K. Jan Schooley
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*     SUMMARY

IT Professional with over eighteen years experience utilizing skills in the following areas:
            On-line, real-time systems; Database environments; Systems analysis/design; PC/LAN environments; Program Development/Enhancements/Maintenance; Support of insurance products and Retail Systems Support; Lead analyst duties, team environment.

*     TECHNICAL  SUMMARY

*     IBM Mainframe: 30XX, MVS/XA, VM/CMS, JES2-3, COBOL I&II, COBOL 370 (total COBOL 18 + years), JCL, EZPlus, Quikjob, TSO/ISPF, dB2, VSAM, ENDEVOR, Panvalet, Fileaid, Expeditor, CICS, IMS/MFS

*     PC: Microfocus COBOL (3 years), config and .bat files, DOS, SPF2, Word for Windows, Excel, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes, Word Perfect, CC Mail, Access

 

*     BUSINESS APPLICATIONS EXPERIENCE

*     Insurance: Life (UL ,VUL), document processing, Health Care, Medicare, Personal Lines, Property (auto and homeowners), Disability, Policy Administration, billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and Supplemental

*     Retail: accounts receivable, accounts payable and warehousing

*     Banking: investment

*     Hospital Administration: Medicare.

 

*     PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

*     2003
Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, Avon, CT
and UFS, Storrs, CT
Assist in development of organization web pages by doing research, writing and using HTML, Dreamweaver and Frontpage.

*     2000 to 2001
MassMutual Life Insurance Co.,
Springfield, MA
Sr. Systems Analysis
Support for variable life system using mainframe COBOL, JCL, VSAM, Vantage and PALLM software, TSO, ISPF, Fileaid, CICS, Expeditor and Ezplus.  Major projects included MEC: identifying policies for program and reporting, updating systems per federal specifications; 1099 tax correction project; production support for fixes and legal needs.

 

*     1994 to 2000
IT Consultant with support to following clients:

·        Aetna USHealth Care (2001) Support for provider database using Zeke, COBOL, JCL, dB2.

·         Lincoln Financial Group (2000) Provided consulting services for Microfocus COBOL system supporting output technology for new business life insurance and variable life insurance.  Interfaced with DSS Btrieve, support BAT files, scripting files and image databases.

·         Financial Adm. Services (1999) Production support for Leverage System, a PC Network based Microfocus COBOL system, for Variable life products at third party insurance company.  Support for client companies.  Enhancements and fixes. VRU support.  Help desk support.  Use of Access and Excel.

·         United Health Care (1996 & 1998) Provided consulting services for system migration using MVS systems, Word, MS Access and Excel for documentation, also worked on Y2K analysis in Access. Y2K analysis, coding and testing in COBOL for MVS.  Electronic publishing interface.

·         Gaylord Hospital (1998) Analysis for Medicare Part B EFT transfer to replace paper system.

·         Fleet Bank (1997-98) Y2K analysis, coding and testing in COBOL for MVS, dB2, CICS.

·         Aetna (ARS) (1997) Converted COBOL II to COBOL for MVS in preparation for Y2K conversion.  Migration from Panvalet to Endevor.  Removed file accesses links to system software for IBM LE upgrade.

·         Travelers-Aetna Property Casualty (1996) Provided security administration support using TPX systems.

·         ITT Hartford Insurance Group (1995-96) Provided consulting services for personal lines insurance (homeowners) using IBM MVS systems with COBOL I&II, Microfocus COBOL, JCL, DB2, MFS and IMS, and Panvalet.  Multiple projects involving discounts and surcharges for property insurance rating.

·         CT Mutual Life (1994-95) Provided consulting services for group billing, for personal lines insurance using IBM MVS systems with COBOL I&II, CICS, VSAM, DB2, JCL and Panvalet.

 

*     1994
Savings Bank of
Manchester, Manchester, CT
Tech. & Application Support Analyst
Supported and debugged banking package, apply vendor and custom patches on banking systems using COBOL.

 

*     1992 to 1993
First National Supermarkets, Windsor Locks, CT
Sr. Programmer/analyst
Provided programming support for new pricing strategies to enable chain to be more competitive on IBM MVS systems using COBOL, TSO/ISPF, JCL, VSAM, Quikjob, Endevor, and CICS.  Provided support for Price Management Project using DB2.  Debugged existing systems.

 

*     1990 to 1992
IT Consultant with support to following clients:
Aetna Life and Casualty
Provided consulting services  for personal lines insurance using IBM MVS systems with COBOL I&II, Microfocus COBOL, VSAM, JCL, CMS, and Panvalet Multiple projects involving discounts and surcharges for auto insurance rating and provided support for customer billing and personal lines insurance using IBM MVS systems with COBOL, VSAM, JCL, CMS and Panvalet.  Developed applications in billing history and electronic publishing (XICS interface).  Converted customer service files for use on PC.

 

*     1983 to 1990
Monarch Capital Corporation
Springfield, MA 01144
Senior Programmer Analyst
Provided COBOL support for Correspondence, Billing, Policy Adm./Maintenance on IBM MVS systems for disability insurance with Cloas IMS database.  Provided support for Premium Processing (accounts receivable), Check Writing and Register, Verify, Purge and Reconstruct, Issue, Coverage Change, Claims and Actuarial for supplemental insurance products.  Researched, developed and documented Systems Development Life Cycle.  Acted as project leader and assisted in training entry level personnel.

 

*     EDUCATION

*     Professional Development:
Visual Basic 6.0
PowerPoint
Implementing and Managing Windows 2000
A+ Hardware
Dreamweaver 4
Intro to Unix
Access Database
DB2
CICS
Desktop Publishing with PageMaker, PC basics and PC (Novell) Network
Effective Communication & Managing Conflict
Develop Procedures, Policies & Doc. (Info Mapping)
Building Effective Project Teams (QED Info Sciences)
Fund. of Life and Health Insurance (LOMA Level 1)
‘C' programming

*     Colleges:

*     Holyoke Com. College
Holyoke, MA  01040
A.S. Computer Technology: Graduated High Honors

*     University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
M.A.T. in Art Education

*      Webster University, Webster Groves, MO 63119
BA in Art

*      AFFILIATIONS

Connecticut Songwriters Association (www.ctsongs.com)
Two recognition awards.

Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association (www.aboutcapa.com)
Contributor to The Authority.

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