Darrell E. Busbin

5707Maidston Drive

Richardson TX 75082

(Home) 972-671-8179

(Work) 918-499-6002


EDUCATION:

B.S., with a Double Major in Business Administration and Computer Information Systems, Troy State University, Troy Al, 1985

A.A., Logistics Management, Air Force Community College, Montgomery Al, 1985

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

Top Secret awarded June 1975 - July 1984 USAF

EXPERIENCE:

May 1999 – Present, Maxim Group

Working as a contract programmer for Maxim of Tulsa, for the client Tvguide, I have

written new on line and batch software for the HP3000 to support and enhance the

invoicing, turn on and turn off of services and all asspects of satellite television.

Using the tools Suprtool, Query, Omnidex, some Powerhouse (QTP, Quiz) and the

JCL and Cobol language for the HP3000 mid ranger computer have completed 32

large and small projects for Tvguide including the call center View and Vplus screens

which support the "C-band" (satellite) customer service and complaint department.

October 1997 – May 1999, CNC Global Consulting

Contracted by Northern Telecom to modify, maintain, and create new programs in an

HP3000 environment for its mostly automated batch systems with Unison Maestro

Job control software. Using PC,s and Reflections controlled the billing, contract ledger, 

general ledger, invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and federal invoicing.

Also used Microsoft products such as XL, Word95 and the rest of the Office95 software

for spread sheet loads from ASCII interface files. Maintained and changed on line View

and Vplus screens for Y2K dates using Formspec, Vform source and Vfast compiles and

am currently using Dbutil and Dbgeneral image database software for creation of history

data base for conversion to an updated Oracle HP9000 system.

In August 97 this system and all its users were bought by Williams Communications

Solutions, and I had to move the entire system to Tulsa Oklahoma. With just one system 

person, went through all the Maestro code, Spoolmate code and job streams to delete parts 

not required by the new company. Made sure new IP addresses were in place for online use, 

sending reports, and files all over the country. Using Cognos had to recompile Quiz, QTP and

Quick screens. Had to make Y2k changes to Quiz and QTP programs in the Federal billing 

system. Also use e-mail, internet, Microsoft Exchange, and most PC functions in conjunction, 

with this tele-commute job.

 

October 1995 – October 1997, Technical Directions Inc

From May 96 to October 97 was contracted to BT Office Products to write interface programs

For current systems using COBOL 85 and all the HP tools mentioned below. Made many changes to Powerhouse applications using Quiz and QTP tools on the HP platform. Some

of the changes were enhancements and the rest were Y2K date changes. Also wrote

batch programs to convert Image Data base information to delimited files for the new

Oracle system being developed by another team.

From October 95 to May 96 was contracted on Southwest Airlines new reservation System in a Hewlett Packard 3000 series 995 environment for development of a new reservation system. With COBOL 85 as the main language, have created Client, Batch, JCL’s, and RPC programs. I have learned many of the aspects of the airline industry through the interaction involved with creating programs for this system. Using MPEXL and MPE/iX intrinsics, have created all aspects of online and batch processing along with the user tools such as HP CICS (Vplus), Query, Suprtool, Superdex, Qedit and other Robelle products. Also use Image Data Base Management tools to create Data Bases.

 

January 1993 - October 1995, Tom’s Foods Inc, Columbus Ga.

Worked at as a senior programmer analyst and project leader in an HP environment using the Hewlett Packard 3000 series 937 for development and the HP 987 for the actual

production of information. Using the MPEXL operating system, program, modify and create all aspects of online and batch processing from COBOL programming (74, 85) including Data Base creation and modification, Ksam files, Vplus, Query, Suprtool, and several Robelle products. Also design, schedule, and oversee manufacturing and programming projects to completion.

Write and create new JCL’s for job streams to run several batch jobs and to load circular files for batch processing through actual Vplus screens. The Job Command Language files also incorporate Robelle products for file and data base maintenance.

Mostly usings PC ‘s through Reflections and Windows to work on the HP systems, worked in a manufacturing environment, on the order entry system (on-line) and the sales and manufacturing systems.

I have extensive knowledge of Micrsoft’s Windows, Dos 5.0 - 6.2, and several of Microsoft’s tools including Word, Excel, Mail, and Windows for Work groups. Also done some PC repair and minor communications work (Wan, Lan).

Using GUPTA SQL for Windows and Watcom 4.0 data base, designed, scheduled, and wrote a centralized warehouse package with file interface to HP mainframe computer with Sybase and Unix compatibilty.

 

May 1990 - January 1993, Birmingham Steel Corp, Birmingham Al.

Employed as Senior Program analyst, wrote COBOL programs, re-designed and developed many business applications of our system, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Purchase Journal, Use Tax system and Payroll system.

Worked in an HP 949 mainframe environment using MPEXL command system. After converting from an MPE to MPEXL maintained and created Data Base files in both systems. All work was performed through a PC and interfaced by Reflections to the mainframe for all maintenance and program development. The entire network was linked, by Wan, to our plants nation wide using satellite link and Codex equipment located on site and at each plant, which requires communication, port monitoring, and support.

Have had extensive training programs while working for Birminham Steel including understanding and setup of Lans,Turbo C++, Advanced Windows, American Management Association’s (AMA) writing user documentation, and several report writer software classes.

 

January 1989 - May 1990, Alabama Metal Ind, Birmingham Al.

Employed as a programmer analyst in a manufacturing environment using Sperry 1100\70computer with extended ANSI 85 Cobol.

Changed and wrote programs that control sales, sales forecasting, and comparison of prior sales to current sales years, which show territories having sales quota problems. Have written variance programs that reflect cost accounting from raw materials receipts to finished goods, including payroll, general ledger, and salesmen commissions. Modified programs to deal with different state taxes for payroll as well as federal taxes, 401k, and profit sharing. Using the Sperry DPS (Display Processing System) or Sperry’s version of CICS wrote programs to display files for update from raw materials to history files.

 

June 1986 - December 1988, Electronic Processors Ltd., Birmingham Al.

Worked as a conversion programmer with Unisys medium system main framesV380, V510, 

B3955 and B4900 in the credit union industry. Serviced 31 on-line data center customers and 23 software customers ranging from 2000 to 130,000 members of which technical support, enhancements, development and research were constant factors.

Wrote programs that deal with insurance posting, checking accounts, payroll, in Federal ACH, Standard Chase, and Travellers formats. Created programs that post dividends, club accounts, history files, General Ledger, End of Year, End of Quarter and monthly updates for customers as well as for federal and state tax purposes.

Programmed for loans and mortage loans and loan add ons for rotating line-of-credit loans with fixed and variable rates.

July 1985 - May 1986, Quincy’s Steak House (Spartan Foods), Hunstville Al.

Assistant manager of restaurant activities at three locations, one of which was high dollar volume. Provided maintenance, input, output, and retrieval of information to the home office on an IBM 3682 computer and trained personnel on information input and interpretation of computer function, payroll management, inventory (budgeting, daily consumption), analysis of reports, and purchasing requirements.

December 1984 - June 1985, Troy State University, Troy Al.

Studied courses: Cobol, Basic, Computer systems, management of information systems, Computer Ergonomics in a work area, and business related courses.

United States Air Force 1974 to 1984

Responible for ordering equipment consisting of obtaining brochures, price lists, and warranty information form vendors and presenting them to the annual budget committee; submitted purchase orders and coordinated with Base finance for commitment of funds.

Maintained inventory control, through key punched transactions, of returned and on hand equipment through the Burroughs B3500 mainframe by index numbers, serial numbers, location and annual physical count inventory.

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT:

Burroughs/Unisys V380, B3500, B1855, B1100, V510, B4953 main frame computers. HP3000 947, 967, 987, 995 main frame computers and HP9000 unix box. Okidata 320 - 321a printers, rugged writers by HP. IBM 3680 mini computer, Apple II c, Commandor pc, IBM pc-at, 6250 gcr tape drives, Unisys cp3610, 9994-41 diskpack drives, 9387-52 diskpack controller, 9190-1 reader/sorter. Unisys Fastrain III line printer, 9246-7 line printer, Epson printer, IBM 2750 key punch machine, Burroughs card reader. Unisys ET-1100, T-27, MT985 terminals and SPO’s. ZEROs 386, 486, 586 pcs, all IBM compatible pcs, CODEX equipment by motorola, HP VL2 personal computers.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE (mainframe):

HP’s Query, Image, Editor,Turbo Image, View, and Vplus. Flexibase by Proactive Systems, MPE command language, MPEXL command languages. Suprtool, DB General data base management software, Link Editor for RL’s and XL’s, HP Intrinsics, SL’s USL’s, ANSI Cobol, Cobol II, Cobol 85, RMS Business System’s MOM\3000 and SIS\3000 Software.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE (pc’s):

MS DOS 5.0 - 6.2, MS DOS Edit, Windows 3 - 3.11, and Work Groups, Microsoft’s Word, Excel, Mail. GUPTA SQL Windows, Watcom 4.0 data base software, CoSession remote communications, Fastback Plus backup and restore software, Trakker backup and restore software. Micro access, accounts payable, accounts receivables by Smith, Dennis, and Gaylord. Reflection’s command language and software. UDMS 4GL report writer.

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