SUMMARY

• Over 20 years experience in the analysis, design, and programming of mainframe computer applications, including the development of new applications as well as the enhancement of existing systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• CICS, MQSeries, VSAM, COBOL, CA7/11, and zOS JCL.
• DB2, and with Endevor and Pan - Apt change management systems.
• Some experience with Assembler.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Latham, NY

Consulting Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Technical resource and assistant analyst on conversion of savings and CDs from Citizens Republic Bank accounts on Metavante to Systematics Savings/Time.
• Technical resource and analyst for the installation of a new release of the Systematics Saving/Time application. Analyzed the First Merit custom changes for re-application to the new release.
• Coded and tested changes to extract from First Merit PEP+ system for new ACH system from FISERV.

Consulting Programmer/Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and coded enhancements to the First Merit Escheatment system to process FDIC unclaimed accounts, and to a First Merit deposits reward system.
• Applied vendor updates/corrections to the Savings/Time system, adjusting for First Merit customizations as necessary.
• Assigned to work on 3 conversions, of 23 branches from First Bank, and all accounts from George Washington Savings and Midwest Bank & Trust. Assisted with analysis of data on the 3 source systems and mapping to the Fidelity ST files. Coded and tested programs to convert data.

Consulting Programmer/Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked on team converting savings account data to the Savings/Time master files and Plan master for the TD Bank/Commerce Bank merger.
• Tasks included researching defects, analyzing source data, and either coding/testing fixes or recommending changes to data conversion mapping.

Confidential

Vice-President

Responsibilities:

• Consulted with user to identify current operating procedures and to clarify requested system changes, then determined the impact of requested program changes on the existing system. Worked with user to tailor change requests so that they could be implemented more efficiently.
• Estimated work effort and outlined tasks required. Gave estimates and task list to management for budget and scheduling.
• Provided high level design parameters to team members and assisted them in developing detailed designs by identifying modules and code to be changed and reviewing proposed code changes.
• Determined milestones and dependencies, reviewed detail design documents, and developed test plans. Updated project documents accordingly.
• Worked with other team members to write new code, concentrating on critical or more complex modules myself. Developed implementation script, and worked with team members to code COBOL programs or any IDCAMS or FileAid utility jobs needed to allocate or prepare files for implementation of changes.
• Supported Systematics Savings/Time and IMPACS systems by monitoring production and QA problem reporting systems, investigating any issues, both batch and online, assigned to my applications, and either notifying user of how to prevent problem, or identifying system error and then either correcting it myself or assigning to another team member for correction. Acted as second level on-call support for problems not solved by team member assigned as primary contact.
• Responded to written and telephone requests for information regarding error conditions on accounts. Investigated cause, including examination of code generating any error messages, and identified procedures to be changed, or code corrections to be made to the system. Also provided ad-hoc reports for users as needed.

Sr. Technical Officer/Senior Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Consulted with user to identify current operating procedures and to clarify requested program changes, then determined the impact of requested program changes on the existing system. Worked with user to tailor change requests so that they could be implemented more efficiently.
• Developed high level design parameters, then worked with other team members to develop detailed design specs, write code, and test changes.
• Estimated work effort for change requests, and gave results to management.
• Designed and wrote a batch process to use MQ Series to build a queue of transactions to be processed online, and then read a return queue to update a batch file with the status of the transaction.
• Wrote program to update VSAM rate file from DB2 table of rates input by users.
• Designed, co-wrote, and implemented an automated payment sub-system for IRA distributions and transfers, replacing a multi-step manual process. Enabled more payments to be made correctly and on time, with fewer personnel needed for entry and tracking.
• Installed a new release of the Savings/Time system from the vendor as part of the Y2K remediation project, including validating the retrofit of all custom enhancements to the new release. The new release was installed with no impact to the business or customers.
• Responded to written and telephone requests for information regarding error conditions on accounts and procedure to follow to correct condition.
• Provided on-call support to both production and QA testing environments, resolving processing errors in a timely manner to allow processing to continue with little or no impact to users or customers.
• Supported conversion of accounts from two other systems to the Systematics Savings/Time system. Set up control file parameters and coded custom changes to the system so as to minimize changes to procedures and account processing, and thereby reduce the changes faced by users and customers.

Confidential, Harrison, NY

Assistant Treasurer/Application Developer Lead

Responsibilities:

• Supported and maintained the savings and CD systems.
• Analyzed, reviewed and altered programs to increase operating efficiency and adapt to new requirements.
• Installed, customized, and tested the Vector 5 returned items system
• Provided user support in operating the systems.