John J. Deltuvia, Jr.
1300 Violet Lane
Jackson, NJ 08527
sitecontact1@john-deltuvia.net

Last update: Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Academic Degrees:

• M.A. (2006 - Professional Studies) - Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ.  Thesis, on the topic of "Preservation Of Organizational Knowledge Within A Volunteer Organization: A Contextual Explanation And Practical Example", available here.
• B.A. (1991-Computer Science) - Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, N.J.
• B.A. (1985-Political Science) - Livingston College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
• A.A.S. (1987-Computer Science) - Ocean County College, Toms River, N.J.
• A.A. (1982-Honors Program) - Ocean County College, Toms River, N.J.

Professional Experience:

Achievements:

• designed, developed and authored a Windows-based system to generate arrest warrants based on information maintained in a mainframe system;
• created directory structure, layout, and general schema for the divisional Intranet;
• designed, developed and authored a Windows-based system to record meeting schedules and generate HTML-encoded updates for the agency Intranet.  This system prevents double-booking of meeting rooms and ensures tracking of meeting cancellations;
• designed, developed and authored a Windows-based system to run multi-element wild card payment identification queries against an extract from a mainframe.  This system is also currently used by Tier Technologies, a private contract vendor which handles payment processing for the State;
• designed, developed and authored a Windows-based system to extract pertinent data from a mainframe for desk audits conducted at local sites using laptops.  This system allows procedures audit staff to immediately see if local file data is at variance with mainframe data without requiring onsite access to the mainframe, and also establishes an audit database for later analysis.

Duties include:

• providing expert subject knowledge for the design and implementation of the new statewide child support computer program, NJKiDS;
• conducting needs and systems analysis, designing, preparing, and writing programs using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic for Applications, Microsoft Access, Crystal Reports, and the GLINK scripting language, including DDE and OLE interfaces to emulators accessing legacy mainframe systems;
• overseeing site beta testing and interviewing users for additions and corrections to programs before final release;
• designing and maintaining site structure for the Probation Services intranet;
• designing, writing, and updating content for the Probation Services intranet.  Original design work was completed using Microsoft Front Page 2000; current maintenance and new pages are completed using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Microsoft Front Page 2003, Adobe Acrobat 7, Microsoft Power Point 2003, and Microsoft Visio 2003.  Intranet files are stored on a UNIX system running AIX version 4; on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003; and on an IBM Websphere system;.
• designing and conducting training sessions for local site personnel;
• participation at planning and interagency meetings;
• creating database extracts and conducting preliminary statistical analysis;
• conducting needs and systems analysis to submit requests to mainframe programming staff for discrepancy correction or modifications to fit new statutory requirements;
• debugging COBOL code as requested by mainframe programming staff;
• conducting procedures and regulatory analysis to devise new operating procedures for local site operation which meet new statutory and/or regulatory requirements;
• analyzing, evaluating, and providing advice to management on work methods and procedures, communications, organizational structure, policy development, records management, and similar areas; devising and explaining operational procedures to implement such advice.

Programming and analysis is carried out using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual Basic 6, Microsoft Access 97, Microsoft Access 2003, Microsoft Excel 2000, Microsoft Word 2000, the internal scripting language for the GLINK emulator (to access the Bull mainframe system), the OLE interfaces to Lotus Notes, to the Hummingbird 3270 emulator (to access IBM mainframe systems), and to the GLINK emulator.  The primary tool for training presentations is Microsoft Power Point 2003.

Duties included:

• analyzing reported bugs, designing solutions, and writing code to debug existing programs;
• researching, doing feasibility analysis, designing methodology, and writing code for the addition of new, enhanced, or custom features to existing product versions;
• acting as lead programmer for production of a version upgrade or maintenance of an existing version; assigning programming tasks to other programmers to implement required changes;
• researching, analyzing, and writing code to modify and enhance existing product versions to produce a major upgrade;
• evaluating custom code requests to produce an estimate of programming time and complexity;
• generation of programming specifications based on custom code requests.

Programming was carried out in Microsoft BASIC PDS 7.10, Borland Turbo Assembler, and the EPOC programming language for Psion Walkabout units.

Achievements included:

• Designed, developed, and authored a Windows-based system for the Comprehensive Enforcement Program involving selection, scheduling, and calendaring of cases.  The system accepted multi-element information from a legacy mainframe and interfaced with other state systems including Wage Reporting and Support Enforcement;
• Designed, developed, and authored a Windows-based system for tracking Probationers who were subject to the reporting requirements of "Megan's Law".

Duties included:

• designing, preparing, and writing programs using the GLINK scripting language to interact with the Automated Child Support Enforcement System (ACSES) and other systems via the Bull interface;
• conducting needs and systems analysis, designing, preparing, and writing calendaring systems, tracking systems, and utility and interface programs using Microsoft Visual Basic 3, Microsoft Access, and Crystal Reports;
• upon N.J. Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) request, providing other sites with certain of the above programs, conducting additional analysis and programming to modify as necessary to fit local needs;
• consultation with State Government systems staff on unusual systems problems, including review and analysis of problems referred by staff from the State central coordinating offices;
• verification of system operation within established specifications and reporting discrepancies for system modification;
• consultation with other sites for solution of unusual occurrences;
• analyzing, evaluating, and providing advice to management on work methods and procedures, communications, organizational structure, policy development, records management, and similar areas;
• review of pertinent Federal and State statutes, directives, rules, and decisions to ensure compliance with appropriate legal standards in the implementation of new procedures and programs;
• devising standardized court orders, procedures, and internal forms to ensure accurate recordkeeping and data input; providing same to AOC on request for use by other sites;
• conducting on-the-spot reviews of unusual requests or requirements to determine the correct response by staff or management, ensuring that such response is congruent with currently established policies and procedures;
• devising and implementing initial system training for new personnel hired by the Monmouth Vicinage with duties relating to ACSES;
• ongoing instruction of clerical, data entry, investigative, and management personnel in the above as well as all Vicinage-level system procedures including demographic, accounting, disbursement, and security functions; ongoing instruction of same in Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Microsoft Word, and WordPerfect;
• review of user manuals and editing same for use by different areas of the Division;
• developing and implementing procedures for database cleanup;
• devising and implementing methods to bridge between conversion and implementation of subprograms under development.

Duties included:

• training of state Site Management personnel in conversion and live operations procedures;
• instruction of site staff in all local-level procedures including demographic, accounting, disbursement, and security functions;
• verification of system operation within established specifications and noting discrepancies for system modification;
• analysis of site operating procedures to ensure minimal site disruption during conversion;
• consultation with systems staff on unusual systems problems;
• devising system improvements;
• phone consultation with converted sites for solution of unusual occurrences;
• review and improvement of proposed user manuals.

Duties included assisting county welfare agency personnel in upgrading the statewide welfare tracking system (FAMIS) and post-conversion database cleanup.

Other Paid Experience:

Duties included all aspects of managing a food stand at Great Adventure including on-the-job training of personnel assigned to the stand, maintenance of inventory levels, internal cash security, and maintaining compliance with State and Local Health Department standards. 

Duties included preparation and sale of food in an unsupervised atmosphere.

Volunteer Experience:

As a corporate officer and member of the Board of Directors, my duties included:

• team-building and coordination of the Media Services committee;
• budgeting, management, planning and coordination of all media-related activities including marketing, advertising, e-mail lists, web communication, the quarterly publication of a newsletter, informational flyers, and web-based fundraising;
• design and implementation of yearly multi-publication advertising plan.

SpiralHeart is a 501 (c)(3) religious educational corporation incorporated in Virginia and serving the Mid-Atlantic states.  

Duties included planning and coordination of all media-related activities including advertising, e-mail lists, web communication, and informational flyers for SpiralHeart.  Other duties for SpiralHeart continued as noted below with the appropriate dates.

Duties included coordination of regional advertising for New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, for SpiralHeart.  This position included outreach to local groups sharing the same religious aims as SpiralHeart and, when possible, aiding those groups with financial support towards local event advertising; as well as directly arranging regional advertising and promotion for SpiralHeart.

Duties included maintaining the SpiralHeart website at http://www.spiralheart.org in concert with the other two webspinners.  Services provided by the website include general informational content as well as on-line registration and payment for SpiralHeart-sponsored events.

Duties included informing employees of Union rights, representing the Union in disciplinary matters involving Company accusations against employees, and monitoring Company adherence to the terms of the contract.

Participation included discussions and planning of routine liturgical guidelines as well as major religious events.

Duties included:

•  musical accompaniment of the Senior Choir at Sunday Mass as well as at special occasions such as Christmas
• planning and designating appropriate hymns and motets to accompany the scheduled readings for Masses;
• planning and coordination for inter-denominational ecumenical worship services.

Other Education:

• Weeklong seminar: Introduction to Visual Basic.Net Programming with Microsoft.NET (May, 2003)
• In-service Adult Learning Theory Workshop, Administrative Office of the New Jersey Courts (May, 2002)
• 550-hour Massage Certification Program (Graduated May, 2002) - Body, Mind & Spirit Learning Alliance, Toms River, N.J.
• In-service Supervisory Management Training, Six Flags Great Adventure (June, 1986)
• Foodservice Manager's Certification Course (sponsored by Rutgers University, July, 1986)

Recognitions:

• Biography listed in Marquis' Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law
• Personal site http://sillious.net/qlink extensively mentioned in a feature article, USA Today, February 10, 2000

Professional Affiliations:

• Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals
• Association for Computing Machinery
• ACM SIG on Applied Computing
• ACM SIG on Computers and Society
• ACM SIG on Computer-Human Interaction
• ACM SIG on Hypertext, Hypermedia and Web
• ACM SIG on Software Engineering
• Association for Humanistic Psychology
• IEEE
  • IEEE Computer Society
  • IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology
• Institute of Noetic Studies
• Society for Organizational Learning

Certifications:

• Reiki Master
• ABMP Certified Massage Therapist
• State of NJ Certified Food Service Sanitation Manager

References available upon request.