SUMMARY:

• Leverage a broad range of experience and skills in Information Technology in a strategic business leadership role.
• Provide business and functional analysis, design, coding / development, testing and implementation of mainframe software applications consistent with industry best practices.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Development Software: Enterprise COBOL, CICS/TS, DB2/SQL, DB2 Stored Procedures, EASYTRIEVE Plus, IBM WebSphere MQ, and REXX.
• Mainframe Software Tools: BMC Catalog Manager, DB2 Admin Tool, DB2I, File - AID/DB2/MVS/RDX, FOCUS 4GL, IBM File Manager, and QMF; IBM Fault Analyzer, InterTest, SmartTest, and Xpediter; CHANGEMAN and ENDEVOR.
• Operating Systems / Utilities: z/OS and z/OS UNIX (USS), MVS JCL using ISPF/PDF/TSO/E and IDCAMS, DFSORT and SYNCSORT; EJES, IOF and SDSF.
• Production Support Tools: CA-1, CA-7, CA-11, and ZEKE.
• Desktop Tools: IBM Data Studio, IBM Rational DOORS, IBM Rational Software Architect, DbVisualizer, Eclipse, HPE Quality Center, and Tivoli Enterprise Portal; SoapUI, WSDL and XML; MKS/PTC Integrity, Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Project and Visio; JIRA, ShareCenter and SharePoint; Ubuntu Linux.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Mainframe WebFOCUS Developer

Confidential, Gwynn Oak, MD

Responsibilities:

• Presently employed by Confidential, as sub-contractor to Confidential, providing technical and production support to the Social Security Administration - Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Systems (ODCS), Office of Disability Information Systems (ODIS).
• Prior to June 2020, provided technical and production support to the Deputy Commissioner, Operations (DCO) / Office of Disability Determinations (ODD) / Division of Disability Determination Services (DDS) Resource Workload Management (DDRWM) / Division of Continuing Disability Review Support (DCDRS). Previously employed by Confidential, as sub-contractor to Leidos providing technical and production support to the DCO / ODD / DDRWM / DCDRS.
• Primarily responsible for providing analysis, design specifications, coding / development, and unit testing of WebFOCUS IBATCH reporting applications and COBOL applications in support of DCDRS. Also responsible for developing test plans and other documentation deliverables in support of production processes for the DCDRS team.
• Skills employed are analysis, design, implementation, and documentation of complex Social Security Disability Title II and Title XVI benefit applications in a z/OS mainframe environment. Software environment includes DB2/SQL, DB2I SPUFI, ENDEVOR, Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, File-AID DB2/MVS, ISPF/PDF/TSO/E, MVS JCL including standard IBM mainframe utilities such as IDCAMS, and WebFOCUS IBATCH.
• In addition, experienced with EJES and SYNCSORT. Desktop Tools include Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook and SharePoint. Development tools include FOCUS 4GL. Receivedsponsored in Tableau skills and WebFOCUS BI InfoAssist+.

Senior Mainframe Developer

Confidential, Towson, MD

Responsibilities:

• Employed by Insight Global under contract to Confidential providing technical support in all phases of system development life cycle for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Coordination of Benefits and Recovery Program (COB&R). Primarily responsible for providing analysis, design specifications, coding / development, unit testing and documentation deliverables in support of new application development, application maintenance, emergency elevates, and trouble-shooting for the Social Security Number Removal Initiative (SSNRI).
• Skills employed are analysis, design, implementation, and documentation of complex business applications in a z/OS mainframe environment. Software environment includes BMC Software, CICS/TS, DB2/SQL, DB2 Admin Tool, DB2 Stored Procedures, DB2I SPUFI, ENDEVOR, Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, File-AID DB2/MVS, ISPF/PDF/TSO/E, MVS JCL including standard IBM mainframe utilities such as IDCAMS, SDSF and SYNCSORT; Xpediter. Desktop Tools include Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Project and Visio; Confidential Enterprise Quality Center and SharePoint.

Mainframe SOA Applications Analyst / Programmer

Confidential, Gwynn Oak, MD

Responsibilities:

• Employed by Confidential . as independent contractor to Leidos - Health / Life Sciences (formerly Confidential / Information Systems and Global Solutions) in a dedicated CICS mainframe application analyst and programmer role for the Social Security Administration Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture (eSOA) project. Primarily responsible for analysis, functional and design specifications, flowcharts and other documentation deliverables in support of enterprise level conversion of CICS/TS Web Services using COBOL, DB2 and VSAM to JAVA on WebSphere for z/OS. Also responsible for developing mainframe-based applications in COBOL and MQ for CICS/TS Web Services, and z/OS UNIX in support of conversion.
• Skills employed are analysis, design, implementation, and documentation of web services applications in a z/OS mainframe environment. Software environment includes CICS/TS, DB2/SQL, DB2 Stored Procedures, DB2I SPUFI, ISPF/PDF/TSO/E, MVS JCL, ENDEVOR, InterTest, Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, IBM WebSphere MQ, File-AID/DB2/MVS/RDX, QMF, REXX, SYNCSORT and z/OS UNIX (USS); Desktop Tools include Tivoli Enterprise Portal, DbVisualizer, IBM Data Studio, and IBM Rational Software Architect; SharePoint, SoapUI, WSDL and XML; MKS/PTC Integrity, Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook and Visio.

COBOL Developer / SME

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

• Employed by Confidential, as contractor to Confidential as a mainframe software application tester for the HUDCAPS (HUD Central Accounting and Program System) / FFS (Federal Financial Systems) conversion from DB2 v8 to DB2 v10. Primarily responsible for extensive baseline and regression testing of mission critical TSO batch applications in z/OS mainframe environment. Assisted in development of test plan documentation. Main responsibility was creating test cases, execution of TSO batch jobs, and documentation of test results for client and management.
• Skills employed are analysis, testing and documentation of mainframe applications test results in a z/OS mainframe environment. Software environment included BMC Catalog Manager, CICS/TS, DB2/SQL, DB2I SPUFI, ENDEVOR, Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, IOF, ISPF/PDF/TSO/E, MVS JCL using standard IBM mainframe utilities including IDCAMS, IBM Fault Analyzer, IBM File Manager, SYNCSORT, QMF and REXX; Desktop tools included JIRA and SharePoint.

Mainframe Software Test Engineer 3

Confidential, Woodlawn, MD

Responsibilities:

• Employed by Confidential as senior mainframe tester on the MBDSS (Medicare Beneficiary Database Suite of Systems) for CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) during the period of . Previously employed by Confidential as contractor to Confidential during .
• Participated as senior mainframe tester on the MBDSS (Medicare Beneficiary Database Suite of Systems) for CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).Responsible for preliminary (unit/string) testing of mission critical TSO batch and GUI based applications in z/OS mainframe and distributed data system (DDX) environments. Extensive documentation of testing results and delivery of other documents using MS Word, SharePoint and IBM Rational DOORS to client and management. Also responsible for preparation of materials and technical documentation for management and staff.
• Received recognition for outstanding contribution in testing on-line GUI application conversion on new COBOL compiler version. Received and experience using Scrum/Agile methodology. Experienced in installation of JAWS software and handling Section 508 accessibility standards.
• Skills employed were testing requirements analysis, designing and executing test cases, and documentation of test results within the framework of an integrated z/OS mainframe / distributed environment. Software environment included BMC Catalog Manager, DB2/SQL, DB2I SPUFI, ENDEVOR, Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, File-AID, IBM WebSphere MQ, IOF, ISPF/PDF/TSO/E, MVS JCL using standard IBM mainframe utilities including IDCAMS and SYNCSORT, QMF; Desktop tools included IBM Rational DOORS, JAWS, Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook; ShareCenter, and SharePoint.