SUMMARY:

• Information Technology professional capable of managing projects from concept to completion.
• 10+ year work experience in IBM midrange AS/400 (iSeries) programming area using various languages and tools.
• Hands on EDI work experiences using TrustedLink with various X12 transaction sets and communication protocols (BiSync, FTP, AS2)
• Work Experience in various business lines
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills combined with strong work ethics.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Platform: IBM iSeries (AS/400), Windows

Languages: RPG 400, RPGIV, RPGILE, SQLRPGLE, RPG Free, CL/400, CL/ILE, EDI, MS SQL 2008

Tools: PDM, SDA, UIM, DBU, CODE/400, Inovis TrustedLink, BizManager/400, Hawkeye, Turnover, Implementer, Help/Systems SEQUEL, ROBOT Scheduler, Strategy Companion, Halo BI (IQ4Bis)

DBMS: DB2, MS/SQL 2008

EDI Documents: 850, 855, 856, 810, 852, 816, 820, 204, 211, 210, 214, 309, 353, 355

VAN: Sterling Commerce

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Programmer Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Build and/or modify AS/400 (iSeries) programs using RPG, CL, SQL, SDA, UIM, PDM, Code/400, DB2
• Test the new or modified programs to make sure all functions properly
• Implement the programs that have passed the test process into production systems utilizing Hawkeye and Turnover
• Provide training to users in using the programs
• Troubleshot any production issues to minimize impacts and downtime
• Schedule AS/400 (iSeries) jobs to run using ROBOT Scheduler
• Analyze systems performance and designe improvements where applicable

Consultant

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Responsibilities:

• Interact with users/trading partners to gather & document user/trading partner requirements
• Review user/trading partner requirements & specifications
• Provide and suggest alternative solutions to fulfill user/trading partner requirements
• Build and/or modify AS/400 (iSeries) programs using RPG, CL, SQL, SDA, PDM
• Build and/or modify EDI maps using Inovis TrustedLink
• Test the new or modified programs to make sure all functions properly
• Implement the programs that have passed the test process into production systems
• Provide training to users in using the programs
• Troubleshoot any production issues to minimize impacts and downtime
• Setup EDI trading partners on AS/400, Inovis TrustedLink, and BizManager/400 to allow exchange of transactions
• Contact trading partners to resolve any issues when necessary

Senior Programmer Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with users/trading partners to gather & document user/trading partner requirements
• Reviewed user/trading partner requirements & specifications
• Provided and suggested alternative solutions to fulfill user/trading partner requirements
• Built and/or modified AS/400 (iSeries) programs using RPG, CL, SQL, SDA, UIM, PDM, Code/400, DB2, MS/SQL 2008
• Built and/or modified EDI maps using Inovis TrustedLink
• Tested the new or modified programs to make sure all functions properly
• Implemented the programs that have passed the test process into production systems utilizing Hawkeye and Turnover
• Provided training to users in using the programs
• Troubleshot any production issues to minimize impacts and downtime
• Setup EDI trading partners on AS/400, Inovis TrustedLink, and BizManager/400 to allow exchange of transactions
• Schedule AS/400 (iSeries) jobs to run using ROBOT Scheduler
• Analyzed systems performance and designed improvements where applicable
• Monitored Confidential - to- Confidential EDI operation on TrustedLink and BizManager/400 to make sure all transactions were transmitted properly
• Contacted trading partners and/or VAN (Sterling Commerce) to resolve any issues when necessary
• Developed a new and generic EDI application systems which simplify the process of setting up new trading partners
• Cutting the average setup time from 8 man-weeks to 2 man-weeks for a new trading partner, mostly by eliminating the requirement to create at least 30 programs, to merely adding some records to a couple setup files.
• Switched the communication protocol with the VAN from using BiSync to FTP;
• Eliminated the requirement to have dial-up modems, saving the company the cost of maintaining the old modems while also lower the transaction time and failure rates.
• Setup and configured BizManager/400 software to allow the company to exchange documents using AS2 communication as mandated by several trading partners
• This has allowed the company to become a vendor to some key customers such as Amazon, Walgreen.

Programmer Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with users/customers to gather & document user/customer requirements
• Reviewed user/customer requirements & specifications
• Provided and suggested alternative solutions to fulfill user/customer requirements
• Built and/or modified AS/400 (iSeries) programs using RPG, CL, SQL, SDA, PDM, DB2
• Built and/or modified EDI maps using Inovis TrustedLink
• Tested the new or modified programs to make sure all functions properly
• Implemented the programs that have passed the test process into production systems utilizing Hawkeye and Implementer
• Provided training to users in using the programs
• Troubleshot any production issues to minimize impacts and downtime
• Setup EDI trading partners on AS/400 and Inovis TrustedLink to allow exchange of transactions
• Schedule AS/400 (iSeries) jobs to run using ROBOT Scheduler
• Analyzed systems performance and designed improvements where applicable
• Monitored Confidential EDI operation on TrustedLink and BizManager/400 to make sure all transactions were transmitted properly
• Contacted trading partners and/or VAN (Sterling Commerce) to resolve any issues when necessary

Independent Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with both client’s Information Technology and Functional users to identify their requirements
• Analyzed user requirements and proposed solution alternatives
• Developed project plan
• Built programs using RPG 400, RPG IV, RPG ILE, SQL, DB2, and CL
• Developed implementation plan and assisted user with testing and preparing procedure workflows
• Identified user requirements and provided alternative solutions that had led to opportunity to improve systems performance

Consultant

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Worked with both client’s Information Technology and Functional users to identify their requirements.
• Developed program on AS/400 using RPG 400, RPG IV, RPG ILE, DB2, and CL
• Modified AS/400 programs as required
• Set up trading partner and built EDI translation maps using TrustedLink and Gentran
• Assisted with user training as needed