SUMMARY:

• Extensive and diversified information technology and management experience.
• Industry expertise includes programming, systems analysis, technical support, project management, hardware and software planning, acquisition and upgrade, and special projects.
• Self motivated, thrive on challenge and have an insatiable desire to learn, assimilate and apply emerging technologies to ever changing business needs.
• Worked closely with regulatory and compliance oriented system changes.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Accounts Payable, ADABAS, Benefits, Billing, CA7, change management, CICS, COBOL II, COBOL, conversion, credit, encryption, clientele, client, DASD, Data analysis, data conversion, database, data warehousing, Delivery, DIMENSIONS, documentation, DOS/VSE, senior management, XML, FILEAID, filing, general ledger, Government, IBM, IBM 3090, DB2, IDMS, Inventory Control, ISPF, JAVA, JCL, law, letters, Lotus Notes, mainframe, marketing, meetings, access, Mail, window, 2000, MQ Series, MVS/ESA, Enterprise, NAS, Oil, OS, OS/390, PANVALET, PDF, Policies, POWERBUILDER, Project Development, re - engineering, reporting, REXX, Sales, SOX compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, SAS, scheduling, specification, supply chain management, Sybase, tables, tax & accounting, Tax and Accounting, technical support, transaction processing, TSO/ ISPF, UNIX, IBM UTILITIES, VSAM, WEBSPHERE, XPEDITER, Y2K

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, BUFFALO GROVE, IL

Senior Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on high to medium priority initiatives which entailed Analysis, High Level Design, Detail Design, Code Construction, Test plan creation, Testing and QA support (using CICS, DB2, MQ and XML).
• Performed periodic Root cause analysis, complex query construction, Data analysis, extraction and cleansing.
• Have assumed Technical lead role for several major projects and ensured that projects deliverables are within estimate and close to a zero defect density.
• Introduced the use of XML in Enterprise Cobol in out IT shop. This has contributed to High speed transaction processing, platform independence,
• Less maintenance and provided cost effective solutions.
• Experience with the design and development of stored procedures with heavy mapping and interface with Java front end.
• Recently conducted a pilot study that resulted in a significant contribution to the (MO) Project: SPIDER - Data encryption - Continue discovery Mainframe by providing both a Paradigm and a creative Process to isolate sensitive data in the complex Mail-order database.
• Contributed to special projects such as HIPPA, Data Masking and to numerous Process improvements.
• Facilitated & managed daily meetings with Business and Rxclaim Technical audiences.
• Ability to work well under pressure and competing priorities and deliver a quality product.

Confidential, SACRAMENTO, CA

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Primary duties include investigating, isolating and preparing resolutions, problem statements, to issues revolving around the adjudication of claims Daily/weekly processing.
• Worked on Operational Instructional letters (OILS) to add, update system modules, database tables and Master files based on industry or regulatory changes initiated by the customer (State Government of California).
• Other tasks include: Review of any/all modules being worked on by Project Development team from a standpoint of compliance.
• Handle customer queries about any aspect of the sub-system including Suspended or denied claims.

ENVIRONMENT: IBM 390, Z/OS, COBOL II, ECOBOL (Enterprise), CICS TS 2.2, DB2 (V.7.1), VSAM, JAVA, J2EE, XPEDITER, ISPF, CA7, FILE MANAGER

Confidential

Senior Consultant - Mainframe Application Dev/Support

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for on-going development and support of applications in the tax & accounting system.
• Worked closely with senior management (UTAS) on a number of key initiatives from conception to implementation.
• These include but not limited to: Levy letter law changes, Benefit overpayment, Collections reporting, New penalty employer- Non-electronic filing, Wage balancing,
• New software product evaluation & upgrade, data conversion and data warehousing,

Environment: IBM 390, Z/OS, COBOL II, ECOBOL (Enterprise), CICS TS 2.2, DB2 (V.7.1), IDMS, VSAM, JCL, XPEDITER, ISPF, MS .NET, Change man & SAS.

Confidential, CHICAGO, IL

Senior Consultant - Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported the SHARP Team in various projects.
• Some of the assigned tasks were: Code enhancements to the new enrollment system with regard to Handling Policy data and Premium.
• Prepare change management documentation and ensure SOX compliance Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) On all performed tasks.

Environment: IBM 390, Z/OS, COBOL II, CICS, VSAM, PANVALET, JCL, XPEDITER, ISPF and FILEAID.

Confidential, CHICAGO, IL

Senior Consultant - Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Assumed a major role in the conversion of legacy credit reporting system from COBOL/VSAM/CICS TO COBOL/DB2/CICS.
• Duties included but not limited to: Analysis & Heavy testing of JAVA to CICS interface.
• Assist with data mapping and data conversion tasks and issues.

Environment: IBM 390, Z/OS, COBOL II, ECOBOL (Enterprise), CICS TS 2.2, DB2 (V.7.1), VSAM, JCL, XPEDITER, ISPF, JAVA and MQ Series.

Confidential, CHICAGO, IL

Senior Consultant - Programmer/Analyst

• Assumed a major role in the conversion of legacy credit reporting system from COBOL/VSAM/CICS TO COBOL/DB2/CICS.
• Duties included but not limited to: Analysis & Heavy testing of JAVA to CICS interface.
• Assist with data mapping and data conversion tasks and issues.

Environment: IBM 390, OS/390, COBOL II, MAGNA, DB2 (V.7), VSAM, JCL, EXPEDITER and POWERBUILDER.

Confidential, CHICAGO, IL

Technical Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Construct and/or modify application modules to specification within estimate.
• Provide well documented, tested, maintainable programs that support business needs.
• Solve highly complex application issues, especially between open systems and the mainframe.

Environment: COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, SAS, UNIX, REXX, JCL, XPEDITER, File-AID.

Confidential, CHICAGO, IL

Senior Consultant - Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Projects included data conversion, production job scheduling, production readiness, database re-design/conversion, technical support of CIMS (Customer Information Management System) and Y2K.
• Major accomplishments included:
• Reduced a part of the batch window (Date flip) by 2 hrs.
• Performed a key role in database re-configuring and re-loading of billing data.

Environment: COBOL, CICS, DB2, SAS, UNIX, REXX, CIMS, JCL, and CUSTOMER/1.

Confidential, CHICAGO, IL

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the re-engineering effort for Retirement Benefits Services for the Payment for Employee Benefit System.
• Responsible for payment history and update process.

Environment: COBOL, DB2, Sybase, and Lotus Notes.