A Fortune 100 bank (11 years)
IBM MVS JCL COBOL Assembler CICS CPCS VSAM, PL1, FileAid, Quickjob, ROSCOE Installment Loan system – I conceived optimization of the loan charge-off system to save 2-man days a month Check processing system – I redesigned a screen to access another system’s holiday table to greatly aid operators entering system processing dates substantial reducing costly reruns.
IBM DOS, ISAM, TSO Mortgage Loan system – After many others had tried, I tracked down and recovered a multi-million dollar portfolio.
A midwestern credit life insurance company (4 years) IBM MVS JCL COBOL Assembler, FORTRAN, CICS VSAM, ROSCOE Mortgage Loan Insurance system
Financially independent (16 years)
I have pursued several causes, activities, and pastimes.
American Red Cross (ARC) Board Member - I guided the building of our Mass Care function that led to successfully opening and manning a shelter and feeding hundreds during the 2008 Hurricane Ike Windstorm.
Disaster Action Team (DAT) Leader / Duty Worker - I conceived and promoted the restructuring of our office PBX to allow volunteer DAT Leaders to absorb the paid function of Duty Worker.
I designed a volunteer and class tracking database in Microsoft ACCESS in a Windows XP environment with several screens using multi-level table references (all self-taught).
Disaster Instructor - I scheduled and taught over 30 classes in 2 1/2 week period to prepare our Hurricane Katrina volunteers to travel and provide shelter and mass care.
Client Casework Coordinator - Conceived and developed the capability for our Disaster Team to enter client information and activate Client Cards in the field (the regional office doesn’t do this).
Chapter Disaster Volunteer of the Year Award recipient. Chapter Volunteer of the Year Award recipient.
I set up an amateur radio station in the Chapter that included HF, VHF, UHF, APRS, and PSK31.
In addition to serving my local chapter I have served nationally on several disasters in Louisiana, North Carolina, and Florida each for periods exceeding a month. In New York City I served in excess of 5 months for the World Trade Center (9/11) as a case work supervisor and as a supervisor on our national Hotline.
Local amateur radio assn. Vice President - Conceived and led effort to greatly improved repeater coverage. Conceived and organized a Special Event station honoring the founding of 4H.
A midwestern Amateur Radio Emergency Service organization
One of the prime communicators for a famous bicycle tour and the marathon
Miscellaneous I hold an Extra class FCC Amateur Radio license and am an active volunteer examiner. I have operation-level hazardous material training, several FEMA ICS course certifications, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. Each year I participate in multiple Field day operations.
Board Member of the local park district friends group - As president I worked to organize opposition to a proposed merger with the city system. Conceived and led effort to rail bank an abandoned segment to become a scenic trail.
Physical accomplishments Lost almost 50 lbs. (1/4 body weight) and maintaining it after 4 years, self-directed, by diet and exercise alone. Recently, achieved a personal best of bicycling 150 miles in 24 hours.