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Objective |
I am looking for a senior technical position that will utilize my extensive experience in application design, development, and problem solving abilities on mainframe platforms. |
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Highlights |
Over thirty years of IBM mainframe experience in a variety of disciplines and environments (i.e. VSE, MVS, z/OS, and CICS). Proven application design and development skills, application support skills, dump reading and debugging skills, and program coding skills in COBOL, Assembler, CICS, and REXX. Extensive knowledge of Fidelity/ALLTEL/Systematics Single Source Architecture (i.e. SI subroutines and FIAS), Extended Application Architecture (i.e. EAA or SA), and a working knowledge of Transaction Services (i.e. TS). Experience in Fidelity/ALLTEL/Systematics ALS, IMPACS, and Savings/Time batch and online problem resolution, assisting clients and application development groups ascertain and correct problems. Specialize in resolving application problems related to RPI reporting and architectural components. Expertise in administrative skills for IBM's Language Environment (LE), COBOL, Assembler, VSAM and CICS. Over twenty-five years of banking industry experience, along with several years in manufacturing industries. |
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System Hardware / Software Experience |
● IBM mainframes and peripherals ● Operating systems (MVS, MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, z/OS, VM/CMS and VSE) ● Teleprocessing platforms (ICCF, TSO/ISPF, and CICS) ● IBM Language Environment (LE) ● Languages (COBOL ANSI 68, COBOL ANSI 74, COBOL ANSI 85, Assembler F, Assembler H, High-Level Assembler (HLASM), REXX in (VM, CMS, XEDIT, TSO, ISPF, ISREDIT, and PC) ● Assembler Macro language ● CICS translator ● Fidelity/ALLTEL/Systematics API and RPI translators ● Fidelity/ALLTEL/Systematics Financial software ● VSAM and VSAM tuning ● IBM DF/SMS buffering tool ● CA/HIPERBUF buffering tool ● Batch/Online code testing tools (XPEDITOR and INTERTEST) ● Code performance tool (STROBE) ● Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Office products |
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Professional Experience |
Programming expertise in COBOL, Assembler, and REXX languages. Enjoy programming challenges requiring the use of Assembler. Extensive experience in batch and online programming in both production and development environments. Experienced in IBM Language Environment (LE), COBOL, Assembler, and CICS administrative duties. Held resident expert position for VSAM, programming languages, system software that improved runtime performance, and system utilities (i.e. SORT, etc.). Provided consulting and support to clients with COBOL and CICS migration issues. Ascertained and communicated impact of changes to the application development groups regarding hardware, operating system, TSO/ISPF, CICS, LE, COBOL, Assembler, and system utilities. As an original member of the Systematics EAA/SA Development group, I designed and coded the Reporting Facility, everything except for the Report Program Interface (RPI) translator program. Key pieces included: PARMS screens, API exits, and RPI reports, report scheduling, the signal process, and SA41. The Reporting Facility incorporated all of the other EAA/SA facilities such as Dictionary, PARMS, edit criteria, messages, equate data, and API. Also responsible for ensuring that EAA/SA would function in a VSE environment. Highly knowledgeable in all of the Systematics EAA/SA components of GN. ● Dictionary ● PARMS (common control file database management system) ● Element and DAG level Edit Facility ● Message Facility ● Equate Data ● SDMS (common I/O facility) ● SASERV (batch and online) ● Program management ● Storage management ● Task management ● Report Program Interface (RPI) a translator that generates COBOL code responsible for generating reports. Similar to a 3rd generation report writer. ● Change Control Provided consulting and problem solving skills for clients, data centers, and application development groups on application use and implementation of EAA/SA components of GN. Worked with clients and data centers to analyze, establish, and evaluate control records and application modifications, answer questions, and assist in problem solving. Assisted application development groups with project design walk-throughs and education group with EAA/SA classes for clients and employees. Designed and developed a set of programming tools written in REXX and usable in the TSO/ISPF/ISREDIT environments. Documentation can be provided on request. Created a program that scans LOADLIBs and reports on program names, binder/link-edit options, compiler, compiler version, compiler options used, LE conforming, CICS translator used, API translator used, COBOL verbs used, etc. This utility is extremely helpful for CICS and compiler upgrades. Documentation can be provided on request. Developed a date subroutine written in COBOL that implements all of the IBM LE date services. Documentation can be provided on request. Designed and developed a subroutine package that provides most if not all the same string services that REXX provides, written in LE conforming Assembler. Documentation can be provided on request. Created documentation on how to read dumps, available on request. |
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Employment History |
1988 to April 2008 – Fidelity National Information Services, Little Rock Arkansas (formerly ALLTEL Information Services; formerly Systematics Inc. ● z/OS Systems programmer ● IBM Language Environment (LE) Administrator ● Application Enablement group ● Change Control task force ● GN Development group ● ANSI 74 COBOL conversion task force ● Original member of the EAA/SA Development group 1985 thru 1987 – WALMART, Bentonville Arkansas General Office. ● VSE Systems programmer for all of the domestic Warehouses 1981 to 1985 – Systematics Inc., Fayetteville Arkansas Data Center. ● VSE Systems programmer ● Application programmer 1977 to 1981 – Baldor Electric Co., Ft Smith Arkansas Home Office. ● Application programmer |
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Education |
1974 to 1978 – Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Arkansas Tech University. |
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References |
Available upon request. |