Thomas D. Hunter

Huntington Beach, California
Phone: 714-840-0607
Don@HunterX.com

 

Professional experience

1999 - Present

APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST / ARCHITECT

Boeing

Long Beach, CA

 

Investigated and recommended a workflow software package for internal buyers to use. Developed methodology for sharing and disseminating information from internal systems to outside suppliers via the web, an ORACLE database and Documentum content storage in a secure and timely manner. Designed the overall system architecture to allow multiple systems residing on different hardware to remain synchronized. Produced interfaces between mainframe applications, ORACLE web applications, and Documentum utilizing Java programs and Documentum Foundation Classes.

 

1997 - 1999

APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST / PROJECT LEAD

Boeing

Long Beach, CA

 

Responsible for designing and developing middleware to interface between IBM/IMS, UNISYS MAPPER, Shop Floor 2000, and ORACLE application systems.

·       Designed and implemented real-time interfaces using APPC gateway, ORACLE Access Manager and IMS DC.

·       Designed and coded ORACLE databases and procedures.

·       Developed methods for maintaining data synchronization between ORACLE on 9 separate UNIX servers and UNISYS MAPPER systems.

·       Led the migration and data conversion effort for the Shop Floor 2000 system.

 

1997

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT

Credentials International

Orange, CA 

 

Designed and created a web application for enrolling new members utilizing CGI forms.

 

1995 - 1997

APPLICATIONS TEAM LEAD

McDonnell Douglas 

Long Beach, CA

 

Led a team which investigated, selected, purchased and installed the hardware and software necessary to support a radio frequency network of hand held barcode reading terminals that were to interface with both legacy mainframe systems and newly developed ORACLE applications. 

·       Investigated different hardware vendors’ equipment. 

·       Specified equipment requirements and created the evaluation criteria.

·       Scheduled all activity required to install the network which involved twelve buildings in two states, and resulted in the single largest 2.4Ghz R/F network in the world.

 

1982-1994

APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST

McDonnell Douglas 

Long Beach, CA

 

Responsible for leading a group of programmers and analysts that developed programs for UNISYS MAPPER systems, and interfaces with IBM mainframe systems 

·       Defined requirements for both UNISYS programs and IBM/IMS programs. 

·       Produced COBOL programs for UNISYS and IBM mainframes.

 

1978 - 1982

PROGRAMMER / ANALYST

McDonnell Douglas 

Long Beach, CA

 

·       Responsible for new system development, maintenance, and enhancements for front-end processors (3 NCR/DPS model 150'S) used for data collection. Coordinated and tested changes to the operating system software. Documented procedure changes for the operations staff.

 

1974 - 1978

COMPUTER OPERATOR

McDonnell Douglas 

Long Beach, CA

 

Responsible for multiple IBM mainframes running OS/MVS.

 

 

 

 

Programming Languages & Tools

Java, SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, Documentum DFC, ORACLE Developer 2000, Visual Basic, C, C++, PERL, HTML, COBOL, IMS DB/DC, DB2, TSO, MS EXCEL, MS Project, UNISYS MAPPER, UNISYS ECL, UNISYS SSG, UNIX.

 

 

 

 

Education

Bachelors Science in Computer Science, National University, San Diego, California.

 

Masters Science in Computer Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University.