SUMMARY:

• Able to formulate technical resolutions from business issues.
• Have lead small project teams through Full Project Life Cycle. (SDLC): Application Development, Production Support, Testing and Integration/Conversions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with team members, off - shore resources and all levels of management and off shore-models.
• Performed the necessary quality assurance procedures and coordination with cross functional teams to ensure products conform to customer's requirements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: Enterprise COBOL, PL/1, SAS, JCL, REXX, CLIST, QMF, DB2, SQL, C++, BTEQ, VSAM, Visual Basic, IEF Test Scripts, TELON, ISPF, FORTRAN, Dialogue Manager Panels and Basic Java training, IMS DB-DC and CICS.

Software/Databases: Microsoft Suite Access, Visio, Lotus Notes, Changeman, VSAM, ENDEAVOR, IMS - DB/DC, DB2/DS, FOCUS,JCL,CICS, XPEDITER, TSO/ISPF, DB2/SQL, SDSF,, BTS, SPUFI, Siebel, Mercury Test Director, File-Aid, People Soft, MQ Series, API ISPF, Easytrieve, VIASOFT, Share Point, Platinum, Strobe, ADF, SOA-API, HOGAN,WDSL (EDIINT), Web sphere, Plan view work design/SDLC, HP-Quality Center and Clear Case.

Operating Systems: IBM ZOS-MVS, UNIX, Oracle-Teradata DW, CA7-11-Scheduling and Cybermation/ESP

Networking: EDI, FTP, NDM, Message Que, CONNECT DIRECT, DB2- CONNECT

Methodologies: Joint Application Development (JAD), SDLC -WATERFALL, RUFF, AGILE, Green/Black belt-Six Sigma and CMMI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Mainframe support to free up senior staff conversion to Oracle.
• Duties includes on-call support of Claims Batch Eligibility and Payment system (1800 nightly jobs), claims payment resolution, ad hoc reporting and tri- weekly meeting with BA for problems, concerns and weekly status of project assignments/resolutions.

Confidential

Technical Lead Engineer, Memphis, TN

Responsibilities:

• Mainframe Lead for multiple platforms conversion to Oracle.
• Writing High Level and Detail Level Designs and re-engineering source code(IMS DC/DB2) to Client Server A/R and EDI batch systems.
• EDI included 820 financial and 850 Purchase Orders design (IMS DB/DC, DB2.

Confidential, MI

Technical Business Data Analyst/Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developer for Automation Development-OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE TEAM converting COBOL to SAS /ETL) project.
• Performed tasks within planned durations to meet established deadlines. collaborates with teams to ensure effective communications and to support the achievement of objectives.
• I provided support for applications and business functions. We contributed to the identification and reporting of defects in work products.
• Team assised with documentation (e.g., requirements, test and defect data, variances, problem resolution, etc'
• This resource will be working as a hands-on Senior Mainframe Software Engineer within Product Development.
• Provide support and assistance for Change Control deployments. Provide support and assistance for resolution of break-fix tickets on timely bases. Provide support and assistance for internal customers.

Confidential

Consultant, Southfield, MI

Responsibilities:

• Incident Management resolution in which I had to identify performance issues proactively, solve technical problems on assigned hardware/software platform(s)/application(s) following standard protocols.
• Work within strict time scales and elevate incidents within defined time window.
• Supported the Vehicle Control and scheduling system in which COBOL, DB2, IMS, SQL,VSAM, JCL and ISPF panels.
• IMS/CICS customers/ business applications, infrastructure and technology related activities. 850 EDI Purchase Orders system were also supported.
• Coordination with business users to understand and document Service Requests (Software modifications) Incident & Problem management- Root cause analysis
• Prioritize the Service Requests
• Perform analysis and research on these Service Requests
• Document service request resolution steps, prepare templates.

Confidential

Programmer Analyst 5, Tampa, FL

Responsibilities:

• Developer of software solutions for a 3rd party Health Plan network.
• Processing of claims, fulfillment requests and provider of subscriber information to Confidential,

Technology: XML mapping, MQ, VSAM, CICS, TSO, MVS JCL, DB2, and COBOL and Quality Center scripting/testing.

Confidential

Developer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinator and Developer of EDI Design and Support solutions for Sunoco Oil and Pharmacy Healthcare conversion effort for Express Script client. Software systems include COBOL, MVS-ZOS, MQ, IMS DB2 and some EDI interface receipt of monthly FTP.
• Responsible for integration process to exchange data.
• Create and maintain documentation of data communication flows.
• Create detailed mapping/Business processes.
• Provide on-call Production support for both internal Sunoco and external (VANS: GSX/Inovis/Kleinschmidt) and other communication protocols as well as off-shore testing of changes.
• Code EDI maps; test application maps/ create detail test plans.
• Code, re-design, test, implement and support Express Script Medicare Part D changes for ICD10-CM remediation project.

Confidential

Designer, Chattanooga, TN

Responsibilities:

• Design and Support of the ProClaim Delivery Solutions South West service orders system by monitoring and establishing quality management programs for systems and operational units, to include measurement and dashboards, assessment planning, execution, mitigation/correction,, process improvement, and root cause analysis. Software systems include PL/1, SQL, COBOL, MVS-ZOS, MQ, IMS DB2 and some EDI interface receipt of monthly FTP for order billing of customer .
• Lead resource for CA7 to ESP conversion project.

Confidential

Lead SME

Responsibilities:

• Support/conversion of the Confidential & Confidential South West service orders system by monitoring and establishing quality management programs for systems and operational units, to include measurement and dashboards, assessment planning, execution, mitigation/correction, process improvement, and root cause analysis.
• Software systems include COBOL, MVS-ZOS, MQ, IMS DB2 and some EDI interface receipt of monthly FTP for order billing of customer .Lead resource for CA7 to ESP conversion project.

Confidential

Lead Software Developer Consultant, Wheeling, IL

Responsibilities:

• Design, Support, Code, test, debug, implement, and document moderately complex programs for a Warranty/Parts manufacturer.
• Created appropriate documentation in work assignments such as program code, and technical documentation for the Navistar International Service and Warranty System using IMS-DC iClaim-Portal intranet,Oracle,UNIX,MVS-OSJava,SOAP,DB2-Connect,COBOL,IMS DB2, Teradata,
• Supported EDI transaction(s) for logistics/parts routing and CA7 Scheduling.
• Maintained and updated Stored Procedures, Triggers, and online/batch modules, and their related edit modules. Portal interface and reports (ERD).

Confidential

Technical Analyst, Kansas City, MO

Responsibilities:

• Functional customer service support Software and Change Control Support (Manual and Automated testing/Support/Change Management (Endeavor) and assist the state of Missouri Economic Workforce Development programs
• Completed CAPM training (Certified Associate Project Management).
• Developed several enterprise COBOL CICS/DB2-MQ subroutines for the State of Missouri Employment Development Department for cross referencing footstamp, work search and housing benefits programs.

Confidential

Lead Analyst Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Coded, tested, debugged, implemented, and documented moderately complex programs. Created appropriate documentation in work assignments such as program code, and technical documentation for the Chrysler international engineering PARTS BOM (Build of Material) system.
• Lead and coordinated the off-shore testing and conversion of SAS to Enterprise COBOL II, IMS DB/DC and CICS VSAM, MQ and Batch JCL software development and Endeavor.
• Worked with Changemen, HP and ConnectDirect for data migration.
• Provided application analysis, (PHI/HIPAA), design, coding, testing, implementation, resolution, root-cause and System Problem Assistance Requests for Missouri State Medicaid Health Care medical claims/membership MMIS.
• COBOL II PL1, CICS VSAM subsystems support also included Front-end EDI X12 converting and re-formatting for Data Mapping. Providing programming and support for claims types Provider, Institution, Professional, Pharmacy, and Dental via MQ Transactions processed included 837,835, 276 and 277.

Confidential, Overland Park, KS

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Completed test scripts based on functional requirements documentation used for Embarq Multitier Testing Regions.
• Completed UAT/Integration \ testing design documents and implementation/execution of test plans.
• Performed batch and online testing and conversion of FOCUS subsystems to mainframe production.
• Administered unit and system testing utilizing COBOL, MVS, JCL, SDSF, TSO/ISPF, DB2/SQL, Cybermation/ESP for Job scheduling and Changeman Management release configurations.

Confidential

Programmer Analyst, Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities:

• Implemented the analysis Student admission phase changes for the client server projects on schedule.
• Created the user specific Reports and taught users how to generate Ah-Hoc reports. For GL/AP/AR phase.
• Conducted full volume unit and regression testing as well as User Acceptance Testing (Converting student financial routine subsystem written in C++ and FOCUS to COBOL/DB2SQL-API interface.
• Created requirements matrix to ensure all requirements gathering was complete before testing began.

Confidential

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Participated in JAD sessions with the user community to determine business requirements. This included data modeling, data design, report development and documentation.
• Worked closely with BAs to run JAD sessions in order to ensure all requirements gathering was complete before testing began. Reviewed /Modified /tested SQL embedded code for several hundred source programs and jobs using COBOL II DB2 and Changemen software components.

Confidential, Little Rock, Ar

Responsibilities:

• Six months staff augmentation to provided application analysis, design and coding, testing and implementation of Merchandize Order System and Electronic Data Interface for transferring Purchase Orders with internal and external vendors.
• Coordinate any necessary updates with appropriate clearinghouse in support of vendor.
• Set up trading partners on E-Portal.
• Trouble shooed EDI encountered issues.
• Coordinate EDI testing and trading partner implementation with outside vendors and customers-Experience with large international retail chain for the procurement/ inbound-outbound logistic shipping system. Review and comply with customer EDI requirements and routing guides Actively manage entire EDI transmission process from Purchase Order to Invoice, Maintain EDI documentation and develop procedure documentation going forward /Troubleshoot EDI transmission issues/Follow up on charge backs related to EDI function/Coordinate routing and transportation for EDI shipments/Experience with 810, 830, 850, 855, 856, 940, and 945 EDI/WDI conversion translation documents and COBOL VSAM CICS Command and Endeavor

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities:

• Provided application Testing, analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation of Siebel Project for the Group Life policies upgrades using Siebel concepts fast to market.
• Software Quality Analyst/SME (Subject Matter Expert) for the E-Agent Billing project Confidential Farmer Insurance. created/executed the System Use Cases for the Billing function process
• Designed and completed system/acceptance testing for new IEF/CICS/COBOL/Expert 60 screen auto insurance system that resulted in minimal defects after implementation due to our testing design and procedures.

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Responsibilities:

• Completed application source analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation, creation of documentation, supporting and extracting, loading and transformation of customer information to a large data warehouse (Teradata) for marketing analysis and Vendors/ business partners evaluation and decision systems from 10 different banks sources.
• As a member of the Regions/Union Planter conversion team was a key player for loading and writing transformation SAS load, Fast load and BTEQ data scripts for DDA, ALS, SHAW, HOGAN and Agile tics banking applications of about 1.5 Million banks’ customers records using SQL QUERYMAN and SQL Assistant data processing tools.

Confidential, Peoria, IL

Responsibilities:

• Provided application analysis, PeopleSoft re-design, coding, testing, implementation creation, documentation and supporting of the company HR, General Ledger, Time Reporting (PAC2), Payroll and other company financial systems for conversion into a new DBXI Infrastructure for conversion into a.NET front end Research and Development Tax Reporting System.
• Identified /Map references to the legacy ERP system (Navision) and SQR user reporting.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided application analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation creation, documentation and supporting of computer software for the Arkansas Driver Motor Vehicle/Security System utilizing CICS MQ VSAM Endeavor for the national driver license network.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided application analysis (HIPAA), design, coding, testing, implementation creation, documentation and supporting of computer software for a large Florida State mandated claim payment remediation effort for the State’s Medicaid Information Management System.
• Subsystems included Front-end EDI X12 converting and re-formatting for Data Mapping. Providing programming and support for claims types Provider, Institution, Professional, Pharmacy and Dental.
• Transactions processed included 837,835,278,820,270,271 and 278.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL/Concord, CA

System Programmer Analyst/Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided designing, coding, testing, implementing and supporting projects for the Corporate Global Wholesale Banking System. Our team was responsible for integrating data from close to 100 systems of record into a critical wholesale data warehouse risk management system. (COBOL ZOS/390, IMS-DB-DC,DB2/SQL,C++,Expeditor, BTEQ, quarryman, ACH and Teradata)
• SIX SIGMA methodology exposures for the international Money transfer network.
• Project Lead on a major data warehouse / data conversion of over 3.2 million international accounts to the banks’ middleware Teradata Midware warehouse in Dallas, TX.
• Created Customer Aggregation Component MQ Connectivity for NT servers, CICS based components, IMS component and DB2 components for API delivery infrastructure processing.
• Data Mapping, Developed Business and Technical Design documents, User interface for a COMPONENT CUSTOMER Information System and a Repository Information Transaction system,
• Also completed major coding effort for an IMS/DC Fast path transaction repository data capture system using IMS DB/DC Fast path and DL/I databases.
• Team member for building the front-end Message Que decoding/encoding functions component for Global Access ID project. Created Customer Aggregation Component MQ Connectivity for NT servers, CICS based components, IMS component and DB2 components for API delivery infrastructure processing.