SUMMARY:

Thirty - two years of full life cycle experience in development and analysis of information technology systems. Industry experience includes health insurance, transportation, mortgage servicing, banking, financial services, software conversion, and manufacturing and government services.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

HARDWARE: IBM 30XX, IBM 43XX, IBM 370, IBM/Compatible PC

SOFTWARE: COBOL II, NATURAL, JAVA, DB2, IMS DB/DC, DL1, CICS, AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT, EDI, EASYTRIEVE, TELON, VSAM, IDCAMS, FTP, ETL, QMF, ADABAS, SPUFI, REXX, DYL280, FILE-AID, MQ SERIES, FTP, SAS, EASYTRIEVE PLUS, PL/1, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, Confidential, EXPEDITOR, CHANGEMAN, ENDEVOR, INTERTEST, SMARTTEST, IBM UTILITIES, SYNCSORT, DFSORT/ICETOOL, CA7, TIVOLI, JIRA, PANVALET, MICROSOFT WORD, EXCEL, VISIO, Confidential

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• Senior tech lead assigned to a major railroad providing detailed business requirement and functional requirements for modifications to the existing legacy.
• Responsible for both on-shore and off-shore development team using both COBOL and JAVA development.
• Performed code walkthrough and signoffs provided during all phases of development, testing and implementation.
• Facilitated Progress was tracked using the AGILE method.

Confidential

Senior Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• SME and lead analyst providing detailed business requirement and functional requirements for modifications to the existing legacy system as well as new development.
• Managed the conversion of an outside company to the existing legacy system to maintain customer accounts.
• Responsible for both on-shore and off-shore development team using both COBOL and JAVA development.
• Performed code walkthrough and signoffs provided during all phases of development, testing and implementation.
• Progress was tracked using the AGILE method.

Confidential

Senior Mainframe Developer/Lead, Austin, Texas

Responsibilities:

• SME and lead developer to convert Confidential ’s legacy payroll system over to ADP for processing of hourly Canadian auto workers. Worked directly with the business users to develop business requirements and functional specifications documents for application changes.
• Extensive knowledge of COBOL, PL/1 and IMS combined with 28 years of coding experience used to pull out the business rules from a 1984 top down coded COBOL program modified every two years due to contract negotiations by the auto workers union.
• Code, test and document the process for annual vacation pay processing for hourly union workers.
• Responsible for interviews and hiring.
• Mentor new teammates and document processes developed for GM IT
• Managed both on-shore and off-shore team of developers providing code walk throughs and approval of test case results.

Confidential

Senior Consultant, Topeka, Kansas

Responsibilities:

• Provided COBOL PL/1 and DB2 development enhancements for federally mandated HIPAA 5010 EDI project. Enhancements to COBOL, PL/1, DB2 programs including all unit and user acceptance testing requirements, documentation and Confidential changes. Unit test, system and acceptance testing requirements throughout testing and implementation. 24-hour production support provided on a rotating shift with other team members.
• AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT used in the development and maintenance for a healthcare system in claims and management reporting.
• I designed and developed a DB2 system to allow the systems test specialists to monitor the number and type of claim loaded per night for the test system.
• The system developed consists of COBOL, PL/1, DB2 programs using embedded SQL to read production tables to retrieve the production claim number and update the 835 EDI format file prior to loading the claim. Implementation of this system resulted in many hours of saved research time by the system specialists when determining the validation of new and enhanced software.
• Providing detail analysis and specifications to modify the existing check writing system for the new NCPDP line of business in accordance to the EDI specifications for the new HIPAA 5010 project.

Confidential

Senior Programmer Analyst, Galveston, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Assigned to develop and enhance a complex Confidential software package using COBOL, DB2 and extensive use of Confidential in modifying applications to allow new policies (VUL) to be processed in the existing system.
• Working directly with the users I developed a system that allowed the business to control monthly updates to the rate file for policies by developing Confidential and Confidential to process a VSAM rate file.
• A Confidential variable was used to allow the user to add the transactions used to process the updates. Complete documentation and training provided for the users and 24/7 on-call support provided for both testing and production implementation., This system saved the company countless hours of IT development time and put the responsibility in the hands of the users.
• Displaced by hurricane Confidential .

Senior Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Three-month contract to maintain and develop COBOL, SAS, DB2 and VSAM applications in a Confidential environment for the data warehouse group. Following strict SDLC guidelines provided all test documentation and results prior to implementation.
• Contract at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas as a Senior Programmer Analyst responsible for developing complex SQL for data extraction from a TERRADATA warehouse for reporting purposes. Created Confidential, Confidential and CONTROL Confidential to run in a batch environment. Followed strict SDM life cycle guidelines in developing documentation with unit test results and user sign off. Project delivered on time and exceeded expectations.
• Worked on a long-term project as interim production support manager for Nissans production loan processing system. Managed offshore resources for all modifications and testing required by Nissan to maintain and enhance the existing loan processing system. Duties include quality assurance prior to implementation as well as tracking the change management of all source and modifications made to the production cycle. Worked directly with Nissan business analysts to define requirements in order to develop specifications necessary for the offshore personnel. Maintained scheduled implementation and acclimated incoming employee manager to the duties and processes inherent to position.
• Worked on a short-term project at Act 1 Technical Services to analyze and develop a business application to reconcile billing charges between Sprint and their outside vendors. All specifications developed according to CMM level 3 compliancy. Developed programs using information extracted from vendors spreadsheets and converted for use on mainframe. Project completed on time and to user satisfaction.

Confidential

Senior Programmer/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Originally hired as a full-time employee for Confidential, Information Technology was then outsourced to Confidential .
• Four-year project to support the deregulation of the electric industry for Confidential Business Services.
• Team lead and system architect interfacing with business clients to provide revenue reporting system.
• Developed a control balancing system identifying accounting revenue omissions resulting in millions of dollars collected in missing revenue.
• Facilitated and educated business client on procedures to improve the billing systems required for IDR account processing and re-billing.
• Project completed on time, within budget, deregulation in effect and incoming offshore employees trained.

Confidential

Technical Analyst, Austin, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Developed the State Child Support and Welfare System in support of the welfare reform act.
• Validated and applied payments received through the daily collections file.
• Modified existing on-line and batch programs in support of the enhanced system.
• Created files to outside client servers to track collections efforts by the OAG and reports for the system distribution unit.
• Responsible for analysis, programming and updates of mailing address and other related legal documents for child support enforcement system processing related to the new vendor address change.
• Responsible for the efforts of three programmers coding changes to various legal document forms within the child support enforcement system.
• Facilitated walk thru processes for quality control management of new and modified programs.
• Provided 24/7 on call support for entire existing production system.

Confidential, Taxes

Technical Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Identified and maintained programs in a Confidential environment for Confidential modifications.
• Provided documentation on all testing involved with regression testing versus the new changes for Confidential affected programs.
• Provided all documentation on test results for production approval from client management.