Jed C. Morris [[ Expert Access/Excel/VBA Developer What Can I Do For You? Jed C. Morris [email_address] 860.373.4036

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Introduction – Jed C. Morris Software developer for over 20 years Ten years experience with Visual Basic for Applications. Expert level Microsoft Access database administrator. Expert level Microsoft Excel developer. One year .NET experience: WinForms, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, T-SQL, SQL Server.

Software developer for over 20 years

Ten years experience with Visual Basic for Applications.

Expert level Microsoft Access database administrator.

Expert level Microsoft Excel developer.

One year .NET experience: WinForms, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, T-SQL, SQL Server.

Introduction – Jed C. Morris The following slides review one Microsoft Access database project authored exclusively by Jed Morris. Technologies demonstrated are: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, VBA development. This database was developed during a six month sabbatical in Guyana South America for use in monitoring AIDS prevention programs.

The following slides review one Microsoft Access database project authored exclusively by Jed Morris.

Technologies demonstrated are: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, VBA development.

This database was developed during a six month sabbatical in Guyana South America for use in monitoring AIDS prevention programs.

Main Menu Program Areas : Six primary program areas Reports : 14 detail and summary reports Admin : Security, backup, support, etc.

Program Areas : Six primary program areas

Reports : 14 detail and summary reports

Admin : Security, backup, support, etc.

Community Outreach Community Outreach – one of six program areas Complex system capable of supporting the work of many AIDS prevention agencies Widely endorsed by agencies and the national Ministry of Health

Community Outreach – one of six program areas

Complex system capable of supporting the work of many AIDS prevention agencies

Widely endorsed by agencies and the national Ministry of Health

Multi-Session Training Multi-Session Training – a second of the six program areas This system replaced cumbersome manual monitoring Quality monitoring is having a direct impact on national public health policy

Multi-Session Training – a second of the six program areas

This system replaced cumbersome manual monitoring

Quality monitoring is having a direct impact on national public health policy

User Interfaces Note the clean, professional user interfaces Simple, clear error messages Pleasing use of color and fonts

Note the clean, professional user interfaces

Simple, clear error messages

Pleasing use of color and fonts

User Help Systems Three levels of real-time user help : 1) Hyperlink to the full User Doc 2) Tool tips 3) Context sensitive Help

Three levels of real-time user help :

1) Hyperlink to the full User Doc

2) Tool tips

3) Context sensitive Help

User Training User Training supported by Viewlets , a product of ViewletBuilder5 from Qarbon. Viewlets provide a “simulation” of actual software usage. A presentation provides a series of screens that animate mouse movements, menu selections, data entry, etc. Training is also enhanced with explanatory text boxes that provide comments. The “movie” presents a realistic presentation of actual software usage.

User Training supported by Viewlets , a product of ViewletBuilder5 from Qarbon.

Viewlets provide a “simulation” of actual software usage.

A presentation provides a series of screens that animate mouse movements, menu selections, data entry, etc.

Training is also enhanced with explanatory text boxes that provide comments.

The “movie” presents a realistic presentation of actual software usage.

Tables System defined by 19 tables Full use of the relational database model: keys, indexes, constraints, cascading deletes, and relationships

System defined by 19 tables

Full use of the relational database model: keys, indexes, constraints, cascading deletes, and relationships

Reporting 14 Reports Categorized as Summary or Detail All reports seamlessly produced in Excel Previous reporting had been: un-reliable, inconsistent, in-complete, and time consuming

14 Reports

Categorized as Summary or Detail

All reports seamlessly produced in Excel

Previous reporting had been: un-reliable, inconsistent, in-complete, and time consuming

Reporting Excel reporting advantages (over Access) : 1) Flexible output 2) Powerful, user friendly report buttons provide additional functionality 3) Easy user customization 4) Support for saving reports to disk 5) Users feel “comfortable” in Excel

Excel reporting advantages (over Access) :

1) Flexible output

2) Powerful, user friendly report buttons

provide additional functionality

3) Easy user customization

4) Support for saving reports to disk

5) Users feel “comfortable” in Excel

Visual Basic Extensive use of Visual Basic Greatly enhances the system functionality and user interface 10 years experience with VBA in both Excel and Access

Extensive use of Visual Basic

Greatly enhances the system functionality and user interface

10 years experience with VBA in both Excel and Access

Administration Administrative tools support sustainability Not sufficient to supply only the basic functionality Administrative tools that ease tasks such as: backup, security, updates, etc. are required if the product is to have a long term impact

Administrative tools support sustainability

Not sufficient to supply only the basic functionality

Administrative tools that ease tasks such as: backup, security, updates, etc. are required if the product is to have a long term impact

Documentation Always fully document my software Above manuals written for: DB Admin, Users, Support personnel Not just an after thought or a “bother” but integral part of project

Always fully document my software

Above manuals written for: DB Admin, Users, Support personnel

Not just an after thought or a “bother” but integral part of project

Documentation Documentation is extensive (this manual is 75 pages) Is of the highest quality

Documentation is extensive (this manual is 75 pages)

Is of the highest quality

Business Value Improved data quality Wide range of Automated Reports Meet auditing requirements Security features to protect confidential data Fully documented Administration tools for sustainability A single person, with the right skill set, can have a significant impact Very satisfying to produce a national database that can impact public health policy and peoples lives

Improved data quality

Wide range of Automated Reports

Meet auditing requirements

Security features to protect confidential data

Fully documented

Administration tools for sustainability

A single person, with the right skill set, can have a significant impact

Very satisfying to produce a national database that can impact public health policy and peoples lives

Work History Driven to complete projects Consistent strong reviews for both quality and quantity of software Very client oriented 22 years with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Strong presentation, teaching, and mentoring skills Excellent references In January 2008, awarded by Pfizer, with a 6 month sabbatical in Guyana South America serving as a database administrator in a non-profit HIV program

Driven to complete projects

Consistent strong reviews for both quality and quantity of software

Very client oriented

22 years with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

Strong presentation, teaching, and mentoring skills

Excellent references

In January 2008, awarded by Pfizer, with a 6 month sabbatical in Guyana South America serving as a database administrator in a non-profit HIV program

Personal Excellent health. 30 years of exercising: 23,000 miles jogging, 5 years swimming. Adventurous, high-energy life style. 1,400 skydives and a 3,500 mile bicycle trip across US. Six months traveling at sea in Central America. Hobbies are home improvement and furniture making. Have installed my own indoor, in-ground exercise swimming pool.

Excellent health.

30 years of exercising: 23,000 miles jogging, 5 years swimming.

Adventurous, high-energy life style.

1,400 skydives and a 3,500 mile bicycle trip across US.

Six months traveling at sea in Central America.

Hobbies are home improvement and furniture making. Have installed my own indoor, in-ground exercise swimming pool.

What Can I Do For You? Jed C. Morris [email_address] 860.373.4036

What Can I Do For You?