SUMMARY:

• 30+ years of business/technical multi - platform application software development and design experience on IBM mainframe, PC, UNIX, and client server.
• Expert in COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, JCL, and various mainframe utilities.
• Extensive client-facing experience developing applications using Waterfall and AGILE project development methodologies.
• Proven leader with creative problem solving skills.
• Experienced in project management, technical business analysis, systems analysis and programming, QA, and performance assessment.
• JAVA trained at Illinois Institute of Technology
• Proven ability to work efficiently in both independent and team work environments.
• Excellent team player and excellent communication/interpersonal skills.
• Expertise in a variety of industries, including insurance, finance, banking, and retail.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technical Misc: COBOL, DB2, IMS, CICS, JCL, TSO/SPF, FTP, SPUFI, QMF, SQL, ODBC, MVS, z/OS, PVCS, MicroFocus, Endeavor, TOAD, SQL Manager, Panvalet, Xpediter, File-Aid, Easytrieve, IBM DB2 DB Manager, DYL 280/QuickJob, SPUFI, InterTest, ChangeMan, WebSphere, MQ Middleware, JavaScript, HTML, XML, Java (trained), OnDemand, Data Warehouse, ETL

SDLC Skills: AGILE, RTC (Rational Team Concert), Waterfall, MS Project

Database/Data Access: Oracle, DB2, VSAM, IMS, RDMS, EDWD

Platforms: OS390, OS/MVS, Z/OS, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Client-Server

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed functional and technical specifications to provide Virtual Credit Card payment method. This provides an alternative to existing vendor payment options (Wire, ACH and Check) allowing Confidential to optimize working capital while earning rebates from the utilization dollars, reduce check processing costs and reduce fraud risk.
• Designed and implemented bank reconciliation interface.
• Designed and implemented modifications to existing on-line panel processes.
• End-to-end testing between Confidential and their bank of choice.

Confidential, Warrenville, IL

Senior Programmer/Analyst

• Developed over 40 mainframe conversion processes to migrate financial data from R.R. Donnelley to Lake Side Communications spin off company.

Confidential, Elmhurst, IL

Technical Lead

• Organized, coordinated, and monitored multiple (12+) projects and associated technical architectures.
• Developed/monitored project tasks using Agile development methodology; identified/tracked milestones and deliverables; managed progress on multiple projects; responsible for organizing and running status/update meetings; identified tasks for stakeholders and got commitments to deadlines and deliverables; reviewed and reported weekly status of assigned tasks to management and stakeholders
• Interpreted business/functional requirements and wrote technical specifications.
• Supported live application in production environment.
• Communicated with users to gather requirements and analyze/address issues.
• Interacted with other technology groups as needed; coordinated with off-shore users and developers.
• Project example, on redesign of the CSD (Customer Statement Document) Interface process:
• Followed Agile methodology in an MVS Mainframe, COBOL, DB2, and JCL environment.
• Identified/analyzed current batch jobs, utilities, COBOL programs, etc…to determine how existing CSD processing works.
• Identified/designed CSD data on XML output to feed into Confidential Exstream enterprise software application.
• Identified CSD data sources on input accounting interface files; involved several record formats and variable length sequential files; identified data to be retrieved from DB2 tables.
• Designed technical specifications for 4 new COBOL programs to retrieve statement data (for all statement types) from accounting interface files and generate XML output files for input to Confidential Exstream.
• Responsible for turnover of new technical design to off-shore via Technical walk-thrus and verified completed code via code walk-thrus.

Confidential, Lisle, IL

Mainframe Application Developer

• Researched defects, Loaded DB2 tables, modified JCL for production. Created SQL to provide Wholesale Note Dealer data from mainframe DB2 tables for PeopleSoft staff. Analyzed and estimated effort to convert, test, and promote mainframe decommission processes.
• Developed new program to extract truck engine emission test results and created files to report detail, group, and summary level data to the EPA. Project completed on-time with zero defects.
• Modified existing Engine and Truck data merge process to extract engine, vehicle, customer, and engine compliance data from several DB2 tables.

Technical Business Analyst

• As Technical Business Analyst, designed and implemented COBOL programs for new Pricing Engine. Developed multiple interfaces to support mainframe B2B Off-Contract Pricing rules. Utilized Confidential Quality Center to manage and perform testing (unit, integration and system). Zero defects reported since installation into production environment.
• As mainframe developer, successfully implemented several new programs for SAP to IBM MVS/ZOS mainframe Item Consolidation interface. Worked with Business Analysts to re-work original design as needed. Also, developed solutions to complex processes that other staff members were unable to implement. Modifications required the use of COBOL, DB2, SQL, CICS, IMS, JCL, OS Utilities and Easytrieve.

Confidential, Downers Grove, IL

Sr. Mainframe Programmer Analyst

• Successfully designed, implemented, and supported Insurance Administration software product on multiple platforms using client/server technologies and with a high degree of accuracy. Browser modifications required use of XML, HTML and JavaScript. Server enhancements were accomplished using COBOL II, MicroFocus COBOL, CICS, JCL, OS Utilities, DB2 and Oracle. Platforms included IBM mainframe (OS MVS and z/OS), UNIX, Windows NT and IBM PC.
• Designed and implement several interfaces from legacy systems to Confidential INGENIUM Software.
• Supported 200+ DB2 tables, 2000+ COBOL/DB2 programs, 1200+ COBOL/CICS programs, and 250+ JCL streams.
• Major role in the development of release 6.0 of Confidential INGENIUM, which replaced GUI front end with browser-based presentation layer. Successful and timely implementation allowed INGENIUM clients to simplify training, increase productivity and improve quality.
• As Technical Business Analyst, interfaced directly with representatives of U.S. and Canadian banks in addition to key members of Knights of Columbus sales, business, and technical support staff to automate banking links to/from INGENIUM software. Elimination of manual efforts resulted in 40% increase in quality and productivity.
• Subject Matter Expert on the Liverpool Victoria project at the Confidential office in Exeter, England, provided assistance as well as guidance and training for functional and technical specifications. Reduced project timeline by 20%.
• Lead UNIX based environment team to successful implementation of Confidential INGENIUM at Nationwide Insurance Corp. in 2 countries ahead of schedule to provide management with financial bonuses for completing the project ahead of schedule.
• Coordinated offshore training, implementation and post implementation support for the Nationwide Life Insurance Warsaw, Poland branch. Project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.
• Successfully designed and implemented new Motor Vehicle and Underwriter Activity business processes for Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) Insurance. Modifications included user interface (using HMTL, XML and JavaScript) as well as server code (using MicroFocus COBOL, z/OS, DB2 and JCL).
• Successfully implemented SOLCORP Fusion conversion product at Savings Bank Life Insurance Co. (SBLI) in Woburn, Massachusetts using UNIX, MicroFocus COBOL, and DB2 ahead of schedule saving the client several hundred hours of manual data entry.
• Used SAP for reporting time and travel expenses.

Confidential, Barrington, IL

IT Consultant

• Enhanced Confidential -SOLCORP Life Insurance Administration software to support VUL and Variable Annuity products.
• Developed software to improve efficiency of existing New Business processing.

Confidential, Naperville, IL

Senior Programmer/Analyst

• Designed functional and technical specifications for several enhancements to health claims administration software.
• Developed error free enhancements for several releases of Health Insurance Administration software using UNIX, COBOL and Windows NT.
• Debugged and resolved over 100 defects.

Confidential, Barrington, IL

IT Consultant

• Implemented sales reporting system for Baxter Laboratories ahead of schedule using Easytrieve, DB2, OS/MVS JCL and OS utilities. Also, documented and directed post implementation efforts, resulting in zero Production defects.
• Performed project-planning, business reengineering principles, database design, requirements definition, functional specifications, and implementation of project to interface multiple subsystems to the Health Insurance Administration system at Benefit Trust Life Insurance Co in accordance with their project methodology.

Confidential, Bloomingdale, IL

Senior P/A, Sr. Systems/Analyst, Design Supervisor, Programming Manager

• Supervised and trained Production Support staff; resolved Production problems for all clients using CAP Standard software.
• Designed functional and technical specifications.
• Conducted functional specification and technical specification reviews.
• Managed diverse project team comprised of 17 programmer analysts and systems analysts for Health Insurance Administration Systems. Hired, trained and evaluated subordinates.
• Developed project plan and managed implementation effort for several deliverables ahead of schedule with 0 defects.
• Interfaced with Production support staff to supervise support activities for service clients.
• Defined requirements and designed functional/technical specifications for several major enhancements to Health Claims Administration software including addition of managed care processing.
• Developed error free enhancements for several releases of Health Insurance Administration software in an IBM OS/MVS Mainframe environment using CICS, COBOL, VSAM and TSO/ISPF.