Toby Schofield
1267 Carswell Avenue
Elk Grove, IL 60007
(847) 258 5330
toby.schofield@3psc.net
Summary
18 years
experience in technical and development aspects of mid range ERP
software, particularly System/21 applications. Positions held from
Operator to Project Leader. Designed and presented software solutions
for a wide range of business requirements.

Experience

July 1999 – Present

Third Party Software Catalyst Inc.
Independently servicing accounts that
need to get back on track, additional functionality, interface to other
applications, uplifts, general modifications and bug fixing.
 

February 1995 – July 1999

Technical Pre Sales Developer, JBA International
Designed and coded additional
functionality for existing Customers and created solutions for
prospects.Demonstrated technical and application software to
prospects.Consulted in all technical aspects of ERP software sales,
presales. Focused on identifying and resolving functionality required
that is too specific for general product .Provided solutions on a
proof-of-concept basis per prospect.

January 1994 – February 1995

Technical Consultant, JBA International, Rolling Meadows, IL.
All aspects of installing, training,
documenting, and troubleshooting software. Also on call to travel any
where to resolve issues of a business critical nature.Designed and coded
custom modifications.

July 1993 – January 1994

Systems Analyst, SEC Consulting, London, England.

Troubleshooting/sizing various hardware configurations on System/3X and
AS/400 platforms.Enhance/bug fix various packages in IBM mid range
environment.

July 1990 –
July 1993

Senior Programmer, JBA (UK), London, England.

Installed and
modified software on and off site for custom development
projects.Specialized in improving the performance of applications to
handle the additional through put requirements of Accounts that sized
above 400 DASD capabilities at that time.

July 1988 –
July 1990

Programmer, Toshiba (UK), Frimley, England.
Initially joined for complete rewrite
of their internal systems.Responsible for prototype AS/400 (B10)
implementation to synchronize data flow to System/38 during conversion
between electronic components and consumer products divisions. Designed
and implemented View-data system for remote PC access to System/38 for
home repair techs.

September 1986 – July 1988

Programmer / Technical Assistant, CMA Ettworth Group, London, England. 
Designed and
implemented telex, fax and barcode solutions on System/3X.

Special Projects
PKMS
System/21 Inventory
and Purchasing interface to PKMS as an alternative to the standard
warehousing application.
E Mail
A Company was sending
faxes to Customers to show shipment details (VB). I added the ability to
send this information via E Mail if preferred.
Dynamic Web Site
Once the E Mail mod
was available Customers wanted the ability to track their shipments at
several points during a day. This was achieved by developing a web site
using java servlets that uploaded the Access db and displayed the
transactions to Customers through a secure login.
Richter look and Feel
System/21
Manufacturing was a good solution for supply/demand but the op sequence was
not descriptive for shop floor documentation. As a previous Richter install
I manipulated the route/BOM structure to have ‘cut sequences’ entered
against operations so inquiries/documents could be viewed and printed in
either format with out interfering with the core MRP process.
Corporate Components.
Development utility
allowing programmers to write modifications while retaining the integrity of
the standard package. Implemented modular programming techniques, assisted
with reusable code while leveraging existing RPG coding skills. Skeleton
code is automatically generated and the process runs out side of legacy code
to minimize upgrade effort.
Enablement Wizard.
Designed and coded a
utility that walks a developer through the steps required to make an RPG
program communicate with JBA @ctive Modeler’s workflow engine. This utility
was used to improve the speed of this procedure and the consistency of the
work.
Virtual Warehousing.
Expanded on the
existing System/21 supply replenishment systems to allow true
enterprise-wide resource allocation, by linking sales, purchasing and
manufacturing requirements across multiple systems and multiple Companies.
This allowed a “Hunt” group to be set up across an AS/400 network to
configure the easiest delivery source and calculate lead time to make the
information available to Users as they placed orders and automatically
allocate stock on the correct route/AS/400 for distribution.
CAD Interface.
Designed and coded a
Client/Server based utility (VB) that allows a user to download the
components of an AutoCAD design into a System/21 route structure. The data
is initially stored on the AS/400 (FTP), where it can be viewed and
manipulated before adding/replacing an actual BOM.
Metals.
Designed and coded an attribute based order entry, distribution and
manufacturing tracking system that works within the framework of System/21
applications. This allowed the users to keep track of and request specific
characteristics of inventory as it flowed through the enterprise.
Warehousing Application.
System/21 application
required more capacity than available with early AS/400’s for large
enterprise.Re engineered the programs to run more efficiently. Eliminated
inefficient data queues, LDA etc. from the application.

Technical and Application Skills
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Platforms:   System/3X,
AS/400-i/Series OS, OCL, CLP, DOS, Windows.

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Languages: RPG 2,3,4 (OPM-ILE-SQL)
,VB, java, basic.

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Packages:   SYSTEM/21,
Eclipse, Tomcat, CMA-ETTWORTH, COBWEBB, PKMS, VERTEX, AMIS, Presence
(interfaced to many other packages).  

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Processes:  Inventory,
distribution, order entry, manufacturing, DRP, Warehousing, Financials (AP,
AR, GL, fixed assets) commissions, forecasting, sales analysis. (Style,
Footwear, Metals and standard product).

References available upon request