Name: Antony Vickery
COBOL Experience: Expert, 20+ years
Other Languages: MANTIS 4GL (expert), Ruby (beginner)
Location: Philadelphia, PA area
Availability: Part-time, full-time
Availability Type: Volunteer, available for hire
Operating Systems: System 360/370 DOS, VSE, VM, OS/VSn, MVS
File Systems & Databases: VSAM, SQL/DS, DB2
IBM & non-IBM Tools: HASP/JES2, JCL, TSO/SPF/ISPF, IDCAMS, IEB*/IEH* utilities, SMF, Syncsort, Librarian, Panvalet, etc.
Some CICS and IMS experience, but by no means an expert.
Domain Experience: Insurance (annuities, health), Banking (investment pricing, foreign exchange reporting), Aerospace (aircraft manufacturing), Defense (procurement, logistics), Energy (oil), Healthcare (case mix, DRG analysis, hospital reimbursement), Enterprise (workflow-enabled accounting, financial reporting, general ledger, payables, receivables, payroll, HR, etc.)
Particular expertise in the design and construction of COBOL VSAM and DB2 systems and the design, normalization, and creation of SQL databases.