Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline

RICHARD L. ROEDER

Lincoln,NE

Summary

Seeking a position as a Senior Mainframe COBOL Programmer/Analyst. I have nearly 30 years’ experience in programming, design, analysis, and project management. Proven technical and leadership skills with excellent analytical and troubleshooting ability. Familiar with a wide range of software products, including extensive experience in COBOL and JCL. Demonstrated ability to excel with people on many levels in a fast-paced work environment with constantly changing priorities.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior COBOL developer

First National Bank of Omaha
09.2021 - 10.2024
  • Worked on a very small team with many application responsibilities on the mainframe, including Check Fraud, ACH, Bill Pay, Wealth Management, ATM Settlement
  • Solo production On-call responsibilities 67% of the time
  • Check Fraud system SME
  • ACH/NACHA
  • ATM settlement report re-write
  • Agile environment

Paragon IT Professionals
09.2020 - 09.2021
  • Completed a one-year contract converting COBOL/EZTrieve/JCL from Wells Fargo mainframe to Principal Financial Mainframe
  • Project was completed as scheduled

Senior COBOL developer

Ameritas
06.2014 - 03.2020
  • Collaborated with multiple teams in several project management environments (KANBAN AGILE)
  • Senior developer COBOL/SQL/DB2/JCL
  • Sole coder/analyst of insurance panel leasing system
  • Responsibilities include daily analysis of problem policies, additions of panels and overall upkeep of the entire system
  • Provided on-call support for 24/7 coverage of production cycle
  • Supported less experienced members during their initial on-call shift, providing solutions and training to allow them to become self-sufficient

Senior COBOL developer

Allstate Financial
03.2007 - 06.2014
  • Collaborated with a 10+ member compliance team focused on addressing known system issues
  • Senior developer COBOL/CICS/JCL/XML
  • Cyberlife Mainframe

Senior COBOL developer

First Data Resources
05.1998 - 02.2007
  • Championed 15+ member client-specific team to develop COBOL software solutions to client requests at Chase Manhattan Bank

Conversion/Information Systems Programmer

Information Technology (Fiserv)
08.1991 - 04.1998
  • Intro LEVEL COBOL programmer converting banks to ITI software
  • Promoted to system COBOL programmer to develop ITI banking software

Education

Associates - Computer Programming

Hamilton College (formerly Lincoln School of Commerce), Lincoln, NE
01.1991

Skills

  • COBOL
  • JCL
  • DB2
  • SQL
  • Agile
  • Endevor
  • IBM Mainframe
  • FTP/SFTP
  • VSAM
  • Globalscape
  • NDM

Timeline

Senior COBOL developer - First National Bank of Omaha
09.2021 - 10.2024
- Paragon IT Professionals
09.2020 - 09.2021
Senior COBOL developer - Ameritas
06.2014 - 03.2020
Senior COBOL developer - Allstate Financial
03.2007 - 06.2014
Senior COBOL developer - First Data Resources
05.1998 - 02.2007
Conversion/Information Systems Programmer - Information Technology (Fiserv)
08.1991 - 04.1998
Hamilton College (formerly Lincoln School of Commerce) - Associates, Computer Programming
RICHARD L. ROEDER