John Ellis has over 30 years of experience in programming and management. He has extensive experience developing applications in Java, RPG, C#, and SQL. His background includes managing teams and developing applications for loan processing, collections, and healthcare systems. Currently, he works as an independent contractor developing custom software solutions.

1. John R. Ellis
johnrellis01@att.net
501.891.2064
Professional Summary:
Highly motivated, analytical, creative, and quality driven management associate, with the
ability to effectively direct multiple projects and teams of varying size and complexity from
initiation/feasibility through closure. Proven track record for coordinating with business,
sales, development, and integration teams in order to consistently deliver business solutions
within critical time and budget constraints. Strong background in internal application
development, COTS package implementations, and 3rd
party software solution integrations.
Technical Skills:
• Java programming, 12 years
• RPG programming, 16 years
• C# .Net 1.5 years
• IBM i (i5, iSeries, System i, AS/400), 19 years
• SQLSQL Server 12 years
• Microsoft Office Suite
Professional Experience:
Arkansas Federal Credit Union
March 2013 to April 2015
Senior Programmer4Analyst III
I was hired by Arkansas Federal Credit Union to write a Direct Lending system that takes a
loan application from a production application processing system and apply credit lending
rules to evaluate the loan application to see if it falls within credit guidelines. If the
application is within credit guidelines and spending limits the system creates a loan on the
core Credit Union loan processing system. The user interface for the loan application was
written in Java SWT. The backend programs that write to the core processing system was
written using APEX message calls (XML messages using c#) to format the application
data. General maintenance work is also a job requirement.
Accomplishments:
• Development of business requirements document to outline the core system design,
database design and data collection processing requirements
• SQL server Database setup for development and production environments
• Design and development of Java and c# application for processing loan applications
and credit criteria validation
• Testing and user support for production implementation of new Direct Lending
application processing system.
• System support and application development maintenance for production support.

2. Contract Programming Arkansas Federal Credit Union
December 2012 to January 2013
Created programming specifications for rewrite of a Direct Lending credit application
processing system. The application reviews the financial details of a loan application to
determine if it is within underwriting guidelines.
DataPath Inc.
January 2012 to October 2012
Programming Manager, Application Development and Support
Tasked with the management and oversight of 13 in house developers (7 C# and 6 FoxPro),
a 7-person development team offshore for current development and maintenance (C# and
Foxpro), and 4 developers offshore working on a rewrite of existing systems. Performed
reviews of business requirements and programming specifications for new development.
Reported to internal management on the progress of various projects on a bi-weekly basis.
Accomplishments:
• Oversight and implementation of 3 major software releases of administrative
systems (Spring, Summer and Fall).
• Implemented system changes to upgrade PCI compliance to insure that the
company could upgrade their certification status with the debit card vendor (Master
Card) in order to take advantage of developing business opportunities.
• Organized a committee to oversee the input and prioritization of maintenance
requests that came from internal and external customers.
• Implemented and helped test an in-house development project to improve the
change control process for our Foxpro customers (administration customers) so that
we could streamline code fixes and enhancements.
• Organized weekly meetings with an offshore company to balance workload for
maintenance and development of existing systems and application monitoring and
support.
• Reviewed and developed standards and requirements for the development effort to
rewrite existing systems.
• Worked with the operations staff to move physical servers to a virtual server
environment to manage cost and physical space requirements.
• Worked with the operations staff to move to a high availability environment for
critical systems.

3. Arkansas Data Services - Contract Programming
October 2011 to January 2012
This job was a 3-month development contract through Arkansas Data Services in
Conway, Arkansas. Most of the time was spent enhancing a set of credit card processing
programs to change file processing to stored procedures and add several new clients to
the program. I also added functionality for an additional credit card entity.
Jefferson Regional Medical Center (Pine Bluff)
June 2010 to October 2011
Programming Manager, Application Development and Support
Tasked with management of 5 to 7 software developers. Oversight of Operations for 4
iSeries (AS400’s – Production, Lab, and High Availability) including applying PTF’s,
upgrades to disk and tape drives, and contacting IBM for problem troubleshooting and
resolution. Provided oversight and management of IT projects for the team, including
allocation of resources, communication to internal/external resources and business
partners. Developed strategic project visions and worked with the business units to
implement ideal solutions. Responsible for minimizing exposure and risk on projects and
reported progress to Management on a weekly basis. Also performed a technical role in
addition to the management role in order to see projects through to a successful
conclusion. Heavily involved in hiring and staff development.
Accomplishments:
• Participated in 2 upgrades to McKesson Series upgrades to retrofit code and keep
us on the most current release of the software
• Worked on a Meaningful Use project to implement Electronic Heath Records to
comply with new regulations to standardize electronic health information between
health care providers across the nation. The work done in year 1 (2010) netted the
hospital 3 million dollars
• Participated in the rewrite of our Human Resources application for internal
management. The areas affected were reviews, document scanning (developed
in-house), payroll maintenance for raises and bonuses, counseling forms, and
application processing for new hires and transfers within the company.
• Participated in the rewrite of a new Back-Office scanning solution. This enabled
Human Resources, Risk Management and Accounting to scan and retrieve
documents from a GUI interface by hitting a function key on a green screen.
• Responsible for all iSeries operations including quarterly IPL’s, backups and
rotation of tapes, developing written cases to present to upper management when
new hardware was needed
• Responsible for all IT support for Accounting, Materials Management, Gift Shop,
and Human Resources

4. Nuvell Financial Services (a subsidiary of GMAC)
January 1991 to June 2010
Management Positions Held:
Vice President Application Development and Support
June 2007 to June 2010
Senior Manager Application Development and Support
November 2002 to June 2007
Programming Manager Application Development and Support
May 1999 to, November 2002
Responsibilities included: Managed of a staff of up to 27 Application Developers,
Business Analysts, and Managers. Provided oversight and management of all IT
projects, including allocation of resources, communication to internal/external resources
and business partners. Developed strategic project visions and worked with the business
units to implement ideal solutions. Worked to minimized exposure and risk on projects.
As part of the Management Team, I provided project status for all Application
Development and Support projects to Executive Management on a weekly basis. Also
performed a technical role in addition to the management role in order to see projects
through to a successful conclusion. Was heavily involved in hiring and staff
development.
Accomplishments:
• Managed (and worked as a technical resource on) a project to rewrite the
Collections system, which allowed the company to collect payments in 3 different
locations. In addition, the system provided management oversight and reporting
that is estimated to save the company 5 million dollars per month
• Managed a project to automate the posting of Insurance Claims checks to reduce
the improper posting of 2 million dollars worth of payments per month
• Reduced software maintenance requests from over 300 in 2002 to 39 in 2007
• Helped to develop a project management methodology for internal use that was
modified from the Project Management Body of Knowledge for project
management
Technical Positions Held:
ProgrammerProgrammer AnalystSenior Programmer Analyst
October 1991 to May 1999
Responsibilities included: Development of Business Requirements and Programming
Specifications for various software development projects. Performed unit testing and
system testing of developed code for software projects. Managed projects of teams up to
10 people. Performed maintenance of existing systems as needed. Engaged in research
into new technologies and programming languages for future development efforts.

5. Accomplishments:
• 1 of 4 developers that developed the Loan Servicing Application (LLAMA) that
was used to run the company and was sold to 6 external clients.
• Was the lead developer on a team that created new software applications
including Accounts Payable, Collections, Bankruptcy, Legal, Insurance Claims,
Investor Reporting and General Ledger, ACH Payments.
• Maintenance and enhancements of the Loan Servicing Application (LLAMA)
including Posting, Reversals, General Ledger, Accruals, Insurance Claims, Dealer
Payments, ACH Payments
• Developed and implemented approximately 100 conversions to the Nuvell Loan
Servicing Application (LLAMA) from the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Other Positions Held:
Investor Accountant
January 1991 to October 1991
Responsibilities included: Reporting portfolio changes from month to month to our
Investors with regard to their accounts. This included the accounting for payments from
customers in relation to Principal, Interest, Late Charges and Fees collected. All GL
changes were recorded from month to month and reported to our Investors at month end.
Education:
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Bachelor of Science (Accounting), 1990
Professional Development:
• GMAC Management Development Program
• Nuvell Leadership Development Program
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers (GMAC/Nuvell)
• Situational Leadership (GMAC/Nuvell)
• Change Leadership (GMAC/Nuvell)
• Forging Breakthroughs (GMAC/Nuvell)
• Strategy Development and Deployment (GMAC/Nuvell)
• The Fish Philosophy (GMAC/Nuvell)
• COMMON conferences in Atlanta, Florida, and New Orleans
• Advanced Java Programming at IBM in Dallas, Texas

6. Accomplishments:
• 1 of 4 developers that developed the Loan Servicing Application (LLAMA) that
was used to run the company and was sold to 6 external clients.
• Was the lead developer on a team that created new software applications
including Accounts Payable, Collections, Bankruptcy, Legal, Insurance Claims,
Investor Reporting and General Ledger, ACH Payments.
• Maintenance and enhancements of the Loan Servicing Application (LLAMA)
including Posting, Reversals, General Ledger, Accruals, Insurance Claims, Dealer
Payments, ACH Payments
• Developed and implemented approximately 100 conversions to the Nuvell Loan
Servicing Application (LLAMA) from the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Other Positions Held:
Investor Accountant
January 1991 to October 1991
Responsibilities included: Reporting portfolio changes from month to month to our
Investors with regard to their accounts. This included the accounting for payments from
customers in relation to Principal, Interest, Late Charges and Fees collected. All GL
changes were recorded from month to month and reported to our Investors at month end.
Education:
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Bachelor of Science (Accounting), 1990
Professional Development:
• GMAC Management Development Program
• Nuvell Leadership Development Program
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers (GMAC/Nuvell)
• Situational Leadership (GMAC/Nuvell)
• Change Leadership (GMAC/Nuvell)
• Forging Breakthroughs (GMAC/Nuvell)
• Strategy Development and Deployment (GMAC/Nuvell)
• The Fish Philosophy (GMAC/Nuvell)
• COMMON conferences in Atlanta, Florida, and New Orleans
• Advanced Java Programming at IBM in Dallas, Texas