1. GEORGE CHAMBLIN
39W685 Terney Square
Geneva, IL 60134
Mobile 312-420-3582 | g_chamblin@yahoo.com
SENIOR MAINFRAME COBOL/CICS PROGRAMMER
 Results-driven senior programmer offering 30+ years of extensive experience with
designing, engineering, and maintaining mainframe CICS and batch systems using
COBOL, SAS, MQ, FTP, XML and HTML.
 Able to incorporate user needs into design specifications for cost-effective and highly
dependable mainframe applications.
 15+ years of experience with integration of mainframe applications with customer facing
internet applications running on both Windows and UNIX/LINUX platforms.
Technology Summary
 Languages/Programming: COBOL, SAS, SQL Server, HTML, XML
 Systems: IBM
 Networking: MQ, TCP/IP, SFTP, FTP
 Databases: VSAM, Oracle 8/7
Professional Experience
CCC Information Services, Inc., Chicago IL
Senior Software Engineer, 1994 to Present
Develop, maintain and support application programs for mainframe CICS vehicle total loss
system. Participate in design of new applications and application enhancements. Participate in
requirements gathering and design of web-based user-interfaces for mainframe application using
MQ, XML and HTML on Windows and UNIX/LINUX servers. Full cycle management of
development and enhancement projects.
Accomplishments:
 Successful completion of project to migrate the company’s core product, a motor vehicle
total loss valuation system, from IBM mainframe to LINUX. Participated in initial design

2. and requirements gathering; served as the senior Subject Matter Expert on the existing
system; designed, developed and maintained the mainframe CICS and batch components
necessary to share data between the legacy and new systems during an extended period of
parallel operation that enabled the new system to be phased in both by component and by
customer.
 Functioned as Technical Product Manager for the total loss valuation system with full
responsibility for prioritizing and assigning system enhancement requests and defect fixes.
 Functioned successfully as Lead Developer for numerous enhancement projects for the total
loss valuation system.
 Designed, directed, and participated in the development of a customer facing, UNIX based,
Web Interface for the total loss valuation system. This interface was also integrated into the
company’s existing web based claims management and collision estimating systems.
 Designed, directed, and participated in the development of a customer facing, Windows
based, stand-alone Web Interface for the total loss valuation system.
 Successfully designed, implemented, and maintained critical auxiliary components of the
total loss valuation system. These included product billing and financial data and a system
for the automatic calculation of the proper motor vehicle sales tax for all taxing jurisdictions
in the United States.
Washington National Insurance Company, Lincolnshire, IL
Senior Programmer, 1988 - 1994
Senior Programmer and team manager with primary responsibility for implementation and
maintenance of a health insurance claim management system.
Accomplishments:
 Successfully implemented the integration of the claims management system and existing
claims of an acquired company into the Washington National claim management system.
 Successfully designed, implemented, and maintained a system for calculation of health
insurance premium rates based on insured’s zip code and age, integrating a third party rate
calculation engine and database as the driver of the rating system.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Programmer/Analyst 1986 – 1988
Lead programmer on team that maintained the BCBS provider system.

3. University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, IL
Programmer/Analyst 1983 – 1986
Programmer/Analyst with primary responsibility for supporting the Hospital’s billing system.
Education & Credentials
DePaul University, Chicago IL
Certificate in Business Oriented Computer Programming, 1983
The Ohio State University, Columbus OH
MA in History, 1975
Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
BA in History, 1973
Certifications:
 Project Management Professional (PMP) 2009 - present
References available on request.
Available for travel but not relocation