Steven Frann
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Overview
Senior level Consulting COBOL Developer with over 30 years of IT experience.
Technical Proficiencies
Micro Focus Cobol
GTSoftware netCobol
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, 2010 and 2012
SQLServer 2005 and 2008
Oracle embedded SQL
Oracle RdB embedded SQL
Sun UNIX
Linux
Microsoft Windows
OpenVMS VAX and Alpha
OpenVMS Alpha COBOL
Professional Experience
Senior Software Developer, Information Delivery Systems on site at the US Naval Research Laboratory
Washington, DC
03/16 - present
Supported a legacy procurement application as an OpenVMS COBOL developer
Analyzed and recommended plan of action to meet changing user needs
Implemented plan and made necessary program changes
Modified code to meet regulatory requirements
Served as backup database administrator for the RdB database
Environment: OpenVMS 8.3, COBOL, CMS, MMS, DECForms, embedded Oracle RdB sql
Contract Programmer, Infosys on site at Prime Therapeutics
10/15-03/16
Eagan, MN
Worked on program enhancements
Created confidential communications database and necessary system changes to write to and update database
Environment: OpenVMS 8.4, COBOL
Senior Software Systems Engineer, Select Computing, Inc.
02/15-09/15
Washington, DC
Coded minor enhancements for the US Small Business Administration’s loan processing application written in COBOL
Modified Perl scrips to document program input and output files
Environment: Micro Focus Cobol, UNIX, embedded Oracle sql
COBOL Programmer, SEDC
10/14-01/15
Atlanta, GA
Coded bug fixes and minor enhancements to a COBOL application that supports all aspects of running a small utility company
Environment: Micro Focus Cobol, Linux, embedded Oracle sql
Senior Software Engineer, Tiburon Inc. (now Central Square)
04/12-01/14
Hillsboro, OR
Developed multiple interface programs to load data in various formats (text, xml) from different vendors into Tiburon’s law-enforcement records tracking system
Customized Tiburon’s record management system screens to fulfill clients’ requirements
Environment: Micro Focus Cobol, MS Visual Studio 2008, Team Foundation Server, Windows 7 and Windows XP, MS SqlServer, UNIX
Cobol Developer, Sungard Securities Finance
06/11-09/11
Salem, NH
Coded new COBOL batch programs
Developed SQL scripts
Prepared paperwork and populated staging areas for installation of software into unit acceptance testing, disaster recovery and production environments
Monitored and verified success of those installations
Environment: Micro Focus Cobol, GTSoftware netCOBOL, MS Visual Studio, Windows XP, MS SqlServer, Accurev code management
Contract Programmer/Analyst, Arizona Department of Health Services
08/10-12/10
Phoenix, AZ
Analyzed, coded and tested modifications to COBOL programs and SQL scripts that were part of a tracking and reporting system used by the state of Arizona and its contract agencies to contain the costs of administering mental health services to needy patients
Environment: Micro Focus COBOL, UNIX, Oracle
Programmer/Analyst, Aurora Systems Group on site at Express Scripts
05/08-01/09
St. Louis, MO
Coded and tested enhancements to existing interactive and batch COBOL programs
Developed new interactive programs to support the pharmacy’s mail-order home delivery business
Environment: OpenVMS, OpenVMS COBOL, DECForms, CMS code management
Maintenance Programmer, PSI Pax on site at DFAS.
02/08-05/08
Lexington Park, MD
Analyzed, coded and tested fixes to the customer order/job order subsystem
Independent Programmer/Analyst, Applications System Corp.
2006-2007 part-time
Remote
Coded, tested, debugged and documented client-specific modifications to a point-of-sale software package that is the backbone of small to medium-sized retail jewelers
Transmitted changes electronically and installed on clients' systems
Environment: OpenVMS COBOL, pre-Net Express 3.1 version of Micro Focus COBOL
Maintenance Programmer, Keane Inc. on-site at Prescription Solutions
01/07-08/07
Carlsbad, CA
Investigated and fixed problems reported by users of the RxExpress application that runs Prescription Solutions' mail-order pharmacy business
Coded, debugged, tested, documented and implemented the fixes in production
Environment: OpenVMS, OpenVMS COBOL
Education
Master of Liberal Arts, Naropa University
Bachelor of Science in Science and Humanities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology