SUMMARY

• Senior IT Professional with over 35 years experience of the entire project life - cycle; taking projects from User Requirements, including development of the Detail Design, thru Implementation; also including the support of a variety of commercial applications, stronganalytical skills, and resource planning and staff development.
• Experience in effective end-users interfacing, with extensive hands-on knowledge of DB2, IMS DB, JCL, FTP, NDM, SQL, QMF, REXX, CICS, DL1,Endevor, Librarian, Expediter,and COBOL (including ANS COBOL, COBOL2, and COBOL/400).

• High-energy systems and Project Management with successful experience in fast-paced mainframe environments
• Demonstrated leadership skill with process models and implementation
• Proven ability to Implement enhancements to current processes to improve operation of all subsystems
• Facility in complex information architecture
• Track record for team lead among diverse populations
• Providing sound technological solutions to business problems.
• Project management and coordination expertise.
• Possess ability to design and implement systems to take advantage of the most current technologies.
• Strong Analytical Skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: IBM ES9000, 3090, 3084, 3083, 3081, 370/168, 360/158, AS/400, IBM-compatible PC.

Software: ANS COBOL, COBOL2, JCL, FTP, NDM, SAS, DB/2, SQL, QMF, CSP, EZtreive, IMS/DB/DC, REXX, CICS/DL1, MS Word, MS Excel, COBOL/400, SQL/400, QM/400, Query/400, Micro Focus COBOL, File-Aid, InterTest, Xpediter, TSO, ISPF, Roscoe, CICS, CICS-VT, Version Merger, ACL, File Manager, MQ Series.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

It Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Identified, analyzed, and corrected problems in the Tax and Benefits Legacy subsystems.
• Implemented enhancements to current processes to improve operation of subsystem.
• Regularly met with Sr. Management for high-level review and prioritizing of all outstanding requests
• Programs were written in COBOL for the IBM mainframe, utilizing TSO/ISPF/Roscoe, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, and IBM utilities

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr. Staff Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Monitored the daily, weekly, and monthly batch Client Notices Subsystem (on 24-hour call), performing the analysis and programming for production problems.
• Implemented enhancements to current processes to improve operation of subsystem and to meet the requirements from the State of Indiana, FSSA Division.
• Maintaining tables which contain all client notice language in English and Spanish.
• Regularly met with Sr. Management for high-level review and prioritizing of all outstanding requests
• Programs were written in COBOL and EZtreive for the IBM mainframe, utilizing TSO/ISPF, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, IMS DB and IBM utilities

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Sr. Associate

Responsibilities:

• Monitored the daily, weekly, and monthly batch UCS Dental jobs (on 24-hour call), performing the analysis and programming for all production problems.
• Modified existing REXX programs per specifications for systems use.
• Re-created data not transmitted to external vendors.
• Regularly met with user-area Sr. Management for high-level review and prioritizing of all outstanding requests
• Programs were written in COBOL and EZtreive for the IBM 3090, running under OS/MVS-XA utilizing TSO/ISPF, JCL, VSAM, CICS, REXX, ChangeMan, and IBM utilities

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Sr. Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Identified, analyzed, and corrected problems in the Tax and Benefits Legacy subsystems.
• Modified existing REXX programs per specifications for client’s use.
• Implemented enhancements to current processes to improve operation of both subsystems.
• Implemented the new algorithm for the creation of Tax Case Numbers.
• Programs were written in COBOL and EZtreive for the IBM 3090, running under OS/MVS-XA utilizing TSO/ISPF, JCL, VSAM, CICS, REXX, Librarian, and IBM utilities

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Sr. Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyze legacy data for writing conversion programs to the new DB2 MMIS system.
• Document findings, write programs, and verify data after it is loaded to the new DB2 tables.
• Assist S.A. with the data mapping of legacy files to new DB2 tables.
• Programs were written in COBOL and EZtreive for the IBM 3090, running under OS/MVS-XA utilizing TSO/ISPF, DB2, JCL, SQL, CICS, Endeavor, and IBM utilities

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Sr. Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyze subsystems which may or may not be currently running in production
• Document findings and forward documentation to Altria System Analyst for further analysis.
• Assist S.A. with the data mapping of production files, DB2 tables, IMS and VSAM files.
• Programs were written in COBOL and EZtreive for the IBM 3090, running under OS/MVS-XA utilizing TSO/ISPF, DB2, JCL, VSAM, SQL, IMS DB/DC, CICS, REXX, Endeavor, and IBM utilities

Confidential, Glen Allen, VA

Sr. Systems Consultant / Sr Application Developer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Implemented enhancements to current processes to improve operation of all subsystems.
• Developed Detail Design Document from User Requirements
• Implemented the redesigned format for Medicare/Medicaid Buy-in process input and output files.
• Instrumental in the successful completion of NPI Project (first stint).
• Programs were written in COBOL, SAS and EZtreive for the IBM 3090, running under OS/MVS-XA utilizing TSO/ISPF, DB2, JCL, VSAM, SQL, CICS, REXX, Endeavor, and IBM utilities

Confidential, Chevy Chase, MD

Sr. Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Identified, analyzed, and corrected problems in the Claims and Insurance Partnering subsystems.
• Developed Detail Design Document from User Requirements
• Implemented enhancements to current processes to improve operation of all subsystems.
• Programs were written in COBOL for the IBM 3090, running under OS/MVS-XA utilizing TSO/ISPF, DB2, JCL, VSAM, SQL, CICS, Endeavor, and IBM utilities

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Sr. Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Identified, analyzed, and corrected problems support of the MBNA / B of A merger.
• Implemented enhancements to the use of the XREF feature of File Aid
• Developed incoming and outgoing NDM transmissions scripts
• Programs were written in COBOL for the IBM 3090, running under OS/MVS-XA utilizing TSO/ISPF, DB2, JCL, VSAM, SQL, File-aid, NDM, Changeman, and IBM utilities.

Confidential, Jackson, MS

Systems Developer Sr Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Identified, analyzed, and corrected problems in the Claims, Recipient, Provider, and Claims Payment subsystems.
• Implemented enhancements to current processes to improve operation of all subsystems using MicroFocus COBOL.
• Developed Detail Design Document from User Requirements
• A process was needed to track the management of the recipients' of Medicaid in the state of MS with COPD, asthma, and diabetes. I met with the state's Dept of Disease Management, created the BRD, the Detail Design Documents for programming and managed the development of the Disease Management Subsystem.
• Programs were written in COBOL, and EZtreive for the IBM 3090, running under OS/MVS-XA utilizing TSO/ISPF, DB2, Oracle, JCL, VSAM, SQL, OWL/Endeavor, and IBM utilities.

Confidential, Addison, TX

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Implemented enhancements to current processes to improve operation leading the team of 6 for the Batch process
• Developed Detail Design Document from User Requirements
• Developed batch scheduled besides production implementations.
• 24-hour support for facilities in the USA, Canada, and the UK
• Developed analyzed, online and batch problems.
• Programs were written in COBOL for the IBM 3090, running under OS/MVS-XA utilizing TSO/ISPF, DB2, JCL, SQL, CICS, Endeavor, and IBM utilities.