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Eric Hylander Larson, SCSA

Phoenix, Arizona 85048


Summary

Computer professional with solid history as a Systems Support Engineer, Systems Administrator, Programmer / Analyst and extensive Source Management experience. Progressive IT experience including Unix, NT environments, server / workstation optimization, Oracle database, computer lab, and infrastructure support.


Qualified by:

* Sun Certified Solaris System Administrator.

* Provided QA support for Gift card and electronic payment card terminal systems.

* Monitor, install, and maintain development environment.

* Visual Basic, PowerBuilder programmer.

* 4 years experience in a Unix Administration environment.

* QA, release management, change ticket experience.

* Supported and managed Unix / Oracle lab environments.

* Shell scripting.

* Oracle, Access, and SQL Server dB.

* Siebel Application / Systems Support. 

* PL / SQL, SQL, SQL Plus. 

* ClearCase and VSS (Visual Source Safe) manager.

* Project lifecycle experience (code, testing, implementation, maintenance, support).

* Project phase experience (design, testing, roll out, maintenance, support).

* Solaris, Windows NT, Enterprise systems environments.

* Over 8 years experience as an applications and mainframe programmer.

* Over 10 years experience in a distributed, mainframe & systems environment.

* Disaster Recovery Representative (Business Resumption Plan lead for two years).

* Extensive interpersonal communications skills developed by dealing with a diversity of professionals, clients and colleagues.


Professional Experience


Wells Fargo, Chandler, Arizona

Application Systems Engineer 2004-Present


* Production Support Lead for BillPay system.

* Trouble-shoot and monitor billcast and webpay systems for EBPP.

* Develop unix scripts, autosys jobs, maintenance jobs to monitor and support Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment system.

* CVS code changes for production environments.

* Create reports to support users of system.

* Trouble-shoot via Clearquest and Peoplesoft CRM software.

* Research/Solve database and application issues.

* Install new releases and production fixes, involving autosys, java, sql, stored procedures, unix scripts.

* 24x7 support.


Open Payment Technologies, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona

QA Support Analyst 2002-2004


* QA testing utilizing a controlled environment for testing EPS (electronic payment system), and Giftcard applications.

* Testing database (Informix), application, terminal, and User Interfaces changes.

* Configured and maintained QA environment (Unix / Informix).

* Developed scripts to maintain, and backup environment.

* Monitor, install upgrades, and service packs.


CHARLES SCHWAB, Phoenix, Arizona 1996-2001

Staff Stech Retail Technology - Technology Innovation


* Configure & maintain Unix application, database servers, and test environment.

* Supported 4,500 national clients using a 21 million-row database.

* Performed capacity planning / tuning as well as monitoring.

* Ensure 24x7 availability for National Oracle dB.

* Established shell scripts to maintain and discover system issues.

* Responsible for Configuration Management tools for the developers.

* Led division wide task force to increase application performance by 38% and eliminate hanging application queries. Incorporated NT administrators, users, and other Unix professionals.

* Worked with Oracle DBA to eliminate unwanted indexes and created new indexes to increase efficiency of data retrieval by 25%.

* Eliminated unwanted opportunities: 13 million, from Oracle database, and created procedures using scripts, to maintain a more current environment.

* Upgraded, maintained, and optimized 6 tier testing environment.

* Multiple spot award winner.


CHARLES SCHWAB, Phoenix, Arizona

Assoc. Tech Solutions SITE - SIM


* Application programmer and production support for PowerBuilder and Visual Basic applications.

* Programs included account opening, client reporting, and client preferences.

* Oracle dB platform.

* Primary contact between the Phoenix business users for some applications.

* Coding, stored procedure changes.

* Change tickets, implementation plans, test plans.

* QA document, QA and staging environments, and clean management.

* Resolved account opening / operational issues within 1 hour of notification.

* STOCK OPTION AWARD for outstanding work.


CHARLES SCHWAB, Phoenix, Arizona

Assoc. Tech Solutions SITE - RPS Technology


* Production support of PowerBuilder and Visual Basic applications.

* PowerBuilder programmer for 401k administrative programs.

* Responsible for testing and script writing for applications.

* Corrected and implemented production fixes.

* Change manager for group applications.

* File certification and testing for third party administrators.

* Data integrity checks of data.

* Performed ad hoc queries on the Oracle dB.


CHARLES SCHWAB, Phoenix, Arizona

Registered Representative I


* Front line support to clients regarding investing and trading.

* Placed investment trades for customers.

* Provided customer service relating to client’s accounts.

* Finished in the top 10, company wide for customer service 4 times.


AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, Mesa, Arizona 1992-1996

Personal Financial Planner


* Educated and motivated clients for the need for financial planning.

* Created asset management programs using PowerBuilder.

* Facilitated comprehensive financial planning.

* Recommended appropriate solutions to help clients attain their goals.


HONEYWELL INCORPORATED, Phoenix, Arizona 1987-1992

Financial Systems Programmer


* Researched, developed, and implemented the financial departments of Honeywell.

* Systems included Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Budget, Cost Accounting, General Ledger, and Travel & Living.

* Windows and Mainframe platforms.

* Programming included the knowledge of Oracle / SQL, Cobol, and JCL.

* Supported and updated these systems on a continual basis.


Education & Certifications

SUN CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR (SCSA) Solaris 8 2002

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, Arizona

Bachelor of Science, Management Information System 1986


Other Course Work

Shell Programming for System Administrators

Solaris TCP / IP Network Administration

Licensed Series 7 Broker