Larry Gregory
Baltimore, Md 21223
***************@*****.***
Summary:
●25+ years of Mainframe programming experience - Cobol, CICS, DB2, TSO, ISPF, SQL,
JCL, IMS, VSAM, QMF, SPUFI
●Full Project Life Cycle experience – Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing and Implementation
●11 years Z-OS /CICS/Cobol /DB2/MQ/WebSphere Production Support
●11 years of Enterprise Application Monitoring using different tool OMEGAMON, CICSPLEX, Tivoli TEPS, Introscope, Consoles.
●Production Support 24/7/365
●10+years Financials
●10+years Medical, Claims Processing, MMIS
IBM MAINFRAME CONTRACTOR – Lists of Clients
Consolidated Edison/Cognizant New York, NY and REMOTE
Mainframe Developer- Gas Leak Management System
Gas Operations Performance System
February 2020 - present
Cobol, IMS DB/DC, DB2, JCL, CICS . QMF, SPUFI
Creating Compile and Link JCL for Cobol 2/4/6/IMS/DB2 Programs
Creating Production Jobs from Personal Job Scheduler
Develop and Maintain IMS and DB2 Programs and Systems
User Interface, UAT, Peer Reviews
Requirements Gathering from All Stakeholders in Projects
Disaster Recovery Planning and Drills
Creating and Managing Gas Utility Tickets thru all Interfaces
Writing Queries and Spufis against DB2 Databases
SunTrust Bank/Cognizant Atlanta, Georgia and REMOTE
Mainframe Developer- Payments System
September 2019 Dec 2019
Cobol, CICS, DB2, Z/OS TS, VSAM, JCL, QMF, SPUFI
Develop and Maintain DB2 programs for SunTrust Payment System
Maintain DB2 Databases for Payments System
Provide Reports and Analysis of Data to Administrators and Users
Meet with End Users to Gather Requirements and Create Modifications
Testing, QA and Implementation of Development and Maintenance
Agile Methodology, Jira, Confluence
Select Computing- Minnesota Department of Health Remote
October 2018 - April 2019
Programmer Analyst/ BRE Developer
Reverse Engineering of Cobol/CICS/VSAM/DB2/IMS MMIS System
Develop Module Analysis Documents for Health Care Claims Processing System
Create BUSINESS RULES from Cobol Code
Document Program Flows and Process Systems for Conversion of Claims Processing System
Use D*Code utility to create Flow Diagrams
Work with BAs to document MMIS SYSTEM for documentation
Create Business Rules documentation for Conversion Project
Agile Methodology, Jira, Confluence
Social Security Administration Woodlawn, Maryland
(Various Contractors)
OBXtek Systems Mar 14 – June 14 2018
Microtech Systems Sept 2 08 – Mar 14
Preferred Systems Solutions July 07 – Sept 08
Systems Engineer/ Consultant
CICS/ Cobol/ Z-OS/ WebSphere Application Server/ DB2/ JCL/VSAM 24/7/365, REXX
●Monitor, Analyze and Debug CICS systems for Production, Integration, Training and Acceptance using various monitoring tools TEPS, Omegamon/Omegaview, Tivoli ITCAMS, CICSPLEX INtroscope and reports to identify/isolate problems
●Monitor, Analyze and Debug Websphere MQ systems for Production
●Monitor, Analyze and Debug WebSphere Application (WAS) Server systems for Production and Integration using various monitoring tools TEPS, Omegamon/Omegaview, Tivoli ITCAMS, CICSPLEX Introscope and reports to identify/isolate problems
●Maintaining Availability of CICS Regions ( 650 total regions )
●Respond to HOT TERMINAL, SSA Alerts and email messages related to online processing
●Use Online CICS Commands such as CEMT to manage programs, files, connections and all Region Resources
●Maintaining Troubleshooting Databases such as Greenbook
●Identify and report Z/OS, JES3, Top Secret, peripheral device contention and other underlying problems
●Support Developers, Integration Testing and DBAs in System Maintenance and Problem Resolution
●Maintaining Customer/User/Application Contacts List
●Project to Report Space Utilizations for DB2 Databases
●Archiving DB2 Databases
●Monitor DB2 and IDMS database subsystems and coordinate with other branches and teams to resolve issues
●Investigate Storage Violations and recommend dynamic changes to region settings
●RMF reporting and monitoring on LPARS, CPU, Ziip and Zaap usage
●Work independently and with other Monitor Room personnel to troubleshoot problems detected in online processing including Short On Storage and Maxtask conditions .
●CICSPLEX used to manage Regions, Files, Programs and other resources
●Monitoring and reporting ACA (Affordable care Act) processing between CMS and SSA.
●Monitoring and Reporting SSA External business partners EVerify, AMVAA,USICS.processing
●IPL Applications Systems, Regions, Servers
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Dedicated Technology Columbus, Ohio
Apr 07 – Jun 07
Systems Analyst/Consultant
Cobol/CICS/Z-OS/VSAM/DB2/IMS/MMIS/JCL
●Writing Cobol, CICS,DB2 programs for a MMIS system
●Systems Analysis of online and batch programs
●Writing OS-JCL to run jobs and programs
●Trouble shooting Problem Tickets
●Unit and System testing of new and maintenance enhancements
●Data Extracts for Recipient Master for Medicare Partb and TPL eligibility
●Testing enhancements and running test scenarios for projects
●Using Fileaid to test and verify data
CENDANT/ACCENTURE Sparks, Maryland
Oct 06 – Jan 07
Systems Analyst/Consultant
Microfocus Cobol/ SQL/ Lawson HR/ UNIX
TRIOLOGY GEICO Chevy Chase, Maryland
Jul 06 – Sep 06
Systems-Programmer Analyst/Consultant
Cobol/CICS/DB2/VSAM/MQ/Z-OS/Websphere/Endeavor/Expediter
CMS NORTHRUP GRUMMAN
Woodlawn, Maryland
Mar 06 – Jun 06
Systems-Programmer Analyst/ QA Engineer
CMS KFORCE
Woodlawn, Maryland
Oct 05 – Mar 06
Systems-Programmer Analyst/Production Support MMIS FISS
Prince George’s County Ingenium
Prince George’s County, Maryland
Apr 05 – Oct 05
Systems-Programmer Analyst/GEAC Financial Consultant
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
JAWOOD
Sep 04 – Apr 05
EDI Consultant/ EDI Team/ Systems - Programmer Analyst
Great West Casualty Company South Sioux City, NE
Mar 04 – Sep 04
Consultant
US department of Education
ACS Government Solutions
Rockville, Maryland
Jan 99 – Sept 99
Consultant
McCormick
Hunt Valley, Maryland
Jun 98 – Dec 98
Consultant/GEAC Financial Analyst
First Data Merchant Services (FDMS)
Hunt Valley, Maryland
Dec 97 – March 98
Consultant
SSA/Price Waterhouse July 97 – Nov. 97
Manager
USF&G Nov. 96 – June 97
Consultant
FULL TIME EMPLOYEE POSITIONS
Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
Columbia, Maryland
Dec 02 – Feb 04
Senior Systems Analyst
●Cobol/CICS/MVS/OS JCL/VSAM/DB2/SQL/UNIX/MQ/IMS
●Responsible for designing, coding, testing and implementing a DB2/IMS system for HIPAA compliance mandates
●Wrote 350 DB2 programs for an EDI based Medicare Claims Processing System.
●Worked with team to create 728, 835, etc, transactions
●Managed INFOMAN problem tracking system.
●Managed MAGIC problem tracking system.
●Provided extensive daily, weekly and monthly status reports for the Director
●and coding for a Loan Tracking System under contract to the U. S. Department of Education.
●Worked with VAX/VMS and COBOL with an Oracle RDB database.
Mayor’s Office of Information Technology
Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 00 – May 02
Consultant
●Wrote and developed extensive Online Command Level CICS programs for multiple applications under direction of MOIT.
●Wrote 75 + CICS programs from scratch for all new systems at MOIT
●Developed batch COBOL programs for multiple applications for MOIT.
●Developed specifications and analysis for projects.
●Utilized COBOL, CICS, VSE, DOS, JCL, and VSAM within this environment.
Chevy Chase Bank
Oct 99 – Oct 00
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Senior Systems Analyst/ GEAC Financial Analyst
●Cobol/CICS/MVS/OS JCL/VSAM
●Wrote CICS interfaces from GEAC Purchasing System to MCI FAX System to develop online Purchase Order faxing capacity across regions.
●Worked with Financial Users to develop a Project Plan.
●Created JCL to AP9601 Install, Test, and Integrate GEAC Financial Systems.
●Installed and Tested Purchasing PS9601 and Inventory IN9601.
●Updated and Tested Accounts Payable – AP9601, Data Communications Interface - DC9401, Information Expert - IE9601, Integrated and Tested General Ledger - GL9801, Financial Controller - FC9801 and Project Tracking - PT9701.
●Wrote OS JCL for all batch functions.
●Wrote OS JCL to create, backup and restore VSAM files.
●Cobol/CICS/JCL/VSAM
●Used skeleton programs provided by GEAC to perform development and maintenance on a GEAC Payroll/Personnel system.
●Utilized ENDEAVOR to manage files and resources
●Provided analysis, design, coding, testing and implementation of projects.
●Worked in conjunction with all Year 2000 projects.
Howard University Hospital Oct. 90 – Oct. 96
Senior Systems Analyst/GEAC Financial Analyst
● Cobol/CICS/IMS/JCL/VSAM
● Responsible for systems analysis, programming and user interface for an MSA system consisting of the
following components. Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Purchasing, Budget, Receiving, Fixed Assets,
Financial Controller, Common Components, Data Communication Interface and Information Expert.
● Created the budget for all fiscal account/centers each year.
● Established the calendar for each fiscal year. Opened/closed fiscal years.
● Wrote all utilities used by the DBS System.
● Wrote 200 - 300 Batch Cobol/Cobol II programs.
● Managed all files utilizing online CICS Commands.
● Extensively used OS/JCL to create, manage and maintain job streams.
● Extensively used VSAM to create, manage and maintain files.
● Wrote IMS/DL1 programs.
● Completed project for analysis, design, coding, testing and implementation of a system to create aged unpaid
invoice report.
● Managed interfaces between accounts receivables and inventory from American Express System to MSA.
● Found and corrected all outstanding problems and stabilized system.
Johns Hopkins Health Plan Aug. 89 – June 90
Programmer Analyst
● Analyzed, designed, coded, tested and implemented systems in MUMPS for a Health Maintenance
Organization.
● Concentrated on claims processing; Systems runs on DEC and VAX equipment with VAX/VMS Operating
System.
● Wrote system to download patient database to PC.
Comp-U-Staff Aug. 88 – July 89
Staff Consultant
● Performed analysis, programming, testing and implementation on an assignment to Comp-U-Staff clients.
● Major projects included: Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority - six-month assignment to convert a
DATACOM DB/DC system to DATACOM/CICS.
● Utilized IDEAL as a 4GL to access database records. Applications included an inventory control system and a
financial trucking system. Installed a Pharmacy System at George Washington University Hospital written in
PCS/ADS on an IBM 43811MVS-XA environment as well as wrote batch COBOL programs.
Sinai Hospital Feb. 88 – July 88
● Programmer Analyst
● Cobol/CICS/PCS-ADS/JCL/VSAM
● Installed, maintained and developed IBM's Patient Care System (PCs) which utilized a fourth generation
language, ADS this system ran under CICS on an IBM 4361 mainframe.
● Maintained test files by using on-line CICS commands to write, delete and update files.
● Performed development at the PCS level and at the CICS program level. Trained staff in PCS/ADS.
University of Maryland Medical System Oct. 85 – Feb. 88
● Programmer/Analyst
● Assisted in the large-scale conversion of the Hospital Information Management system from MUMPS
application which ran on DEC PDP-1170, to IBM's Patient Cure System which ran on the IBM 3351.
● Frequently used on-line CICS commands and on-line DL-1 calls to test, add and delete segments.
● Determined whether necessary PSB's existed for desired functions.
Commercial Credit Corporation June 82 – Sept. 85
● Programmer/Analyst
● Wrote programs in FORTRAN for thrift/banking applications on the CYBER 175. Completed a large Savings
and Loan conversion development project.
● Maintained responsibility for maintaining and troubleshooting daily and monthly batch processing systems.
Responsible for extensive analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of MUMPS Information
System 2
Education
BS, Mathematics, University of Maryland 1982
HS, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute 1968
Technical Skills
IBM Mainframes, IBM PC’s and Compatibles, DEC VAX, DEC PDP-1170, MVS/ESA, COBOL, CICS,
CA-DATACOM, VAX/VMS, Fortran, IMS Db/DC, VSAM, GEAC, MSA, CA-IDEAL, JCL,
SQL, PCS/ADS, MUMPS, DL/1, DB2, MQ, SQL/PLUS, Endeavor, Extensive
User Interface, Functional Requirements, Technical Requirements, QA,
Extensive experience in entire life-cycle, CICS Internals
OMEGAMON, TIVOLI TEPS, INTROSCOPE, CICSPLEX