Senior Application Specialist Resume Middletown, Connecticut. - Hire IT People

OBJECTIVE:

To apply my expertise in computer programming, analysis and problem solving to new and challenging projects.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Java/J2EE/Other: JSP, Servlet, EJB, JDBC, JTA, JNDI, LDAP, Soap, WSDL, Spring, Hibernate, JPA, Struts, Gosu

Middleware: Websphere, Weblogic, JBoss

XML/HTML: XML, XSLT, JAXB, SAX, DOM, HTML, CSS, jQuery

Scripts: Java Script, JSLT, Ajax

IDE: Websphere Studio Application Developer/RAD, Web Logic, Eclipse

Source Control: Rational Clear Case, PVCS, Subversion, CVS, Visual Source Safe

Database and tools: Oracle, PL/SQL, Stored Procedures, DB2, Toad, AQT, Erwin, MS Access. SoapUI

Development methodologies, deployment & Testing: RUP, Agile methodology, JUnit, Quality Center, Rational ClearQuest

Microsoft: Visual Basic, MS - Access programming, MS-Excel, MS Word, Power Point

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Middletown, Connecticut.

Senior Application Specialist

Responsibilities:

Serve as hands - on lead / developer for MiddleOak’s insurance policy writing application.
Work with Development Consultants, system engineers and project managers to create and review technical and functional requirements.
Review and approve design and test deliverables for projects.
Monitor application code quality through development, test and QA.
Participate in addressing root cause analyses, incident reports and provide direction in problem resolution.
Ensure compliance with system architecture, security and technology standards.
Ensure compliance with change control and release management process.
Provide on-call application support.

Confidential

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

Enhance, develop and support projects and enhancements to Confidential ’s Navigator Member Healthcare suite. Applications are Java/J2EE Spring based.
Develop close working relationships with members of teams within the organization.
Serve as a point contact for onshore and offshore development team members.
Participate as a member or lead in Agile teams and work with the product owner to review user stories, estimate and create sprint backlogs, participate in sprint reviews, demos and retrospectives.
Conduct peer code reviews with team members and third party vendors.
Review implementation plans and participate in product installations.
Production support tasks, which include: responding to service tickets and service requests within established time criteria, maintaining internal reports to track outages and assist with future problem resolution.

Confidential

Information Engineer

Responsibilities:

Hands-on Java/STA4J developer / lead in re-platforming of existing legacy AR/AP financial systems. Technology employed - Java/J2EE/Oracle, JSF/Rich Faces, and Hibernate/JPA/EJBs.
Prepares and communicates progress on team/project activity.
Work with the application architect to ensure project development design and solution meets application and enterprise standards.
Interpret business use case into functional/technical artifacts and proto-typing.