SUMMARY:

Professional Senior Mainframe Technical Lead Developer / Analyst with 25+ years of progressive experience in the IT industry. Involved in Full Project Lifecycle of mainframe business application using Agile and Waterfall models. Ability to multi - task, prioritize and work across different business applications. Work experience with diverse functionalities of the application, with Development and Production Support projects. Experience in handling projects in various roles including Team Member, Team Lead, Technical Specialist, Programmer and Software Consultant. Quickly adjusts to rapidly changing environments and learning new processes. Strengths are outstanding interpersonal communication skills, both in written and verbal form, problem-solving and analytical skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

IBM System 370, 390, 309X, 43XX, OS/MVS, Z/OS, IBM PC. COBOL, SQL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, OS/JCL, MQSeries, DB2 Stored Procedures, FIS Systematics, SAS, IMS, Micro Focus COBOL, ENDEVOR, Changeman, PANVALET, LIBRARIAN, SYNCSORT, EASYTRIEVE, DYL280, TSO/ISO/ISPF, Omegamon, Platinum, ABEND AID, XPEDITER, INTERTEST, FILE AID, QMF, SPUFI, SDF2, APS, IBM Utilities, SmartTest, HTML, FTP, NDM, CA7, JavaScript, Visual Basic, MS Office, SAP BO, JIRA, ZEKE.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Towson, MD

Senior Programmer Principal

Responsibilities:

• Interfaces with different systems like Financial, Pricing and Eligibility data base thereby synchronizing the data across systems.
• Define Providers and Charge changes necessary for the implementation to process Medicare Part B claims for the entire country.
• Point of contact for all questions and problems regarding the CMS inquiry form process for DME (durable medical equipment).
• Liaison between Business user groups, Business units, Technical system groups, Technology teams.
• Maintain all user documentation to ensure that it was accurate, easy to understand and complete.
• Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents establish specific solutions and leading the efforts including programming and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.
• Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer. Impact Analysis and estimation for requirement sent by the client.
• Design and deliver new and complex high-quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements on multiple CMS enhancements using COBOL, CICS, VSAM, MQ and DB2. Setting external and internal data transmissions of data extract files using NDM and FTP.
• Test Case Preparation Unit Testing Integration testing and System Testing.
• Agile Scrum and Kanban cycle process using JIRA.
• Provide On-Call support of Production and Test Online/Batch Job Cycles.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained Batch and Online process that will support ACH Memo Post (PEP+, Overdraft, Cash Edge, Escrow and others) in mainframe environment using COBOL, CICS, DB2, MQ with using XML transmissions.
• Created and Reviewed test scenarios & test cases. Support QA during testing and oversight thru implementation into production.
• Production and Test Regions Batch / Online support.
• Ensure integrated end-to-end design through collaborate with other platform tech leads with responsibility for overall delivery of software components.
• Accountable for the operation, maintenance and development of processing applications (New Account Build, Posting, Statements, Rewards, Balance Transfers and Accounting) for Credit Card Services. Full involvement in Agile Scrum project software cycle using JIRA.
• Analysis of the Business requirements and creation of the Functional and Technical requirement analysis documents.
• Conducted meeting with business, related teams Product Owners to finalize on the requirements.
• Conduct breakouts with other teams to discuss on requirements and their impacts.
• Developed and maintained Batch and Online process that will support part of C3 process with full cycle conversion Balance Transfer system from VSAM to DB2.
• Designed, Coded and Tested new and modified On-line and Batch programs using COBOL, CICS, VSAM, DB2 and IMS.
• Assigning work, Scheduling, Tracking, Co-ordination and Mentoring team members at onsite and offshore.
• Ensure combined end-to-end design through collaborate with other platform tech leads with responsibility for overall delivery of software components.
• Supporting business acceptance test activities.
• Created and Reviewed test scenarios & test cases. Support QA, UAT during testing and oversight thru implementation into production.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead architecture and development of Claim Processing System ( Confidential ) that enables to reduce process and resource cost by improve functionality real time interface, performance and high-volume processing.
• Ongoing support and maintenance of Corporate Reporting System that producing multiple feeds to Data Warehouse and vendors.
• Development and maintenance MedStat (Medical Statistic) PPO system by utilizing all aspects of business including Professional, Facility, Provider, Financial, Eligibility, Pharmacy, Lab and Denied process with maintaining HIPPA compliance.
• Data modeling and architecture of new sub-systems between Mainframe and EDW. Lead group for ICD-10 conversion, including business analysis, specifications mapping, coding and deployment.
• Engaged in leading development and enhancement of NYS Medicaid Encounter Data System (MEDSIII), which involve creating, extracting and loading data to the State via Confidential system. Performed projects and programs specifications and coding an interface using COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, VSAM and MQ between Users and new sub-systems.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Programmer Analyst / Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Full project life cycle architecture and development of migration Legacy System into new Data Transfer Services System (CDTS).
• Creation and installation of new process that enable to reduce process and resource consumption by improving Real-Time High-volume process interface, facilitating straight-through performance.
• Translate business, functional requirements into technical requirements and design.
• Architecture design and development of Accounting System in Software Implementation Life Cycle. Designed and coded new process to maintain separate accounts for tracking Cash Dividend, Cash Redemption, Cash Reorg events, Statements and Check process.

Confidential, Morristown, NJ

Senior Programmer Analyst / Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Full project life cycle development and enhancement for interface with Import Billing Systems.
• Performs daily activities of validation, rate, pricing and other interfaces with Billing Systems for Domestic and International Users.
• Development of Internet Services which involved in creation of billing accounts, validating accounts against Database and other interface between systems.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Programmer Analyst / Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Full project life cycle development and enhancement of Individual Investor Group. Analyze the business requirements for purpose of design, develop and implement a process to convert a VSAM to DB2 database.
• Developed and designed new SAR sub-system, which interfaces between Users and Clients thru mainframe and client server that allows financial consultant to view the summary and details of their client’s positions.