SUMMARY

• Senior Developer/Analyst with experience in design, analysis, development and implementation of diverse financial systems with proven technical expertise, user relations and problem - solving abilities.
• Worked directly with business areas and implementation, product presentations, obtaining and monitoring user requirements. Managed offshore team. Working knowledge and use of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). Worked with Agile, Scrum methodology to ensure delivery of high quality work with monthly iterations.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, confidential matters and work independently.
• Excellent communication, personal and technical skills. 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Databases: DB2, VSAM, SQL Service.

Operating Systems: MVS/ESA, z/OS, Windows 10.

Hardware: IBM ES9000, OS/390.

Sr. Programmer Analyst

• Supported Accounting Processing System. Wrote Cobol 5.2/DB2 Stored Procedures to transfer and process requests from front end, validated data and updated DB2 tables.
• Converted many legacy Cobol/VSAM/DB2 programs to COBOL5.2. Performed documentation of the existing system's programs/jobs/procs/data/DB2-tables and performed analysis of the Cobol 5.2 programs.
• Wrote numerous SPUFI’s and SQL prior to placing them into the DB2 program and for data analysis.
• Utilized COBOL 5.2/ DB2 programs, JCL, DB2 Utilities, Advanced SORT and ICETOOL Utilities.
• Added new Daily, Weekly, Monthly, ADHOC JCL Jobs, Procs, Programs, Control-Cards to Development Environment, two Q/A Environments, Production Environment via Endeavor. Used OPC to monitor jobs; used SAR to view reports.

Team Leader/Sr. Programmer Analyst

• Participated in the enhancement migration for the State of Delaware Audit & Recovery Management Services (ARMS) from IBM Enterprise Cobol for Z/OS to C# using SQL Ways Studio.
• Reverse engineer COBOL programs providing input for a C# conversion team with program flow from existing application code and support documentation.
• Analyzed and evaluated systems specifications for programs with complex business requirements and determined the most effective systems design solutions.
• Work mostly included developing infrastructure for Web Application connections on the back-end CICS using Channel Container technology.
• All activities were performed using Agile Methodology.

Sr. Programmer Analyst

• Converted existing programs from HP COBOL to IBM Enterprise COBOL for inclusion in the integrated version of the control system.
• All activities were performed using Agile Methodology.
• Performed system analysis, enhancements, design and programming using COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM and DB2-Cobol Stored Procedure.
• Collaborated on user and data requirement, performed SQL tuning, coordinated QA releases and production support.
• Worked on conversion TOLAS ESI replenishment reporting system using Medco facility into EIW (Enterprise Integrated Data Warehouse) for Department of Defense.

Team Leader/ Sr. Programmer Analyst

• Performed system analysis, enhancements, design and programming using COBOL, CICS, MQ Series, DB2, VSAM and DB2 Stored Procedure.
• Participated in the enhancement and support of the FINRA Order Audit Trail System (OATS), an integrated audit trail of order, quote and trade information for NMS (National Marketing System) and OTC stocks.
• Wrote CICS MQ programs to extract messages sent from FINRA and make database table modifications to Wealth Management Product Reference Database (PRDB).
• Involved in full project life cycle: gathered user requirements, prepared program specifications, coded and tested various batch and on-line modules using SQL performance tuning.

Team Leader/ Sr. Programmer Analyst

• Was solely responsible for the analysis, design, programming and implementation of an on-line Account Payable System. Redesigned company’s database marketing system to comply with new external billing and fulfillment interfaces.
• Responsible for the conversion of customer information from an order based system to a system delimited by accounts.
• Planned user requirements and prepared the scope of the system specifications.
• Designed, coded and tested various batch and on-line program modules using Cobol, CICS, VSAM, DB2 Stored Procedure and DB2.
• Worked with team to design test plan and test cases for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Fix production issues, which will impact clients to make decision on individuals/firm.
• Monitoring and supporting the mainframe production batch cycles.
• Supervised, coordinated and reviewed the work of offshore and onshore analysts.

Team Leader/ Sr. Programmer Analyst

• Designed, developed and implemented software for Global Tax Lot System in COBOL, CICS, VSAM and DB2 environments.
• Gathered user requirements and formulated BRD, FRD, TRD and TSD from stakeholder requirements. Made actionable decisions in terms of design, development, implementation and support. Team size consisted of 5 onshore resources and 1 offshore resource.
• Utilized IBM database utilities to Load and Unload database tables.
• Wrote efficient and reusable applications programs using SQL performance tuning.
• Created DB2 Stored Procedures
• Involved in the “Cost Basis Reporting”, modified and enhanced processes for new IRS reporting regulations for current tax year BONDS.
• Wrote background online COBOL interface modules, developed data mapping and reconciliation procedures using Agile/Scrum methodology and JIRA.
• Supervised, coordinated and reviewed the work of offshore and onshore analysts.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

• Designed and implemented PLA (Patient Level Authorization System) which was created for DRS (Drugs Review System) as a mechanism for authorized users to inquire, add or update existing drug usage rules.
• Analyzed and evaluated system specifications for complex business requirements and determined the most effective system design solution.

Sr. Programmer Analyst

• Re-designed and developed the Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS).
• Participated in all phases of analysis, design development, testing, implementation, post-implementation and maintenance of various on-line and batch mainframe applications developed using COBOL II, CICS, VSAM, DB2, and JCL.
• Prepared and published high level and detail design documents for assigned projects.

Programmer Analyst

• Designed, developed and tested the Litigation Management Desktop (LMD), an on-line batch system that tracks all activities in the life cycle of an insurance claim including lawsuit information, billing for claim examiners and reporting facilities.
• Provided enhancement, maintenance and production support for the LMD. Gathered user requirements, prepared program specifications, coded, and tested COBOL and CICS programs.

Programmer Analyst

• Enhanced the Tax Lot Accounting and Online Trading Security Systems.
• Resolved exception cost basic issues such as technical shorts and out of balance positions.
• Handled the year-end income reclassification process for reporting and distributions via 1099 forms.
• Involved in full project life cycle from gathering user requirements to program rollout.