BEHZAD HOSS

**** ******* *** *****, *********, TN 37214 ( 615/889-8088 (

Email: acog7z@r.postjobfree.com

INFOROMATION TECHNOLOGY/ PROJECT LEADER / SYSTEMS & APPLICTION DEVELOPER

ANALYST

Summary Posses more than 29 years of system and application

development maintenance programming experience encompassing

numerous industries from healthcare, manufacturing,

retail, to insurance. Having successfully served in a

project leader, consultant, and systems manager. Have also

served in both analytical and technical capacities during

the analysis, design, development, and implementation

stages of numerous large and small projects. Technical

expertise includes RPG II through RPG IV, ILE, Free Form,

CL, Query 400. An efficient self-starter, comfortable

working both as part of a team or individually.

Technical Skills Platform: iSeries, Sys/38, PC, DEC/VAX, IBM/1130

Operating System: OS/400, Microsoft Windows win7, Vista, XP

Languages & Utilities RPG II, III, IV,ILE, Free Form, Basic, Cobol,

CL, DB2 400,

Query/400, SQL, DFU, DBU, SDA, SEU, Hawkeye, Abstract,

FTP

Applications: PMMS, Kronos, JD Edward World, JDA, GTE2000, ISI,

HFMS, GL, AP, AR., Payroll/HR, MSA,

Assist, API, Aldon.

PC Applications: Microsoft Office, Project, Power Point, Excel,

Visio, Micrografx Flowchart, Quick Books

Other: Token Ring, TCP/IP through Fiber Optic Back-

Bone, Asynchronous and Synchronous

communication, Client Access Express,

AS400 Operation Navigator, Workstation

Function, Virtual Printer, and Host

Printer as printer session shared folder.

Project Management, strong communication

and interpersonal skills

Professional

Experience Medhost Solutions Corp. (Formally Healthcare Management

Systems), Franklin, TN

Industry: Hospitals Software Development Company

iSeries Sr. Software Engineer 10/2012 - Present

Design new application solutions and maintaining existing various

internal applications.

. As a member of integration team responsible for

automated HMS software release upgrade process, perform

various Aldon programming administrative support such as

users setup, maintaining various environments as well as

setting up the communication steps using Aldon to deploy

necessary objects to the client's servers

electronically. In addition to application and system

development, provide technical support and

troubleshooting problems on several iSeries machines.

. Utilizing RPG (all levels), CL, Query/400, DB2/400, SDA,

DBU, DFU, FTP on OS400 V5R4M0 - V7R1M0.

Oreck Corporation, Nashville, TN

Industry: Manufacturing / Retail & Supply Chain Distributing

iSeries Senior Application Programmer Analyst 04/2008 -10/2012

Design new Application Programs and Maintaining existing Assist

Financial Application.

. iSeries Application / Systems design, programming and

Implementing on iSeries 525 Providing the AS400/ASSIST

Application and Technical support for the entire

Financial, and Order Entry systems, as well as automated

real-time credit cards, electronic check authorization

and settlement process.

. Created partition to separate the development

environment from production one.

. Created Data purge and archiving process to improve the

response time.

. Implementing Linoma Crypto Complete Encryption software

to protect the sensitive data and to be PCI compliance.

. Monitoring and trouble shooting, developing interfaces

between various applications.

. Identify and communicate the anticipated systems issues

and risks to Management at the earliest stage and

implement the related solution provided and directed by

the Client

. Utilizing RPG (all levels), CL, Query/400, DB2/400,

SDA, DBU, DFU, Abstract on OS400 V5 R4.

Nukote International, Inc., Franklin, TN

Industry: Manufacturing & Supply Chain Distributing

AS400 Senior Application & Systems Programmer Analyst

03/2006 -04/2008 Design new Application Programs and Maintaining existing

JDE Programs.

. AS400 Application / Systems design, programming and

Implementing on iSeries 810 Providing the AS400 Systems

Administration and Technical support, which contains

system availability, automated system backup and

Disaster Recovery procedures.

. Monitoring and troubleshooting, developing interfaces

between various applications.

. Identify and communicate the anticipated systems issues

and risks to Management at the earliest stage and

implement the related solution provided and directed by

the Client

. Utilizing RPG (all levels), CL, Query/400, DB2/400,

SDA, DBU, DFU, Overlay on OS400 V5 R2.

ITG, INC., Battle Creek, MI

Industry: Consulting Services

AS400 Senior Consultant (Contractor) 12/2002 - 3/2006

Aggressively recruited to design, direct, develop, and implement the

PMMS Application.

. AS400 Application / Systems design, programming and

Implementing on Customer sites.

. Contracted services for other Technical & systems needs

for various clients.

. Providing the AS400 Systems Administration and Technical

support, which contains system availability, automated

system backup and Disaster Recovery procedures.

. Monitoring and trouble shooting, developing interfaces

between various applications.

. Identify and communicate the anticipated systems issues

and risks to Client's Officers at the earliest stage and

implement the related solution provided and directed by

the Client

. Utilizing RPG (all levels), CL, Query/400, DB2/400,

SDA, DBU, DFU, Hawkeye.

Equifax/Polk Directory, Livonia, MI

Retail & Sales of Customers demographic data for marketing

analysis to other businesses. AS400 Senior Consultant

Technical Support (Contractor) 9/2000 - 9/2002

Key source in installation and implementation of new AS400,

9406, 820.

. Complete configuration of TCP/IP and Network

Connectivity plus security setup.

. Implementation of the Disaster Recovery and Change

Management procedure.

. Automation of the backup and system administration

through the job scheduler to eliminate the need of

operators.

. Provided the other consultant with the AS/400 technical

assistance as needed.

. Working as JDEdwards Application Support specifically in

the security and access arena. as well as AR, GL, Order

processing, and Address Book.

Quality Farm & Fleet Stores Corporate, Muskegon, MI

Retail Chain Stores of Farm Equipment and livestock grain

AS400 Consultant (Contractor)

8/1999 - 4/2000

As part of the merger of Central Tractors and the Quality Stores Inc.

I

. Converted & implemented Sales History system for the

Marketing Department from Mainframe to AS/400.

. Created new error handling routine and Automation of the

maintenance between the JDA system on as/400 and

Inventory Management System (IMS ) remotely on 350

stores.

. Completed the Credit Application Process system.

. Provided the client technical users with the AS/400

technical assistance as needed.

Accenture Consulting / Family Christian Stores, Grand Rapids, MI

Retail Chain Stores of Christian Books, CDs, and other related

products .

Senior Consultant (Contractor) 11/1998 -

8/2000

. Implemented several JDA Store System major improvements

. Automated Date effective store replenishment

. House Account Segmentation.

. Assist the client (Accenture employees) in technical

interview for new hire.

. Played a key rolled in project management and Technical

assistance in AS/400 arena.

Infinite Potentials, Inc, Grand Rapids, MI

Management Service provider to major manufacturing

(Steelcase)

Information Technologies (I/T) Director 7/1997 - 11/1998

Responsible for the entire I/T activities which includes

evaluation of hardware (UNIX and Novell Network), software,

cost analysis and capacity planning, disaster recovery,

maintaining expertise to support the Infinite Potentials

Services in the information technologies area.

Eaton Corporation,Marshall Michigan

Automotive Parts Manufacturer

Senior Software Engineer 3/1996 - 7/1997

Responsible for the implementation of automated Time and

Attendance System on AS/400. Software & hardware support on

AS/400 and the PC network, department Assistant Manager.

Northern Michigan Hospital, Petoskey Michigan

Major Healthcare provider of Northern Michigan

Systems Analyst 7/1992 -

3/1996

Responsibilities are Technical Support and services for The Corporate

IT Department.

. Installation, and support of AS400 and converted the

Mainfraim MVS/XA and 2 S/38s into on common platform

(AS400).

. Set up backup and disaster recovery for entire Hospital.

. Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning, applying

upgrades and PTFs.

. Provided programmers, PC analysts, and operation staff

with support by introducing new technology and insuring

connectivity / communication among LAN using IBM TOKEN

RING, AS/400 and PCs.

Systems Manager 3/1988 -

7/1992

. Responsible for evaluation, installation,

implementation, and interfacing of purchased financial

applications, design new systems.

. Provide 24 hours technical support for applications on

the S/38 which were written in RPGIII and CL.

. As the team leader, I managed the team members' work

assignments to meet the commitment to our user clients,

based on quarterly and annually programming time

allocation.

. As project leader, I successfully completed installation

and implementation of Human Resource / Payroll and

Decision Support projects.

Programmer Analyst 11/1984 - 3/1988

Job duties were to maintain the existing programs, code,

and test new on-line or batch applications, which were in

RPGIII, and CL on IBM S/38. Writing downloads and uploads

procedures between IBM PCs, S/38, VAX, and IBM 3090. I

successfully set up on-line Nursing policies on S/38 to

replace hard copies of the policy books through out the

hospital.

EDUCATION: IBM Management Institute, Chicago, IL

Certification of Project Management I and II

10/1990

IBM Management Institute Los Angles, CA

Certification of Effectiveness Skill for I/S Professional

9/1989

IBM Executive Institute, Los Angles, CA

Certification of Business System Planning 5/1989

Dale Carnegie institute, Petoskey, MI

Certification Dale Carnegie graduate assistant.

1989

Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, MI

Bachelor's Degree with Double majors, 4/1984

COMPUTER SCIENCE and CHEMISTRY

Delta College, Bay City, MI

Associate Degree Major: Pre-engineering Minor: Mathematics,

4/1983

AFFILIATIONS: IBM Partners in Developer 12/1998

- Present

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