CHAD A. FARLING

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Career Objective
                                                                                
                                                                  
To obtain a position in information technology which provides the opportunity to
make a strong contribution to the organization, while continually building on my
education and experience.

Summary of Qualifications

I’m a highly motivated and responsible person, with strong problem solving
skills and great attention to detail. I have a willingness to learn new things,
and the ability to learn quickly, adapting to any environment. My exceptional
pride in doing quality work and the ability to balance multiple tasks makes me a
valuable asset to any company.

Education
                                                                                
              					   
Computer Learning Network, Mechanicsburg, PA - Programming Specialist		08/2001 –
06/2002
•	Received award for highest GPA in Programming Specialist course
•	Graduated with 3.95 overall GPA
•	Visual Basic, MicroFocus COBOL

Computer/Technical Skills

Programming Languages: Visual Basic 6.0, VBA, MicroFocus COBOL, ASP, HTML, SQL
Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows NT/9x/Me/2000/XP
Microsoft Office: Word 97/2000/2003, Excel 97/2000/2003, Access 2002/2003
Other: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Macromedia Flash MX, FrontPage 2000

Relevant Employment History

Dayton Parts, LLC – Harrisburg, PA   Marketing Programmer						2004-2007
Extensive database programming using Microsoft Access, VBA and Visual Basic 6.0.
Creation and maintenance of sales and various other reports gathering information
from an AS/400 using SQL statements and Microsoft Access. Extensive Excel
experience using macros and charts to deliver report data. Create and maintain
stand-alone applications using Visual Basic for distribution of our catalog and
part interchange information. Create price sheets for delivery to our customers.
Create and maintain databases to store all of our catalog information. Assist in
creation and maintenance of the corporate website. Provide software and hardware
support for our Industrial Road location. Provide customers with support on our
electronic data including electronic price sheets and electronic media catalogs.


Amercon International, Inc. – Harrisburg, PA   Supply Chain Supervisor 					2002
- 2003
	
Responsible for soliciting quotations for and purchasing of raw materials,
tooling, sub-contracted services, and MRO supplies in a manufacturing
environment.  Maintained a Supplies Store where all frequently used supplies are
inventoried. Managed the supply stores inventory to insure a balance of inventory
turns and sufficient levels of supplies through a series of Excel spreadsheets.
Manage purchase order data in the purchasing module of Made2Manage. Track and
report cost avoidance and cost reduction activities to management. Report to
management on the value of inventory on-hand and the number of quarterly
inventory turns. Maintenance of the Approved Supplier Listing including the
conducting of supplier audits. Provide back-up support to the Receiving
Inspector. Documented the business classifications of the supplier base for the
purposes of reporting SADBUS information. Assisted accounting department with
invoice reconciliation.

CGH Pavement Engineering – Mechanicsburg, PA   Data Technician						1999 – 2002

	Responsible for the editing of all data received from pavement distress
surveys. Developing and editing of 35mm film. Analysis and editing of digital
images as well as data collected from profiling lasers. Preparing data for data
reduction to be performed. Formatting final distress data for delivery through
databases and macros.