RESUME OF LORNE K. NICOL 15826 S. 13th Place Phoenix, Arizona 85048-8664 Phone: (480) 460-5927
SKILLS SUMMARY (Specialization: Computer Systems – Database Analyst)
Product/Facility Expertise/Notes
DBMSes: DB2 V3.1, 8.5 Years IMS/DB V4.1, 1.5 Years MODEL204 V9.0, 7 Years MS Access 2000, 1 Year Sybase 8 Months SQL/Server 3 Months
General: IBM 3090 Multiple CPU/System configurations MVS ESA-V4.3, 16 Years OS/VS JCL 16 Years QMF V3.1, 7 Years REXX Execs 7 Years IMS/DC V4.1, 6.5 Years CICS/ESA V3.3, 4 Months
DBMS Products: !DB-Workbench for DB2, !DB2-SMU for DB2, ProSeries, Pro/Optimize, Trimar, Datapacker/DB2
PC: Windows NT V4.0, OS/2 V3.0, DB2/2 V1.1, VX-REXX V2.0D, IEF V5.2, LAN Manager V3.0, DOS V5.0, PC LAN, 1-2-3 V3.1, Freelance, WordPerfect V5.1, Windows V3.0
Other: COBOL, Visual Basic, M204 UL, TOTAL, HP3000, MPE IV, IMAGE, SPL, Assembler, PRIDE/LOGIK, SDM/70, Structured Techniques, VIEW 3000, RPG II, FORTRAN, MARK IV, BASIC, CDC NOS
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
July 1997 - PKS Systems Intregration Incorporated; Phoenix, Arizona February 2000 Senior Systems Consultant
Systems consulting on both mainframe and PC-based applications.
Project assignment: Textron Financial Services, application re-engineering, 8 months. Re-engineering project for mainframe accounting application to Client/Server using Lexibridge. Coding/testing duties as well as providing DBA/technical role for project team. Skills: Microfocus COBOL, Sybase. Environment: Windows NT/LAN. Project assignment: Motorola, Year 2000 renovation, 7 months. Development of MS Access data repository to manage analysis/testing data. Renovated code testing. Skills: MS Access, COBOL, REXX, Viasoft. Environment: IBM Mainframe (MVS/ESA), Windows NT/LAN.
Project assignment: Sony Pictures/Universal Studios/Universal Music Group, Year 2000 compliance, 6 months. Testing and verification of compliance mostly for MS Access PC applications. Skills: MS Access, Visual Basic.
Project assignment: Internal Resource Management System, 4 months, part-time. Development of internal application for tracking/querying employee skill sets. Skills: MS Access, Visual Basic.
Project assignment: Pershing, Year 2000 compliance,3 months. Various duties. Skills: OS/VS JCL, COBOL. Enviroment: IBM Mainframe (MVS/ESA), Windows NT/LAN.
March 1990 - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Toronto, Ontario October 1996 Database Analyst
DB/DC support & administration: physical DB design, development support, production implementation, DB monitoring & tuning. DBA tool development. DB2 standards development. Security administration. Product evaluation
Skills: DB2, IMS, CICS, ISPF/REXX, PC-OS/2, IEF. Environment: IBM 3090s (MVS/ESA), PC-LAN. Applications: Branch Operator Control (DB2/IMS), Customer Marketing Information (DB2, 9 Gbyte), SIN data capture (DB2), Account Inquiry (DB2), Foreign Exchange (IMS), Human Resources systems (DB2), DBA tools facility, IMS source cleanup.
March 1988 - Canadian Depository for Securities; Toronto, Ontario December 1989 Database Analyst
Database support, physical DB design, access code QA/QC, performance tuning, oncall production support, DBA support tools development.
Skills: DB2, MODEL204, ISPF/CLISTs. Environment: IBM 3090 (MVS/XA). Applications: online securities trading (MODEL204), online inquiry (DB2).
October 1982 - Molson Breweries of Canada Limited; Toronto, Ontario February 1988 Database Analyst (August 1985 – February 1988)
Logical/physical database design. Design, development, documentation of MODEL204 application platform, architecture, and related facilities.
Skills: MODEL204, ISPF/CLISTs. Environment: IBM 3090 (MVS/XA), S/36. Applications: online sales statistics, order processing.
026364cab42879d724d38d1200c0ceaa.doc -2- April 3, 2018 Molson Western Breweries Limited; Calgary, Alberta Programmer/Analyst (October 1982 – July 1985)
Design, development, support of various applications in small shop. Skills: COBOL, MODEL204, FCS/EPS. Environment: CROWNTEK Service Bureau. Applications: sales statistics, financial budgeting, human resources.
July 1981 - Systems West Consultants Limited; Calgary, Alberta July 1982 Programmer/Analyst
Systems consultant. 2 client contracts, 1 internal development project.
June 1979 - Government of the Northwest Territories; Yellowknife, NWT June 1981 Programmer
Programming/development project duties. Skills: COBOL, IMAGE, SPL. Environment: HP3000 Series III/33 (MPE III), IBM S/360 (DOS).
FORMAL EDUCATION
September 1977 - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Edmonton, Alberta May 1979 Diploma of Applied Arts, Computer Systems
Honour roll (83+% average). Project leader on system development assignment.
PERSONAL DATA
Birthdate: December 28, 1959 Citizenship: Canadian Hobbies/Interests: Tournament bridge, golf, skiing, billiards, bowling.
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