John L. Roberts - Resume - COBOL Oracle Delphi Sr. Programmer Analyst

John L. Roberts

Home Address
P.O. Box 231 • Rocky Hill, Connecticut• 06067 • 860.888.1246 •
e-mail: jlroberts@att.net
URL: http://jlroberts.home.att.net

Education

Loyola University City College, New Orleans, Louisiana.
(Senior standing).

Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Three years of study (100+ hours) in Management Information Systems.

Skills

Demonstrated ability to learn and utilize emerging technologies.
Experienced in performing multiple tasks with attention to detail.
Experienced in both team and individual projects.
Ability to communicate with user community in both technical and non- technical terms.
Seasoned, effective trouble-shooter, skilled at problem identification, definition and resolution.

Experience

CIGNA Connecicut General Insurance
Bloomfield, CT
Senior Analyst 10/00-5/01

Senior Analyst in an MVS OS/390 environment utilizing DB2, VSAM, COBOL, JCL, ENDEVOR, EXPEDITOR, FILEAID, FTP and SPUFI.

SQLSVR PL/SQL program maintenance and production support.

CONNECT:DIRECT Mainframe, NT, and Unix file tranfers.

MVS, DB2, COBOL Production support including on-call rotation.

System documentation utitilizing MS Office components, MS Access, MS Word, MS Excel.

Emplifi (formerly Mastech Corporation)
Technical Lead / Sr. Systems Analyst 8/97-9/00

Emplifi Northeast
Consultant for Mainframe to Mid-Tier application migration project. Migration of PL/1 insurance rate-making programs from MVS to Unix. Compiling, testing and debugging PL/1 programs in both MVS and Unix. Oracle database table definition and loading utilizing SQLLDR. SQLPLUS program development and testing. Unix shell scripting. C, Delphi programming. Client/Server programming providing client applications via TCP/IP, FTP in Visual Basic, Delphi 5 running on Windows 98/NT.
IBM Global (Mastech division)
Consultant for a DB2 development project, specifically in its global implementaion phase. Functioning as a Senior Programmer Analyst in an MVS environment utilizing DB2, VSAM, CHANGEMAN, EXPEDITOR, FILEAID, and SPUFI. Refinement of Dunning sub-system for an Accounts Recievable application in COBOL for MVS including program design, coding, debugging, optimization and implementation. Mentoring less experienced programmers in structured programming, debugging, source control management and testing methodology.
ITF Pittsburgh (Mastech division)
Technical leader for year 2000 COBOL renovation projects. Team leader for SmartAPPs automated Y2K renovation. SmartAPPs facility process definition and management. Y2K testing technical leader in an MVS environment using CHANGEMAN, FILEAID, EXPEDITOR testing renovated VSAM, IMS and DB2 applications. Debugging and resolving testing discrepancies utilizing source level debugging for batch and on-line programs via EXPEDITOR and INTERTEST. On-site delivery support and coordination for a DOS/VSE environment using CA-LIBRARIAN, VOLLIE, and EXPEDITOR.

Major Services Incorporated,
Lockheed Information Management Services,
Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (Contract Position)
Senior Programmer Analyst 7/97-8/97
Senior Programmer Analyst 1/95-4/97
Programmer Analyst 9/94-1/95
Programming in COBOL, JCL, EZTRIEVE, VSAM, CICS (command level), IBM PC programming in Paradox, C, ORACLE (SQL). COBOL maintenance programming for batch and on-line programs. COBOL to COBOL- II conversion. COBOL year 2000 program maintenance. IBM Mainframe 4381 to PC Network data interface. Interface program development and maintenance, including: mainframe data extraction, automated file transfer, data validation, and error reporting. Porting DEC based Equipment Management System to Novell based, Paradox database. IBM HLLAPI programming in C providing automated Mainframe to PC file transfer. Programming maintenance support for DOS Paradox database system,requiring interaction with end-users to provide problem definition and resolution. Formal Paradox EMIS, CAM/CASSWORK Interface training sessions for computer center staff; providing training for programmers and support in Paradox programming maintenance methodology and systems trouble shooting methodologies.

West Jefferson Medical Center, Marrero, Louisiana
Programmer Analyst, 1/91-5/94
Programming in COBOL JCL, EZTRIEVE, VSAM, CICS command level, under VM/VSE on an IBM 4381. COBOL coding and debugging, Adhoc reporting per user request, application system to system maintenance. IBM PC programming in Turbo Pascal, C, dBase IV, providing stand-alone PC database applications, mainframe to PC interface. Providing technical/programming support for electronic billing. Installing Novell 3.11 networks with Windows applications. IBM PC programming, technical support, troubleshooting hardware/software difficulties. Providing hardware/software purchase recommendations to V.P. of Information Systems.

Computer Mentors, New Orleans, Louisiana
Programmer/Consultant 9/90-1/91
Paradox, Turbo Pascal, C, and Symphony programming and support. Hardware and software installations and troubleshooting. Client telephone support

Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 11/88-11/89
Staff Assistant (to Director of Information Systems) 4/89-11/89
Pascal, dBase III+, MS-DOS batch programming, hardware and software installation and troubleshooting. Informal staff training.

Volunteer Programmer/Consultant 11/88-4/89
Pascal, C, Alpha3, and dBase III programming. Systems analysis, hardware and software consultation. Alpha-3 database programming. Informal staff training. (worked on a full-time basis)

Oral Roberts University, Dean of Men's Office, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Programmer/Consultant 8/87-5/88
System analysis, hardware and software consultation, installation and troubleshooting. Turbo Pascal and Turbo C programming and support. On-going software maintenance initiated by staff request. Informal staff training.

References

Available on request.

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