Cobol Programmer Employee Engagement

RONALD A. PRYBIS

**** **** **** ******, ******, IN 47302 317-***-**** ************@*****.***

Professional Summary

Adaptable and flexible with strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Committed to coaching and mentoring others to promote employee engagement and productivity.

Expert COBOL Programmer/Systems Consultant with extensive programming language experience.

Known for outside-the-box problem solving skills and willingness to tackle challenging projects.

Notable career contributions include: significant COBOL and CICS experience; consistent recognition as a key player; and writing 80 edit macros in REXX and C to quickly achieve objectives and outperform others.

Proven record of excellence in programming and team building across diverse IT functions.

Technical Profile

4GL Languages: EZTrieve, Focus and SAS

Code Generators: Jackson Structured Programming (JSP) and TELON

Databases: DB2, DL/1, Focus, IDMS, IMS/DB, Oracle, Terradata and VSAM

Job Management: CA-7, CA-11 and Control-M as well as self-written system

Library Tools: ChangeMan, Endevor, GitLab, IDZ, Librarian, Panvalet, PDS datasets and Topaz

Operating Systems/Environments: Batch, CICS, DOS, IMS/DC, MacOS, MVS/VMS, UNIX/Linux, Windows, Z/OS, Z/VM and Z/VSE.

Programming Languages: Assembler, C, COBOL, ISPF, JCL, MicroFocus COBOL, REXX, SQL and TSO/E

Test Tools: Intertest, Xpediter and many other aids

Utilities: BMC, DYL280, FileAid, IBM, Platinum and SORT

Various Other Tools: Mainly Microsoft Office products

Systems Consulting Positions

Humana Government Business Group, Louisville KY (remote) (03/24 - 12/24)

Temporary Contractor for a large Insurance organization

Began second Humana Military assignment by setting up test JCL for dozens of evolving batch jobs for use with new and old government contracts.

Conducted hundreds of batch and online (CICS) tests for major modernization of entire Military insurance application.

Corrected or updated COBOL/DB2 programs as needed.

Documented all the jobs for production using Control-M and standardized Prose documents.

Ensured jobs would not have a negative impact on existing contract data although using many new tables that were defined but not yet loaded using production shadow environment that does not allow updates.

Fixed any COBOL programming problems that were discovered.

Identified why specific authorizations were not selected for output files or did not behave as user expected.

Tested and retested all jobs and fixed all problems in development environment as new tables got loaded.

Coforge, Cincinatti, OH (07/23 – 10/23)

Assembler Programmer (Hired before contract was completed and released when it had no Assembler requirements.)

Highmark Health, Pittsburg, PA (remote) (12/21 – 12/22)

Mainframe Developer for a large Health Insurance Organization

Completed many assignments in an agile environment mainly using JCL and SQL with a few updated MicroFocus COBOL programs.

Maintained a mainframe based Terradata repository of information about Dental Health claims.

Used Endevor, GitLab, IDZ and PDS datasets as program management tools.

Wrote many new JCL and SQL statements to denormalize, extract from, and/or update the Terradata tables and VSAM files as required.

Worked from home to complete all assignments in an agile environment with zero defects.

Accenture Federal Services, Arlington, VA (remote) (04/21 – 12/21)

Cobol Analyst for a large Federal services organization

Analyzed legacy programs running on GCOS operating system for the Veterans Administration Educational Benefits application as part of modernization efforts and upgrade to a 4GL Cloud based system.

Documented details for dozens of batch and online COBOL 74 programs.

Worked from home to complete all assignments in an agile environment in FAST 2-week sprints.

Fiserv/First Data Education, Fishers, IN (remote since COVID) (06/19 - 03/20)

Senior Mainframe Programmer for a large financial services organization

Completed many assignments in an agile environment including writing new CICS screens and updating existing CICS programs, all in FAST 2-week sprints.

Modernized a mainframe COBOLII, DB2 repository of information about Student Loans for FreddyMac.

Used many utilities, such as CECI, CEDF, FTP, IDCAMS, and Syncsort in the batch JCL.

Wrote requirement specifications used to develop new features.

Nationwide Insurance Company, Columbus, OH (07/18 - 05/19)

Cobol Programmer for a large Insurance organization

Helped implement the largest insurance project ever undertaken that also had a very aggressive schedule by modernizing many MicroFocus COBOL programs utilizing a mix of DB2 and VSAM databases.

Mainly worked on new project to perform analysis and design to modernize existing code in an Assembler/COBOL/DB2/CICS/JCL/VSAM/QMF/SPUFI/XPEDITOR application.

Used GitLab and PDS datasets as program management tools.

Humana Government Business Group, Hurstbourne KY (11/16 - 05/18)

Cobol Programmer for a large Insurance organization

Began as a Mainframe programmer extracting DB2 data for modernization and movement to the cloud.

Developed several DB2 EZTrieve programs and updated COBOL programs as requested.

Documented all new or updated jobs for production using Control-M and standardized Prose documents.

Updated over 2,500 data cards, jobs, procs, and prose members to move items from Panvalet to PDS Libraries to improve operating efficiency.

Wrote many very complex SORTS to extract and format data for loading it to DB2 databases.

Fiserv Output Solutions (Personix), Indianapolis, IN (07/13 - 10/16)

Senior Programmer Analyst for a large Financial services organization

Completed final set of nine different assignments maintaining and developing MicroFocus COBOL programs in a MS/DOS environment using programs that had mix of sequential/VSAM databases.

Recognized as a key player in timely project completion and high level of client satisfaction.

Hewlett-Packard, Indianapolis, IN (02/13 - 06/13)

Senior Cobol Programmer Analyst for a large information services organization

Analyzed several hundred programs in a large C and COBOL CICS application using Oracle databases.

Defined and documented thousands of changes necessary to meet Affordable Care Act regulations.

Recognized as a key player in timely project progress.

Fiserv Output Solutions (Personix), Indianapolis, IN (04/08 - 01/13)

Senior Programmer Analyst for a large financial services organization

Completed the second set of nine different assignments maintaining and developing MicroFocus COBOL programs in an MS/DOS environment using a mix of sequential/VSAM databases.

Recognized as a key player in timely project completion and high level of client satisfaction.

BMG/Columbia House, Indianapolis, IN (01/08- 03/08)

Senior Mainframe Programmer Analyst for a large Entertainment services organization

Recognized by the company's IT Director as the fastest, most accurate programmer he had ever worked with.

Rewrote PL/I and SAS programs as COBOL batch programs with new JCL to process external data.

Fiserv Output Solutions (Personix), Indianapolis, IN (08/06 - 12/07)

Senior Programmer Analyst for a large financial services organization

Completed the first set of nine different assignments maintaining and developing MicroFocus COBOL programs that had a mix of sequential and/or VSAM databases.

Performed new development and enhancement projects for the merchant card system software.

Recognized as a key player in timely project completion and high level of client satisfaction.

Software development environment used was MS/DOS and UNIX/Linux

Liberty Mutual Insurance, Indianapolis, IN (11/05 - 07/06)

Senior Programmer Analyst for a large Insurance organization

Developed COBOL/DB2 programs for a new insurance system. This included the development of batch programs, updating reference data subroutines, and resolving defects in batch, CICS, and TELON programs.

Primary skills utilized include BMC, CA7, COBOL, DB/2, Endevor, JCL, IMS DB, REXX and VSAM.

The software development environment used was TSO/ISPF.

Technical programmer for several applications including Alternative Investment Reconciliation, several large legal and regulatory projects, Mutual Fund Dividends and Reinvestments, and Money Markets.

National City Bank, Brecksville, OH (07/04 - 10/05)

Senior Cobol Programmer Analyst for a Banking organization

Developed batch programs in Assembler and COBOL/DB2 to extract data from DB2, IMS DB and VSAM databases and build sequential files for conversion to a new collections system.

Primary skills utilized include Assembler, BMC, COBOL, DB/2, Endevor, IMS DB, JCL, REXX and VSAM.

The software development environment used was TSO/ISPF.

Wrote complex interface programs between three legacy commercial and personal loan applications and a new loan collections system.

Parker Hannifin, Cleveland, OH (08/03 - 05/04)

TELON Programmer Analyst for a Manufacturing organization

Modified manufacturing systems by writing over 30 batch and CICS programs and updating other programs using COBOL and TELON

Performed the duties of an SQL/DS DBC, worked on various database conversions related to manufacturing and reporting requirements.

Produced TELON interfaces to enhance programmer productivity.

Wrote or updated some Assembler macros for generating COBOL code with TELON.

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (04/02 - 07/03)

COBOL Programmer Analyst for a large Automotive manufacturing organization

Analyzed requirements, wrote program specifications, tested, and documented all activities.

Collaborated with a large project team to develop some extremely complex DB2 programs in COBOL for Ford Motors IT Headquarters.

Developed and implemented flexible subsystem to assign vehicles to separate files for parallel processing purposes.

Performed the duties of a Data Base Coordinator (DBC).

State Farm Insurance, Indianapolis, IN (01/00 - 03/02)

Assembler/COBOL Programmer Analyst for a large Insurance organization

Analyzed legacy Assembler programs and replaced them with COBOL on an MVS/VSE platform.

Developed REXX execs to automatically apply thousands of standard abbreviations to COBOL variables.

Served as leading member of the Development Help team.

Wrote several Assembler programs to perform functions not available with COBOL.

Bell Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD (01 - 12/99)

TELON Programmer Analyst for a large Telecommunications services organization

Developed dozens of REXX execs to automate repetitive tasks.

Performed the duties of a DBC while working on database conversions related to billing and regulatory requirements.

Replaced TELON Assembler subroutines with COBOL subroutines.

Rewrote a TELON application running under IMS to use all new DB2 databases and ensure LE/390 and Y2K compliance.

Marriott Hotels, Bethesda, MD (03 - 12/98)

Assembler/JSP/TELON Programmer Analyst for a large Hotel and Lodging organization

Converted IMS and batch applications in preparation for Y2K.

Designed new DB2 databases using both Jackson Structured Program and TELON code generators to develop COBOL programs to access these databases.

Updated TELON environment to latest TELON release and implemented multiple program compiles.

Wrote or modified some Assembler macros for generating COBOL code with TELON.

Putnam Investments, Quincy, MA (09/96 - 02/98)

TELON Programmer Analyst for a large Investments organization

Quickly chosen to partake in a pilot “Work at Home” project based on reputation as a self-starter.

Wrote batch and CICS applications utilizing COBOL and TELON programs accessing DB2 and VSAM files.

Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad, Topeka, KS (08/95 - 08/96)

TELON Programmer Analyst for a large Transportation organization

Completed third assignment for Santa Fe Railroad fixing programs for the FAST project.

Generated COBOL programs for the financial accounting system.

Resolved problems in IMS/DC DB2 programs in the revenue accounting system.

DuPont Automotive, Wilmington, DE (01 - 07/95)

TELON Programmer Analyst for a large Chemicals organization

Converted the major DuPont Automotive products group to a global system using DB2 databases.

Updated the batch/CICS Color Information System from a national to global system.

Wrote several Assembler subroutines to improve edit functions. Wrote several Assembler subroutines to improve edit functions.

Santa Fe Railroad, Topeka, KS (10/94 - 12/94)

TELON Programmer Analyst for a large Transportation organization

Completed second assignment for Santa Fe Railroad on the FAST project.

Generated COBOL programs for the financial accounting system and resolved problems in IMS/DC DB2 programs for the revenue accounting system.

Maryland Dept. of Human Resources, Baltimore, MD (06 - 10/94)

Assembler/Cobol Programmer Analyst for a large State Government organization

Designed, coded, and extensively tested a CICS/COBOL/DB2 background processing transaction that updated state-wide transactions for the Department of Human Resources system.

Supported development of a large-scale TELON-generated COBOL/CICS/DB2 application.

Wrote or modified some Assembler macros for generating COBOL programs using TELON.

IBM/Santa Fe Railroad, Topeka, KS (05/93 - 06/94)

TELON Programmer Analyst for a large Transportation organization

Completed my first assignment for IBM at Santa Fe Railroad on the FAST project.

Developed statistical reporting modules with TELON.

Generated COBOL programs for the financial accounting system.

Resolved problems in over 250 batch and IMS/DC DB2 programs in the first month.

Regular Employment Positions

CSX Technology, Baltimore, MD (05/86 - 05/93) Retired

Management Information Systems (MIS) Consultant for a large Transportation organization

Began as a Systems Analyst, quickly obtaining multiple promotions to MIS Consultant (Senior Technician).

Introduced the TELON code generator after researching dozens of code generators.

Modified dozens of TELON Assembler macros to greatly improve the entire development team productivity.

Supplied Computer Associates with the CSX versions of TELON code so they could include some of it in their base package.

Supported all compilers and CSX utilities while generating over 95% of CICS and 80% of batch programs.

Wrote several Assembler macros and subroutines for TELON to include complex functions specific to the railroad industry.

SCM Corporation, Baltimore, MD and Cleveland, OH (10/67 - 05/86)

Chief Information Officer (CIO) for a large Conglomerate

Began as a part time Assembler/COBOL/FORTRAN programmer, obtained multiple promotions to positions of increasing responsibility across diverse IT Development, Operations, and Systems Support areas.

Saved $MM in monthly operating costs by writing new accounting, job scheduling, manufacturing and sales reporting applications.

Served as CIO for the Inorganic Chemicals Division for the last eight years before retiring.

Wrote Assembler programs to compress data files for transmission between IBM 360 computers at central sites and IBM 1130 computers at remote sites.

Wrote dozens of Assembler programs to convert second generation files for use on IBM 360 computers.

Military Service

United States Navy, Data Processing Technician First Class (E-6) (02/62 - 12/67)

Developed, maintained, and supported systems and applications in a dozen programming languages, including Autocoder, FORTRAN and Macro Assembly Program.

Operated and programmed multiple second-generation mainframe computers.

Worked on two special assignments for the Department of Defense, primarily using COBOL.

Education

Coursework in Computer Sciences (02/67 – 06/67)

American University, Washington, DC

Coursework in Autocoder and Fortran Programming Languages (02/65 – 06/65)

USDA Graduate School, Washington, DC

Coursework in Accounting (08/58 – 12/60)

Elyria Business College, Elyria, OH

High School Diploma in General Studies (06/57)

Columbia High, Columbia Station, OH

Miscellaneous

Received the CSX Masters Award for recognition as being in the top 1% of 750+ IT employees.

Recognized by Computer Associates for creating one of the best supported TELON shops in the world.

Served as a Database Coordinator at several companies.

Served as a leading member on all CSX systems development improvement committees.

Speaker at several international and regional TELON conferences.

Taught COBOL, DB2, JCL and TELON at several companies.

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