SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
Over 30 years experience in mainframe programming, systems design/analysis and related documentation.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
06/06 - 06/07
Anteon Corporation (contracting agency)
Lockheed Martin Information Services (prime contractor)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clearance: TOP SECRET
Senior systems consultant responsible for analysis of ADABAS/Natural 3.1 legacy code and its modification for service-oriented, web-based application
09/05 - 01/06
IMTAS Corporation (prime contractor)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clearance: TOP SECRET
Senior systems consultant responsible for development and maintenance of FBI Automated Case Support (ACS) information systems (using ADABAS/Natural 3.1) including:
- wrote and edited parts of interface control and system designdocumentation for a new web-based version of ACS
- designed, coded and tested online software for Case ID validation and file presence function
- designed, coded and tested online software for 6 table/file lookup and evidence items download functions
03/04 - 07/04
The Centech Group (prime contractor)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clearance: TOP SECRET
Senior systems consultant responsible for development and maintenance of FBI Personnel System and other information systems (using ADABAS/Natural 3.1 and Map Editor) including:
- redesigned, coded and tested online software for series table update function to accommodate new data base array
- rewrote 2 and modified 6 modules to use new data base array
- redesigned, coded and tested online and batch software for 48 menu and reporting modules in drug deterrence subsystem
10/02 - 11/03
Indus Corporation (prime contractor)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clearance: TOP SECRET
Senior systems consultant responsible for development and maintenance of Criminal Informant System and other information systems (using ADABAS/Natural 3.1 and Map Editor) including:
- redesigned, coded and tested online software for output menu selections and for summary and detail displays to conform to FBI screen and hardcopy standards
- designed, coded and tested common routines for security designation retrieval and for hardcopy cover page
- documented all the above in accordance with SEI Capability Maturity Model Level 2 standards
07/01 - 01/02 Georgetown University Information Services
Senior systems consultant responsible for software in student information systems and student/staff access card application (using ADABAS/Natural 2.3 and ISPF/JCL) including:
- coded and tested key modules for student billing exception reporting
- coded and tested software for updating and reporting housing deposit refunds, payment plan semester rollovers, overdue payment plan late fees, and late fees or drops for non-payment
- rewrote file format conversion module, reducing run time from 8 hours to 10 minutes
- designed, coded and tested key module for generating access card update transactions
- created and tested JCL procedure for key module, six prior steps and subsequent access card update
10/98 - 09/01
Allied Technology/Nichols Research/Mnemonic Systems (successive prime contractors)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clearance: TOP SECRET
Senior systems consultant responsible for development and maintenance of Universal Master Index and other information systems (using ADABAS/Natural 2.2, Map Editor and Roscoe) including:
- designed, coded and tested online software for data base counts, summary listing and detail display
- redesigned and rewrote software for external data acquisition, validation and update, combining five programs into one
- redesigned, rewrote and tested on-line prompt program and map
- designed, developed, and tested four applications to identify and correct data base format and referential integrity errors
- created map, menu and JCL interfaces for all four applications
- redesigned and rewrote on-line user security access software, replacing over 60 modules with a single program
- designed, coded and tested software for Y2K contingency backup
- redesigned, rewrote and tested on-line direct command software
07/97 - 10/98
RCG, Inc. (contracting agency)
Charles County Community College
Senior systems consultant responsible for development and maintenance of Student Data System and other information systems (using ADABAS/Natural 2.1 and 2.2 and Map Editor) including:
- redesigned, developed, tested and implemented GPA calculation
- designed, developed, tested and implemented on-line student transcript display
- reduced Daily Transaction Report run time from four hours to under a minute
- designed, developed, tested and implemented coding enhancements to correct problems in financial aid processing modules
- redesigned, developed, tested and implemented State Financial Aid report software, combining four programs into one
- modified over 50 Natural 2.1.6 programs for conversion to Natural 2.2.8
- coded and implemented Y2K compliance enhancements for over 60 modules
07/96 - 02/97
CPI/The Experts (contracting agency)
Cable & Wireless, Inc.
Senior systems analyst responsible for development and maintenance of information systems (using ADABAS/Natural 2.2 and Map Editor) including:
- designed and developed screen and edit/update software for CWI's Master Update and Customer Service systems
- created test data and completed unit testing for all the above
- participated in system analysis and design initiatives
02/96 - 07/96
Anstec, Inc. (prime contractor)
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Senior systems analyst responsible for development and maintenance of information systems (using ADABAS/Natural 2.2, Map Editor and TSO/ISPF) including:
- designed and developed screen and edit/update software for NASA's Small Purchases System
- enhanced and streamlined numerous existing program modules
- created test data and completed unit testing for all the above
03/95 - 09/95
Computer Sciences Corporation (prime contractor)
The Consortium (contracting agency)
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Software engineer responsible for development of information systems (using ADABAS/Natural 2.2, Construct and Map Editor) including:
- designed and developed screen, edit/update and report software for Federal Retirement System
- implemented unit test procedures for all the above
- wrote JCL modules and completed unit testing
- participated in system analysis and redesign initiatives
- reviewed software modules written by peers
- created and maintained documentation
1979 - 01/95
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Office of the Inspector General
Computer Specialist responsible for development and maintenance of information systems including:
- developed periodic reporting software for original primary on-line system and for conversion software using ADABAS/Natural 1.2 and ADPAC
- designed and developed over 1000 on-line edit/update and periodic and ad hoc report modules using Natural 1.2 and 2.1
- converted over 100 modules from Natural 1.2 to 2.1
- developed and maintained multi-step JCL procedures for periodic processing
- transported systems--data files, software libraries, JCL procedures--from the about-to-die Data Management Center to the Parklawn Computer Center within three weeks - the first systems successfully transferred to Parklawn
- performed occasional analyses of Social Security beneficiary data using SAS
- maintained coding and documentation
1978 - 1979 HHS Office for Civil Rights
Computer Specialist/Acting Project Manager for development and implementation of case tracking system.
- headed systems analysis and design effort
- developed edit/update and other key modules using ADPAC
- implemented project, which successfully supplanted four prior failed systems, weeks ahead of schedule
1969 - 1978 HHS (formerly HEW) Data Management Center
Computer Specialist responsible for analysis, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of computer systems.
- redesigned, developed (using ADPAC) and implemented a tracking and management information system for the HEW Audit Agency to replace a contractor-written system, thus reducing run costs by 87%
- completed analysis, design, development (using ADPAC) and implementation of a second audit tracking system
- maintained coding and documentation for both applications for 15 years
- developed software for a variety of other applications, including correspondence tracking, property management, accounting and payroll, using COBOL, CICS and ADPAC
MILITARY SERVICE:
1965 - 1969 U.S. Army Security Agency, Language Specialist
EDUCATION:
Cornell University, B.A. Anthropology, 1962
Columbia University, Anthropology/Linguistics, 1963 - 1964
Catholic University of America, Music Theory, part-time, 1977 - 1979
SPECIALIZED TRAINING:
Numerous government and industry-sponsored computer courses, including:
- ADABAS/Natural, Construct
- COBOL, CICS, PL/1, ADPAC, SAS
- JCL, IBM Utilities, ISPF
- Structured programming, Efficient data structures, Decision table logic
- WordPerfect, DOS, Lotus 1-2-3
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES / PLATFORMS:
ADABAS/Natural 1.2 through 3.2 (including Map Editor and Construct)
COBOL, SAS, ISPF/JCL, ROSCOE, ADPAC
IBM 3090, 308x, 370, 360; Macintosh (MacDraw and word processing)
AFFILIATIONS / ACTIVITIES:
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Association (Secretary, Board of Directors, hiker, volunteer, committee chair)
- Montgomery County Senior Sports Association (Vice President, league commissioner, scheduling guru, team manager, player, umpire)
- Maryland Senior Olympics (competitor, medal winner)
- Landmark Education Corporation (course participant, coach)
- Cornell Club of Washington (applicant interviewer, hiker)
- Carmina and Convivium (chamber choruses - singer, composer)
- Greenbelt Arts Center and Rude Mechanicals (actor)
- Arena Stage (volunteer usher)
- Cornell Class of 1962 (Reunion registration chair, Class Council member)