donald f. richmond

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Highly Experienced Mainframe Programmer

Experience includes COBOL II, Telon, Easytrieve Plus, IMS DB/DC, VSAM, DB2, and CICS

Skills Summary:

Operating Systems: MVS/XA and DOS/VSE Hardware: IBM 30XX, IBM 43XX

Languages: COBOL, COBOL II, and Easytrieve Plus; training in Java and Visual Basic

JCL: MVS and DOS Database Systems: IMS DB/DC and VSAM

Other: Experience with PANVALET, TSO/ISPF, Telon, File Aid, Expeditor, SQL, DB2, CICS,

Endevor, and Web Design

Professional Experience

Diversified Services Network, Naperville, IL February, 2015 - April 2015

COBOL Developer

Contractual programmer for Department of Human Services, State of Illinois, Springfield, IL.

Created and modified COBOL programs, which read, updated, and reported the contents of IMS databases, working as requested on client’s Integrated Eligibility System project.

Ciber, Inc, Greenwood Village, Colorado April 2011– March 2012

COBOL Programmer, IMS Developer

Contractual programmer for United States Steel, Pittsburgh Service Center, Pittsburgh, PA.

Created and modified COBOL programs, which read, updated, and reported the contents of IMS databases. Tested programs using Client’s in-house version of JCL modules.

Worked twelve months on client’s conversion project to adapt existing COBOL legacy data into new files for Oracle database.

Pomeroy IT Solutions, Hebron, KY January 2010 – June 2010

Programmer/Analyst

Contractual programmer for Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Frankfort, KY.

Created and modified COBOL programs, which read, updated, and reported the contents of IMS databases. Tested programs using MVS JCL and Expeditor.

Modified multiple step JCL procedures to run programming systems.

Was on-call after hours to solve any problems with procedures, files, utilities, and programs.

Affiliated Computer Services, Tallahassee, FL February 2007 – April 2009

Senior Programmer Analyst,

Coded and modified COBOL programs using VSAM and sequential files.

Monitored programming systems after hours to solve any problems with procedures, files, utilities, and programs on an on-call basis.

ScholarshipNet.Org, Philadelphia, PA November 2002 – February 2007

Programming Consultant

Assisted in designing and developing the company’s website.

Performed programming for the company (COBOL using IMS DB/DC and DB2.) Some CICS work.

Performed managerial duties as assigned by the CEO such as defining and assigning geographical territories for the company’s representatives, supplying representatives’ requests for materials and literature to inform potential clients of our services, and tracking the representatives’ recruitments.

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HAS, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana February 1994 – August 2002

Programmer/Analyst

Contractual programmer for Illinois Department of Public Aid, Medicaid Management Information Section, Springfield, IL.

Created and modified COBOL and Easytrieve Plus programs, which read, updated, and reported the contents of IMS databases dealing with Medicaid, Recipient, and Provider data.

Tested programs using MVS JCL. Created multiple step JCL procedures to run programming systems.

Wrote new and revised existing Telon batch programs to update and report State of Illinois Medicaid, Recipient, and Provider IMS databases.

Assisted in departmental project to detect and modify any programs requiring adaptations because of Y2K date change requirements.

Fifth Third Bank, Louisville, KY March 1991 – October 1992

Programmer/Analyst

Maintained ATM, ACH, and Safety Deposit systems; secondary responsibility for maintaining Direct Deposit system.

Created and modified COBOL and Easytrieve Plus programs for checking, savings, and certificate of deposit applications.

Created DOS JCL to test and implement any newly-created or revised programs.

Wrote program documentation and specifications.

Department of Information Systems, Frankfort, KY August 1987 – March 1991

Programmer/Analyst, Senior,

Created and modified COBOL programs and JCL for various applications.

Designed, coded, and tested on-line and batch Telon programs.

Wrote documentation and specifications for programs.

Trained in JCL, IMS, VSAM, Telon, and Systems Analysis and Design.

Created an online Telon system to track student loan information based on specifications received from users and analysts. Developed a Drivers Licensing System using Telon.

Education

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

MS, Systems Science. Concentration: Information Systems

Coursework in Systems Analysis and Design, Information Systems, Information Structures, and Operating Systems.

Thesis focused on Expert Systems included developing a BASIC software system for supporting multiple expert systems.

New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL

BA, Natural Sciences.

Lincoln Land College, Springfield, IL, (2003-2004)

Coursework in Visual Basic, Java, and Web Design

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