R I C K  B E L T Z
336-409-0263
Email: rbeltz48@fastmail.fm

SUMMARY: Extensive Experience in Business and Information Systems 
Concentrating on the IBM AS/400 and System/34-36-38. Involved in
the Development/Testing of Many Original Programs, Including  
Manufacturing, Financial, Distribution, Collections, Home Health  
Care, Health Claims, Employee Benefits Admin. and Insurance
        
HARDWARE: IBM AS/400-iSeries, System/38, System/36, PCs

SOFTWARE: RPG II/III/IV, CL, COBOL, BASIC, MAPICS, DMAS, MAC-PAC,
BPCS,PkMS,S/W PM Mfg., PRMS 8.4, NMC A/R, Daly/Wolcott O/E-Purchasing-
A/R History, Daly/Wolcott APLUS, AIC Collections, H&S Distribution,
CIS Home Health Care, ACCLAIM Claims, CMS Health Claims,
Premenos-Harbinger-TrustedLink EDI/400 (Ver.2.11, 5.4), Query/36-400,
DBU/400, EZVIEW DBU, Probe, Performance Tools/400, SEQUEL/400-SQL, IBM
SQL/400, RUMBA/400

IBM Client Access, MS-DOS, WIN 3.X/95/98/XP, Linux, Print Shop, Netscape, 
Internet Explorer, Firefox, Eudora, Paradox, MS Word, MS Access, MS Visio, 
Practice Manager 2000 (Santiago SDS/Synergy MIS), Dreamweaver  

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS   

* Assisted a NC textile manufacturer implement and configure the next
release of PkMS, a warehouse management system. The project also involved
the implementation of RFID warehouse scanning, the printing of barcode
labels using Mark Magic 3.2 and the interfacing of several different EDI
trading partners with PkMS. This helped the company become much more
productive in the preparation and shipment of their products.

* Worked with a NC mortgage insurance company to allow them to offer a
107% mortgage financing product to their customers. Their bread and
butter mortgage program had to be modified extensively before it was
ready for production. This then made it possible for the company to offer
this new product, as well as focus on their companywide conversion to an
Oracle system.

* Helped a CT manufacturing company convert from an outdated non-Y2K
compliant HP-3000 COBOL system to an AS/400 running the PRMS 8.4 ERP
software package. This allowed them to become fully Y2K compliant and
also able to have a fully integrated system to run their business.

* Migrated a CT home care agency from standalone PCs to a companywide IBM
System/36 running a home care management system designed for this type of
facility. This provided much more uniformity and better control over data.

I.T. WORK HISTORY

Family Leave - Youth Ministry/Elder Care (2006-2008) MI, MA, OH
RPG Programming, Webmaster, Technical Writer, Office Manager, Tax Preparation

Business Owner - Mini Maid of Guilford - Kernersville/Greensboro/High Point, NC (2003-2006)
Team Leader, Advertising/Marketing, Accounting, Supervision of Staff

Spencer's Inc., Mt. Airy, NC (9/2001-4/2003) ** Company Closed **
AS/400, RPG III/IV, PkMS 2001R1, Premenos-Harbinger-TrustedLink 
EDI/400 (810, 856), Mark Magic 3.2                                                                                                                                                 SR. PROGRAMMER/SYSTEMS ANALYST/PROJECT LEADER (PkMS)
Analysis, Programming, Troubleshooting, Training  
  
* Kmart 856 ASN Creation, AAFES 856 ASN Creation, 
* Contract Cloth Div. EDI 810 Creation, Apparel Div. EDI 810                   
Creation, Meijer Stores 810 Creation, 
* PkMS Ver. 2001R1 Implementation/Interfaces (Modules:
Fulfillment, Transportation, System Control)
* Dye Lot Material Control System Rewrite & Y2K Remediation
* Developed Dye Lot/Contract Cloth Billing, Sales & EDI System  
* Various Sales Reports, Many Other Misc. Programs
* Extensive Documentation for New/Existing Systems 
* Training/Support, Project Leadership

Independent Consultant - MA, CT, RI, NC (7/1994-2/2001) 
Sr. Programmer/Analyst/Consultant
Contract Consulting, AS/400, S/36, RPG II/III, COBOL

OMNI Home Health Services Inc. Meriden CT - S/36 RPG II (10/1992-7/1994)
Coastal Home Care Software 
MIS DIRECTOR/PROGRAMMER ANALYST/PROJECT MANAGER ** Company Was Sold **

* Complete Charge of MIS for Corporate Site and 3 Branch Offices                                      
* Troubleshooting, Analysis & Programming             
* S/36-PC Communications, Training, Supervision of 5 Staff Members
* Implemented Home Health Care Management Systems, including: Patient  
Database, Scheduling, Patient Billing (Medicare/Medicaid/Third 
Party), A/R, Reporting

Independent Consultant - MA, CT (4/1990-10/1992)
Programmer/Analyst/Consultant
Contract Consulting, AS/400, S/36, RPG II/III

Standard Mattress Co. Hartford CT - S/36 RPG II (10/1988-3/1990)
D.P.COORDINATOR/PROGRAMMER ANALYST

* Complete Charge of All D.P. Functions, Systems      
Management, MIS/Business Planning Strategies,       
Training of Staff, Hardware & Software Selection
* Developed and Implemented Payroll/Labor Distribution,       
Commission System, Income Statement, Customer/Sales
Reports, Item Lists, A/P Lists, G/L Programs
* Maintained and Enhanced Systems to Achieve Greater  
Efficiency and Uniformity in Reporting and Updating 
* Processed Payroll & A/P, Month End Processing for   
Sales, P/R, A/R, A/P and General Ledger, All Y/E
Processing Functions
* Compiled Complete Runbook & Documentation of All    
Systems & Operations, Daily and Monthly Schedules & 
Documentation, Docu-Mint System Documentation

Independent Consultant - MA, CT (1/1985-10/1988)
Programmer/Analyst/Consultant
Contract Consulting, S/36, S/38, S/3, RPG II/III, COBOL

TECHNICAL TRAINING/SPECIAL PROJECTS
2007 Timeshare400.com-Hopkinton,MA-iSeries i5-Ongoing Personal Development
2007 MindLeaders.com - Dublin, OH - RPG IV Programming
2003 EDI-INT AS2 Feasibility Study
2001 RPG IV Jump Start
1995 AS/400 Performance Tuning Simplified
1992 Converting OCL to AS/400 CL
1990 AS/400 Tutorial System Support
1987 IBM Guided Learning Center - Hartford, CT - System/38 Fundamentals

Business Education Institute - W. Springfield, MA
Diploma in Programming/Systems Operations - IBM Systems/34 & 370/135

EDUCATION
West Virginia University - Morgantown, WV
Bachelor's Degree

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INVENTORY OF COMPUTER SKILLS

SKILL NAME            SKILL LEVEL    YRS. EXPERIENCE
 
IBM AS/400-iSeries    Proficient           7.5
CLP                   Proficient           7.5
COBOL                 Competent            1
Dreamweaver           Novice             < 1
EDI (810,856)         Competent            2
HP-UX - RS/6000       Novice             < 1
JCL                   Novice             < 1
Linux                 Novice             < 1
Microsoft Access      Novice               1
Microsoft Visio       Competent            1
Microsoft Word        Proficient           5
OCL                   Proficient           8.5
Premenos-Harbinger-
TrustedLink EDI/400   Competent            1.5
Project Management    Competent            5
RPG II                Expert               8.5
RPG III               Expert               7.5
RPG IV                Competent            1.5
IBM System/36         Expert               8.5
Software Development  Expert              15
Systems Analysis      Expert              15
Systems Integration   Expert              10
Technical Writing     Expert              10
Testing/QA            Proficient          15
Windows               Proficient          10
Windows 95-98         Proficient           8
Windows XP            Proficient           3

ERP SOFTWARE          SKILL LEVEL    YRS. EXPERIENCE

PKMS 2001R1           Competent            1.5 
MAPICS/DMAS/IPICS     Novice (Mixed)       2+ 
BPCS                  Novice               6 mos.
PRMS 8.4              Competent            1 
MAC-PAC               Novice               6 mos.
DALY/WOLCOTT          Novice               1 
FRIEDMAN ASSOC.       Novice               3 mos.

INDUSTRY              SKILL LEVEL    YRS. EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing         Proficient           7+
Distribution          Proficient           2
Healthcare/Ins/EBA    Competent            3  
Collections           Novice               6 mos.                  
Logistics             Novice               6 mos.  
Service               Proficient           2.5

(Skill Levels In Order of Experience: Novice, Competent, Proficient, Expert)

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BUSINESS REFERENCES

"During his course of employment, Richard proved himself to be an able
employee, a hard worker and well versed in RPG programming. I was very
impressed with Richard's ability to come in to a new environment, quickly
acclimate himself and get down to the work that needed to be accomplished.
Overall, Richard is a very conscientious and able employee. I certainly
believe he would be an asset to any company needing programming expertise
in the RPG AS/400 field."
(Pam Watson, Former MIS Director, Spencer's Inc. of Mt. Airy, NC - 2003)
(336)374-5923 (H)

"We appreciate the good job you have done."
(John Barry, Owner, ITECH Consulting Partners, Newtown, CT - 2000)
(203)270-0051 x.301 (W)

"Tony (MIS Director) is completely satisfied with your work. He mentioned
that you are very productive, very creative, and might be one of the
hardest working individuals he has ever seen! Keep up the good work; we
appreciate it." 
(Matt Briand, IT Recruiter, ITECH Consulting Partners, Newtown, CT - 1999)

"You've done a real good job from what I've been made aware of. Keep up
the good work."
(Jeff Corbin, AS/400 Sr. Consultant, CT - 1997)

"You have been extremely helpful to me and I wish you the best in your
endeavors"
(William W. Fly, CDP, Director of I.S., Unger & Associates, Dallas, TX 1992) - (214)539-8305 (H) 

"Rick applied his talent immediately, assisted in closing the year, while
becoming familiar with HSP, the S/36 programs and equipment. He
methodically improved the capacity and workings of the system, saving
money and time, for our new equipment was at near capacity by poor
maintenance processing. Rick's calm and independent consistency will serve
any employer well."
(Joseph Wright, Former Business Owner/Co. President, Hartford Sanitary Products, CT - 1991) - (860)633-5503 (H)