WALTER SPRING

545 West 49th Street, #19
·
New York, New York 10019

212-247-4762 · [email-masked]

SENIOR-LEVEL
IT PROFESSIONAL:

Oracle
Database Development, Administration

Hands-on technical leader and
Chartered Engineer with extensive experience driving the performance of diverse
IT systems for a wide variety of organizations. Certified Oracle professional
adept at devising innovative solutions to entrenched technical challenges.
Skilled at aligning technology capabilities and functionality with big picture
end user needs and business requirements. Known for a continuous commitment to
delivering accurate, relevant, highly useable technical systems on time and on
budget.

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS & EXPERTISE

Oracle 9i / 10g / 11g Database Administrator Certified Professional

Oracle Advanced PL/SQL Developer
Certified Professional · Oracle Forms Certified Professional

Oracle SQL ·
Oracle PL/SQL · Oracle Forms & Reports ·
IBM: AIX · HP: HPUX · DEC: Ultrix, VMS

Intel: Windows, Linux ·
Unix · Java Programming & Web Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

New York University,
School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York, NY
· 2010

Oracle Developer

Initial task was to identify and
validate source code of legacy Oracle Forms 6 application in anticipation of
new, longer course codes. Subsequently worked on converting several other
interfaces to draw data from new central PeopleSoft system.  While waiting for current data from new
system, synthesized test data from current data in old format and projected
mappings to new system.  Developed
automated test routines to highlight discrepancies in test outputs.

DULCIAN, INC., Woodbridge,
New Jersey · 2007-2009

Oracle consultancy
specializing in data warehousing and the development of Web- and client-server
systems supporting the Oracle environment.

Senior Developer

Leveraged expert-level knowledge in an array of Oracle
tools, including Oracle Forms, Reports, Loader, SQL, and PL/SQL, in the
development of a wide variety of programs and scripts. Made senior-level
contributions to system analysis and design projects as well as to quality
assurance efforts.

·
Slashed
processing time 90% on a critical batch update program, conceiving a strategy
to break this sizeable task into small sub-tasks to dramatically speed
buffering.

·
Achieved
significant savings in testing time, speeding the process and improving the
accuracy of generating code changes, by devising a code repository to enable
the generation of entire blocks of code.

·
Recognized
for exceptional performance and leadership with selection to serve as a mentor
to new employees.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, White
Plains, New York · 2004-2007

Upstate county
bordering New York City and serving one of the state’s most affluent
populations.

Consultant

Retained well beyond an initial
3-month contract to enhance the performance of a wide variety of Oracle-based
systems. Analyzed existing system operations to identify root causes, developed
project plans, and executed numerous strategic IT improvement initiatives.

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COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER (continued)

·
Turned
around the performance of the county’s system for managing employment
applications, increasing the speed of several functions up to 10 times and
incorporating enhanced functionalities, by resolving existing issues within
numerous application features.

·
Cut
the time to upload HR data into the Oracle budget system from 2 weeks to just a
few hours by correcting a core issue with foreign key constraints affecting
data entry.

·
Dramatically
enhanced the functionality of the budget system for the county’s budget
planners, reducing processing time for projections 96% by removing redundancies
and transforming views to a PL/SQL-based process.

BEAMFIX LIMITED, London,
United Kingdom · 1988-2003

Independent IT
consultancy serving clients in the government, business, and non-profit realms.

Director &
Principal Consultant

Served as a subject matter expert in software systems,
providing design, coding, testing, improvement, and maintenance services for a
wide variety of client systems. Spearheaded client engagements through the
complete project life cycle, from initial business requirements gathering and
systems analysis through final launch and ongoing upkeep.

·
Transformed
the Society of Chemical Industry client’s membership database system,
designing and implementing a high performance Oracle-based relational database
system from the ground up.

·
Overhauled
the performance of Nynex Cable Company’s data warehouse load, reducing
the procedure time from 2 weeks to 10 hours.

·
Significantly
enhanced client-server operations for a key client with the development of a
highly functional Intranet.

·
Consistently
delivered client programs on time, on budget, and to specifications, developing
a strong, repeat client portfolio of such organizations as IBM, Computer
Management Group, and Friskies/Spillers Petfoods.

CAREER NOTE: Additional roles include a variety
of consulting positions as an INDEPENDENT IT CONSULTANT in Australia. Details
available upon request.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS

Bachelor of Science in
Psychology & Computer Science

and

Bachelor of Arts in
Greek & Philosophy

University of Queensland, Brisbane,
Australia

Fellow, British
Computer Society

European Engineer
(Eug.Ing.), European Federation of National Engineering Associations

Chartered Engineer
(C.Eng), United Kingdom Engineering Council

Member, Australian
Computer Society