SUMMARY:

• Senior Programmer/Analyst with extensive application development and production support experience. Demonstrated expertise in requirements determination, design, coding, unite testing, user and system testing and documentation, and 24/7 production support. Strengths include technical development skills in both IBM mainframe and Windows distributed environments, oral and written communications, results - oriented nature, and a strong belief and adherence to ethical business practices.
• Played a key role in integration of applications during the merger of Continental and United Airlines (Biggest Merger in Airlines history). I am detail oriented, self-motivated, team player, with a passion for developing true business partnerships and delivering strategic solutions to achieve enterprise operational goals. I bring a positive personality with exceptional abilities in working and communicating with business team, suppliers, internal clients, and cross-divisional colleagues. I led, trained and worked with culturally diversified teams with resources in USA, India, Pakistan, China, Brazil and Mexico.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Relevant Technical: COBOL, PL/1, DB2, IMS/DB/DC, TSO/ISPF, JCLSDSF, CA VIEW, CA-DISPATCH, CA7, CONTROL M & R EASTYTRIEVE, DYL 280, CLIST, REXX, ENDEAVOR, PANVALET, XPEDITER, IBM and EDS Utilities, JAD, Microsoft Office, ORACLE PL/SQL, MS PROJECT, VISIO, TOAD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dunwoody, GA

Senior Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on development and production support work of
• Estimatics and Estimating Management System.
• Learned and Supporting EMS, Glass, Total Loss and RPM sub system of Estimatics in short period of time. Support Business partner in resolving daily issues, incidents and problems. I have worked and completed several change records for EMS. Worked on Open shop project and developed and tested EMS process for Maintaining EMS org DB2 tables, fixed issues with member type for new and independent shops in production. Updated code for 101 processing to display my ability to drive work.
• Platform: IBM Mainframe, MVS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, PL/1, COBOL, DB2, CA-DISPATCH, ROVR, RMS, HP Service Manager

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

Senior Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Billing and Payments Modernization, a top priority for GFS/Internal Cash. This is an Agile project with a total of 17 development teams residing in Bloomington and Dallas. I was member of Mainframe Development team from Internal Cash. Responsible for specs, development and testing the programs and modules which need to update for New line of Business (J) Billing account (Majesco).
• I had interaction with design and test teams and other UI side development teams.
• Supported Internal Cash Batch and online process, Designed developed and successfully implemented several Epics of BP Mod Project for Internal Cash
• Platform: IBM Mainframe, MVS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, PL/1, COBOL, DB2, CA-DISPATCH, ROVR, RMS, HP Service Manager

Confidential, Houston, TX

Developer III, Development and Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Developed processes, system changes and enhancements to accommodate newly defined 2014 and 2015 business rules for MileagePlus members. Worked on development, production support and defect fixes.
• Primary support for Promotion Sub System of United Airlines MileagePlus system. Supported client on daily Promotion’s requirement changes.
• Modified and implemented LOADPR process of Promo sub system that was fairly complex project and required a lot of collaboration.
• Developed and provided production support for United and Continental Airlines 2013 enhancement projects to best serve the combined members base of MileagePlus and One Pass.
• 24/7 Production support coverage to daily and nightly batch cycle and online applications.

Platform: IBM Mainframe, MVS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, PL/1, COBOL, IMS/DB2, EASYTRIEVE, ENDEAVOR, CA7, CA VIEW, PL/SQL, TOAD, MICROSOFT OFFICE.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Senior Developer - Development and Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Successfully completed several high visibility projects for the MileagePlus and One Pass merger and post- merger projects from Business design to implementation.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Partner system, GPS System, Financial & Billing reports, Chase CIF file processing and Elite Status files to SHARES and Amadeus. Involved in enhancements, development, testing, implementation and Production support.
• Coordinated merger related upgrades, testing, production moves and other issues related to above tasks with HP’s offshore teams in India and China, Continental Airlines One Pass Marketing team and United Airlines’ MileagePlus Loyalty team.
• Platform: IBM Mainframe, MVS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, PL/1, COBOL, IMS/DB2 EASYTRIEVE, Endeavor, CA7, CA VIEW, PL/SQL, TOAD, MICROSOFT OFFICE.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Analyst / Developer

Responsibilities:

• Instrumental in successful implementation of new partners, participating in all project phases.
• Developed proposals, estimates, project plans, project metrics, development plans, test plans, implementation plans and coordinated ongoing support.
• Managed several software upgrade and conversion projects.
• Managed work request acknowledgement, including update and resolution within a certain timeframe.
• Led team of offshore developers on multiple enhancement and maintenance projects.
• Provided on the job by assigning tasks, preparing technical specifications and mentoring team in coding, testing and implementations.
• Created monthly project metrics and project status summary data in Presage repository for One Pass Application.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Successfully delivered several enhancements of COSTAR System and also created system documentation.
• Designed and developed many new programs and stored procedures.
• Supported and monitored COSTAR production cycle while on call 24/7 for COSTAR.
• Proposed solutions to daily production problems considering timeliness, effectiveness and practicality in addressing those solutions and client needs.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Information Analyst, Project leader

Responsibilities:

• Assisted Continental Airlines Revenue Accounting team in taking over the transition of new development project (RASCAL) from CGY/Earnest & Young.
• Helped the CGY/E&Y team in testing and implementation of RASCAL System.
• Involved in taking charge of maintenance team and led this maintenance contract from E.D.S side.
• Created and maintained effective documentation of RASCAL.
• Worked as a liaison between Continental Airlines, CGY/E&Y and E.D.S revenue accounting (Mainframe) teams to gather requirements and resolved testing issues.
• Led team of three developers.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Information Analyst, Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Built an interface between Client Server and Mainframe side of GPS. This interface was designed to receive data from GPS in flat files using FTP and map and load the data to One Pass DB2/IMS database tables.
• Led the team of two Developer on mainframe side and two developer on client server side in order to complete this project.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Information Analyst, Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Supported EDS/DHS new account. Worked on the Web HEDIS, a web enabled data warehouse that supports MCO’s (Manage Care Organizations) audit and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Designed, developed and tested multiple measures using PL/SQL.
• Led team of two developers and two testers for data validation and system testing.

Platform: Oracle 9I/PL/SQL, ASP, Toad, SQL Plus.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Information Analyst, Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• SME in supporting the Reservation Productivity system. This system provided computerized support for Continental reservation agent incentive program.
• SME for One Pass Partner sub system and partner’s billing reports.
• Implemented several Airlines, Hotels, Car Rentals and banks as new partners to One Pass system.
• Led and completed several major enhancement requests in support of One Pass and RAP systems, which included creation of SOW, estimates, technical designs, coding and testing of PL1/DB2/IMS programs.
• Analyzed the RAP system and created proposal to enhance it and make it more efficient.
• Coordinated massive year 2000 date conversion for RAP and One Pass Partner Sub systems.
• Mentored several new team members.

Confidential, Dearborn, MI

Senior Programmer Analyst, Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the enhancement and maintenance to the receiving module of Common Manufacturing Management System (CMMS) at FORD Motor Company.
• Involved in the analysis of present system functionality, design and implementation of new requirements of FORD2000 Globalization project.
• Designed, coded and tested several COBOL/DB2/IMS DC programs.

Confidential, Troy, MI

Systems Engineer, Project Lead, Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead SE for the rewrite of LIFO Sub System for General Motors assembly and components plants. This includes interviewing various customers in order to create SLC output, technical design, construction, testing and implementation.
• Prepared technical design specifications, coded and tested COBOLII/DB2/IMS batch and on-line programs for inventory sub system for General Motors components and assembly plants.
• Prepared high level requirements, event response list, alternative solutions, recommended solutions for GMMACS project.
• Designed and developed test plans, which included test cases, test criteria, expected results and resource needs, for new and existing program for LIFO Project.
• Developed implementation plans, contingency plans, disaster recovery plans and production schedules for GMMACS project.
• Participated in various Process/Quality improvement teams to reduce cost and increase efficiency.