Terry Hickman
6430 North Michigan Road  •  Indianapolis, IN 46268
(317) 251-3546  •  tlh@gadgetorium.com
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A Degreed Professional with 15+ years of experience as an Application Developer, Network Administrator, Associate Electronic Engineer and Business Manager.
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
•  Expertise in software development, electronic design/repair, network configuration, user training and problem solving.
•  A creative technology professional with many software development wins using a variety of languages in diverse situations.  A business-savvy self-starter with the ability to rapidly grasp new technologies.
•  A highly motivated individual with the ability to produce innovative solutions to complex technological problems individually or in a team setting.
•  A strong work ethic combined with a commitment to excellence in all projects undertaken.
•  An adaptable future thinker who is eager to take charge of a situation to get the job done.
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STRENGTHS
• Object Oriented Technology	   • DOS/Win95/98   • Database Design	• FrontPage 2000
• All Versions of Visual Basic	   • ActiveX 	    • Creativity		• Digital Audio Production
• EDI - Electronic Data Interchange	   • MS Access	    • Office Automation	• Speech Recognition
• OLE Automation		   • DDE		    • SQL			• Customer Support
• Troubleshooting	  	   • COM	    • VBA		• Telephony/RS-232/Modems 
• LAN Installation and Maintenance   • GUI Design	    • FTP  		• QuickBooks Pro
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE
•  Advanced Human-Computer Interfaces 		      •  ActiveX controls design
•  Natural Language (i.e. English) Interfaces		      •  Inventory control, EDI and Bar Coding Expertise
•  Speech Based Interfaces				      •  Industrial Control Systems' Programming
•  MS Exchange / MS Outlook Based Contact Manager    •  M-Graphics Automation
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE GADGETORIUM, LLC - Indianapolis, IN						         1997 - 2003
Lead Programmer
The following projects were undertaken as a consultant and freelance programmer for various companies.
FOCUS SURGERY, INC. - Indianapolis, IN						              02/ 2003
Coded both ends of a remote data collection system that collects billing information and transfers it, via FTP over the Internet, to a centralized location for processing.  These two applications uses Visual Basic 6 interfaced to MS Access databases.  Using my existing Visual Basic routines, this system was in beta test in 12 days.
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLBOX, Inc. - Indianapolis, IN 					         2000 - 2001
Designed and coded the IntelliGraph Application.  This complex system decreases the labor involved in creating Johnson Controls' M-Graphics-based Graphical Interfaces by 50%.  It was written in Visual Basic 6 and utilized COM, third party and personally developed ActiveX controls, FTP, MS Access databases and ODBC connections to  MySQL databases on the Web.  
DOWNEY INSURANCE, INC. - Kokomo, IN 						                    2001
Completed a project that uses MS Access 97 connected, via ODBC, to a SQL Server database.   The application extracts contact information from the SQL Server database and puts it into MS Exchange for remote use by the sales force.  This required using the MS Outlook Object Model, COM, MS Outlook Form design and AT&T Laboratories' 
Virtual Network Computing application for telecommuting.
REAL WORLD SOLUTIONS. - Indianapolis, IN 						                    2001
Used MS Visual Studio, Visual Basic 6 and the MS Graph ActiveX control to provide Intranet-based graphs of electricity usage with data from the Johnson Controls Environmental Control System at Loyola College in Chicago.

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REAL WORLD SOLUTIONS, INC. - Indianapolis, IN 	  				         2000 - 2001
Developed a complex system to enhance the functionality and user interface to Johnson Controls' Metalink DDE Server.  This Visual Basic 6 application uses Farpoint's vaSpread ActiveX control, DDE, COM and MS Access databases.
MISCELLANEOUS									         1997 - 2000
I coded a variety of small projects for a number of companies in Visual Basic, MS Access 97 and MS Access 2000.  I also used FrontPage 2000 to create a Web Site.  Additionally, I did some audio recording projects for local bands.
The following were full time positions.
SPAN, INC. - Indianapolis, IN								         1994 - 1996
Applications Developer 
Automated Purchasing, Inventory, and Work Process Control functions in Visual FoxPro on Macintosh and MS Access on PC's for an electronic engineering and manufacturing company.  
MEDIATECH, INC. – Indianapolis, IN							         1993 - 1994
Senior Programmer 
Wrote both ends (client and server) of a telecommunications system that provided information to clients via modem.  Written in CA Clipper utilizing dBase databases.  Novel Netware System Administration.
CORPORATE NETWORKS, INC. – Indianapolis, IN					         1991 - 1993
Senior Programmer 
Coded a number of applications in BASIC, Clipper and FoxPro. Installed and maintained Novell NetWare.  Performed Oracle DBA functions.  Co-authored two articles on PowerBuilder for LAN Magazine.  Co-authored an article on CD-ROM arrays for LAN Magazine.  Participated as a panelist on EDI at Comdex.  
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ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
BIOMEDICAL 
Biological Research Technician								         1978 - 1980
Assisted in designing, performing and interpreting many types of biological research experiments.  This position required using sterile technique, radioisotope tagging, biochemistry and other standard laboratory procedures.
Surgeon's Assistant and Operating Room Technician 					         1973 - 1976
Responsible for scrubbing for surgery, assisting surgeons, pre and postoperative patient care, office assistance and various other duties.
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EDUCATION
ORACLE CORPORATION - Chicago, IL
Topic: Oracle DBA and Software Tools Training
LEXINGTON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - Lexington, KY
Major: Electronic Engineering Technology
Courses: Analog and digital circuit design and troubleshooting, Trigonometry, various lab courses in circuit design and troubleshooting, FORTRAN, BASIC
Associate of Applied Science to be awarded upon completion of five additional credit hours.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY - Lexington, KY
Major: Zoology.
Courses: Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Algebra, Calculus, Physics, Physiology, Embryology, Endocrinology, Histology, Ecology, Anthropology, English, German, American History, PASCAL and other subjects required for a Bachelor of Science degree.
Bachelor of Science Degree (3.0 GPA)
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PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS
Available upon request