Doug Cook
EXPERIENCE:
May 1999 to Sonic Industries, Incorporated
Present Director of Applications Development, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing
• Directly supervise, mentor and manage IT Systems Development staff of 16 (includes technical developers, technical architects, project managers, report writers, data analysts, and database architects/administrators) , to ensure that development projects are delivered on schedule, meeting team objectives, and budget requirements
• Manage requirements gathering and development of Ideal Food Cost application built to lower brand-wide Food and Paper costs
• Direct development and integration of new extranet for the brand, using MOSS 2007, across a VSAT-based wide area network
• Work at a peer-level with other key department directors and managers to ensure that IT effectively serves and supports the day-to-day business functions, and that IT goals are well aligned with Company objectives
• Lead multiple concurrent projects, management of two $1.5 million departmental budgets
• Work across Process, IT and Strategic Business Unit lines to define opportunities & create tools to capture those opportunities
• Develop IT plans in support of specific business objectives
• Develop, manage, and negotiate service agreements for applications & infrastructure
• Collaborate with Chief Information Officer and the rest of the executive management team on issues of strategic and tactical planning
• Implement, measure and ensure that standards of quality are met and best practices are followed
Technical Project Manager
• Direct the technical development of the corporate Extranet site (www.sonicpartnernet.com) and consumer Internet site (www.sonicdrivein.com)
• Manage expectations of and interface with stakeholders to determine and fulfill business requirements
• Supervise 15 member technical team comprised of project managers, technical architects, user experience specialists, integrators, developers and QA specialists
• Direct and develop enterprise architecture planning and implementation of Struts/Spring/MSSQL 2000 re-architecture (SOA) of Corporate Extranet
• Collaborate with the Web Director to plan and execute consumer technical initiatives such as gift cards and relationship marketing programs
• Manage all technical program features of the corporate gift card program
• Develop and coordinate yearly $1 million budget for corporate Extranet and Intranet
• Evaluate, architect and purchase hardware needed to support all corporate web platforms
• Develop and design processes to assist VP Supply Chain Management with rationalizing the food chain
Senior Programmer Analyst / Project Lead
• Maintaining and re-architecting an Access 2000/Visual C++ point-of-sale system, includes hardware re-design with USB communications
• Developed, designed, and implemented internal financial-processing website (using ASP, SQL Server 7.0, and MTS) for future plug-in to intranet
• Developed multi-dimensional analysis cubes using Business Intelligence software (Cognos Transformer and Microsoft Analysis Services), integrated with MS SQL Server DTS to create automated, incremental updates of cubes
• Co-developer on Java Extranet portal project to provide wide-scale sales data reporting to entire brand (includes franchisees, vendors, corporate, etc.)
• Developing, designing, and implementing Organizational Hierarchy integration model for Java Extranet Portal application
• Co-developed 2 and 3-tier Java / MSSQL applications for internal client needs
March 1998 to Mathis, West, Huffines & Company, P.C.
May 1999 Software Developer
• Designing and implemented new time and billing system in Visual C++
• Oversees Junior programmers and programming division
• Lead Client Consultant for Technology Division
• Developing and maintaining web sites for clientele as well as Visual Basic programs as needed
• Converting industry standard financial portfolio system from MicroFocus COBOL to Visual C++ 6.0 with a SQL Server 7.0 backend database
• Modify and maintain largest client’s Access 97 database system
• PIE Partner to WFISD’s (Hirschi High School) mathematics program
March 1997 to Echometer Incorporated
June 1998 Lead C++ Developer
• Designed Petroleum Engineering Software in Visual C++
• Designed Security program in Visual Basic
• Wrote purchase / lease program in MS Access 97 using Visual Basic for Applications
• Set-up computer systems for clients
• Corrected past software problems, and answered questions for clients on products
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Development Technologies:
• C, C++, Visual C++ (Win32/MFC), .NET Framework, Visual Basic 6.0, Java 2 (J2SE 1.3-1.4), J2EE 1.3, JAXB 1.0.x (XML over HTTP), JMS API, MTS, SQL (MS 6/7/2000), Oracle 9i, CVS (WinCVS and TortoiseCVS), SVN, VSS, Actuate Foundation Classes, Crystal Reports (including Java SDK), Struts 1.1, Hibernate 2.0, XDoclet, JAAS (1.4 SDK), Spring MVC
Internet Technologies:
• Various Jakarta Projects (Turbine 2.3, Torque 3.2), Apache HTTPd 2.x, IIS 5/6, Ant Project, VBScript, JavaScript, HTML, ASP and JSP, Servlets, AJAX, Flash ActionScript (Flex 2 from Macromedia)
Application Servers:
• J2EE – Orion, JBoss 4.0.x, BEA WebLogic, Tomcat 4x/5x
Design and Administration Skills:
• MS-SQL Server 6.5, 7.0, 2000, 2005 Administration / Implementation, Relational Database Management Systems, xCellenet/RemoteWare Data Systems, Cognos Product Suite (Transformer and Powerplay), Microsoft Analysis Services and Proclarity Desktop Software, Crystal Enterprise, Crystal Analysis, and Crystal Reports 8.5, 9.0, 10.0, XI
Project Management:
• Atlassian JIRA and Confluence
• Microsoft Project
Operating Systems:
• Windows 9x, 2000, 2003 Server, XP, Linux (Red Hat 9 and Advanced Server 2.1, 3.1, & 4)
EDUCATION:
Master’s Degree - University of Central Oklahoma
Present - 18 hours completed
Major: Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science
Bachelor’s Degree - Midwestern State University
December 1995 - G.P.A. 3.25 - Dean’s Honor Roll Mathematics
Emphases: Mathematics / Computer Science
• Java Certified Programmer 1.4 (JCP)
• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
• Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
June 2000 to Oklahoma City Community College
Present Visual Basic 6.0/.NET Instructor
July 1996 to Rider High School, Wichita Falls Independent School District
June 1997 Mathematics and Computer Science
UIL Sponsor of State Qualifying Math Team and Computer Science Team
January 1996 to Iowa Park High School, Iowa Park Consolidated Independent School District
May 1996 Mathematics, Computer Math, and UIL Sponsor
February 1994 to Vernon Regional Junior College - SLC
January 1996 Proctor/Instructor for All Level Mathematics Courses
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES:
• Computer Science Club, 1991-1995
• Mathematics Club, 1991-1995
• Young Republicans, 1991-1995
• College Quiz Bowl, 1993
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Member number:10002
Additional Contact information is available on the Information Page.
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