Gerald J. Donegan                                                                                     

20408 Hancock Bridge Place                                                            301/466-7858   Cell Phone

Montgomery Village, MD 20886-5813                                             gerald.donegan@verizon.net 

Career Summary  Innovative, award-winning software developer specializing in relational databases. 

                              In-depth knowledge of Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), incl. Requirements

                              Analysis, Testing, Systems Documentation, Configuration Management, and End-user

                              Support. Current security clearance is Top Secret, and prior clearances include ADP 

                              Level 1.  Successfully managed large database software development projects.

 

Competencies      Microsoft Visual Basic and SQL Server; Oracle PL/SQL, Forms and Reports

                              IBM mainframe, z/OS, CICS, TSO/ISPF, Job Control Language, ROSCOE

                              ADABAS/Natural with CONSTRUCT, Cobol, Unix, C++, Java

                              Microsoft Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP, Internet Explorer, HTML

                              Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio) and Project

                              Database administration, modeling, table design, and enhancements.

                              Project Manager / Supervisor, with excellent communication skills.

 

Professional Experience

 2003 - Present        On-Time IT Solutions, LLC                                                 Montgomery Village, MD

                                President                  

                                Provider of database solutions on all platforms from personal computers to mainframes.

·        Systems Analyst for FBI Headquarters on contract with IMTAS, Inc.

·        DBA for Army at Fort Detrick, MD on contract with Goldbelt Raven, LLC.

·        Subject Matter Expert for contract proposal preparation.

 

2001 – 2002           ComputerHelp, Inc.                                                              Gaithersburg, MD

                               Systems Analyst

                               Contract employee for major budget database software upgrade at the Pan American

                               Health Organization in Washington, D.C. 

·        Sole member of successful conversion project and delivered on schedule.

·        Made recommendations on PAHO information systems direction.

·        Designed/developed specialized software applications and databases.

·        Monitored / troubleshoot software applications and hardware issues.

 

1998 – 2000          QSS Group, Inc.                                                                     Lanham, MD

                              Project Leader and Senior Systems Analyst

                              Contract employee for the Year 2000 Project followed by the Accounts Payable

                              and Cost Tracking databases at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.

·        Led Y2K team to complete a successful conversion ahead of schedule.

·        Supervised three Senior Programmer/Analysts for project.

·        Coordinated and provided training.

·        Developed automated management reports from NASA databases.

·        Designed/developed specialized software applications and databases.

·        Monitored / troubleshoot software applications and hardware issues.                         

 

1996 – 1998          SAGA Software, Inc.                                                                 Reston, VA

                              Business Consultant and Lead Technical Analyst

                              Contract employee for the Year 2000 office at the Office of Personnel

                              Management.  Provided technical support to SAGA sales representatives.                               

·        Key member of sales team that generated $5.1 million in 1997 revenue.

·        Used PC-based Year 2000 software toolkits to analyze source code.

·        Coordinated and provided Y2K training.

·        Passed U.S. Government security clearance at ADP Level 1.

 

 

Gerald J. Donegan                                                                       

20408 Hancock Bridge Place                                                          301/466-7858  Cell Phone                      

Montgomery Village, MD 20886-5813                                           gerald.donegan@verizon.net

 

1995 – 1996          Applied Management Systems, Inc.                                   Rockville, MD

                              Systems Analyst

                              Contract employee to develop the Personnel database at the Nuclear Regulatory

                              Commission. 

·        Re-engineered existing system for top-down design and efficient source code.

·        Designed/developed specialized software applications and databases.

·        Passed U.S. Government security clearance at ADP Level 1.

 

1993 – 1995          Management Technology, Inc.                                              Clinton, MD

                              Project Leader and Senior Programmer Analyst

                              Contract employee to develop the Loan and Guarantee / Accounting

                              database at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 

·        Supervised five Senior Programmer/Analysts for project.

·        Delivered system to client on-time and within budget.

·        Designed/developed specialized software applications and databases.

 

1990 – 1993         Mnemonic Systems, Inc.                                                       Washington, DC

                              Senior Programmer Analyst

                              Contract employee to develop and maintain databases at the

                              Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

·        Re-engineered existing systems for efficient source code.

·        Designed/developed specialized software applications and databases.

·        Provided user training and support.

·        Developed automated reports from FBI databases.

·        Passed U.S. Government security clearance at the Top Secret level.

        

Awards     Montgomery Village Foundation, Community Service Award, 2008

                  Eastgate Homes Corporation, Outstanding Service and Dedication, 2007

                  Strayer University, Outstanding Alumni of the Year, 2004

                  Strayer University Educational Foundation, Partial Academic Scholarship, 2003

                  NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center, Outstanding Group Achievement, Y2K Project, 1999

                  Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of Inspections, Distinguished Contributions, 1993

 

Education    Bachelor of Arts              Government               University of Maryland, College Park, MD

 

Professional Development

2003    Johns Hopkins University Computer Career Institute, Columbia, MD

            Enterprise Developer Certificate

            Studies included Visual Basic, SQL Server, Unified Modeling Language, and ActiveX Data Objects

 

2000 – 2003          Strayer University, Germantown, MD

                              Computer Information Systems Diploma with Honors Medallion

                              Studies included Oracle, PL/SQL, Forms and Reports, C++, Unix, Java, and other software.

                                54 quarter hours completed with G.P.A. of 4.0.

 

Memberships      Project Management Institute, Independent Computer Consultants Association,

                             InfraGard- Washington, DC Chapter

 

Community Service

2005 – 2008         Montgomery Village Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors

1996 – 2007         Eastgate Homes Corporation, Montgomery Village, MD, President for 8 years