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Don Parker                   

 

SENIOR LEVEL CONSULTANT

Experience & Education

Programming Certificate, Mt. San Antonio College, 1990 - 1993

Front End Supervisor/Electronic Data Processing at Price Club 1986 - 1993

Programmer/Security Officer at Lincoln Imports Ltd., Inc 1993 - 1994

Programmer AS/400 and Novell operations at SBC Ltd. Autospecialty 1994 - 1996

Consultant at Decision Technologies Inc. 1996 - 1997

Consultant at McQuinn & Associates Inc. 1997 - Present

Professional Summary

Ten years of data processing experience, with strong design and analytical skills in a variety of technical environments. Work well with users, team members and project management. Professional foundations in manufacturing and data processing provide the ability to grow and contribute in a wide variety of business environments.

Project History

  • Made extensive modifications to J.D. Edwards A73 sales order processing for a major publishing company. Customized advanced pricing, kit processing, EDI, and item substitutions.
  • Created applications using J.D. Edwards CASE tools to add/change/delete sales order detail lines in a batch process.
  • Enhanced address book applications like the search window to give users more advanced search options.
  • Implemented EDI using J.D. Edwards A73 and Harbinger for a paper distributor.
  • Programmed modifications like a messaging system to notify users of incoming orders, support for additional address information, special unit of measure processing, and customized EDI invoice processing.
  • Modified purchase order processing for EDI to send custom fields.
  • Used J.D. Edwards CASE tools to create a sales order quotation system from the design stage to the final documentation. Customized the Physical Inventory and Cycle Count applications to meet business needs.
  • Assisted in the A31 to A73 upgrade for Y2K compliance.
  • Provided services for implementing J.D. Edwards from a legacy ES9000 system. Customized the EDI sales order system to allow importing of historical data into J.D. Edwards. Also made modifications to allow it to interface with a custom sample order system.
  • Using the J.D. Edwards CASE tools, developed applications that increased sales by helping sales representatives maintain a better idea of what customers are looking for and take actions to insure a sale.
  • Assisted in the implementation of J.D. Edwards A73 for an electronics manufacturing company. Using J.D. Edwards CASE tools, wrote custom sales reports. Helped with the EDI implementation by tailoring the purchase order programs for the automotive industry to prevent supply shortages.
  • Worked in a complex multi system environment creating interfaces using FTP Unix, VAX, Windows, Novell, and OS/2 servers. Helped create an entire manufacturing system for the client's DC Wizard warehouse management/distribution system. Created multiple applications using RPG IV.
  • Maintained and customized PRMS applications for a plastics and rubber manufacturer.
  • Developed applications for sales analysis and contact management, customized JDE sales order entry and developed custom JDE applications including interfaces from JDE to EDI for a major publishing company.
  • Implemented JDE from PRMS for an electronics company.
  • Interfaced JD Edward’s sales order system to TL Ashford’s label printing software. Migrated MAPICS and DSS to JDE A6.2. Supported 40+ users on a Novell 3.12 LAN. Software supported included Word, Excel, and other PC based applications.
  • Maintained AS/400 A+ software that included development of reports using query and RPG. Maintained and controlled database integrity, performance tuning, security, users, devices, and PC equipment and printers.

     
   
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