OBJECTIVE:

Obtain a position as a Senior Application Developer/Analyst in Information Technology.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Senior Programmer Analyst with over thirty - five years of experience defining requirements, writing specifications, coding and implementation. Experience also includes major system enhancements and helpdesk support for critical applications, working as a team leader, team member, or individually. Past experience has required excellent oral and written communication skills at all levels of the organization. Emphasis on IBM Mainframe environments using Cobol/II, DB2, IMS DB/DC, CICS and mainframe utilities, and Oracle Applications. Business areas include: healthcare, payroll, logistics, banking, automotive, insurance and government Taxes.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

Languages: COBOL/II, PRO-COBOL, MicroFocus Cobol, Assembler, JCL, SQL, PL/SQL, C/C++

Software: DB2, IMS DB/DC, ORACLE, CICS, VSAM, QMF, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, REXX, Panvalet, CLISTFile-Aid, Data/IMS-Expert, IBM File Manager/DB2/IMS, Xpeditor, IBM Debug, Endevor, Smartest, InterTest, APS, SAS, Easytrieve, DYL280, Quickjob, InfoMan, CA1, CA7, CA11, IBM Fault Analyzer, EDI, ChangeMan, MQ Series, UNIX shell scripts, VI Editor, FTP, Lotus Notes, HMTL, Java, Javascript, Manugistics, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Visio), Rational ClearCase/ClearQuest, RUP, PeopleSoft Financials, MicroFocus COBOL, MFEEME, INSTALL/1

Operating Systems: MVS/XA/ESA/Z OS, VSE/DOS, UNIX, AIX, LINIX, Burroughs Medium Systems, Honeywell Bull, Mainframe IBM

CAREER HISTORY:

Confidential

APPLICATION DEVELOPER/ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Support the daily processing for the Confidential loan system, Capital Access Financial System (CAFS), Office of Capital Access (OCA).
• First task was to determine why a program was running over 24 hours.
• Determined is was because of the way UNIX runs programs using the system clock. Re-wrote the program and it ran in under 4 hours.
• Transferred this knowledge so more programs could benefit from the new code.
• Documented and wrote system specifications to change all of the Oracle Database date formats from MDY to return CYMD. Over 150 programs needed to be updated. Over 25 were determined to be obsolete.

Confidential

BUSINESS ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Analyze batch and online systems. Write system documentation and program specifications necessary for enhancements and to sunset the system in favor of a SQL based package.

Confidential

BUSINESS ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included performing systems testing on completed modules.
• Documenting the results of IMS and DB2 tests using file compare utilities, TRACEMASTER and screen prints.

Confidential

APPLICATION DEVELOPER/ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for problem determination and resolution of tickets reported thru a helpdesk into the Remedy system.
• Duties include analyzing, coding programs and performing structured unit tests in online CICS and batch environments.
• Software included Cobol embedded SQL, SPUFI and QMF. Data management included IBM utilities, Debug, File Manager and Fault Analyzer.
• Systems include Employer Payroll Taxes and Sales Taxes. Databases are DB2 and IMS on IBM Z/OS machines under INSTALL/1.

Confidential, Harrisburg, PA

APPLICATION DEVELOPER/ANALYST .

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting all systems including Cardholder Services, Provider Services, Drug Formularies, and Utilization Review.
• Worked on the "Lift and Shift" of the Cardholder Services System from the mainframe to UNIX using Micro Focus Workbench, Studio EE and Server EE.
• My responsibilities include migrating the VSAM and GDG files, and creating the catalog entries in Micro Focus and UNIX.
• Also responsible for moving batch programs along with the JCL, procs and parms.
• Production will run on IBM AIX while testing and Development will fun on a windows server using Micro Focus.
• Large projects include Cardholder Unique ID, Name Change to Magellan and CRDP/SPBP Income Match.
• Technical description of mainframe: IBM, Cobol/II, TSO/ISPF, JCL, CICS, ViaSoft, ENDEVOR, SAS, and EasyTrieve. UNIX: IBM AIX using Korn shell and VI for the editor.
• Subversion for production program control. Windows Environment: Micro Focus COBOL, Net Express and Studio EE for CICS and batch.
• Remedy for documentation.

Confidential

SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for analysis, coding, testing and implementation of quarterly releases for the OSCAR Claim History system.
• Enhanced DB2 components for TestCopy.
• Wrote sub-system to send Medicare disputed claims to COBC and receive response file.
• Converted IMS calls to use IMS components. System Defect problem determination and resolution for OSCAR.
• IBM, Cobol/II, IMS DB/DC, DB2, Checkpoint/Restart, XPEDITOR, ENDEVOR, TSO/ISPF, JCL, FTP, and NDM. Rational ClearQuest/ClearCase for documentation.

Confidential

SENIOR ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for analysis and coding of the CDL license program for out-of-state drivers with the Oregon DMV.
• Online programs consist of string input with data access through Assembler modules.
• Technical description is Mainframe IBM, Cobol/II, Assembler, CICS, VSAM, DB2, Checkpoint/Restart, XPEDITOR, ENDEVOR, TSO/ISPF, JCL, CA-1 and CA-7.
• COBOL, MFEEE and Microsoft Office Suite for project management, documentation and reporting.

Confidential

SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the dealer/salesperson incentives systems with interface to PeopleSoft Financials; responsibilities include enhancements, maintenance, problem determination regarding weekly contest modifications using Rational ClearQuest and larger system specifications using Rational ClearCase.
• Created XCEL spreadsheet lists of all system components. Required on-call support 24 x 7.
• Technical description is mainframe IBM, Cobol/II, IMS DB/DC, VSAM, DB2, QMF/SPUFI SQL, File-Aid, Expeditor, ChangeMan, DYL280, CA-1 and CA-7, Client server, PeopleSoft Financials, Rational ClearCase/ClearQuest, RUP, with Microsoft Office Suite for project management and documentation.
• Responsible for program design specifications, coding, testing and implementation of the case number expansion project in financial systems. Documentation consisted of program specifications, system test plan and test plan results.

Skills: System is Mainframe IBM MVS. Cobol/II, CICS, VSAM, File-Aid, Expeditor, ChangeMan, TSO/ISPF, JCL, Dyl280, CA-1 and CA-7, Microsoft Office.