SUMMARY

• Experienced Quality Assurance(QA) Analyst and Senior Software Engineer with strong analytical and programming skills for a variety of business applications for 25 years.
• Excellent in testing and developing analysis.
• Strong in full project life cycle including all documentation using Mainframe and Non - Mainframe tools to provide results.
• Database design and implementation using Mainframe and Windows Utilities, experienced in Database Administrator (DBA) duty work.
• Strong experience with modular user interface designs and event oriented programming.
• Works well in a team environment as a QA and Technical lead in projects.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Cobol
• Cobol-2
• Easytrieve
• Easytrieve Plus
• DYL-280
• Natural
• Pascal
• Java/J2EE
• DB2
• Datacom
• Oracle
• CICS
• IMS
• IDMS
• JCL
• OS/JCL
• SQL
• Syncsort
• Teradata SQL Assistant
• WinSQL
• SQL Developer
• ETL
• QMF/Mainframe
• QMF/Windows
• QMF/Workstation
• SPUFI
• Queryman
• TSO/ISPF
• TSO Utilities Tools
• WebSphere MQ nline screens
• ELP Proc/XML Parse/Web Service
• BMS/GT
• MVS
• VSAM
• Endeavor/EC1
• Changeman
• Xpediter
• CA-7
• Control-M
• ESP
• UC-4
• IOF
• FileAid/File Manager
• FTP/NDM
• Fault Analyzer
• Panvalet
• ToolBox system
• SDSF
• Infopac
• Savers/SAR
• Tuxedo
• Investar/Vantage-1 Systems
• WorkBench
• Document Direct
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Networking
• SDLC
• Clarity
• Kronos
• Remedy
• GLS Automation Tools
• Tenrox
• ServiceNow
• ALM
• Agile
• Pmsuite
• Primavera
• Cisco Connect
• SharePoint.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Quality Assurance Analyst/Quality Assurance Developer Lead

Responsibilities:

• Provided test documentation for unit and QA testing in MS Excel and MS Word
• Performed the QA test cases for software testing and uploaded them into SharePoint company website; setup the conference calls and meetings
• Created and executed jobs in Development for Unit Test and in QA for QA Test
• Copied input data from VSAM files, GDG files and DB2 tables in production to test and mocked it up to fit the project test criteria, created/executed SQL queries for test results
• Used Primavera web tool for time reporting and tasks

Confidential,

Quality Assurance Analyst/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and provided the QA tasks estimation for the projects responsible for Mainframe in QA
• Created test plan/cases for batch and online processes in QA, tested the cases and uploaded them in Excel into ALM using Agile process
• Ran test cases in ALM for defects and errors; analyzed the defects
• Analyzed, created and executed the MF jobs applications to load the PROD data into DEV/QA environments and from WebSphere MQ into CICS online screens
• Provided data to QA team members via MF process and validated the data in reports/files, DB2 tables, CICS online screens of all environments, created/executed SQL queries for test results
• Created MF process documentation for QA team, provided maintenance and project tasks for offshore including direction to solve the issues

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Estimated all tasks for projects using LPAR management; communicated with client for systems research; provided the information and analysis to team via daily conference bridge calls and emails; managed and monitored the project process, status and timesheet in Tenrox
• Provided access and security in Legacy system for team; provided the project estimation and shared information with team, assisted team members to solve the issues
• Created and updated project documentation in Excel, Word and Visio, updated programs, setup test environment, tested and implemented changes into production by submitting request via ServiceNow, monitored jobs and fixed reports in production and notified customer
• Coordinated with other teams (support and application) to solve the systems issues

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

Data Base Administrator

Quality Assurance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Performed SDLC life cycle in projects from functional requirement, design, coding, testing and Implementation
• Provided the project information, components list for production installation and Tech Specs documentation in MS Word, MS Excel and MS Visio formats
• Retrieved project data, created test jobs and programs to produce test and production data/reports in infopac
• Executed JCL jobs, TSO and Queryman tools to create, unload/load and update the DB2 data communicated with client associates to submit requests via SQL Reporting services, executed ETL to maintain data in test and production region
• Coordinated with other teams (support and application) to solve the systems issues
• Created and updated DB2 tables and DBA objects in test
• Granted associates authorization to test in DB2 regions; load/unload the data from one region to another
• Created ELP procedures and XML Parse routines in programs to call Web Service via CICS region to send and receive the data between Web and Legacy systems
• Created the Remedy Change Controls (incident tickets) for production issues, installation, hold/release, define, schedule and execute jobs in production CA-7
• Created a new group in Remedy and assigned the associates to group/team, maintained the group and environment in Remedy system
• Setup QA System/Environment for QA testing, provided data and jobs; monitored work of other team members

Confidential, Kansas City, Missouri

Software Engineer

Quality Assurance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated effective solutions on complex assignments and quick system deadlines
• Provided project estimation and determined their tasks, assisted with development of appropriate technical design models of these projects
• Implemented the coding standards and documented the specifications and test results for projects and peer reviewed codes
• Performed mainframe tasks and reviewed test results for the QA and UAT teams in-testing using JCL NDM and TSO tools to copy files between Mainframe and text/Excel formats
• Developed and maintained Cobol, Easytrieve and Natural programs (Batch/Online) including copybooks and JCL jobs in Endeavor for medical and health systems
• Supported and manipulated DB2 tables and data to provide reports; wrote, updated and executed the SQL queries in programming using SPUFI and File-Aid to test them
• Submitted tasks and timesheet via Remedy and Clarity
• Created and updated CICS screen maps and performed coding to manipulate data and validated it on CICS online screens
• Setup QA System/Environment for QA testing, provided data and jobs; monitored work of other team members

Confidential, Kansas City, Missouri

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Ran and supported the production cycles using Control-M during day/night on-call
• Provided the documentation and reports/data in Infopac, Savers, SAR using FTP/NDM and TSO tools to transfer files
• Performed the great accomplishment of Customer and Manager requests
• Supported the DB2 data via SQL queries and QMF Windows/QMF Mainframe
• Supported the legacy system to create, update and obsolete Cobol and DYL-280 programs and jobs in Endeavor/EC1
• Tested codes using Xpeditor and TSO Utilities; performed the IMS PSB books and checked the data on IMS online screens
• Documentation were submitted in MS Word/Excel formats followed by the SDLC process; made the code review; all assignments were done prior target dates and migrated the modules using Endeavor and corporate website
• Performed the coding, compiling and executing the Java Applications via JCreator/JBuilder to cover the development of Control Statements, Graphics, Object-Oriented programming and GUI
• Completed the programming courses (C/C++, XML, HTML)