OBJECTIVE

Desire a challenging programmer/analyst position to help your business with my
extensive analysis and mainframe technical skills. Strengths include over 25
years of experience using a wide variety of mainframe and PC tools, the desire to
provide excellent customer service, excellent mentoring skills, and creative
problem solving. Prefer a local position in or near Columbus, Ohio or a
telecommute opportunity anywhere in the United States.

Industries:   Insurance, Banking, Telecommunications, Retail and Utilities

SOFTWARE
Mainframe: COBOL, Easytrieve, MVS JCL, DB2/SQL, CICS HLPI, VSAM, Checkfree
SMS/ARP, Xpediter Batch/CICS, CICS Intertest, AbendAid Batch/CICS, TSO CLIST,
ISPF Edit Macros, ISPF Dialog Manager, SPUFI, Platinum, SDF2, Mainframe
FTP/NDM/XCOM, Via Insight/SmartEditSmartTest, Zeke/Zebb, CA-7, ChangeMan,
Endevor, Panvalet, CDF, STROBE, FileAid Batch/CICS/DB2, File Master Plus, SAR,
DFDSS, FDR, Faver, Docutext, QMF Mainframe/Windows. 

PC/Client/Midrange:  Tandem FTP/NDM, AppScan, DOS Batch files, MS Access
97/2000, HTML, FrontPage 97/2000, Pinnacle Studio Deluxe, Windows ME/NT/XP/2000,
PGP and Ethereal.  Some JavaScript experience.

HISTORY

Lead Programmer/Analyst Consultant  (November, 2004 to Present)  Modis, Inc. 

* Modified hundreds of batch jobs, approximately 30 COBOL and Easytrieve
programs, and approximately 10 COBOL CICS programs as part of the ARP team's
merger between JP Morgan Chase and Bank One.  
* Designed and taught training classes for ChangeMan, Zeke and
CA-View/CA-Deliver (SAR).  
* Designed a sophisticated test system build tool that automated most of the
setup work for the CICS test regions, batch cycles, Zeke, SAR and GDG builds. 
Components included approximately 25 ISPF Dialog Manager screens, 30 CLISTs, 75
File-Aid steps, 20 Easytrieve programs, 400 control cards and 20 batch jobs. This
tool reduced the setup time from 4-5 days to just a few hours.  
* Created and maintained 6,300 softcopy technical manuals to help improve the
staff's productivity.

Lead Programmer/Analyst Consultant  (March, 2004 to October, 2004)  All Star
Consulting (California telecommute)

* Updates to 50 batch programs and 150 JCL updates to Checkfree ARP system for
Union Bank of California.
	
Lead Programmer/Analyst Consultant  (December, 2002 to February 2004)  Sogeti,
Columbus, Ohio	

* Managed a project that analyzed performance differences between FTP and NDM
for outbound ARP files. 
* Designed complex automated process to convert several thousand ARP outbound
JES Remote Line transmissions to FTP.  Tools used included File-AID, Syncsort,
ISPF Edit macros and REXX.
* Wrote complex COBOL program and EZT program to create new monthly Stop Pay ARP
report.
* Performed maintenance related activities on ARP COBOL OS/390 DB2 and KSDS VSAM
programs.
* Provided production support of mainframe ARP FTP jobs for large corporate
customers.
* Performance tuning of ARP batch jobs and VSAM files used by the Checkfree SMS
system.
* Converted several  hundred batch jobs, PROCs, control cards, rerun
documentation and disaster recovery documentation for a mainframe consolidation
project.  
* Made extensive enhancements to the main technical reference manual and other
key documentation used by all programmers on the project.  Mentored new team
members on various technical issues.
* Fulfilled the role of a Lead Technical Analyst for JCL changes on  60+ batch
jobs to build data transmission bridges between two mainframes using mainframe
FTP.

Senior Programmer/Analyst  (1999 to 2002)  Huntington Bank, Columbus, Ohio

* Wrote several complex DB2/SQL, VSAM, COBOL and Easytrieve programs to create
numerous reports for Web Bank, Bill Pay, PC Banking and Voice Response Unit.
* Developed new batch and online programs  for the Call Center and Teller
Automation teams.  This also involved creating 50+ new jobs to back up, restore
and migrate changes for seven CICS regions.
* Created CICS and batch Teller Automation programs using MQSeries to interface
with the ARGO Teller vendor system.  Created an extensive testing checklist for
CICS programs.
* Extensive use of QMF Windows/Mainframe for ad hoc reporting.
* Provided CICS and batch production support for the Call Center, Teller
Automation and Web Bank teams.
* Used Crystal Info/Reports to produce several ad hoc reports using DB2 Connect.
 
* Used AppScan to check for application security risks in world's first
real-time updates web bank (E-bank).  Performed several additional manual
security checks that AppScan couldn't do.

Programmer/Analyst Consultant/Project Leader (1996 to 1999) Quick Solutions,
Columbus, OH

* Managed two Year 2000 projects at Bank One in the EDI department.  Also
conducted testing for Vector 2.1 vendor software, wrote scripts, provided
documentation. 
* Developed an EDI training program for new employees.  This program was used as
a model for other teams.
* Established Disaster Recovery plans, provided documentation and executed
several drills for 200 batch jobs, and 5 CICS systems.  

Programmer/Analyst Consultant (1992 to 1996)  Cap Gemini America, Columbus,
Ohio

Programmer/analyst assignments for clients that included AEP, Nationwide
Insurance, Columbus Life Insurance, Limited Express, Sprint/United Telephone and
Bank One.

* Extensive use of SPUFI to produce a variety of ad hoc reports and to update
production DB2 tables.
* Completed about 25 maintenance requests for online and batch systems at
Columbus Life.
* Converted 25 CICS and batch programs from COBOL to COBOL II at Bank One.
* Performed analysis, programming, and testing for 25 CICS programs at AEP. 
Production support.
* Technical lead for a five person team unit and system testing effort for a
major online and batch system at Nationwide Insurance.  Our team won employees of
the month awards for our efforts.
* Wrote 500 DRHOST test scripts for Bank One.
* Wrote new batch programs, modified existing ones for a large order processing
development project at the Limited Express.  

Senior Programmer/Analyst  (1981 - 1992)  Lincoln National Corp., Ft. Wayne, IN
Achieved three promotions during this time. Condensed list below covers all four
job levels.

* Completed analysis and developed estimates for conversion of 60 CICS programs
from Macro to HLPI. 
* Performed analysis and developed estimates to bring 12 CICS programs up to
release 3.2.1 standards.
* Initiated batch job changes that reduced run-time expenses by about $25,000.
* Performed emergency maintenance on eight life and health insurance systems.
* New development and maintenance on two IMS database and VSAM file systems.

EDUCATION

* One year college at Indiana/Purdue Ft. Wayne (IPFW) in 1980, majoring in
Computer Science. Then attended 3.5 months full-time, on the job (college level
DP courses) in Lincoln National Corporation's Central Training Unit (CTU).  The
CTU courses provided me with the equivalent technical training of about a
four-year college degree in Computer Science. Additional professional courses,
Workshops and Seminars include:

Mainframe: MQSeries, ARGO, Crystal Reports (Basic and Advanced), STROBE, QMF for
Windows, DB2 Explain.
PC/Client: AppScan, Java and XML overviews, OO concepts, Java programming CBT's,
FrontPage 2000.
Other: Checkfree ARP/SMS overview, Controlled Disbursement System overview, MICR
overview, Check Truncation Act /Check 21, LOMA 1 and 2, abbreviated Bank Teller
training.