Eric Stoner
Ashland,NE
Summary
Highly-enthusiastic, motivated, and dedicated CICS System Programmer with more than 4 years of experience in analyzing business or user requirements as well as developing, implementing and supporting CICS system and related applications using COBOL and Easytrieve programming languages. Expertise in code testing and debugging, system troubleshooting methods, software upgrading and maintenance as well as possess excellent problem-solving, analytical, team-working, time-management and communication skills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Data Scientist
Sandhills Global
10.2023 - Current
- Developed and implemented code for CI/CD Jenkins pipelines using Git, VS Code, Docker and Azure DevOps repositories.
- Supported platforms for running automated tests, including creating, scheduling, monitoring and distribution of results
- Create integration points between Data Ops environment and other applications (Python, RStudio, Tableau, SQL Server)
- Lead the research and development of integrating SonarQube into Azure DevOps pipelines
- Supported and maintained scripts used for monitoring and performance of the data analytics platform via Grafana dashboards
Professional Services Consultant
Vanguard Integrity Professionals
11.2022 - 10.2023
- Met with external clients to understand their needs and challenges
- Developed strategies and plans to address their needs
- Advised clients on best practices and potential improvements
- Team member that helped a Fortune 500 firm merge 3 RACF databases ensuring seamless transition
- Conducted product demos, showcasing software benefits to potential clients
- Authored security checks using STIGs, enhancing client system assessments
- Gained experience with different MFA platforms that integrated with Vanguard's VMAWeb portal
- Installed Vanguard Product Suite (version 2.4) on z/VM system via SMP/e
CICS Systems Programmer
Ameritas Life Insurance
01.2018 - 11.2022
- Functioned as the lead CICS systems programmer supporting CICS/TS running on both an IBM BC12 and a z13
- Project lead lone CICS systems programmer to upgrade CICS regions from version 5.3 to 5.6
- Project lead and lone systems programmer to upgrade Endevor from version 17.0 to 18.1
- Responsible for installation (SMP/E), customization and general system level support for CICS 5.3 & 5.6
- Provided (SMP/E) installation, upgrades, customization and support for multiple ISV products (Compuware product suite, FSI-Vshare, Mackinney Batch to CICS, SEA-JCL+)
- Used Compuware Abend-Aid and Fault Analytics to discover and help correct errors in production CICS regions
- Installed and supported CICS webservice pipelines, CICS JVM’s as well as CICS bundles via the Unix Systems Services environment
- Conducted troubleshooting and debugging of problems and created new CICS regions when needed
- Provided systems related troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Member of three-person team that reviewed job and program deficiencies as well as provided and implemented solutions to help business line SLAs to be met during month end cycles
- Responsible for RACF cleanup for multiple CICS issues that were written up in a RACF security assessment
- Responsible for administering and updating RACF certificates to help encrypted CICS webservice transmissions
- Worked with other IT departments to execute POC’s for integrating our CICS regions with Dynatrace, Compuware Application Audit, Code Coverage as well as Sonar, Topaz and Topaz CLI to create our own internal DevOps pipeline)
- Monitor CICS region performance and Datcom SQL performance via Sysview
- Provided 24 x 7 on call support to all business lines for their CICS applications as well as the Data Center Operations team
Software Developer
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp
02.2001 - 12.2017
- Developed for multiple business lines using different languages
- Developed and supported over 40 CICS screens using BMS maps, as well as a homegrown CICS shell programs that used Datacom sub programs for a new homegrown Field Compensation system
- Responsible for development of CICS screens as well as batch jobs for Bank Reconciliation, Claim Service Only
- ACH, Clearing Management and EFT systems using COBOL, CICS, Datacom, Easytrieve, JCL and Zeke for job scheduling
- Responsible for debugging and support of CICS screens and batch jobs using Abend-Aid, Fault Analytics and Xpediter for both Batch and CICS
- Responsible for new product development for policy admin system using VSAM files in batch and CICS
- Member of production support team tasked to analyze over 1400 open remedies and provide and implement solutions
- Oncall support every other week for batch and CICS
- Responsible functional specifications, technical specifications, code review and test case execution
- All code was edited as well as promoted and implemented via Endevor software
Education
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) - Computer Programming
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, IA 08.1998 - 05.2000
Skills
Azure DevOps
IBM ICS 53 & 56
COBOL (version 5 & 6)
Compuware Product Suite 172
CICS Commands
CSI-Vshare 40
Datacom
DQRY
Docker
Endevor 170 & 181
Git
Globalscape
IDCAMS
IDz
Jenkins
JES2
Mackinney Batch to CICS 16 & 20
Microfocus Cobol
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Coach, Youth Sports Teams, 2018 – 2022, 2024
Timeline
Data Scientist
Sandhills Global
10.2023 - Current
Professional Services Consultant
Vanguard Integrity Professionals
11.2022 - 10.2023
CICS Systems Programmer
Ameritas Life Insurance
01.2018 - 11.2022
Software Developer
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp
02.2001 - 12.2017
Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) - Computer Programming
Iowa Western Community College
08.1998 - 05.2000
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