RICHARD R.

GIBBS
113 E. Mountain Morning Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85704
520-290-5866 AZ Home
520-850-6617 AZ Cell
Consult7785@aol.com E-Mail

Summary:

Over twenty years as an I/T Professional working on both IBM and UNISYS “A” Series
Mainframes. Utilized mainframe experience in a variety of positions. These have ranged from
COBOL Programmer, Programmer Analysts, Lead Programmer, Project Leader, and Project
Manager. Experience includes working with DB2, CICS and Reverse Engineering.
Excellent documentation skills. Installed and supported the DBS/MSA/ Geac Payroll Personnel
Package (On-line/Real-time), Benefits, Fixed Assets, DCI and I.E packages several times.
Installed, trained user's, implemented, maintained, modified and upgraded all of these systems
over twenty times, and has conducted Capacity Planning for the these systems. Designed project
plans to enhance system performance. Installed and modified The MSA/DBS/Geac “E-Series
” General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Systems and have written
several ERM’s. Experience in writing complex I.E.’s for all of the above systems and
developing ERM’s. Also experience with the M&D/DBS/Geac “M” Series Millennium, DB2
& VSAM Payroll Personnel, Time and Attendance, General Ledger, Accounts Payable,
Accounts Payable and Fixed Assets Systems. Worked with users in evaluating new hardware
and software requirements. Designed and coded (COBOL) Interfaces from Geac’s DCI
(VSAM) to DB2 subsystems. Have done conversions from Geac E-Series Payroll to JD
Edwards, Software 2000, ADP, LAWSON, Peoplesoft, and Cyborg. Experience ranges from
Automotive to Insurance and Manufacturing environments. I’m considered to be a self-
starter and a team player.

Experience:

Consulting Assignments:

Beacon Hill Consulting Inc..

Cleveland OH September 2008 - Present
Systems Analysts
Production Support and new development with INFOR (Geac) ‘E’ Series. Upgraded existing
modifications. Researched and developed new enhancements to the Payroll and HR systems.
Worked on Year end processing.

P Murphy Inc.
Burbank , CA Nov 2007 – March 2008
Systems Analysts
Production Support and new development with INFOR (Geac) ‘E’ Series. Installed the
HR07.15 bulletin and Generated Paper W2’s and Federal W2 Tape. Writing IE’s to extract Data
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for a System conversion. Wrote report IE’s for the HRS Department. Developed COBOL
Interfaces to General Ledger and Raw Cost Systems.

Gibfam Inc. July 2007 – Oct 2007

Systems Analysts
US Airways Tempe, AZ
Production Support and new development with Cyborg Payroll System. Writing the specs for
team members to write COBOL report programs for the HR Department. Using Endevor to
promote elements to production.

Gibfam Inc. April 2007 – July 2007

Systems Analysts
Farmers Ins. Los Angeles, Ca
Production Support and new development with Ceridian Payroll System. Developing the specs
and writing EZTREVE and COBOL programs for the HRS Department. Adding and testing
‘Elements’ in Endevor.

Gibfam Inc. October 2006– March 2007

Senior Programmer Analyst
ITResources Buena Park, CA
Production Support and new development on existing Geac ‘E Series General Ledger, AP and
AR System. Support ADP Payroll and Kronos Time System . Writing, creating custom
COBOL and DB2 programs to add new Canadian Dealers to the User Reports.

Gibfam Inc. April 2006– September 2006

Project Manager
First Citizens Bank Raleigh, NC
My team provided production Support and new development on existing Geac ‘E Series Payroll
System. Writing IE’s, installing updates and creating custom COBOL User Reports. Data
Mapping and writing COBOL and IE programs for the Geac to Ultipro Payroll Conversion
Team Size: 10

Gibfam Inc. March 2005 – March 2006

Working Project Leader
Kaiser Permenete Oakland, Ca
Production Support and new development on existing Payroll System. Developed the Timeline
to Convert Geac ‘E Series’ VSAM Payroll stand alone system by collecting requirements from
the Users to do Data Mapping and helping to write the COBOL data extract programs to
convert to PeopleSoft HRIS DB2 Payroll System.

Gibfam Inc. August 2004 – December 2004

Programmer/Analysts
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Trinity Health Farmington Hills, MI

Installed HR04.10 ‘Field expansion’ Geac Payroll (Super Base) system.
Checked and retro fit ‘User Custom Code’ in the interface programs (COBOL/Eztreive) and IE
reports.

JD Resources June 2004 – August 2004

Programmer/Analysts
Gate Gourmet Inc. Memphis, TN
Add two new companies to the Clients’ In-house AP, AR and Billing System. Also develop a
new COBOL inter face to the Geac ‘M Series FA and GL systems.’ Created new documentation
of the conversion and interfaces’.

IBS June 2003 – April 2004

Project Manager
Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Company Madison, WI
A Consultant performing as a Project Leader for a major Insurance company, responsible for the
following:
• Helping with the conversion of the CHAMPUS Insurance Batch and On-line Systems to
TRI-- Care. Directed and helped in Documenting the new Tri-Care system. The Armed
Forces new Health Insurance. Used MS Project to develop and track Project’s progress.
• Collecting User requirements.
• Writing HIPPA specs and helping to convert Programs from IMS to DB2 and VSAM.
Team Size: 25
Number of Programs: 3300+

Analysts International
August 2002 – January 2003
Sr. Lead Analyst/Programmer

Eaton Corporation: Re-installation Team Member

Lead the reinstall of the HR02.15 “Field Expansion” Release of the
Geac “E” series Standalone VSAM Payroll System and the HR02.25
Year End Bulletin, which put the VSAM Check Reversal Master On-
line.
This upgrade was a reinstall changing the system from COBOL II to MVS COBOL.
Changed and retrofitted over one thousand lines of COBOL II, USER Code to MVS
COBOL.
Identified program problems and made changes to Eaton’s COBOL ll programs to
update both VSAM and DB2 in-house Systems.
Made coding changes to programs updating the Peoplesoft HR System.

Ajilon
October 2001 – July 2002
Project Manager

Target Corporation:
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Supported DBS/MSA/GEAC HR/Payroll System. Installed the 2001 COBOL ll

Yearend Bulletin HR01.20 and nine SR’s for W2’s.
Wrote Custom COBOL ll and I.E. programs for Taxing Relocation Earning’s and
formatting them into Geac Transaction Format. Directs the efforts of two to four other
Data Processing Consultants in maintaining and providing Production Support for the
Geac E-Series VSAM Payroll System.
Developed a plan and created a Complete Test Geac CICS VSAM Payroll System,
including I.E. and DCI.
Used VISIO to chart the flow of data through the in-house systems to the Payroll System.
Maintained and updated the in-house compile system written in REXX.
Was available for Production Support 24/7 via Pager/Remote Dial Up.
Team Size: 7

GIBFAM, Inc.
July 1987 – October 2001
Self-Employed-Technical Analyst/Project Lead

Projects Highlights:

City of Richmond Virginia

January 2001 – June 2001
Project Leader/Lead Systems Analysts

Project Leader for M&D/DBS/Geac “M” Series DB2 Payroll Personnel System.”
Provides Production Support for the Payroll System.
Acted as a User Interface between DIT and Human Resources. Writes On-line Query’s,
using SQL, as needed and applies all updates and modifications to the system.
Maintains old and created new COBOL Interfaces
Provided twenty-four hour Production Support via pager and remote dial-up procedures
Directed the activities of two other Programmer Analysts. Project Manager, City of
Richmond School System, New Software Evaluation and Acquisition Team.

Dimension System
March 2000 – December 2000
Project Leader/Senior Systems Analysts

Project Leader for Geac “E” Series VSAM Payroll Personal and Financial Systems.
Provided a Leadership Role in Remote Production Support for Dimension System’s “E”
Series Client’s VSAM Payroll, DB2 General Ledger A/R and A/P.
Wrote numerous new Reports using COBOL II, MVS COBOL, COBOL 390 and I.E.
Also developed new EMR’s. Evaluates training requirements for his team members.
Lead Anne Arrundel County School District in evaluation and Acquisition of new
Legacy Software. Is the “KEY” user interface between Dimension Systems and their
client’s.
Performed testing to find ways of enhancing performance of the CICS Production
Systems. Also acted as a BACK UP for Geac “M” Series DB2 Clients. Helped write
a COBOL ll Conversion from Geac to SAP.

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Flowserv
January 1999 – July 1999
Senior Programmer Analysts

Supported the MSA/DBS/Geac CICS VSAM HRMS System through year-end

Processing and wrote the Geac E series Payroll to Lawson, Data (COBOL) conversion
program.
Helped Develop and code a custom system for applying modification t in-house coding
changes using REXX.
Supported the ‘E’ Series AP 7 AR systems. Wrote I.E. and EMR’s for ‘E’ Series GL.

Allen Bradley
January 1997 – September 1998
Project Lead/Systems Analysts

Project leader for conversion of the DBS/MSA/GEAC CICS VSAM HR/Payroll ‘E

Series’ on-line real-time system from IMS to CICS.
Trained users on changes. Re-Installed Geac ‘E’ Series CICS VSAM AP and AR
systems.
Reinstalled the Geac “M” Series, AR and AP Systems.
Wrote a COBOL II program to convert the ‘Reliance Electric Employees from the
Cyborg Payroll System to Geac E-Series.

Case Corporation
April 1996 – December 1996
Technical Analyst

Supported MSA/DBS/GEAC CICS VSAM HR/Payroll System. Installed DCI

94.0102 and all DBS/MSA/GEAC COBOL (Stage 1) year-end SR’s for W2
processing.

Anheiser-Busch Inc.
February 1994 – November 1994
Systems Analysts

Supported DBS/MSA/GEAC CICS VSAM HR/Payroll System. Converted payroll

system from COBOL to COBOL II. Developed custom security program

Magma Copper
January 1991 – September 1993
Project Leader

Project Leader on a 3 year project to develop an in-house front-end COBOL, CICS

online Time Collection and MAC System.
Developed Project Plan, designed system, Developed Programming Spec’s and wrote
COBOL programs.
Retro fit the “old batch COBOL interface” to be compatible with the “new” COBOL
VSAM time collection System.
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Reinstalled DBS/MSA/GEAC HR/Payroll/Benefits on a Unisys A-15 Mainframe..

Customized Cost System and GL interface. Wrote/developed custom IE Dataframes and
reports.
Installed on-line real-time system processing (Unisys Environment).
Provided remote support via dial-up for an additional five years (1998) after original
project ended. Began using TADS during the last year of support.
Project Leader for evaluating new software to better serve the Clients needs. E.G.
PeopleSoft Oracle, SAP, Software 2000, J. D. Edwards, Lawson and Smartstream. Went
with Software 2000 Payroll and SQL Financial Software.

Keves Fiber
August 1990 – December 1990 - On-site
January 1991 – May 1992 - Remote
Senior Analyst/Programmer

Installed a combined MSA/DBS/Geac VSAM HR/Payroll System. Developed user

exits for 401K.
Trained users on time entry. Wrote custom IE's. Installed and implemented E-Series
COBOL 90.01 General Ledger system. Wrote the COBOL Payroll General Ledger
Interface. Developed custom EMR's.
Project Leader for evaluating new software to better serve the Clients needs. E.G.
PeopleSoft Oracle, SAP, Software 2000, J. D. Edward’s, Lawson and Smartstream. Went
with J. D. Edwards Payroll and SAP Financial Software.
Wrote the COBOL conversion program to convert data from Geac E-Series Payroll to
the J. D. Edwards Payroll Software.

Northern Automotive
July 1990 – December 1992
Technical Analyst June 1990- July 1990 On site
Remote Support July 1990 - July 1990 Remote Support

Planed and did the upgrade of the MSA/DBS/Geac Payroll/Personnel Online System.
Installed IE , updated the DCI system and got Online Check Calc working.
Worked on the On-line Quality Assurance System. This system was used for processing the
Parts Guarantee’s.
Also worked with the POD and Rebate Systems.

American Greetings
February 1990 – June 1990
Technical Analyst

Converted program code from IDMS to CICS. Reinstalled DBS/MSA/GEAC, VSAM

Payroll Personnel Benefits, On-Line/Real-Time, DCI, and IE.
Helped identify, specifications, and COBOL code interface programs. Assisted with
Production Support for M&D/DBS Millennium DB2 AR, AP and General Ledger
Systems.

Blue Cross/ Blue Shield

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October 1989 – January 1990

Technical Analyst

Redesigned and coded the in-house written COBOL GL System and interface to the
MSA/DBS/GEAC E-Series VSAM Payroll System.
Supervised two BC/BS programmers in the development of a COBOL/CICS VSAM “in-
house raw cost system” and Workmen's Compensation reports.

Michigan National Bank

July 1989 – September 1989
Project Leader

Project Leader for the reinstalled DBS/MSA/GEAC VSAM HR/Payroll on-line real-
time 89.24 release (89enhancements).
Trained users on Bulletin changes. Reapplied the banks in house COBOL user
modifications.
Wrote an interface to the Geac ‘M Series” DB2 Accounts Payable System.

Northwest Airlines
February 1988 – August 1989
Project Lead

Project Leader for the conversion of the MSA/DBS/Geac Payroll Personnel System,
from IMS to CICS VSAM. Designed and generated custom screens for CICS online.
Set up procedures for moving from test to production. Wrote several IE's and maintained
and developed new EMR’s.
Wrote and maintained COBOL programs and interfaces as required.

Lincoln National
June 1989 – September 1989(Concurrent with Northwest Airlines)
Technical Analyst

Was responsible for custom screen design work. Trained users in balancing the payroll.
Designed and coded COBOL GL interface.

McDonnell Douglas
September 1987 – December 1987
Technical Analyst

Was responsible for implementing DBS/MSA/GEAC VSAM HR package for Cain

Chemical in Houston, Texas using remote processing to McDonnell Douglas's 3090 in St.
Louis.

Gulf Oil Of Canada

February 1987 – February 1988 - On site
February 1989 – February 1990 – Remote (Concurrent with Northwest Airlines, and
Michigan National Bank)

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Changed COBOL programs for year-end processing, generation of T4's.

Chesapeake Corporation, West Point, Virginia February 1984 – July 1987

Lead Systems Analyst: February 1986 – July 1987
Systems Analyst: September 1984 – February 1986
Programmer Analyst: February 1984 – August 1984

Installed and implemented the MSA Payroll System. Supervised two associates
(programmer and analyst). Space planning for DBS/MSA/GEAC batch and CICS
VSAM System.
Growth planning for DBS/MSA/GEAC System. Planned DBS/MSA training. Made
recommendations and evaluations on DBS/MSA/Geac software/hardware requirements.
Wrote COBOL programs. Did Specs for programs. Reviewed requests from users for
DBS/MSA/GEAC Enhancements.
Trained users

Seismograph Service Corporation February 1982 –

February 1984
Programmer Analyst

Installed, modified, and supported the on-line CICS VSAM DBS/MSA/HR Payroll
Benefits Package.
Installed 2.2 DCI and redesigned all on- line screens to meet user requirements-
Installed 3.1 release of DCI with 174 check writers and implemented applicant flow.

Wilcox Electric
February 1978 – February 1982
Programmer: March 1980 – February 1982
Procedures Analyst: February 1978 – March 1980

Installed the MSA E Series CICS VSAM HRMS combined 172 level package and
moved it into production.
Designed and wrote COBOL interfaces.
Wrote procedures manuals and documentation on the newly developed in-house on-line
systems.

Technical Summary:

Hardware: IBM 4341, 43xx, 3090, UNISYS A12 AND A15

Operating Systems: IBM: OS, OS/MVS/XA, DOS/VSE, DOS/MV, and UNISYS
Languages: COBOL, COBOL II, COBOL 390, MVS COBOL, RPG2,
REXX,
CA Telon, IE, QMF SQL, Easytrieve/Plus Java
Online/Communications: CICS DCI Millennium
DATABASES: DB2 SQL IMS PL1
Text Editors: ISPS/TSO, VOLLE/LIBRARIAN, ROSCOE, CANDY
(UNISYS)
UTILITIES: IDCAMS, VSAM, XPEDITOR CHANGEMAN,
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References

Herb Canges Partners Consulting (formally ITResources) Team Lead 714-736-4303

JJ Jackson 804-843-5447

Shari Elias Farmers Ins. 323-932-3623

George Corona
Conversion Technical Lead (R1 thru R4)
Kaiser Permanente
Bus: 925-924-4947
Cell: 925-250-6596 (prefer a call on this line)
gcorona@ix.netcom.com

Crystal Keegan

Technical Recruiter

Beacon Hill Technologies

(216) 447-8900 x 1408 Phone

(216) 447-0033 Fax

ckeegan@beaconhillsg.com

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