SUMMARY

• Software Development lifecycle (SDLC) • Strategic Analysis / Planning • Software Design / Development • End User
• Consultations • Mainframe Programming • Functional / Technical Specifications • Data Mapping • Database Modifications
• Multi - Project Management • User Testing • User Acceptance Testing • Key Trends Tracking • Client-Interfacing / Relations
• Team Building / • Change Management • Multi-Process Improvement • Technical Documentation • Customer Service
• Integral leader who offers proven experience in large-scale IT optimization, including designing, developing, and implementing forward-thinking processes to achieve continued company systems / network growth and productivity.
• Ambitious self-starter who contributes superior attention-to-detail and sharp analytical abilities, and regularly takes the initiative to lead value-added team efforts and resolve critical IT issues to boost operational systems / network success.
• Top performer who effectively uses operations, technical, project support, and interpersonal skills to benefit the company, and demonstrates a record of success in prioritizing and processing heavy workflow without supervision.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Consultant

Technical Skills: COBOL / CICS • VSAM • DB2 • JCL

Responsibilities:

• Utilize broad scope of industry knowledge and dynamic technical acumen toward working on cloud product - Salesforce.

Independent Consultant

Technical Skills: COBOL / CICS • VSAM • DB2 • TSO / ISPF • JCL • Java • HTML • Dreamweaver • Flash • FrontPage • MS SQL

Responsibilities:

• Strategically steered web presence and support for this innovative game rental firm serving hospitality, convention, and related industries, including maintaining website, recommending improvements, and initiating redesigns as required.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Independent Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Drove business growth as an integral consultant assigned to Confidential of Providence, RI, including effectively working remotely on Checkfree’s ACH product utilizing comprehensive past experience from previous consultant roles.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Mainframe Programmer / Analyst

Responsibilities:

Technical Skills: COBOL / CICS • VSAM • DB2 • TSO / ISPF • MVS • Visio • PEP+ • Endevor

• Led targeted decision-making among an anti-fraud project using NorKom server scenario-based engine, including successfully interfacing IAT OFAC for AML processing and potential fraud items, as well as domestic originating items.
• Worked with ACH Ops, fraud, data architecture, and several BAs on concept, design, code, and test of interface process.

Confidential, Jackson, MS

Mainframe Programmer / Analyst

Technical Skills: COBOL / CICS • VSAM • DB2 • TSO / ISPF • MVS • Visio • PEP+ • Endevor

Responsibilities:

• Contributed sharp analytical abilities toward installing Confidential ’s IAT release of Fiserv’s PEP+, including NetEconomy AML advisor, as well as working with software manager to install release, custom code, and 5 Service Packs.
• Ensured seamless operations by new staff while implementing Service Pack 6 to boost key operations success.

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Mainframe Programmer / Analyst

Technical Skills: COBOL / CICS • VSAM • DB2 • TSO / ISPF • MVS • Visio • PEP+• Endevor

Responsibilities:

• Applied strong leadership talents toward developing customized software solutions using a bank-Federal Reserve interfaces software suite - PEP+, along with directing migration solutions for major banking clients (e.g. Bank of NY, BB& Confidential ) with accountability for lifecycle project management to include software customization and end user .

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Mainframe Programmer / Analyst • Mainframe Software Consultant

Technical Skills: COBOL / CICS • VSAM • DB2 • TSO / ISPF • Confidential • ChangeMan • MVS • Visio • PEP+ • Endevor • C++ • GL

Responsibilities:

• Developed several interfaces to PEP+, including TrX interface Confidential multiple sites during the Confidential merger.
• Built and sustained productive operations by maintaining BoA’s PEP+ system, including liaising among a User Community developing requirements, as well as preparing functional specifications (e.g. data mapping, definitions).
• Reviewed functional specs via walk-thru procedures, and proactively approved all developed technical specifications.
• Delivered high-quality support during all testing phases, including unit testing and user acceptance testing, as well as efficiently tracking incidents and responding to and / or resolving technical challenges to end users’ satisfaction.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Mainframe Software Consultant

Technical Skills: COBOL / CICS • VSAM • DB2 • TSO / ISPF • Assembler • Confidential • ChangeMan • Visio • PEP+ • GL

Responsibilities:

• Spearheaded the design, development, and implementation of numerous financial software solutions for key clients, including demonstrating talent in customer and service in specialty software areas (e.g. payroll, GL, accounting).

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Mainframe Software Consultant

Technical Skills: COBOL / CICS • MVS Utilities • MVS • TSO / ISPF • Assembler • UNIX Front-End

Responsibilities:

• Converted SSI Lease Accounting System for Confidential & Confidential solution among a results-focused development team, including maintaining accountability for designing and coding modifications to Lease, Loan, Accounting, and GL enhancements .

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Assistant Vice President • Product Manager • Mainframe Developer

Technical Skills: COBOL / CICS • VSAM • MVS Utilities • TSO / ISPF

Responsibilities:

• Played a vital role within a PEP product development team providing a new software solution to financial institutions nationwide interfacing to the Federal Reserve, including designing and developing software from design to roll out.
• Exhibited skill with coding on Lease, Loan, Accounting, and General Ledger portions of a packaged software product while providing updates, user, and testing and assuring of interactivity with all additional codes / modules.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Web Development: HTML • FrontPage • Dreamweaver • Flash • Java

Databases: DB2 • VSAM • SQL • MS SQL Server • Confidential • Confidential Access

Tools: MVS • ZOS • SQL • SAS • TSO / ISPF • JCL • Utilities • Endevor ChangeMan • Confidential Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Programming: COBOL / CICS • COBOL II • COBOL 370 • Visual Basic • Java • C++ • PEP+ Collections • Inventory • Bill of Materials • Cost Accounting • Manufacturing Assembler • Micro Focus • Lease Accounting • Finance • Loans • Mortgages

Environment: Mainframe • Client / Server • UNIX • Windows Servers • Cisco • PC