Programmer Analyist; AS400 Consultant Resume

Title
Programmer Analyist; AS400 Consultant

Primary Skills
Use my skills to help a company develop new or change existing IT systems. I...

Location
US-CO-Colorado Springs

Posted
Dec-13-08

WORK EXPERIENCE PROFILE
25 years experience in information systems / computer consulting / programming. 12 years experience managing projects / analysis / design using SDLC Systems Development Life Cycle. 8 years experience managing developers and network administrators. Attention is given to working on multiple projects at the same time, working well with end users, peers, subordinates and upper management to achieve organizational goals. Results-oriented and can solve problems "on the fly" as a project progresses. Good communicator that can develop and present design documentation that is understandable to all parties involved (end users / developers / management). Efficient with time management and able to multi-task and manage multiple projects at the same time. Ability to adapt to highly complex, highly customized environments.

MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Excellent project management skills that can take an assignment from conception through the SDLC process to quality assurance, implementation, and final on-going support. Excellent at mentoring developers and can work well with novice as well as seasoned professionals. Goal oriented concerned for the final product being delivered on-time and within costs.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Development & Maintenance Techniques

Data Flow Diagrams (DFD's) Relational Databases Structured Design
Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD's) Structured Analysis System Methodologies

Personal Computer / Web Applications

MS-Windows 3.1, '95, '98, 2000, XP MS-Office Products Visual Studio .NET (Novice)
Netscape & Internet Explorer MS-Access FoxPro
Novell Netware & MS NT Network Environments MS-Project JOOMLA CMS
MS-SharePoint Java and JavaScript (Novice)
(Several utility & communication packages as well as other web apps.)

AS/400 Applications

JD Edwards ALDON DBU
Sequel RPG II - RPG IV RPG/FREE
DB2/400 CL SQL/400
Web Sphere A-NET FTP
KeyesMail - E-mail Application IFS PC-SUPPORT / 400
Export/400 Rumba/400 Modules / Service Programs
WinView - Image Viewer Embedded SQL

WORK HISTORY

Consultant - Londen Insurance Co - Phoenix AZ Aug 2005 to Present

* Provide system analysis, design and project management to Londen's AS/400 system. Developed new business systems from user requirements. Initiated design, development, testing, implementation and ongoing support for end users and management.
* Designed/Developed funeral home pre-payment processing system. This system supported a new business venture for Londen Companies. It managed pre-payments of funerals while the life insurance was being processed.
* Designed/Developed new tax processing procedures that gathered tax data, allowed edits and corrections, and transmitted to IRS for processing. Implemented 7 different tax form types.
* Provide ongoing development support, changes, and enhancements as necessary.
* Converted programs and developed new programs into RPG-Free with modules and service programs
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Consultant - Kraft Foods - Chicago IL September 1993 to Dec 2005

* Provide business systems analysis and support to the design, development and implementation of enhancements to Kraft's Customer Service Financial Systems. Work with a cross-functional / divisional team and subject matter experts to coordinate enhancement requests and derive comprehensive business and functional requirements. I then translating those requirements into software design specifications; led the software development lifecycle to deliver application upgrades, affecting web-based and AS400 systems. Provide support and coordination for ongoing system support and application problem diagnosis and resolution.

* Continuous application development / enhancements to the Customer Service Financial System. Analyzed issues where the current system output was not consistent with output from other systems. Took the system from being almost eliminated because of poor and unreliable output to a system that was consistent, accurate, and reliable within Kraft.

* Project Lead:

* Designed/Developed Statement Payment System that took open credits in A/R and automatically created checks based on profiles that sales could setup for individual customers. (Web Based Utilizing AS/400 Web Server, RPG/IV and Java Scripts)

* Designed/Developed Auto-Approval system where overspent Payments could be automatically routed to correct authorized individual for approval. Authorized individuals where assigned based on selections made by users. (Web Based Utilizing AS/400 Web Server, RPG/IV and Java Scripts)

* Designed/Developed Payment Authorization system that allowed Kraft Sales to write Credit Memos, Checks, or Drafts for their customer over the internet. (Web Based Utilizing AS/400 Web Server, RPG/IV and Java Scripts)

* Designed/Developed Invoicing Customization system that allowed Sales to setup customized criteria to automatically credit customer when invoices were created. (Web Based Utilizing AS/400 Web Server, RPG/IV and Java Scripts)

* Designed/Developed various inquiry and master file web pages that sales can access and track their customer information. (Web Based Utilizing AS/400 Web Server, RPG/IV and Java Scripts)

* Designed a Java applet that interfaced between the Java Scripts on the HTML page and an RPG/IV program to get and put information to and from the AS/400.

* Taught classes for internal programmers on how to design and write Web Based RPG/IV & RPG/Free systems.
* Designed / Development of an Internet Portal system utilizing IBM Webshpere and Java
* Strategic planning and implementation of AS/400 hardware upgrades including system sizing and conversion.

* Project Lead: Strategic planning and implementation of year 2000 conversion for Kraft Foods on an AS/400
* Project Lead: Designed and developed a Visual Basic application of a data analysis and reporting that communicated with the AS/400 server

* Production support and application development for Kraft Food's AS/400
* Conversion of System 38 programs to RPG/IV
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Adjunct Professor, Trinity International University - Chicago IL (2002 - 2003 Academic year)
* Taught Intro to Data Communications and Networking
* Taught Intro to MS Office Products.


Consultant - PhysiBill Inc - Skokie IL May 1993 - September 1993
* Project Manager: Application development of Electronic Claims Software which ran on PCs and transmitted physician insurance claims to insurance companies. The system was developed using FoxPro 2.5
* Project Manager: Developed a PIM system utilizing MS Visual Basic.
* Custom programming on AS/400 Systems for Physibill INC.

Consultant - Packaging Corp of America - Evanston IL May 1993 - September 1993

* Project Manager: Designed and developed a strategic plan for connecting PCs to AS400s, through PC/Support with MS Windows, across PCA's 13 AS/400 networks. Managed all aspects of the project from strategic planning through implementation.

* Setting up Novel and CCMail Remote connections with PCA's 13 AS/400 Network

Manager of Consulting Services - Handy Andy Home Improvement Centers, Barrington IL January 1990 - April 1993
* Reported to Vice President of Information Systems
* Manager: Responsible for the Development of a Cooperative Advertising System (written in Visual Basic) which resided on the PC and gathers information from the AS/400

* Responsible for Design, Development, Training, and Support of all PC based applications as well as strategic AS/400 applications.

* Responsible for as many as 3 programmers doing development work PCs, 4 programmers doing development work on AS/400s and one network administrator.

* Supported two AS/400 model 70s with 60 remote centers representing as many as 1250 remote users doing data entry and information uploading/downloading to and from the AS/400.

Manager of Product Development - Baxter Healthcare - Dearfield IL May 1988 - Jan 1990

* Reported to Vice President of Operations and R&D
* Manager: Performs product management tasks for all S/36, AS/400 based products.
* Interacts with marketing, sales, customer support, current/future customers, and other technical product managers in determining and designing product strategy and direction.
* Over-sees the design, setting project schedules, reviewing progress, preparing the product for testing, and providing support to quality assurance, pubs, and toll-free support personnel during the system development life cycle and beyond.
* Manages the entire development cycle of new Annson S/36 and AS/400 based products ranging from relatively small systems to long-range strategic products.
* Performs conceptual, functional, and detailed design as well as sets standards that are required for specific projects.
* Provides direct support to the customer through either phone contact, electronic hookup, or through site visits.
* Responsible for hiring, developing, and maintaining a quality staff of up to nine programmers including providing periodic performance salary reviews.
* Develops a business report and a presentation to other managers on a monthly basis to summarize objectives achieved during the previous month and to review current and future issues.

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* Assists sales and marketing in giving technical presentations to perspective customers.
* Provides research and analysis of new technology as it becomes available and makes recommendations to senior staff with regards to strategic direction.
* Presents technical overviews of strategic product direction to user group meetings as well as board of director presentations.

Systems Analyst - Baxter Healthcare - Dearfield IL May 1987 - May 1988

* Reported to Director of Research and Development
* Performed product management tasks for a S/36 and
* PC based product which transmits physicians insurance claims to insurance companies utilizing a variety of communications protocols.
* Provided direct support to the customer through either phone contact, electronic hookup, or through site visits.
* Assisted sales and marketing in giving technical presentations to perspective customers.
* Over-saw the design and development of this product and managed up to three consultants.
* Assisted in the design of other PC and S/36 based products.

Sr. Programmer Analyst - Baxter Healthcare - Dearfield IL May 1986 - May 1987
* Reported to Manager of Product Development
* Participated as a team member in the design and development of a physicians practice management system.
* Participated as a team member in the design and development of a physician to physician link.

Programmer Analyst - Baxter Healthcare - Dearfield IL January 1985 - May 1986
* Reported to Manager of Product Development
* Responsible for the development and maintenance of new and existing products.
* Customized programs per client requests.
* Performed problem definition and resolution for customers and customer support personnel.

Associate Programmer Analyst - Brokerage Systems Inc. - Chicago IL May 1984 - January 1985
* Responsible for the development, installation, and customization of a commodities tracking system for the MidAmerican Commodities Exchange.


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

BS Computer Technology (with Honors) - 1985 - Purdue University, West Lafayette IN

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