SUMMARY:

• IT Analyst & Application Developer with a BA in (Computer Science),and more than 20 years of technology development, Quality Assurance Testing, and leadership experience in fulfilling critical corporate objectives, from conception to deployment for organizations.
• Currently, consulting at Confidential, as a Production Support Analyst at Confidential Financing & Clearing Options Management System support team.
• Troubleshooting and resolving Production Incidences and/or Service Requests.
• Writing SQL queries against Oracle databases resolving Adhoc requests; Utilizing SQL, COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, Tablebase, File Manager, Confidential, PODS and Endevor on Mainframe Platform for Confidential and distributed platform for Confidential .
• Designed, developed and implemented the Stable Value Fund system which was a full project life cycle. Automated the manual process of posting SVF general ledger entries. This improved efficiency and overall productivity for Middle Office resources. Utilizing Cobol DB2 on the mainframe platform.
• As a part of the Core Banking Replacement project, converted the Stable Value Fund system into ETL mappings, which is a full project life cycle. This allowed the SVF feeds to be interfaced to OVS in Japan, as the Mainframe interface process is being eliminated. Utilizing Informatica Power Center 9, Oracle PL/SQL on the distributed platform.
• IT lead with 3 consultants reporting to me to head up the migration project of over 3000 Confidential View Direct Reports into Bank America XPRTR reporting system. Maintained spreadsheets, was the liaison between the BOA team, Scheduling and Operations.
• IT lead responsible for documenting all changes/updates/additions to the Trade Upload Document User Manual, based on weekly meetings with the BroadCort Strategic Services Group, and the Product Development Group, in preparation for the Trades System Rewrite.
• Instructed 12 Confidential ; DB2 and Confidential Screen Generator classes to the employee’s on - site and Pro Bono, which in turn saved the firm from having to hire an external resource.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Mainframe Programming Environment and Tools
• Troubleshooting/Resolving Incidences/ Service Requests
• Configuration Changes
• Facilitating new client ETT upload jobs
• Project Leading off shore teams
• Coordinating test activities (test plans, cases and scripts)
• Executing SQL queries against Oracle databases resolving Adhoc requests
• Documenting all upstream/downstream daily feeds

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Analyze existing applications and document processes: Supporting Multiple Business Locations

Core Focus: Cobol, Confidential, DB2, VSAM, and SQL

Reporting Tools: View Direct, Infopac, On Demand, Intergration Testing across various platforms

Database Experience: Oracle PL/SQL; DB2, Ability to Grasp & Utilize New Technologies

Client Tools: Oracle SQL Developer, TOAD

ETL Tools: Informatica Power Center 9x (Entry Level)

Programming Environments & Tools: TSO/ISPF, JCL, SPUFI, FILEAID, QMF, CEDF, Expeditor, Interest, Smartest, IBM Utilities, FTP, PANVALET, CHANGEMAN, LIBARIAN, ENDEVOR, Connect Direct, Tidal/Zeke Scheduler, MQ Series

Operating Systems: Z/OS, MVS/XA/ESA, DOS/VSE, UNIX, Window/NT, MS/DOS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York, New York

Bussiness Analyst (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• IT Technical lead responsible for Analyzing Incidence Tickets and assignment, making code changes when necessary and migrating into production. Approve packages, create and Maintain Project tracker; Create and Maintain JIRA(s).

Confidential, Jersey City, New Jersey

IT Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Primary duties focused on Application Development; DA Administrator; IT Testing Lead; Migration Technical Lead as well as Production Support.
• IT Technical lead responsible for Migration tracker(s) for all integration testing (DUT SIT UAT). This was critical and helped lead to successfully scheduling and completing the requirements for the project(s).

Confidential, New York, New York

IT Lead / Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Primary duties focused on Application Development and Maintenance, IT Integration Testing Lead, and Production Support.
• Developed Account Cross Reference Application as a part of the Options Reengineering project.
• Coded all new maps using the Confidential Screen Generator, wrote 10 new online DB2/SQL programs
• Wrote Utility programs using Confidential to identify which programs reference which Tablebase tables to determine which tables were obsolete; Confidential programs to identify all details of Change Management packages for filtering purposes; Confidential program to read tab-delimited files which allowed for the generation OF ad-hoc reporting.

Confidential, New York, New York

Technical Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Primary duties focused on design and implementation of the Gain Loss Analysis System, Tax Reporting, Travelers Fulfillment, Production support and developing staff training.
• Analyzed, designed, developed and maintained application features and functions in both online and batch environments
• Developed GLAS applications, which was a full project life cycle used by the Asset Management clients
• Collaborated with project manager to provide estimates and to assist in developing work breakdown structures for project deliverables for which we were accountable.
• Facilitated troubleshooting, research and investigations of data problems, program Abends in JCL batch and online Confidential environments