Felicity McCarthy

Berkeley

email: felicity_mccarthy@yahoo.com

Resume

Objective:

I am interested in a challenging position within a progressive company. I wish to use my current programming skills, and develop new skills. I enjoy working on web-based development projects, learning new techniques and languages. I wish to deepen my database skills.

Appropriate position:

Programmer - Web Developer - Web Designer

Personal Summary:
  • Strong work ethic
  • Very positive attitude
  • Learn new skills rapidly
  • Committed to high quality
  • Work well with people

Technical Skills:

Languages and Skills:

ASP, VBScript, JavaScript, CSS, DHTML, HTML, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Basic.NET, Crystal Reports, SQL, TSQL, reading knowledge of PHP, C, C++, and Java

RDBMS:

SQLServer 6.5, 7.0, 2000, 2005, Oracle 7.0, Access 2000, 2003, XP, 2007

Development Tools:

MS Visual Studio, Office 2000, XP, 2007, Visio, HomeSite, Dreamweaver, Paint Shop Pro, Ultra Edit, Crystal Report Designer, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Operating Systems:

Windows XP, 2000, NT, 98, 95, 3.1, DOS

Misc. Tools:

QuickBooks 2006, HotDocs, IIS, FTP, VNC, PCAnywhere

Operating Systems:

Windows XP, 2000, NT, 98, 95, 3.1, DOS

Other Languages:

German (4 yrs), Latin (4 yrs), French(2 yrs), Chinese(2 yrs), Classical Greek(1 yr)

Other Skills:

Graphic arts (3 yrs private instruction), Small business management

Education:

2000

MCP Certified - Visual Basic 6 Desktop exam 70-176

1999

Diploma: Client/Server Programming, Computer Learning Center, SF, CA - graduated summa cum laude

1993

BA San Francisco Conservatory of Music, SF, CA

1984

Music Pedagogy diploma Cork School of Music, Ireland

1979

liberal Arts Courses Mills College, Oakland, California

Professional Experience

Programming - Web Development

2002 - 2007

Self-employed/under contract
  • Wrote desktop application to track and print agent loan proposals for the real estate industry. Technologies used included:
    • Visual Basic.net, Crystal Reports, MSAccess
  • Wrote invoice program to track sales and print invoices for the music industry, using Access 2000/XP
  • Designed, wrote, created images, and still administer/maintain websites for
  • Acted as interim webmaster for San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
  • Renovated an asp/SQLServer-based web tool for commute.org
  • Worked with a team developing a custom installation of Lawbase (SQL Server-based software) for a nation-wide legal firm.
  • (Current) Assisting clients maintaining the systems I developed and/or renovated.

2000 - 2001

Synergy Business Solutions

Position - Web Developer
  • Member of a team designing and developing a large-scale web application for the insurance industry
  • Technologies used included IIS, ASP, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, VBScript, XML, SQL, VB COM and VB EXE
  • My responsibilities:
    • Create an HTML prototype of the entire site
    • Design the site map, ASP structure, JavaScript functions, client-side validation and error handling system
    • Provide ASP design documentation
    • Primary author of the Active Server Pages (ASP's)
    • Lead design and code walk-throughs
  • Other projects:
    • Maintain existing Visual Basic code base
    • Create SQL scripts to manage data in an existing SQLServer based system
    • Migrated, installed and documented an existing Java/JSP web site to development, testing and production environments

1999 - 2000

InfoRespond

Position - Systems Engineer
  • Member of a team developing a web application for the financial services industry
  • Technologies used included IIS, SQL, TSQL, VB COM, ASP, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, VBScript and XML
  • My responsibilities:
    • Authored 40 of the 100+ web pages
    • Maintained client-side code, COM layer, and stored procedures.
    • Migrated code to the production server
  • Other projects:
    • Member of a team maintaining a large intranet site for the shipping industry remotely (through PCAnywhere). Site employed ASP and Oracle 7

Musician/Teacher

1990 - 2007

Self-employed
  • Provided weekly lessons from 3 to 30 students in violin and viola, children and adults alike, at various levels of proficiency, from beginning to advanced
  • Professional free-lance musician, the greater Bay Area, 1995 - 1998
  • Held permanent performance contracts with Stockton (holding the position of Assistant Principal violist) Modesto and Berkeley Symphonies

Business Management

2006 - 2007

McCarthy Construction, Berkeley, CA

Position - Bookkeeper/Part Owner - Construction company
  • Field phone calls and faxes
  • Maintain employee, client, vendor and sub-contractor files
  • Do payroll for 5 employees, including time cards, accounting, taxes
  • Do accounting (QuickBooks); including payable/receivable, job accounting, projections, contracts, taxes
  • Prepare books for year-end accounting

2002 - 2004, 2006 - 2007

Suzanna Schomaker, CFP, San Francisco, CA

Position - Administrative Assistant; Financial Planning Office
  • Answered phones and screened caller questions, greeted clients, kept calendar
  • Maintained client files; both paper and electronic systems
  • Produced annual client statements, did general correspondence
  • Did accounts receivable and payable, ordering, banking, payroll and bookkeeping

1989 - 1997, 2002 - 2005

Ifshin Violins, Berkeley, CA

Position - Sales Associate
  • Provided expert advice on repairs, products and instruments for sale
  • Managed ordering and inventory control
  • Acted as backup computer system maintenance person

Position - Manager
  • Managed rental business, including bookkeeping and general office tasks
  • Supervised two employees
  • Maintained database using the proprietary program SoftMusic
  • Designed and produced the 20-page mail-order catalog for three years.

1987 - 1989

CopyMat

Position - Assistant Manager
  • Provided primary bookkeeping for six branches and A/R for the central office.
  • Managed six employees