TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SOFTWARE: z/OS, OS390, MVS/XA/ESA, VM/ESA/CMS, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, JCL, JES2, CLISTS, UNIX, SUN SOLARIS, TMS, VSAM, ASSEMBLER, REMEDY, REXX, COBOL, NCP, VTAM, TCP/IP, RACF, ACF2, CICS VPS, DRS, VMCENTER, ENDEVOR, TMON, MQseries, CONTROL M, CA SYSVIEW, MSMAIL, WINDOWS 7/XP, MS PROJECT, ACCESS, OFFICE, EXCEL, OUTLOOK, ORACLE, POWERPOINT, MS OFFICE PUBLISHER, VISIO, THE RATIONAL SUITE RATIONAL UNIFIED PROCESS, CLEARQUEST, CLEARCASE, TEST MANAGER, REQUIREMENT MANAGEMENT USE CASES, REQUISITE PRO, VISUAL AGE GENERATOR, MOVE MAGIC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Staff Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Administered and proctored the DC Bar Examination biannually,
• Maintained and updated the applicant records to reflect current status of required documentation,
• Validated and submitted applicants supporting documentation to the National Conference of Bar Examiners for the fitness and character background investigation,
• Opened, time stamped, and distributed all departmental incoming mail.

Confidential

Mainframe Systems Analyst/Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, tested, and supported new software releases and updates
• Implemented and supported all local and remote networked IP Addressed and VTAM printers
• Provided On - Call and end-user support as required

Confidential

Security Moving and Storage, Move Manager

Responsibilities:

• Scheduled site surveys for the sales team
• Registered the client’s household relocation on the Move Magic application and the Confidential Van Line system to ensure that all required resources are available from origin to destination.
• Responsible for collecting all required contract payments associated with the relocation
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for the Move Magic application quarterly software updates.

Confidential

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Documented processes and procedures to support the DEA System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Documented system requirements based on usability and JAD/RAD sessions
• Created test plans and cases to verify and validate applications/subsystem functional requirements
• Utilized the Rational Suite to support the DEA SDLC
• Conducted both automated and manual testing in multi-platform environments, Mainframe, Web based, Windows, ORACLE, Visual Basis, and MS Access applications
• Provided UAT support during implementation
• Documented the test results and recommendations for problem resolution in a Test Analysis Report
• Participated in Peer Reviews and Test Readiness Reviews
• Provided on-going process improvements to satisfy CMMI Level 2/3 requirements
• Created and documented a Quality Management Orientation Guide for new hires
• Utilized VISIO to document process flow diagrams.

Confidential

Senior Systems/QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Technical project leader for up to eight programmer/analysts during life of the Y2K project
• Reverse engineered the requirements for FMS legacy payment applications to facilitate their conversion from a DOS platform into an automated Y2K compliant MVS (ESA, OS390) environment
• Decomposed system requirements and created functional design documentation to support the new operating system environment utilizing MS WORD and VISIO
• Created test plans, test cases, and schedules to satisfy FMS Y2K and validation criterion
• Responded to various Statements Of Work and Task Orders for numerous follow-on projects supporting FMS payment applications
• Contractor liaison for a joint IBM/FMS pilot program for VisualAge Generator implementation
• Documented the pilot test results in an Environmental Assessment Report(EAR) and a PowerPoint presentation,
• The EAR contained specific recommendations to facilitate the migration from the existing Cross Systems Product DB2 environment to install and implement VisualAge Generator in a DB2 GUI development environment.

Confidential

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Installed client system hardware/software configuration in a hot-site environment,
• Monitored and supported the client production environment to facilitate disaster recovery testing or implementation,
• Critiqued and modified disaster recovery plans, test cases, and procedures to satisfy client’s hot site requirements,
• Provided systems programming and hardware/software technical support to ensure maximum utilization of client’s assigned time.

Confidential

Software Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Technical project leader for a major host migration and reconfiguration. This included the installation of all new hardware, CPU & DASD
• Created the Migration Plan and Test Plans to facilitate and validate this major migration and reconfiguration project
• Successfully reconfigured and migrated entire existing IBM 3380 DASD to EMC's 4400s and 4800s DASD
• Successfully migrated approximately 5000 users from VM/PROFS to Microsoft MSMAIL

Confidential

Advisory Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Provided Systems Programming support for over fifty VM and MVS mainframe operating systems in support of the afore mention development locations
• Technical project leader for the successful migration of 3000 new users into our existing systems services network. This included user specific data and supporting applications
• Created a New Users Guide to support migrated users orientation and follow-on seminars

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Decomposed system requirements into functional design documentation
• Technical project leader for the OS/2 LAN Solution PAC Service Offering
• Managed seven software and hardware developers assigned to this project
• Created and implemented project schedules, plans, and task assignments
• Designed and managed the test lab to support this effort.

Confidential

Senior Systems Center Representative

Responsibilities:

• Technical project leader for the highly successful Extended Network Address ESP, for the IBM Subsystems, Virtual Telecommunication Access Method (VTAM) and the Network Control Program (NCP)
• Developed, implemented, and administered ESPs for the identified products in complex client environments
• Overall responsibility for managing the program and providing technical support to the ESP accounts
• Documented Washington Systems Center technical bulletins and flashes to disseminate critical product information to our users and other technical support organizations

Confidential

Senior Associate Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Code and test Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) to effect correction of programming errors in the utilities across supported operating systems
• Distributed the programming corrections to affected users as a Program Temporary Fix(PTF).