04/1997 - 07/1997 Fannie Mae                   

Washington, DC
Consultant
Mainframe coordinator for Fannie Mae's IRW Pilot Application. Responsible for collection of mainframe data, ftp transfer of mainframe data to the UNIX server environment for display on Fannie Mae's web page. Responsible for scheduling and coordination through CA7.

05/1995 - 04/1997 Saks Fifth Avenue            

Dallas, TX
Consultant
Responsible for code maintenance, application design changes, timely problem resolution and application performance tuning for the Quick Response Team at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. Converted LRF code to native DML within IDMS batch COBOL/COBOLII programs and ADS/O dialogs. Duties included on-call support.

11/1994 - 05/1995 Federated Systems Group      

Norcross, GA
Consultant
Responsible for numerous changes to programs within the credit division. Worked on batch Datacom programs using COBOL and COBOL II. Increased functionality of location-specific (retail store) logic for processing of Pier One stores.

05/1994 - 10/1994 L. L. Bean, Inc.             

Freeport, ME
Consultant
Responsible for work on three different projects. Made extensive modifications to the existing CICS/VSAM-based Gift Certificate System. Assisted with database design and concurrent processing logic for the new DB2 Gift Certificate System, to be implemented in 1995. Wrote several Datacom/IDEAL programs for the Telephone Response System.

03/1994 - 05/1994 Michelin Tire Corporation    

Greenville, SC
Consultant/Help Desk Leader
Short-term return assignment, at the client's request, to assist in the formation of a help desk. Prepared turnover documentation, and production JCL procedures for the CP:M system. Made modifications to the nightly CP:M batch job stream resulting in over 75% improvement in processing efficiency. (See October 1993 to January 1994)

01/1994 - 03/1994 Broadway & Seymour, Inc.     

Charlotte, NC
Consultant
Working with COBOL II in a CICS/VSAM environment on the NationsBank PACE/AM Trust project. Worked on Options, Cash Projections, and other sub-systems. Assisted staff in resolution of Testing Problem Reports (TPR's).

10/1993 - 01/1994 Michelin Tire Corporation    

Greenville, SC
Consultant
Worked with various Dun & Bradstreet Software (DBS) application software packages, including General Ledger (GL/E), Financial Controller (FC/E), and Capital Projects CP:M). Assisted the accounting users in implementing many new reports written using Information Expert (IE). Worked closely with users to convert existing software to the DBS CP:M environment. Designed and wrote extract programs to interface data in the CP:M file formats with other systems.

03/1993 - 10/1993 Delta Air Lines              

Atlanta, GA
Consultant
Working with DB2 and COBOL II in an Arthur Andersen INSTALL/1 environment. Project was Maintenance and Rebuild Control(MARC). Worked from specifications written using DESIGN/1. Worked on maintenance event creation, product structure, and materials management subsystems. Worked very heavily on the data conversion portion of the project. Assisted in training of Delta personnel in the efficient usage of DB2, with both embedded SQL, and using the INSTALL/1 ADAM interface.

02/1993 - 03/1993 American Greetings           

Cleveland, OH
Consultant
Short-term return assignment assisting Ernst & Young with database design for a former client on an IDMS order processing system, using Arthur Andersen's METHOD/1. Worked closely with the database group to develop efficient access standards, and participated in fine-tuning existing database architecture. (See August 1988 to December 1988).

03/1992 - 02/1993 American Software            

Atlanta, GA
Database Administrator
Worked within the database group on various projects. Worked exclusively on AMSOFT mainframe package software. Applications included bill-of-materials, product costing, and accounts receivable. Client specific modifications were made using IDMS, DB2/SQL w/CICS, and VSAM.

03/1992 - 02/1993 Consumer's Power             

Jackson, MI
Consultant/DBA
Worked on the Workload Information Network (WIN) system (release 5.32). Designed database structure and necessary processes to facilitate archival of historical work orders. System used IDMS queue and scratch processing extensively. Designed processes to reduce excessive maintenance coding using OLQ qfile processes. Responsible for specifications and procedural guidance for several members of the programming staff. Assisted client DBA staff in preparations for database expansion. Made presentations to client staff on use of programming techniques, automated processes for user testing and correction of invalid production data.

08/1991 - 03/1992 Progressive Insurance        

Cleveland, OH
Consultant
Worked on the Lender's Collateral Protection (LCP) system. Coded, tested, and implemented changes for variety of banking clientele in a VSAM/COBOL environment. Assisted in conversion of data from various tape formats to compatible VSAM file formats.

01/1990 - 02/1991 GE Aerospace                 

Utica, NY
Consultant/DBA
Responsible for database design and alterations; analysis and comparison of old/new business functions. Coded programs for conversion of data from old to new IDMS database, using McCormack & Dodge package software. Designed, coded, tested, and implemented new addition to Purchase Order Entry system to accommodate Shipping Notices. Assisted junior staff and DBA staff in troubleshooting conversion problems.

08/1989 - 01/1990 ROLM Systems, Inc.           

Santa Clara, CA
Consultant
Responsible for coding, testing, and implementation of an on-line replenishment system for warehouse and shop floor personnel, using MSA AMAPS/Q software. Responsible for detailed (program-level) design of a Physical Inventory system. Coded, tested, and implemented a total of seven (7) screens and 16 batch reports/file-utility programs. Used DB2/SQL for Physical Inventory reports.

04/1989 - 08/1989 Glidden Corporation          

Cleveland, OH
Consultant/DBA
Responsible for designing, coding, testing, and implementing portions of Customer Service system. Wrote approximately 30 ADS/O dialogs. Designed database conversion strategy; coded 12 COBOL load programs for data conversion. Used OLQ extensively for database reporting. Used TPSORT within ADS/O dialogs.

03/1989 - 04/1989 DOW Chemical Corporation     

Cleveland, OH
Consultant
Analyzed and documented Inventory Control system being implemented by another consultant. Reviewed requirements, cross-referenced to actual programs, wrote user documentation manual.

12/1988 - 03/1989 Loral Corporation            

Akron, OH
Consultant
Designed, coded, tested, and implemented front-end Billing system for use with Cullinet's A/R package (CAS 3.1). Worked closely with users in design/feasibility studies.

08/1988 - 12/1988 American Greetings           

Cleveland, OH
Consultant/DBA
Worked on design and analysis of an Inventory Control sub-system to be integrated with existing Cullinet software (CAS 3.1). Designed software to facilitate downloading of a portion of production data to an off-line system test database. Worked closely with DBA staff to implement major database design revisions. Assisted junior staff members with debugging and design revisions. Served as a member of design walkthru team.

06/1988 - 08/1988 Data-Link Corporation        

South Bend, IN
Consultant
Worked on design of a front-end processor to allow programmers to design screens without knowledge or proficiency in CICS, using Fast Programming System (FPS). Language was limited in its use, as all screens had to be built using 1K or less of screen storage area.

01/1988 - 06/1988 Zimmer Corporation           

Warsaw, IN
Consultant
Used COBOL in an IMS/VS environment to rewrite existing Sales and Marketing system. Resulted in a performance increase of 45 percent, in addition to savings of approximately $35K per month in operating costs.

10/1986 - 01/1988 Whirlpool Corporation        

St. Joseph, MI
Consultant
Major focus was on Cullinet's manufacturing system (CAS). Developed application structures and prototypes using ADS/A and implemented several major database changes. Worked on both the Shop-Floor Control and Bill-of-Materials systems. Other projects included a rewrite of the Physical Inventory system (formerly written using CICS) to be integrated with the Manufacturing Control system; troubleshooting and timely design for the Financial system; provided in-depth database lookup techniques for the staff; training of inexperienced personnel in the use of ADS/O and related IDMS utilities.

03/1986 - 10/1986 Southern Company Services    

Atlanta, GA
Consultant
Work was done on a Maintenance system for a nuclear power plant (NPMIS). Worked on the database logical design, wrote portions of the schema, responsible for coordination of independent subschemas with other programmers' needs. Contributed to IDD definition and population. Participated in database design walkthrus, code walkthrus, wrote ADS/O dialogs, and used ADS/A to integrate dialogs within applications. Responsible for direction and supervision/training of junior corporate personnel on the project.

10/1985 - 03/1986 Georgia-Pacific Corporation  

Atlanta, GA
Consultant
Worked on an IDMS Financial Reporting system (FIRS). Wrote ADS/O dialogs, assisted other programmers in writing and debugging dialogs. Wrote COBOL and CULPRIT programs (both regular and ad-hoc) to access the database.

06/1984 - 10/1985 Martin-Marietta Data Systems 

Greenbelt, MD
Consultant
Worked on the Department of Labor's Federal Employees' Compensation system (FECS). Designed and coded ADS/O dialogs, reviewed and corrected dialogs written by junior programmers, and served as a general ADS/O consultant. Used the Logical Record Facility (LRF) extensively.

08/1982 - 06/1984 TELIC, Inc.                  

Rockville, MD
Programmer
Used CICS and IDMS to write software specific to the long-distance Telephone industry. Some work was done on Hewlett-Packard HP-3000 systems.

01/1980 - 08/1982 Allegany Community College   

Cumberland, MD
Programmer
Worked with COBOL in an NCR environment.