# COBOL 20+ years (used to be a coach for those less experienced), JCL, VSAM, DB2, and many other IBM mainframe tools **URL:** \ **Category:** Calling all COBOL Programmers\ **Created:** [April 11, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.openmainframeproject.org/t/cobol-20-years-used-to-be-a-coach-for-those-less-experienced-jcl-vsam-db2-and-many-other-ibm-mainframe-tools/1566 "2020-04-11T20:54:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AFPV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AFPV](https://community.openmainframeproject.org/u/AFPV)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.openmainframeproject.org/t/cobol-20-years-used-to-be-a-coach-for-those-less-experienced-jcl-vsam-db2-and-many-other-ibm-mainframe-tools/1566/1 "2020-04-11T20:54:03Z")
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.