Personal Resume of
Mr. John D. Minard
***************@*****.***
www.facebook.com/MinardJohn
Personal Information
Graduate of Ironton High School
Graduate of Ashland Business College (Degree in Accounting)
Graduate of IBM Guided Learning Center (all System/36 classes)
Ohio University Southern
Hardware Experience
IBM System/34
IBM System/36
IBM AS/400
IBM PC’s and compatibles
Software Experience
IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 RPG IV Developer.
Certified Lotus Notes Specialist (CLS)
PDM, SEU, DFU, SDA, RPG II, RPG/400, RPG ILE, OCL, CL,
DBU, SQL, Query, Hawkeye,
Eclipse, CODE/400, SYNON (COOL2E)
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Lotus 1-2-3, WordPro Borland Quattro Pro
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access VBA)
Microsoft Foxpro for DOS and Windows 2.5B
Microsoft Front Page, HTML, DHTML, JAVASCRIPT, JAVA
Work Experience
06/15/2008 to present Big I Consultants, Ironton OH
as Senior Developer. I developed RPG subfile templates for rapid application
development using Rational Application Developer for power I (V8). I also worked with
various AS/400 clients in the area like OmniCare, Clarion, Iams.
03/01/2008 to 06/01/2008 Lawrence County Animal Shelter, Ironton, OH
as front office manager. Converted Paradox record keeping DB to MS Access.
Microsoft Office training and instructor.
08/29/2004 to 07/16/2007 North American Stainless, Ghent, KY
as a Level 3 Programmer working with RPG and Synon programs in the manufacturing
area. I was the Synon Instructor for new employees.
11/21/2002 to 08/30/2004 I did independent contract work for various individuals in
many different fields while trying to locate a permanent position in the programming
field.
09/01/2003 to 09/30/2003 Haebegger & Haebegger Cincinnati, OH
as a temporary Computer Programmer AS/400 RPG.
07/01/2003 to 08/30/2003 FACS, Mason, OH
as a Customer Service Representative for their internet WEB site.
08/11/1997 to 10/21/2002 Star Base Consulting Inc. Cincinnati, OH
While at Star Base, I programmed in RPG and Synon. The clients I worked with are
Taylor Distributing Company, Lenscrafters Eyemed division, Lenscrafters Sunglass Hut
division, Cintas Inc., Iams Inc, and Angle Manufacturing.
09/19/1977 to 08/04/1997 Rich Oil Inc.
I was the Data Processing Manager. I designed and developed all their computer systems
including G/L, A/P, A/R, Payroll, and Sales /Inventory in RPG. I also developed the
backroom software for their gas stations to process and transmit the daily reports in
FoxPro.
Other responsibilities encompass Master Security Offices, Systems Operator, PC Support
Administrator, Payroll Manager for 500 employees, Bookkeeper, corporate reporting, and
help desk support for 140 users.
Other Work Experiences
I created a program to color code RPG programs, It changes colors based on level of nested Ifs
Dos etc. I created other programmer utilities for faster program development.
I designed and coded an A/R system for C. A. Rambacher and & Co. CPA firm.
I Developed and installed a Payroll system and Client Tracking system for Ironton Lawrence
County Community Action Organization.
I provided contract programming for Wheeler and Williams Hardware Company.
Publications
I had an article published in the Bit Stop section of News/38-38 magazine. The subject was the
Patch Procedure. The magazine Scope/36 published two submissions. The first was a RPG
program using a variable line screen (like a sub-file program). The second was an article about
the System/36 Evaluate OCL statement.
Hobbies
Web site design, tennis, hiking, and playing guitar. I thoroughly enjoy spending quality time
with my family and friends.
John D. Minard, CLS
Reference Phone Numbers for John D. Minard:
Mrs. Kathy Mckee (General Manager Big I Consultants)
1-740-***-**** Email: ***************@*****.***
Mr. Bill Click (Warden & Pound Keeper LAWCO Animal Shelter)
1-740-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***
Mr. Kevin Engle (NAS Team Leader)
1-502-***-**** Email: **-*****@*********.***
Mr. Ken Bush (Former Vice President of Star Base Consulting)
Mr. Keith Swensen (HR Manager of Taylor Distributing Company)
1-513-***-**** Email: *****@******************.***
Mr. Jeff Welsh (President of Star Base Consulting, Inc.)
1-513-***-**** Email: ******@***********.***