1. Charles A. Townsend 11831 Belle Ct.
Information Data Analyst / AS400 Pinehurst, Texas 77362
Programming and System Design Mobile: 832.541.4138
As Of 2016.
CATMail@CATownsend.com or Mobile@CATownsend.com
SUMMARY I have spent the last 34 years developing and maintaining various
system applications utilizing IBM’s midrange and iseries systems.
My duties have included a wide range of tasks from programming
and designing complex applications, departmental management to
offering contract services, under my own company letterhead with
fortune 500 companies. As an AS400 consultant, my career also
involved hardware sales and training services for the midrange
400 class. My continuing education, throughout my career has been
tailored around support for many types of industries, using AS400
network methodologies with emphasis using RPGLE and RPGIV program
development.
CURRENT Specializing in: Information management for iseries environments.
RPGIV/OPM & ILE programming, network related applications, HTML
interface. Have used Scrum Methodology for some Project Designs.
SEEKING A transitional career path change to a Sr. Level Management role.
Involvement in application development within the iseries world
or a position with management oversight within IT. Also will look
at any AS400 Analyst role not requiring Java as a prerequisite.
Direct meeting involvement with key stakeholders with decision
making responsibilities for application and construction of new
systems and enhancements to existing systems. Direct interface
with Project Design, Oversite, Compliance, team management, roll
out targets, scope, etc. Also, seeking those with or whom want to
promote cloud data access and backup processes.
HARDWARE IBM midrange: iseries AS400, Sys38,Sys36,Sys34,Sys3, PC Networks
IBM mainframe History: 3300, 4300, 370, 360.
Other Systems: CDC Omega 400, Tandem Nonstop II & Nonstop TXP,
NCR Century100
SOFTWARE Languages: RPG/ILE, RPGIV, RPGIII, CLP, DDS, LANSA, AS400’s SQL
SEU SDA DFU DB2 QUERY, COBOL, FORTRAN IV, ALC, EASYTREVE, and
Software Products: BPCS, MAPICS, JDEdwards, Software2000, Para
Research, Gary Brown Fixed Assets, DEXEL Accounting & Contract
Billing, Artesia O&G, as well as many in-house custom programs
involving both maintenance and new designs, designs I created.
PC products: Windows, Complete Office Suite under Microsoft 7&8
Showcase, Client Access, Dynamic HTML,ASAP,TFS, SharePoint, Lync
communications, SQL(AS400), SQL Server and more.
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CURRENTGAP: Hiatus – Houston, Texas – Austin Texas (02/14 – Current)
Spent time away from programming.
EXPERIENCE Weatherford International - Houston,Texas (11/05 – 02/14)
As a full time Analyst, I wrote and controlled project tracking
applications as well as designed and wrote customized programs
for many different applications. I designed AR and AP data model
applications to convert data into the JDE One World environment.
Heavy system security, strong system control rules and change
management tools were used to meet auditing control requirement.
I had worked for Weatherford two previous times in a contractor
roll. The last position was as a full time employee.
C A Townsend (DBA) - Houston,Texas (03/05 -- 05/05) Direct Contract
This short term project required developing a Web-Sphere message
queue application to pass data between AS400’s and a mainframe.
Work was written in RPG/ILE and CLP.
C A Townsend (DBA) - Houston,Texas (07/02 -- 01/04) Direct Contract
As a consultant, I developed new processes to convert AR systems
for Weatherford from both system based datasets and Excel spread
sheets into JDE One World.
Goodman Manufacturing - Houston,Texas (12/00 -- 01/02) Full Time
As a Sr. Project Leader, I merged satellite branch operations
for 89 branches, contained on 11 AS400s, into a single database
used for Sales History, Inventory Control reporting. I also was
able to design a Rebate Tracking System used for tracking sales
commissions based on various commission plans I was the Branch
Systems Operations Mgr. as second in command.
Charles A.Townsend & Associates – Houston and Austin,Texas (11/88 -09/00)
I had performed both contracting and sub-contracting roles over
the past 12 years, (see positions listed below.) Each specific
position is listed to describe the detail behind the work
performed. A majority of the work was performed on AS400s using
RPGIII, RPG/IV and RPGILE.
Harrison Personnel,Inc. - Houston,Texas (08/00 -- 09/00) Sub-Contract
This short term project required cloning and modifying a stock
purchase reporting system written in RPGIV.
Triad Consulting,Inc. - Houston,Texas (02/99 – 08/99) Sub-Contract
As an AS400 Analyst, I performed functions necessary to support
an AS400 system used for AR processing. I also wrote programs
and developed specifications needed to convert the database for
Y2k compliance. RPGIV/OPM.
Robert Half Consulting - Houston,Texas (08/97 – 02/99) Sub-Contract
This contract supported software modifications required for Y2k
compliance. Additionally, I developed a utility to dynamically
change source code on a global level, saving extra man hours
needed to make these same modifications. RPGIV/OPM.
A previous RHI contract required programming to satisfy State
requirement for FQHC reporting for an insurance company. RPGIV.
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Charles A.Townsend - Austin,Texas(07/96 – 8/97) Single Contracts
I provided the IT Department with a new design for a Collection
Tracking System. This design was documented to be coded once all
funding had been approved for the project. IBM Lotus Notes and
Power Point utilities were also used for project management. I
supervised two programmers and one technical writer. RPGIV/OPM.
This contract project required working on AS400 RPGIII programs
providing application maintenance for loan processing and stock
portfolio management for a farm & ranch real estate bank.
MarketplaceSystems,Inc. – Austin,Texas (07/95 – 07/96) Full Time
As Systems Analyst, Marketplace Systems gave me an opportunity
to learn a new fourth generation language known as LANSA. The
company software products are associated with retail management
and catalog ordering. Windows NT and modem communication support
were also part of my personal responsibilities. (Company had to
cut back.)
Charles A Townsend & Associates – Houston,Texas(11/88 – 07/95) Direct Contract
My company specializes in IBM midrange programming and midrange
system designs, using RPG on AS400’s. I performed all consulting
roles required by my clients. Client companies are in the fields
of oil & gas, credit card collections, manufacturing, insurance,
banking, real estate, and hotel management. The following list
describes some of the programming requirements.
A project involved maintenance for an energy company who was in
the process of installing an Artesia O&G system on an AS400.
I designed A program known as the Remittance Recap Report which
helped this client‘s back office solve many balancing issues.
I created a design that viewed various JDEdwards accounting file
layouts showing budget to actual dollars in subfile format.
A billing system required major design changes to deal with back
order processing requirements.
An oil field services client required programming in RPGIII to
interface between the field systems and fixed assets.
Another project required APPC communication programs written to
support communications between their AS400 and TRW, CBI(Equifax)
and Trans Union Credit Bureaus.
My programming services were required to support and code a new
Wall Street Reporting System.
Preston Dairy,Inc. – Burkburnett,Texas (3/87 – 6/88)
As MIS Manager, I supervised 6 people in IT related roles. As a
hands on manager, I also developed a module known as the Route
Settlement P&L Report which was used to track a delivery route’s
expenses and inventory showing each delivery route’s true P&L.
Charles A.Townsend – Denver Colorado (7/84 – 3/87) Direct Contract
As a new business, I utilized my expertise with IBM Sys36 and
Sys38 to market and support hardware and sophisticated software
written in RPGIII for hotel management and manufacturing.
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Harrah’s Hotel & Casinos – Reno,Nevada (8/83 – 6/84)
As a Programmer Analyst, I was assigned to the payroll group and
developed code to support mirrored IBM38s at both the Reno Hotel
and Lake Tahoe Hotel locations.
Beacon National Insurance Co. – Wichita Falls, Texas (5/81 – 8/83)
I was a Sr. Systems Analyst with responsibilities for all coding
and development related to the White Life Ins. Co.
Mainframe Pgmr– WF, DFW, & Houston,and Denver 10/76 – 5/81)
As a programmer, I performed programming duties for the follow-
ing: The City Gov. of Wichita Falls, Cutler & Williams, National
Farmers Union Insurance Co.
National SharadataCorporation – WF and DFW (9/74 – 10/76)
I began my career as a 1419 check sorter operator. I then was
given the opportunity to work as an IBM System 360 operator. I
later advanced as a Jr. Programmer working with COBOL and ALC.
EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Computer Science FromOnline University
1970-73 Wichita Falls High School – Wichita Falls, Texas
1974-75 Control Data Institute – Dallas, Texas
1975-78, 80 Midwestern State University – Wichita Falls, Texas
1980-81 IBM Midrange System Classes – Dallas, Texas
2000 & 2015 Austin Institute Of Real Estate - Austin, Texas
2004 Almeda University - Boise, Idaho (online)
2006-14 Many training certificates within Oil And Gas
Industry, Compliance Training, Safety Training, SQL
Training, SharePoint Training.
2015 Real Estate Classes at Austin Real Estate Institute -
St. Edwards University
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