Resume for Lisa Jennings, President, Green Fern Design, LLC

PROFILE

Lisa is a senior level analyst and programmer with nine years experience in the full cycle of software development. She enjoys working with users to analyze and automate manual processes.  Lisa has served as a programmer, analyst, project manager and software quality assurance tester for many different projects throughout her career in IT.

SKILLS

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

December 2005 to Present
Senior Programmer/Analyst
University of Idaho

Highlights:      
• Designed and created new PL/SQL web applications used by over 100 people as sole analyst and programmer
• Worked with University Administration to identify needs and provide software products
• Created at least 75 pages of technical documentation about my programs and the University’s development processes
• Worked with management to automate and improve existing processes


January 2003 to December 2005
Programmer/Analyst
Idaho State Tax Commission

Highlights:      
• Designed and created a new tax registration processing system using Visual Basic 6.0, XML files and a SQL database as sole analyst and programmer
• Regularly called on by management to troubleshoot complex and urgent problems
• Provided mentoring to development staff in Visual Basic 6.0 coding, debugging and complex SQL functions
• Created database design for new systems and optimized existing SQL queries
• Created at least 100 pages of technical documentation for individual programs and agency-wide processes


August 1999 to January 2003
Programmer/Analyst/Consultant
CRI Advantage

Highlights:      
• Project Manager for technical documentation project for the Idaho State Tax Commission responsible for mentoring staff in the creation of technical documentation for add on programs written for a COTS (commercial off the shelf) software package
•  Participated in a team effort to create a COTS software package for the Idaho State Tax Commission using Visual Basic 6.0 and a SQL database
• Prepared material and conducted hour long training courses for Tax Commission developers covering topics such as system architecture and coding practices
• Participated in the research of different development methodologies, including SCRUM, iterative development and team programming
• Participated in a team effort to design, develop and implement a 1000+ page dynamic website for HP.com
• Audited and fixed HTML and JavaScript code written by external agencies for adherence to HP’s strict standards
• Quality Assurance tech and customer liaison for a challenging Y2K project
• Attended an 18 hour Consulting Certification Course to develop skills related to client relations, project management and software development methodologies

EDUCATION and TRAINING

AA, Business Systems and Computer Technology, Boise State University, 1998

18 Hour Consulting Certification Course, CRI Advantage, 1999

Introduction to JavaScript programming, Northwest Nazarene University, 2001

Microsoft .NET Architecture and Programming, CRI Advantage, 2002