Jeffrey H Celander
207 Meadow Wood Drive
Joliet, IL 60431
Phone:  [Send email to request phone number] 44-7388
Email:  [Send email using form at bottom]

Summary of Skills

I am an experienced software developer. I have created commercial software
products and brought them from concept to customer. I have a variety of skills
encompassing a variety of computer languages and platforms. I’m interested in a
software development position or management roles on projects.

I have experience as a teleworking software developer and project manager
working from my home office.  

I have experience managing off-shore software development teams.

Availability

•	Immediate

Employment History

2001 – May 2009,  Rocket Software, Inc.

Lead Software Developer, Mainstar storage management tools IBM Tivoli interface
z/OS server
•	Created and maintained z/OS HLASM programs that acted as a server interface
and data collection buffer manager between IBM’s (Candle Corp.) Tivoli GUI and
storage management tools callable interfaces.

Lead Product Developer, IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for Z/OS
•	Brought product from initial concept to customer delivery.
•	Worked with Rocket Software CTO, IBM Sales executives, IBM Marketing
executives, and IBM DB2 software executives to produce the product design
specifications. 
•	Led a team of software developers to create the product.
•	Oversaw features, technical direction, scheduling, technical writing, and
quality assurance.
•	Managed telecommuting teams in Europe, Russia, and United States.
•	Contributed to IBM Redbook for the product.
•	Created source control environment (SCLM) for the product and product smp/e
packaging. 

Lead Product Developer, IBM DB2 Object Restore for z/OS
•	Brought product from initial concept to customer delivery.
•	Worked with IBM Sales executives, IBM Marketing executives, and IBM DB2
software executives to produce the product design specifications. 
•	Led a team of software developers to support the product.
•	Oversaw features, technical direction, scheduling, technical writing, and
quality assurance.
•	Managed telecommuting teams in Russia, and United States.
•	Contributed to IBM Redbook for the product.
•	Created source control environment (SCLM) for the product and product smp/e
packaging.

Additional Duties
•	Researched new product ideas.
•	Travelled to Russia to train teams of Russian programmers, Technical Support,
and Quality Assurance staff on z/OS, DB2 High Level Assembler language, TSO,
ISPF, DB2, CLIST, and Rexx.
•	Created utility software used in all of the Rocket Software OEM IBM DB2 Tools
products.
•	Earned recognition by Rocket Software CEO for creating outstanding product
functional specification designs. 

2007 – present, EGS Innovations, Inc.

Product Developer
•	Created z/OS ISPF version of Java/HTML based Syspedia product for Pragmatic
Solutions, Inc.

1999 – 2001, Exelon Energy

Programming team leader
•	Programming team leader for utility meter data gathering system.
•	Led team of 4 contract programmers doing application development on a customer
billing DB2 database application.

1993 – 1999, Platinum Technology, Inc.

Senior Software Developer
•	Served as Platinum products common services development lead.
•	Worked on a variety of Platinum DB2 Tools products.
•	Created first automated Platinum product packaging system.
•	Worked on converting Platinum products to use IBM SCLM source control system.

1988 – 1993, May & Speh, Inc. (Axciom)

Research and Development Team Manager
•	Led a team of software developers that created postal, marketing analysis, and
printing products.
•	Oversaw features, technical direction, scheduling, and postal software USPS
certifications.

Senior Software Developer
•	Created commercial software products for name/address validation, mail
optimization, printing, and custom DB2 database applications.
•	Created address validation product that received the highest USPS
certification score of all software vendors at that time.
•	Created postal bar code generation product that received the highest USPS
certification score of all software vendors at that time.
•	Worked with University of Chicago Statistics and Math professors to create
lifestyle and demographic analysis software for a marking analysis product.

1986 – 1988, LPC, Inc. (Pitney Bowes Software)

Senior Software Developer
•	Created CICS and ISPF interfaces for FINALIST software product.
•	Lead developer for Mailers Choice product.

1980 – 1986, Official Airline Guides, Inc.

Senior Programmer, OAG Electronic Edition
•	Part of a development team that created the product.
•	Implemented in CICS, IBM assembler, VSAM, and IMS.
•	Trained in CICS internals at IBM technical center in Los Angeles, CA.
•	Trained in advanced IBM Assembler language programming at IBM technical center
in Los Angeles, CA.

Senior Programmer,  Airline Fare/Cargo US Government reporting systems
•	Converted IBM DOS/VSE COBOL cargo rates reporting system to IBM MVS.
•	Worked on applications that reported airline rates and rates to the US
Government for approval prior to airline deregulation.

Skills

•	IBM Pcomm, Vista, Bluezone
•	ISPF, Tachyon (T.I.D.E), SPF PC, Rational 
•	SCLM, SMP/E, Librarian, Panvalet
•	JCL, REXX, CLIST, ISPF programming (functions, panel, messages, skeletons),
IBM High-Level Assembler (HLASM), COBOL, PL/1,  Java, C, HTML, XML, SQL
•	DB2 for z/OS, DB2 LUW, VSAM, BDAM, BSAM, PDS(E)
•	CICS

Education

•	Lewis University, Computer Science
•	University of St. Francis, Computer Science
•	Joliet Junior College, Computer Science
•	CICS programming and Internals
•	IBM advanced training in MVS assembler language
•	Platinum Technology training programs: 
o	DB2 database administration
o	 SQL programming
o	 Advanced DB2 programming

Publications

•	IBM Redbook IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS, contributor
•	IBM Redbook IBM DB2 Object Restore for z/OS. Contributor
•	Naspa magazine, authored several articles on MVS control blocks.
•	MVS Update, authored several articles on various programming techniques