Robert Bledsoe Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Remote

• Software Engineer Copart Inc, 14185 Dallas Pkwy, #300, Dallas, TX 75254 January 2014 January 2020
• Started as a contractor and converted to fulltime in April 2014
• Programming new application development for a very technologically changing business enterprise on the AS/400 in RPG/ILE Free format along with AS400/SQL SPROCS, embedded RPGLE/SQL and creating new Tables using SQL.
• Programming maintenance for a very large base (6000 plus) of RPG programs that are written in both RPG/ILE along with legacy programs in RPGIV and RPGIII.
• Researching development problems in the existing system.
• Working with Java engineers in creating and maintaining the AS400 data being provided to the Web sites which are up 24/7.

6025 Slauson Ave, Culver City, CA

Developed programs to select, clean and format and download data from the company’s AS400 to be uploaded to new Windows based computer system.Prepared PointForce system for upload by setting the base tables and system defaults.Uploaded data to the new system and verified.Helped administer the system and train users.Ongoing maintenance and training.Create.

Fairfield, CA

Convert RPG programs to DB2 SQL Stored Procedures. Rewrite previously converted stored procedures as needed.Write new stored procedures as needed.

Fairfield, CA

• Programming new application development for a very technologically changing business enterprise on the AS/400 in RPG/ILE Free format along with AS400/SQL SPROCS and also embedded RPGLE/SQL.
• Programming maintenance for a very large base (6000 plus) of RPG programs that are written in both RPG/ILE along with legacy programs in RPGIV and RPGIII.
• Researching development problems in the existing system.
• Converted over 70 RPG programs to DB2 SQL stored procedures.
• Working with Java engineers in creating and maintaining the AS400 data being provided to the Web sites which are 24/7 with over half a million visits per week.
• Unit testing and documentation for revisions and new development to insure quality control.

Maintained in-house and New world Systems programs in RPGIII, RPGIV and RPGILE. Developed new programs for reporting in RPGILE, RPG/FREE and RPGSQLILE.Developed an interface for paypal and other payments, made through the cities web site, to the AS400. Developed an interface between Innoprise Community Development programs and the New World Systems.

Programmer Analyst Sole member of the MIS department responsible for all functions with the AS/400e, PCs, PC network, printers and other peripherals. Responsible for the frame relay between 6 locations from southern California to Washington state and Utah. I Maintain / Modify and wrote new programs per user needs using CL, Query, RPG400 and RPG/ILE..

Participated in the transition from IBM SYS 36 to AS400. I wrote programs in both RPG and Query to move data to external file layouts used on the AS400. Also modified programs to run under native OS400 code. Participated in replacement of the entire software package for Y2K compliance and improved usability. Three years experience with Gentran Server for.

Ran a one man IBM sys 36 Shop. Programming and Operations. Modified MAPICS and homegrown programs to meet accounting and production need using RPGII. 90% of my time was spent in programming in RPG. Maintained PC based data collection system for time and attendance and wrote the interface between the PC system and the system 36. Performed PC installation.