Dale W. Thomas Resume

Dale W. Thomas

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Flagler College, St Augustine, FL - 1972 Math Education
Lakeland Community College, Mentor, OH - 1977 to Present
Business Management and Continuing Professional Education

CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS:

FAA Licensed Pilot
R:Base Rookie Developer of the Year

MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

Member Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) - since 1992
Member EAA Chapter 117 - since 1997
EAA Young Eagles Flight Leader - since 1993
Member Ashtabula Real Estate Investor's Association - since 1999
Former Member Civil Air Patrol Squadron 409, Painesville, OH
Aerospace Education Officer

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Web2e - 1999 to present - Chief Developer
Niche Systems & Support, Inc. - 1997 to present - Consultant\Programmer
US Postal Service - 1982 to 1997
         Letter Carrier and Acting Customer Service Supervisor
Fisher Foods, Inc - 1976 to 1982 - Criminal Investigator
US Air Force - 1972 to 1976 - Law Enforcement Specialist
         1975 to 1976 - NCOIC Resources Protection, Wiesbaden, FRG
         1976 - US Air Force-Europe, Honor Guard

SPECIALIZATION:

Databases: R:Base, MS Access
Languages: Tango, HTML, JavaScript, MS Visual Basic, R:Base
Consulting: Troubleshooting and design, testing, implementation and documentation of solutions

SIGNIFICANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

Applied Industrial Technologies Designed, built and implemented an Accounts Receivable performance monitoring software system to track payments and isolate potential and actual problem areas.

Designed, built and implemented a system to allow the company to establish regional bank lock-box locations to minimize float by taking maximum advantage of Postal Service delivery time abilities based on, and tailored to, the locations of the company's existing customers.

Designed, built and implemented a sales tracking system to provide an audit trail for retail sales being conducted at multiple locations. Includes the ability to track cash, account, and credit card payments as separate entities. Also provides numerous analytical tools and generates exception reports automatically based on client's specifications.

Health & Fitness Equipment Centers Assisted in the design and built an inventory control system for this retail client with multiple stores. Provides for real time inventory controls using a secured internet site, as well as financial documentation of all transactions.

Web2e Assisted in the design and built the Web based communications system known as WebMail and used in this website.

Designed and built the shopping cart application known as Web2e-Commerce and used in this website.

Assisted in the design and built the project management system known as Web2Do and used in this website. In addition to project management functions, it includes calendar functions and a ToDo List.