Software Developer
Resume:
Jeffrey H Celander
Joliet, IL 60431
Phone: 815-***-**** . Email: ****.********@*******.***
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / DEVELOPMENT TEAM LEADER / SOFTWARE ARCHITECT
Proven Technical & Leadership Expertise in a Career Spanning 25+ years
Experienced software architect/developer and team-savvy management
professional with a career reflecting strong leadership qualifications
coupled with software development expertise. Maintain focus on bottom line
on achieving results while implementing advanced technology and solutions
to meet corporate and customer needs. Superior record of delivering
simultaneous large-scale, mission critical projects on time and under
budget. Team based management style and excellent
interpersonal/communications skills. Managed multi development group
projects consisting of software development teams located all across the
globe. Designed and built large software applications and commercial
software products. Experienced Teleworker.
Software Architect / Software Design / Team Leadership/ Project Management
/ Planning
Professional Experience
EGS Innovations, Joliet IL May 2009 -
Present
Contract Software Developer
Maintain and add new features to commercial software vendor
products. Worked remotely as Teleworker. Worked with
project teams and executives in USA and Canada.
. Created existing product enhancement designs
. Created new product ideas and designs
. Quality assurance testing
. Upgraded product ISPF user interface from Rexx to IBM
Assembler.
. Created ISPF SCLM source control project definitions for
new and existing products.
. Worked with company owners, CTOs, and senior developers.
Project leader for various product projects.
. Upgraded products to handle character encoding between
differing CCSIDs.
. Designed and created DB2, ISPF, and utility services for
EGS Innovations.
President/Owner
Started EGS Innovations, Inc.
Rocket Software, Newton MA 2001 - May
2009
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, MainStar Storage Management Tools
Teleworker. Recruited to upgrade and replace existing IBM
Tivoli Interface Server with a newer enhanced and more
efficient version. This server was being used by 6 MainStar
OEM IBM software products as data transport manager for the
IBM Tivoli user interfaces (GUI).
Skills: IBM High-Level Assembler, C++, XML, SCLM, XDC
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS
Teleworker. Principle Architect, Developer and Product
Development Team Leader. Recruited to create this new
product. This product is IBM's DB2 Tool to provide the DB2
DBA's a tool that would generate DB2 data recoveries that
were guaranteed to work with a return of zero using
recovery assets such as image copies, VSAM backups, UNLOAD
backups, volume based backups, and logs. This product
provided a user friendly GUI and "wizard" to guide non-
technical DB2 staff in the generation of accurate
object/data recoveries. Product has 400+ customers.
Hire, train, develop and lead 20+ person technical team.
Worked with CTO and IBM DB2 Tools software management to
create product design. Scope of position is extensive and
includes full design, software development, implementation,
testing, technical writing, training, customer relations,
and product management. Worked with development teams
located in all time zones of the USA, Europe, and Russia.
Travelled across USA and Europe to work with development
teams, QA teams, and technical writers.
Product z/OS components were written in IBM High-Level
Assembler, C++, PL/1, complex SQL queries (dynamic and
static), complex shadow DB2 system catalog repository,
multi tasking programming, and a large complex Java Swing
interface.
Key achievements:
. Designed and developed complex commercial DB2 Tools
software product for IBM.
. Completed ahead of schedule.
. Completed with minimal problems. Passed QA testing
certification on first attempt.
. Drafted user guides and product specification documents
for technical writers.
. Trained offshore development and testing teams.
Travelled to Russia to train development and test teams.
. Contributor to IBM Redbook produced and published for
this product.
. Worked with customers across the globe.
Skills: IBM High-Level Assembler, PL/1, COBOL, DB2, SQL,
XML, ISPF, JCL, XDC, Java, Swing, C++, SCLM, Eclipse
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, IBM DB2 Object Restore for z/OS
Teleworker. Principle Developer and Product Development
Team Leader. Recruited to finish this incomplete product.
This product was created on request of an IBM customer that
wanted to replace another competitor's product that did not
fit. This product allowed the user to recover dropped DB2
objects, DDL and data. Product was written in IBM High-
Level Assembler, complex SQL queries (dynamic and static),
complex shadow DB2 system catalog repository, multi tasking
programming, and a large complex ISPF dialog user
interface. This product grew from a 1 customer product to
an 800+ customer product.
I was initially the sole product developer and designer. As
the product matured I trained, develop and lead 4+ person
technical team. Worked with IBM DB2 Tools software
management to create a product design that met customer
expectations. Scope of position is extensive and includes
full design, software development, implementation, testing,
technical writing, training, customer relations, and
product management. Worked with development teams located
in the USA and Russia. Travelled across USA and Russia to
work with development teams, customers, QA teams, and
technical writers.
Key achievements:
. Designed and developed complex commercial DB2 Tools
software product for IBM.
. Completed product development and deployment targets on
schedule.
. Product has very few customer issues. Passed IBM QA
testing certifications on first attempts.
. Drafted product user guides and product specification
documents for technical writers.
. Upgraded product development environment to use SCLM
source/build control.
. Trained junior development and testing team members.
. Travelled to customer sites to get design feedback and
enhancement feedback.
. Primary contributor to IBM Redbook produced and
published for this product.
Skills: IBM High-Level Assembler, PL/1, DB2, SQL, XML,
ISPF, JCL, XDC, SCLM
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Additional Duties
In addition to my product management duties I also:
. Researched and prototyped new products.
. Created in-house testing utility software.
. Created "common code" software used by all Rocket
Software z/OS products.
. Earn recognition by IBM and Rocket Software CEO for
creating outstanding product function specifications.
Some of these product specification formats are now
being used by IBM.
. Create quality assurance test plans.
. Attended IDUG user conferences.
Exelon Energy, Chicago IL 1999 - 2001
PROGRAMMING TEAM LEADER, Meter Billing Systems
Programming group Team Leader for meter data gathering
system. Lead a team of 4 contract programmers. Scope of
position included providing direction, engineering,
implementation, support, and administration. Development
was done in COBOL, complex SQL (dynamic and static), batch
JCL, CICS, and using VSAM and DB2 repositories.
Skills: IBM High-Level Assembler, COBOL, VSAM, DB2, SQL,
REXX, CLIST, ISPF, JCL, XDC, SMP/E, CA-Librarian
Platinum Technologies (now CA Technologies), Oakbrook Terrace IL
1993 - 1999
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Product Packaging
Office and Teleworker. Recruited to upgrade and replace
product SMP/E installation manager software that was
shipped with each product. Worked with product packaging
group to create this software installation manager
software. This software was a complex REXX based ISPF
dialog that generated the product SMP/E installation JCL
based on installation environment and existing installed
software versions.
Skills: IBM High-Level Assembler, DB2, SQL, REXX, CLIST,
ISPF, JCL, XDC, SMP/E, SCLM, VSAM
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Product Common Services
Office and Teleworker. Recruited to maintain existing
common/general services software used by all of the
Platinum Technologies z/OS products. This software was
considered a product unto itself and was installed and
maintained as such. Product consisted of complex IBM High-
Level Assembler, ISPF, REXX, CLIST, SQL, and DB2
interfaces.
Skills: IBM High-Level Assembler, DB2, SQL, REXX, CLIST,
ISPF, JCL, XDC, SMP/E, SCLM, VSAM
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Various Platinum DB2 Tools Products
. Created updates to fix reported software problems.
. Researched and prototyped new products.
. Created in-house testing utility software.
. Worked on various DB2 Tools product projects as a
developer.
Skills: IBM High-Level Assembler, DB2, SQL, REXX, CLIST,
ISPF, JCL, XDC, SMP/E, SCLM, VSAM
May & Speh, Inc. (now Acxiom), Downers Grove IL
1988 - 1993
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, Research and Development Department
Managed research and development group. Hire, train,
develop, and lead 5+ person research and development team.
Scope of position is expansive and includes department
direction, design, engineering, implementation, support,
training, administration, and management authority for:
. Marketing analysis software products.
. Printing software. Includes bar coding software
certifications by USPS.
. Address correction software services. Includes USPS
testing and certification of the software.
. USPS mail sorting and optimization software. Includes
USPS testing and certification of the software.
. Data modeling and manipulation software.
. Travelled to client sites to discuss application designs
and resolve problems.
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Built and maintained high performance address correction
and validation software products. Built and maintained
client customer lifestyle/demographics profiling and
analysis reporting, graphing, and mapping products.
Products written in IBM High-Level Assembler, COBOL, PL/1,
SAS, and REXX. ISPF dialogs and batch JCL interfaces for
all products.
Key Achievements:
. Designed and developed complex high performance
software.
. Created software that built, updated, and accessed
databases stored in VSAM KSDS, VSAM LDS, BDAM,
tableBASE, and DB2.
. This software received very high test scores from USPS
certifications.
. Worked with University of Chicago Professors to build
marketing and demographics analysis algorithms for use
in customer data profiling software.
. Created custom client data manipulation and data
reporting applications.
. Travelled to client sites to discuss custom application
design and resolve problems.
Skills: IBM High-Level Assembler, COBOL, C++, SAS, DB2,
SQL, XML, VSAM, REXX, CLIST, ISPF, ISPF DTL, IBM Script,
JCL, XDC, SMP/E, SCLM, FINALIST, Group 1 Software products,
tableBASE, FileAid, Quickjob
LPC, Inc. (now Pitney Bowes Software), Downers Grove IL
1986 - 1988
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, FINALIST and Mailers Choice Products
Designed and built CICS and ISPF user interfaces for batch
FINALIST address correction product written in IBM High-
Level Assembler. Created callable API (CICS, batch,
TSO/ISPF) to allow customers to retrieve name/address data
from FINALIST product database. Product development lead
for Mailers choice product written in COBOL. Software
products were multi-million dollar revenue generators.
Key Achievements:
. Worked with product marketing to design user interfaces.
. Wrote product user guides for user interfaces.
. Performed USPS software certification tests.
. Travelled to customer sites to demo software and resolve
problems.
. On call 24x7. Teleworked to resolve problems outside
normal business hours.
Skills: IBM High-Level Assembler, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, BDAM,
DB2, SQL, REXX, CLIST, ISPF, ISPF DTL, JCL, XDC, SMP/E,
Panvalet
Official Airline Guides, Oakbrook IL 1980 - 1986
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, OAG Electronic Edition and Air
Cargo/Passenger Systems
Recruited to convert DOS VSE COBOL programs to MVS COBOL.
Designed and built ISPF dialogs. Became Air Cargo flight
schedule database/print system programming group leader.
Recruited to work on the OAG EE (Electronic Edition)
Airfare/Reservation Product (COBOL, IBM Assembler, CICS,
VSAM).
Key Achievements:
. Worked with COBOL, PL/1, IBM Assembler, JCL, FileAid,
Quickjob, Abendaid, Intertest
. Worked with databases in BDAM, VSAM, and IMS.
. Worked with CICS VTAM user interfaces.
. Received intensive IBM CICS training and IBM CICS
certification.
. Received intensive IBM Assembler language and Macro
language training at IBM training center in Los Angeles,
CA. Recieved certifications.
. Designed and created large data entry and reporting ISPF
dialog
. Wrote extensive documentation and product
specifications.
. On call 24x7. Used remote terminal from home.
Skills: IBM High-Level Assembler, COBOL, CICS, IMS, VSAM,
BDAM, DB2, SQL, REXX, CLIST, ISPF, ISPF DTL, JCL, XDC,
SMP/E, Panvalet, FileAid, Quickjob, Intertest, Abendaid
Skills
. IBM Pcomm, Vista, Bluezone
. ISPF, Tachyon (T.I.D.E), SPF PC, Rational, Eclipse, FTP, XMIT
. SCLM user, SCLM administrator, SMP/E, Librarian, Panvalet
. JCL, REXX, CLIST, ISPF programming (functions, panels, messages,
skeletons, DTL, tables, dynamic area displays), IBM High-Level
Assembler (HLASM), COBOL, PL/1, Java, C, HTML, XML, SQL, DDL, DML,
SAS, XDC, Intertest
. DB2 for z/OS, DB2 LUW, VSAM, BDAM, BSAM, PDS(E), IMS
. CICS
. Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Power Point, Project, Publisher,
Outlook, Visio)
. Draft User Guides, Product specification documents, Data flow
diagrams, Quality Assurance testing
. HTML (using various HTML editors), Website design
Education
. Lewis University, Computer Science
. University of St. Francis, Computer Science
. Joliet Junior College, Computer Science
. IBM advanced training in CICS
. IBM advanced training in MVS Assembler Language and Macro Language
Publications
. IBM Redbook IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS, contributor
. IBM Redbook IBM DB2 Object Restore for z/OS, contributor
. NaSPA magazine, authored several articles on MVS control blocks.
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