EDUCATION: B. A.,
Political Science, Minor in Computer Science
Computer Science.
M. S. in MIS. 
Recently completed continuing education courses in Java and Visual Basic 6.0

HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE:
IBM 30XX, AMDAHL V6, NAS9000, Sun Solaris, IBM PS/2 and Compatibles, OS/MVS/XA, OS/MVS/ESA, Unix, MS/DOS, MS/WINDOWS, OS/2 2.1, COBOL, COBOL II, PLI, IMS DB/DC, ADF/IMS, VSAM, CICS, Oracle 9i, DB2,DB2/2,DB2 Stored Procedures, SPUFI, QMF, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, PLATINUM, ABEND AID, IEF 4.1, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 Composer, Cool:gen 4.1 and 5.1, WordPerfect 6.0, MS Word, MS EXCEL, Lotus Notes, Endeavor, Changeman, Toad, Kornshell, Perl, Ultra Edit, WS-FTP Pro, MQ Series, Micro Focus COBOL .

EXPERIENCE:

11/92 to Present CONSULTANT - PROGRAMMER ANALYST

Confidential, Westlake, Texas. February/2011 – Present. Participated in an
effort to convert a COBOL/ADABAS/VSAM system to COBOL/DB2. Developed COBOL/DB2 programs that interfaced with Software AG\'s EntireX
communication broker, which, in turn, communicated with web pages developed in Java. Was involved in performance tuning of DB2 cursors that were used for search queries. Used BMC to run Explains in order to determine best use of table indexes. Used Endevor and Endevor QuickEdit.

Confidential, Malvern, Pennsylvania. September/2010 – February/2011. Participated in an effort to convert thirty Sybase stored procedures into DB/2 stored procedures. Stored procedures were COBOL programs with embedded SQL. Endevor was used as version control/compilation tool. Used MicroFocus COBOL Mainframe Express as a debugging tool. Participated in daily scrum
sessions as part of the Agile methodology.

Confidential, Brisbane, Queensland. January/2009 – September/2010. Using COBOL/DB2, JCL, Princeton (PST), Control-M and ISPF, maintained a licensing and registration system. Tasks included maintenance of COBOL/DB2/CICS and batch COBOL programs via JCL and Procs. Also analyzed the system for changes resulting in detailed program specifications.

Confidential, Scranton, Pennsylvania, June/2006 – December/2008. Using Oracle , made changes to an existing cost accounting system used to track and allocate costs to various truck, plane and ship bound shipments. Analyzed and designed approach to remove existing Accounts Receivables preprocessor subsystem and retrofit those functions into the General Ledger and Accounts Receivables systems Automated Unix batch processing by writing Kornshell and Perl scripts and modifying existing PL/SQL applications. Toad was used as the database interface and PL/SQL coding repository. Sun Solaris Unix was the operating system.

Confidential, Lakeland, Florida. Mar/2006 – June/2006. Wrote batch programs to support a supply chain management system that interfaced with a.NET application through Websphere MQ. Wrote COBOL/DB2 programs. Also used FMDB2.

Confidential, Jefferson City, Missouri, Sept/2005 – Mar/2006. Made enhancements and performed maintenance duties with an existing Temporary Assistance and Food Stamps system for Missouri FAMIS. Analyzed and wrote specifications for development of new Medicaid interface Modules while also writing those new modules. Programming was done in COBOL DB2 and CICS under the MVS operating system. Used SPUFI and QMF along with Xpediter, Fileaid and Platinum as debugging tools.

Confidential, Dallas, Texas. Mar/2004 – Sept/2005. Supporting a credit card promotions system, wrote DB2 stored procedures for table maintenance and several Cobol conversion programs to take existing DB2 tables and QSAM files, convert the record layouts and write the new format record to the Websphere MQ Queue for further processing in the job stream. Used MVS, ISPF, COBOL, DB2 and Websphere MQ Series on an IBM mainframe under an MVS operating system. Used COBOL, DB2 Stored Procedures and Websphere MQ to write applications that interfaced with a Java rules engine that calculated points available to credit card customers as rewards

Confidential, Los Angeles, California. Sept/2003 – Feb/2004. Using COBOL/CICS/DB2, I made enhancements to a membership system to allow for flexibility in enrollments (e. g., higher deductible and lower premium or higher premium and lower deductible) of new customers. This was an effort to make the company more competitive in the market place. The target was CICS/MVS on an IBM Mainframe. I also coded native COBOL/DB2 programs and staged/promoted them using Changeman.

Confidential, Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Apr/2003 – Sept/2003
Using Cool:Gen 6.0, I made enhancements to an existing inventory replenishment system. This was a GUI/Client Server and web based system. Component based development was used. I generated ASP and VB com proxies. OCX and OLE controls were used extensively. The server was an IBM mainframe operating in a CICS region.

Confidential, Plano, Texas, Sep/2002 – Apr/2003 Using Cool:Gen 5.1, I made changes to an existing block mode system which runs under MVS on an IBM mainframe. My specific duties were to make changes to the advertisement planning and pagination systems so that the marketing department could track more closely the effect on sales of certain national advertisement campaigns. Other duties included writing COBOL programs to extract data from the DB2 tables for loading to the Teradata tables. Writing specifications, designing DB2 tables and testing were included in all these tasks. Endeavor was used for version control.

Confidential, Madison, Wisconsin, Jan/2002 – Sep/2002. Using COBOL/CICS/DB2, I worked on the team that rewrote the titling and registration system of the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation. My specific duties included the writing of the subsystem that calculated all fees for titling and registration. The environment was an IBM mainframe under an MVS operating system using COBOL, DB2 and CICS. I wrote both batch procedures and online screens. UDB 7.0 was used for data manipulation and testing. I wrote JCL for executing batch procedures. TSO/ISPF, SPUFI and QMF were used for interfacing with and testing on the mainframe.

Confidential, Smyrna, Tennessee, July/2001 – Jan/2002. Wrote COBOL/DB2 programs to extract data from an IBM mainframe legacy system and providing interfaces to an SAP system. The environment was Windows NT and 200, IBM/MVS, using JCL, TSO/ ISPF, Fileaid, Endeavor and Xpediter.

Confidential, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Feb/2000 – Jul/2001. Using Cool:Gen 4.1, performed maintenance/enhancement tasks on existing State of New Mexico Child Support System. Target was IBM mainframe under the MVS operating system with COBOL II external action blocks/CICS/DB2. I wrote several SQL queries using QMF and SPUFI. The text editor was TSO/ISPF. The environment was block mode/online and batch JCL. I also supported the nightly batch JCL cycle in an on call capacity. I used XPEDITER and ABEND AID for debugging purposes. I used File-Aid and Platinum for accessing data sets and DB2 data. As part of my tasks, I created my own aggregate sets and migrated my own code changes from model to model. Tasks included writing test scripts, plans and checklists.

Confidential, Austin, Texas. Jan/1999 – Feb/2000. Using component-based development with the Cool:Gen tool (version 5.1), I helped in the development of the Claims processing system for Texas Medicaid. I was specifically responsible for the analyis, development and user support of claims processing for the Nursing Facilities subsystem. The environment was GUI, Client/Server, ORACLE and Tandem. I used XPEDITER for debugging.

Confidential, Plano Texas. Sept/1998 – Jan/1999. Performed testing of banking applications for an internal customer in Des Moines, Iowa to insure Y2K compliance. Part of the application interfaces were in COBOL/VSAM/CICS. The environment was block mode/online and batch JCL processing on the IBM mainframe under the MVS operating system using TSO/ISPF. Tasks included writing test scripts, plans and checklists. I used XPEDITER and ABEND AID for debugging.

Confidential, Kohler, Wisconsin. May/1998 – Sept/1998. Performed QA/Testing functions during final phase of Y2K project. COBOL II external action blocks/DB2/Cool:gen were used on an IBM mainframe under the MVS operating system using TSO/ISPF. The environment was block mode/online and batch JCL. SQL was written both in COBOL programs and through QMF and SPUFI. Tasks included writing test scripts, plans and checklists. I used XPEDITER and ABEND AID for debugging. Wrote SQL statements as both part of embedded COBOL II II programs and as part of QMF and SPUFI utilities.

Confidential, Plano, Texas. March/1998 – May/1998. Worked on system to allow for direct withdrawals from bank accounts as a means of allowing customers to pay for services such as travel and auto clubs. This was a GUI -Client/Server application developed with Cool:gen, with COBOL II external action blocks/CICS/DB2 under and MVS operating system on an IBM mainframe as the target server platform and C /Windows NT as the target Client platform.TSO/ISPF, SQL, QMF and SPUFI were also used.

Confidential, Burlington, North Carolina. Nov/1997 – March/1998. Worked on eligibility subsystem of larger billing system, making changes to allow for the recoupment of several millions of dollars in unpaid bills. System was developed in IEF/Composer with COBOL II external action blocks /DB2/CICS in block mode/online and batch JCL as a target environment under the MVS operating system on an IBM mainframe using TSO/ISPF, QMF, XPEDITER, FILE AID, ABEND AID, SQL and SPUFI.

Confidential, Melbourne, Florida. Feb/1997 – Nov/1997. Worked as part of an integration test team for the development of the National Crime Information Center upgrade/rewrite for the FBI. System was written in IEF/Composer with COBOL II external action blocks/DB2/CICS/CICSPLEX in an MVS SYSPLEX block mode/online and batch JCL environment as the target on an IBM mainframe under the MVS operating system. Tasks included writing test plans, scripts and checklists along with using automated test tools for testing. XPEDITOR and ABEND AID were used for debugging. TSO/ISPF was used as the text editor. SQL was written as both embedded in COBOL programs and as part of QMF and SPUFI utilities.

Confidential, Jefferson City, Missouri Sept/1996 – Feb/1997.. Worked as part of a team to make fixes to the State of Missouri Automated Child Support System as a result of integration testing and in preparation for final user acceptance testing. Used IEF/Composer 5.3 with COBOL II external action blocks/CICS/DB2 in both block mode/online and batch JCL as a target environment under the MVS operating system on an IBM mainframe using TSO/ISPF. Wrote test plans, scripts and checklists. Used XPEDITER and ABEND AID for debugging. Used SQL as part of embedded COBOL II and in SPUFI and QMF utilities.

Confidential, Bismarck, ND. March/1996 – Sept/1996. Coded functional prototypes in support of analysts for Asset Management and Audit Trail subsystems of a greater Welfare Reform system. Also wrote the actual code for those applications. Wrote test plans, scripts and checklists. Environment was IEF Composer Windows Client/Server. Windows were operated under OS/2 and Server applications were targeted to DB/2 on a server under a CICS region on an IBM mainframe operating under the MVS operating system using TSO/ISPF. Also attended a week of training in building client/server applications with GUI. This training was performed by Texas Instruments at one of their remote training sites. Used SQL as part of embedded COBOL II and in SPUFI and QMF utilities. TSO/ISPF was used as the text editor. XPEDITER and ABEND AID were used for debugging.

Confidential, Portland, Oregon, Jan/1996 – March/1996. Using IEF/Composer, coded online screens in a CICS/DB2 environment, the purpose of which was to automate a paper-based fuel accounting system. This was done on an IBM mainframe under the MVS operating system, using both batch JCL and block mode/online programming methods. Used SQL as part of embedded COBOL II and in SPUFI and QMF utilities. TSO/ISPF was used as the text editor. XPEDITER and ABEND AID were used for debugging

Confidential, San Jose, California, Oct/1995 – Jan/1996. Involved in a pilot project to determine the efficiecy of I/O routines. Included in this task was the rewrite of the server side of a previously written IEF Composer Windows Client/Server application, The purpose of this task was to compare SQL calls generated by IEF Composer with IEF Composer External Action blocks that called ORACLE stored procedures. Testing was done on an OS/2 workstation accessing ORACLE databases on the HP/9000 via ORACLE SQLNET.

Confidential, Cleveland, Ohio. Apr/1995 – Oct/1995. Performed many maintenance tasks to existing IEF -based systems. Primary duties were making enhancements to the Mainframe-to-PC sales/marketing interface. IEF 5.3 Composer was used in this task. Both batch JCL and block mode/online programming were done on an IBM mainframe under the MVS operating system using TSO/ISPF. Used SQL as part of embedded COBOL II and in SPUFI and QMF utilities. XPEDITER and ABEND AID were used for debugging

Confidential, Jefferson City , Missouri. Jan/1995 - Apr/1995. Using IEF 5.3 Composer, made major improvements/enhancements to the Conversion/BAA Data Model. Also created and refined Activity Hierarchy Diagram. Acted as technical advisor to a team of coders/developers with limited IEF experience. Acted as Project Model Coordinator and assisted the Central Encyclopedia Administrator. Environment was block mode/online and batch on an IBM mainframe under the MVS operating system.

Confidential, Birmingham, Alabama. March/1994 – Jan/1995. Using IEF 5.2, MS Windows, MS Word, and MS EXCEL, wrote functional and detail specifications for the Materials subsystem of the larger Outside Procurement and Construction Materials (OSPCM) system. Tasks included work on the data model, user interviews and documentation of those user interviews with the end-result being functional specifications and detail specifications. A Local Area
Network and Mainframe COBOL II external action blocks/CICS/DB2 were the target environments to program both block mode/online and batch JCLprograms under the MVS operating system on an IBM mainframe. Also coded in IEF 5.2 for a Buyer Contract Performance system and for a network system which provided data to the billing system. Used SQL as part of embedded COBOL II and in SPUFI and QMF utilities. TSO/ISPF was used as the text editor. XPEDITER and ABEND AID were used for debugging

Confidential, Plano, Texas. Jan/1994 – March/1994 Using IEF 5.2 on the Local Area Network and OS/2 2.1 and OS/MVS/ESA operating systems, worked in conjunction with Texas Instruments to create online Purchase Agreement transactions as part of a larger Order Processing System for a third-party client. Target online environment was COBOL II external action blocks IMS (block mode/online and batch JCL) and DB2, which included manipulation of MFS for transaction switching. All code generation and testing was on the LAN prior to generating and testing on the mainframe. SQL on the LAN via OS2 used extensively. Functions included subsetting and scoping the model in the encyclopedia; action diagramming in the BSD; and Construction. Extensive use of the debug facility of IEF. All project documentation and standards were kept on Lotus Notes. Used SQL as part of embedded COBOL II and in SPUFI and QMF utilities. TSO/ISPF was used as the text editor. XPEDITER and ABEND AID were used for debugging

Confidential, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nov/1993 – Jan/1994 Using IEF 5.1 under the OS/2 2.1 and OS/MVS/ESA environments, worked in conjunction with Perot Systems to develop a meter lot/testing tracking system for Northern States Power of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Coded online/block mode JCL (CICS, COBOL II and DB2) applications to track lot jobs and tasks. Functions included subsetting and scoping the model in the encyclopedia; action diagramming, dialogue design and screen design in the BSD; and Construction. Extensive use of the debug facility of IEF. Used SQL as part of embedded COBOL II and in SPUFI and QMF utilities. TSO/ISPF was used as the text editor. XPEDITER and ABEND AID were used for debugging

Confidential, Plano, Texas. Apr/1993 – Nov/1993 Using IEF , COBOL II external action blocks and DB2, provided major enhancements by modifying transactions to track whether or not hazardous materials being handled by the chemicals division of the semi-conductor operations were permitted. Extensive use of external action blocks included. Also included was the use of SPUFI along with DB2/SQL calls in COBOL II programs. IEF functions included subsetting and scoping the model in the encyclopedia; action diagramming in the BSD; Technical Design; Construction. Extensive use of the debug facility of IEF. This was a block mode/online and batch JCL application operating under the MVS operating system on an IBM mainframe. TSO/ISPF was used as the text editor. XPEDITER and ABEND AID were used for debugging

Confidential, Topeka, Kansas. Feb/1993 – Apr/1993 Documented and made user requested changes to the claims processing system. This included the use of COBOL, COBOL II, IMS, DB/DC and DB2. Extensive use of SPUFI and QMF along with embedded DB2/SQL calls in COBOL II programs. This was a block mode/online and batch JCL application operating under the MVS operating system on an IBM mainframe. TSO/ISPF was used as the text editor. XPEDITER and ABEND AID were used for debugging

Confidential, Memphis, Tennessee. Dec/1992 – Feb/1993 Participated in coding of online system for tracking refunds of customers who overpaid their freight bills. This was done in COBOL II, DB2 and IMS DB/DC. XPEDITER, ABEND AID and FILE- AID were used extensively as debugging tools. This was a block mode/online and batch JCL application operating under the MVS operating system on an IBM mainframe. Used SQL as part of embedded COBOL II and in SPUFI and QMF utilities. TSO/ISPF was used as the text editor.

Confidential, Dallas, Texas. Oct, Nov/1992 Designed and wrote a system for computer time usage (VSAM, TSO, ORACLE) of several partners in an RTC service contract. Used COBOL II and VSAM in this effort. This was a batch application operating under the MVS operating system on an IBM mainframe. This system was both batch JCL and block mode/online. TSO/ISPF was used as the text editor. XPEDITER and ABEND AID were used for debugging.

6/89 to 10/92 Confidential, Dallas, Texas.

Senior Programmer/Analyst. Responsible for the analysis, development and support of Manufacturing and Transportation Systems for chemical plants and terminals in the U. S. and Canada. These systems were written in PLI, COBOL, DB2, IMS DB/DC and CICS on the IBM 3090 mainframe under the MVS operating system and the PS/2/PC. Was a user of a Local Area Network. Specific subsystems included a Tracking System for the tracking of shipments of methanol from Canada to the U. S., a Barge/Ship Scheduling and Tracking Subsystem, an Employee Using Focus, I maintained and enhanced both a Health and Safety Reporting System and a PC-based Certificate of Analysis System. Using POSE (Picture Oriented Software Engineering), created data modelof the new Ship/Barge Scheduling System to be developed in DB2. Used thistool to normalize resultant database, to generate DDLAs for DB2 and towrite pseudo-code from which the program logic could be coded. This was a block mode/online and batch application operating under the MVS operating system on an IBM mainframe.

1/86 to 6/89 CONSULTANT - PROGRAMMER/ANALYST

Confidential, Dallas, Texas. 3/88 to 6/89.
Confidential, Forth Worth, Texas. Programmed online/block mode OSHA product testing form using ADF.
Confidential, Anchorage, Alaska. Made user-requested modifications to a materials processing system purchased from American Software Incorporated and written in COBOL/IMS DB/DC. This was a block mode/online and batch application operating under the MVS operating system on an IBM mainframe.

Confidential, Dallas, Texas. Analyzed Capital Reporting System in order to identify and change programs to include multi-company processing. The system was written in COBOL/IMS DB and DC, utilizing both block mode/online and batch applications on an IBM mainframe under the MVS operating system.

Confidential, Dallas, Texas. Created programs to download Human Resources
data from the Oil CorporationAs IMS databases to QSAM files that could
be used by Mobil Chemical Corporation. The system was written in COBOL/IMS DB and DC, utilizing both block mode/online and batch applications on an IBM mainframe under the MVS operating system.

Confidential, Dallas, Texas. 6/87 to 3/88.
ARCO Oil and Gas, Dallas, Texas. Performed Programmer/Analyst duties on
a backlog of maintenance requests in Crude Oil Marketing System. The system was written in COBOL/IMS DB and DC, utilizing both block mode/online and batch applications on an IBM mainframe under the MVS operating system.

Confidential, New York, 1/86 to 6/87.
Chrysler Electronics, Huntsville, Alabama. Worked on large team converting
materials processing system from Honeywell COBOL/IDS to COBOL IMS DB/DC. Both block mode/online and batch applications were written on an IBM mainframe operating under the MVS operating system.

3/85 to 11/85 Confidential, Wichita Falls, Texas

SENIOR PROGRAMMER/ANALYST. Implemented marketing systems developed by Canadian Tire, the parent of White Stores. Made enhancements to inventory control and product maintenance systems. System was composed of fifty to one-hundred batch and online programs. Extensive use of DLI calls. Environment was IMS DB/DC (block mode/online and batch) on an NAS/9000 (IBM mainframe clone).
3/83 to 3/85 Confidential, New Orleans, Louisiana.

PROGRAMMER/ANALYST. Responsible for maintenance of the customer accounting system, especially the employee time tracking system. Transferred to development of new Customer Information System. Specifically served on conversion team, using ADF, PLI and COBOL in this effort. Developed new processing for changing mailing address street names to conform to postal service standards. Both block mode/online and batch applications were written on an IBM mainframe operating under the MVS operating system.

2/81 to 3/83 Confidential, Shreveport, Louisiana.

PROGRAMMER/ANALYST. Maintenance of wide range of applications. Major area was customer accounting system. Original coding of PCB Oil Samples System. Environment was PLI, CICS, VSAM and MVS on an IBM mainframe and an AMDAHL V6 (IBM mainframe clone). Both block mode/online and batch applications were written.