GREGG BRETZ

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Gregg Bretz is an experienced COBOL, CICS, IDMS, IMS, DB2,

JCL, ADSO, TSO/ISPF, QMF, VSAM, ENDEAVOR mainframe

programmer. His background includes: full life cycle

development, enhancements, conversions, and maintenance.

TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY

Cobol, Cobol-II, CICS, DB2, IDMS, IMS, JCL, ADSO,

TSO/ISPF, QMF, VSAM, MQ Series, Lotus Notes, Project

Workbench, Project View, VISIO, Word, Excel, Access, EZIQ,

SQL, Oracle, PL/SQL, XML, EDI, Project Management Life

Cycle, DBS (MSA Financial), Librarian, Endeavor,

Datatrieve, Easytrieve, DLY280, SAS, CA7, CA11, Amdahl, IBM-

3083, 4341, 370-148, 360, 4361, VAX 11780, 11785, MVS, DOS,

SAP

March 2012 Maverick Direct Consultants

To Cleveland, Ohio

May 2013 Consultant at American Greeting

Working on writing new COBOL programs and creating new JCL

for feeding files to SAP. Creating test cases and Creating

test files to be used in UAT. Met with Clients for Data

mapping for new feeds into SAP. Created IDMS Dialogs for

new IDMS tables. The programs were compiled in Endeavor.

There were JCL and PROC's which was kept in Endeavor.

November 2009 MACY'S

To Lorain, Ohio

September 2011 Programmer/Analyst 2

Created new testing scheduling package in Test. Create

Control-M in a test region so project could use the

scheduling package. Analysis data to be used for

Control-M.

February 2008 Mega Professional Inc

to Milpitas, CA

October 2009 Senior Consultant

. Assignment with Duke Energy (CMS team)

. Project to change vendors for the E-BILLING.

Analyze and Develop estimates and create

project design. The data came from IMS

database. Wrote new programs using COBOL, DB2,

CICS. Using PL/SQL formatted XML data to use

EDI to Client. Using PL/SQL to INSERT and

retrieve from ORACLE Database.

. Assignment with Duke Energy (Passport team)

. Project to change the Code block from the

Mainframe to the new Codeblock in PeopleSoft.

Passport system will be moved to Peoplesoft.

The code block is accounting fields that will

carry rules for processing. Writing new

program for validation with COBOL, DB2 and

CICS. Worked on test plans for the Passport

and Maximo testing Group.

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June 2005 EIS consultant

to Cleveland, Ohio

November 2007 Senior Consultant

. Assignment with Progressive

. As consultant, participated on the policy

number & suffix expansion (9 digits to 13

digits). Responsible for maintenance and

enhancements of DB2 tables and programs

utilizing COBOL, DB2, SQL, and SAS.

. Assignment with DFAS

. Supported the Payroll system for the combat

department. Updated the Payroll system from

manual to automatic. Responsible for

maintenance and enhancement of 80 CICS programs

utilizing COBOL, DB2, CICS, SQL. Created and

scheduled new job streams utilizing Control M.

. Assignment with Progressive

. As consultant, participated on the Core

Migration Project (Claims). Moving from IDMS to

a CICS/DB2 system. Writing test plans and

coding new programs to trap DB2 changes in CICS

and load them back to IDMS for QA Testing.

Maintenance and enhancements of 20 to 30 CICS

programs. Utilized Librarian to check in/out

programs and house code.

May 2004 EdgePark Surgical

to Twinsburg, Ohio

June 2005 Programmer Analyst

. Working on the Billing System developing new

projects and support. Develop project

documents, code, test, and implement into

Production System is a Dell Server with Windows

98. Utilizing Synergy/DE8.1.7, Professional

Series Workbench, and Visual Source Safe.

June 2003 Consulting through Kforce Professional Staffing

to Independence, Ohio

February 2004 Senior Consultant

. Assignment with Alltel

. As consultant, participated on the Port

Project. Assigned to the Interface Doris

system. Coded in new MQ logic and tested all I-

order, B-orders, and C-orders. Utilized QMF to

gather data from the database. Project,

utilizing CICS, IDMS, DB2, VSAM, JCL, ADSO,

COBOL, QMF, and MQ Series. Maintenance and

enhancements of 40 to 50 CICS programs and

tested CICS programs utilizing inter-test.

February 2002 CasaBella Homes

to Project Systems Manager

June 2003

. Responsible for Accounting and Purchasing systems

(Procurement)

. Developed Project plans for monthly review

with Clients.

. Assigned resources for projects.

. Attended project status meetings with

clients on a regular basis.

. Meet with Clients for requirements and

gather information for the projects.

. Developed work plans for projects using

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access and Power

Point).

. Created reports using Crystal Report version

8.5

. Responsible for projects from start to finish.

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October 1999 Medical Mutual of Ohio

to Cleveland, Ohio

April 2002 System Development Coordinator

. Responsible for Disbursements and Broker Commission

Systems. Utilized DB2, IDMS, CICS, COBOL, JCL, ADSO,

TSO/ISPF, QMF, SAS, and VISIO.

. Supervised 8 programmers for coding and testing

projects.

. Created new on line screens utilizing CICS for

6 CICS programs.

. Utilized QMF to gather data from the database.

. Coded system in COBOL, Easy Trieve and SAS.

. Preformed enhancements and upgrades to system.

. Attended project status meetings with clients

on a regular basis.

. Performance planning for staff.

. Developed Status Reports for manager.

Programmer Analyst IV

. Temporary SDC for the Finance Teams overseeing the

Capitation, GL, AP/AR, National Accounts, Payroll,

PreCert systems. Tools utilized: JCL, CICS, DB2,

IDMS, and COBOL.

. Created Project Plans with Project Workbench.

. Coded and tested New Capitation system

utilizing COBOL-II, CICS, VSAM, JCL, ADSO,

TSO/ISPF, QMF, DB2, and IDMS.

June 1996 Career Connections

to Cleveland, Ohio

October 1999 Senior Consultant

. Assignment with Key Bank:

. Coded and tested new Front-end Payments

Processing for Key Bank. The interface provides

logic for accepting virtually all billing

payment processing options in order to

reduce manual processing as well as to reduce

decision making by tellers using the billing

input and inquiry systems. Utilizing COBOL, CICS,

VSAM, DB2, JCL, and Endeavor.

. Assignment with Ohio Edison:

. As Consultant, participated on the CAAMS

(Criterion Affirmative Action Management

System) Project, using DB2, COBOL, EZIQ and MS

Excel. Responsible for Development of New Base

Salary Adjustments Processing. This includes

Mainframe based COBOL, DB2 applications, with

MS Office Access & Excel. Extracted data from

a DB2 database to generated reports. Created

spreadsheets of employee information to upper

management for Salary Adjustments. Support

Human Resource & Industrial Relations

departments. This included using DB2, SQL,

COBOL, MS Access & Excel.

. Assignment with Revco:

. Performed file conversions and general

maintenance and problem resolutions. Utilizing

CICS, DB2, and COBOL. Responsible for the

redesigning of monthly job stream for

performance. Saved Revco 6 days of running

time from seven days to 1 day. Made changes to

the way the programs were accessing the DB2

tables, and installing searches for better

performance. Analyze, written and tested in-

house developed patient benefit tracking

programs. Performed modifications to the

Billing system

. Assignment with Key Corp:

. Responsible for Conversion problem Log.

Organized and maintained the problem log. The

Change Management Log and Issues Log had over

4000 problems. Utilized Endeavor for their

change management tool. Developed reports

using Lotus Notes in order to track problems by

area and status. Attended all status and

project management meetings covering issues and

problems. Reported to upper management on the

status of the conversion. Utilizing Lotus Notes

and DB2.

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January 1992 Alltel Information Systems

to Cleveland, Ohio

June 1996 Lead Systems Analyst

. Responsible for major project for Message Processing

Systems (MPS) for conversion of Citizens customers

from GTE to Alltel. Utilizing COBOL, IMS, IDMS, DB2,

CICS, JCL, ADSO, QMF,

. Developed work plans for conversion using

Project Workbench.

. Met with Citizens for mapping section on

comparing their system to our system.

. Attended project status meetings with client on

a regular basis.

. Developed status reports for supervisors and

clients.

. Responsible for developing new timetables for

client.

. Documentations, client sign-off, and scheduling

considerations.

. Project Leader (GTE, CBSS Conversion) for Message

Processing Systems (MPS) for converting 285,000

customers from GTE to Alltel. Utilizing COBOL, IDMS,

DB2, CICS, JCL, ADSO, QMF, VSAM, and MSOffice.

. Developed work plans for conversion using

Project Workbench.

. Met with GTE for mapping section on comparing

their system to our system.

. Attended project status meetings with client on

a regular basis.

. Developed status reports for supervisors and

clients.

. Utilized Change Management tools.

. Documentations, client sign-off, and scheduling

considerations.

. Special Project Team on Message Processing System

(MPS)

. Designed, coded and unit test and production

support for things done outside of Alltel's

release's. Help with all groups including

design team, release team and production

support. Utilizing COBOL, IDMS, DB2, CICS,

JCL, ADSO, QMF, VSAM, and MSOffice. Mentored

ATIS employees.

. Developed and coordinated test environment for

released software testing.

. Release Coordinator assigned to release projects.

. Supervised 5 programmers for coding and testing

projects.

. Coded and unit tested new enhancements for new

projects.

. Supported Clients, conversions and on-line

systems. Analyzed and reviewed new projects.

. Responsible for IDMS to DB2 conversions for

Alltel.

February 1989 Harris Wholesale

to Cleveland, Ohio

January 1992 Senior Systems Programmer

. Responsible for MSA security. Upgraded from 87.01 to

90.01.

. Rewrote on-line programs to include RIO's and

ANRIO's.

. Created both batch and on-line I.E. reports

. Project Leader for Charge Back System.

. Create on-line screens using quick BMS, CICS and

COBOL programs for inquiry to maintenance screens.

. Ordernet chain PO's Rite Aid purchase order system,

dialogue screens, KE3 file transfer from PC to

Mainframe. Corporate Billing restructures existing

invoice program to handle KE3 changes.

June 1988 Waxman Industrialize

to Bedford, Ohio

February 1989 Systems Programmer

. Responsible for maintenance and enhancements of

Payroll systems utilizing COBOL and CICS

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January 1987 GE Consulting

to Independence, Ohio

June 1988 Consultant

Assignment with Perry Nuclear Plant:

. Created new security programs for training the police

and fireman on evaluating the area utilizing VAX

11/785, VAX programming.

June 1980 Technicare

to Solon, Ohio

June 1986 Consultant

. Responsible for maintenance and enhancements of MSA

Account Receivable system.

. Created on-line screens using quick BMS, CICS, IMS

and COBOL programs for inquiry to maintenance

screens.

EDUCATION

Cuyahoga Community College - Western Campus

1978-1980 Degree: Applied Business - Computer Programming Technology

Major: Data Processing

Ohio State University

1975-1976 Courses: Math, Business, Accounting, Biology and Law

Enforcement

Major: Forestry

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