SUMMARY

Computer Programmer/Analyst with extensive experience at a major health insurance company. Specialties include Batch and CICS COBOL programming, and DB2. Fully experienced in all aspects of a project life cycle, including analysis, specifications, file design, programming and implementation. A team player, but well able to produce effective results with minimal supervision.

Over the last three years have developed extensive personal web sites (#) on the Internet, using HTML, Java Script, graphics editors and CGI scripts. For over a year have been creating small commercial web sites for local businesses and organizations (Fishenet.com).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: IBM Mainframe (MVS), PC (Windows)

Software: COBOL, VSAM, VM/CMS, TSO, CICS, DB2, SQL, OS/JCL, HTML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO., New York, NY; Bridgewater/Somerset, NJ 1973-1999
METRAHEALTH, UNITED HEALTHCARE [spin-off company created in 1995 then bought out]

Senior Systems Engineer/Systems Analyst 1980-1999

Analyst System Design: File Structures, Data Elements, Program Specifications, Batch Trail Design. Programming: COBOL II / VS COBOL, CICS, VSAM, DB2, CMS, TSO, ISPF implementation.

Accomplishments

• Fully participated as a team leader in the creation of a massive provider database (over 60 DB2 Tables and VSAM files, documenting a million doctors and other medical providers of services). This database was nine years in the making and is considered the best of its kind in the health insurance industry.
• Designed and programmed a complete replacement system (batch and online) for an outdated and inefficient doctor fee schedule application, including an interface with the medical claim payment system.
• Worked with actuarial users to create a fee schedule modeling system to generate new schedules, do cost comparisons with other schedules and cost savings projections. An ISPF interactive batch application, with complete user guide documentation.
• Specialized in master support files, medical procedures, plan provisions, diagnoses.
• Achieved a reputation as a good troubleshooter, innovator, and solution-finder.
• Was primary call-up for operational problems during my entire career (post-midnight calls, not fun but did well at it).

Project Assistant 1973-1980

Advanced to installation supervisor (on-site project installations in Scranton, Wichita, Detroit and Greenville data processing centers), after a progression of roles as:

• Trainee learning COBOL, OS/JCL, VM/CMS
• Project Assistant (limited supervision of others)
• Lead Programmer (integrated subsystems)

  Accomplishments

  • Installed the first management information system in the company as part of a specially selected team.
  • Programmed a Health Insurance eligibility subsystem for a major national account.
  • Developed the CICS application/files for a prescription drug payment trail.

  HOLT RINEHART & WINSTON, New York, NY 1969-1973

  College Textbook Copy Editor/Production Assistant

  Responsible for overseeing the production of text books from manuscript, through editing, typesetting, proofing and printing.

  EDUCATION

  Princeton University (Graduate School), Princeton, NJ

  MA, English
  Woodrow Wilson Fellow

  University of the South, Sewanee, TN

  BA, English
  Phi Beta Kappa

   

   

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