Joseph Cole
**** ****** ***** ( Fort Wayne, IN **816 260-***-****
abm8vz@r.postjobfree.com
Programmer Analyst
AS400 - Cobol - RPG - CL
A dedicated software professional with over 15 years of writing,
developing, and placing into production applications to streamline and
automate functions. Focuses on economy of design to make code manageable,
usable, and easy to update. Seeks cost-effective improvements and
enhancements to generate savings and additional functionality. Trains end-
users in best-practices of system execution. Key strengths include:
Requirements Gathering ( Analysis ( Testing ( Problem Resolution (
Accuracy ( Quality
Employment History
Programmer/Analyst I 2001 - 2008
AON Service Corp ( A leading provider of risk management services,
insurance and reinsurance brokerage and human capital and
management consulting.
Wrote support and administration programs, consistently delivering ahead of
schedule; recognized for developing easy-to-maintain and easy-to-modify
code. On-call 24/7.
< Authored and maintained code integrating third-party software into legacy
programs to verify client information.
< Developed secure data transfers to transmit confidential information to
client base.
< Designed maintenance and inquiry programs, from code to screen layout.
< Crafted quote system databases centered on ease-of-use for non-technical
stakeholders.
Software Engineer Prior to 2001
PHD Inc. ( Industrial manufacturer of pneumatic powered devices for the
automation market.
Designed software to streamline administration and financials.
< Assembled a system to translate client invoices into data accessible to
legacy software for internal processing, reducing labor hours and printing
costs from manual methods.
< Rescued accounting department from scrapping check stock and repurchasing
additional product by scripting an application to reformat claim checks to
fit remaindered stock.
< Created databases for header information and bill of material data
exchanges.
IBM 1401 Programmer - Corporal (E4)
United States Marine Corps - America's elite military force.
< Programmed in SPS and Autocoder.
Associates of Applied Business - Wright State University
Certificate C# Programming - Ivy Tech. on line