PAUL PIKET

7 Shade Court  Maple Shade  NJ  08052

856-313-9739    ppiket@yahoo.com    www.linkedin.com/in/paulpiket

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced programmer on MVS mainframe operating system using COBOL, Natural, ADABAS and JCL.  Able to work independently and to interface with users at all levels.  Excellent writing, editing, proofreading and communication skills.  Experienced tutor and teacher.

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

COMPUTER ASSISTANCE OF SOUTH JERSEY                               2009 – Present

Began a small business to provide tutoring in computer skills and PC tech support to residential computer users

· Under arrangement with Amtrak, currently tutoring employees in Microsoft Office, using original lesson plans

WORK HISTORY

CAR-LENE DATA COLLECTION, Moorestown, NJ                             2010 – present

Market Research Interviewer

· Conducted market research interviews in a fast-paced environment

· Dealt with respondents in a friendly and professional manner

CURTIS CIRCULATION COMPANY, Pennsauken, NJ                                    1998 - 2009

Senior Programmer

· Managed new applications through all phases, from user specifications to implementation

· Coded new batch jobs and online applications using Natural and COBOL/SQL

· Maintained and upgraded existing programs and JCL

· Conferred with users on design requirements of  online screens and reports

· Documented all work

· On-call during non-business hours to debug batch job failures

SHEARMAN & STERLING, New York, NY                                           1988 - 1998

Legal Proofreader

· Frequently filled in for supervisor, ordering temporary personnel to ensure prompt completion of shift workload and coordinating flow of legal documents

· Proofread and edited legal documents for consistency, grammar and typos

CAPITAL SOFTWARE, LTD., New York, NY

Office Manager – Responsible for day-to-day office operations

COMPU*TECH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC., Queens, NY

Computer Programming Teacher – Taught fundamentals of programming to 3rd - 8th grades

EDUCATION

THE CHUBB INSTITUTE, New York, NY – Certificate in Computer Programming

QUEENS COLLEGE, Queens, NY – B.A. in English

RECENT ACTIVITIES

Successfully completed introductory online course in Java

Volunteered on tech crew (building sets) for a local community theatre