Manager Software

I would like to be considered for the above position. I believe I have the experience to excel in this position.

I would very much like to discuss opportunities within

your company. To schedule an interview,

please call me at 407-***-****. You may reach me at this number at any time.

Bert Hooks

Thank you for taking the time to review my resume. I am

seeking a full-time position in a local IT/software firm.

You will see from my enclosed resume that I meet the

qualifications of an experienced Senior Programmer Analyst.

My specialty is

CoBOL, however I have experience with other languages and platforms as well. I

have 16 years of

experience working on an IBM MVS mainframe, writing programs

in CoBOL, REXX and MVS JCL, in a CICS environment.

I have 8 years of experience in the

Implementation/ Conversion field. I have

8 years of experience working with ASG-SmartTest.

I have worked on development

projects from start to finish.

I have

worked independently, with only minimal guidance from my manager, for the past

6 years.

I have always picked new skills

and computer languages easily. I have served as project lead on numerous

occasions.

I have extensive experience

working with Banker Analysts and customers, developing solutions that fit our

customer’s needs.

I am available to start immediately should you have an

opening that my experience and skills can fill.

Elbert Hooks (Bert)

5549 Oak StreetuMount Dora, FL 32757 u407-***-**** ********@*****.***

Objective ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Secure a senior computer programming position where I can use my

experience or learn new skills in line with other computer languages. I have 15 years of experience creating,

debugging, maintaining and enhancing CoBOL programs on an es9000 mainframe, an

AS400, as well as UNIX systems. I am

also experienced in MVS JCL.

Employment

History _____________________________________________________________________________

u Senior Programmer Analyst

Fidelity

National Information Services (FIS)

February

1997 – October 2012, Maitland, Florida

Merger with

Metavante Bankway, 2009

Enhancing the

conversion system that converts a bank's current database to a database

readable by FIS software.

u Software Quality Engineer / Technical Writer

ECC,

International

May 1990 –

January 1997, Orlando, Florida

Reviewed

government required manuals, other documentation, and computer programs for

adherence to government standards relating to contracted specifications.

Developed procedures to test software delivered with training equipment to

ensure performance required by government contracts.

Maintained

an in-house software suite to review contract related documentation. This system also stored the documentation for

future reference.

Professional Experience _________________________________________________________________________

u Participated

in conference calls with customers and other departments to ascertain

programming requirements for in-house software system.

u Served as an

advisor to other programmers in my department.

u Trained new

employees on how to access program libraries, databases, JCL and its usage,

CoBOL programming standards, how their job interacts with the analysts we work

with.

u Provided

training for fellow employees to teach new skills as well as how to improve

current procedures for better accuracy and efficiency.

u Authored

professional manuals documenting ‘how-to’ procedures for my manager to approve

and deliver to fellow coworkers.

u Reviewed

emails for new deadlines and/or changes to specifications for coding programs.

u Taken after hours support calls

from banks as well as co-workers.

u Worked with

co-workers and other departments to set and meet project goals and deadlines.

Elbert Hooks (Bert)

5549 Oak StreetuMount Dora, FL 32757 u407-***-**** ********@*****.***

Skills Summary______________________________________________________________________________

UNIX

Micro focus CoBOL

Word

Excel

CoBOL

MVS /TSO es9000 Mainframe

CICS

REXX

ASG Smarttest

A/S 400

I have

almost 19 years of experience of design/analysis/coding/testing/maintenance of

software suites.

I have extensive experience writing a variety of CoBOL

programs:

v Bank

conversion programs

v Complicated

fix programs to correct errors during a conversion

v Programs to

update and enhance the conversion system

v Troubleshooting

production programs to correct errors a bank is reporting

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