MICHAEL KAMM

Cell:  [Send email to request phone number] 41.6147    Home:  [Send email to request phone number] 57.2476
Email: Michael.kamm1@yahoo.com
 
EXPERIENCED AND DYNAMIC IT PROFESSIONAL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Footstar Corporation, Mahwah, New Jersey • Jun 2000 - Dec 2008

Senior Systems Application Developer
Hands on Applications Developer responsible for supporting business needs with
customized software solutions using VB6, Perl, VB .Net, MS Access, Oracle and
MySQL. 
•	Developed project management and service request system to track software
projects by
hours, developer, priority with on-line management views, reports, analysis and
status
reports using VB6 and MS Access running on windows 2000. Dashboard design
allowed
project manager to administer projects from start to finish as well as providing
stakeholders
instant access to their specific project status with messaging capabilities. 
•	Spearheaded development of 6 multi-channel management e-commerce websites
that
produced average of $25K per day in sales revenue.
•	Created subway synchronization dashboard system using VB6 and Oracle 10g
database. The 
system monitored 28 critical backend systems, 50 FTP file transfers/receipts
between 
Footstar and vendors, and various financial systems. identified and resolved
internal system 
issues. 
•	Reduced inventory reconciliation process completion time from 6 full-time
users taking 3
weeks to 1 user taking less than 6 hours and streamlined month-end closings by
developing
automated inventory reconciliation and reporting system. System was written
using VB6 and 
Oracle 10g database.
•	Enhanced operations through design, development, implementation, and
maintenance of 
project lifecycle tracking system, purchase order web-based tools, Lawson
payroll web-
based intelligence tools, and Lawson employee/manager self-service web-based
system. Applications were written using VB.Net and Oracle 10g database.
•	Developed online reporting and analysis system for payroll, order fulfillment,
sales and
returns, inventory control and maintenance, marketing and accounts receivable
and accounts payable using VB6 and Oracle 10g database.
•	Created Business Rules System using VB6 and MS Access. Business Rules System
was
developed in response to the dynamic conditions of the Footstar Corporation.
System
is the repository for all the primary business rules and terms for Just For
Feet, Meldisco and
Footaction divisions. System provides a user-friendly means of communicating
and
displaying the rules of the business company-wide, both quickly and efficiently.
This tool 
permits users to quickly access, change, and search the business rules database.
Most 
importantly, system allows for the cross sharing of common practices and rules
throughout 
the Footstar organizations.
•	Developed family plan enrollment system using VB6 and Oracle 10g database.
This
application was written for in-store kiosks to allow Just for Feet customers the
ability to join 
the plan or view their membership award points and prints out appropriate
coupons. 

SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Mahwah, New Jersey • Mar 1992-Jun 2000

Senior Systems Application Developer 
Supported accounts receivable, order fulfillment and credit departments by
designing, 
programming and implementing business applications utilizing VB6, MS Access,
Focus and SQL 
running on Novell network.
•	Saved company $500K-$750K in hardware/software investment costs and $200K
annually
in 3rd-party vendor costs by designing, developing, and implementing
state-of-the-art LAN-
based Client/Server Imaging System that replaced microfiche readers across all 4
corporate
locations. System was originally written using VB3 then converted to VB4 and
finally 
converted to VB6. The system was used by over 1,200 employees to view, email,
print or
fax copies of invoices, credit memos, debit invoices, D Invoices, Notice of
Customer 
Deductions, Parts Invoices and Consolidated Invoices from their desktop. 
•	Developed Credit and Accounts Receivable System using VB6, MS Access, Focus
and SQL 
running on Novell network. The system improved productivity and control of
credit, 
collection and auditing functionality. As each credit analyst logged into the
system, their 
individual Hit Lists and Follow-Up Task List were displayed. System allowed the
analyst to 
produce detailed invoice analysis, past-due open item analysis, aged trial
balance,
transactional reporting, credit and A/R follow-up message system, and online
reporting 
capabilities.
•	Reduced standing order processing time by developing LAN-based Client/Server
Order Entry 
System for quarterly product standing orders using VB6, MS Access, Focus and
SQL,
replacing AS/400 application. Original application took 28 order entry clerks 2
months to 
process the standing orders which were reduced to 3 days. 
•	Streamlined traffic and claims department, saving millions of dollars in lost
claims, by 
designing and developing LAN-based Client/Server Traffic and Claims Tracking
System using VB6, MS Access, Focus and SQL. System monitors claims from proof of
delivery through
formal claims to carrier and insurance companies.
•	Developed Insite System using VB6, MS Access and Lotus Notes. The system was
used to track the development and deployment of SAP during 1999 and 2000. 


TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: Visual Basic 2.0-6.0, Visual Basic .NET, C#, Delphi, Perl, PHP,
JavaScript, JSP, VB
Scripts, HTML, DHTML, JHTML, XHTML, XML, Assembly, SQL, PL/SQL, Extra! Basic,
Unix Shell 
Scripts, Focus, PC Focus, MS Access Basic, VBA, Basic Plus, Basic Plus II,
Phocal, PowerBuilder,
and Data General Business Basic.

Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Windows NT/95/98/XP/2000, Apache/Tomcat 5.0,
Novell 3.11, Digital Equipment PDP 11/34, PDP 11/70, PDP 11/45, IBM ES9000 and
Data General Nova 3 and 4.

Software: ATG Dynamo, Commercialware, Lawson, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel,
Powerpoint, Project and Access), JBuilder, Visual Studio 2003, Amara Flash
product suite, Visio, Rumba, Crystal Reports, Insite Objects, Toad, SQL
Navigator, Erwin, Photoshop, and Google Analytics.

Databases:Oracle 8.0/9i/10g, DB2, MySQL, SQL, Postgres, MS Access, Paradox for
Windows,
Focus, Rbase, and CodeBase

EDUCATION

Associate’s Degree
Rockland Community College

Accounting and Business Coursework
Pace University • Fairleigh Dickenson • St. Thomas Aquinas College