Robert Raymond Cookston

**** ******** ****

Roanoke, Virginia 24019

540-***-****

E-Mail: accvhq@r.postjobfree.com

DOT Raleigh North Carolina

Dec 2012 - Sept 2013

Consultant Programmer/Analyst

. Worked as a Consultant on a DOT Project. This project modified the

Vehicle Registration process to collect Vehicle Property Tax.

. Wrote programs, JCL, did Unit Testing, System Testing. Code in COBOL.

Programs are both batch and online (CICS).

. Use DB2 in programs and queries. Very strong DB2 knowledge.

. Used TSO with ISPF. Used Easytrieve to generate reports, used lightly.

. Used Endeavor as Change Manager.

. Worked with Clients in Testing, created Test Plans, worked on End - to

- End Testing. Created Test Data.

. Used QMF and SPUFI to extract information for Client Testers and

verifying all results comparing to Data Base changes, to ensure valid

results and that financials balance.

ON_TIME Computer Services, Covington, VA

1986-Dec 2012

Consultant Programmer/Analyst

. Worked as a Consultant Programmer/Analyst for MeadWestvaco

Corporation.

. Duties range from JCL changes to designing systems, also conduct user

training.

. Hands on Programmer, write, enhance and maintain programs. Wrote and

maintained programs that controlled the WRAPLINE. The main program of

these, communicated with a PC, as a messenger, was very complex, a

. Possess a strong working knowledge of COBOL, DB2/SQL, CICS, and VSAM.

Also used FTP for Outside Warehouses.

. Have strong working knowledge of VSAM.

. Text editors used Roscoe and Librarian.

. On a daily basis interface with management, operations, and users.

. Areas of main responsibility are keeping the Paper Machines running.

. Maintain Inventory, Shipping and Warehousing Systems.

. Project Leader on development of the "Order Commitment / Order Status"

System. This Project was large scale, led seven programmers. Traveled

to other client sites to train users.

. Project Leader for "Low Moor Inventory System", and "Low Moor

Consumption System".

. Project teams have varied from one to seven people.

. Other projects of significance are"Y2K", "Vehicle Inventory", "Bill of

Lading", "Marketing Support System" and "EDI".

. Have experience with Bar Code coding, understand QMS Bar Coding. Was

main person creating Labels and Bar Codes. Printers were Printronix.

BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD

1981-1986

Senior Programmer/Analyst

. Contributed as lead person on the Membership System - directed the

work of junior programmers, wrote many IMS programs, handled major

production problems.

. First main project was to convert DOS JCL to MVS JCL and create PROCs.

. Worked on the Rate Increase Project for the Direct Business unit,

closely with Finance Group.

. Possess a strong working knowledge of COBOL, CICS, JCL, and VSAM.

. From Jan 1986 until June 1986, worked on Medicare B. Converted all

ISAM to VSAM files.

EDUCATION:

1977 B.S. - State University College at Brockport, N.Y.

1970 A.A.S. - State University College at Farmingdale, N.Y.

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