Name: Laurence Parker
Address: *** * ***** **.
Alexandria, VA 22314-1621
Phone: 571-***-****
Email: ******************@*****.***
Objective: I am seeking long term programming work:
Programmer/Analyst
Education: Rutgers University – 2 years, studies in liberal arts.
Training: Insco Systems: Cobol Programming completed 1977. Brookdale
Community College: Programming in Assembler completed 1979.
History: Since 1977, experienced as a programmer/analyst in commercial data processing systems. Strong background in
computer program development, testing, implementation and documentation. Applications include banking, insurance, manufacturing,
publishing and utilities.
Environmental History:
es: OS/VS COBOL, COBOL2, Assembler, EASYTRIEVE, HTML & CSS.
: IBM MVS, OS390, Z-OS, VS/1, DOS/VSE, VM/CMS, TSO/SPF, WYLBUR, VSAM, CICS, DL/1-IMS, PC-DOS/WINDOWS 95/98,
Honeywell GCOS, IPS; Prime PRIMOS; Perkin-Elmer OS/32 and MTM. MSOffice 2007: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and
Access.
e: IBM 90XX, 30XX, 43XX, System 370, PC (Pentium); Honeywell Level 62; Prime Mini; PerkinElmer/Concurrent Computer 3230.
Employment History:
Current and second most recent experience, self-employed for 8+ years (04/1999 – 01/2004 & 03/2007 - present) as an online
consulting firm. Performed pc software installations and upgrades; as well as developed company web pages and assisted others
with theirs, using HTML and CSS. Also, in support of the Music Ministry in my church, developed lyric books in MS Word for the
Choir, and corresponding MS PowerPoint slides for projecting lyrics on large screens for the congregation’s benefit.
Most recent experience, employed by major New York Bank {the Bank of New York} (01/2004 – 03/2007) as a
Programmer/Analyst. Maintained custom software, added clients to existing Jobs, developed new Jobs/Reports for new and existing
clients, in support of a Benefits Disbursement Package called Omni-Pay.
Next most recent experience, employed for over 17 years (06/1981 – 02/1999) by a data processing consulting firm {Pinkerton
Computer Consultants}. Projects included:
• Programmer/analyst for an entrepreneurial communications company. Performed programming and testing of online table
maintenance transactions for DB2 tables to be used in a communications equipment management system, using SQL calls in a
CICS environment.
• Programmer/analyst for the business development division of a communications utility. Performed programming and testing of
call rating modules and file/table edit program in a batch communications rating and billing system. Returned later to maintain
entire system through several changes that involved replicating it for more systems.
• Programmer/analyst for a major utility. Performed analysis, design, programming, testing and documentation of several online
entry and inquiry transactions, and batch edit, report and update programs, in a CICS and IMS based inventory management
system.
• Programmer/analyst for a major ATM network. Performed analysis, programming, implementation, documentation of
enhancements and all maintenance of a financial batch system. Also trained new client personnel.
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• Programmer/analyst for a national compensation insurance service organization. Performed analysis, coding and testing of
interactive data entry modules and interactive report module on a small mini computer, and programs on the IBM mainframe,
for a new Policy Issuance Capture System.
• Programmer/analyst for a large manufacturer of metal products. Participated in the design of a new order entry system in a
Honeywell environment and performed the design, coding and testing of online transactions.
Other industries and applications served as programmer/analyst include:
a large insurance company – supported a Premium Management System.
a large investment company – Y2K conversions, batch and online systems.
a large New Jersey bank - batch and online portions of a loan review system.
a transportation management company - online telephone communications management package.
a major publisher - a contest system, a Trade Sales Report system.
a major pet product manufacturer - order processing.
a major New York bank - a new version of a general ledger.
a major hospital management facility - for the budget department, for use in collective bargaining.
a large manufacturer of electronic products - a new accounts payable system.
a large federal banking agency - a new deposit system.
a large publishing company - VS/1 to MVS conversion.
First experience, employed as a Programmer/analyst for a large insurance company {Insco Systems, Continental Insurance}
(05/1977 – 09/1980).
• Performed programming, analysis and production support in policy issuance, loss accounting and classification systems. Also
trained new members of the maintenance team in those systems and in company technical standards. Developed technical
standards for VM/CMS utilities.
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