Computer Programmer Cobol

THOMAS VITTOE

Lakewood, OH ***** 216-***-**** ********@***.***

Professional Summary

Results-oriented and innovative Senior Software Engineer with 40+ years of experience. Easily communicates complex technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders. Excellent leadership record of leading development teams in enterprise-wide development projects. Skills

Programming Languages: Cobol, Assembler,

C++, EZTrieve, CICS.

Z/OS JCL, Procedures, Symbolic processing,

Sort, Sync Sort, VSAM, VSAM Utilities, DB2,

PanValet, Endevor, ICCF, TSO SPF.

Software Components and Libraries

Debugging and Troubleshooting

End User Support

U.S HIPPA Clearance.

Work History

Senior Software Engineer 03/2000 to 10/2020

NCB/PNC – Cleveland, OH

Improved system performance by making proactive adjustments and resolving bugs. Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.

Supported Teller systems working with VSAM utilities and C++ coding technique. Transitioned to Support for EDI vendor system.

Senior Software Engineer 06/1996 to 01/2000

Key Bank – Cleveland, OH

Transitioned from consultant to employee.

Reviewed COBOL/CICS code and worked with development teams to correct problems, run test scenarios and prepare for deployment.

Created procedures for system monitoring, recovery, backup and optimization. Worked on Y2K effect and areas of concern.

Supported Online Delivery System (Teller)

Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments. Senior Consultant 05/1983 to 06/1996

Various Firms – Cleveland, OH

Identified business issues through careful collaboration with key stakeholders. coded, tested and implemented programs as requested by users. Systems Manager 08/1981 to 05/1983

Beckley Cardy Company – Chicago, IL

Designed company-wide backup and data retention policies, monitoring ongoing efforts to prevent data loss.

Drafted change management policies to streamline introductions of new software and systems.

Administered system controls, and networks.

Was a team member to define all requirements to replace existing systems and generate RFP to third party vendors.

Sr. Computer Programmer /Lead Computer Programmer 08/1978 to 08/1981 Allied Van Lines – Broadview, IL

Directed software design and development across multifaceted team to meet client needs for functionality, timeline and performance.

Led group of 10 programmers in design and development of On-line (CICS) and Batch based software solutions.

Modified existing software to correct errors to improve performance. Debugged and modified COBOL software components.

Performed regression and system-level testing to verify software quality and function prior to release.

Computer Programmer 08/1973 to 08/1978

Boise Cascade Office Products – Itasca, IL

Built, tested and deployed scalable, highly available and modular software products. Analyzed and designed relational databases using COBOL and Assembler language coding Updated documentation with project deviations to capture changes. Education

General Studies

Chicago City College - Chicago, IL

Left school when my father died and I need to get a job to assist my mother. Completed 2 years.

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