Mq Series Specialist Resume
Norfolk, VA
SUMMARY:
- Senior IT Professional with solid overall experience coupled with 20+ years in IT & Consulting
- Part of Technical Architecture team on large EA projects addressing system architecture, design, and engineering to include analysis, conceptual and logical modeling with Service Oriented Architecture.
- Lead technical team members to take all necessary action to align business goal and technology
- Hands - on experience in Data Processing including Business Process Re-engineering, Consulting, Project Management, Database Administration, Configuration Management, Systems Analysis and Design, batch and on line programming, software development and maintenance, plus software and data migration and conversion.
- Proficient in complex cross-platform systems, network architecture, installation, implementation, integration, and administration in local and remote environments.
- High-level leadership and mentoring ability. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of international work cultures by virtue of overseas exposure in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
PROVEN EXPERTISE IN:
Process Improvement Performance Optimization Infrastructure Development Client Collaboration International Experience System Development & installation in Multiple Languages Training Hardware Software Peripherals Business Process Re - engineering Change Management
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Hardware: IBM S/390, IBM 3090, IBM 4300, the 370 series and IBM compatible PC
Software & Methodology: MVS, TSO/ISPF, CICS, Syncsort, Peoplesoft 8.0 and CRM, Intertest, Unix, X.25, UML, ELC, SPUFI, Cobol II, MVS Cobol, PL/1, Expediter, MQ Series, CA Endevor, CA-Librarian, CA-Panvalet, and PC software such as Developer/2000, Windows /NT, 2000, XP, C, C++, VB.Net, MicroFocus Cobol, MS Office, MS Project Server, SharePoint, SQL, PL/SQL, XML, HTML, AutoCAD, MS Office to include Word and other software that is part of MS Office.
Database & Access Method: Relational databases, Oracle, DB2, Datacom/DB, Access, IMS, File Aid, VSAM, Object Access Method, Internet
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
MQ Series Specialist
Confidential, Norfolk, VA
Responsibilities:
- In charge of evaluating COTS software that manages the Data Exchange between computers, Database, and Application programs with External Partners located at remote locations.
- Develop tools to augment the management of Data Exchange that is not covered by the COTS software.
- Agile Scrum methodology.
- Complete the design to the customer satisfaction.
- Fully involved in implementing the solution of the project at the enterprise level.
- The design was successfully delivered to the client’s satisfaction.
- Programming language is in C# with .NET.
Language Consultant
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Work as Linguist/Translator at the Defense Intelligence Agency extracting documents (GIST), video and audio in the format suitable for further analysis.
Consultant
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Assist the IRS user in Process Validation Section (PVS) to transition from Leqacy System to Modernized Confidential System.
- Focus on the accuracy of Confidential .
- The Confidential Database size is 35 Terabytes consisted of 263 million entities, 1.4 billion tax modules, 70 tables, and 1600 elements.
- Twenty five million transacions per day.
Senior Systems Engineer & Project Server Administrator
Confidential, Washington, DC
Responsibilities:
- Successfully implement enterprise level project management for the Science & Technology directorate Confidential Security.
- Focus on implementing enterprise level project management to facilitate project manager’s collaboration effort, and provide bird’s eye view for the Executives of the entire projects.
- Fully involved in implementing the solution of managing the project at the enterprise level.
- Technology used - MS Project Server 2007 on Windows and SharePoint.
Database Analyst & Information Management Officer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Successfully automated the contract management for Confidential Logistics Program with minimum supporting resources.
- Single handedly completed the project by practicing the whole SDLC from writing User requirements, Systems Analysis and Design, Develop code, through System Implementation to the client’s satisfaction.
- Deployed to Kuwait to automate the contract management process of the Confidential and ensure smooth operation of the systems with well integrated and reliable data.
- Focus on automation of the organization workflow to be used by the users besides management of complete SDLC covering collation of user requirements, system analysis and design, programming, system implementation and user training.
- Windows and .Net environment, C#, Visual Basic.
- Fully in charge of automating the contract management process.
- Technology used - MS Office Professional 2007 on Windows and SharePoint.
- Service Oriented Architecture
Consultant
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Acknowledged for efficient system development to include coding and delivery of reliable software.
- Member of the team to enhance Medicare/Medicaid claim with drug coverage, the system was developed using DB2/MQ Series, Java, Cobol-II, Stored Procedure, and CLIST. The end client is SSA, the primary contractor was CSC. Involve in interfacing Java with DB2 in the mainframe System.
- Developed (at US Customs and Border Protection Office for Homeland Security)
- Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) using MQ Series as part of Web Server to port the APIS Reporting System into the Web.
- Nexus Air programs using MQ Series to receive, process and send XML transaction from/to Canada
- Used MQ Series to develop common error routine for US Visit, widely used in other Systems.
- Led a 5 member team involved in development of e-filer application using Peoplesoft 8.0 and CRM a COTS software as part of IRS Modernization project. Designed the Activity Diagram, Process Thread, and Elementary Business Process (EBP) Task Diagrams including data modeling.
- Functioned as Senior Application Specialist and Member of Enterprise Integration team with Prime Alliance in the Customer Account Data Engine (CADE) IRS project in New Carrolton MD. The project conforms to SEI CMM level 3 and is developed using Rational Rose, Requisite Pro, UML, and Business Rule concept on multi-platform consisting of mainframe on IBM S/390, middle tier on Solaris and NT as front end connected through MQ Series. This highly complex system is re-engineered and significantly improved.
- Senior Programmer Analyst at GEICO Insurance involved in interfacing Access Database to the mainframe for the Actuary Department besides being involved in reorganization of Region 3 (Region 3 Reorg) through development of Analyzer to manage the inventory of existing IDOC application software.
- Consultant at Bell Atlantic involved in EXPRESS-TRAK project to convert billing system from Legacy System to Modernized System.
- Developed custom software for the Return/Refund of Student Loans at Sallie Mae using EFT.
- Functioned as Consultant involved in the development of Release 3 of Labor Management System at AMTRAK to automate the management of labor for Train and Engine (T&E) personnel. (The system is developed using MicroFocus COBOL and XDB on the LAN & DB2 and COBOL II & CICS in the mainframe.
Senior Systems Engineer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Senior Systems Engineer in the development of claim system within healthcare management system at Confidential focused on enhancement of existing system to include flex benefit, ensure compliance to new regulation by utilizing MicroFocus Cobol and XDB on the LAN as an alternative to the mainframe.
- Involved in development, Database design, and data modeling of Rate Database (RDB), a centralized Rate Database system for Confidential Inc.
- Managed release 1.2 of Item Access Facility (IAFC) to complement IBM's Image Plus to replace the microfiche by utilizing the mainframe computer, Object Access Method, CD ROM, and Database technology. (System developed using DB2, PL/1, Assembler (ALC), Cobol II, IMS/DC, CICS and Intertest).
Programmer/Analyst
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Consultant involved in development of equivalent MVS programs to replace the routine of Multics System in conversion and data migration of Program Decision Package (PDP) Systems (PL/1 based system consists of more than 900 programs) for the Air force from Honeywell Multics to IBM MVS.
- Developed NSE Network Analysis System and Socket protocol for Confidential in Reston, VA (a real-time system designed to inform the Confidential Engineer of the availability, performance, and capacity of the Confidential traffic network at any given moment). System developed using DB2, PL/1, CICS and Intertest.
- Senior Programmer Analyst involved in the development of software to automate Ideal and Database Administrator including data modeling at Ameritech in Indianapolis to support Production, Staging and Development. (The Production region consists of 44 Databases (with over 7 million rows), 250 tables, 1000 programs, 400 panels and 400 reports).
- Functioned as Staff Analyst leading a team of 10 Programmer/Analysts involved in development of correspondence system as part of Confidential - a project integrating four systems (DSRS, OTPC, SFIS, and SFCS) within HUD.
