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Stanley Rarick

1173 Old State Road 46

Nashville, IN 47448

313-980-2619 cell

812-988-6298 home

Summary

Senior System Programmer with over 20 years in computer programming and system administration. Specialize in IBM mainframe systems with emphasis in DOS/VSE, VM, MVS operating systems, using Assembly, COBOL and REXX languages. Familiar with system installation, maintenance, problem resolution and standards development using DYNAM, EPIC, CICS, HSM and other products.

Professional Experience

SOGETI contractor to VISTEON, Dearborn, MI / 2005-present

REXX Applications Programmer

Total responsibility for complex in-house VM REXX application (SILAS/CDS) to administer employee logons, which consists of web pages, about 30 batch servers and about 25 disconnected service machines. This system was originally written by Ford Motor Company, and inherited from them with little documentation Also provided support for other REXX applications (text pager, email distribution system)

  • Resolved application problems within pre-defined Service Level Agreements.
  • Provided application enhancements as requested by users (Visteon Security group)
  • Wrote ad hoc programs to report on data relationships and to repair data which was damaged by pre-existing logic errors or was left over from the transition from Ford.
  • Designed, coded and tested ‘monitor’ programs to send emails and/or pages based on various criteria (such as certain error messages, or minidisk reaching a certain capacity).
  • Analyzed application design and functionality, which many times required an in-depth understanding of VM system capablility and functionality

Virtual Software Systems, Inc, Gainesville,GA / 2004

Assembler Developer & Systems Programmer (independent contract)

Support and development for virtual tape and disk products for zVM (running under FlexES).

  • Researched zVM and product code to plan for future product enhancements.
  • Configured Linux SCSI DASD as RAIDed Logical Volumes for use as mainframe volumes.
  • Modified disk format utility to issue one channel program per cylinder.

Marconi Managed Services(Formerly Systems Management Specialists),Brea, CA / 1994-2001

System Programmer

Supported VM and VSE operating systems for 10 mainframe customers ensuring smooth, ongoing system operations.

  • Installed and maintained VM and VSE operating systems to provide customers with most recent version or to resolve problems.
  • Swiftly responded to customer calls in 24-7 environment to resolve various problems that involved system errors and program bugs.
  • Initiated and implemented installation of Linux/390 to demonstrate mainframe functionality to upper management.

Hospital of the Good Samaritan, Los Angeles, CA

/ 1994

System Programmer

One of two system programmers on a 20 person team that supported mainframe systems. Direct responsibilities for supporting VM and VSE operating systems.

  • Installed VSE/ESA 1.3.4 and associated products to enable application upgrade.
  • Automated compilation of, and compiled 600 COBOL programs in 48 hours to meet a project milestone.

Software Design Incorporated, San Mateo, CA / 1993

Product Support Specialist

Contracted to provide level 1 customer support and perform quality control testing.

  • Taught VSE basics class for 5 non-technical employees from marketing, sales and customer service increasing their product knowledge and effectiveness in dealing with customers.
  • Wrote REXX EXECs to calculate tables for manuals.

Data Concepts/Joint Data Center, San Jose, CA / 1991-1992

Senior Systems Programmer

Maintained system software and resolved vendor and user software problems.

  • Designed and implemented tape catalog synchronization process, which aided in smooth transition of workload to new location due to company closing.

Candle Corporation, El Segundo, CA / 1984-1989

Software Engineer

Modified existing products and designed and developed new commands. Analyzed customers problems and developed best solutions.

  • Designed, developed and maintained code for OMEGAMON/CICS/VSE performance monitor.

Twentieth Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA / 1983-1984

Senior System Programmer

Installed and maintained large systems and program product. Created and documented system procedures.

  • Installed VM/SP 2.1, VSE 1.3.5 and related products.
  • Completed technical planning and guided conversion from DOS/VS 34 to VSE 1.3.5 under VM.

Teledyne Data Center, Los Angeles CA / 1981-1983

Systems Programmer

Installed, maintained and tailored software including SLR, HSM, VSE 1.2 and associated program products. Resolved problems relating to installed products. Participated in VSE to MVS conversion. Wrote TSO command processors and one SVC.

Retail Consumer Services, Marina del Rey, CA / 1979-1981

Systems Programmer

Scope of responsibilities included investigating and resolving problems, maintaining system libraries, and conducting broad-scale analysis of large projects. Installed VM/370 Release 6.

Project Leader; Programmer Analyst

Maintained and enhanced production programs. Supervised and directed two junior programmers and conducted broad-scale analysis of large projects.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN / 1966-1979

Systems and Programming Supervisor, Purdue North Central Computer Center (1972-1979)

Supported the Registrar and Admissions offices, instructors and students. In addition to being the assistant manager, I fulfilled the duties of Technical Coordinator for a state-wide regional campus student records project.

  • Modified DOS Rel 26 for JCL procedures.
  • Wrote BTAM and ISAM interfaces for online system.
  • Supervised and participated in conversion of batch registration system from CDC 6500 to IBM 360 (COBOL).

Junior Software Programmer, Purdue Administrative D.P. Center (1970-1972)

Provided technical support to analysts and programmers. Planned, identified, documented problems and possible solutions

Programmer, Purdue High Energy Physics (1966-1970)

Designed and maintained realtime data reduction system programs, modified IBM system software, and wrote sub-system component of 44MFT.

Professional Organization

NaSPA (Network and System Professionals Association)

Professional Development

  • Novell Netware 4 CNE classes 1996
  • Novell Netware 3 CNA classes (certificate earned) 1995
  • Introduction to C Programming (UCLA) 1993
  • Introduction to UNIX (UCLA) 1993
  • VM/ESA Structure and Flow (Amdahl) 1992

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