SUMMARY:

Highly seasoned and experienced Mainframe Developer with skills in all areas of software design and development taking on the roles of developer, analyst or programmer and project lead in the banking, aeronautic, finance, and administration sectors. Adept at troubleshooting both online and batch and ensuring quality control at every stage of management process. Able to function independently or as part of a team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: Confidential Mainframe MVS.

Software: Cobol, CICS, DB2, QMF/SQL, Xpediter, Endevor, Changeman, Control - M, TSO/ISPF, JCL, Viasoft Smartest, MQ, WebSphere, CSP, PL/1, IMS DB/DC, ADF, AFP, Altamira, Alnova, Script/VS, Visual Basic.

EXPERIENCE:

Software Analyst Programmer Senior

Confidential, Birmingham, AL

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in managing all facets of project life cycle, including design, development, testing and deployment of ACH, and wires operations .
• Developed new Cobol/CICS/DB2/QMF/SQL online/batch programs, created and scheduled JCL/Procs jobs using Control-M for ACH, wires, exceptions, and deposit transactions.
• Solved performance issues on DB2 statements .
• Provided 24/7 on call support to Production Support and QA teams to solve bugs and issues on batch processes and online transactions for Automated Clearing House, Lockbox, Wires, Exceptions and Deposits items.
• Created and reviewed unit test plans, performed unit test execution.
• Promoted changes to Production environment using Changeman by scheduled deadlines.

Confidential

Software Applications Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Managed all facets of project life cycle, including design, development, testing and deployment of Currency Exchange Module transactions. Transaction types included cash, deposits, and SWIFT transfers processing .
• Met with end users and department heads to gather and document requirements, establish technical specifications and set deadlines and milestones.
• Analyzed, developed, deployed and modified a production system called Extranjero at Bancrecen Bank of Costa Rica to handle cash, deposits, and SWIFT transfers in currency exchange transactions using Cobol/CICS/DB2/QMF/SQL/MQ/ENDEVOR/Control-M/ WebSphere/VB .
• Designed, coded, and implemented online transactions and batch processing to handle inventory and sales of Visa Travel Money cards and AMEX travelers checks.
• Installed BankTrade system in Banorte's environment to handle Deposits, SWIFT transfers, and Letters of credit through this system.
• Analyzed and programmed interfaces between local systems and BankTrade system for credit card operations.
• Analyzed, designed, and developed the sending and receiving of payment orders via SWIFT in order to use DB2 tables instead of VSAM files.
• Developmented new Cobol/CICS/DB2/MQ online/batch programs and created JCL/Procs jobs to use MQ software for SWIFT transactions.
• Tested execution and scheduling batch jobs after coding process.
• Solved performance issues on DB2 access .
• Provided 24/7 on call support to Production Support and QA teams to solve bugs and issues on batch processes and/or online transactions using CICS/DB2/Cobol/Xpediter/Endevor/JCL for all bank transactions.
• Created and reviewed unit test plans, performed unit tests.
• Promoted changes to Production environment using Endevor.

Confidential

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Met with end users and department heads to gather and document requirements, establish technical specifications and set deadlines and milestones.
• Maintained and enhanced ground service system at the Benito Juarez International Airport.
• Analyzed and developed a system for the automation, control, and exploitation of flight tickets data using Cobol/VSAM/Mantis/SAS/JCL.

Confidential

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed new Cobol/CICS/DB2 online/batch programs and created jobs JCL/Procs.
• Customized Currency exchange application from Spain environment to Mexican.
• Tested execution and scheduling batch jobs after coding process.
• Provide 24/7 on call support to Production Support function and QA to solve bugs and issues on batch processes and/or online transactions using CICS/DB2/Cobol/VSAM/Xpediter/JCL.

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Met with end users and department heads to gather and document requirements, establish technical specifications and set deadlines and milestones.
• Provided technical leadership and business training on various projects called OMP strategy.
• Worked closely with business analysts, contractors, managers, developers and database.
• Planned, distributed, and coordinated tasks.
• Created system design specification documents based on system requirements.
• Analyzed, designed, developed, and deployed new/change requests for users in various projects/applications, using CSP, PL/I, DB2, JCL, IMS DB/DC, Script, ADF, AFP, VSAM, QMF/SQL/CLIST/ISPF.
• Main projects
• Quality printing in Contracts and proposals.
• Sales plan for measurement and vendor payments.
• Order and inventory reports conversion from sequential files to DB2.
• Rebilling online system conversion from IMS to DB2
• Applied preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Trained interns.
• Documented changes and user manuals.
• Provided 24/7 on call support to Production Support team.