Resume of Thomas C. Ely

Thomas C. Ely

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30196 Monroe Road 330
Paris, MO 65275
Phone 660-327-4853
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EXPERIENCE:

City of Paris (self-employed) Paris, MO	Independent contractor for the City of Paris Internet Department.
Wireless Internet Coordinator	Oct. 2002 - Nov. 2006

Major responsibilities & duties:

Coordinate customer site surveys and installations.

Troubleshoot base and customer equipment.

Maintain wireless internet service provider customer support web site.

Assist internet department superintendent with customer installations.

Track customer information.

Maintain city web site.

Ely Ranch (self-employed) Paris, MO	Quarter horse rancher, stained glass artist, web site contractor.
Owner / operator	Jan. 1997 - present

Major responsibilities & duties:

Operate 168 acre farm consisting of buildings, pastures, hay fields, draws, & timber.

Develop 52 acre recreational property.

Perform care, maintenance, breeding, & training for foundation quarter horses.

Ely Ranch Web Services - Design & construction of web sites for small businesses, organizations, institutions, agencies, private individuals, and families.

Ely Ranch Studios - Design, obtain materials, & construct stained glass window panels & lamp shades.

Polaris Industries Inc. Minneapolis, MN	Billion-dollar snowmobile, ATV, personal watercraft, & motorcycle mfgr.; 150,000 - 200,000 units annually; service parts, garments, & accessories; multi-location; NYSE: PII.
Corporate M.I.S. Manager	Apr. 1974 - Jan. 1997

Hardware & Software proficiency:

IBM AS/400 & S/38 midrange business computers.

IBM 4341 & S/360 mainframe business computers.

IBM-compatible PCs.

Novell IPX & IP token-ring LAN, Frame-relay WAN.

AT&T Definity PBX.

Windows, Query, RPG, COBOL, CL, assembler (BAL).

Major responsibilities & duties:

Define, implement, operate, & maintain manufacturing, distribution, financial, communications, & telephony systems.

Work closely with user departments and suppliers to provide cost effective support solutions for business growth, opportunities, & problems.

Plan, organize, & direct multi-location computer personnel & facilities.

Specify packaged software.

Perform short & long term project & financial planning.

Submit upper & middle management status reporting; maintain steering committee.

Conduct user surverys.

Management presentations, budget & project reviews, project & expenditure justifications.

Management traits:

People-oriented manager & team leader.

Excellent planner, coordinator, & negotiator.

Effective oral & written communicator.

Most recent activities:

Whole Goods Transportation System project leadership.

Web, e-mail, & ftp internet management.

'97 departmental capital & expense budget preparation.

Technical personnel recruitment & performance reviews.

Successful major systems implemented (partial list):

IBM DMS Distribution System.

American Software Distribution System including Demand Forecasting, Inventory Planning, Order Processing, Accounts Receivable.

Lawson Accounting systems including Accounts Payable, General Ledger, & Budgets.

IBM MAPICS I, II, & DB.

Powercom 2000 Dealer Imaging & Order Processing w/EDI.

Warranty processing.

Numerous sales & marketing applications.

Major accomplishments (partial list):

Conversions to/from IBM S/360, IBM 4300 series mainframes, S/38 & AS/400 midranges.

Utilization of PCs, LANs, WAN & support.

Decentralization of computer services while maintaining overall corporate control.

Introduction & use of RF/barcode data collection.

Improvements to M.I.S. security.

Documentation of Disaster Recovery Planning including successful testing.

Internet availability & corporate web presence.

Recruitment & retainment of technical personnel.

Maintained I.S. expenses at less than 1/2% of company gross sales.

Maintained hardware performance levels to actual requirements.

Implemented ongoing user training.

Maintained excellent operations documentation & run procedures.

Programmer Analyst

Jan. 1972 - Mar. 1974

Major responsibilities & duties:

Define, design, code, test, document, implement computer applications.

Prepare system documentation, operating & user procedures.

Prepare project schedules & cost estimates, status reports.

Provide user assistance.

Conduct project meetings.

Assist in computer operations.

Install/update system & packaged software.

Perform system tuning.

Applications developed:

Material Requirements Planning.

Purchasing.

Service Parts, Clothing, & Accessories Order Processing & Inventory.

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Budgets.

Sales & Marketing.

National Presto Industries Eau Claire, WI	Household appliance mfgr. & govt. contractor.
Programmer Analyst & Programmer	Oct. 1969 - Dec. 1971

Hardware & Software proficiency:

IBM S/360 mainframe.

COBOL, CL, assembler (BAL).

A/R, G/L, A/P, O/E, BOM, routings, purchasing.

Major responsibilities & duties:

Define, design, code, test, document, implement computer applications.

Prepare system documentation, operating & user procedures.

Submit project status reports to supervisors.

Systems programmed & implemented (partial list):

A/R, G/L, A/P.

O/E, BOM, Routings.

Purchasing.

Standard Costing.

EDUCATION:

Paris High School, Paris, MO	1963 - 1965
John Marshall High School, Rochester, MN	High School Diploma 1966
University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology, Minneapolis, MN	2 1/2 years Electrical Engineering 1966 - 1968
Brown Institute (NEC), Minneapolis, MN	Computer Programming Certificate 1969
University of Minnesota, Extension Division, Minneapolis, MN	COBOL, General Accounting, Economics 1981-1984
3M Total Quality Management series	Personal Role in Quality & Team Problem Solving 1994-1996
Numerous seminars, classes, workshops, etc.	List of certificates available upon request

PERSONAL INTERESTS:

Quarter horses, stained glass, personal computing, woodworking, farming.

REFERENCES:

Former superior, peer, subordinate, & personal references available on request.