James
Metapay@Yahoo.Com
817-691-9800
Arlington, TX 76015
Sr. Mainframe Programmer/Analyst
34 years experience W2
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I am an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Discharge form DD-214 is available upon request. I have decades of experience maintaining, modifying and implementing Payroll/HR and other mainframe and PC/LAN-based financial applications. This included the creation of custom sub-systems to support base Payroll/HR systems.

Mainframes include most IBM hardware with OS operating systems. PC/LAN systems include OS/2 Novel and NT/LAN.

Development software, as described below, include Cobol/Cobol II, IMS DB/DC, CICS, IBM Utilities, Realia Cobol II (Batch and CICS), MicroFocus/Net Express Cobol II (Batch and CICS). Mainframe Architect.

Most of my projects have been worked as a Sr. Information Technology consultant and Project Manager.

Environments Summary:

IBM Mainframe Hardware Summary

  • 370 Series
  • 30XX Series
  • 9000 Series

PC Hardware Summary

  • All

Mainframe Operating Systems Summary

  • OS/VS/1
  • OS VS/2
  • OS/MVS
  • z/OS

Mainframe Development Software Summary

  • Cobol/Cobol II
  • IMS DB/DC
  • MFS
  • BMP
  • DLI
  • ACB Gens
  • PSB Gens
  • DBD Gens
  • Performance Tuning
  • CICS
  • Includes assisting clients with FCT, TCT, and PCT entries
  • VSAM (ESDS, KSDS)
  • TSO/ISPF
  • Xpediter
  • SyncSort
  • FileAid
  • IBM Utilities
  • Includes IEBGENER, IEBCOPY, IEBUPDTE, IEBPTPCH, IEHINITT, IEHLIST, IEHPROGM, etc
  • GDG’s
  • Abend Aid
  • OS JCL/Procs
  • SDLC
  • Tivoli
  • Network Data Mover
  • Endevor
  • SQL
  • DB2
  • SPUFI
  • MMIS

PC Operating Systems Summary

  • DOS
  • OS/2
  • Windows NT
  • Novell LAN
  • NT LAN

PC Development Software Summary

  • Realia Cobol
  • Developed CICS and batch mainframe software
  • Includes the setting up of CICS table entries
  • Mainframe to PC/LAN conversions
  • MicroFocus Cobol
  • Developed CICS and batch software (PC and mainframe)
  • Mainframe to PC/LAN conversions
  • NetExpress Cobol
  • SPFPC/SPRPROW
  • FTP
  • MS Word
  • MS Excel
  • MS Project
  • Patton and Patton
  • Visio
  • Limited knowledge of SQL/embedded SQL
  • Familiar with Visual Studio

Military: Veteran – U.S. Air Force - Secret Clearance – Inactive

Experience
Education
Bachelor's in Computer Science
Purdue University
Certifications
American Management Association International
HIPPA
Skills
Cobol
2021
22
CICS
2021
17
FOCUS
2018
16
Genesys
2017
16
LAN
2014
15
VSAM
2021
15
JCL
2009
13
Project Management
2009
13
Employ
2009
12
IMS
2019
12
SDLC
2014
10
Waterfall
2014
10
Windows
2014
10
Windows NT
2014
10
Novell
2005
6
Feasibility Studies
1997
5
Human Resource
1997
5
IBM Mainframe
2021
5
Analysis
2011
4
Medicare
2017
4
DB2
2021
3
Data Services
2009
2
ENDEVOR
2009
2
FTP
2003
2
Microsoft Excel
2003
2
Oracle
2003
2
Rally
2017
2
Software Migrations
2009
2
Spectrum
2003
2
SQL
2021
2
Tivoli
2009
2
Database Upgrades
2017
1
Dell
2017
1
Documentation
2005
1
ABENDAID
0
1
Business Analysis
0
1
Business Intelligence
0
1
Customer Service
0
1
in-memory databases
0
1
Microsoft Word
0
1
MS Project
0
1
MS Visio
0
1
mSQL
0
1
Performance Tuning
0
1
Process Improvement
0
1
Program Management
0
1
Project Planning
1998
1
Quality Assurance
0
1
Requirement Analysis
0
1
Sales
2011
1
SCOBOL
0
1
Software Engineer
2004
1
SPUFI
0
1
SYNCSORT
0
1
Systems Engineering
2015
1
Training
0
1
TSO/ISPF
0
1
Visual Studio
0
1
XPEDITOR
0
1