with BDS I had the opportunity to work with a variety of manuf
acturing, distribution, retail and hotel/motel management companies. The follow
ing are just a few of the companies and type of work:
* Provided analysis of customer requirements, estimating, coding custom program
solutions and modification of existing software (both custom and purchased packa
ges).
* Worked with Hotel/Motel Management company to interface AS/400 with Unix based
accounting system.
* Worked extensively with Mapics DB and Mapics XA software applications, providi
ng implementation services, packaged software modifications and custom interfaci
ng program solutions.
* Major projects included analysis/design and coding of a Warehouse Bar-code Dat
a Collection System for a packaging manufacturing company. The applications inc
luded Cycle Counting, Physical Inventory, Directed Order Picking, Whse Inventor
y Location Inquiries and Shipment Staging and Update.
* Provided custom programming and modifications to Daly & Walcott's A+ product f
or a medical products distribution company and a medical products manufacturing
company.
* Provided conversion and migration services from S/36 and S/38 systems to AS/40
0s, project management, hardware setup, PC support and EDI implementations.
1/86 - 11/89 Cyro Industries Sanford, ME
Senior Programmer/Analyst, Assistant Programming Manager
* Analysis and design of custom systems, assistant programming manager and educa
tion coordinator for new hires.
* Manufacturing and process oriented software development.
* Modify/interface to Human Resources utilizing Software 2000 Payroll and Person
nel modules.
* Maintain in-house developed Order Billing System, Plant Cost Reporting System,
Inventory Accounting, Warehouse Mgmt, Project Mgmt, Project Tracking and Change
Mgmt Systems.
Additional information for previous years experience, prior to 1/86, furnished u
pon request.
I am also a US Army veteran, attaining the rank of sergeant, honorably discharge
d in 1973.