SUMMARY:

• Over 20 years experience in Information Systems.
• Extensive work in applications analysis, design, team leading, development, coding, testing and support in mainframe environments using COBOL, Confidential, IMS, DB2 and SQL.
• Skilled in all aspects of Development Life Cycle and all phases of documentation and testing.
• Has done it all in applications from requirements to spec writing to coding to testing, and for support and maintenance.
• Experienced in transformation of mainframe data to PC database requirements and the distribution of warehoused data to external environments.
• Knowledge of ST & Fed.
• Government functions Banking, Insurance, and Utility companies.
• Good knowledge of Payment Transfers, HIPAA Medicaid, Family Support, Government, and Transportation.
• Excellent communicator.

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:

HARDWARE: IBM MAINFRAME, IBM PC

OPERATING SYSTEMS: IBM, WINDOWS

LANGUAGES: COBOL, JCL/PROCS/CLISTS, Confidential, Use of Many Tools/Utilities, APS - Cobol, REXX

SOFTWARE: IMS DB/DC, DL/I, TSO/ISPF, MVS/OS, PROCESS ENGINEER, SQL, TELON,abend-aidMicroFocus Advanced Workbench, Version Manager,TeamTrack,Control-M, Process Manager, PanValet,ENDEAVOR, IMS EXPERT, CA7/11, SPUFI, FILEAID, EXPEDITOR,ICD codes Confidential, All Access Methods (VSAM, etc.), ChangeMan, Trained Rational Method, HTML, VISIO, MS OFFICE, QMF, trained in ITIL, Strobe, EZtrieve, MQ process programng, Various data management systems.

DATABASES: IMS, DB2, SQL, ACCESS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Application Programmer/Analyst Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for mainframe technical requirements analysis and program design for company changeover to SQL/DB2 compatible database from older Cobol IMS. Led small team in determination of program changes for both online and batch existing and started needed changes.
• Assisted in training of new hires for programming to begin after my departure. Documented needed changes for new personnel to complete.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Application Programmer/Analyst Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supporting Government Financial distribution application systems on Confidential Cobol.
• Conversion/Maintenance, changes, enhancement of both batch and online systems to newer database format.
• Programming support in Cobol on DB2 database.

Confidential, N. Charleston, SC

Application Programmer/Analyst Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supporting Government Financial distribution application systems on Confidential Cobol.
• Maintenance, changes, enhancement of both batch and online executions.
• Supporting bi-weekly Payroll calculation and distribution.
• Utilizing analysis and programming skills to improve and enhance the existing systems, while assisting with the on-coming updated system PeopleSoft.
• Work directly with User and Financial analysts, while ensuring that all Payroll cycles continue correctly and on-time.

Confidential, Columbia, SC

Application Programmer/Analyst Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supporting application systems on IBM Mainframe. New Development and enhancement of batch & online executions.
• Last 28 months in large new expansion of Confidential applications, working in all areas of development & testing using both IMS & DB2 in both batch & online Cobol & Confidential programs. Wrote application specs, analyzed application needs & created new programs.
• Previously Technical Support Analyst, supporting application systems on IBM Mainframe.
• Extensive use of JCL/Procs for batch executions.
• Maintenance and enhancement of batch executions using ZEKE, Job History System, and local INFOrm.
• Supporting all Host Batch Applications & batch executed Confidential regions/transactions for last 11 months.
• Extensive support of batch documentation.
• Worked in APS Cobol using ASDD (local version of MFEE development platform).
• Participated in Requirements JAD sessions and translation to technical needs.

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Senior Developer/Analyst Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained COBOL, Confidential, and EZtrieve application systems on IBM mainframe OS-390 operating system environment.
• Responsibilities included maintenance and new development of large VSAM/DB2-databased batch and online system.
• Worked in several areas including Group Billing, Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Intercompany Telecommunications Services (ITS).
• Extensively used JCL for batch executions, Intertest for testing Confidential online, and Expeditor for both batch program testing.
• Tools and accesses were through TSO and ISPF and utilized Confidential for scheduling.

Confidential, Tallahassee, FL

Information Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead analysis, design and development of both batch and online IMS COBOL application subsystems in accord with strict QA and software systems management control disciples.
• Worked directly with IS support units in other departments and users for problem solving, analysis, design, coding, testing and implementation for both new and existing applications.
• Team-lead for multi-person groups that moved complete online sub-systems from requirements documents to production, including strict testing and documentation standards.
• Lead team for applications of movement of large volumes of IMS data to user PC environments including creating outputs to Oracle and M/S Access databases both internally and externally.
• Assisted conversion from OS-390 shop to Z/OS.
• Development (including application subsystem design) utilized tools and accesses thru TSO and ISPF.
• Used Endeavor for control of sources and implementations.
• Performed testing with Telon for DB/DC online programs and Expeditor for both batch and online tests.
• Wrote extensive JCL for batch programs and shop scheduling with Confidential .

Confidential, Tallahassee, FL

Senior Analyst Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyst, applications designer and lead programmer handling new development for major application systems utilizing COBOL-based, Confidential, DB2 & IMS database system in MVS 390 environment.
• Extensive JCL writing for batch executions and ISPF under TSO for tools and accesses.
• Responsible for translating state government transportation data to federal data requirements (for Florida State DOT).
• Worked with both state and federal personnel on requirements and implementation.
• Provided software application systems support for the Information Management Office.
• Developed and programmed mainframe applications during first year of position in COBOL and Mark IV and V, utilizing IMS and DB2 databases.