SUMMARY:

A proficient Software Developer with extensive experience in systems analysis and design and programming in various languages like COBOL (6 years), Natural (18 years), RPG III (2 years), and Assembler (1 year). Able to interact with users and address production problems. Self - motivated, analytical, and team player who can leverage skills and background to contribute to the success of the organization.

SKILLS PROFILE:

Programming Languages: COBOL, Natural, RPG III, Assembler, Java, JavaScript

Databases / DB Tools/ File Access Methods: ADABAS, DB2, SQL, Sybase, VSAM, Excel, Access, CONNX

Hardware: IBM ES-9000, IBM 3090, IBM 43XX, IBM S/36, PC, Mac

Methodologies / Techniques: 4GL Programming, Batch Programming, Systems Analysis and Design

Operating Systems: UNIX, IBM z/OS, IBM OS/390, MVS/ESA, MVS/XA, SSP, Windows 7/8

Utilities / Applications/ Command Languages: JCL, TSO/ISPF, EntireX, CICS, FTP, XMITIP, PREDICT, JES3, XTERM, XML, SPoD, CRM, SCL, BCP, VM, Rhumba, CONSTRUCT, ICCF/SPIFFY, VOLLIE, DIRECT CALL, MS Office, ExamDiff Pro, Adobe Acrobat 9, Adobe LiveCycle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Reston, VA

Sr. Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements from users and coordinated closely with them throughout the development and testing processes including unit, QA, and system testing.
• Built test data to suit various scenarios and applied extensive and intensive testing procedures to ensure production-ready modules and applications.
• Enhanced programs/subprograms and applied fixes to production problems when necessary.
• Created technical documentation of programs, procedures, and processes.
• Created an online program that populates PDF forms to be viewed and edited by users in real-time. The rules for field validation and control of input were created using Javascript.
• Worked with UNIX scripts for file FTP, etc.

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, UNIX, SPoD, SCL, EntireX, .Net, Javascript, EXCEL, WORD, ACCESS

Confidential, Little Neck, NY

Sr. Programmer-Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed online and batch programs and procedures based on user requests.
• Enhanced programs/subprograms.
• Coordinated closely with users regarding program specifications and requirements.
• Built test data to suit various scenarios and apply extensive and intensive testing procedures to ensure production-ready modules and applications
• Applied fixes to production problems.
• Found a way to retain leading zeroes, inline double quotes and commas and multiple heading lines in CSV files when mainframe work files are FTP’d to the PC.
• Created an online program that submits a batch job to send email with attachment to users.
• Designed and created a Terms and Conditions document that is attached to emails to customers.

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, FTP, XMITIP, PREDICT, CONSTRUCT, JES3, EXCEL

Confidential, New York, NY

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed and enhanced programs and procedures based on user requests.
• Coordinated closely with users regarding program specifications and requirements.
• Built test data to suit various scenarios and apply extensive and intensive testing procedures to ensure bug-free modules and applications
• Wrote JCL’s to upload data files to Sybase via BCP and send emails to users when jobs abend.
• Provided production support 24/7 for two weeks on a rotating basis.
• Debugged and fixed program problems.
• Streamlined the extract process by combining all JCL’s into a single procedure for efficiency and uniformity.
• Created a forecasting process for the Billing Posting System.
• Created macros to simplify the generation of comparison reports in EXCEL

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, TSO/ISPF, DB2, SYBASE, UNIX, SQL, BCP, JCL, FTP, JES3, XTERM, ACCESS, EXCEL

Confidential, Brooklyn, NY

Sr. Programmer-Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and developed programs to process trade information for the Equity Trades System.
• Modified programs to make them Confidential -compliant.
• Wrote new programs.
• Debugged and fixed program problems.
• Converted programs for the Confidential project.

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, TSO/ISPF, JCL

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Programmer-Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Wrote programs to reformat trades transmitted by clients via FTP.
• Wrote programs to reformat trades transmitted by clients via the SWIFT system.
• Created JCL procedures for trades processing.
• Debugged and fixed program problems.

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, TSO/ISPF, JCL, RHUMBA

Confidential, East Hanover, NJ

Programmer-Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coded, tested, and implemented COBOL programs that accesses DB2 and developed and maintained JCL’s using TSO/ISPF.
• Tasked with maintaining the General and Administrative Budget System which processes employee information used by the Payroll Department to calculate payroll, tax, benefits and cost by individual and also utilized by the administration to calculate general and administrative expenses by account number.
• Coordinated closely with users regarding requirements.
• Fixed production problems.
• Developed and maintained Natural programs using Adabas for the Time and Attendance System (TAS) to process employee information which is subsequently passed on to Payroll.

Environment: COBOL II, DB2, Natural, ADABAS, ADASQL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, JCL

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained programs and procedures for the Business Operations System to process land titles online to provide better reporting and monitoring of the system thereby reducing delays in processing workflows.

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, TSO/ISPF, JCL

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed programs for the General Accounting Service System to process customer information in relation to gas utility consumption.

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, CONSTRUCT, PREDICT

Confidential

Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Maintained programs for the Investment Portfolio System to produce daily, monthly, and annual reports on the amount and nature of bank investments.

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, TSO/ISPF, JCL