BRIAN BECKMAN

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MAINFRAME APPLICATION PROGRAMMER

Seasoned IT professional with experience in designing, developing, testing, and implementing practical applications to support healthcare and credit/banking industries. Apply degrees in business administration and business data processing technology to execute solutions that respond to business needs. Played key role in automation of processes for healthcare and financial companies. Knowledgeable about all phases of software development life cycle.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Platforms: IBM Mainframe

Languages: COBOL, Command Level CICS using VSAM and some DB2/SQL

Tools: ISPF/TSO, OS/JCL, SORT, IDCAMS, Librarian, Endevor Software Change Manager, Expeditor, InterTest, Microsoft Word, Changeman

CAREER & ACHIEVEMENTS

HealthPlan Services/Harrington Health, Westerville, OH 2013 – 2017

Mainframe Application Programmer

Managed the design, development, testing and implementation of Claimfacts client requests for all groups. Process claims for insured employees of third-party companies and providers of medical, dental services, using both online and batch processes. Work with Business Analysts to research and identify best solution, estimate time and cost, and develop or enhance application through to implementation.

• Produce hundreds of thousands of EOBs and accompanying letters per month. Changes to this system

where mainly batch COBOL programs and JCL. The changes were all client related enhancements to the

Claimfacts claim application. The changes that were made hade to do with how the EOB’s were being

created and how the external vendor was to receive them.

• Made changes to the provider billing system to automate processes like personal data, billing information.

This was all accomplished by changes in CICS and batch COBOL programs. Adding new screens,

modifying COBOL and CICS programs and JCL.

* Maintained on-line and batch application with any client type changes. This was done using both CICS and

COBOL. This could be for changes to the core batch system, to the external reporting application, to

changes to the on-line application screens and programs.

* Key resource when issues arose. Researched, communicated, fixed and implemented correction.

UNITED HEALTHCARE/Fiserv Health/Harrington Health, Columbus, OH 2004 – 2013

Mainframe Application Programmer

Manage the design, development, testing and implementation of Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) forms nationwide. Process claims for insured employees of third-party companies and providers of medical, dental, and vision services, using both online and batch processes. Work with Business Analysts to research and identify best solution, estimate time and cost, and develop or enhance application through to implementation.

Produce hundreds of thousands of EOBs and accompanying letters per month. Work with application was

done using COBOL and JCL. Changes to the application were from client related enhancements.

Saved labor and CPU time and improved accuracy of data by using CICS to replace manual tasks with automated online process. Created new CICS screens and COBOL programs to replace control cards processing. This helped in being able to make changes on the fly.

Maintained COBOL programs that used DB2/SQL. This involved making minor changes to SQL statements

and COBOL program code. DB2/SQL knowledge is not at an expertise level but understanding of SQL and

how the statements work is there.

CREDIT BUREAU OF COLUMBUS, Columbus, OH 2002 – 2004

Mainframe Application Programmer

Created and maintained variety of loan-specific scorecards used to quantify credit worthiness, working independently. Consulted with companies to ensure applications satisfied business needs. All changes were done in COBOL,

VSAM and tested in Inter-test.

EDS, Columbus, OH 1999 – 2001

Technical Coordinator

Supervised 5-member team in implementation of OLNACS credit-granting system. Managed department workload and schedules and provided quality assurance. Served as SME.

BANK ONE, Columbus, OH 1990 – 1999

Application Project Lead

Directed work of as many as 5 full-time employees and 10 contractors in implementation of new and modified credit scorecards. Managed requests and work flow as well as providing technical programming.

Co-led implementation of CPU/CPU connection, one of the first such systems initiated in Columbus banks, coordinating closely with programming, operations, CICS, and VTAM groups.

All system and client changes were done using COBOL, CICS, and VSAM. These programs were created to take in electronic transaction and process them thru COBOL programs.

Achieved average of 99% up-time on online system.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Columbus County Government, Columbus, OH

RG Barry Corporation, Columbus, OH

Central Benefits Mutual Insurance Company, Columbus, OH

EDUCATION

BACHELOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Franklin University, Columbus, OH

ASSOCIATES IN APPLIED BUSINESS/BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, Columbus Technical Institute, Columbus, OH

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