JOHN KENTZEL
Rock Island, IL  61201
(309) 788-0711  /  [email protected]
SUMMARY

Senior Programmer/Analyst with extensive experience in computer programming for financial applications, primarily in brokerage and banking. Excellent technical skills and experience in a variety of applications and environments. Especially good and highly adept at meeting challenges, analyzing and solving problems and completing assignments in a timely and efficient manner.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

COBOL / COBOL II, JCL, CICS, VSAM, TSO / ISPF, Dialog Manager, SQL, DB2, Assembler, C / C++, Panvalet, Librarian, MQSeries, PL/1

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Programmer/Analyst Salomon Smith Barney New York, NY 2000 - 2002

Responsible for maintaining Code 1 addressing software. Maintained CICS Command level and batch programs written in COBOL II with SQL using VSAM and DB2 tables.

  • Created interface, which allowed for input from Web-based system using MQSeries.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst Bank of New York New York, NY 1999 - 2000

Maintained CICS command level and batch programs written in COBOL II.

  • Responsible for supporting the Global Securities System. Made changes to system to allow third parties to act as custodian.

Programming Consultant Self-Employed New York/New Jersey 1993 - 1999

Smith Barney; New York, NY  (1994) & (1997 - 1998)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Customer Profile Information System: Designed, coded and tested document copy sub-system. Used SQL to access and update DB2 tables. System was written in COBOL II batch and CICS command level with some Assembler programs.

    • Removed hard-coded account category codes, which increased system flexibility. Modified or converted Assembler modules to COBOL II.
    • Provided programming support for Institutional Delivery reporting system. System was written in CICS and batch COBOL II.
Prudential Securities; New York, NY  (1997)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Supplied programming support to Securities system online and batch, which allowed for multi-company support. System was written in CICS command level and COBOL II batch.

Pershing; Jersey City, NJ  (1994 - 1996)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Provided programming support to brokerage system. Wrote and made modifications to online and batch programs.
    • Helped design code, test and implement No Fee Transaction System. Made modifications to Mutual Fund Load/No Load System. Programs were written in CICS and batch COBOL II.

Blue Cross-Blue Shield; Newark, NJ  (1993 - 1994)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Responsible for providing programming for Customer Billing System. Made changes to comply with legal requirements and provide increased flexibility.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst Algemene Bank New York, NY 1990 - 1993

Replaced Assembly check processing system with PL/I system. Was responsible for new check processing system from design, coding, testing, and implementation. System took raw data from check sorter, assigned float, and interfaced with DDA system. Provided support for DDA interface on Foreign Exchange trade interface. System was written in CICS and batch PL/1 with Assembler, COBOL, and C.

Programming Consultant Self-Employed Washington, DC 1988 - 1990

Amtrak  (1989 - 1990)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Responsible for developing enhancements to online programs. Wrote and maintained batch programs for Employee Rail Pass System, which was written in COBOL II with CSP.

US Customs  (1989)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Wrote and maintained batch programs for Import Quota System. System was programmed in COBOL with batch and CICS components.

MCI Communications, Inc.  (1988 - 1989)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Designed and built an interface to MCI's Connect Cost files for the Cost Optimization system. Interface was programmed in PL/I using TSO.

Programming Consultant Self-Employed New Orleans, LA 1988

Louisiana Land & Exploration; New Orleans, LA  (1988)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Provided support for Revenue Accounting System. Responsibilities included maintenance to online and batch programs and files to increase capacity. System was implemented using CICS and batch COBOL with VSAM and Panvalet.

Programming Consultant Self-Employed New York, NY 1984 - 1988

CBS Television Network; New York, NY  (1985 - 1988)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Worked on System B. System provided information to help marketing provide targeted sales to customers using information from historical sales data. Designed, coded and tested interface to Sales system.

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith; New York, NY  (1984 - 1985)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Worked on Securities Management System and Securities Tracking System. Also wrote and maintained Clists in TSO. System was written in CICS and batch COBOL.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES

  • Manufacturers Hannover Trust Co.; New York, NY  (1983 - 1984)
  • Baldwin Data Services; Denver, CO  (1982 - 1983)
  • First National Bank of Commerce; New Orleans, LA  (1980 - 1982)
  • Hibernia National Bank; New Orleans, LA  (1980)
  • Louisiana Department of Labor; Baton Rouge, LA  (1977 - 1980)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Mathematics; Louisiana State University

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