Lester Harris has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Lester started their career as a Sales Associate at Honda City of Goldsboro in 1991, where they were responsible for customer interactions and paperwork processing. Lester then worked as a General Messenger at Ward and Smith, P.A. before joining Pitt County Mental Health as a Computing Support Technician in 1993. At Pitt County Mental Health, they were in charge of hardware upgrades, software installation and maintenance, and computer classroom setup for training sessions.
Lester then worked as a Computer Specialist at Kelly Services in 1997, where they maintained inventory software and designed databases using MS Access. Lester also worked at ASMO of Greenville, NC as a Team Leader, providing direct supervision to a team of IT professionals and managing disaster recovery procedures and business continuity planning.
From 2000 to 2002, Lester served as a Technical Support Leader at HealthStream, resolving technical issues for clients and managing support calls. Lester then joined UNC Health Care in 2002 and worked there for several years in different roles. As an Applications Programmer Analyst II, they provided support for various systems, acted as a project leader for software upgrades, and managed an enterprise learning management system.
In 2004, Lester worked as a Data Analyst II at RegEd, maintaining SQL Server stored procedures and scripts and updating Crystal Reports for reporting purposes. Lester then returned to UNC Health Care in 2005 and served as an Application Systems Analyst, Sr, specializing in database administration and development. Lester developed an Identity Management Repository using .NET and implemented a web-based frontend for user search and import.
Lester's most recent work experience is at IAT Insurance Group, where they have been working as a Senior Software Developer since 2016. Lester'sresponsibilities include database design, ETL development, code reviews, and deployment to various environments.
Overall, Lester Harris has accumulated a wealth of experience in software development, database administration, technical support, and project management throughout their career.
Lester Harris's education history includes attending La Salle University, Wake Technical Community College, and Pitt Community College. However, the specific start and end years, as well as the degree and field of study for each institution, are not provided.
In addition to their formal education, Lester has obtained several certifications. In August 2021, they completed the "Learning Python" certification through LinkedIn. Lester also obtained the "Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals" certification from Microsoft in July 2021. In May 2020, they achieved the "Certified Enterprise Data Management Associate" certification from ISACA. Lester obtained the "Scrum: The Basics" certification from LinkedIn in October 2018, the "Learning Data Analytics" certification from LinkedIn in November 2017, and the "Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012" certification from Simplilearn in July 2016.
January, 2016 - present