SKILLS:

• COBOL II, assembler, MVS, z/OS, VSAM, BDAM, CICS, DB2, SQL,IMS, JCL, Procs, TSO/ISPF, Syncsort, TPF, MQ, CA7, Endevor, Easytrieve, File - Aid, Clists, REXX, debug tools (Intertest, Expeditor), File Manager.
• Dynamic Allocation.
• MicroSoft Office, Word, Excel (including macro writing), Access. Wrote MS Office macros to create and send emails to regional managers with Excel spreadsheets.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including writing of technical specifications.
• Extensive experience with Credit Card/Debit Card/ATM processing and ISO 8583 messages.
• Member of Mensa, the High-IQ Society.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Riverdale, UT

Responsibilities:

• Converting VSE assembler and COBOL code to run under z/OS.
• Did modifications and enhancements to existing assembler code.
• Wrote a Dynamic Allocation subroutine in assembler to replicate functionality of old VSE code
• Took classes in and utilized Confidential Debugger and Fault Analyzer.

Confidential, Lincoln, NE

Responsibilities:

• Modernization project, reading mainframe batch and CICS assembler code and re-writing it into COBOL for a Linux (UNIX) system.

Confidential, Omaha, NE

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance coding and problem research involving mainframe assembler code for card acquiring system, working for a very large payment card processor on a z/OS system. Used File-Aid and Xpeditor for testing.

Confidential, Sacramento, CA

Responsibilities:

• Contract programming work for Confidential claims system.
• Updated COBOL programs per detail design documents, wrote test scripts for UAT, and documented test results.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and writing of Assembler and COBOL CICS, VSAM and DB2 batch code related to checking and DDA accounts.
• Modified online Assembler code that interfaced with MQ series software.
• Helped develop and program a new credit card overdraft protection system, interfacing with card issuance system.

Confidential, Chandler, AZ

Responsibilities:

• COBOL programming of ATM / Debit card settlement system.
• Also worked with EZtrieve, Syncsort, Confidential Utilities, NDM, and FTP.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Responsibilities:

• Modifying Assembler and COBOL programs for record expansion project.
• Code interfaced with client-server applications via MQ Series software.
• Testing using Expeditor.
• Worked with Librarian source code system, JCL, PROCs, VSAM, SORT, z/OS and Confidential Utilities.

Confidential, Sacramento, CA

Responsibilities:

• Analysis and documentation of Assembler code related to Confidential processing to facilitate conversion to COBOL, reading Assembler code and translating it to Business Requirements.
• Created Process Flow diagrams using Visio.

Confidential, Plano, TX

Responsibilities:

• Analysis and writing of Assembler and COBOL code related to Medicare claims processing.
• Work is done using formal SDLC methodology.
• Wrote test scripts and thoroughly documented test results.

Confidential, Chicago, I L

Responsibilities:

• Rewriting of Assembler VSAM file access subroutines into COBOL.
• Code involved healthcare claims processing.
• Used Intertest fo r testing.

Confidential, Denver, CO

Responsibilities:

• Writing new code in COBOL to support migration of debit card exception processing system to a new platform.
• Analysis of legacy system to determine functionality required of new code.

Confidential, Tucson, AZ

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of job output and dumps. Reading, analyzing, and writing Assembler-language code.
• Interfacing with customers, both electronically and by phone.

Confidential, Northridge, CA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• documenting programs and processes for debit card authorization and card issuing, including interfaces to FDR authorization system, and MasterCard.
• Creation and processing of User Acceptance Test cases, using Mercury Test Director (now called HP Quality Center).
• My background in the industry gave me the knowledge to discover significant defects in UAT.

Confidential, Northridge, CA

Technical consultant

Responsibilities:

• Position required in-depth knowledge of credit and debit card systems, including online messages, authorizations, settlement, networks, and card requirements.
• Supported ATM and Data Quality initiatives by providing statistical support to build business cases.
• This required extracting data using legacy mainframe systems, MS Access, DB2 stored procedures, SQL, SPUFI, Cognos, and MicroStrategy.
• Did analytical work using Excel charts and graphs, and improved efficiency by writing Excel macros to automate data manipulation.
• Automated report distribution using Outlook macros.
• Monitored Confidential member bank performance.
• Ongoing contact and consultation with Confidential regional member representatives solving processing problems from an overall perspective down to a detail transaction level.
• Authored specifications and managed conversion of ATM database from from mainframe DB2 to MicroStrategy, authoring field mapping for ETL process.

Confidential, Foster City, CA

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed new systems and enhancements, from specifications and detail design to programming and testing.
• Programming using COBOL, assembler (including Concept 14 Macros), DB2, CICS, and Easytrieve.
• Worked with JCL, VSAM, TSO, ISPF, REXX, FileAid, ISPF Dialog Manager, Expeditor, Endeavor, CA7, CA11, AbendAid, VM/CMS, NDM, and FTP.
• Authored design documents using SDLC methodology, as well as operations runtime and abend instructions, and test scripts.
• Managed a team to make performance improvements to the critical debit card settlement system so that runtimes would be shorter and service levels could continue to be met despite increased volume of transactions.
• Was project lead for expansion and handling of fields for new chip cards on the debit card system.
• Programming of TPF authorization system in structured assembler using ISO 8583 message formats and BDAM files.
• Support of production systems, including 24/7 beeper coverage.