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Andrew D. Myers Phoenixville, PA admyers@netreach.net OBJECTIVE To enter a business environment which benefits from my technical abilities and also contributes to the development of my technical, business and leadership skills; Current areas of interest are database and application development. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Systems Programming Track, Shippensburg University (PA), May 1996. Overall GPA: 3.52 (cum laude). M.B.A., Penn State Great Valley, July 2001. Overall GPA: 3.76. PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENTS Microsoft Visual Basic/VBScript, Microsoft Visual InterDev, HTML, SQL, PL/SQL, C, Perl, Pascal OPERATING SYSTEMS Windows 2000, NT 4.0/3.51, UNIX/Linux, Windows ME/98/95/3.x, MS-DOS DATABASES/VARIOUS COMPUTER SKILLS Essbase multidimensional databases, Oracle relational databases, Intranet development using Active Server Pages, Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), Microsoft Office 2000/97/95 products, Lotus Notes, CA Unicenter AutoSys scheduling package EMPLOYMENT HISTORY GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals R&D, King of Prussia, PA (3/1/99-present) Analyst Programmer in Finance & Business Strategy Systems department. Developing web-based applications using Active Server Pages and IIS 4.0. Defining and implementing departmental intranet strategy. Supporting and continuing development of Financial Management System (FMS) Essbase/Excel applications. FMS combines financial data sources such as general ledger and user-input budget/forecast and provides standard and adhoc Essbase reporting via Excel. Providing Windows NT and Essbase Server support, including NT batch automation using Microsoft VBScript and Platinum's AutoSys scheduling package. Automating Essbase security management using Visual Basic and the Essbase API. AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (6/3/96-2/19/99) Systems Analyst, Global Financial Systems (1997-1999) Developed both 3-tier and Intranet applications using Microsoft Visual Basic and Visual Interdev (ActiveX controls, VBScript, Active Server Pages, Microsoft Transaction Server) to access Oracle relational data. Continued design and development of Essbase databases Designed, developed and implemented a budgeting application for AMP's global information systems departments using Excel VBA and Essbase. Gained Oracle development experience through work with Operating Assets applications Systems Analyst, Enterprise Information Systems (1996-1997) Designed, developed and implemented Essbase multidimensional databases to support EIS/DSS applications Essbase (Windows NT) server administration Provided EIS application technical support for Essbase and Comshare Commander products AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (5/22/95-1/12/96) Co-op student in Business Analysis Information Systems department Used an IBM mainframe (VM/CMS) platform to program RAMIS report requests for internal AMP operations Completed a process-improvement project which replaced a RAMIS table with a combination of RAMIS and SQL/DS Redner's Warehouse Markets #93, Reading, PA (6/90-1/95) Worked various positions including cashier, grocery clerk, grocery receiver, dairy manager, and frozen foods manager Experience with Direct Store Delivery computerized ordering system RELATED COURSEWORK Undergraduate: Structured Computer Programming, Data Structures, Business Programming, Computer Organization & Programming, Computer Systems Concepts, Introduction to File Processing, Programming Languages, Software Engineering I & II, Advanced FORTRAN, Artificial Intelligence, Compiler Design, Networking & Communications, Object Oriented Programming, Internship in Computer Science Graduate: Managerial Economics, Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions, Behavioral Science for Business, Management Information Systems, Communication Skills for Management, Full Range Leadership Development, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Management Information System Design, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Business Environment, Employment Law, Strategic Management APPLICABLE COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE Shippensburg University Programming Team (9/92-5/96) Secretary/Treasurer for two years Intercollegiate problem-solving contests stressed rapid, accurate programming Team consistently placed in the top third of competing teams at Mid-Atlantic regional contests and ACM-sponsored statewide competitions Implemented a wide variety of algorithms using Borland C, ANSI C and Standard Pascal under the UNIX, Linux and MS-DOS operating systems Assistant System Administrator, Cutter.ship.edu (10/94-5/96) Acquired skills involving the Linux (UNIX) operating system Maintained a gateway to the Internet for over 1000 users Developed Cutter's World Wide Web site Provided HTML support for Shippensburg University students

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