LARRY
ARNETT
SUMMARY With
20 years programming experience on mainframe IBM machines in large data
processing environments, I have had the opportunity to work through all phases
of systems development. I have been
responsible for defining systems requirements, system design, program design,
program development, testing, documentation, implementation and technical
support.
My
mainframe skills are complemented by 18 years of PC experience, which include
developing applications in Visual Basic, MS Access and Powerbuilder
as well as developing and testing mainframe applications.
For
the last 5 years I’ve been experimenting on the internet and have designed and
built a number of commercial and non-commercial sites.
EDUCATION
1979-1984 UNIVERSITY
OF
Obtained a Bachelor of
Science degree with a major in Computer Sciences. The curriculum included programming theory,
computer languages, artificial intelligence, graphics and architecture as well
as a variety of mathematics courses.
COMPUTING
EXPERIENCE
Mainframe LANGUAGES:
PLI, COBOL II, SQL, REXX, CLIST, JCL
PROGRAM
PRODUCTS: TELON, DB2, IMS DB/DC, QMF, ISPF/PDF, CICS, APS
UTILITIES:
RC Edit, SPUFI, File-Aid, STROBE, DB2-Xpert, IMS-Xpert, Syncsort.
Messaging: MQ Series, OTMA
Micro-computers LANGUAGES:
Visual Basic, VB Script, MicroFocus COBOL & PL/I,
HTML, Java, C++, C, SmallTalk, Basic
Software: Report2Web, ESP, SPF/2,
Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Paint Shop Pro, TextPad,
NoteTab, VisualWorks, ABC Flowcharter, Visio, Publisher, Designer
CODE
GENERATORS: ADW, TELON, Visual Studio, Visual Café, Power Builder
VERSIONING
TOOLS: Source Safe
ENVIRONMENTS:
Windows XP/NT/98/95
EMPLOYMENT
Ministry
of Human Resources,
Contact: Brett
Kelly (604-291-9686)
Working off-site, with a large group of
consultants, my job is to ensure that the support systems for the developers
and staff are working consistently. My necessary skills range from PL/1, DB2,
IMS, JCL and REXX on the mainframe to Visual Basic and VB Script on the PC. My principal responsibility is to look after
the Report2Web environment to make that all users receive their reports in a
prompt manner.In most cases I am working individually
on short term tasks but in certain cases I will be pulled in to a current
project to perform a specific task to assist the project. In all cases I must
quickly come up to speed on the task at hand and complete the task promptly.
Insurance
Corporation of
Contact: Cliff Swain
This project encompassed client,
web-based and mainframe platforms which communicated via MQ and OTMA. My
primary duties involved the design specifications, development and enhancement
of mainframe IMS transactions written in PLI and accessing DB2 and IMS and triggered
via MQ. I was also given the opportunity to perform maintenance on one of the
client based C++ programs using Visual Studio.
Claims
Supplier Identification Rewrite (Oct 1999 - Aug 2000)
Management decided to abandon ADW as a
development tool and therefore no longer had a way of maintaining the sole
COBOL system in a PLI shop. Since I was involved in the original development of
the system it was my job to reverse engineer the existing code into specs that
could be used to introduce new programmers to online TELON transactions.
Further duties included training, walkthroughs and coding.
Claims
Payment Cluster (Apr 1998 – Jun 1999)
I initially started off this project as
an analyst with the task of designing a batch program to replace a series of
online transactions and manual procedures to systematically process data
originating from out side of the company. While I supported another programmer
during his development of this batch program I began work on coding a highly
complicated online TELON transaction. Combining some of the code from 8
existing transactions due to the need to process 8 different form types via 1
transaction required careful planning, ingenuity and dedication. The result was
a very successful implementation.
Claims
Therapy Performance Enhancement (Aug 1997 – Apr 1998)
With an ever-diminishing nightly batch
window it was my job to find a way to reduce the run-time of one of the large
batch streams. Using STROBE to retrieve the program flow information and EXCEL
spread sheets to analyze the results, I was able to pinpoint problem areas of
the code and implement changes to significantly reduce run-time.
Coverage
and KOL Management System (Jan 1997 – Jul 1997)
Joining a team of ten, I accepted the
task of developing a
Claims
Supplier Identification Phase II (Jul 1996 – Dec 1996)
Returning to this project because of my
previous experience, I was part of a 2 person team to enhance the existing
system. The enhancements included a number of complex links to the Customer
Directory, which I was responsible for. Of the 15 transactions that were
enhanced I completed 11 and wrote 1 new one.
Claims
Therapy Project (Dec 1995 – Jul 1996)
Taking over from the lead analyst late in
the project, I was required to learn the system and coordinate testing with
Claims Development, Claims Operations and MSP Development, as well as, write 2
complex PLI/DB2/IMS batch programs. I was also responsible for migration to
production and production support.
Claims
Supplier Identification Phase I (Apr 1995 – Dec 1995)
As technical programmer for this
four-person team, my previous ADW experience allowed me to mentor the other
members of the team while writing all of the common modules and completing 8 of
the 15 transactions. Unit testing was completed on the PC using the MicroFocus
Workbench, DB22, and ISPF/PC.
Ministry
of Social Services,
Contact: Anne Ford 604-775-1641
As part of a team, I helped develop an
on-line system for the Community, Family and Child services division for
capturing information received for requests for children and recording the
services directed toward children. Development was in IMS, DB2, PL/I with
documentation in Script, Word and Powerpoint.
Ministry
of Finance,
Contact: Ron Csomany 604-389-2993
As a member of
the team supporting the Corporate Capital Tax System, my responsibilities were
the analysis of new requirements for two major enhancements. The first was for
tax return changes as a result of new legislation and the second was the
addition of image enablement. The analysis was done using ADW.
Ministry
of Social Services,
Contact: Brett
Kelly
As one of four technical supports for the
MIS Central Registry and GAIN system projects, my initial duty was to re-write
the developer’s workbench in CLIST, REXX and DB2. Further duties included maintenance of PL/I IMS
common routines and applications and problem resolution involving JCL, DB2, IMS
and PL/I.
Ministry
of Finance,
As a member of the Corporate Capital Tax
development team, I was responsible for developing both on-line and batch
programs to run on the BCSC MVS mainframe. The system was developed on a PC
workstation using ADW to generate COBOL/DB2.
Compiling and testing was accomplished using MicroFocus, IMS Stingray
and XDB. The tested programs were then
migrated to the mainframe for final testing.
BC
TEL,
Contact:
Walter Morley
604-293-7500
As a contract programmer on the National
Summary Billing project, I was responsible for providing technical support to
both the development and testing teams.
My duties included developing technical standards, developing and
maintaining a batch testing facility and automating the migration of IEF and
JCL.
Shortland
Electricity,
Contact:
Keith Brown 049-51-9903
I was a contract programmer on the
Customer Information System working as the senior programmer on the Billing
Subsystem. I was responsible for
creating the development standards, developing the major billing programs and
for supervising ten other programmers on the project. I also developed several
CICS transactions and ISPF dialogs for the Accounts Payable System.
Previous
Experience July 1983 - September 1989
As an employee for the Insurance
Corporation of
As a programmer for Parry Software I
developed programs for an Executive PC desk and wrote a menu development
facility. At Channel Productions I worked on a DEC PDP 11/34 in the development
of a mailing list program.
WEB
EXPERIENCE
Designed and
implemented a web-site for Manuel Mendoza Bridal Fashions (www.manuelmendoza.com).
Re-designed and implemented a web-site
for Art Glass Design (www.artglassdesign.com).
Re-designed and implemented a web-site
for Go Get Organized (www.gogetorganized.com).
Re-designed and implemented a web-site
for John Peters Financial Advisor (www.johnpeters.ca).
Designed and
implemented a wedding site for Lynda and Carlos MacDonald (www.lyndaandcarlos.netfirms.com).
Designed and
implemented a web-site for
Continually
re-developing my personal site (www.arnett.ca).
1995 PowerBuilder (Visionary Solutions)
1996 C (
1997 SmallTalk (British
Columbia Institute of Technology)
2001 C++ (Home course)
2002 Java (Home course)
INTERESTS
Soccer, genealogy,
cycling, swimming, badminton, volleyball, squash, reading, computers.
REFERENCES
Available on request.