TECHNICAL SKILLS

LANGUAGES: COBOL, DOS Command, Easytrieve, JCL, HTML, Microfocus COBOL, Natural, REXX, SAS, SQL

SOFTWARE: ABC flowcharter, Adabas, Argent, CA - 7, CICS, Comparex, Control-M, DB2, Data-com

Tools: /Programming/Scripting Easytrieve Plus, Endevor, Excel, EXTRA Personal Client, FileAid, File Manager Plus, Globalscape, IBM Utilities (IDCAMS, IEBGENER, ect.), lnfopac/View Direct/Mobius, Finalist, FTP, Lotus Notes, Microfocus COBOL, Microfocus Workbench, Microsoft Office products, NDM, Net Express, NetExpress, Oracle, Outbound, Panvalet, PKZip, Platinum, ProCobol, PVCS, QMF, Remedy, Reportwriter, Rumba, Sametime, SAR, SAS, Scheduler+, SCLM, SPUFI, SQL, Star Team, Telon, TOAD, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, Visio, Wang editor and utilities, Word, Xdb, Xedit

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Joined the Infrastructure team as a Systems Analyst to troubleshoot OmniPlus v5.82 issues and support VSAM based test environments. Developed patches to OmniPlus code and worked with FIS to report issues and install fixes. Monitor and troubleshoot CICS abends.

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Norwood, MA

Responsibilities:

• Return to Mercer to resume role as OmniPlus Systems Analyst and take part in upgrade to OmniPlus v6.05.

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Westborough, MA

Responsibilities:

• Part of a team dedicated to incorporating Dreyfus funds transfer agency business into existing company systems. Designed and implemented extracts that provide select dealers Dreyfus fund
• Price and rate information at various times during the day and night. Programs coded in COBOL VSAM and DB2. Surround infrastructure completed using JCL and NDM transmissions.
• Managed groups transmission processes by working with 50 dealers such as Fidelity, JP Morgan Chase and working with various BNY Confidential entities world wide.

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Norwood, MA

Responsibilities:

• Record keeping system) and OmniPay, (a check writing and tax reporting system) on mainframe platform with desk-top GUI front end. Worked with vendor and business units to manage all facets of the product including receiving software updates, program customizations, implement product releases annually in COBOL, DB2 and CICS (via CLM).
• Reported software bugs to the vendor. Managed off-shore team including assigning and validating work. Subject matter expert for Sungard ‘Omni’ products and primary point of contact for all technical issues. Held weekly business and vendor meetings to discuss open issues. FTP work included internal mainframe to and from pc, AFP files with print vendors, data and software with vendors.
• Data analysis performed on database structures. Extensive DB2 work included data purges, image copies, and table maintenance and business queries using Platinum. Member of primary programmer 24/7 on-call rotation.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

Confidential, Natick, MA

Responsibilities:

• Development of client paid software customizations to Sungard Insurance System’s base product COMPASS using Microfocus COBOL and PL/SQL in Oracle.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• As member of the Application Support team, involved in troubleshooting of workstation and server financial applications using Microfocus Cobol, Net Express, Argent, Oracle, Remedy, PVCS, Stored Procedures, Command files and ProCobol on the PC and mainframe. After 2 years moved to the application development side of the organization. Development group’s Oracle expert.
• Large scale development initiatives following system design methodology (SDM) have afforded interaction and negotiations with vendors regarding data feeds and transmissions, business partner interviews for specification gathering as well as testing strategies and presentations to upper management for cost-benefit presentations and project status updates.

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Foxboro, MA

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and enhancements were made to a Home Owner’s Policy system using Natural, COBOL, Adabas and JCL. Performance of ad hoc queries for business partners and clients that included Adabas database extraction using Natural, download to PC, conversion to an Excel spreadsheet and reformatting into a presentable report.

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated the company’s shareholder and prospect address hygiene using Finalist v4.0. Extensive interaction with vendors.
• Worked on implementation of a National Change of Address (NCOA) and Locatable Address Correction System (LACS) which included Finalist v4.0. Programming is done in COBOL II, DataCom, FTP, NDM, and JCL.

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Marlboro, MA

Responsibilities:

• Analysis and development on Fidelity’s retirement record keeping systems. Worked within a client-server development group on mainframe legacy systems communicating with client-server
• Applications. Analysis was performed upholding the firm’s documentation and design methodology standards. Programming was completed using CICS, COBOL, DB2, FTP and JCL. Executed ad-hoc queries for internal user groups as well as clients using DB2, SAS, SPUFI and Easytrieve. DB2 point person for developers within the group.

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Newton, MA

Responsibilities:

• Carried out analysis on a Legacy COBOL/IMS system in order to convert to a client- server application. Documented mutual fund transfer and liquidate-reinvest edits.

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Reading, MA

Responsibilities:

• Created reports for sales and marketing staff using COBOL II, DB2 and SPUFI. Converted programs to access new DB2 tables.

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Converted software data access from VSAM to DB2. Development and support of tax reporting and compliance systems for Fidelity’s retail mutual fund business.
• Developed applications responsible for sending tax information to thousands of clients as well as the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue. Documentation and flowcharting was done adhering to Coopers and Lybrand Summit-D development methodology. Provided time estimates and cost proposals for the project.
• Created an automated mainframe to PC download, preprocess and compile using REXX, Microfocus COBOL and XDB. Responsible for technical support for Microfocus COBOL and Workbench products as well as OS/2, Windows and XDB.

Independent Contractor

Confidential, Foxboro, MA

Responsibilities:

• Converted on-line stand-alone PC property insurance policy processing system into a shared LAN based system using Microfocus COBOL and Workbench.
• This on-line system made extensive use of Microfocus Panels. The contract was extended several times in order to add endorsement processing and additional underwriting edits.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Development of an OS/2 LAN application using Microfocus COBOL for on-line updating of security corporate action information. Remaining development was done in a dual IBM mainframe (DOS and MVS) environment.
• Developed an international security trade status feed to a major client of the bank. Automated a time consuming manual process of reconciling security positions for an internal department of the firm.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

Confidential, Quincy, MA

Responsibilities:

• Development, maintenance and support of retail applications. Projects included development of on-line software installed in over 100 locations.
• Complete redesign of inventory process which included user interviewing, feasibility studies, publication of a system redesign document, detailed program specs, testing strategies and supervision of development staff during implementation.