Richard L. Casanova
***********@*****.***
Matthews, North Carolina 28104
Summary: Information Technology professional with over 30 years experience, including computer operations management, application development, unit, system, and integrated testing, production support and maintenance, file conversions, testing and implementation coordination, Security Administration, HIPAA qualified, Audit/Accounting/Management/Compliance reporting
Software:
Cobol(28) MVS JCL(29) VSAM(25)
APS(13) CICS(25) CA-1(7)
CA-7(17) TMS(15) File-Aid(10)
Easytrieve(17) TSO/ISPF(25) FTP(10)
Xpeditor(3) IBM Mainframe(28) Roscoe(7)
REXX(7) RPG(2) Opie(8)
DYL-260(3) DYL-280(2) ISAM(2)
Quikjob(2) IMS/DB(5) PGP(1)
Faver(2) Adabas/Natural(1) NDM(3)
SAS(2) Clist(6) SAR(5)
Ultim(1) Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel
Work History:
Harris Teeter Corporation
Matthews, North Carolina
Programmer Analyst – Supply Chain, Marketing and Retail Sept. 19, 2001 – Jan. 12, 2012
Member of the ‘Supply Chain’ application team for 10.5 years providing mainframe (batch & online) and AIX support for multiple applications enabling the wholesale purchase of groceries for two warehouses and the ordering and shipping of those groceries to approx. 200 stores across several states for retail sales. The applications were both in-house and vendor supported.
• Major in-house applications included:
Reclaims, SOX reporting, Access Security, Audit Reporting, Report Distribution, data extracts/feeds to vendor applications/Oracle DB, AP, FTP processing and Forced Adjustments on orders
• Major vendor applications included:
ABS (Advanced Billing System), Gentran, BICEPS, TRICEPS, TMT (Transportation Management), SoftGrocer and Order Scheduling
• Large projects included:
Re-installation of the BICEPS and TRICEPS applications working with the vendor Retalix which included mainframe batch, CICS (multiple regions) and UNIX updates (MicroFocus Cobol)
Writing the mainframe part of the Reclaims application in Cobol and EasyTrieve
Writing file interfaces into the new SoftGrocer application
Update Operations run scheduling for batch jobs
• Normal daily activities included:
Oncall support 24x7 for all 25 ‘Supply Chain’ Applications
Maintenance and updates to in-house and Retalix applications
Reporting to management time and project activities using OPIE
Creating SOX and Audit reports in compliance with CIA staff and department managers
Maintain employee access security across multiple applications and platforms
Supporting Accounting, Marketing, Audit, Pricing, stores and Warehouse departments
Supporting I.T. Operations, PC Tech. Support, Oracle DBA, Networking and Systems departments
• Technical skills included:
Z-OS, IBM Cobol, JCL,, CICS, Easytrieve+, AIX (multiple servers), Microsoft Office Suite, Micro Focus
Cobol, HTML, FTP, B-Trade/Gentran, AbendAid, HIPAA certified and VSAM
First Union National Bank Nov. 1995 – June 2001
Charlotte, North Carolina
Contract Programmer Analyst – worked in four application areas
• Card Products – CACS application wrote new reports for audit and compliance requirements
• Bill Pay – helped install new release and reporting enhancements to application
• General Ledger & FA – on call, added enhancements and wrote new reports
• Brokerage - on call, helped install major new release of the ‘BETA’ system, added enhancements and wrote new reports for audit and compliance requirements
• Technical skills included:
MVS/ESA, IBM Cobol, JCL, CICS, Easytrieve+, Microsoft Office Suite, FTP, NDM, Micro Focus Cobol,
Lotus Notes, IMS/DB, TSO/ISPF, PGP encryption and VSAM
Yale Security, Inc. Nov. 1994 - Nov. 1995
Monroe, N.C.
Programmer Analyst
• Provided on-call applications support for CA Associates G/L, AP, AR and FA
• Also supported in-house applications for Payroll, Order Entry and Sales and Booking
• Technical skills included:
VM/CMS using Xedit, VSE JCL, Cobol, Easytrieve, REXX, KeyFast, RPG, CICS, IMS/DB and VSAM
Network Computing, Inc. July 1993 – Oct. 1994
Charlotte, N.C.
Programmer Analyst
• Enhancements to and on-call support for an in-house satellite TV billing system
• Participated in several NCC users conferences and seminars
• Technical skills included:
MVS/ESA, MVS JCL, Roscoe, Cobol, Ultim, CICS, PrintBack, Access+, InterTest and VSAM
Public Services Co. Dec. 1992 – June 1993
Gastonia, N.C.
Contract Programmer Analyst
• Enhanced customer information and industrial billing systems
• Technical skills included:
MVS/ESA, TSO/ISPF, MVS JCL, Cobol, EasyTrieve, SDF2, CICS, IMS DB, Viasoft SmartDoc and VSAM
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry May 1988 – Nov. 1992
Charlotte, N.C.
Programmer Analyst
• Maintained and enhanced D&B payroll/personnel and DCI systems
• Supported in-house order entry and inventory systems
• Supported the Kronos time keeping system at the Monroe plastics facility
• Technical skills included:
MVS/ESA, TSO/ISPF, MVS JCL, Cobol, EasyTrieve, Clist, REXX, CICS, Faver, SAR, IMS DB, and VSAM
United Carolina Bank Nov. 1986 – May 1988
Monroe, N.C.
Programmer Analyst
• Member of the ‘Loans’ team supported SSI leasing system and Florida Software commercial loans system
• Project leader for a large Mortgage Loans implementation project
• Technical skills included:
MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, MVS JCL, Cobol, SAS, CICS, Faver and VSAM
Knowledge Inteference Systems, Inc. Dec. 1985 – Nov. 1986
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Independent Contract Programmer
• Worked at RJ Reynolds Tobacco on human resources projects
• Technical skills included:
OS/MVS, MVS JCL, Roscoe, Adabas/Natural, IDMS DB, Cobol, Meta-Cobol and VSAM
McLean Trucking Co. June 1984 – Dec. 1985
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Programmer Analyst
• Helped write a vehicle mileage system
• Team member on Debtor Master project
• Technical skills included:
OS/MVS, TSO/ISPF, IMS DB, Cobol, Quikjob, CICS, Faver and VSAM
Salem Carpet Mills April 1982 – May 1984
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Programmer Analyst
• Converted AP system from DOS to MVS
• Helped write a Salesman Commission system
• Supported in-house AP, GL and FA systems
• Supported MSA payroll system
• Technical skills included:
DOS, OS/MVS, Roscoe, OS JCL, Cobol, SAS, IDMS DB and VSAM
Denton Associates, Inc. July 1980 – March 1982
Charlotte, N.C.
Contract Programmer
• Applications development with several companies in the Winston-Salem area to include banking, manufacturing and international shipping
• Applications included student loans, human resources and AR
• Technical skills included:
OS/MVS JCL. TSO/ISPF, Roscoe, Cobol, Meta-Cobol, Quikjob, CICS, DYL-280 and VSAM
First National Bank April 1978 – July 1980
Columbia, S.C.
Programmer
• Financial applications teams supporting Wang Payroll, Certificate of Deposit, Trust Accounting and AR
• Technical skills included:
OS/VS1, OS JCL, Cobol, Dyl-260, Roscoe and ISAM
First Citizens Bank and Trust May 1976 – April 1978
Charlotte, N.C.
Computer Operator & Shift Supervisor
• Third shift operator supporting daily item processing to include DDA transactions capture, sorting, balancing and posting
• Printed DDA and Savings trial balance reports and customer statements
• Created ACH tapes for Federal Reserve Bank
• Technical skills included:
Burroughs B-2700 computer running MCP and IBM 370-115 using DOS with Power
Education:
UNCC May 1996
Charlotte, N.C.
Evening class in Object Oriented programming
Course included OOP basic concepts, systems design methodologies, design patterns
and used ParcPlace Visual Works and Smalltalk
University of North Carolina May 1974
Chapel Hill, N.C.
BA in Political Science and German
Member of Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor Society)
Central Piedmont Community College June 1972
Charlotte, N.C.
Associates Degree in Liberal Arts
Concentration in Psychology