JAMES C MATTHEWS
201 Spartan Drive
Columbia, SC 29212
[Send email to request phone number] 34-3589 (H)
[Send email to request phone number] 04-1940 (Cell)
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CAREER OBJECTIVES
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Retired Data Base Administrator Application Analyst
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PRINCIPLE WORK EXPERIENCE
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11-98 to 11-2009 SC State Accident Fund Data Base Administrator I
Applications Analyst II
Maintain Data Bases for Workman's Comp Insurance Claims Processing System
Set up the entire Batch Process System to run in an unattended mode Maintain
systems in a Client Object environment Library Control Administration Provide
System interface for Accounting and Claims Systems Utilizing AIX6000, UNIX,
ORACLE, POWER BUILDER AND NOVEL-NT-MICROSOFT_EXCHANGE SERVERS NETWORK
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02-98 to 10-98 SC Department of Mental Health - Applications Analyst II
Worked with Batch and Online applications for Payroll and Financial Systems
Mainframe(3603) and an IBM PC, utilizing MVS, COBOL, VSAM, CICS, TSO-ISPF,
JCL and WORD-PERFECT, PARADOX, UNIX , NOVELNETWORK
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08-96 to 02-98 Policy Management Systems Corp Columbia, SC - Sr
Prog-Analyst
Worked with Batch and Online applications Designed and maintained Insurance
Policy forms with an Online forms development system Duties performed on IBM
Mainframe(3603) and an IBM PC, utilizing MVS, COBOL, C, DB2, VSAM, CICS,
TSO-ISPF, JCL and WORD-PERFECT
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04-96 to 07-96 Contract Solutions-Cambar , Charleston, SC - Contract
Consultant
Made modifications to an existing Software package for Warehouse Inventory
Control Duties performed on PC- LAN environment utilizing WINDOWS APPLICATIONS,
GUI, C and MICROFOCUS-COBOL, Relational DB, SQL,BRIEF(EDITOR)
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11-95 to 04-96 Companion Services- BCBS, Columbia SC - Contract
Consultant
Worked in the Champus Production Support area Modified existing Health
Insurance Claims Processing programs for new contracts Worked in batch on the
reporting system IBM Mainframe(3603), utilizing MVS, COBOL, VSAM files
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1-93 to 9-95 SCT Utility Systems Inc , Columbia SC - Senior Programmer
Analyst
Involved in the enhancement, debugging, and development of the Base Utility
Billing-Customer Information System Customized Base product for clients
Performed Customer Support(Help Line) and Product Installation Support Wrote
Functionals and Technicals for Base Product enhancements Utilizing Digital,
Hewlett Packard 9000, and PC, VMS, UNIX, COBOL, C, ORACLE, SQL, SQLFORMS,
PL-SQL, TPU and VI EDITORS, and MICROSOFT WORD
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2-90 to 12-92 Policy Management Systems Corp , Columbia SC - Sr
Prog-Analyst
Instrumental in clinching a major Spanish account in the International
Division making requested enhancements to an Online Report and COBOL Code
Generator Installed Production Cycle run time improvements Installed CLUE
batch processing system, interfacing with MVR(motor vehicle reports) processing
Duties performed on IBM Mainframe(3603) and an IBM PC, utilizing MVS, COBOL,
VSAM, CICS, TSO-ISPF, and JCL
JAMES C MATTHEWS
201 Spartan Drive
Columbia, SC 29212
[Send email to request phone number] 34-3589 (H)
[Send email to request phone number] 04-1940 (Cell)
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PRINCIPLE WORK EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
8-88 to 1-90 Kline Iron & Steel, Columbia, SC Programmer-Analyst
Implemented an On-line Real-time Accounting and Inventory system using a
Hierarchical Database Member of Quality Assurance Team to improve overall
business performance Designed and implemented a Material Transfer System for
more accurate Inventory control Duties performed on Hewlett Packard 3000,
utilizing MPE, Cobol, View(Forms), Jobscope(Data Base utility)
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4-87 to 8-88 Triangle Tool Group, Orangeburg, SC - Senior Programmer
Analyst
Project leader for Honeywell System upgrade from 3200 to a DPS7 Designed and
implemented an automated Packaging Inventory system that attached Packaging to
the Bill of material Designed and implemented on-line Accounts Payable Vendor
- Voucher entry, audit, and inquiry system Installed run time improvements to
nightly processing by substituting sequential files with ISAM Duties performed
on Honeywell DPS7, utilizing FSE(FULL SCREEN EDITOR) and VFORMS
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9-86 to 3-87 Self Employed Contract Programmer-Consultant
Performed Program maintenance and minor enhancements at the following
Triangle Tool Group, Orangeburg, SC, Honeywell Defense Contract Plant, Tampa,
FL Duties performed on Honeywell DPS7, DPS8, utilizing FSE, VFORMS, and
IDS-II
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11-85 to 8-86 Roper Outdoor Products, Orangeburg, SC - Senior Prog-Analyst
Liaison to Corporate for a branch Operation in the areas of, Systems
functionality, Program Maintenance and enhancements, Installation of software
packages, and Systems Training Duties performed on Honeywell DPS6, utilizing
IDS-II
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10-78 to 10-85 Griffith Laboratories, Alsip, IL - Programmer-Analyst
Installed and maintained an on-line Accounts Payable entry system utilizing a
chained data base Team member for a Factory data collection system My
contribution to this team was to install product trace process to track
production orders, and personnel This allowed for more accurate productivity
studies and labor utilization Duties performed on Honeywell DPS6, DPS7,
utilizing FSE and IDS-II
JAMES C MATTHEWS
201 Spartan Drive
Columbia, SC 29212
[Send email to request phone number] 04-1940 (Cell)
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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1997 - Midlands Technical College - C Programming, UNIX Shell Scripts
Oracle8 Data Base Administration Power Builder
1990 - 95 Company Classes - IBM OS-MVS JCL, TSO, CICS Command level
Cobol, Principles of Insurance, Insurance concepts SQL
1985 - IDS-II Data base (Design and Implementation)
Factory Manufacturing System (FMS)
Dunavant Accounts Payable On-line Data Entry Package
1982 - Honeywell L64 Release 5 Seminar
1975 - Honeywell Computer Manufacturer's Training Classes:
1 Series 6000 Computer Configuration & Operation
2 Remote Networking Processing
1973-80 College (Business-Computer Science Curriculum):
1 Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ
2 Thornton Community College, South Holland, IL
3 Purdue Calumet University, Hammond, IN
*Associates Degree - Thornton Community College
1968-72 Military - USAF - Inventory Management Specialist - Honoroable
Discharge, Rank E4
ORGANIZATIONS
1 President Homeowners Association
2 Coach and Umpire Little League
3 Cubmaster of Cub Scouts
4 South Carolina Palmetto Mastersingers
REFERENCES
Dave Slack - SCT Utility Systems [Send email to request phone number] 32-1848
Robert Arrington - State Department of Mental Health [Send email to request phone number] 98-8502
Wayne Collins - State Accident Fund [Send email to request phone number] 96-1040
JAMES C MATTHEWS
201 Spartan Drive
Columbia, SC 29212
803) 404-1940 (Cell)
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WORKING ENVIRONMENTS
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HARDWARE
IBM Mainframe(3603), AIX6000
Hewlett Packard(3000, 9000)
Honeywell(DPS6, DPS7, DPS8)
VAX(Digital)
AIX6000
PC(home and work)
OPERATING SYSTEMS
MVS (IBM)
MPE (HP3000)
UNIX (HP9000, AIX6000)
VMS (VAX)
MS-DOS
WINDOWS 95, 97,2000
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
COBOL-II
MICROFOCUS-COBOL
CICS (Cobol Command Level)
RPG - II
SQL-PLUS - PL-SQL
Power Builder (Power Script,GUI)
Query, Ezytrieve, QuickJob, Paradox (Data Base Query- Reporting)
C, C++
APPLICATIONS
Utility Billing Systems - (Bills, Customer Information)
Insurance - (Policy Processing, Claims Processing, Management reporting)
Accounting - (Accounts Receivable, Account Payable, General Ledger)
Manufacturing - (Inventory Analysis, Sales Analysis, Order Processing,
Production Processing, Factory Terminal Data Collection, Bill of Material,
Material Transfer)
MISCELLANEOUS
Technical Lead Analyst, Functional-Technical writing, Screens and Forms,
Software Package installation , File and library utilities, Relational DB, JCL,
OCL, DCL, Conversions, Structured analysis, Editors - TSO FSE TPU VI, User
Training
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