WORK EXPERIENCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
EDUCATION Activities Honors
MARK S.
GANCHROW
(585) 520-0269 (cell)
additional information available at http://www.linkedin.com/in/markganchrow
1/96 10/04 NetWorks, Inc./Structured Technologies, Inc.
Senior Project Manager
Director, Applications Support and
Development
Consult with client management and end-users to
design, develop and support client systems, using Microsoft FoxPro and Visual FoxPro (VFP) power
tools and programming language, including using VFP as front-end for SQL Server
back-end, and object-oriented programming (OOP). Write and publish user and
system documentation using Microsoft Word for Windows.
Project Management for my own and other developers projects at various levels.
Software testing and debugging, and Technical and End-User Documentation.
Create Help files using Doc-to-Help.
4/91 Accounting Management Systems/Dataware
Technology Group, Ltd.
President/Systems
Developer/Programmer
Consult with client management and end-users to
design, develop, document, implement, and support client systems, using various
tools and programming languages. Write and publish user and system
documentation. Train/tutor FoxPro programmers at various
levels. Subcontract from other developers to complete and streamline existing
systems.
1/92 2/93 Softcare Computer Services, Inc. - Senior
Programmer/Developer
Design, develop and support vertical FoxBase+, FoxPro and Magic PC applications. Convert
client applications from various languages to FoxPro 2.0.
Customize SBT Accounting modules per client specification. Develop user
documentation using Hijaak
screen capture utility, WordPerfect and Word for Windows word processors. Write
and edit client newsletter.
3/89 - 4/91 Standard
Systems Solutions, Inc. - Consultant/Programmer
Supervise Programming Department. Install Novell Netware Hardware, Software, and Applications. Support
clients who had no in-house Network Administrator or Information Services
Department. Custom FoxPro and FoxBase+ System Design, Specification, Development, Coding and Documentation.
Applications developed include: Commercial: Inventory/Transaction Tracking, Sales Orders,
Purchase Orders, Invoicing/Statements, Rental Systems. State Agencies: Purchase Orders, Inventory Tracking, Accounts
Payable/Vouchers, General Ledger.
1/87 ‑ 12/89 Interactive Data Corp. (IDC) ‑ Project Consultant
Specialize
in fixed‑income and equity issues, providing pre‑ and post‑sales
support and account management to clients. Develop, present, customize,
install, maintain and document financial software, and train clients in its
use.
Applications developed include: Convertible
Securities Analysis (in IDC
Database Language on IBM/370), Daily
Stock Price Tracking by Industry (in Fortran & IDC database), and Swap System ‑
tracking trades and hedges, and maintaining portfolio (in DBase III+ on IBM PC/AT).
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MS SQL Server |
1999 |
Expert |
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Microsoft Access |
1997 |
Regular Use |
Visual FoxPro (versions
3,5,6,7,8,9)
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1995
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Expert
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FoxPro (DOS, Windows, Mac) |
1990 |
Expert |
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Foxbase+ |
1989 |
Expert |
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Visual Basic/VBA/VB.NET |
2002 |
Regular Use |
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MS-Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP (installation &
configuration) |
1990 |
Regular Use |
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MS Word |
1992 |
Regular Use |
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MS Excel |
1995 |
Regular Use |
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Doc-to-Help |
2000 |
Light Use |
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Magic-PC (DBMS) |
1992 |
Light Use |
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Recital for VAX (VMS) |
1991 |
Light Use |
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QUERY Database (DBMS) |
1986 |
Education |
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Other Database |
1987 |
Regular Use |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer, Outlook, Outlook
Express |
1996 |
Regular Use |
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WordPerfect (5.1) |
1989 |
Regular Use |
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Novell Netware (Support) |
1988 |
Regular Use |
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(Installation) |
1988 |
Light Use |
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QEMM/Desqview
386 |
1989 |
Expert |
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Brief/Dbrief
Program Editor |
1989 |
Expert |
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PC Tools (DOS, Windows) |
1989 |
Regular Use |
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Norton PCAnywhere |
1989 |
Regular Use |
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MS-DOS (3.3, 5.0, 6) |
1987 |
Expert |
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DR-DOS (6.0) |
1991 |
Regular Use |
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COBOL |
1986 |
Moderate Use |
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Fortran |
1986 |
Light Use |
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BASIC |
1986 |
Light Use |
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C |
1989 |
Education |
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Hardware: |
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PCs (DOS/ Microsoft Windows) |
1986 |
Expert |
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IBM 370 (VM) |
1986 |
Regular Use |
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HP3000 |
1985 |
Education |
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VAX (VMS) |
1991 |
Light Use |
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IBM S/38 (COBOL & CL) |
1987 |
Light Use |
3/86 MBA, UNIVERSITY OF
Concentration
in Finance, Accounting, and Information Systems.
Grade
Point Average: 3.5
Top
25% of Class
6/83 BBA, BARUCH COLLEGE (CUNY) cum
laude
Major
in Finance and Investments
Grade
Point Average: 3.5
PROFESSIONAL
1998 Microsoft
Certified Professional, Visual FoxPro
1996 Wrote
user-training manual for Quicken V6
1995 Co-wrote
Microsoft
Visual FoxPro Step by Step Microsoft
Press
(book
won award from Society for Technical Communication)
10/92 - 8/95 Greater Rochester Fox User Group -
President, Newsletter Editor
1994/95 Beta
Tester for Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0
for Windows
Since 1993
Member, Microsoft Developer Network
6/93 Beta
Tester for Central Point Backup for
Windows 2.0,
PC
Tools Gold (V9.0),
PC
Tools/Windows
1/93 Article accepted for publication by FoxPro
Advisor Magazine (May 1993 Issue)
10/92 Beta
Tester for Microsoft FoxPro 2.5 (DOS and
Windows)
Ongoing education and training and seminars in
FoxPro 2.5, 2.6, Visual FoxPro, MS SQL Server
PERSONAL
Congregation
Beth Hakneses Hachodosh
President 10/2002
Web
Site developer/Webmaster 2003
Financial
Secretary 6/2000
9/2002
Vice
President 9/1999
6/2000
Greater
Rochester Fox User Group founding President
Rochester
Professional Consultants Network
Software
Executives Group
Graduate
Business Club (UR)
Investment
Club (UR)
Finance‑Economics
Society (Baruch) ‑ Investment Advisory Committee
Financial
Management Association (UR)
Baruch
College Newspaper, Reporter and Columnist
1996 Microsoft Visual FoxPro Step by Step won award for Technical Writing
Dean's
List ‑ Baruch College (3 years)
CUNY
Merit Scholarship
New
York State Regents Scholarship
1985 UR Stock Market Competition (3rd Place)
1979 National Merit Scholarship Commendation
1978 NYS Stock Market Competition ‑ First Place, NYC Region
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