Vincent P Wilson

Vincent P. Wilson Proofreader 7742 Priestley Dr Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 -- Objective I have worked in the field of banking and insurance for 30 years in the field of IT. During that time, I have mastered the ability to effectively communicate instructions and concepts for the various team projects I have led. My goal now is to harness those skills to review and proofread personal and professional documents, blogs, speeches, transcripts, and college reports. Skills Successfully Completed the coursework for ProofreadAnywhere general proofreading online (studying for finals now). Highly focused – This came about during my time at Franklin University in undergraduate school. Attention to details – Picked this up during my 30-year career as an application programmer. Able to follow instructions/direction - since I could read, I have taught myself how to do things by following experts' advice on such things as cooking, photography, programming, and scuba diving. Dependable, ethical, punctual Observant – as a program developer, problem solving was a required aptitude. Looking for patterns in data requires a very observant individual. Good Listener – when I transitioned from developer to business analyst, I honed the fine skill of being able to translate the verbal description of a business process into specifications for new application products. Technical Skills Microsoft Office Tools (Power Point, Word, Excel, etc.) Outlook Google Suite WordPress (novice) EXPERIENCE July 2023 – Present Proofreader, Eagle Eyes Proofreading, LLC February 2022 – July 2023 Bus Operator, Central Ohio Transit Authority May 2019 – December 2021 Truck Driver, Werner Enterprises September 2018 – May 2019 Business Process Analyst, R + L Carriers     Gather current business procedures, through personal interviews and elicitation, and AsIs business processes for a fleet maintenance for a major trucking/delivery company. Experience creating Fact Models, User Stories, Use Cases, Business Scenarios, and Process Flow diagrams. Accomplished iRise developer/user. Created over 80 As-Is Enhancement Solution documents that detailed how the current state of reporting in preparation for To-Be solution using a COTS solution. JULY 2017 - April 2018 Business Analyst, JP Morgan Chase Bank (CONTRACT)     Worked as a Business Analyst / Developer for multiple projects. Performed lead functions including creating procedures for level 2 and level 3 technical support. Created and designed code, quality control procedures, code inspections, test support, and progress reporting. Created story cards in JIRA Agile. MAY 2005 - JULY 2017 Developer/Analyst, Nationwide Insurance Company     Lead a team as a Developer/Analyst for multiple projects. The team was comprised of Sr. Developers, Jr. Developers, QA and testers. All of this was on an Agile Line. Lead functions include, but are not limited to, performing requirements analysis, creation of procedures, working with the business to solve issues, conducting and creating code design, documentation of design, code inspections and progress reporting. Lead the effort to implement Nationwide Property’s discount option “Associate Discount”. Completed the effort to replace the rating function in AGSS (Agency Gateway Sales and Service) with external rate calculation software.          Worked with the business and IT on a regular basis to ensure the correct requirements were being implemented. Collaborated with other IT members throughout the department as called upon to develop code for developers. These developers were following my process and specifications. Process flow diagrams were created for Managers and the AVP’s. These were created in Visio or as a descriptive narrative. Wrote end user documentation for level2 and level 3 support teams. Kept the database up to date with all changes and enhancements. Scoped out new projects for the Agile Team. This included estimation of the projects cost (Time, resources, implications). Managed estimation creation for all incoming project requests. Some estimates were delegated to appropriate lead developers; most estimates were completed by me. Managed a team of 8 to 10 associate developers and contract developers on several medium sized projects. Duties included evaluating estimations and determining the most qualified and available developers to assign for all incoming projects. Provided feedback at team meetings with suggestions to make the work more streamlined. Created a method for tracking defects by use of a central spreadsheet that could be used for quickly reporting to management. JUNE 1999 - MAY 2005 IT App Developer, Anthem Life Insurance    Supported nightly flow jobs and responded to calls to resolve production flow issues. Created enhancements to existing VB6 server system. Coded enhancements for generating automated letters to clients regarding long term disability accounts. EDUCATION 1991 B.S. Computer Management, Franklin University, Columbus, OH 9/2014 - 4/2016 Certificate for Object-Oriented Programming and Development in JAVA, Franklin University, Columbus, OH Computer Science & OO Programming OO Data Structures and Algorithms Database Management Systems Application Server Programming)