Michael D. Sivils

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Lawrenceburg, KY 40342

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Analysts International - Commonwealth Office of Technology

November 2003 - January 2009

Systems Consultant - November 2003 - January 2009

. Technical Lead, Systems Analyst and Programmer for the Drivers License

project on an IMS mainframe legacy system written in COBOL, providing

support for Legislative changes and ongoing maintenance. Proficient

in coding with COBOL and in the use of Xpeditor, FileAid, JCL and

AbendAid.

. Some noted accomplishments include:

o Applying Federal mandates that came about due to the USA Patriot

Act. These included adding the Hazmat Endorsement approval from

the TSA Federal Agency, along with the MCSIA Act that required

stiffer penalties for convictions on commercial drivers.

o Implementing Digital Image Exchange functionality. KY was one

of the first states to implement Digital Image Exchange software

which allowed image sharing between the states for transfer

drivers. This gave the ability to provide visual verification

that the image retrieved matched the photograph on the

surrendered driver's license.

o Automated the FTA (Failed to Appear) process statewide between

the KY Courts and the Drivers License systems.

o Coded and implemented the Social Security Online Verification

linkup between Drivers License and Social Security

Administration. This link gives Drivers License the capability

to verify the SSN of every issued License and ID document holder

that resides in the system to prevent fraudulent use of another

person's SSN.

o Designed, coded and implemented several interfaces for Web

development projects being utilized by the State of Kentucky,

most recently was the interface that allowed drivers to enroll

in State Traffic School via the Web.

SCB Computer Technology, Inc. - Commonwealth Office of Technology

November 1989 - October 2003

Systems Consultant - November 1989 - October 2003

. Project Manager for the Drivers License system in 2002 and 2003.

Provided support for Legislative changes and ongoing maintenance to a

legacy IBM mainframe system running on an IMS platform.

Responsibilities include the management of two Systems Analysts and

three Programmers, along with the assignment of tasks, providing cost

estimates to the user and providing technical support on an ongoing

basis. Implemented various changes for Homeland Security that

included utilizing technology to create a new digitized drivers

license along with capturing INS information on non citizens prior to

issuance of a licensed document. Felt the need to become the

Technical Lead for Drivers License support that better utilized my

skills and longevity with the system.

. Part of a design team for the new Kentucky Vehicle Information System

(KVIS) from October 2000 to April 2001. KVIS was to replace the

current Automated Vehicle Information System (AVIS) which is an IMS

mainframe legacy system that has been around since the 1970s. Received

training in JAVA, Web Sphere and HTML for the KVIS system. Performed

data cleanup duties on the legacy system utilizing Oracle for Windows

and SQL Plus 8.0. Also provided design and programming support for

License Plate lookup via the Web. Transferred back to Drivers License

system after Legislature and lack of funding canceled KVIS.

. Systems Analyst and Programmer for the State Police mainframe systems

from 1996 to 2000. System was coded in COBOL and ran on the IMS and

DB2 platforms, interfacing with a RS6000 system for Kentucky State

Police. Was responsible for meeting with State Police personnel to

interpret Legislative changes and FBI mandates and to provide the

programming support for those changes. The State Police data is

stored on an IBM Mainframe on an IMS and DB2 platform. This data is

inquired upon by State Police, FBI and other Law Enforcement Agencies

inside and outside of Kentucky by use of a Law Information Network

system residing on a RS6000 box. Also provided support for the lookup

capabilities against the Drivers License and Motor Vehicle agencies.

. Provided support for the Drivers Licensing system from 1991 to 1992

and again from 1994 to 1996. Key responsibility was for Analysis and

Programming required for creating a new combined Drivers License and

Commercial Drivers License (CDL) system that would comply with Federal

Mandates for CDL issuance and State Legislation requirements.

Additional changes to the system included writing an interface with

the Motor Voter system to allow drivers the ability to register to

vote while renewing their license, and implementing the Problem Driver

Pointer System and Drivers License Reciprocity System that allowed the

Drivers License system the capability of sharing driver information

with other states.

. Worked at Federal Express in Memphis in 1990 and again in 1993 on

various systems in IMS and DB2 environments in COBOL. Implemented an

automated Service Awards system that interfaced with an outside vendor

in supplying and tracking awards to be given to employees after years

of service. Also installed the Payroll and Accounting online package

from MSA on to the test system for user reviewing.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA

February 1986 to November 1989

Senior Programmer Analyst

Worked on an IBM mainframe system in an IMS DB/DC environment. Various

assignments included work in the Membership and Billing system along with

the Claims Processing system. Created an online automation of the benefit

change system that allowed automatic rate adjustments to be made without

requiring further programming changes. Created a random test data

generator for the Claims Processing system.

Education

Bachelor of Science from Northeast Louisiana University in Computer

Science. Graduated February 1986.

Technical Experience

Cobol, Cobol II, Cobol 390, TELON - Batch and CICS, DOS, MVS/TSO, IBM/IMS,

VSAM, DB2, ISPF, OS/JCL, OS/VS Utilities, CLIST, REXX, Dialog Language,

XPEDITER, LIBRARIAN, PANVALET, IMS DB/DC.

Limited knowledge of the following: JAVA, Object Oriented Analysis and

Design, CORBA, Enterprise JAVA Beans,

Visual JAVA for Visual Age, IBM Web Sphere

Application Server.

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