Oak Lawn Marketing
Oak Lawn Marketing was my entry point into my corporate IT career. Here, I discovered what it meant to be thoroughly engaged in work, realizing how my actions could directly impact business outcomes. I recall thinking, "If I had played team sports in high school, I might have learned some of these team-building skills earlier. But at 26, I am grateful for the opportunity to learn these lessons now."
Extract from my résumé
Oak Lawn Marketing Group Nagoya, Japan April 1999 – March 2001
IT Leader / Database Programmer / Project Manager
Project: IBM AS/400 Implementation
In preparation for the company's IPO, there was a requirement to report on sales based on shipping dates rather than order dates. To meet this need, I implemented an ERP System using the IBM AS/400.
- Acted as the primary project manager overseeing the acquisition and implementation of the AS/400 ERP System.
- Developed new sales reports to align with the new logistics requirements (using AS/400 and MS Access).
- Technologies used: MS Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, AS/400
Project: DRTV Data Warehouse
I worked on migrating legacy MS Access reporting tools to modern data warehousing tools.
- Developed a Data Warehouse and Reporting cube (using Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Cognos PowerPlay).
- Technologies used: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, Cognos PowerPlay
Project: Expatriate Database and Property Management Database-Driven Web Application
I created a user-friendly real estate property database for expatriates in Japan, complete with a backend system for managing existing relocation services clients.
- Acted as the primary project manager for the system (using Excel).
- Provided application support, including bug fixes (using PHP and MySQL).
- Technologies used: MS Access, Excel, PHP, MySQL, ODBC