PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

I am a development professional with a demonstrated record of success in systems analysis, client application development, mainframe development, business liaison, project management and full SDLC lifecycle (analysis, design, coding, configuration, testing and implementation).

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software: OS MVS Utilities, JES, JES 2&3, TSO, MS Office, Visio, FILEAID, BMC, CA - 7, Endevor, QueueManager (MQ)CLIST, COBOL, COBOL II, TSO, Assembler Language, CA-Easytrieve, PL/I, IBM File Manager, DB2, SQL, VSAM, IMS DB/DC, CICS, REXX, UNIX, ALM (HP Quality Center), PowerPoint, Requisite Pro

Hardware: IBM ESA 9000, IBM 3090

SKILLS:

• SQL Coding
• Presenting to Executive Staff
• Busn. Req. Doc. Ownership/Creation
• Test Plan Creation
• Years Data warehouse support
• Agile Methodologies
• Easytrieve

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Plano, TX

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided testing and programming support for migration of Credit Card applications in COBOL 4.2 to 5.2, thru systems, UAT and into production. Effort required analysis and testing of 400 to 600 COBOL, Assembler Language and Easytrieve.
• Functioned as technical specialist for ad hoc Credit Card program modification and project reporting of same.
• This provided the opportunity to work and communicate with all levels of management in Confidential (BofA) LOB’s.

Environment: COBOL, Mainframe Assembler Language (ALP), Easytrieve, JES2, TSO/E, Endevor, DB2, IBM Debugger, CICS, Queue Manager (MQ), NDM, BofA 3 rd Party support software.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assisting in conversion of mainframe Purchase Order system to client server (RMS) system and Receiver IMS/DB2 databases to mainframe Account payable system. Activities included technical and Business Analyst code review, design, develop, and installation of conversion programs.
• These responsibilities required my communication with all levels of Confidential management.

Environment: COBOL, COBOL II, SQL, PL/I, APT, DB2, IMS DB/DC, CICS, REXX, OS MVS Utilities, TSO, JES3, FTP, MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), in-house development methodologies.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for conversion of mainframe systems (Daily Utility Operation Reports, Land Based Receivables, Emergency Service & Response and Hydrology Reporting). Activities as technician and Business Analyst required code review, design, develop, code and install conversion programs and migration of all four systems to client server.
• These responsibilities required my communication with all levels of Confidential management.

Environment: COBOL, COBOL II, SQL, PL/I, Assembler Language (ALP), PL/I, IBM File Manager, CA-7, CA-Easytrieve, DB2, IMS DB/DC, VSAM, CICS, REXX, OS MVS Utilities, TSO, JES3, MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Visio, Waterfall and Agile Methodologies.

Confidential, Columbus, GA

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for QA testing of major enhancements to many large commercial credit card clients.
• Activities included as Senior Tester and Business Analyst required preparing and loading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Test Plans / Scripts to HP ALM Quality Center, running test scripts, resolving test issue / defects, documenting same and preparing Test Summaries upon completion of testing. This included use of Endevor to trace changes migrated from Systems Test to QA test region.
• These responsibilities required my communication with all levels of Confidential management. This required use of Excel commands as standalone functions or updates to existing formulas and charts.

Environment: COBOL, COBOL II, SQL, IBM File Manager, CA-7, CA-Easytrieve, DB2, IMS DB/DC, VSAM, CICS, REXX, OS MVS Utilities, TSO, JES3, NDM, FTP, Endevor, WSDL Weaver, SOAP Sonar, XMLM Packets, HP ALM Quality Center, Requisite Pro, MS Office (Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint), Lotus Notes, Waterfall and Agile Methodologies.

Confidential, Westlake TX

Mainframe Programmer Analyst/Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Assigned to the Correspondence Archive and Retrieval Processing (CARP) Team.
• Responsibilities included loading and deleting of Tax forms and FFAS statements.
• Ad hoc production support requests for active systems issues, software evaluations, and design/development of history retrieval requests. Design/development required extensive use of Excel, Word, Visio and Power Point for presentation to IT management and business owners.
• Activities required 24/7 attention to all CARP systems, as well as its predecessors.
• These responsibilities and duties required communication with business and technical departments within and outside of Confidential . This required use of Excel and Visio to document modifications.

Environment: COBOL, COBOL II, Control-M, CA-7, CA-Easytrieve, DB2, SQL, VSAM, CICS, REXX, OS MVS Utilities, JES3, TSO, NDM FTP, Visio, FILEAID, MS Office (Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint) CA Platinum, CLIST, UNIX, Agile Methodologies, KANBAN Logistical controls.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Senior Programmer / QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported mainframe DB2, JCL, COBOL, SQL, Assembler, IMS DB/DC and UNIX for installation and programming support of in - house and third party applications in a standalone QA environment.
• Defined and installed additional software guided Rapid Development Techniques.
• This required interaction with all levels of Confidential management in efforts starting with Business Requirements Document (BRD) and ending thru to User Acceptance Testing (UAT) document and ending with support thru production installation. This required use of Excel commands as standalone functions or updates to existing formulas and charts.
• Provided technical support, for mainframe and server systems, through all four phases system testing. This included use of Endevor to trace changes migrated from Systems Test to QA test region.

Environment: Mainframe IMS DB/DC, DB2, COBOL, SQL, JCL, TSO, NDM, FTP, Server, RMS (Retail Management System - RETEK), Oracle DB2, SQL.

Confidential, Addison, TX

Business Systems Analyst / Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assigned to the Office of the President (OOP) analyzing mortgage loan issues for selected high profile customers.
• Activities included analysis of loan status and activity across seven separate in-house and vendor supported platforms.
• Activities included phone and written contact with customers as well as contact with all levels of
• Confidential management. This required use of Excel, Word, Visio for presentation to IT and business owners.
• Provided staff support and training as required across all OOP teams.

Confidential, Plano, TX

Systems Analyst - Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Automated Financial Systems (AFS) and Hogan Loan and CIS systems extract files for conversion of consumer loans from Chevy Chase Bank to Confidential Bank.
• Results of analysis with clients of both banks were used to build Test Plan information in Mercury Quality Center for review and use in all planned test cycles.
• Activities included one - on-one sessions with staff associated with Hogan and AFS Loan Products.

Environment: FTP, HP ALM (Mercury) Quality Center

Confidential, Addison, TX

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided mainframe DB2, JCL, and COBOL, SQL support and server support for installation of in - house Visual Basic 2008 test data preparation software (DARTNet).
• Functioned on a daily basis as liaison, with in-house Testing Services and DB2 technical support as clients, in support/definition of DB2 tables used in DARTNet applications. This included used of Endevor to trace changes migrated from Systems Test to UAT test region.
• Utilized HP ALM Quality Center and QTP.
• This required use of Excel, Word and Visio for presentation to IT and business owners.

Environment: Mainframe, DB2, COBOL, SQL, JCL, NDM, FTPServer QTP, SQL and DB2.

Confidential, Addison, TX

Senior Systems Analyst / Programmer Analyst - Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided technical assistance for two Data Warehouse conversion projects. One, for BofA bank merger with MBNA, and another for enhancements to major BofA/MBNA bank credit card product. This included used of Endevor to trace changes migrated Systems Test to UAT test region.
• Provided AM/PM support of simultaneous multiple testing platforms.
• Provided ongoing primary support, analysis and reporting for Testing Services department and as - required support for Production Operations, both in support of bank card applications, and DDA/CIS extract files from subsystem.

Programmer Analyst / Testing Services Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided mainframe and server development, support and installation of in - house User Acceptance Testing (UAT) credit card test platform data preparation software (DARTNet). This included used of Endevor to trace changes migrated from Systems Test to UAT test region.
• Coordinated setup of JCL and CA7 cycle schedules for each test cycle with Testing Services, and provided 24/7 test cycle support.
• Analyzed and resolved job failures (abends) and debugged test anomalies, which occurred during cycle execution.
• This included Cobol/CICS/SQL Programs, JCL and CA-7.
• Assisted Application Development area with test job support, including data prep and test cycle setup, and credit card process summaries.
• Documented jobs and procedures needed to provide Full File refresh for cycle testing.
• Monitored and corrected jobs and NDM transmissions during project testing. Became proficient in the use of HP ALM Quality Center, CA7, SDSF, NDM, and SAR.
• Worked with schedulers to correct job look back issues and premature/ Confidential job triggering problems during pre/post cycle testing.

Applications Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed system analysis, troubleshooting, software development and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) test cycle schedule setup for the Data Warehouse Application on the MORE (Marketing Optimization Revenue Engine) and UDAP (Unfair/Deceptive Accounting Practices) Projects.
• Developed UAT test matrices, test cases, test scripts, and credit card application test cycle schedules. Coordinated system testing cycle of test cases during application execution. This included used of Endevor to trace changes migrated from Systems Test to UAT test region.
• Tracked and researched errors, documented root cause, analysis and resolutions in test director.
• Accomplishments: Provided full file/DB2 Table history through every project phase and contributed to successful implementation of both projects.

Environment: COBOL II, SQL, CA-Easytrieve, XPEDITER, Fileaide, DB2, JCL, Endevor, BMC, CA-7, NDM (Connect: Direct), FTP, Microsoft Access and, and HP ALM Quality Center, QTP