SUMMARY:

In me you’ll have a creative systems analyst/developer who will fully commit to your company’s success. I am forward - looking, ever-reliable, a collaborative problem solver who relishes a challenge.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Java 1.6-1.8, ESQL, Micro Focus COBOL, Visual Basic, XML, XSD Schema, DOM Development, JAX-WS, Groovy, JavaScript

IDEs: RAD 8.5 Liberty, WSAD5.1.1, NetBeans 8.2, Eclipse Mars 4.5.2, STS, IIB10.0.0.11

Java Open Source Technologies: JSP/Servlets, SOAP, WSDL, Webservices, MVC, JDBC, JAXB, JMS, EJB, JSP, JSF, JavaScript, HTML, Log4J

Development Tools: Maven, Ant, Jenkins

Web and JEE Application Servers: IBM WebSphere Application Server v 9.0., Apache Tomcat, Glassfish 5

Testing Tools/Frameworks: JUnit, SoapUI 5.2.1

Source Control: SVN, Git, Dimensions, CVS, PVCS

Infrastructure Technologies: VMware, WebSphere MQ, LDAP

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server 2012, MS Access, Derby

Database Tools: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 11.0, DB Visualizer 10.0.14

Operating Systems: Windows 7, 10, macOS

Other Tools: JAMS, Araxis Merge, Slick Edit, WinMerge, CavaJ Decompiler, IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer 8.0.0.2, iText

Applications: MS Office, IBM Notes 9 Social Edition

Products: ALIP 5.4, nbA3.1,8, AWD 8.5, Thunderhead, Nexus

Misc.: JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, Accord 2.8.90

Mainframe Languages: COBOL, PL1, Assembler

Mainframe Databases: DB2, Supra/Total, IDMS, VSAM, IMS DLI

Mainframe Operating Systems: MVS, CICS, VM, MS UNIX

Mainframe Miscellaneous: SQL, CA7, Fileaid, JCL, APS, Easytrieve, Changeman

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported, modified, configured and implemented Accenture's Life Insurance Platform ALIP.
• Created interfaces to feed legacy systems with staging and core data. The work was split between creating Java applications and using IBM's Integration Bus workbench (IIB) to configure message flows via MQ that utilized MFT to transfer data to the mainframe.
• Close work was done with the QA/BA team to resolve issues with our vendor and their base code. Jira and Confluence were used to record user specifications and catalog issues. Receiving, cataloging and deployment of the revisions to the vendor's code was done, as well as many modifications needed to our interfaces with downstream systems.
• Created the batch jobs needed to run the vendors nightly cycle. This was completed using XML streams scheduled through windows batch processes as well as mainframe jobs.
• Developed a webservice to interface an external admin system (OMNI) to our internal agency validation legacy systems using a db2 stored procedure. This was done using Agile and daily SCRUM meetings.
• Converted Visual Basic applications to java and helped develop a java framework for my development team.
• Nightly support of the batch systems was also performed along with troubleshooting issues that arose from the vendors code and/or our interfaces to downstream systems.
• Assisted in development of a change management effort to move from SVN/Dimensions to Git/Nexus.
• Support, maintenance and upgrades of the new business system ( Confidential - Confidential ). This included a current version for annuities and a newer version of this system for term life.
• Functions performed included, requirements gathering to design and analysis of supporting systems, and highly modifying and extending this vendor's software.
• Experience was gained in the distributed systems. This included programming requirements and building and testing, then deploying on WebSphere servers.
• Created a subversion repository that I was responsible for and multiple Jenkins build and deploy processes.
• Worked closely with business users and the QA team. Test plans were created by the QA team and adhered to by the development staff. Bugzilla was used to track issues.
• Highly modified and extended our vendor's code, New pages and functions (including the use of active X controls) were designed. They would take advantage of the iText and Thunderhead APIs.
• Wrote Hudson build processes to aid and standardize deployments of code.
• This position used the following technologies- Java, J2EE, JSP, JSF, CSS, Servlets, SOAP and web services.
• Collaborated with off-shore staff in India and remote workers at multiple locations across the United States to work on bugs with system using Bugzilla.
• Production break/fix support on a round the clock basis.
• Conducted code review sessions of peer’s work
• Created technical specification documentation
• Project reporting to senior IT as business management.
• Onboarding and coaching of new team members.
• Supported and modified a vendor written insurance system, Vantage-One.
• Developed and executed specifications as part of my responsibilities.
• Worked closely with the user community to develop user requirements and quality assurance.
• Design of graphical user front end to annuity systems in Visual Basic for funds management.
• Assisted in the running of the region DB2 user group.
• Analyzed a multitude of JAVA technologies for the traditional life systems.
• Supported batch mainframe systems for individual annuity, group annuity, variable universal life and the term life products. This was a developmental and on call support position that required 24 by 7 support.
• Conversion of legacy code to Microfocus COBOL. This was an effort that was done with close relationship to the vendor, it was their code (Vantage one) as well as Ohio National's code that was to be converted. I worked with offsite, remote vendor personnel, to create a functioning prototype of their mainframe code on the distributed side.

Confidential, Cincinnati, Ohio

Systems Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Worked within the billing and order processing MIS systems at all levels of project management.
• Did detailed analysis, accurate estimates, creative designs, effective programming, robust testing, and finally migrations and change control.
• Projects included the billing of outsourced warehousing functions, the absorption of billing functions from chains acquired by mergers, and the roll out of a new warehousing system into existing warehouses.
• Responsibilities included cross training and interfacing the myriad of other MIS systems that supported a company of this magnitude.
• Excellent communication, onsite support, customer service, project management all were performed at this company

Confidential, Cincinnati, Ohio

Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Resolution of requirements placed on this client by the various departments of insurance from the states that this insurer wrote business in.
• Upkeep of a production policy database and the creation of processes to back feed data from a new client server system into the older production system.
• Training and supervision of two client employees was also one of the requirements of this position.

Confidential, New York City, New York

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Consulted for Guy Carpenter, an international reinsurance brokerage.
• Responsibilities included all aspects of the software development life cycle. These responsibilities included analysis, functional design, technical design, detail design, programming, unit testing, system testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Leadership of a programming element standardization project that involved coordinating changes with colleagues in England.
• Maintenance and upkeep of Legacy Claims, Premiums and Contract systems.
• User interaction and design/analysis skills were of great importance at this engagement along with detailed test planning.
• Acted as mentor to novice team members.