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Matthew Kaiser

Software Developer / Business Analyst

Gerrardstown, WV

matt@matthewtkaiser.com


Technical Skills

Development Languages

C# ASP.Net Java HTML CSS PHP Perl C# C++ Linux Shell SQL Queries Javascript DXL

Hardware

Linux Server Administration

Software

Microsoft Office MS Access IBM Rational DOORS IBM Rational RPE QlikView Visual Studio 2008 and 2010 SQL Server 2008 SQL Server Report Builder GEFusion GEServer Google Earth Google Maps SharePoint 2010 SharePoint Designer 2010 Microsoft IIS administration

Certifications

Government issued Secret security clearance; 2010

QlikView 11 Certified System Administrator; 2013

Linux: A Comprehensive Hands-on Introduction; 2010; Learning Tree Reston


Work Experience

Business Analyst / National Institute of Health (NETE)
December 2018 - Current
  • Created and maintained requirements for the NIH Enterprise Directory (NED) system.
  • Created and maintained training materials for administrative users of the NED system.
  • Lead monthly administrative user training classes as well as ad hoc release training.
  • Assisted with release testing by working closely with testing personnel to execute a variety of test cases.
  • Provided customer support including system troubleshooting and defect resolution.

Business Analyst / US Coast Guard Operations Support Center (CSC, DMI)
September 2014 - November 2018
  • Quickly learned new systems and provided documentation support to multiple engineering teams after a reduction in staff.
  • Wrote functional requirement documentation for the Homeport 2.0 technology refresh initiative resulting in the successful roll of the Homeport 2.0 system.
  • Supported multiple sub teams within the larger Homeport engineering team, and produced documentation for each team.
  • Communicated with team members across service lines to ensure requirements correctly integrated with testing documentation.
  • Participated in requirements gathering sessions with customers and team members from engineering, sustainment, and project management.
  • Provided group leadership by generating FRDs using RPE, troubleshooting various DOORS issues, and reviewing documents for errors and conformity to group standards.
  • Designed and produced RPE and DOORS license usage reports.
  • Analyzed existing code, examined multiple production environments, and worked with the engineering team to produce technical and functional requirements for the legacy Homeport application.
  • Wrote functional requirement documentation for the Homeport 2.0 technology refresh initiative based on prior requirement work.
  • Used DXL scripting and JavaScript to develop IBM RPE templates and specification documents used to automate FRD generation for the business analysis team.
  • Developed schema and documentation standards within the business analysis standards group to help maintain effective and uniform documentation.
  • Maintained system requirements within the IBM DOORS requirements management application.

Software Developer / NTConcepts
June 2010 - August 2014
Qlikview
  • Installed QlikView server instances and developed tailored BI applications.
  • Coded custom QlikView solutions including incorporating Google Maps functionality into dashboards.
  • Provided administrator services including user access management.
DoD OIG Administrative Investigations
  • Designed and built custom SQL reports for use with the TESS web application.
  • Coordinated with team members to update the look and feel of the TESS web application.
  • Performed general QC tests on the TESS web application to ensure: background SQL queries return the correct results, field names and labels appear correctly on screen, and
  • stored procedures operate without error.
  • Documented required changes when they were requested, developed, tested, and approved.
Google Earth
  • Developed Perl and Shell scripts to automate loading and processing of imagery data into Google Earth Builder.
  • Updated and processed data with Google Earth Fusion and Server.
  • Managed customer requirements and updated systems to reflect changes.
  • Maintained system baselines for operating system and software.
  • Created simple java applications to interact with web services and display results on a map background.
  • Provided daily operations and maintenance support to a Google Earth Enterprise system.
  • Served as the lead Geospatial engineer while participating in a multi-contractor environment.

Jr Developer / SusQTech
May 2009 - Mar 2010
  • Performed troubleshooting and customer care tasks with the technical support team.
  • Maintained customers’ databases and modified stored procedures using various tools including SQL queries.
  • Developed custom Microsoft SharePoint web-parts in ASP.NET.
  • Modified .NET code within Microsoft SharePoint to achieve customers' desired functionality as well as develop new company owned products.
  • Guaranteed successful installation of Microsoft SharePoint on client servers.

Education

Shepherd University
2004 - 2009

Bachelor Degree in Computer & Information Sciences


Southern New Hampshire University
2013 - 2016

Master Degree in Information Technology