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ACE I/S Solutions > Resumes > Perry Stripling
Perry Stripling * Tualatin, Oregon, USA
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1. Summary; Perry has experience filling roles from Systems Architect, Project Lead and Programmer/Analyst to HelpDesking and Operations.
4. Education
Perry began his experience in his sophomore year in high school (1973) writing programs in Basic through a teletype-terminal linked IBM 360 mainframe, which were utilized as teaching aids by the school staff. For one project, students would log into the system on their own schedule and take their tests. The system would report who had not taken the test yet, score results, and statistics for grading curves. Learn more >> |
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He started his career as an Operator, progressing through Programmer and Analyst (at Application and Systems levels) to Consultant and System architect. He is experienced in all phases of development, from analysis and specifications through testing and post-implementation. Further, he has worked frequently within multi-platform environments being responsible for self-downloading mainframe-to-micro systems. Applications areas include: Printing & Services, Sales & Marketing, Customer Orders, POS; Manufacturing, Inventory, Warehousing, Purchase Orders, EDI; A/R, A/P, Banking, Pension, Insurance, Health Care, Hospital.
Job title/s | Latest position: Consultant Analyst & Programmer. Previous titles: System Architect, Consultant, Programmer/Analyst (at Application and Systems levels), Tutor, Operator. See Job (Site) History.
Experienced in all phases of development, from analysis and specifications through testing and post-implementation. Further, worked frequently within multi-platform environments being responsible for self-downloading mainframe-to-micro systems.
Key responsibilities | Analysis and documentation of requirements & resources, timeline research & planning, programming and whatever (wastebaskets? sure!) when necessary.
Application areas, Departments and/or workgroups | Applications areas include: Printing & Services, Sales & Marketing, Customer Orders, POS; Manufacturing, Inventory, Warehousing, Purchase Orders, EDI; A/R, A/P, Banking, Financial, Pension, Insurance, Health Care, Hospital.
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(2) Technical Summary: | Mainframe background within multi-platform environments, including self-downloading mainframe-to-micro systems. Micros/Web Mini's Mainframe Further, Perry has Object Oriented, Client/Server and Web based Development experience.
hardware:
IBM & compatible, some MAC.
Systems:
Windows 98, 95 & 3.1, DOS.
Tools:
MS Office Suite (WORD, EXCEL, OutLook, Project); Norton's Utilities, WordPerfect,
and various software packages.
Languages
(app builders):
VisualBasic 5.0, Crystal Reports, PowerBuilder.
I-O Methods
(databases): ACCESS, FoxPro, MS-SQL/Server, Oracle.
Web:
ColdFusion,
IIS, Explorer, Netscape; HTML; WS_FTP.
hardware:
VAX, AS/400.
Systems:
VMS, CL.
Tools:
PFX (communications), PC/Support (terminal emulation/connectivity).
Languages:
COBOL, Fortran, RPG III.
I-O Methods:
ISAM
hardware:
IBM and clones (Amdahl, etc.) as well as UNIVAC, CDC, Burroughs,
Honeywell in the past.
Systems:
MVS/XA, VSE/VM, CICS, DOS/VSE, OS & Tip30 (UNIVAC).
Tools:
Roscoe, TSO/ISPF, Xedit, ICCF, Panvalet; VMspool, SDSF, Flasher; IDCAMS,
MVS Utilities, DITTO, DMLO, OLQ; PROFs, LIBRARIAN, DADS, FTP; PlayBack,
InterTEST, EZ-Test, EDF.
Languages:
COBOL, Eztreive+, Assembler, PL/I, IDEAL, ADS/O, Culprit, Natural, RPG
II, DYL-280, REXX, SAS.
I-O Methods:
IMS (DL/I and DBDC), VSAM, DB2, DataCom, IDMS along with a few in-house,
home-grown databases.
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Aug. 10 - Jun. '11 Consultant (COMsys), ODOT |
System Architect -
DHS Apr. 05 - Oct. '05, Consultant (COMsys);
Analyst/Programmer - (Consultant, COMsys),
ODOT Aug. 10 - Jun. '11
Programmer/Analyst (Consultant, Delta),
FreightLiner Oct. 97 to Feb. 99
Sr. Programmer/Analyst,
DariGold Jul. '84 - Jul. '86
Programmer, CMI * Mar. 97 - Jun. 97 |
BC of ID
May 94 - Jul. 94 Consultant (Datronics), |
(4.2) Job (Site) Details;
Title:
Consultant (COMsys), date:
Sept '07 to Current,
company: United Parcel Service (UPS) Inc.,
appl:
- a global delivery service provider.
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As a Sr. Programmer/Analyst, worked on Conversions and One-Time updates as part of Pricing and Rating systems upgrade for the Supply Chain Solutions Division. Also, development and maintenance of integrated in-house systems as required. Highlights included DB2 Extracts and Updates, ACCESS database, EXCEL Spreadsheet import and export; comma-delimited file creation, parsing and processing; and File Transfers utilizing FTP. Responsible for analysis, design, programming, unit and system testing.
Technical environment:
ACCESS, EXCEL and DB2 using COBOL and EasyTreive+, TSO/ISPF under MVS/XA. Also Change-MAN, FTP, ZIP.
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Title:
Consultant (COMsys), date:
Mar '06 to Aug. '07,
company: Oregon State Dept. of Transportation (ODOT),
appl:
- a government agency.
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As a Sr. Programmer/Analyst, worked on development and maintenance of integrated in-house systems in the Motor Carrier Division. Highlights included VSAM to DB2 Conversion for Over-Dimension Permits, DB2 Stored Procedure development for ReNewals, and XML interface for CVIEW system. Responsible for analysis, design, programming, unit and system testing of new and current applications.
Technical environment:
VSAM, DB2 using COBOL and EasyTreive+, TSO/ISPF under MVS/XA. Also - File-AID, FTP, ZIP.
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Title:
Consultant (COMsys), date:
Apr. '04 to Oct. '05,
company: Oregon State Dept. of Human Services,
appl:
- a government agency.
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As a System Architect participated in project to replace TARTAN legacy mini-system based Data Entry with server-based system. Responsible for achieving organizational goal by defining, engineering, communicating and integrating the implementation of a highly complex, comprehensive information system architecture change plan. Directed and coordinated all levels of the data and process modeling, work process, user interface design, technological infrastructure design. Also the applications and system development process and the development of appropriate work activities, tasks and estimates. Mentored and supported the project staff in various roles and responsibilities.
Duties: Worked with department Project Managers to develop or adapt the projects system development method to produce the requested service or product. Identified the needed skills and other resources and estimates for system development tasks from requirements thru implementation. Lead the development of the conceptual/high-level business process, data and technical requirements to provide common understanding between customer and software/hardware project wants and needs.
Coordinated with other project units to ensure that proposed technical solutions fit within the technological standards and strategic direction of the department. Produced the technical alternatives, cost benefits and recommendations. Facilitated and developed the Overall System Design and validated the content with the customers to ensure their understanding and buy-in of the system solution as it developed.
Ensured the coherence and efficiency of deliverables produced by the group and validated project objectives were met by coordination of team efforts in understanding of the delivery process, development environment and tools.
Evaluated and performed impact analysis on project change requests and ensured quality in the product and processes developed and maintained. Worked with all team Project Managers to resolve project issues as they arose. Scheduling, development and documentation specifications, current and proposed; change (version) control, unit testing, system programming, implementation and follow-up customer and client support.
Accomplishments: Defined and documented business processes by analyzing information utilization; studying business operations and user-interface requirements; determining systems architecture, components, and technologies; and directing development of knowledgebase.
Achieved information architecture operational objectives by identifying trends and resolving problems; determining system production and quality standards improvements; contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; and preparing and implementing action plans. Confirmed architecture capability and flexibility by developing and executing validation tests.
By accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to
add value to job accomplishments, the TARTAN Replacement Team enhanced organizational and
departmental reputation through the successful implementation of a high-profile system change
impacting multiple departments and client customers and workers at all levels.
Environment:
MVS-OS/390 utilizing TSO; COBOL using VSAM, IMS and DB/2; DOS Scripts thru
Win-Scheduler; File Transfer Program (FTP); Kofax, EDMS; Remote Administrator.
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Title:
Consultant (Pacific Crest, Delta Systems), date:
May '04 to Nov. '04,
Oct. 97 to Feb. 99,
company: FreightLiner Corp.,
appl:
- an international truck manufacturing company.
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Originally assigned to address several projects related to EDI and conversions
for the acquisition of Sterling, the Heavy truck Division of FORD.
Initial project was development of processes for transferring, importing
and utilizing of the FORD data by FreightLiner Customer Service Reps.
This involved loading the data into ACCESS and development of a VisualBasic
app for maintaining. Other projects were: analysis & standardization
of EDI procedures; which also involved VisualBasic. This time we
used an ODBC call to a mainframe DB2 file for our data. Also - Installing
& maintenance of PC-based EDI software (EDIfecs); analysis, coding
& testing of Help Desk software (Expert Advisor language and VisualBasic);
analysis & modifications for legacy financial application interfaces
for in-house Parts Application to package (SAP).
Environment: IBM (or clone) mainframe and various micros; EA
(a PL/I derivative), VisualBasic (5.0), ODBC (DB/2 calls) SQL/Server, ACCESS,
Crystal Reports and EXCEL for the PC apps under Windows '95 and NT.
COBOL using VSAM, DL/I and DB/2 was the mainframe Environment.
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Title:
Consultant (Pacific Crest, Delta Systems), date/s:
Dec. 03 - May 04,
Oct. 95 - Sep. 97,
Mar. 99 to Mar. '00, company: PERS
- Public Employees Retirement System of Oregon, appl: Insurance
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Main Projects involved development and maintenance of integrated in-house
systems in the Benefit/Pension, Membership, Benefit Calculation and Death
areas - Batch and On-line mainframe. Other projects include - VisualBasic
projects as part of proto-conversion development; Developed mainframe
extract, download and Import to ACCESS and VisualBasic screen. Developed
'screen scraper' application, which is where terminal emulation is run
from the VisualBasic program and it acts as a user entering and reading
data. Also project for State Audit involving extract, download and
import of Benefit Payment data to ACCESS, along with development of Querys
and Reports. Other extract, download to PC application sub-systems
as requested. User and Staff training as required.
Environment: VSAM and IMS using COBOL and Easytreive+, under ROSCOE
under MVS/ESA - and - ACCESS and VisualBasic, under Windows 95.
Data transfers utilized IND$FILE and FTP.
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Title:
Consultant (COMSYS, Computer People), date/s:
Jul. '01 - Jun. '03,
Jul. 94 - Sep. 95
company: SAIF Corporation,
appl: - an Oregon Workmen Compensation (Ins.) provider. |
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Projects involved development and maintenance of integrated in-house systems in the Claims, Policy, Accounting and Membership areas.
Environment: Batch and online mainframe. DB2, VSAM, S2K (SAS, Natural)
using COBOL and EasyTreive+, TSO/ISPF and ROSCOE under MVS/XA.
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Title:
System Architect, date:
Apr. '00 - Nov. '00,
company: Communik, Inc., appl: Financial
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A company dealing in financial information, mostly 401k related, through
multiple media, mainly print. The company takes the client from design
through production providing a complete campaign utilizing web based applications.
Duties ranged from lead I/S contact for user community to analysis and
programming.
Main application (ckNet) was Cold Fusion driven system which utilized SQL-Server
and ACCESS databases. Through it users manage their own system parameters
which includes User, Fund, Order and Inventory maintenance. The Development
Team, and in some cases the Users, can track Project tasks and add/alter
application (Site) options through this system as well, creating applications
in a myriad of languages and adding them as just another feature.
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Note: the remainder of the Work History has been greatly summarized
for your consumption. Details upon request.
Title:
Consultant, date:
Mar. 97 - Jun. 97,
company: CMI Systems,
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- a Florida based software developer |
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Project was the development of a Business Licensing system for a municipality
in Michigan. Environment:
ACCESS (2.0 and 7.0) and VisualBasic (4.0 and 5.0), Crystal Reports under Windows 3.1.
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Title:
Consultant (Computer People), date:
Jul. 96 - Jan. 97,
company: Enron/PGE, appl: - an Oregon Power/Utility company
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Project involved the development of Work Order and Line Crew Activity
Tracking applications.
Environment: ACCESS and VisualBasic (4.0), Crystal Reports under Windows 3.1.
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Title:
Consultant (Datronics), date:
May 94 - Jul. 94,
company: Blue Cross of Idaho, appl:
- a medical (health) insurance provider.
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Project was to upgrade in-house systems in general and enhancement of
Policy system specifically.
Environment: Batch and online mainframe. VSAM and DataCom using
COBOL and IDEAL, ROSCOE under MVS/XA.
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Title:
Consultant (Datronics), date:
Oct. 93 - May 94,
company: Ore-Ida Foods,
appl:
- Idaho based food processor.
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Project was the integration of bought company operations into in-house
systems and enhancements of Customer Order system component.
Environment: Batch and online DataCom using COBOL and IDEAL, TSO/ISPF
under MVS/XA.
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Title:
Consultant (thru P&CS), date:
Apr. 93 - Sep. 93,
company: First InterState Bank, appl:
- (Portland, OR) major western US bank.
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Projects was installation and testing of package (PegaSys) components
and interfaces, both batch and on-line. Included setting and training in-house
staff for on-line development and tuning.
Environment: CICS utilizing DADS, PLAYBACK under MVS/TSO. Programming
was in COBOL/VSAM.
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Title:
Consultant (P&CS), date:
Feb. 93 - Mar. 93,
company: Evergreen Hospital, appl:
- a Seattle, WA., area hospital.
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Project was installation of hardware & software for Patient Accounting
package. Set up and training for PCs and Communications (Controllers,
Phone lines) at remote sites as well as configuration at Mini site.
Environment: IBM/486 using OS/2 through PC/Support to AS/400 in CL,
programming in COBOL and RPG.
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Title:
Consultant (P&CS), date/s:
Oct. 92 - Jan. 93,
Jul. 87 - Jul. 88;
company: King County
Medical/Blue Shield,
appl: - Seattle, WA based major medical
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Projects; Year-End changes for MEDICARE systems, designed and wrote
new MEDICARE systems, interfaces to related sub-systems and performed maintenance
and documentation of in-house and packaged systems.
Environment: MVS, TSO, COBOL using OLAMOD database and VSAM, some
Macro Level CICS.
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Title:
Consultant (P&CS), date:
May
91 - Oct. 92, company: Childrens Hospital, appl:
- a major Seattle, WA., area hospital
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Main task was expansion and support of PC based packaged system for
Claims Billing. This included daily transfers from local mainframe
to PCs, then to remote mainframe. Responsible for PC software and
hardware maintenance as well as mainframe components; VM machines, JCL
and programs. Another project for this client was an Emergency Room
Patient system, which consisted of a mainframe to VAX to Mac transfer.
The remainder of duties was filled by requests for reports, fixes and
basic changes on various systems.
Environment: MVS (TSO) and VM (Xedit), inter-regional CICS, COBOL,
EasyTreive+, RPG II, and VSAM. Also DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 running
on Compaq 386 and IBM PS/2 utilizing Qbasic and MicroFocus COBOL.
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Title:
Consultant (thru FDSI),
date/s:
Feb. 90 - Mar. 90, Jul. 90 - Apr. 91;
company: Eagle Insurance,
appl:
- a Seattle, WA., based company specializing
in Workmen's Compensation
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Provided analysis and programming for packaged Claims and Policy systems.
Provided CICS and PC support as needed.
Environment: DOS/VSE, ICCF, COBOL, DL/I, CICS.
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Title:
Consultant (thru FDSI),
date: Apr. 90 - Jun. 90, company: Group Health
Ins. Co., appl: - a Seattle, WA based major medical
insurer |
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Main project was the development of Claims History Reporting system
for A/R. Other projects involve analysis and programming for Claims
and related systems.
Environment:
MVS/Roscoe, DataCom using COBOL and IDEAL.
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Title:
Consultant (P&CS),
date/s: Sep. 86 - Dec. 86, Feb. 87 - Jun. 87, Aug. 88 - Dec.
89; company: Pay N Save, appl: - a major Northwest
area retailer based in West Seattle, WA.
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Developed and maintained batch and on-line systems, in-house and packaged
(WCSS). Projects: warehouse inventory system maintenance using
PC data edited & transferred to the mainframe; sales/marketing regional
analysis & reporting system; IDMS - ADS/O to VSAM - COBOL conversion;
point-of-sales (POS) system - store data gathered & transferred from
NCR minis to IBM mainframe and then utilized on-line. Remainder of
duties consisted of minor tasks on PCs, minis and mainframe - CICS trouble-shooting
- as needed.
Environment: MVS/TSO, IDMS, and VSAM, COBOL, ADS/O, CULPRIT
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Title:
Programmer/Analyst,
date:
Jul. '84 - Jul. '86,
company: DariGold, appl:
- a major Northwest area food processor.
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Main project was development of inventory control, accounts payable
and production capture systems. Responsible for analysis and programming
of on-line components, micro to mainframe functions and batch interfaces
to current systems. Also maintained existing systems - changes and
fixes. Environment:
MVS/Roscoe, VSAM and IDMS; COBOL, BAL and PL/I. Micros were IBM/AT's
utilizing Btreive through Pascal, networked using PC/Net.
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Title:
Sr. Programmer/Analyst, date:
Jul. '83 - Jun. '84, company: Chicago Specialty, appl: a
Midwest area plumbing hardware manufacturing and sales company.
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Responsible for analysis, re-design, programming and implementation
of on-line systems for purchasing and inventory control as well as support
for all systems in general.
Environment:
UNIVACS/OS running TIP/30 for online with programming in COBOL, ISAM.
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Title:
Programmer/Analyst,
date:
Sep.
'76 - Jun. '83,
company: International Products and
Manufacturing, appl: - a Midwest area firm
which manufactures, distributes and sells automotive electrical
components.
Main achievement was re-write of customer order and related system.
This involved working with users to design, develop and implement on-line
Order Entry/Mainteneance Customer & Inventory Inquiry and Warehousing
functionality. Further required a CICS install/upgrade and batch
RPG II - ISAM to online CICS - COBOL- VSAM conversion. After this
performed analysis and upgrade of sales, manufacturing, Accounts Receivables
and Payables systems. Began professional career with this company
as an Operator Trainee.
Environment: DOS/VSE using ICCF, CICS, COBOL and RPG II, VSAM and
ISAM.
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Buffalo Grove high school (1975) - diploma
Western Illinois University (1980) - BSBA,
Bachelors of Science, College of Business, Data Processing major
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