Resume of Michael Bowers

Michael Bowers

(330) 904-8441
mbowers99@sbcglobal.net
9286 Bletchley Ave
North Canton, OH 44720

Functional Summary

Project leader and mentor

Served as project leader for multiple computer systems projects. Planned the project approach, timelines and ensured that the project deliverables were produced on schedule.

Mentored numerous application development teams over an eleven-year period. Mentoring included analytical mentoring, application architecture, design, implementation and encyclopedia upgrades of the Allfusion:GEN product line.

Developer
Developed numerous applications using the IEF/GEN software. Development projects ranged the complete gamut of GEN capabilities. Included in this were projects developed for Web, GUI, Block mode, and Batch. Has over 25 years of systems development experience, with 20 years of IEF/CA:GEN experience.

Application Styles:

• CICS Block Mode
• Batch programming
• GUI (both distributed processing and ODBC)
• Web applications (both distributed processing and JDBC)

Databases:

• DB2 (mainframe and UDB versions on unix)
  
• Oracle
• Sybase
• SQLServer

Operating Systems:

• MVS/Zos
• Unix
• Windows
  

Application architect
Designed application architectures for systems using Component Based Development, Web Based applications, GUI applications, multi-lingual applications and system deployments across a variety of implementation platforms.

Trainer
Delivered all of the available training courses necessary to successfully implement the IEF/Allfusion:GEN toolset.

Experience

2001–Present Independent Consultant North Canton, OH
1999–2001 Computer Associates Islandia, NY
Principal Consultant
1998-1999 Sterling Software Dallas, TX
Principal Consultant
1990-1998 Texas Instruments Dallas, TX
Consultant

Education

Kent State University Kent, OH
B.A., Business Administration and Computer Science.
MBA, Business Administration

Professional Speaking

IEF/Composer/Cool:GEN User Conference
2000 – Presented one session
1999 - Presented one session
1998 - Presented two sessions
1997 - Presented three sessions - Voted best speaker at this conference
1996 – Presented three sessions
1995 – Presented two session
Info Tech Technology Conference 1997 - session presenter
Component Based Development Seminar 1996 – delivered two seminars as sole presenter
Numerous Cool:Gen/COMPOSER regional user group presentations

Professional Articles

Texas Instruments
Business Object Analysis white paper
Event Analysis for System Design white paper
Arranger Version 2 application development methodology
Reviewing Models for Performance - courseware

Professional Awards

Sterling Software Midwest Area Consultant of the Year 1999
Texas Instruments Central Consulting Area Consultant of the Year 1993, 1996
Texas Instruments Star Performer for 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Texas Instruments Quality Award Winner 1996
Elected to Texas Instruments Group Member Technical Staff 1995