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Ben Kim

Email  bkim6@columbus.rr.com
 Website    http://www.vdisoftware.com

Address  
 Vertical Dimensions, Inc.
 2538 Billingsley Road
 Columbus
 OH  43235
 USA

Skills Offered

 Clarion v5.5d
 Visual Basic v6
 COBOL

Additional Information:

 OBJECTIVE: To enhance my skills as a professional in the computer industry through continued training, managing, gaining experience by designing and writing business applications, and communicating with end users of the products I develop.

CAREER SUMMARY: Depth of experience: Business Management, Financial Analysis and Forecasting, Sales and Marketing, Administrative, and strong Technical Expertise.

MANAGEMENT: Managed up to 12 employees in sales, marketing, customer support, development teams, accounting, support, and administrative departments.

FINANCIAL: Created and maintained an IT budget at Findlay Industries.  Managed all financials and taxes of Vertical Dimensions, Inc. When working for Care Software Systems, prepared both budget and cash quarterly forecasts.  Presented financials and forecasts with the owner.  Responsible for cost cutting and revenue generation for every department.

SALES & MARKETING:  Participate in marketing strategies and execution of plans of Vertical Dimensions, Inc.  At Care Software Systems, sold available product lines.

ADMINISTRATIVE: Responsible for evaluating proficiency of all staff members, expenditure and employee expense approval, check writing and approval, and establishing a team environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

LANGUAGES: Highly proficient with Topspeed Clarion products (DOS/Windows), Visual Basic (all versions), Data Access Techniques - DAO, RDO, ADO, ASP, COM/DCOM, VBScript, Visual FoxPro 3 and 5, COBOL on several platforms, Microsoft Access, HTML, SQL (MS SQL Server, Access, FoxPro, Pervasive 2000), beginner level experience with Visual C++, Visual J++, and Visual InterDev, researching and learning Microsoft's .NET development languages Beta 1.

SOFTWARE: Microsoft: Excel, FrontPage (including 2000), Word, Project, Outlook, Adobe: Photoshop, Acrobat, and other software applications too numerous to mention.

HARDWARE: Intel 8x88 through Pentiums, IBM System 34/36, IBM AS/400, IBM RS/6000, and Sperry Univac.

O/S: Windows v2.0 through NT v5.0 (Windows 2000), OS/2 v3.0, Microsoft and IBM DOS, S34/36 SSP, and familiar with AIX and Unix.

NETWORKS: Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT Server 4.5, Windows 95 & 98 (Peer-To-Peer), Novell Netware v2.0 through v3.12 and Personal Netware, Artisoft Lantastic, Banyan Vines, TCP/IP, and WWW.
 

EXPERIENCE:
Vertical Dimensions, Inc.
February 2001-Present
Project and Business Manager
** Please see experience below.  Current responsibilities are the same. **

Findlay Industries
October 2000-February 2001
North America IT Director

· Manage 12 employees including network engineers, application developers and support staff
· Work with 18 plant managers to ensure a stable IT environment
· Research and approve additional/replacement equipment and software systems
· Responsible for all phone systems
· Responsible for all fax, copier and printer systems
· Research, plan and implement strategic IT projects
· Work with CFO, COO and Vice President of Manufacturing on developing strategic direction
· Vendor relations
· Policy enforcement
· Hiring and termination of employees
· Employee Semi-Annual Reviews, Bonus Plans, Salary Determination
· Employee training and education
· Work with Findlay Europe's IT Group
· Equipment lease program management
· Worked with support staff maintaining the EDI requirements of suppliers and clients such as Ford, Chrysler, GM, Chevrolet, etc.

Vertical Dimensions, Inc.
February 1995-September 2000
Project and Business Manager

· Primary responsibility was to development all product lines
· All financial aspects: Accounting, Tax Returns, Cash Forecasting
· Establish market strategies
· Product support and client & distributor relations
· Created and maintain the Lullaby Management & Calendar-Keeper software line, programs for home child care providers using Clarion for Windows
· Created and maintain the Lullaby Management add-on's: Payroll & Personnel Management, Time Clock, and Lesson Planner using Clarion for Windows
· Created and maintain the Collectible Treasure's and DealerSoft using Clarion for Windows
· Created and maintain the Lullaby Drop-In Administrator using Clarion for Windows


Kim Consulting Group
February 1995-December 1999
Independent Consultant

· Contracted with local software company.  Developed a camp program (Camp 2000) using Clarion for DOS v3.
· Contracted with Delaware County to develop an administration program to track troubled teens, welfare recipients, work study programs, etc.  (LinkNet) using Clarion for Windows
· Wrote VetSoft for a local veterinarian that tracks clients, appointments, billing and patient history using Clarion for Windows.
· Contracted with software company in Pennsylvania to write a child care center management package using Visual FoxPro 3.0 and eventually Visual FoxPro 5.0.
· Contracted with local software company to develop an Oil and Gas business administration system (Petro 2000 for Windows) using Visual Basic 6.0 and Clarion for Windows v5.5.


Care Software Systems, Inc.
February 1992-February 1995
Vice President of Operations and R&D

· Some accounting, all financial analysis and forecasting
· Personnel management including supervision of all departments
· Setting and carrying out old and new goals
· Research and development for all product lines
· Maintained and enhanced the Child Care 2000 product lines
· Designed and developed an in-house administration system using Clarion for DOS v2.x

Vice President Of Research and Development
· Trained and supervised project team members
· Researched and surveyed potential markets
· Evaluated and approved purchase of development tools
· Maintained and enhanced the Child Care 2000 product lines using Clarion for DOS v2.x
· Designed Child Care 2000 for Windows line using Visual Basic

Director Of Research and Development
· Maintained and enhanced the Child Care 2000 product line
· Trained and supervised new programmers
· Co-researched needs for new applications


CMark, Inc.
November 1988-February 1992
Director of Research and Development

· Developed Child Care 2000 version 1.0 using COBOL
· Customer support and training
· Training and supervision of programming staff
· Maintaining, enhancing and customizing of Petro 2000 using COBOL
· Worked with several large clients such as B.P. and Hunt Oil

Programmer
· Maintaining, enhancing and customizing Petro 2000
· Co-designed and developed CDS entry level oil and gas system using COBOL
· Trained and supported client base


Kim Petroleum Computers, Inc.
April 1986-November 1988
Senior Programmer

· Co-designed and co-developed several product lines in COBOL such as PizzaTrak (used by a Dominos franchise), ConsTrak (construction company management software) and ResTrak (restaurant management software)
· Trained and supervised entry level programmers
· Trained and supported client base
· Participated in numerous sales demonstrations of software lines

Application Programmer
· Customized the OilTrak management system (Oil and Gas software)
· Responsible for overflow technical support calls
· Participated in several company seminars and trade shows
· Trained new clients in using the OilTrak management system

Junior Programmer
· Created a demonstration program in COBOL and Quick Basic to show off the capabilities of current software lines
· Maintained existing source code, fixed several program areas

INTEREST: Outside of work I enjoy fishing, playing guitar and spending time with my family.

REFERENCES: Available upon request.


 


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