GERALD LANZA

10 DOGWOOD DRIVE HOME: 203.888.0640

SEYMOUR, CT. 06483 CELL: 203.231.7639
EMAIL: gle0c84e@westpost.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
ENTHUSIASTIC IT PROFESSIONAL WITH EXCELLENT COMPUTER SKILLS BASED ON
10+ YEARS OF C PROGRAMMING ON UNIX PLATFORMS AND RECENT C++
PROGRAMMING ON THE VISUAL STUDIO 2008 IDE.
EXCELLENT DEBUGGER AND TESTER OF SOFTWARE REQUIRING AD HOC SOFTWARE
TRAPS AND SOFTWARE DEBUGGERS.
ENROLLED IN TWO 16 WEEK COMPUTER COURSES FOR THE FALL TERM 2010;
SUBJECTS VB.NET AND JAVA
COMPUTER SKILLS
C(10+ YEARS), C++(1 YEAR), PERL(2 YEARS), AND SHELL (10+YEARS)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NAUGATUCK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WATERBURY, CT COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENT,
SEPTEMBER, 2008 TO PRESENT
COMPLETED COURSES ON ORACLE SQL AND PL/SQL, NATIVE C++ AND VISUAL
C++ ON VISUAL STUDIO 2008 IDE.
ATTENDING CLASSES FOR ADVANCED VB AND JAVA SOFTWARE COURSES AT NVCC,
FALL TERM, 2010
ENHANCED CARE INITIATIVES, SHELTON, CT IT SPECIALIST, OCTOBER 2007 -
MAY 2008, FULL TIME EMPLOYEE
TRAINED AND SUPPORTED MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON USAGE OF LAP TOP
COMPUTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RUNNING A PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE PACKAGE
DESIGNED TO CREATE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS BASED ON PATIENT HOME
VISITS.
CHECKFREE CORPORATION, WALLINGFORD, CT STAFF SOFTWARE DEVELOPER,
JUNE 2006 a" OCTOBER 2007, FULL TIME EMPLOYEE
DEVELOPED SOFTWARE FOR ELECTRONIC BILL PAYING SYSTEM USING C AND C++
LANGUAGES WITH UNIX. MAINTAINED SOFTWARE VERSION CONTROL USING
CLEARCASE AND SDLC METHODOLOGY. SERVED AS ON-CALL PERSON ON A
ROTATING BASIS DURING EVENINGS SUPPORTING THE COMPANY 24/7 ELECTRONIC
BILL PAYING SYSTEM.
UNILEVER CORPORATION, TRUMBULL, CT LEVEL 2 DESK TOP SUPPORT ANALYST,
JUNE 2005 a" MARCH 2006, 6+ MONTH CONTRACT
BUILT AND SUPPORTED LAP TOP/DESK TOP WINDOWS XP SYSTEMS FOR
EMPLOYEES. MONITORED REMEDY PROBLEM QUEUE SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF
COMPANY EMPLOYEES. PASSED EXAM FOR A+ CERTIFICATION AS PART OF JOB
REQUIREMENTS DURING THE CONTRACT PERIOD.
 UBS CORPORATION, STAMFORD, CT SUPPORT ANALYST, NOVEMBER 2004 a"
MARCH 2005, 6 MONTH CONTRACT
PERFORMED TRIAGE ON CLIENT PROBLEMS RELATING TO PROPRIETARY COMPANY
BANKING APPLICATION.
NASDAQ STOCK MARKET, TRUMBULL, CT SENIOR TECHNICAL SPECIALIST,
JANUARY 1999 a" OCTOBER 2004, FULL TIME EMPLOYEE
DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED ORDER ENTRY SOFTWARE DRIVERS TO SIMULATE
STOCK TRADING ACTIVITY AT VARIABLE RATES TO TEST PRODUCTION SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE. SUPERVISED WEEKEND TESTING OF NEW SOFTWARE RELEASES OF
NASDAQ TRADING APPLICATIONS ON PRODUCTION SYSTEMS.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN, NEW HAVEN, CT M.S. COMPUTER AND INFORMATION
SCIENCES, GPA 3.57
CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK B.S. IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, GPA 3.0
GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE/ NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT EVENING COURSES
MEMBERSHIPS, HONORS AND CERTIFICATES
MEMBER, MENSA SOCIETY
RECIPIENT OF NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY
A+ CERTIFICATION