Professional Summary
Proactive, innovative, and detail-oriented iSeries AS/400 Programmer/Analyst with extensive experience working with RPG. Applications Development experience includes Order Management, Inventory Control, Financial Applications, Property and Casualty Insurance, EDI.
Accomplishments: Improved user productivity, Increased revenue, Improved cash flow.

Computer Skills

• Hardware: IBM iSeries AS/400, i5
• Programming & Systems Languages: RPG Free, RPG ILE, RPG IV, RPG III, RPG II, COBOL/400, CL, SQL, Visual Basic 6.0, Java
• AS/400 Utilities: SEU, SDA, DFU, DBU
• Databases: DB2/400, Oracle 9i and 8i, MS Access, MS SQL Server

Professional Development

Confidential, 6/2009 - 8/2009
SAP R/3 Basis, ABAP
Currently working on self-study tutorials and training 3/2008 - present
Java, HTML, eRPG, RPG Free

Business Experience

Consultant, Confidential, Schaumburg, IL 3/2008 - 3/2008

• Assigned to Nissan Forklift, Marengo, IL
• Maintained and enhanced Order Entry applications.
• Developed and enhanced Financial report programs.
• Environment: i5, RPG IV, RPG III, CL, DB2/400, Query/400, MAC-PAC, Hawkeye.
  

Consultant, Confidential, Glendale Heights, IL 1/2008 - 2/2008

• Maintained order entry and sales incentive applications.
• Maintained and enhanced CGI applications using RPG IV and HTML.
• Modified customer service applications to reduce the amount of time spent on data entry.
• Environment: iSeries AS/400, RPG ILE, RPG IV, embedded SQL, CL, HTML, DB2/400, Hawkeye.

Programmer/Analyst, Confidential, Chicago, IL 7/2002 - 12/2007

• Responsible for all projects and SDLC: gathering information, programming, testing, implementation.
• Researched EDI procedures. Modified programs and procedures. Improved cash flow.
• Developed RPG programs to create transition files to be downloaded to Gentran to create ANSI X12 EDI documents.
• Route Sales Analysis. Developed detail and summary report programs showing retail and travel times for route sales staff. Used by management to evaluate route sales staff.
• Maintained interface programs for Intermec handheld computers.
• Modified Commission Payroll System to allow for additional commission incentives.
• Developed and maintained Front End MAPICS Interface Programs.
• Wrote report programs to extract data from MAPICS.
• Developed interface programs for T. L. Ashford barcode software.
• Developed and enhanced report programs: Financial, Inventory Control, Production.
• Modified nightly processing (ROBOT) jobs to prevent error messages.
• Used Visio to create system documentation.
• Assist with iSeries System Operations.
• Supported 40-50 regional users.
• Environment: iSeries AS/400, RPG IV, RPG III, Subfiles, CL, DB2/400, Query/400, MAPICS V2R4, ROBOT, FTP.

Programmer/Analyst, Confidential, Niles, IL 11/1999 - 10/2001

• Wrote a program to rate vehicles and insured on a policy. This increased insurance premiums and increased revenue.
• Developed an Automated Claims Tracking system.
• Developed an Insurance Policy Inquiry system. Allowed users to search for policies by policy number, name, street address, or city.
• Developed a New Business Tracking system. Prevented duplicate entries in the system.
• Wrote programs to generate new insurance premiums.
• Wrote programs to print insurance premium manuals.
• Rewrote and enhanced data entry, inquiry, and month end programs for the underwriting department.
• Supported 30-40 local users.
• Wrote program and system documentation.
• Environment: AS/400, RPG IV, RPG III, Subfiles, CL, DB2/400, Query/400.

Consultant, Confidential, Itasca, IL 9/1998 - 9/1999

• Analyzed COBOL/400 programs which create transition files. Wrote a RPG IV program to replace the COBOL/400 programs. Premenos (Harbinger) utilizes the transition files to create ANSI X12 EDI documents.
• Analyzed, modified, and tested RPG III, RPG II, and CL programs, and OCL procedures for year 2000 compliance. Applications were order entry, accounting, and utility billing.
• Environment: AS/400, RPG IV, RPG III, RPG II, COBOL/400, CL, OCL, Query/400.

Consultant, Confidential, Rosemont, IL 5/1997 - 9/1998

• Wrote programs for a customer pricing system following system specifications.
• Wrote file conversion programs.
• Wrote report programs: financial, statistical, and demographics.
• Analyzed and rewrote System 36 Order Entry programs to native AS/400 programs.
• Environment: AS/400, RPG III, Subfiles, RPG II, CL, OCL, Query/400.

Consultant, Confidential, Rochester, MN 12/1996 - 3/1997

• Maintenance programming and new program development in a manufacturing environment.
• Environment: AS/400, RPG III, Subfiles, RPG II, CL, OCL, Query/400.

Programmer/Analyst, Confidential, Chicago, IL
1/1995 - 11/1996

• Rewrote and enhanced Accounts Payable Inquiry Programs.
• Developed technical system documentation manual (RPG and COBOL programs, OCL procedures, data base files, and accounting period-end closing procedures).
• Maintained accounting and insurance applications (programs).
• Assisted with Computer Operations and Help Desk.
• Environment: AS/400, RPG III, Subfiles, RPG II, COBOL, CL, OCL, Query/400.

Previous Experience
Computer Programmer/Internship
Computer Programmer

Education

Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL; RPG Programmer Certificate, High Honors
Computer Learning Center, Chicago, IL; Diploma: Computer Programming, Honors
MITS, Inc., Schaumburg, IL; Training in Visual Basic 6.0, Java, Oracle 8i