Cobol Mainframe Developer Resume
East Lansing, MichigaN
SUMMARY:
Over twenty five years of applications programming and electronic data processing. Two years with Confidential and Loan Association creating original software to work in conjunction with proprietary software. Two years with Confidential Company developing software on DEC MicroVAX computers under VAX VMS 4.x and 5.x. Ten years installing, maintaining, and using proprietary software on Confidential mainframe computers as technical support specialist, systems analyst, and program analyst. Installed Maersk Data's rapid prototyping 4GL product on an Amdhal 470 computer and acted as a systems programmer for a major development, rapid prototyping effort. Three years with ISI/ Confidential as a programmer upgrading systems to Y2K compliance, and performing updates to regular production systems. Two years freelance consultant and tutor.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
TSO ISPF ICCF
Panvalet Panexec Endeavor
Viasoft Smartedit Viasoft Workbench Viasoft Smarttest
FDR/DSF SAR Fileaid
McCormack and Dodge ABENDAID ADR/DATACOM
ADR/DATAQUERY SYNCSORT Trancentury
IDMS CICS DB2
VSAM ISAM
Rumba Datacomet
Internet Explorer (Windows/ Confidential ) Outlook
Microsoft Office (Windows/ Confidential ) Outlook Express
Eudora Word Perfect
Norton Disk Doctor (Windows) Tech Tool
Fetch Interface Architect
SQL
OS/MVS OS/390 DOS/VSE
VMS UNIX Windows 95
Windows 98 Macos Windows 2000
Windows XP Windows VISTA Windows 7
LANGUAGES
COBOL DYL280 C
BASIC GKS Hypercard
Supercard PASCAL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, East Lansing, Michigan
COBOL Mainframe Developer
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of offshore developers in maintaining and upgrading client applications and systems.
- Coordinate major software releases. Implement minor software patches in response to identified application errors.
Confidential, Edison, New Jersey
Senior Software Developer
Responsibilities:
- Modify Confidential ’s SCRIP system in for use in the U.S. and Canadian markets.
- Design features and implement changes to reporting and withholding systems in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Change processing for shareholder allocation and settlement tailored to target market requirements.
- Develop and integrate new ISAM file structures into existing data tables.
- Modify existing ISAM file structures as needed to support the growing needs of the business.
Confidential, Melville, New York
Programmer
Responsibilities:
- Lead programmer for Y2K application compliance testing.
- Support regular production processing in the event of program problems.
- Design and implement programs to client specifications.
- Update programs to reflect regulatory requirements and client update requests.
- Supervise consultants in the resolution of production problems.
- Novell Netware network manager for office.
- Coordinate network updates with main office.
- Responsible for PC configuration, installation, support, and repair.
- PC applications support and instruction.
- OS/390 operating system conversion applications support and testing.
Confidential, Woburn, Massachusetts
Contract Programmer
Responsibilities:
- Created solutions to Y2K software problems at the direction Technical Lead.
- Incorporated changes in the commercial applications into the new programs.
- Tested new applications in parallel with existing application to ensure integrity.
- Hired as a permanent employee by the client.
Confidential, Eureka, California
Office Assistant
Responsibilities:
- Managed Confidential forms and office supply warehouses.
- Supervise work for relief clients in their job duties.
- Perform outgoing mail preparation and statistics.
- Coordinated incoming mail processing and distribution.
- Computerized statistical analysis of support services utilization.
Confidential, Fullerton, California
Member of Computing Staff
Responsibilities:
- Developed HMI prototype for foreign air defense system.
- Evaluated new hardware and software for integration into existing systems.
- Developed software utilizing C, GKS, and ANSI GKS.
- Supported rapid prototyping Confidential Workstation Group.
- Created Hypercard scripts to demonstrate product functionality.
- Participated in formation of local area VAX cluster, and upgrades of VAX/VMS operating system from version 4.7 to 5.1 to 5.3.
- Determined impact of upgrades to applications.
- Enhanced data compaction and retrieval techniques for data intensive high resolution real time graphical capture, storage, and display.
- Interacted with purchasing organization in procuring hardware and software required for facilities support.
Confidential, Brea, California
Programmer/Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Created original software for the user community.
- Augmented the reporting and tracking capabilities of McCormack and Dodge products.
- Developed programs to support loan purchases, analysis, and sale.
- Performed portfolio tracking, and generated reports for the federal government and stockholders.
- Designed, implemented, and maintained programs for reporting to the IRS and generate official taxpayer documents.
- Interfaced mainframe/PC application.
- Maintain and tune VSAM files.