SUMMARY:

Retired Technical Professional with proven technical and organizational skills. Many successful IT consulting engagements with a variety of Central Ohio clients in the fields of Government, Manufacturing, Insurance, and Banking. Highly skilled in all aspects of Project Development: Requirements Definition, High Level and Detail design, Technical Development, Technical Leadership, Testing, and Implementation.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Languages: COBOL, VSAM, PL/1, DB2 SQL, IMS DB/DC, JCL, TSO, PL/SQL (classroom only), EasyTrieve, CICS

Hardware: Various IBM MAINFRAMES, Windows PC’s

Mainframe: MVS, IMS DB/DC, IDMS (very limited), DB2, Gentran (EDI), VSAM, ZEKE (Scheduler), Librarian, ELIPSE, PanValet, SCLM, Trisyn CAP, File - Aid, DFSORT, Xpeditor, various IBM utilities, Mercury Quality Center, Changeman, QMF, SPUFI, IBM Debug, CMS

PC Software: MS Windows, MS Excel, MS WORD, MS PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project, ABT Project Workbench

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Applications Developer

Responsibilities:

• Tech Lead for Billing System. Successfully designed, developed, and implemented a number of various applications interfacing with or updating both domestic and international versions of Vendor-purchased core processing system (Trisyn CAP) using COBOL, EasyTrieve, VSAM, DB2, File-Aid, DFSORT, Xpeditor, CICS, JCL., TSO.
• Worked closely with Project Managers, QA, and Business representatives to develop and execute work-plans and project schedules using MS Project, resolve problems, repair defects reported via Mercury Quality Center, and manage change-controls.
• Depending on the scope of project, led development teams consisting of one to four people.
• Significantly reduced the length and cost of annual ‘pricing’ project by introducing better design and development standards.
• Successfully added multiple foreign banks to the international Billing system

Confidential, Dublin, OH

Senior Consultant/Account Manager

Responsibilities:

• As account manager, in addition to normal on-site client consulting responsibilities, performed company-oriented activities such as recruiting and screening of applicants, orientation of new-hires, performance reviews, formal and informal mentoring, evaluation of request for proposal (RFP) documents, and preparation of RFP responses.
• Developed and taught SQL class for both consultants and Client staff.
• Implemented policies and procedures increasing consultant remarket-ability.
• Designed and implemented successful ‘cost chargeback’ system: worked with Business Analysts, Cost Accountants, and technical staff to create files of teller transactions and relate teller cost back to Lines of Business using COBOL, EasyTrieve, VSAM, File-Aid, DFSORT, JCL. TSO.
• Worked with vendor personnel to design and implement interfaces from teller transaction reporting system to SAP to support Retail Cost Accounting Dept.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented edit and reformat programs to support revised tax forms.
• Worked with users to define requirements for reports and strategies for producing them using DB2.
• Worked with staff and members of vendor staff to resolve problems with interfaces between ODOT systems and ITAS (purchased software) using DB2. COBOL, JCL. QMF, SPUFI, TSO, Install1. .

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Tech lead for design and implementation of several modifications to the PALLM system to accommodate processing for new annuity product using COBOL, JCL.
• Researched changes, developed technical design and project workplan, directed activity of self and other programmers, prepared individual and team status reports, and with Corporate Project Team and Quality Management Department.
• Worked closely with QM analysts to resolve testing anomalies and with members of other teams to resolve contention issues.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Participated in presentations and evaluation of Year 2000 “Solution Providers,” including proposals for software, professional services, and outsourcing.
• Participated in evaluation, purchase, installation, and training for of software.
• Worked closely with user-departments on a company-wide basis to ‘discover’ and inventory in-house-written and vendor-purchased software.
• Worked closely with Vice President of IS, development managers, business systems analysts, and technical staff to develop remediation strategies and testing methodologies and to develop detailed work plans for conversion of applications in each functional area within the company.
• Project Lead for Health Power conversion: Conducted analysis and interviews to perform of mapping of customers’ data an d functionality to client system.
• Designed and developed progams to populate client’s system with customer data.
• Designed and developed system functions to achieve additional processing capabilities that were required by customer.
• Provided technical leadership to other programmers as well as overall project leadership.
• Languages used were COBOL, EasyTrieve, IMS, DB2, VSAM, JCL, TSO, and some CICS.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Supported System Test and Production environments in a “production support” capacity.
• Worked with department of Human Services personnel to achieve methods to get JCL through the review process; implemented those methods.
• Worked with users and programmers to define requirements for DB2 reports and develop strategies to produce them.
• As Account Manager, in addition to client duties, was also responsible for orientation of new hires, development of employees, and administrative duties relating to staff members (performance reviews, etc.).

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Developed and implemented various systems to produce extract files for clients from data processed by the financial card system. Responsible for all aspects of development, including design, development, testing, user interface, and reporting project status to clients as well as to data processing management.
• Design and Tech Lead for new online interface to Fraud-Tracking system mandated by MasterCard.
• Performed multiple minor enhancements to existing systems.
• Developed and implemented training report system for training department. All work completed using COBOL, VSAM, JCL, SORT, limited CICS, and TSO.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Application Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Help Desk and system support personnel, application development staff, conversion staff, and post-implementation support staff.
• Developed and maintained project plans and schedules and project budgets; established financial reporting procedures and formats to provide information to branch and corporate offices, as well as to client.
• Project scheduling, tracking, and status reporting accomplished using Confidential Project Workbench.
• Provided change control for modifications and testing of enhancements to titling system.
• Served as ‘single point of contact’ to Client, Client’s customers, and consulting firm management, providing status, billing information and supporting documentation, Change control, and Problem management. Also point of contact for Vendors, Subcontractors, and staff.
• Control of versioning of application, both during implementation and enhancements.
• Tracked financial and time reporting data for accounting staff and client project director. Provided detail data supporting client billing and financial reporting.
• Managed implementation of system in 116 county locations, dealt with client/users concerning system problems and issues, dealt with hardware and support vendor personnel, and developed policies and procedures for the Help Desk.
• Performed routine management functions: work assignments, scheduling and tracking, status reporting, day-to-day personnel issues and problems, and crisis management, resolve payroll and benefit issues.
• Worked with various subcontracting firms regarding personnel assignments, invoicing, reimbursement policies and procedures, pricing.

Confidential, Dublin, OH

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented changes to client’s existing Manufacturer’s Safety Data Sheets ( Confidential ) system.
• Assisted with maintenance and troubleshooting for client’s EDI Processing System, including coordination with new customers and suppliers to set up and test EDI interfaces.
• Implemented a redesigned Bill of Lading system to produce shipping documents, making modifications to IMD DB/DC programs.
• Rewrote and implemented a redesigned inventory reporting system.