Thomas J Remaklus

318 Harrison Street, Fort Recovery, Ohio 45846

Home (419) 375-4769

Cell (419) 852-2987

Tom.Remaklus@FortSiteSolutions.com

Background Summary 

I am an applications developer / analyst with over 20 years of experience in customer focused support of MRPII, ERP and insurance systems. My background is mainly in mainframe COBOL, but I have recent experience in Access, SQL, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Basic .NET, ASP.Net and web development.

Some of the projects I’ve managed include the implementation of a Customer Order Processing system, an EDI system migration and a Shop Floor Control reporting system implementation.

Skills Summary  

Hardware / Operating systems 

•           IBM 3090

•           MVS

•           Dell

•           Windows NT

•           Windows 2000

•           Windows XP

Programming Languages / Systems Software    

•           TSO / ISPF                                          15+ years

•           COBOL & COBOL II                               17+ years

•           CICS                                                   15+ years

•           VSAM                                                  15+ years

•           DB2                                                        5 years

•           Datacom Database                                    5 years

•           Eztrieve                                                   5 years

•           Panvalet                                                 10 years

•           Visual Basic 6.0                                         1 year

•           Visual Basic .NET                                       1 year

•           SQL 2000                                                 3 years

•           Microsoft Access                                     4+ years

Experience

 Fort Site Solutions – Fort Recovery, Ohio                        03/05 – Present

Sole proprietor of software consulting business

• Converted payroll system to CICS VSE Cobol. This project includes complete redesign of current Classic applications to support their HR department into COBOL and CICS. Complete application development from initial screen design, initial logic flow, user feedback on design concept, application development, unit testing, user testing and deployment to production environment.
• Create custom applications for large and small businesses
• Maintain and create custom web sites
• Created time recording/work order reporting system written in VB.Net with Access back end for Goodyear in St Mary’s, Ohio.

• Create custom applications for clients using Access 2003
• Interface with bar code printers and Fairbanks scales to help automate shipping functions
• Write and test Visual Basic .net applications to interface systems.
• Modify ASP.Net applications and web sites     

Borg Warner Automotive – Muncie Indiana                       01/01 –03/05

Systems Analyst

• COBOL II, CICS, VSAM, DB2, TSO/ISPF, JCL, MVS, Access
• Provided EDI support including the project management of Sterling Commerce’s Gentran software implementation as well as 24/7 on-call support
• Managed Customer Order Processing system implementation
• Supported and enhanced American Software’s ERP applications
• Supported bar code printing and scanning applications for the shop floor control and shipping functions
• Provided bi-monthly 24/7 support for Mainframe ERP applications
• Learned Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Basic .NET, Access and SQL

Crown Equipment Corporation – New Bremen Ohio            01/00 –01/01

Mapper Programmer        

• Wrote and maintained Mapper applications to support the production control, purchasing and service departments
• Had exposure to BAAN
• Attended formal training in Mapper

AGCO – Coldwater Ohio                                                 02/90 – 01/00

Senior Systems Analyst

• COBOL, CICS, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, JCL, MVS, Panvalet, Eztrieve
• Designed bar code shop floor work order traveler system and managed the implementation of this system
• Supported and enhanced American Software’s ERP applications
• Was trained for and held role of Datacom Database Administrator
• Member of JCIT Demand Flow Technology implementation team including all systems support for team

Monarch Machine Tool - Sidney Ohio                              11/88 – 02/90

Programmer Analyst

• COBOL, JCL, VSE
• Created machine maintenance system to track routine equipment maintenance
• Helped implement shop paperwork system in the Cortland, NY plant

Midwest Data Systems – Celina Ohio                              10/87 – 11/88

Programmer

• COBOL, JCL, VSE, MVS, VSAM, Panvalet
• Maintained insurance applications         

White Villa Famous Foods – West Carrolton Ohio             12/86 – 10/87

Operator / Programmer

• COBOL, DL1, JCL, VSE
• Operations support for Grocery Wholesaler
• Promoted to operator / programmer     

Education 

VB .NET and XML training, New Horizons, Dayton Ohio

JCIT Demand Flow Technology Training

B.S.B.A  , Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion Indiana

A.A. in Data Processing, Wright State University, Celina Ohio