SUMMARY:

I have almost 30 years of data processing experience. During my career I have been involved with analysis, design, development and implementation of both batch and online systems, and have significant experience with three major database products. I have performed extensive enhancements and maintenance to a wide variety of application systems. I considered myself to be a quick learner, a team player and pleasant to work with.

HARDWARE: IBM 30xx, 370/360, 43xx, PC\'s, DEC, Prime, Sperry

SOFTWARE: OS/MVS, DOS/VSE, TSO/ISPF, ICCF, ROSCOE, CICS, QMF, SDF, BMS, PANVALET, IMS DB/DC, LIBRARIAN, INTERTEST, CEDF, XBUG, EXPEDITER, FILE-AID, VISUAL BASIC (3,4&5), WINDOWS (3.1, 95, 98), WORD, EXCEL, ACCESS, FRONT PAGE

DATABASES: DB2 Stored Procedures, IMS, DATACOM, VSAM

LANGUAGES: COBOL, COBOL II, FORTRAN, SQL, HTML

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, 07/08 – 12/31/09
As a full-time employee, supported the Blue-Card team. This system provided Regence with a method of sharing claim information with all other ‘Blues’ insurance companies. This was important for timely claim payments when members were treated by plans outside the Regence area. The system ran batch and CICS jobs on a mainframe with data stored on DB2.
Tools: TSO, Endeavor, COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO, SPUFI

Confidential, 08/07 – 07/08
As a consultant, currently worked on a team creating new jobs and programs and modifying existing systems to interface with a new MMIS system being created by an outside vendor.
Tools: COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, EasyPlus.

Confidential, 07/05 – 08/07
Business manager for an import company. Working part time supporting Internet sales and wholesale business. Change in company direction has made me available to IT opportunities.

As a consultant, worked on a team of programmers to modify existing mainframe online and batch programs to use a computer generated Alternate Identification instead of subscribers SSN.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO, CICS

Started own small business to do web design, development and hosting. Intention was to help small businesses and organizations bridge the Internet technology gap.
Tools: HTML, Dreamweaver, and JavaScript

As a consultant, worked on a team of programmers to code and test new mainframe programs to report paid Medicare Claims to the Federal Government. Also worked on a team of programmers to collect and report Pharmacy claim for Regence/Blue Cross plans from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah. Worked with this team on code development, systems testing and installation.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO

Confidential, 11/99 – 08/00
As a consultant, performing as a programmer/analyst, a member of Freightliner\'s Manufacturing Group responsible for maintenance and enhancements of current Manufacturing System on-line and batch, IMS and DB2 programs. Coded and maintained programs using Stored Procedures.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO, DB2, EDI

As a consultant, performing as a lead programmer, worked with on a team of programmers to code, test and install a mainframe system to interface with a newly installed client/server vendor package. Worked with this team on code development, systems testing and installation. Retained as the last member of the team for post-installation and in-production support.
Worked with users, systems people and vendor team to solve issues related to mainframe interface, installation and production. Implemented post-installation enhancements and completed Age Date Testing.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO

Confidential, 01/98 - 12/98
As a consultant, performing as a programmer/analyst, worked with a team of programmers and analysts to upgrade a Commercial Loan System (AFS) to new release. Worked with this team during bank merger (First State Bank / USBank) to combine commercial loan data from CLII system (FSB) with AFS system (USB) and help setup new combined online and batch processing. Did analysis, programming and implementation of user requested changes and vendor released changes.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO

As a consultant, performing as a programmer/analyst was a member of Freightliner\'s Electronic Interchange Group. Responsible for assisting application groups with interfacing to inbound/outbound EDI transactions.

The first assignment involved batch and online maintenance to the Warranty System, the Parts System, the Recall System and the Accounts Payable System. The projects involved coding and testing (and Year 2000 compliance) using COBOL, IMS, DB2 and CICS in an IBM 30xx, OS/MVS, TSO/ISPF environment.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO, CICS, DB2

Confidential, 06/92 - 11/96
As a consultant, performing as a programmer/analyst, participated in the conversion of Commercial Loan Systems (of all the banks acquired by First Interstate) to the AFS System. Responsibilities involved mapping old data fields to fields in the system, writing conversion programs to create input transactions, monitoring daily posting runs, and developing programs to interface the new commercial loan system with other systems. Work was performed using COBOL and DATA-XPERT.

As a member of the Wells Fargo merger team, installed a CICS system (from Wells Fargo) into existing First Interstate systems. Responsibilities included copying, modifying, testing and installing online and batch screens, programs and files.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO, Librarian

Confidential, 02/92 - 06/92
As a consultant performing as a programmer on a team of six, developed a new General Ledger System. Coded large complex CICS/COBOL programs, which interfaced with DL/I databases.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO

Confidential, 10/91 - 01/92
As a consultant, performed as a programmer/analyst in the development of a new Inventory System. Designed, coded and tested online and batch programs for the Receiving and Shipping Modules of this DB2/CICS/COBOL/VSAM system. Additionally, the assignment involved working with interfaces to Bar Code equipment. The environment also included TSO/ISPF, CEDF and INTERTEST. Designed, coded and implemented COBOL programs using Stored Procedures.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO, DB2, CICS

Confidential, 07/91 - 08/91
Fulfilled a brief assignment as a consultant performing in the capacity of a programmer/analyst. Assignment involved both maintenance and new development to the Customer Billing System to provide the capability to summarized bills to clients that have multiple locations and multiple meters. The project involved program design, coding and testing using COBOL and DATACOM in an IBM 30xx, OS/MVS, TSO/ISPF environment.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO

Confidential, 06/90 - 06/91
08/91 - 09/91
As a consultant, was assigned to the bank on two different occasions. Serving as a programmer/ analyst on the Wire Transfer Team, performed new development tasks to the main batch modules using COBOL and flat files. The system collected data from other states, updated files, and generated several reports. Other assignments involved being a part of the small projects team to perform maintenance and enhancements to various bank systems involving COBOL, VSAM, MVS, and TSO/ISPF.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO

Confidential, 04/89 – 05/90
As a consultant to Nike performed programmer/analyst activities for the MIS group that supported Inventory and Distribution. Multiple tasks included: maintenance to a Footwear System using MAPPER on a Sperry computer; developed specs, designed and coded new DB2 applications for a Production Tracking System, an Apparel Buy System, an Apparel Forecast System and a Footwear Buy System; and developed new programs to replace Sperry programs for a Purchase Order System. Most of the assignments used DB2, COBOL and QMF in an IBM 30xx, MVS, TSO/ISPF environment.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO, DB2

Confidential, 11/87 - 04/89
As a senior programmer/analyst for this software vendor, participated in the design, development, implementation and maintenance of a Work Management System. The system tracked equipment and materials at energy generation plants. It would create preventative maintenance work orders, track status of all work orders, track employees and hours against each task, and provided users with the ability to enter pertinent user data. This batch and online system was developed using CICS, COBOL, and VSAM in an IBM 4381 environment using MVS, TSO/ISPF, LIBRARIAN and PANVALET.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO, CICS, Librarian

Confidential, 11/84 - 11/87
As a consultant assigned to the Bonneville Power Administration, performed as technical lead to a team of 11 programmer/analysts in the analysis, design and development of a Land Tracking System. The system tracked ownership, right-of-way and uses of land parcels needed for the construction of towers, which support high-tension lines. Developed the model program that led to the development of more than 60 CICS programs and 40 screens that read and updated records from an ADR DATACOM relational database containing over 30 files. Other assignments involved performing as a database consultant to other development teams and users. The environment also included COBOL, LIBRARIAN, CEDF, INTERTEST on an IBM 4381 under MVS/XA.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO, Librarian

Confidential, 01/79 - 11/84
As a programmer for this trucking/transportation company, participated in the development of a Trucking Transportation System. The system tracked trucks (cabs & trailers) and customer packages across the country on a 24-hour basis. The development involved extensive CICS program design and coding, interfacing to complex IMS databases. The environment included COBOL, TSO/ISPF, and PANVALET on an IBM 4381 under MVS. Other projects involved coding programs in both DEC BASIC for a VAX system and INFO BASIC for a Prime Computer.
Tools: COBOL/COBOL-II, JCL, TSO