DENISE PASTELLA

1300 Fayette Street, APT 214

Conshohocken, Pa 19428
(610) 716-9697
dp4b818a@westpost.net
PROFILE: Lead analyst/developer with extensive experience in full life-cycle of
software development and support. Goal-oriented with a commitment to delivering
projects on time and within budget.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:
Development Tools:
Oracle 7/8/9i/10g, PL/SQL, SQL, PL/SQL Developer, QNXO, Unix\Linux shell scripts
, PowerBuilder 5/6, Visual Basic 5/6, MS FoxPro, SQL Server, Visual Source Safe,
MS Access, Visio, OS/JCL, DB2, COBOL, COBOL II, HTML, CICS, Eztrieve Plus, MS
Office.
Computer Skills-General
IBM PC, Linux, UNIX System V, HP 9000/G60, Windows NT/2000/XP, IBM 30XX, OS/MVS/
XA, ES9000 Legacy, VSAM, Micro Soft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Power poi
nt) Visio, Open Air Project Time, Business Portal, Great Plains, Share Point Por
tal Server
Supported Custom Developed Applications
Sales Contract/ Proposal generation, Sales territory management, Corporate contr
act acceptance, Publishing edit tools, Daily, Weekly and Quarterly Internet Cust
omer Ads Ranking process, Website editing tools
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Thomas Publishing, Horsham, PA (corporate location is New York city)
1987 - 2009
Software company providing content management for publishers
Senior Oracle PL\SQL Applications Developer 2001 - 2009
* Designed, developed, and supported applications using Oracle PL/SQL. Deployed
systems on Linux.
* Designed and developed the conversion package of the algorithm and ranking pro
cess using PL/SQL for Oracle for the Thomasnet web site
* Implemented coding standards and source code control practices.
* Heavily involved in designing and converting all legacy on-line systems to Ora
cle databases for Thomas Publishing.
* Built datamarts, supporting ETL processes to and from the datamarts.
* Built interfaces from OLTP to outside vendors.
* Provided third tier production support for ETL, datamarts and publishing syste
ms for 24/7 operations. Standard resolution time 1 - 2 hours
* Develop software using Agile methodologies.
* Coached developers in PL/SQL in creating stored procedures, user functions and
triggers
* Developed database applications and interfaces between legacy systems, using O
racle PL/SQL, Unix scripts, COBOL
* Built API interfaces with WordPerfect, Word, Outlook and Access and Excel
* Designed and converted database interfaces between legacy systems, using MS F
oxPro, COBOL, Eztrieve Plus
* Trained end-users in system usage
* Database schema development including process automations, creation of ERD and
data dictionaries
* Worked both independently and cooperatively with various teams
* Quickly learned new technologies to provide client solutions.
* Supervised programmers (team of 3 - 4)
* Client interaction for functional requirements and specifications
* Developed requirements for operating procedures and process documentation for
application programs
Technical Project Leader, Senior Systems Analyst
1997 - 2001
IT systems analysis programming with significant experience in designing mainfra
me transaction processing systems using CICS and COBOL
* Developed and prepared plans for solution of business and strategic problems
* Designed algorithm and ranking process for the Thomasnet web site on legacy sy
stem using COBOL.
* Designed detailed programs, flowcharts and diagrams showing sequences of machi
ne operations necessary
* to copy and process data and print results
* Verified accuracy and completeness of programs by preparing representative dat
a and perform testing by
* means of cycle and system processing
Senior Programmer/Analyst 1992 - 1997
* Worked on a major enhancement to an existing batch reporting system
* Performed analysis, wrote specifications and wrote COBOL and Eztrieve Plus pro
grams
* Interfaced with users and managed high priority modifications.
* Developed, maintained and tested Batch programs and CICS screens.
* Performed overnight oncall support duties
Programmer/Analyst 1989 - 1992
* Designed, coded and implemented COBOL and Eztrieve Plus programs
Junior Programmer 1987 - 1989
* Worked with the team to complete the system with the COBOL and assembly co
ding.

Education:
St Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, 1990
Major: Managing Information Systems
Computer Learning Center, Philadelphia, Pa, 1986
Curriculum: Computer Programming and Systems Design (COBOL, CICS, Assembler)
Penn State University, Great Valley, Pa, 2004
Certifications for ORACLE database design, PL\SQL Developer and Oracle SQL
Verhoeff Information Systems
Certifications for CICS
References available upon request