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William A. (Tony) Corbett
2789 Horseshoe Knoll Ln.
Roswell, GA  30075


 

Summary:

-         20+ years experience on IBM Midrange, AS400 since 1987;
-         IBM Certified AS/400 RPGIV Developer;
-         Extensive iSeries installation, replacement, upgrade and disaster recovery experience;
-         Project Lead experience;
-         Full project life cycle software development experience;
-         Experience working with formal project management methodologies under PMI guidelines; 
-         Experience managing hardware and software vendor relations and contracts;
-         Proven analytical and problem-solving skills; 
-         Highly self-motivated;
-         Excellent communication and organizational skills

 Work Experience

3/93 to present     AS/Resources, Inc.  Consultant

 Consulting Assignments
10/2005 to 1/2008                                  
HealthPrime Management/Aetna, Alpharetta, GA
iSeries Developer / Administrator
Member of a team responsible for the Information Technology systems, including AS400, Linux, and Windows servers, 600 user community in 50 nursing facilities across the US.

  • Installation, customization, administration and support of Kronos iSeries Timekeeper V5R2 for 30-50 remote facilities, 3000 employee licenses
  • Develop, implement and support interfaces to Millennium Payroll System running on Tarantella Server
  • Support of corporate and payroll departments in facilities and multiple payrolls in corporate office
  • Administration, customization and support of Infinium accounting system including multiple Infinium upgrades
  • Administration, customization, upgrades and support of Acom Paymanager, including upgrades and customizations
  • Support of FRx accounting reporting software and interfaces to iSeries DB2 database
  • Procurement, order, configuration, installation, and ongoing support of iSeries 520 Enterprise Edition server.
  • Administration and support of iSeries 520, including hardware and software upgrades, backups and disaster recovery
  • Support and administration duties for approximately 600-user network on a Windows network.

 

3/2004 to 9/2005                      Space Flooring & Supplies, Inc.
IT Director                            Smyrna, GA 30082
Objective of consulting assignment is to bring the company up to speed on technology introducing new technology and enhancements where appropriate.
Projects completed and implemented satisfactorily and in a cost-effective manner include:

  • Bring all workstations up to date, hardware, software, virus and spyware protection.
  • Procure and implement Integrated Netfinity server in virtual environment on iSeries hardware
  • Design, develop, implementation and support interfaces for FRx financial reporting software
  • Design, develop and implement company intranet website
  • Update AS400-820 to OS400 V5R2, OS400 V5R3.
  • Produce specifications for, procure and install new iSeries I5-520
  • Release upgrades, customizations and enhancements to manufacturing software running on iSeries server
  • Design, develop, and implement an automated, electronic transmittal of customer documents and sales “specials”
  • Design, develop and implement Employee Time Tracking system and interface to PC-based payroll application
  • User support and other projects, as requested
  • Ongoing technical support on an as-needed basis, thru present

 11/1996 to11/2003     UniPro Foodservices, Inc.
                              Atlanta,GA
Projects successfully completed:
·        Report Distribution System – Project Lead - designed, program, implemented Report Distribution system for internal/external email, fax, paper report delivery system, using RPGIV/CL.
·        InfiniumAR, AP, GL, IR, IQ modules – Project Lead - multiple release upgrades, modifications, enhancements and interfaces.
·        Logistics Subsystem – Project Lead - technical design, coding, and implementation of a Logistics subsystem.
·        Bid System – Project Lead – requirements gathering, functional and technical design, coding, and implementation of a Bid Development, tracking, and pricing subsystem.
·        Product Label Inventory and tracking  - Project Lead - technical design, coding, and implementation of a Product Label Inventory and tracking subsystem.
·        Biscom/ECS fax solution  - Project Lead - implementation and support of Biscom/ECS fax solution for AS400 and Windows NT
·        Facsimile/400 fax – Project Lead – installation, implementation and support of Facsimile/400 fax solution
·        OS/400 Upgrades – Project Lead - multiple OS400 release upgrades from version 2.3 to 3.2 to 3.7 to 4.3 to 4.5 to 5.2 and ongoing OS support and PTF management
·        AS400 system support and upgrades, including PTF and Client Access installations, LIC upgrades, service pack installations, DASD procurement and installations, multiple instances of hardware upgrade and installation.
·        Implementation and support of AS/400HTTP Webserver
·        Implementation and support of AS/400 email
·        Multiple AS400 Installs / Hardware Upgrades – Project Lead
·        Installed and configured AS400-720, migrating from AS400-510
·        Installed and configured AS400-510, CISC to RISC migration from AS400-720
·        Support, maintenance, hardware and software upgrades for UniPro AS400s
 
11/97 to 6/2003     BMC Solutions, Inc.  Kennesaw, GA
·        Support and maintenance of BMC AS400 and Cisc-to-Risc upgrades/installation/system support for multiple BMC Clients.
·        Short-term projects from time to time, maintenance and upgrades to BMC AS400 client-server network, disaster recovery specialist for BMC clients, technical support for BMCclients, technical reps and technicians.
 

3/93  to 1/98       ADResources, Inc.,  Roswell, GA
·        Design, implementation, and support of CAPS, Coop Advertising Processing System, supporting national dealer databases and contracts with over 1200 newspapers with multiple levels of advertising rates.  Extensive user interface and database/screen/program design, using RPGIV, RPG400, CL.
·        Support of existing ADINPUT and ADMAN systems, and custom Cobol/400 and RPG400 processing and reporting.
·        Windows/Novell Netware coexistence and integration with the AS400 on an ethernet network.
·        Designed and implemented custom interface of AS400 and PC mapping software and custom reporting.

Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Valdosta State University
 
Languages       RPGIV/ILE, RPG400, RPGIII, RPGII,COBOL,SQL, Pascal, Basic Cognos Powerhouse, HTML, Javascript

Certifications   IBM Certified Specialist – AS400 RPGIV Developer
                                 currently working towards PMP certification


Other Contract Assignments with AS/Resources, Inc. 

Dress Code, Atlanta, GA
·        Disaster recovery from system crash, 2 separate occasions
·        Procurement and installation of AS400-F45 system
·        Upgrade from OS400 V2R2 to V2R3 to V3R2
 
Wattyl Paints, Inc., Atlanta, GA
·        OS400 configuration and performance tuning.

 Price-McNabb Advertising, Charlotte,NC.
·        Migration of data from AS400 DB2 format to Windows network software package. 

Bleyle, Inc., Newnan,GA.
·        Cisc to Risc migration, upgrade B35 from V2R2 to V2R3 to V3R2, then migrate system to Risc AS400-610 V4R1..        

 Healthfield, Inc.
·        Created design, functional, and technical specifications for a nurse appointment scheduling and  time tracking system using CL/RPG400.

 American Southern Insurance
·Data conversion and installation of AS400-170.
 
Atlantic Relocation Systems
·        Support/maintenance of AS400 systems.

 11/89 to 7/92     AS400 Consultant  Dracs Consulting Group, Inc.
·        SuperClub Music - Design and analysis work on multiple applications (inventory, warehousing, P.O.S, etc) using RPG400

·        Computeristics - System analysis and modifications of a VAX-based system to native AS400 using externally-described files, project structured to allow Query access to database.

·        Federal Reserve Bank - Enhance and maintain CASH Inventory System on AS400 using AS400 COBOL and CL, extensive use of OS400 Commitment Control.

CEP Consulting Group, Inc.

·        Upgraded/converted County Government Sheriff’s Department system from S/36 RPGII/OCL to RPG400/CL.

Allied Insurance Services
·        Responsibiliteis included development, customization and support of property and casualty insurance package for several clients on AS400 and S/38, using Cobol/400.  Project leader on upgrade project converting old S/38 Cobol programs to Native Cobol/400.

American Software
·        Responsibilities incuded  AS400 programming/development using American Software procedures and 400 and OS400 development tools.  Converted S/36, S/38,  AS400, RPGII, RPGIII, RPG400, Cobol programs to Cobol/400. Involvement in the design, development and implementation of custom modifications and conversion programs on AS400 using Cobol and CL in native 400 and S/38 modes.  Development of in-house and on-site technical design documents and programs for custom modifications to existing American Software programs as well as new custom programs and interfaces to S/38, S/36 and mainframe systems.  Development of productivity tools and procedures for use on-site and in-house. Served as on-site consultant for American Software accounts for customization of Customer Order Processing System (COPS) to develop technical specifications, program modification and development, implementation and support of systems.  For a major lighting manufacturer, played a key role in project as on-site consultant for conversion and interface of COPS to S/36 and S/3090 systems in a systematic conversion to exclusive use of the AS400.

Permanent Positions
3/95 to 9/96       Healthfield, Inc.    MIS Director

Responsible for all IS development, QA, implementation and support.
Responsible for telecommunication including internal systems, remote communication to branch sites via point-to-point and dial-up connections,  electronic claims submissions and data to private payers, Medicaid, Medicare, and financial entities, maintenance and vendor selection for telephone and computer systems company wide.
System upgrade selections, vendor selection and relations, approval of all IS or communications related POs and invoices.
Hiring, training, and management of all MIS employees, currently consisting of 3 Programmer/Analysts, 2 support personnel, 1 QA employee, temporary contractors and technical writers for documentation of systems.

7/92 to 3/95       Healthfield, Inc.  Sr. PA/Project Leader
Systems Designer/Project Leader on major development effort, supervising 2 consultants, 3 programmer/analysts, 2 technical writers, QA and support staff.
Designed database, functional and technical specifications for completely new comprehensive Home Healthcare Management System, including visit scheduling, claim processing, contract and subcontract subsystems, patient billing, patient reporting, managed care and utilization tracking and reporting, revenue management, cost, revenue and expense accounting, collections system. 
Designed and implemented interface to Specialized Clinician Pharmacy system, Syntellect Interactive Voice Response system for visit/shift entry used as billing and payroll data. and Dictaphone system for telephone entry of nurse notes. 
Produced functional and technical specifications for multi-branch, multi-client system using Joint-Application-Design (JAD)  techniques.
Responsible for system design, programming standards and methodology, quality control, implementation, and installation of system written in RPG400 using extensive subfile processing, OPNQRYF, in-line SQL, SDA, DDS, display files and printer files.
Extensive user interface and database/screen/program design.
Design and develop procedures and interfaces to existing systems using structured subsystem implementation, interface, and phase-over

 7/84 to 8/85     Gerber-Alley, Inc.    Analyst/Project Leader
Responsible for projects consisting of upgrading client hospitals from one release of The Alternative Hospital Information System to the next.  This included analysis of daily jobstreams and all custom code, retrofitting the custom modifications into the newer version and eliminating custom code where possible.  Payroll Specialist on Technical Review Board  responsible for review/analysis of custom requests and software reports from clients to provide analysis of modification, determine billing criteria to be used, create technical specifications and assistance to programmer assigned to task.  Served as primary backup to General Accounting Specialist.  Responsible for quality control of deliverables, review task turnover documents/code for accuracy and completeness.

8/85 to 9/88       Computer Dimensions, Inc.  Sr. PA/Project Leader
Served as project leader in development, installation, and support of TAMS,  a comprehensive Apparel Management System, including manufacturing, order processing, inventory, Work-in-Process tracking, Piece Rate payroll, distribution, and accounting modules, developed using Cobol36/OCL running in SSP operating system. Implementation, installation, and support of 50 - 60 client installations in several states and Puerto Rico with extensive customizations, modifications, and conversions from several competing vendor's software systems.
Manual rewrite of entire S/36 Cobol/OCL to native Cobol400/CL, implementation and support on AS400-B10. 

 

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