Resume: 

Dean Winchell
18 Academy St.
Amsterdam, NY
12010
HP  [Send email to request phone number] 43-1831 
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Position applied for: Cobol Programmer/Analyst
Currently Self employed

Senior Computer Programmer (IT Spec II)(2000-3/15/2009) 

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Dept.
ESP Bldg 6 Rm233
Albany, NY 12001
Programming Experience

Develops software to specifications agreed upon and documented in design
business rules. Coordinates activities and attends meetings with team members,
communicates progress and changes with shareholders. Creates test plans, data and
documentation used in unit and regression testing. Debugs production problems by
isolating faulty data or instituting software changes as required. Interfaces
with consultants to provide assistance, guidance as needed. Modifies software in
accordance with system upgrades, system re-writes, or as required by users,
policies or additions to the law. Specialist in top down structured design.
System: IBM mainframe 3090
Environment: ISPF, TSO
Languages: Cobol, CICS, DB2, JCL
Tools: VISIO, Crystal Reports

International Relief Experience

Flood Relief Coordinator: 1998 World Concern/UNWFP/UNICEF Jamamme, Somalia
Coordinate C-130’s air drops of food. Supervise boat crews and food
distribution. Coordinate drops and develop helicopter flight rotation plan to
various points with ground personnel and WFP air control.
Establish and maintain ground to air real time apprise of security. Negotiate
and compromise with traditional elders and local militia. Reconnoiter by boat,
locate with GPS isolated, indigenous people groups to prepare LZ for food
delivery. Assume and maintain security for personnel and aircraft with diplomacy
and arms.
Evacuated due to armed conflict.

Operations Manager: 1996 Food For the Hungry/UNHCR Uvira, Zaire
Responsible to support all logistical needs of unaccompanied children program as
mandated in UN contract.
Duties included transportation, bookkeeping, security, communications,
procurement, staff management, and maintenance of compound, vehicles, uhf/vhf
radios, laptops etc. Interface with colleagues of other NGO’s, and provide
assistance if called upon. 
Evacuated due to armed conflict.
International Development

Math Teacher : 1991-1993 US Peace Corps Malaita, Solomon Islands
Lived and worked at a high school boarding school. Taught Math, English, shop
projects and Christian Education classes and maintained diesel power and water
pumping systems. Introduced Bee Keeping with USAID grant. Worked with Trickle-Up
micro-enterprise. 

Math Teacher : 1994-1994 Boy’s and Girls High School Bedford Stuy, Brooklyn NY
Taught remedial math full time while studying at night for a teaching degree.

Technical Background

Field Service Engineer: 1986 - 1990 Support Systems Inc/Silicon Valley Group at
IBM East Fishkill Plant.
Maintained equipment while on contract in a VLSI wafer fabrication plant.
Repaired, modified, installed and maintained various high vacuum production
equipment to achieve desired process results required by process engineering.
Required practical knowledge of AC/DC and digital electronics, high voltage,
radio frequency, generators, rare gases, cryogenics, schematics, high vacuum test
equipment and process. Machines (tools) included photo-resist tracks systems,
metal evaporators, quartz sputterers, ion-etchers. These automatic tools were
repaired and upgraded to component level as needed. Customer support and
diplomacy under pressure were the norm in a manufacturing environment.

Patriot Instructor: 1982 - 1985 United States Army Air Defense Artillery
School.
Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) Nuclear Surety

Secret Clearance with Honorable Discharge
MOS: 16B10, 24U10, 24T1H. Prepared lecture and practical classes on various
topics for the Launcher, ECC, Radar Set, Generator. Classes pertained to
operation, emplacement, fault isolation and software initialization of the
Patriot Defense system. Trained personnel in the OTT (Optical Tactical Trainer)
where students learned to operate from the ICC or ECC in both roles of Friendly
Protect Officer or Engagement NCO according to Rules of Engagement (34001D). 

Education:
Ulster County Community College 1980 - 1981
Stone Ridge, NY Liberal Arts

Park College
Parkville Missouri

A.S. & B.S in Computer Science 1985

Columbia Teachers College
New York, New York

M.A. Secondary School Math Education 1995