PAIGE BUCKLES SHIELDS

 

EDUCATION

1998    Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies/Enterprise/Administration, Tysons Corner, VA

1997    Microsoft Consultative Sales Training, Foster City, CA

1996  Microsoft ActiveX Programming Certificate, Santa Clara, CA

1994    Software Project Management and Requirements Analysis, SAIC Corporate Training

1992  M.A., Political Science/Quantitative Methods & Analysis, The George Washington University

1989  B.S., Political Science/International Relations, Minor in French, Oklahoma State University

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

PB&J DataWorks (December 1998 to Present)

Sole Proprietor

·         Design, Develop relational databases in Microsoft Access and SQL Server

·         Specialist in data mining, warehousing and database tuning

·         Conduct requirement interviews, develop system requirements, design documents

·         Develop technical proposals, prepare, deliver technical and marketing presentations

·         Provide ongoing support for maintenance, training of custom database systems

·         Provide professional project management services, including oversight, scheduling, hiring and budget 

 

PC Data, Inc., Reston, VA (September 1997 to December 18, 1998)

Manager Information Services/Senior Database Designer/Developer

·         Lead design/development of Marketing Intranet in Visual Basic 6.0/ASP/SQL Server

·         Migrated Access 2.0 database to Access 97

·         Served as Lead designer for new SQL Server 6.5 database system

·         Developed IS organizational strategy for rapidly growing company

·         Migrated 10megabit, single server NT Workgroup to distributed, secure 100megabit NT 4.0 network

·         Hired and trained 15 new IS employees in nine month period

 

MEGAbase, Inc. (June 1996 to August 1997)

Senior Systems Designer/Programmer & Director, Business Development

·         Access/Visual Basic/SQL Server application designer/developer for custom and commercial products

·         Worked with clients to keep projects on schedule, under budget

·         Troubleshoot database performance problems for Access and SQL Server

·         Serve as primary technical sales representative and account manager

·         Migrated various applications, including Filemaker Pro, Paradox, Dbase to Access/SQL Server platform

 

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)   (October 1995 to August 1997)

Consultant

·         Migrated legacy system from Gupta SQL Windows to Access 2.0 for U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii

·         Managed project budget and requirements

·         Updated user manuals

·         Trained military personnel on new system


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Monterey Institute of Int’l Studies, Center for Nonproliferation Studies  (Oct. 1995 to August 1996)

Manager, Marketing & Database Development

·         Coordinated and directed technical innovations to very large government databases for defense research

·         Led technical marketing campaign for launch of two new database platforms on Windows/ WWW

·         Implemented new text search tools/methods for data mining on UNIX

·         Prototyped relational database system in Access 2.0 for providing customized automated reports for United Nations and U.S. Department of Defense

 

Lewin-VHI, Vienna, VA  (October 1994 to September 1995)

Director of Corporate Marketing & Information Strategy. 

·         Directed development of enterprise-wide marketing management system, including an electronic archiving system and on-line library resources catalog

·         Developed client/server RDBMS application with Access 2.0 interface and SQL Server 4.2 engine to support marketing management needs

 

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), McLean, VA   (July 1991 to October 1994)

Analyst, Programs & Policy Division.

·         Designed and developed data requirements, architecture and user interface for the Technology Diffusion Assessment Center (TDAC) database prototype using Paradox and SQLWindows

·         Designed and developed Nuclear Proliferation Critical Path system using SQLWindows/ SQLBase and Access 2.0 for the U.S. Defense Nuclear Agency and the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

·         Designed and developed defense-related databases in dBase III,  Access 2.0, Paradox

·         Performed operations research/analysis of NATO theater missile defense scenarios using the Integrated Theater Engagement Model (ITEM) and the Extended Air Defense Simulation Model (EADSIM)

 

SKILLS SUMMARY

Database:  Access 2.0-2000, SQL Server 4.2-2000, SQLWindows/SQLBase, Paradox, dBase

Programing Languages: Visual Basic, Access Basic, VB Script

Application Development: Visual Basic 5.0/6.0, VisualStudio, Active Server Pages

Operating Systems: DOS, UNIX , Windows 95-2000

Search Engines: Metamorph/TEXIS