Analyst System

C HESTER D . L INDERMAN

**** ******* ***** **** ~ Georgetown, Indiana 47122

812-***-**** (Home) *********.****@*********.*** 812-***-**** (Mobile)

QUALIFICATIONS

Accomplished Programmer Analyst with comprehensive experience in developing applications

for the health-care, insurance, and banking sectors. Broad and applied knowledge and experience

with several programming languages (COBOL, SCOBOL, DB2/SQL, CICS, TAL, C++, JAVA,

HTML), software applications, and hardware platforms (IBM Mainframes, Tandem, PCs). Holds

expertise in database design, data processing, and systems programming. A continuous learner,

team player and invaluable resource to development/debug efforts.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

CERTIFICATIONS: Sun Certified Java Professional (Expected 11/2009).

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: COBOL85, SCOBOL, COBOL, COBOL2, IBM Assembler, C++,

JAVA, SQL, DB2/SQL, SQLCI, SQL/REPORTWRITER, DYNAMIC SQL, CICS TSO/SPF

PHAMIS/IDX TAL, HTML, TACL, JCL.

SOFTWARE: PATHWAY, GUARDIAN, ENSCRIBE, ENFORM, DDL, SAFEGUARD, NETBATCH,

PATHCOM, TMF, EMS, CONTROL, FUP, SCUP, PERUSE, BINDER, EXPAND, ENVOY, TCP/IP,

LASTWORD FRONTEND, CMI, RMS, OMF, DMLO, OLQ, IDMS, FOCUS, VSAM, QSAM, SPUFI,

CLIST, IDCAMS, Intertest, Panvalet, REXX, Omegammon, MICS, CICS internals, MVS architecture,

SMP, Interface communications protocol, Smartest, Mqseries, Expeditor, MVS/XA, BDAM, BSAM,

BPAM Access methods, CICS Command/Macro level, Clist, IDCAMS, SPF Dialogue Management

Services, Tandem NONSTOP II.

HEALTH-CARE APPLICATIONS: GE Healthcare Centricity, PHAMIS/IDX LASTWORD, Healthcare,

Hospital, Abstracting (ABS), ADT(Admission/Discharge), AIF -ADT interfaces, Encounters (ENCR),

LST (Patient Lists), Medical records interface (MIF), Chart completion (MRC), Chart Location (MRL),

Medical Records General (MR), Patient Registration (REG).

HARDWARE: TANDEM Itanium, IBM AS/400, IBM 30XX Mainframe.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005 – 2009

GE HEALTHCARE, INC., Louisville, Kentucky

Lead Programmer Analyst

Designed, implemented and supported software for GE’s Centricity healthcare system running on a

Tandem platform using COBOL, TAL (a C++-like language), SCOBOL, and SQL.

Collaborated with engineers, designers, testers and managers to ensure a successful product.

Improved provider productivity by implementing ability to copy patient lists for other providers.

Reduced personal error rate from coding to installation to close to 0%.

Created complex MTD documents, significantly increasing personal documentation abilities.

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SALLIE MAE, Indianapolis, Indiana 2005

Contractor

Developed and maintained applications on an IDMS system containing information on student loans;

used SMPPAL for technical system design and completed project without errors and on schedule.

1999 – 2004

HUMANA, INC. AND HUMANA MILITARY, INC., Louisville, Kentucky

Consulting Technical Analyst (2001-2004)

Boosted security on the Tricare claims system by implementing complex security upgrades in CICS

DB2/SQL programs.

Augmented functionality of the Tricare system by modifying the online authorization, referral,

provider, and patient demographic screens.

Enhanced the report system by developing new batch reports, altering existing ones and modifying

reports generated automatically to providers by the EMC system.

Contractor (1999-2001)

Developed and supported software for the corporate claims systems running on an IBM mainframe.

Wrote MQseries-CICS software in COBOL and C++ to facilitate web access; utilized knowledge of

HTML to create HTML formatted messages that had to be sent to web servers.

Consulting Systems Programmer (1996-1997)

Optimized online performance using Omegammon, installed new releases of Omegammon using

SMP and monitored CICS and general system performance; implemented all required fixes and

notified other departments if they needed to make modifications.

Authored statistical reports including capacity planning reports using MICS, SAS, and C++.

Implemented modifications to enable operators to monitor and control system tasks more efficiently.

Senior Programmer Analyst (1995-1996)

Created and maintained applications for the accounting and Fee Schedule systems; enhanced

efficiency of applications, trained programmers and maintained IDMS.

Designed a new DB2/SQL database architecture using novel concepts in database design not used

previously at the company.

1997 – 1999

AEGON INC., Louisville, Kentucky

Contractor

Worked on Valuation system conversion of Lifecomm Insurance software using COBOL and IBM

assembler to ensure Y2K compliance; completed project ahead of schedule and under budget.

1992 – 1995

COLUMBIA / HCA, Louisville, Kentucky

Senior Programmer Analyst

Wrote and maintained online and batch applications for the LASTWORD Hospital System.

Worked on the lab interface between Tandem and other systems running on Prime, AS400, and PCs.

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1989 – 1992

HUMANA INC., Louisville, Kentucky

Senior Programmer Analyst

Ensured smooth operation of the lab interface between Tandem and other midsize and PC based

systems and served as subject matter expert on that system.

Implemented a conversion from Enscribe to TANDEM/SQL databases for various servers in

LASTWORD; reorganized and improved the structure of the database.

Wrote code for LASTWORD hospital system including coding nonstop programs; worked with Front

End, lab screens, setup of LASTWORD, PATHWAY management and communications protocol.

IMX, INC., Louisville, Kentucky 1984 - 1985

Staff Programmer

CAPITAL HOLDING CORPORATION / PROVIDIAN, Louisville, Kentucky 1981 – 1984, 1985 – 1989

Senior Programmer Analyst

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, Louisville, Kentucky

Master of Business Administration, 1981

INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, Indiana

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Probability and Statistics), Minor in Physics and Chemistry, 1973

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