PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Over 33 years of: OS/zOS, COBOL, IMS DB/DC and Legacy Systems Development and Maintenance
• A well balanced career of Online and Batch processing Development, Maintenance experience, as well as Production Support
• Additionally, executed various conversions with all levels of QA and Testing and Documentation
• Worked in (5) countries as well as the US where clear communication was of paramount importance
• While in Saudi Arabia taught Saudi civilians and military personnel: COBOL, IMS DB/DC, MFS, TSO, ISPF, EXPEDITER, JCL, as well as other meaningful disciplines.
• Wrote specifications for Offshore units and attended meeting at all hours of the day and/or night
• Performed rotating Subsystem beeper duty as well as well as on - site Production Support on the 2nd shift, while developing and maintaining products when there were no incidents
• When incidents occurred SLA’s and sanctions could be handed down, if we did not move expeditiously

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Norwich, CT

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer/Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Added additional Database calls in Release called - Drop1
• Removed a function called “CM” from the Entire system - Online and Batch in Drop2
• Decommissioned several segments and pointers in Drop3 system wide
• Replaced a Logic relationship with (2) new secondary indexes system wide in Drop 4
• This client uses a highly specialized MACPAC PSL version of Panvalet
• They are a Defense contractor where security of the United States of America is paramount
• Was on-call during each release
• Utilized: zOS, Enterprise COBOL, IMS DB / DC, DB2, JCL, and Panvalet (PSL)

Confidential, Thousand Oaks, CA

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer/Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Consolidation project: Groups and Small Groups merged. Anthem Group Sys (WGS) - Anthem Small Group (ISG)
• Wrote IMS Database access routines for Products, Membership, and Claims
• Also added this Database Access Routine to the COBOL programs that are required to use it
• Utilized: zOS, COBOL 390, IMS DB, IMS DC, DB2, JCL, and ChangeMan

Confidential, Salt Lake City, UT

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer/24/7/365/System Support

Responsibilities:

• Lead and sole resource for Division Manufacturing Support System (MSS)
• Performed routine maintenance and enhancements for MSS
• Rendered 24/7 365 Support for EPS MSS batch and online Mainframe systems
• The IBM mainframe MSS system handles everything from: BOM, Inventory, Parts Picking, Cost of Sales, Cash Flow, and many others
• Raw materials and components are picked and delivered to shop floor build stations with Factory Order, Engineering Drawings, and any other instructions
• Once a batch of finished goods are complete items are shipped to customers based on promised dates and lead times
• Sole MSS asset for: Salt Lake City, Houston, TX, Nacogdoches, TX, Elgin, IL, Marion, NY, and Peoria, IL
• Utilized: zOS, COBOL 390, IMS DB, CICS DB2, JCL, Endevor, and Expediter

Confidential, Collierville, TN

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer/rotating after hours Support

Responsibilities:

• Performed routine maintenance and enhancements for Finance - Third tour of duty at this WTC facility
• Returned for a two year assignment with Line Haul Systems Development. At Memphis International where more packages and letters are processed than anywhere else in the World - I have been contracted to FedEx (4) times in the Memphis area
• Rendered rotating 1 in 5 Support for Finance batch and online Mainframe systems
• Was SME for database ADHOC updates for primary database management systems
• All other Finance assets had read only access and these mission critical updates were run at end of the business day or on weekends
• FedEx operates in 70 countries and this system was online 24 hours a day Worldwide 365 days a year
• Utilized: zOS, COBOL 390, IMS DB/DC, DB2, JCL, Endevor, and Expediter

Confidential

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Assigned to Parts “picking” Inbound team
• 24/7 rapid deploy System Support Analyst for Inbound
• Performed routine maintenance and enhancements for Inbound
• Confidential has facilities in (60) counties
• The Parts Distribution Center, supplies parts to assembly sites as well as dealers for replacement, spare parts world-wide
• Utilized: zOS, COBOL 390, IMS DB/DC, DB2, JCL, and Expediter, and Panvalet

Confidential, Peoria, Illinois

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Corporate Price and Price List team
• Performed maintenance for CMOPS and CPLsubsystems
• Completed a mass revision of a list of CICS programs and their UAT successfully
• Wrote approximately 2 dozen new IMS DC applications implemented successfully
• Out team built a “Production Mirror” environment for the development team
• Utilized: zOS, COBOL 390, IMS DB/DC, DB2, JCL, Expediter, and Changeman

Confidential, Decatur, Illinois

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Rail Freight and Logistics team
• Performed maintenance and new development for Rail Equipment Marks
• Performed DB load programs for Equipment Marks
• Wrote and implemented DB load programs for Fuel Surcharge Equalization
• Utilized: zOS, COBOL 390, IMS DB/DC, JCL, and Debugger

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA 

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the Retirement and Pensions system - Hire to Retire
• Developed and maintained Confidential applications.  New applications implemented successfully
• All used COBOL and about half used IMS and/or DB/DC
• Full life cycle development
• Utilized zOS, COBOL 390, IMS DB/DC, DB2, JCL, Panvalet, and Expediter

Confidential, Columbia, SC

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked for TMBS - Membership and Billing Beneficiary System
• Performed BIS fixes.  The BIS sub-system is primarily a series of (9) critical DB2 tables
• Successfully developed ADHOC programs to fix the hierarchy of Sponsor/Dependant relationships
• Worked on the Benefits Determination System - Performed - (2) Work requests for this sub-system
• Performed revisions to CICS applications.  This would include logic, IMS calls, VSAM calls and various other
• Developed Claims applications for the AMMS and Settlement Teams for the final 6 months at BCBSSC.  The “BIS fixes” were batch job task which employed JCL to execute them.  QMF was used each time to verify the DB2 table modification after update Job was run
• Utilized zOS, COBOL 370, Micro-Focus COBOL, IMS DB, CICS, VSAM, DB2, QMF, JCL, APS, Endevor, and MS Office

Confidential, Memphis, TN 

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained applications using IMS DB/DC.  Extensive testing and lengthy sign-off procedures were required.  JCL for Batch jobs used daily
• Completed my third tour working at FedEx on Revenue Development Team
• Deadline oriented projects required: Analysis, Design, Coding, and Maintenance of COBOL, IMS DB/DC applications
• Performed QA testing that included: Unit, Regression, System, and Integration
• Batch cycle ran (6) days a week.  QA testing with help from an offshore test facility
• Utilized zOS/MVS, COBOL 370, IMS DB/DC, DB2, JCL, Fileaid for QSAM, IMS, and Abend-Aid, Expediter, Panvalet, and MS Office

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Application Developer III

Responsibilities:

• “In-Sourcing” project to bring Confidential (TS2) credit card system in-house (JPMC - MyTSYS).  Previously the credit card transactions were processed by Confidential ( Confidential )
• This was a sub system migration. As the new location was Chase all the Confidential dataset names were successfully changed data elements to Chase compliant names
• This required many scans to identify the scope of the changes needed
• Utilized OS/MVS, COBOL 370, IMS DB, DB2, JCL, CICS, VSAM, Fileaid for IMS, Abend-Aid, Expediter, Endevor, and MS Office

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Primary analyst/developer for the JUMPSEAT system
• This allowed FedEx employees to board FedEx planes for travel
• Seating was limited and mostly online system allowed bookings and determined who to bump or retain onboard
• It rerouted flights as well as passengers
• If a flight was canceled the system searched for other flights to accommodate the JUMPSEAT traveler
• This system was 90% IMS DC and tested with Expediter
• Utilized OS/MVS, COBOL 370, IMS DB/DC, DB2, JCL, Fileaid for IMS, Abend-Aid, Expediter, Panvalet, and MS Office

Confidential, Tallahassee, FL 

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Monetary data items in the databases had to be expanded and many programs modified.  This is due to the escalating cost of a college education
• Assignment required that we identify areas that needed to be expanded.  After establishing the scope of the project, we formulated a plan of action and the programs, jobs, procs, copybooks, sysins, and various other items were modified in a short OT intensive timeframe
• Performed revisions to CICS applications.  This would include logic, IMS calls, VSAM calls and various other
• Completion of all the changes required rigorous testing
• Utilized OS/MVS, COBOL 370, IMS DB, DB2, CICS, VSAM, JCL, Fileaid for IMS, Abend-Aid, Expediter, MS Office, and VSAM

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Senior Programmer/Analyst/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Mortgage Service Processing - (MSP)
• Responsibilities included heavy development/maintenance of Mortgage Servicing Products in-house software.  This system was 100% batch
• Parallel test processing to determine if it met specification was essential
• Extensive JCL changes
• Utilized OS/MVS, COBOL 370, JCL, Abend-Aid, ViaSoft, Librarian, and VSAM

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Senior Developer - Lead Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed program specifications.  After coding products thoroughly tested at unit, regression, system integration, and verification levels.  Results were cross checked by peers for QA purposes
• Documentation was created during the life cycle of the project.  Client list included: Bank of America, American Express, Royal Bank of Scotland, and other major fortune 500 and international clients
• Performed revisions to CICS applications.  This would include logic, IMS calls, VSAM calls and various other
• Worked the 2nd shift to provide rapid resolution of urgent production problems. During the 2nd shift when routine, developed new applications for the TBR team
• TS2 Sub-systems supported: Authorizations, Collections, TBR, Interchange, and Universal Card.  In 1998 they only had Bank of America and Universal Card
• Primarily IMS, and COBOL, troubleshooting using Expediter
• As a Support Analyst, had to make the software fix and fast, without compromising quality
• Utilized OS/MVS, COBOL 390, JCL, IMS DB, DB2, CICS, VSAM, Fileaid for IMS, Fileaid for QSAM, Abend-Aid, Expediter, Endevor, and VSAM