SUMMARY:

• Confidential has strong analytical skills and a solid knowledge of project management methodologies and largeexperience with Ingenium, he has a strong experience designing and developing mainframe system applications in large databases IDMS, DB2 and IMS DB/DC environment, he has extensive experience with:
• Mainframe, MicroFocus, SAS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, IBM utilities, CICS, Cobol, TSO, online and batch applications, Cobol Unix, Ingenium, MQ Series Messaging, ISPW, JCL, TSO/ISPF, Endeavor, Easyplus, Unix, Web, Z/OS, PL/1, IDMS, IMS DB/DC, Oracle, SQL server, Remedy, Fileaid, Dot Net, Visual studio, Focus, RExx, CLIST and system Analysis and design.
• Confidential has a strong working experience with the Infrastructure Architecture/project management and with the RFS/SOW request for service, statement of Work and to deliver them.
• Confidential has a strong working experience with SAS mainframe, SAS Unix and SAS windowing and a large working experience with SAS/Base, SAS/Macro, SAS/SQL, a strong SAS programming background for creating, maintaining existing code, ad hoc reporting, ETL and supporting the reporting functions.
• Confidential has a strong working experience in creating automated ETL processes using SAS and many developement tools.
• Confidential has a strong experience for minimizing service disruption, ensuring quality assurance and ensuring migrated and upgraded programs and applications to meet the standard and the expectation of the client in the basis to adhere to client’s requirement.
• Confidential has a strong working experience with SQL and DB2 on a Unix and on mainframe platforms to develop and to maintain Banking and Financing systems.
• Confidential has strong working experience to create systems and programs documentations by reading and reviewing the program source code SAS, Cobol and JCLs to document the rules and the logic in the existing system for enhancement, for documentations and for modifications.
• Confidential has strong working experience to lead migration and upgrade applications and IBM data bases, data sets and COBOL aplications, he Developed plans for migration and upgrade of IBM operating system and participate in writing scripts for conversion and migration. He participated in testing and final deployment and all migration and upgrade activities on a mainframe environment .
• Confidential has strong working experience with system conversion to a relational data bases, as well as extensive experience in all phases of project and system development and ad - hoc requests, he has strong analytical, multi-tasking and problem-solving skills with a solid experience writing SQL queries.
• Confidential possesses experience in all phases of system life cycle including conversion, technical design and functional analysis.
• Confidential possesses work experience in the computing extract, transform and load (ETL) process in database usage that extracts from data sources, transforms the data for storing it in proper format or structure for querying and analysis purpose and loads it into the final target.
• Confidential has a strong working experience to prepare and to write JCL, SAS mainframe codes, SAS PC codes for database access, modifications, and constructions including stored procedures.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Tools: Architecture and analysis, Mainframe, DB2, Cobol, CICS, JCL, MQ messaging, ISPW, Ingenium, SAS,SAS/BASE/Macro, PL1, Easytrieve, Java, Ideal, Visual Basic, Pro*Cobol, RPG, Fortran, VSAM & IDCAMS, JCL,TSO/ISPF, Syncsort, AS/400, HTML, Unix, Scheduler Unix, Oracle Designer, Forms and Report builder,Control-M, Mainframe, Oracle, QMF, Datacom, Datavan, DMLO, DL1, PL/SQL, SQL, File Aid,OS/390, .Net,VSE, MarkIV, Z/OS, Focus, Assembler, IMS/DB/DC, MVS, SQL Server, Viasoft, Changeman, Panvalet, MSAccess, Endevor, Abend Aid, Remedy, Visual Studio, MS project, MS office, Word, Excel, Micro-Focus, LotusNotes, Windows, Power point, Ultra Edit, XML, MQ SERIES, IDMS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Specialist Cobol mainframe / JCL, File manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed analysis, testing and programming for new system application concerning sending to the client a financial information for his insurance policy.
• Used Agile as methodology (Daily scrum, grooming, backlog sprint and story ) in the cycle of developement of the project.
• Completed program changes using Cobol, JCL, TSO/ISPF, File-manager, SDSF and easytrieve.
• Performed testing for new programs in Cobol and easytrieve
• Documented functional test and created test plans.
• Performed data modeling to define and analyze data requirement for the project.

Technical Environment: Mainframe, Cobol, CICS, JCL, TS/ISPF, IBM Z/OS, VSAM, SDSF, Internet/Web, MS Word and MS Excel.

Specialist multiplatforms mainframe / SAS and coordinator for SAP application

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed functional analysis, testing and programming for financial system and human resources systems for online and batch applications using CICS, assurance system with Ingenium software, Cobol, Xpediter, JCL, abend-aid, file-aid, Syncsort, SAS, TSO/ISPF, DB2, SQL, Job Scheduler Control-M, BM utilities SQL server.
• Used Agile as methodology (Daily scrum, grooming, backlog sprint and story ) in the cycle of developement of the project.
• Completed program changes using Cobol, CICS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, File-aid and SQL.
• Performed testing for online and batch applications.
• Documented functional test and created test plans, produced T4 and relevé1 for the provincial and federal government on paper and with XML format.
• Performed data modeling to define and analyze data requirement for the project.
• Performed the role of coordinator for SAP application

Technical Environment: Mainframe, Ingenium, Cobol, CICS, JCL, TS/ISPF, SAS, Mainframe IBM Z/OS, SQL server, DB2, VSAM, SDSF, Internet/Web, MS Word and MS Excel.

Functional analyst ETL SAS Windowing

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• ETL and data warehouse data bases
• Performed functional analysis, testing and programming for ETL - extract transform and load - using SAS Windowing, SAS mainframe, SAS/Base, SAS/Macro, SAS/SQL, JCL, COBOL, Job Scheduler Control-M, File-AID,IBM utilities SQL server.
• Used Agile as methodology (Daily scrum, grooming, backlog sprint and story ) in the cycle of developement of the project and used an open source software Jira to track all tasks.
• Completed program changes using JCL, TSO/ISPF, File-aid and SQL.
• Performed verification and validation of software applications and systems function to comply and to adhere to the standard and procedures.
• Documented functional test and created test plans.
• Performed data modeling to define and analyze data requirement for the project.

Technical Environment: SAS Windowing, SAS Mainframe IBM Z/OS, SQL server, Sybase, JCL, VSAM, SDSF, Internet/Web, MS Word and MS Excel.

Software developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Confidential Ingenium Assurance system
• Performed functional analysis, testing and programming for two sub-applications in Ingenium: CICS/online with DB2, COBOL, ISPW for assurance system with Ingenium software for Confidential, Canada Life and London Life.
• Used Fileaid to edit/create data to perform the functional test.
• Completed program changes using Cobol, CICS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, ISPW, File-aid, and DB2.
• Performed verification and validation of software applications and systems function to comply and to adhere to the standard and procedures.
• Documented functional test and created test plans.
• Performed data modeling to define and analyze data requirement for the project.

Technical Environment: Mainframe IBM Z/OS, DB/2, CICS, COBOL, TSO-ISPF, WEB, JCL, VSAM, ISPW, SDSF, Xpediter, Ingenium, Internet/Web, MS Word and MS Excel.

System Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• T1 systems Redesign Project
• Performed functional analysis, programming and testing for applications in T1 project: Batch and online using DB2, COBOL, CICS, TSO, JCL, Expeditor, File-aid, Endevor and Abend-Aid.
• Worked in all phases of the systems development life cycle including systems analysis, project design, development and testing.
• Worked with the SUC methodology, developed the system use case document for the project and performed quality assurance tasks such as peer reviews on each module of the project.
• Worked and completed program development and testing using Cobol, JCL, TSO/ISPF, Expeditor, Endevor, Abend-Aid, File-aid and DB2.
• Documented functional test and created test plans.
• Performed data modeling to define and analyze data requirement for the project.

Technical Environment: Mainframe IBM Z/OS, DB/2, CICS, COBOL, TSO/ISPF, JCL, VSAM, Expeditor, Endevor, Abend-Aid, File-aid and DB2.

Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed functional analysis, programming, documentation and testing for batch and online applications using IDMS, DB2, JCL, SAS, and COBOL for the clients online and batch services.
• The project that ran on a mainframe with interfaces to Dot Net and to an intermediate platform.
• Ensuring that the migrated and upgraded programs and applications to comply and to adhere to SLA.
• Performed data modeling to define and analyze data requirement.
• Used File-aid to edit/create data for the functional and unit testing .
• Completed program changes using Cobol, CICS, JCL, SAS,TSO/ISPF, Fileaid, IDMS and DB2.
• Documented functional test and created test plans.

Technical Environment: Mainframe IBM Z/OS, IDMS, DB/2, CICS, COBOL, SAS,TSO-ISPF, WEB, XML, JCL, VSAM, SDSF, Xpediter, Internet/Web and WebSphere MQ Series.

Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Identified current decision flows in the department for making various kinds of technology changes.
• Participated in all phases of the systems development life cycle including business/ systems analysis, project design, development and testing. Worked within a team who developed, tested and maintained online/ batch programs using COBOL/CICS/DB2/ TSO/ JCL and MQ Series.
• Ensuring that the migrated and upgraded programs and applications to comply and to adhere to SLA.
• Based on technical specifications and the detailed design, developed data structures, modules and procedures including batch and online for the system.
• Performed functional analysis, supported user testing and implantation of systems on mainframe.
• Participated in the evaluation of technologies for new system design which included an impact analysis of the proposed design and operational competencies.
• Acted as a liaison between vendors when acquiring hardware/software and developed cost and resource requirements as part of the conversion plan and operation procedures.
• Extracted business rules from existing COBOL programs to document the system.
• Provided the system analysis Macroscope P490 document for system enhancement.
• Performed system testing, design and development using the following tools: Xpediter, Fileaid, CICS, JCL, and MQ Series.
• Provided new documentation for the system software components.
• Provided project documentation including user manuals, operational procedures and testing checklists.

Technical Environment: Mainframe IBM Z/OS 1.9, IDMS, CICS, COBOL, TSO-ISPF, MQ Series, WEB, XML, JCL, Clist, VSAM, SDSF, Xpediter, WebSphere MQ Series and XML.

Mainframe System Analyst/Programmer/Ingenium Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Part of the team which conducted all phases of the systems development life cycle including business/ systems analysis, project design, development and testing, and maintenance for the various financial systems, and applications.
• Gathered, validated and documented business and technical requirements for the various systems. Analyzed requirements and assessed feasibility of various technologies and design options to finalize functional design requirements and technical specifications.
• Ensuring that the migrated and upgraded programs and applications to comply and to adhere to SLA.
• Worked with business team members and the IT development team to help solidify requirements and develop technical specifications for system design, development, testing and implementation..
• Performed analysis, design, developing and testing of system components, interface and operational environment using SAS, COBOL, CICS, Ingenium,MarkIV, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, IMS, Lotus Notes, PDF writer, Excel, and MS Word.
• Performed the system testing using Xpediter, Fileaid, CICS, JCL and TSO/ISPF in a mainframe environment.
• Handled systems changes and adhoc requests.
• Performed functional analysis, supported user testing and implantation of systems on mainframe.
• Converted mainframe reports to PDF and Excel format.
• Implemented quality assurance standards to be used during the implementation phase, designed programs and presented program designs, and wrote modules and procedures.
• Performed system analysis, programming, testing and implementation using the following tools: SAS, COBOL, CICS, Database, MarkIV, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, IMS/DB/DC, Lotus Notes, PDF writer, Excel, and MS Word.
• Prepared the system for production releases and coordinated all changes with impacted partners.
• Provided coaching for other members of the team.

Technical Environment: Mainframe, Cobol, z/os, IMS/DB/DC, Ingenium, Windows, PDF, SAS, Excel

SAS Systems Analyst/Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Handled adhoc analysis, programming, testing and implementation.
• Performed functional analysis, programming, testing and implantation of financial projects on UNIX environment.
• Participated in all phases of the systems development life cycle including business/ systems analysis, project design, development and testing, and maintenance for the various financial systems, and applications.
• Designed and documented in detail all system components, their interfaces and operational environment.
• Documented system design, concepts and facilities, presented and obtained approval of detailed system designs.
• Designed data structures and files, sub-systems and modules, programs, batch, on line, and production monitoring procedures, testing strategy and systems.
• Assessed impacts and performed analysis on new system requirements.
• Developed and maintained complex system and modules, programs, sub-systems, system and procedures, analyzed performance and tuned system, and completed system documentation.
• Developed test systems and procedures within the development environment and analyzed performance.
• Performed system analysis, programming, testing and implementation using the following tools: SAS, UNIX, Windows, DB2, SQL Database, Lotus Notes, PDF writer, Excel, Ultra Edit, and MS Word.
• Used more than 1200 DB2 Tables On the client site to perform system enhancement and to response to Ad Hoc request.
• Prepared the system for production releases and coordinated all changes with impacted partners.
• Provided coaching for other members of the team.

Technical Environnent: Unix, Windows, PDF, SAS, Excel

Mainframe Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Handled system enhancement and documented system changes.
• Performed functional analysis for web, dotNet and mainframe systems.
• Experience with the business analysis, project design, development and testing and maintenance of the system.
• Responsible for designing, developing, testing, implementing and documenting the system in an operational environment using COBOL, Oracle, SQL Server, Datacom, Ideal, PL/SQL, Pro*COBOL, JCL, VSAM, Panvalet, TSO/ISPF, FileAid, MS Word and MS Excel.
• Advised management of changes to information, processes and decision flows that should be accomplished before implementing system changes.
• Analyzed and documented the system design for the detailed design and validated and obtained approval for the new system design.
• Based on technical specifications and the detailed design, developed data structures, modules and procedures including batch and online for the system.
• Performed system analysis, programming, testing and implementation using the following tools: COBOL, Oracle, SQL Server, Datacom, Ideal, PL/SQL, Pro*COBOL, JCL, VSAM, Panvalet, TSO/ISPF, FileAid, Word, Excel.
• Performed system enhancement regarding payroll system using COBOL, Oracle data bases, TSO/ISPF, Fileaid and JCL on a mainframe environment.
• Performed a detailed impact analysis of all new system requirements.
• Responsible for analyzing and developing a series of solutions to various technical requirements which included producing forms, manuals, programs, data files, material and implementing quality assurance standards during the implementation phase.
• Developed a test system to analyze the performance and verified and validated the applications and systems performance and functions.

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, MVS, TSO/ISPF, Cobol, Pro*Cobol, Datacom, Ideal, Oracle, Visio, File Aid, JCL, SQL Server, dot Net, Macroscope

Mainframe Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed functional analysis and handled system enhancement to add new functionality
• Worked with system architecture and user to define system requirement
• Performed system change, organized team meeting, performed testing and implementation
• Extracted business rules from COBOL and IDMS programs.
• Performed functional testing using COBOL, IDMS, TSO/ISPF, Fileaid, Endevor and JCL on a mainframe IBM environment

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, MVS, TSO/ISPF, Cobol II, IDMS, DMLO, Silver run, Visio, Word, Excel

Mainframe Senior Systems/Programmer Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Insurance system migration and conversion from Cobol/IDMS to Cobol/Oracle.
• Migration and conversion from Cobol mainframe to Cobol Unix.
• Migration and conversion from mainframe IDMS/COBOL to Unix Cobol/Oracle.
• Member of the team which conducted all phases of the systems development life. cycle including business/ systems analysis, project design, development and testing for the Insurance mainframe System and applications.
• Advised management of changes to information, processes and decision flows that should be accomplished before implementing system changes.
• Provided a complete range of programming and analysis services including analysis, research, development, program design, installation and maintenance of computerized systems.
• Ensuring that the migrated and upgraded programs and applications to comply and to adhere to SLA.
• Provided analysis with solution alternatives including a change management cost/risk/benefit analysis.
• Documented and performed assessments of the current system designs and concepts and made recommendations for improvements to be approved by management.
• Worked with a team which developed and documented system enhancements and modules, programs, sub-systems, system and procedures, analyzed performance, tested and tuned system using technologies including COBOL / CICS / DB2/ JCL/ SQL/ ISPF/ TSO and MQ Series
• Developed project documentation including testing checklists, user manuals and covering manual processes. Developed and executed comprehensive unit integration test plans/cases for new and modified system components, subsystems and modules
• Performed system programs changes and standardization
• Handled and performed test plan and quality control
• Documented program testing
• Created test data using FileAid and IDMS tools DMLO and OLP
• Analyzed and developed a series of solutions to various technical requirements which included producing forms, manuals, programs, data files, material and implementing quality assurance standards during the implementation phases

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, COBOL, MVS, TSO/ISPF, Z/OS, JCL, File-Aid, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Window NT, Unix, Visual Studio, Easytrieve, Microsoft Office, Word and Excel.

Mainframe Senior Systems/Programmer Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Bombardier's manufacturing and time attendance systems
• Worked on the manufacturing operations system
• Participated in all phases of the systems development life cycle including business/ systems analysis, project design, development and testing, and maintenance for the Insurance mainframe system and applications.
• Developed, tested and implemented components of the system.
• Analyzed functional requirements to identify information, procedures, decision flows and design patterns, and described requirements in terms of Analysis and Design Models.
• Designed and documented in detail all system components, their interfaces and operational environment.
• Documented system design, concepts and facilities, presented and obtained approval of detailed system design.
• Designed data structures and files, sub-systems and modules, programs, batch, on line, and production monitoring procedures, testing strategy and systems
• Conducted maintenance and system enhancement in support of production.
• Supported PL/1 applications and developed new COBOL program on a mainframe environment using TSO/ISPF, JCL and IMS/DB.
• Used Fileaid to edit data and to create script to run some specific function on data and files.
• Developed and maintained complex system and modules, programs, sub-systems, system and procedures, analyzed performance and tuned system, and completed system documentation
• Developed test systems and procedures within the development environment and analyzed performance
• Performed independent verification and validation of software applications and systems function and performance
• Resolved production problems, and provided on-call support for existing production applications
• Performed system debugging and coordinated activities on multiple tasks
• Converted specifications about business requirements into programming instructions
• Handled test plan & quality control
• Analyzed, developed and maintained Ad-Hoc reports using SAS language on IBM mainframe
• Supported and used the Bombardiers methodologies

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, COBOL, PL/1, SAS/Mainframe, IMS/DB, RPG, MVS, TSO/ISPF, Z/OS, OS/390, JCL, SyncSort, IEBGENER, Client/Server and Unix, Outlook, Microsoft Office, Word and Excel

Senior Mainframe Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked on SAP-FICO Zurich Farmers California Group Insurance System
• Provided programming and analysis services including research, business analysis, development, project/ program design, installation, testing and maintenance of computerized systems
• Identified current decision flows in the department for making various kinds of technology changes
• Migration and conversion from Mainframe to SAP.
• Performed a detailed impact analysis of all new system requirements
• Analyzed and documented the system design and validated and obtained approval for the new system design
• Worked with the team responsible for the design, development and testing components using COBOL/ CICS/ DB2/ JCL/ ISPF/ TSO, Fileaid, Endevor and MQ Series (Batch and Online) including conducting unit integration test cases on an IBM mainframe environment
• Developed a test system to analyze the performance and verified and validated the applications and systems performance and functions
• Developed project documentation including testing checklists, user manuals and covering manual processes
• Acted as a liaison between vendors when acquiring hardware/software and developed cost and resource requirements
• Conducted maintenance and system enhancement
• Provided support for existing production applications

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, COBOL, MVS, TSO/ISPF, File-Aid, Z/OS, OS/390, JCL, Endevor, Lotus Notes, Syncsort, Xpediter, VSAM, Windows, Microsoft Office, Word and Excel

Senior Systems Analyst/Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Philip Morris EIM Export inventory Management system; manages international shipments, order and shipment details, export requirement planning and export order Project
• Participated in all phases of the system development lifecycle, including business/ systems analysis, project design, development and testing and maintenance. As the Systems Analyst, participated in the functional analysis including the development and documentation of: business requirements; feasibility assessments; selection of technologies and methodologies; cost analysis; and, technical specifications including architecture and design considerations/standards
• Researched and analyzed various technologies and methods to provide project authorities with recommendations for solutions to technical challenges
• Worked with business stakeholders to validate and analyze requirements and translate them into the functional design and technical specifications to support system development
• Designed and coded programs, created test transactions
• Worked with the team responsible for the design, development and testing components using IMS/DB/DC, COBOL/ CICS/ DB2/ JCL/ ISPF/ TSO, Fileaid, Abend-aid, MQ series, Endevor and Xpediter on an IBM mainframe environment
• Performed system maintenance, analysis, programming and testing in support of production
• Provided day-to-day and on-call support of production applications
• Created test specifications, defined test data and resolved testing issues to ensure applications would run according to system requirement when deployed in the production environment
• Supported the system in test and production environments; did complex problem resolution/debugging
• Prepared the system for production releases and coordinated all changes with impacted partners
• Provided coaching for other members of the team

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, COBOL, MVS, IMS DB/DC, DB2, Spufi, TSO/ISPF, File-Aid, Focus, Z/OS, OS/390, JCL, Endevor, Lotus Notes, Zeke, Syncsort, Abend-Aid, VSAM, MQ Series, Windows, Microsoft Office, Word and Excel

Senior Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the enhancement of the Well point/California Life and Health systems, Billing and Group Tapes
• Performed, reviewed analysis, modified programming systems including coding, testing, debugging and installing for a large-scale system
• Participated in all phases of the systems development lifecycle including business/ system analysis, project design, and development and testing, and maintenance
• Worked with the team responsible for the design, development and testing components using IMS/DB/DC, COBOL/ CICS/ DB2/ JCL/ ISPF/ TSO, Fileaid, Abend-aid, and Xpediter on an IBM mainframe environment
• Documented and performed an assessment of the current system design and concepts and made recommendations for improvements which were approved by management
• Responsible for analyzing, designing and developing system components, interfaces and operational environment
• Converted specifications about business requirements into programming instructions
• Participated in the evaluation of technologies for new system design which included an impact analysis of the proposed design and operational competencies
• Prepared for the implementation of the new solution including negotiating with hardware and software vendors, conversion plans, operation procedures and estimating the overall cost and amount of resources required for the complete implementation
• Maintained records to document program development and revisions maintenance
• Developed functional and programming specifications, designed and documented in detail all system components
• Performed system changes using COBOL on an IBM mainframe environment
• Identified and documented database content, structure, and application subsystem, and developed data dictionary
• Identified and documented system specific standards relating to programming, documentation and testing
• Developed a test system to analyze the performance and verified and validated the applications and systems performance and functions. Performed system testing and troubleshooting to prepare for releases and ensured all changes were coordinated with all impacted partners
• Coached other programmers on systems

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, COBOL, MVS, IMS DB/DC, Citric, DB2, Spufi, TSO/ISPF, COBOL MVS, JCL, Xpediter, JES2 & JES3, Change Man, Lotus Notes, Syncsort, File-aid, Abend-aid, VSAM, Windows 2000, Microsoft Office, Word and Excel

Senior Technical Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked for local Client in N.B to develop some web application for e-commerce
• Upgrading courses e-commerce/e-business, Internet, Oracle, HTML, Visual Basic & JAVA
• Performed program development using JAVA and Visual Basic

Technical Environment: Windows, Unix, Web, Visual Studio, Dot Net, Oracle, SQL Server, HTML, JAVA, Visual Basic, 2000, Microsoft Office, Word and Excel

Senior Mainframe Systems Analyst/Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Maintained AT&T’s (1-800) monthly billing for USA, Canada and Mexico
• Worked with all areas of the Information Technology Services department to co-ordinate enhancements and implementations into the production environment
• Responsible for analyzing, designing and developing system components, interface and operational environment using TSO, CICS, JCL, DB2, IMS/DB/DC, Fileaid and Xpediter
• Advised management of changes to information, processes and decision flows that should be accomplished before implementing system changes
• Documented and performed an assessment of the current system design and concepts and made recommendations for improvements which were approved by management
• Responsible for the system design and testing including data structures, batch and online procedures, sub-systems and modules
• Participated in the evaluation of technologies for new system design which included an impact analysis of the proposed design and operational competencies
• Responsible for system analysis and development including forms, manuals, data files and materials and implemented quality assurance standards for the implementation phase
• Provided day-to-day and on-call support of production applications
• Conducted technical lead for 2-3 developers and conducted project lead for many tasks
• Provided support for existing production applications and handled and scheduled ad hoc reports
• Performed estimation and project scope for system recovery
• Created test specifications, test data and test scripts, conducted unit, string, sub system test and supported user acceptance test
• Used Remedy to edit and to report problem production
• Used Viasoft to debug program in test and production environment
• Designed, tested, executed and completed system recovery
• Assisted junior personnel with mentoring
• Performed program definition/analysis, flowcharting, coding and testing

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, COBOL, PL/1, Assembler, Easytrieve, SAS, MVS, IMS DB/DC, DB2, Spufi, CLIST, CICS,TSO/ISPF, SDSF, COBOL II & COBOL MVS, JCL, Gentran, Xpediter, JES2 & JES3, Librarian, Lotus Notes, Remedy, Microsoft Office, Syncsort, File-aid, Abend-aid, VSAM, AFP, Connect-Direct & Seibel, Windows 2000 & NT, Word, Excel and Power Point

Senior Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed project lead to maintain and to support the federal child special allowance CSA system that produces monthly payments of the CSA agencies and provided team lead for 3 Programmers
• Defined client information requirements through client interviews
• Identified current decision flows in the department for making various kinds of technology changes
• Participated in system design meetings and documented client requirements into system specifications
• Participated in all phases of the systems development life cycle including systems analysis, project design, development and testing. Worked within a team who developed, tested and maintained online/ batch programs using COBOL/CICS/DB2/ TSO/ JCL and MQ Series
• Based on technical specifications and the detailed design, developed data structures, modules and procedures including batch and online for the system
• Participated in the evaluation of technologies for new system design which included an impact analysis of the proposed design and operational competencies
• Performed system changes using COBOL, CICS, IDMS, DB2, Viasoft and TSO on an IBM mainframe environment
• Used Fileaid to edit data and to create script to run some specific function on data and files
• Used Viasoft to debug program in test and production environment
• Resolved operational and production problems
• Completed unit testing and volume testing
• Implemented functional changes, scheduled and organized code reviews through ‘walkthroughs’
• Prepared program specifications and other project materials
• Worked and handled DB2 SQL queries
• Prepared the system for production releases and coordinated all changes with impacted partners
• Provided project and task estimates, organized and conducted project team meetings

Technical Environment: IBM Mainframe, MVS, TSO/ISPF, COBOL, COBOL II, VSAM, Assembler, JCL, CICS, DB/2, IDMS, Viasoft, JES2/3, Endevor, Infoman, MS Office, Extra SNA server, EMC2/TAO and AMDHAL

Systems Analyst/Project Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided a development and conversion plan for the banking info and group benef Confidential
• Designed and developed report and screen layouts
• Provided project lead for 3-5 resources
• Implemented new specification for the banking info system
• Developed an online feature for group benef Confidential and provided system documentation
• Worked closely with end users and management to develop solutions to banking info centre
• Created and maintained Focus database

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, MVS, Focus mainframe, TSO/ISPF, JES2, MVS, JCL, PC, MS Word, Maestro and PC

Systems Analyst/Project Lead Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked as project lead to analyze the manpower planning system and the production center facility that produces and transfers data to the client's workstations
• Converted specifications about business requirements into programming instructions
• Worked with user to analyze payroll interfaces and reports
• Developed the manpower planning system using a Focus database
• Coded and tested all executable components that comply with the overall solution design.
• Prepared and executed test plans
• Prepared system and end-user documentation
• Created project status reports

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, MVS, Focus mainframe, COBOL, Assembler, TSO/ISPF, JES2, MS Office, Extra, AMDAHL and PC

Consultant Mainframe Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked on support, maintenance and analyzed system specifications
• Performed system enhancement using COBOL, IMS/DB/DC databases, Fileaid and TSO/ISPF on an IBM mainframe environment
• Prepared system incidents documentation and solution
• Developed and executed test plans, prepared and delivered problem fixes
• Worked and handled programs debugging

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, MVS, IMS DB/DC, TSO/ISPF, COBOL II, JCL, Panvalet, Xpediter and PC

Systems/Programmer Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked on development and maintenance of manufacturing systems, time sheet system, quality management system and account payable system
• Worked with all areas of the Information Technology Services department to co-ordinate releases and implementations into the production environment.
• Conversion of applications from bath to online Cobol.
• Conducted the analysis of organizational needs and goals for the development and implementation of application systems
• Converted specifications about business requirements into programming instructions
• Provided system design and system specification, developed and maintained online & batch programs
• Identified and recorded problems and fixes.
• Handled analysis of user requests, and developed new programs and transactions using COBOL, IMS/DB/DC in a mainframe environment
• Worked with the team responsible for the design, development and testing components using COBOL/ CICS/ DB2/ JCL/ ISPF/ TSO and MQ Series (Batch and Online) including conducting unit integration test cases
• Used Fileaid to edit corrupted data and to scan some specific function on data and files
• Provided system enhancements and changes using COBOL on an IBM mainframe
• Created reports and statistics using programming languages: Focus and SAS
• Conducted unit testing, debugging programs, functional testing and integrated testing
• Prepared the system for production releases and coordinated all changes with impacted partners
• Prepared program documentation
• Maintained programs and systems, and resolved issues
• Developed efficient structured code and system specifications
• Provided coaching for other members of the team

Technical Environment: IBM Mainframe, MVS, TSO/ISPF, IMS DB/DC, IMS/DC/MFS, COBOL, FOCUS, OS/JCL, Datavan, VSAM, OS/2, JES2, Exporter, Dispatch, Panvalet, Word Perfect, BTS, Xpediter and IBM PC

Senior Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installed operating systems, supported, tailored, installed fixes and updated new releases of software: VSE, CICS, IMS/DB, PL/1, RPGII, COBOL, Fortran, Assembler, DITTO, JCL and VSAM
• Provided system enhancement and changes using COBOL on IBM mainframe
• Supervised and assigned tasks for 7 resources
• Managed installation and support for integrated components of IBM Mainframe system
• Conducted project lead for data conversion project form system upgrade and mainframe change.
• Handled project lead for system migration project DOS to VSE/SP
• Performed data conversion from sequential files to VSAM files.
• Planned, performed and trained programmers to convert data to a network data bases (IMS)
• Planned, performed and trained operator on migration and on mainframe console operations
• Provided technical specification and to upgrade operating system
• Provided liaison between Information Technology Services department and IBM customer engineer
• Conducted the analysis of organizational needs and goals for the development and implementation of application systems
• Completed analysis and developed program specifications
• Developed and maintained online and batch programs
• Provided structured programming, and completed systems modifications
• Prepared and executed unit and integrated testing
• Developed systems and user documentation
• Organized and facilitated project team meetings

Technical Environment: IBM mainframe, DOS/VSE, VSE/SP3, CSP, COBOL, PL/1, RPG II, FORTRAN, CICS/VS, VSAM, SDF/CICS/VS,VSE/ICCF and IMS DB/DL1, CLIST