Contact Information:
  Carrie S. Hafer
101 Forest Ridge Drive, Sterling, VA 20164-2812
703.736.0023 (home)
703.597.9310 (cell)
carrie@unicornsrest.org
Objective:
  To find a dynamic and challenging position with a forward-looking company, working with exceptional people and the latest technologies.
Technical Experience:
 

Five years of database experience. Two years developing applications using MS SQL Server 7. Six months developing applications using Visual Basic. Four years developing applications using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic for Applications. Nine years of experience in analyzing customer needs and requirements. One year authoring HTML documents for web sites. Seven years developing and extending applications using PCFile. Six years experience using Microsoft Windows, two years using Windows NT 4.

Recently completed two months of intensive professional training in current technologies to build upon existing skills including: MS SQL Server 2000, ASP, ADO, VB Script, COM+, DOM, XML, XSL, DHTML, CSS, Java Script, Java, Java Servlets, JSP. Earned an E-Commerce Certification from Learning Tree International in March 2001.

Work Experience:
07/1997-11/2000 PC Data, MIS, Reston, VA 20190
Database Programmer/Analyst (12/1998-11/2000)

Direct new development for database changes and VB tool enhancements. Work with project managers to ensure the completion and implementation of a newly designed SQL Server database application. Write and schedule MS SQL stored procedures and DTS packages. Develop new VB front-end applications and maintain version control using Visual Source Safe. Manage the production database including light DBA work. Project manager on the analysis and prototyping phase of a new reporting system involving OLAP. Write specifications and other documentation supporting full life-cycle development. Manage a team of six programmers to continue the database and front-end application enhancements.

Jr. DataBase Programmer/Analyst (07/1997-12/1998)

Database Programming, including database design, implementation, and management, using Microsoft Access 2.0 and Microsoft Access 97. Supervise converting the Access 2.0 database application to Access 97. Responsibility included overall control of the company's primary processing database and user support.

01/1996-07/1997 Electronic Data Systems, Herndon-Chamberlin Library, Herndon, VA 20171
Librarian

Library Management, including evaluating and purchasing new reference materials. Design and implement databases using Microsoft Access to track and report on periodical subscriptions and library resource usage. Instruct and assist patrons in using COTS and custom databases. Assist patrons in the use of corporate resources, researching material for competitive analysis, selecting corporate citations and other data for use in proposal preparations.

09/1988-12/1995 Fox Chase Cancer Center, Talbot Research Library, Philadelphia, PA 19111
Library Technician - II, Interlibrary Loan (11/1991-12/1995)

Overall management of Interlibrary Loan, including verifying references, processing incoming and outgoing requests, and maintaining statistics for patron charge-backs. Design and maintain several databases using PCFile. Author and manage the library portion of the FCCC website (http://www.fccc.edu/library/talbot/). Provide computer support for library staff and patrons.

Library Technician - I, Serials (09/1988-10/1991)

Maintain the serials collection, including: check-in, claiming ,renewals, posting payments, binding, updating holdings lists, updating UCMP records and cataloguing of journals, maintaining contact with publishers and vending agents. Design and implement charge-back database using PCFile. Supervise library clerk and volunteers. Responsible for ordering and receiving purchase order items, and writing work orders.

10/1986-08/1988 PSFS Meritor Bank - Horsham, PA 19044
Teller / Head Teller
Education:
1992-1995 Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104
M.S., College of Information Science & Technology

Introduction to Systems Analysis, Computer Programming for Information Processing, Database Management I & II, User-Interfaces for Information Systems, Distributed Computing and Networking, Science and Technology Resources, Medical Literature, US Government Documents, Business Resources.

1982-1986 Clarion University of PA, Clarion, PA 16214
B.S. in Education, certification Library Science
Professional Development:
2000-2001 Learning Tree International
Course # 470 - Developing a Web Site
Course # 504 - Visual Basic Web Development
Course # 404 - Visual Basic and COM+ for Enterprise Applications
Course # 542 - Building XML Applications
Course # 471 - Hands-on Java Programming
Course # 570 - Java for Web Application Development
Course # 531 - MS SQL Server 2000 Database Administration
Course # 544 - XML for B2B E-Commerce Solutions
Course # 540 - Building an E-Commerce Web Site
2000 NOVA - Community College, VA
Visual Basic 6 - I / II
1998 IKON - McLean, VA
MS#750 - Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
1996 Electronic Data Systems
Application Development Using MS Access
Programming in MS Access
1995 Medical Library Association
Becoming a WWW Information Provider
1994 Special Library Association
Advanced Internet Techniques