# COBOL Developer with DB2, CICS, VSAM, and more

**URL:** <https://community.openmainframeproject.org/t/cobol-developer-with-db2-cics-vsam-and-more/3022>\
**Category:** Calling all COBOL Programmers\
**Created:** [April 14, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://community.openmainframeproject.org/t/cobol-developer-with-db2-cics-vsam-and-more/3022 "2020-04-14T04:08:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Blake9896](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@Blake9896](https://community.openmainframeproject.org/u/Blake9896)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://community.openmainframeproject.org/t/cobol-developer-with-db2-cics-vsam-and-more/3022/1 "2020-04-14T04:08:41Z")

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- Name: Blake Koontz

- COBOL Experience: Beginner/Intermediate

- Location: Pittsburgh, PA (USA)

- Availability: Part-Time

- Availability Type: Volunteer/Available to Hire (either)

- Link to LinkedIn profile (or other relevant job experience information):  
COBOL developer in industry for 1 year now, but working with the programming language for about 4 years.  
Written programs and procedures in production for BNY Mellon, worked with MQ, JCL, CICS, VSAM, DB2, AbendAid, and more on z/OS.  
Helped create content on pluralsight training for COBOL and compete in hackathons for the subject for about almost 4 years.  
Also know C++, Java, and SQL.  
LinkedIn:  
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-koontz-252b4a102/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-koontz-252b4a102/)