Thomas Lynch

Summary

Mr. Lynch has been an independent IT consultant for 21 years, primarily providing services in:

• IT training, development and delivery

• IT consulting, programming and analysis

• IT technical writing

Current Employment And Affiliations

JML Optical Industries, Inc., Rochester, NY
Computer Systems Manager/Senior Programmer/Analyst (31 years)

Development of accounting, financial planning, manufacturing control, and optical engineering systems, both design and programming. Experience has included mainframe-style and client/server applications with extensive database manipulations, as well as system software design at the assembly level.

Source 1 Technology Services, Burr Ridge, IL
Consultant (8 years)

Defining, constructing and/or teaching on‑site courses in industry. Development of course materials and technical manuals. Clients have included TruServe, Trans Union, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Navistar, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Nations Bank, Ameritech, ACNielsen, Northern Trust Bank, Bell Atlantic.

Business Experience

Helander and Associates, Inc.
Senior Consultant (17 years)

Educational programs in industry, systems evaluation, and consulting programming. Defined, constructed and taught on‑site courses, with particular strength in customization. Clients included Ameritech Services, the Chicago Transit Authority and Bell+Howell.

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas

Developed an extensive internal reference manual for BCBS’s Claims Processing System. Developed customized courseware for Greenhouse, a source management tool, and provided subsequent training.

Chicago Transit Authority

Developed a transfer system to load Unisys data into an IMS database. Converted a legal subrogation system from Unisys to IMS on MVS. Converted a large system of SAS/EXEC/QBE on VM into SAS/REXX/QMF on MVS. Developed several documentation items including an MIS New Employee Handbook and a Testing Standards and Procedures Manual.

Trans Union

Developed a course/reference manual for a fourth generation language to develop credit decisioning systems.

Commonwealth Edison

Developed a Technical Resources Manual for application developers. Developed a Client/Server Source Control Procedures Manual and provided subsequent training.

Ameritech

Developed a user manual for an in‑house financial management system.

Northwestern University, College of Arts and Sciences

Development and on‑going maintenance of credit allocation system for advanced placement for incoming freshman.

Department of Virology, University of Chicago

Developed a checklist generation program for amino acid analysis.

Northwestern University

Developed a sample Calculus tutoring system using interaction, graphics and animation, under a grant from Bendix Corporation.

Cormac Industries, Rochester, NY

Developed optical engineering software for test plate maintenance and usage.

Teaching Experience

• Northwestern University, Department of Computer Science, 5 years

• University of Chicago, Department of Mathematics, 3 years

• Helander and Associates, Inc., Highland Park, IL, 17 years

• Source 1 Technology Services, Burr Ridge, IL, 8 years

• FCS Computing Services, Inc., Chicago, IL, as needed

• JML Optical Industries, Inc., Rochester, NY, as needed

Education

Ph.D. Computer Science, Northwestern University, December 1990.

Specialization: Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Research areas included the development of an automated system to model a student and provide customized tutoring attuned to the individual student.

S.M. Mathematics, University of Chicago, June 1978.

B.Sc. Mathematics, McGill University, Montreal, June 1977.

IT Skills and Experience
(* Indicates training delivered)

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