COMBINING IT & ACCOUNTING FOR RESULTS

ROBERT J YORDE

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Phone & Voice Mail: 614.888.7076

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OBJECTIVE

Project, Contract Or Temporary Opportunities in central Ohio needing a mixture of IT skills, business operations knowledge and accounting aptitude. Situations requiring problem-solving, meaningful communication with all levels of staff, and results-oriented outcomes are ideal. Specializing in MS Access applications, MS Excel macro creation, data conversion, custom report development, data validation and application interfaces.

RECENT WORK HISTORY

Independent Consultant                                          1992—2004

Provide consulting to small and mid-market companies in a six state area, combining theory with reality to produce results. The business is based on integrity, honesty, reliability, fair rates and the commitment to deliver the highest skill level appropriate for the particular engagement.

Owner – Columbus Computers and Laptops          2005—2007

Repair and sales of personal computers and laptops in Central Ohio through five small retail outlets and an online store. Specialized in hard-to-find parts for older systems. The business emphasizes personalized service, guaranteed products and reliable service. Business closed during 4th Quarter, 2007.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

· Data Conversion

· Interfaces between applications

· Data Collection, Normalization and Preparation for upload to accounting systems

· Custom Programming

· Report Development

· Application Implementation

· IT Project Management

· Procedure Documentation

· End-User Application Training

PROJECT SYNOPSYS

Directed historical data conversion for over forty new ERP implementations in a variety of industries including automotive, electronic component, printing, capital equipment and machine shops for users of Symix. Many of these engagements used MS Access or Excel.

Implemented shop floor data collection using bar coding in over ten sites for labor reporting, time & attendance and inventory control for users of Symix; included development of many custom reports

Designed, wrote and implemented a custom data collection and  normalization program for high-volume business in the aggregate industry using SAP; included presentations to EDP committee, Division management committee and Board of directors

Design, set up, train and implement an insurance application tracking methodology for a large insurance agency over an eight-month period using MS Access

Directed data conversion efforts using 4 sub-contractors for $85M make-to-order manufacturer from fifteen year old, heavily modified, legacy software running on a proprietary operating system to standard ERP software on Unix

Created custom programs and modified standard programs written in 4GL database (Progress) during 18-month project for $25M fabricator and distributor of abrasive products

Developed custom macro programs for Excel and Word users, eliminating manual operations and saving time for many clients

Developed Activity Based Costing (ABC) application with MS Access for manufacturing client

Developed inventory control application with MS Access for tracking maintenance, supply and other materials in a manufacturing environment

Prepared custom database and multiple reports using MS Access for accounting department of large manufacturer to extract job, project and inventory costs from Macola

EDUCATION

Ohio Wesleyan University        Delaware, Ohio        BA

Ohio State University               Columbus, Ohio       MS

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

SQL

Progress 4GL

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Crystal Reports

Symix ERP

BMG Seltec

QuickBooks

Last Modification: 3/8/2008