PLANO, TEXAS 75024 214-454-7663 RICKEYX@ICLOUD.

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RICKEY FREELAND - MAINFRAME DEVELOPER, COBOL, CICS, MAINFRAME PROGRAMMER, BUSINESS ANALYST W/EXPERTISE IN APPLICATIONS, SLA SUPPORT, PLANNING | OPEN TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES
OBJECTIVE Using my experience and knowledge of Legacy mainframe programming, support, issue resolution, capacity and performance analysis to help with service level agreements. I have a strong background in developing, maintaining, supporting, business applications, effective communication skills, senior level programmer Enterprise Cobol and Command Level CICS, Job Control Language, (JCL & PROCEDURES), with in depth knowledge of MVS and z/OS operating systems. Provide guidance to stakeholders on devising effective and efficient approaches to achieve project objectives.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Extensive knowledge of Mainframe processes, the interaction between COBOL/CICS programs, files, job control language and MVS & z/OS. Financial applications, postings, account receivable, general ledger, lockbox process, feeds to other vendors, supported all aspects of financing. Experienced in problem resolution in critical situations, determining solutions and implementing long term solutions and immediate production solutions. Monitor capacity performance of IBM mainframe LPARs. Numerous projects taking business requirements, converting to IT requirements to provide desired results. Combined the business analyst and technical analyst on numerous projects. Versed in many mainframe tools used throughout the industry for accomplishing tasks and resolving problems. Structured and documented programming including job control language which produces easy to maintain code. Logical thought process for projects and resolving issues, following a process and focused in a crisis situation. Over 15 years disaster recovery exercises as application lead. Worked with, guided offshore support for vendor MSAT in India for 7 years. Worked on re-hosting providing Legacy mainframe information.

EXPERIENCE

Mainframe Programmer/Business Analyst w/Expertise in COBOL, CICS, VSAM, SLA Support | Open to New Opportunities
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA

August 2007 to September 2013 System Analyst supporting business critical applications, review code, test results, efficiency of changes before signing off on elements going into production. Assign and coordinate 8 test environments, some having multiple projects per environment. Coordinate the same programs being changed in multiple test environments making sure all code is accounted for and tested in total, Verify as the programs go into production each has the correct level of code. Capacity planning and performance analysis. Provide legacy storage information for re-hosting project. Business Analysis taking requirements and developing IT solutions to meet the business needs. Programming COBOL batch and Command Level CICS at a senior level. Writing new and updating Job Control Language. Programming new code or updating current code to provide additional business functions in a rapidly changing environment. Accomplishments include analyzing, estimating and leading a COBOL upgrade, taking different levels of COBOL and making all Enterprise.

Senior Programmer Analyst w/Expertise in COBOL, CICS, VSAM, Planning, SLA Support
IBM August 1999 July 2007 Monitor north America distributed and mainframe hardware, software and application issue. Communicate issues to management, bring in SMEs to fix, communicate resolution and document RCA. Heavy programming of COBOL batch and CICS Command Level at a senior level. Gather business requirements and convert to IT solutions. Program, UAT, QA and install code into production, ongoing support of these applications in production. Verify as the programs go into production each has the correct level of code. Capacity planning and performance analysis. Accomplishments include installing multiple vendor upgrades to applications, new functions and maintaining SLAs while providing business with function to set records for the number of processes users could do which continues to increase the business.

Senior Programmer Analyst w/Expertise in COBOL, CICS, VSAM, Planning,

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SLA Support
NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION October 1990 June 1999 Main support for 2 business critical applications, installed booking application and supported, took over the leasing application and supported it and did multiple vendor and in-house upgrades. Heavy programming of COBOL batch and CICS, new development and maintenance at senior level. Gather business requirements and convert to IT solutions. Program, UAT, QA and install code into production, ongoing support of these applications in production. Accomplishment was taking the Lease application which was unstable and missing SLAs consistently, redesigned the batch process over the next few years which stabilized the process so it consistently met SLAs. Programmer Analyst MBNA August 1988 September 1990 Program COBOL batch for credit card processing Lead Installation Specialist - Continuum/CSC August 1984 September 1988 Install companys software at client sites, Programs, JCL all components needed for batch and online processing. Installation started after batch cycle and had to be finished and working before on-lines Programmer Texas Railroad Commission January 1984 August 1984 Built a test IMS region for their new Wellbore application

EDUCATION

Texas State Technical College Waco, Texas Graduated 1983 GPA 3.8

Associate Degree in Computer Science Navarro College Corsicana, Texas Associate in General Education

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MAINFRAME SKILLS

IDCAMS SAR / SARBCH PGP, FTP, HFTP IEBCOPY, IEBGENER IEHMOVE, IEHLIST, IEHPROGM Sort/Merge CA7, CA11 Knowledge of ABEND codes (0Cx, x37, x13, x14, x06, x0A, x22) Knowledge of (JES2, JES3, CICS, DB2)

RACF DASD Analysis MQ Series CEDF / CEDA OMEGAMON

LANGUAGES

COBOL 370/COBOL II, COBOL LE COBOL Enterprise CICS Command Level JCL & PROCS VSAM, DB2, Sequential GDG z/OS, MVS, OS390

FILES
OPERATING SYSTEMS

PRODUCTS

ENDEVOR TSO, ISPF, SDSF SMART Test FILE Aid ABEND Aid CA7 Scheduler REMEDY STROBE CLIST REXX SAR INFOPAC

REFERENCES

ON REQUEST

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