Manager Management

Timothy Pleasant

Mobile: 310-***-****, Home: 626-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***

Summary:

. Eighteen years of programming and analysis experience in IBM Mainframe

environments.

. Strong Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing, Documentation and Production

support of IBM Mainframe applications.

. Extensive experience working with COBOL, IMS, DL/1, VSAM, PCS/ADS,

CICS, JCL, DYL280.

. Experience using INTERTEST for debugging programs.

. Very knowledgeable of both Batch and Online Systems running in an IBM

Mainframe environment.

Technical Skills:

Languages: COBOL, JCL, CICS, DYL280, VSAM.

Operating Systems : MVS, OS/390, VSE/SP, Windows.

Databases: DL/1, IMS.

Tools/Utilities: TSO/ISPF, REFLECTIONS, INTERTEST, PANVALET, SUPER-

C, IBM SORT, SDSF, FTP, IBM UTILITIES, DATAMANGER.

OLTP: CICS.

PC Applications: MS-Word, Excel.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Music, University of Iowa, 1973.

Diploma in Computer Programming, New York University, 1990.

Professional Experience:

Perot Systems, Los Angeles, CA August 2000 - July 2009

Applications Development Analyst - Provided programming and support for

the clinical pharmacy and patient management systems on an IBM Z800

Mainframe platform at Cedars Sinai Hospital.

.

Environment: COBOL, ASSEMBLER, CICS, IMS, PCS/ADS, MVS JCL, VSAM,

REFLECTIONS, PANVALET, TSO, ISPF, SDSF, FTP, MS WORD, MS EXCEL.

.

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Provided analysis and design for the enhancement of Cedars Sinai's

pharmacy and patient management systems.

. Used COBOL and VSAM to write new and enhance existing batch programs.

. Used ASSEMBLER on a limited basis to enhance existing batch programs.

. Used MVS 390 JCL to create necessary job steps and procs.

. COBOL, CICS, IMS and VSAM were used to create new and enhance existing

online programs.

. IMS was used to provide access to databases for both batch and online

programs.

. PCS/ADS was used to create data display/collection screens as well as

data collection lists for online applications.

. Used DATA MANAGER as an interface to employ the IMS for online data

access.

. INTERTEST was used for online program debugging.

. Created data extracts of IMS databases using COBOL for testing and pre-

populating new ancillary systems such as Initiate, Softmed and PCX

(patient care system).

. Assisted with testing the implementation of the EPIC/RX pharmacy system

conversion by creating test files using COBOL, PCS/ADS and VSAM.

. Participated in a 24 hour, 7 day per week on call rotation to provide

user support of the pharmacy and patient management applications.

Commercial Programming Systems, Los Angeles, CA February 1999 - July

2000

Project: OPTIMATRIX (a subsidiary of Cedars Sinai Hospital), Los Angeles

CA

Contract Programmer - Provided development and support for the Cedars

Sinai's patient management system on an IBM Mainframe platform.

Environment: COBOL, ASSEMBLER, CICS, IMS, PCS/ADS, MVS JCL, VSAM,

REFLECTIONS, PANVALET, TSO, ISPF, SDSF, FTP.

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Provided analysis and design for enhancing Cedars Sinai's patient

management system.

. Created and enhanced existing batch report programs using COBOL, VSAM.

. Created necessary job steps and procs using MVS 390 JCL.

. Created and enhanced existing online programs using COBOL, CICS, VSAM

and IMS.

. Used DATA MANAGER as an interface to employ the IMS for online data

access.

. Participated in a 24 hour, 7 day per week on call rotation to provide

user support of the patient management application.

Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY July 1997 - August 1998

Systems Analyst - Provided programming and applications support for

Brookdale Hospital's patient accounting, discharge planning and

correspondence tracking systems. These applications were run on an IBM

Mainframe platform.

Environment: COBOL, CICS, DL/1, VSAM, PCS/ADS, DYL280, VSE/SP JCL,

PANVALET.

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Provided program analysis, design and testing.

. Created and enhanced existing batch programs using COBOL, DYL280, DL/1

and VSAM.

. Created the necessary job steps and procs using VSE/SP JCL.

. Created and enhanced existing online programs using COBOL, CICS, DL/1,

and VSAM.

. DATAMANAGER was used as an interface to provide access to the DL/1

database.

. Used PCS/ADS to create online data collection/display screens and data

collections lists.

. Used DYL280 to create AD-HOC reports and test files.

. Created/maintained documentation for new and existing applications.

Financial Statement Services, Inc., Santa Ana, CA October 1996 - June

1997

Programmer - Provided programming and applications support running on an

IBM Mainframe for large bulk mailings, billing statements, advertisements

and promotions. FSSI's client base included banks, credit card companies

and utility companies.

Environment: COBOL, VSE/SP JCL, XEROX HIGH SPEED printers.

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Used COBOL, DYL260 and DYL280 to create data files that contained

formatted mailing addresses for bulk mailings, billing statements and

promotions.

. Used VSE/SP JCL to create the necessary job steps for program

execution.

. Data files which were loaded into XEROX HIGH SPEED printers via IBM

Model 30 tape drives and IBM Model 3480 cartridge drives.

. Participated in a 24 hour, 7 day per week on call rotation to provide

production support.

Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY February 1990 -

September 1996

Programmer/Systems Analyst - Programming and support for applications

running on an IBM Mainframe platform. Applications supported included

patient billing, discharge planning and correspondence tracking.

Environment: COBOL, CICS, DL/1, VSAM, PCS/ADS, DYL280, VSE/SP JCL,

PANVALET.

Roles and Responsibilities:

. Provided batch programming and support using COBOL, DL/1, VSAM, DYL260

and DYL280.

. DL/1 was used for database access.

. Used VSE/SP JCL create jobs steps and procs.

. Provided online programming and support using COBOL, DL/1, VSAM and CICS.

. DATAMANGER was used as an interface to access the DL/1 database.

. PCS was used to create online data collection/display screens and data

collection lists.

. As the lead programmer, I was responsible for the design, programming,

testing and implementation of

Brookdale Hospital's Correspondence Tracking application.

. Created/maintained documentation for new and existing applications.

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