JOHN KENTZEL
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 788-0711 / johnkentzel@mac.com
SUMMARY
Senior Programmer/Analyst with extensive experience in computer programming for financial applications,
primarily in brokerage and banking. Excellent technical skills and experience in a variety of applications and
environments. Especially good and highly adept at meeting challenges, analyzing and solving problems and
completing assignments in a timely and efficient manner.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
JAVA, COBOL / COBOL II, JCL, CICS, VSAM, TSO / ISPF, Dialog Manager, SQL, DB2, Assembler,
C/C++, Panvalet, MVS, Librarian, MQSeries, PL/1
Computer Operator
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MidAmerican
Rock Island, IL
2013 – 2014
Responsible for entering and updating map data for gas service lines. Created Excel spread sheet to track work
orders by area for weekly reporting.
Computer Specialist
Rock Island/Moline Townships
Rock Island/Moline, IL
2006 – 2013
Responsible for entering and extracting data for Property Assessment. Produced ad hoc reports as requested.
Responsible for computer related issues. Entered sales data and created reports to analyze sales data for
assessment purposes.
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Wrote JAVA program to match township data against report from Rock Island county assessor.
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Salomon Smith Barney
New York, NY
2000 – 2002
Responsible for maintaining Code 1 addressing software. Maintained CICS Command level and batch programs
written in COBOL II with SQL using VSAM and DB2 tables.
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Created interface, which allowed for input from Web-based system using MQSeries.
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Bank of New York
New York, NY
1999 – 2000
Maintained CICS command level and batch programs written in COBOL II.
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Responsible for supporting the Global Securities System. Made changes to system to allow third parties
to act as custodian.
Programming Consultant
Self-Employed
New York/New Jersey
1993 – 1999
Smith Barney; New York, NY (1994) & (1997-1998)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Customer Profile Information System: Designed, coded and tested document
copy sub-system. Used SQL to access and update DB2 tables. System was written in COBOL II batch
and CICS command level with some Assembler programs.
 Removed hard-coded account category codes, which increased system flexibility. Modified or
converted Assembler modules to COBOL II.
 Provided programming support for Institutional Delivery reporting system. System was written in
CICS and batch COBOL II.
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Prudential Securities; New York, NY (1997)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Supplied programming support to Securities system online and batch, which
allowed for multi-company support. System was written in CICS command level and COBOL II batch.
Pershing; Jersey City, NJ (1994-1996)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Provided programming support to brokerage system. Wrote and made
modifications to online and batch programs.
 Helped design code, test and implement No Fee Transaction System. Made modifications to Mutual
Fund Load/No Load System. Programs were written in CICS and batch COBOL II.
Blue Cross-Blue Shield; Newark, NJ (1993-1994)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Responsible for providing programming for Customer Billing System. Made
changes to comply with legal requirements and provide increased flexibility.
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Algemene Bank
New York, NY
1990 – 1993
Replaced Assembly check processing system with PL/I system. Was responsible for new check processing
system from design, coding, testing, and implementation. System took raw data from check sorter, assigned
float, and interfaced with DDA system. Provided support for DDA interface on Foreign Exchange trade
interface. System was written in CICS and batch PL/1 with Assembler, COBOL, and C.
Programming Consultant
Self-Employed
Washington, DC
1988 – 1990
Amtrak (1989-1990)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Responsible for developing enhancements to online programs. Wrote and
maintained batch programs for Employee Rail Pass System, which was written in COBOL II with CSP.
US Customs (1989)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Wrote and maintained batch programs for Import Quota System. System
was programmed in COBOL with batch and CICS components.
MCI Communications, Inc. (1988-1989)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst: Designed and built an interface to MCI’s Connect Cost files for the Cost
Optimization system. Interface was programmed in PL/I using TSO.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
 Louisiana Land & Exploration; New Orleans, LA (1988)
 CBS Television Network; New York, NY (1985-1988)
 Merrill Lybnch Pierce Finner & Smith; New York, NY (1984-1985)
 Manufacturers Hannover Trust Co.; New York, NY (1983-1984)
 Baldwin Data Services; Denver, CO 1982–1983
 First National Bank of Commerce; New Orleans, LA (1980-1982)
 Hibernia National Bank; New Orleans, LA 1980
 Louisiana Department of Labor; Baton Rouge, LA (1977-1980)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Mathematics; Louisiana State University