SUMMARY

• I have over 38 years experience in Mainframe environments primarily on development projects, most with IBM OS/VS and Z/OS. I am a strong multi - tasking developer with the ability to work on many diverse assignments at the same time with positive on time results.
• I have worked as a Cobol developer, business systems analyst, and team lead. The last seventeen years I have been consulting at the Internal Revenue Service as a COBOL developer and team lead.
• During my Confidential tenure I have managed a group of JCL developers and Database Analysts who were responsible for all the mainframe work on the CADE C++ project, this group delivered ten successful yearly releases which included over two thousand pieces of JCL while managing ten DB2 environments. I am able to lead projects or work as an individual contributor on a team of developers.
• I have worked as a Business Analyst translating requirements to the technical staff as well as researching requirement issues and shortcomings. I have experience using the AGILE software development life cycle and I am an experienced Control-M/Enterprise Manager user and have had Confidential training for this tool.
• My current clearance level with the Confidential is an MBI.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware/Operating Systems: IBM Z/OS, IBM 3090 OS/MVS - XA, UNISYS, UNIX, LINUX

Software Tools: Rational Suite, RTC, RQM, JAZZ, CEDF, Intertest, Batch Intertest, T-Mon, STROBE, DB2 Explain, DB2 SQL, DB2 Spufi, DB2 Utilities, Stored Procedures, MVS JCL, PROCS, TSO, ISPF, XPF, BTS, BMS, Netron, Florida software, Librarian, Panvalet, File Manager, File Aide, Endevor, FTP, EFTU, Focus, XML, HTML, Visual Studio, Visio, MQ Series, Auto Edit Variables, Focus, and Syncsort

Government: Confidential Cade2 Daily Update, Feed to IDRS, Transcripts, Database Conversion, Cade tax System, TRDB, DAS

Manufacturing: Supply and return goods system, order entry

Banking: Commercial DDA Banking, loan tracking

On-Line Development Software: CICS, IMS DB/DC

Database Experience: DB2 on z/OS, IMS, VSAM.

Languages: COBOL, PL/1, Visual Basic, Syncsort, C++

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

COBOL Developer / Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a team member for the development of a database extract system
• Analyzed transformation rules and created SQL to query the database for each transformation rule
• Developed multiple COBOL programs that accessed the DB2 database, formatted the extracted data and created multiple feeds for downstream systems.
• Attended SCRUM meetings and created and updated user stories
• Developed and executed DB2 loads and unloads for the database
• Created the appropriate online EFTU forms for the project
• Setup the Control-M schedule
• Executed the end to end schedule
• Identified program defects, researched issues, and reported defects
• Database Conversion Lead
• Lead a team of three developers to create and implement a successful Mainframe / JAVA application
• Responsible for the planning and scheduling of all JCL/Sort related tasks
• Analyzed the databases and developed requirements for the developers
• Created complex Syncsorts to accomplish the data manipulation
• Developed 250 pieces of JCL that executed the Java jobs as well as the Syncsort jobs
• Collaborated with the Balance and Control team to in corporate job to job balancing
• Setup the Control-M schedule
• Executed the end to end schedule
• Created the computer operator handbooks using the 508-compliant process

Confidential

Cobol / C++ Developer / Team Lead JCL / DBA Teams

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of eight developers that were responsible for all JCL and DBA support for the project
• Responsible for requirement analysis, release estimates, team work assignments, timeline tracking, defect analysis, project on call support, team progress reports, and release implementation for the JCL and DDL
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of the development JCL, which included DB2 loads, unloads, merge and image copies as well as individual program JCL.
• Created two thousand JCL jobs, developed and maintained ten DB2 environments
• Developed computer operator handbooks for all jobs using the 508-compliant process
• Worked with configuration management to create a simpler more streamlined delivery and build process for the project
• C++ Developer Duties
• Development of numerous SQX/DB2 modules, developed on NT, using C++ and DB2
• Tasked to develop and execute the UNIX build process for the project
• Responsible for on call support
• Cobol Developer Duties
• I was a team member of the Transaction Database development team
• Tasked to develop new COBOL / DB2 programs to update the transaction database and update and maintain the existing COBOL/DB2 programs
• Created and generated the stored procedures for the team
• Updated the CICS programs for tax law changes
• Updated the C++ programs as needed

Confidential

Cobol Developer

Responsibilities:

• Team member for a conversion project to merge premium data of a newly acquired insurance company
• Responsible for the analysis of business specifications and thedevelopment of detailed program specifications.
• Created numerous COBOL / DB2 programs that handled the split out and distribution of the reformatted data to the downstream applications.

Confidential

Tester

Responsibilities:

• I worked as a team member on the Y2K testing of the Integrated Collection System.
• Created test cases, identified and resolved potential Y2K issues.

Confidential

Cobol Developer / Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of three developers to maintain an extensive homeowner’s insurance system.
• Responsible for timeline scheduling, technical support for both Y2K and current business needs.
• Responsible for mentoring new Liberty programmers on my team
• Cobol Developer Duties
• Responsible for requirement analysis, coding, testing, and implementation for all new COBOL/ DB2 modules developed
• Tasked to develop a process to include the Hawaii hurricane policies into the existing homeowner’s system.

Confidential

Cobol / Visual Basic Developer

Responsibilities:

• I worked on the conversion of CICS/DB2 mainframe telemarketing system to a Visual Basic /Access Client Server project.
• Develop, test, and implement new COBOL/CICS programs
• Tasked to develop numerous screens for the new Visual Basic system
• Responsible for the upload and download process from the mainframe.

Confidential

Cobol Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development of detail specifications for the project
• Developed all COBOL/DB2 common modules for the project
• Created and tested multiple COBOL/CICS programs for the Supply and Returned Goods system (SARG)

Confidential

Cobol Developer

Responsibilities:

• Team lead for the development of a Commercial DDA Banking System.
• Responsible for business specification analysis, program specification development, and timeline scheduling
• Created numerous COBOL/CICS programs that handled all functions for the DDA system
• I handled all problem resolution and onsite implementation for the system.

Confidential

Cobol Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for program analysis and coding for an Order Entry System
• Developed many COBOL programs that facilitated the order acceptance and the update to the IMS database
• Responsible for all communication regarding problem notifications for the system and for onsite problem resolution during implementation.