Ron Black
adjlsm@r.postjobfree.com 816-***-****
linkedin.com/in/RonaldEBlack/
Qualifications
Skills
IBM Mainframe:
COBOL, Assembler, REXX, CLIST, SQL, MVS JCL, RPG, PLI, IMS/DB-DLI, DB2, Datacom, VSAM, QSAM, BSAM, BPAM, Zos, DOS/VSE, AIX, VM, CICS, IMS/DC, TSO/ISPF, ISPF Dialogue Manager, DB2, IDCAMS, Syncsort, Expeditor, File-Aid (IMS, DB2), SPFI, QMF, Panvalet, Endeavor, Librarian, SMPE, Apptune, Strobe, Mainview (IMS/DB2/Zos), Insync, ISPW
Front End:
HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, jQueryUI, CSS3, Responsive/Mobile Web Development, Bootstrap
Middle Tier:
Visual Studio, C#.NET, ASP.NET, LINQ, MVC, Entity Framework
Back End:
ADO.NET, SQL, SQL Server, SSMSE
Project Mgmt:
Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, MS Project, MS Office Suite
Experience
Tri-com 2020 – Present
Consultant – Commerce Bank
Provided maintenance and new development for Commerce Bank’s IBM Mainframe Bank Card System.
Applications were Cobol CICS and batch using both VSAM and DB2
Provided configuration and support for Commerce Bank’s bankcard instant Issuance platform utilizing Entrust Datacard’s Card Wizard product
Premier Tech 2019 – 2020
Consultant – United Missouri Bank
Assist United Missouri Bank in a major field expansion project affecting multiple large banking systems.
In-depth analysis using research that has been placed in Access Databases.
Developed several queries/reports to assist the management team in determining project scope and impacts.
DST Inc. 2004 – 2018
Sr. Software Engineer
Provided IBM mainframe application design and development in a COBOL/CICS/DB2 environment.
Supported DST's interfaces to the National Securities Clearing Corporation's (NSCC) suite of products (Fund/SERV, Networking, TORA, etc.) used to support the mutual fund industry.
Successfully completed the redesign and rewrite of DST's Fund/SERV interface. This effort greatly reduced application CPU cycle consumption.
New development accomplishments included the development of interfaces to support the NSCCs Omni Invoicing and Client Data Share 2 products.
Developed an in-house product that significantly reduced the amount of time and cost required to perform application parallel testing.
Fourteen years of experience working with and developing offshore development teams in India and Thailand.
Various Consulting Firms 1994 – 2004
Independent Consultant
Sprint
Responsible for the development of Sprint’s Local Telephone Division data stores/data warehousing initiatives.
Provided application/DB2/SQL tuning support for various systems using tools such as Apptune, BMC Mainview, Strobe.
Transamerica
Responsible for the design and development of life insurance applications utilizing COBOL 2 and DB2 in a CICS environment.
Developed reporting tools using QMF.
Yellow Freight
Led design and development activities for year 2000 conversion efforts.
Provided conversion strategies for the conversion of approximately 6,000 mainframe programs to utilize the year 2000 compliant date routines.
American Century
Coded and tested on-line CICS VSAM/DB2 applications as well as batch COBOL 2/VSAM/DB2 programs used to support American Centuries 401K Defined Contributions applications systems.
Education
Centriq Training 04/2019 – 10/2019
Full-Stack Web Development Program
Core Competencies:
MVC Framework
Trouble Shooting & Debugging
Source Control
Agile/Scrum
Website Deployment
Pair Programming
Code Review