Carl Barnhart
Maryville, IL 62062
To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing in reference to your job posting for the Cobol
Programmer. I feel that my credentials and interests match your requirement
and would like to discuss them in an interview.
I believe my past experience and work knowledge would be a good fit
for your open position. I feel very comfortable that I could be a valuable
asset to your company and we could work well together to accomplish your
goals.
Although I am enjoying my present job, I am looking for new
opportunities and would like to rejoin the IT field.
Regards,
Carl Barnhart
Carl Barnhart,
616 Copper Line Road,
Maryville, IL 62062,
Email: **********@*****.***.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATOINS:
An experienced Senior COBOL programmer/analyst with experience in the field
of business process, database applications, project management, application
development, customer support, process flow analysis, testing and
documentation. Want to be a part of a company where I can utilize my
skills, experience and knowledge.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
. OPERATING SYSTEM: Mainframe, AS/400, Windows
. LANGUAGES: NATURAL ADABAS, COBOL, AS400 COBOL, CL
. SOFTWARE: CICS, DB2, VSAM, JCL, QRY, TSO
. EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
STRENGTH:
. Ethical, self motivated, full of energy with the leadership
qualities.
. Strong ability to interface with upper management as well as users.
. Extensive knowledge of programming procedures and programming
languages.
. In-depth knowledge of implementing and troubleshooting programming
modifications and changes.
. Responsible for multiple life cycle coding projects starting with
writing specifications all the way to testing and writing user
manual.
. Ability to learn and support new applications and systems
. Quick study, with an ability to easily grasp and put into
applications new ideas, concepts, methods and technologies.
Dedicated, innovative and self-motivated team player/builder.
. Exceptional leadership, organizational, oral/written communication,
interpersonal, analytical and problem resolution skills. Thrive in
both independent and collaborative work environments.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Manager
Wireless Vision, LLC
St. Louis, Mo.
2010 - Present
. Achieving targets and sales quotas consistently
. Learn the new technology as released
. Maintain the high customer service that is expected by Wireless
Vision.
. Make sure employee's are informed and trained properly
. Make weekly schedules and do daily deposits.
. Have 4 direct report employee's
System Analyst/Application Engineer
Unigroup Inc.
Fenton, Mo.
1999 - 2009
. Lead for the 2000 conversion of the whole Natural/ADABAS system.
. Lead on converting a 300+ program Natural/ADABAS system to AS400
COBOL.
. Worked closely with end users to perform new development as well as
system modifications.
. Provided on-going support for multiple AS/400 COBOL and MAINFRAME
COBOL systems both daily and 24 hour on-call.
. Major part of implementing multiple version of the package software
which we had severely modified.
. Performed a full range of programmer/analyst activities to include
writing user specifications, coding, test plans, implementation
guides, and user manuals.
. Supported over 300 users in a multi-line insurance company.
Lead Programmer/Analyst
DynTel Corp.
Albany, Ga.
1998 - 1999
. Responsible for a team of 6 programmers.
. Lead weekly meeting to track progress, and assign new projects.
. Reported to upper management on a weekly basis on deadlines and
discussing new project.
. As a civilian worked closely with the military members in the office
to make sure related projects were on time and coordinated.
. Maintained ADABAS Natural, COBOL, JCL members using a ROSCOE
environment.
Computer Operations
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
St. Louis, Mo.
1998 - 1998
. Monitored batch jobs to ensure normal completion.
. Performed backups for both UNIX and Sybase servers.
. Responsible for making sure all system backups completed within given
time frame.
Computer Specialist
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Granite City, IL
1997 - 1998
. Provided on-going support for all hardware and software in the
hospital.
. Installed new PC's and software to all computers in the hospital.
. Kept current records of all PC's and software distribution dates for
entire hospital.
. Required extensive troubleshooting skills and the ability to work
closely with the hospital staff.
Project Lead
United States Marine Corps
San Diego, Ca.
1992 - 1996
. Maintained systems holding personal information and data records for
all bases on the West Coast.
. Lead in design, creation, modifications, and/or maintenance of Natural
and COBOL programs.
. Performed final testing and documentation.
. Worked with users to get the final approval and sign off of final
modifications.
. Required extensive programming syntax skills, the ability to work well
with others, and excellent supervisory skills.
. Taught Natural classes using Software AG guidelines.
REFERENCE:
Available upon request.