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Senior Application Consultant Resume

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Dallas, TexaS

SUMMARY:

Mainframe COBOL programmer with extensive experience in customer information systems programming and consulting. Utilize varied technologies in diverse industries including airline, retail electric utility, distribution electric utility, and oil & gas utility. Proven capabilities in multiple software languages while utilizing core applications error and debugging facilities. Demonstrated advanced problem solving and analytic skills when diagnosing system processes, programs, batch failures or processing exceptions. Communicate effectively with clients for developing business specifications or IT staff for supporting development of functional or technical requirements that must be approved for delivery.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: COBOL, COBOLII, CICS, CA - IDMS, DB2, IDMS, IMS, MVS JCL, VSAM, WebSphere MQ series, IBM FEPI processing, SQdata

Environment: CA-7, CA-11, CA Endevor, Change Man, ISPF, MVS, OS/390, Syncsort, TSO, z/OS

Utilities: Abend-Aid, Expediter, File-Aid, IDCAMS, IBM Debug, IBM Fault Analyzer, ADSO IDMS

Database & Tools: DB2 - QMF, SQL, and SPUFI, IDMS - DMLO and OLQ, IMS - IBM File Manager

Support Tools: BMC Remedy ARS, Microsoft - Office suite, Sharepoint and Visio, HP ALM, Rational Clear Quest

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Application Consultant

Confidential, Dallas, Texas

Responsibilities:

  • Gained valuable architecture, design and integration experience during the replacement of several obsolete CIS mainframe applications (Outage Management System, IVR, and Customer Enrollment) with new GUI distributive base applications.
  • Collaborated with the client and the multiple project technical teams to develop numerous business and technical requirement documents for data conversion and functional solutions for replacing the mainframe COBOL/IMS applications and interfaces with other multiple distributed application solutions.
  • Assessed and investigated change proposals impact on the existing system architecture being submitted by the client through change management procedures.
  • Ability to lead a team while being a very hands-on technical consulting professional.
  • Led an application development team of 5 individuals replacing the mainframe meter inventory system to improve the clients’ asset management and tracking capabilities.
  • Integrated the Maximo application with the existing CIS application subsystems requiring new technologies and mainframe processes, message integration of mainframe CICS transactions, DB2 programs, MQ series connectivity, and new TIBCO ESB middleware application.
  • Mentored on-shore and off-shore programmers through teleconference calls and knowledge transfer sessions to reduce errors during problem resolution and ensure quality in any new development being introduced for the CIS application subsystems.
  • Coached less experienced team members to improve their business and system knowledge and reduce development time for meeting customer compliance metrics.
  • Demonstrated success in directing the offshore programmers during application development for project deliverables and incident support resolution while also performing all phases of the SDLC.
  • Coordinated introduction of technical solutions by the development and maintenance teams for ensuring that the proposed business functionality or incident resolutions were aligned to customers’ expected results.
  • Integrated new distributed applications into mainframe architecture to replace obsolete CIS mainframe functionality.
  • Modified overnight batch programs, JCL, or review CA-7 job schedules and monitor JES logs to improve job runtimes and reduce batch execution window.
  • Assisted client with the development of business requirements and performed analysis/research of technical impact for existing CIS application subsystems when new electric market rules introduced or business inefficiencies are identified.
  • Provided data extracts and reports using QMF, IMS utilities, DB2 unloads, or SQL queries to support requirements gathering tasks.

Senior Application Consultant

Confidential, Dallas, Texas

Responsibilities:

  • Integral development team member during the deployment of smart meter solutions (BPL meters, PLC meters, and RF meters) in the Oncor territory to improve meter read accuracy and lower field service requests.
  • Established new mainframe to distribution application integration points between existing mainframe CICS applications along with multiple distributed applications for supporting the new messaging structure: L&G MDMS, IBM MQ series, IBM Data Power, TIBCO ESB middleware application and the new meter data management system.
  • Provided application development and maintenance support for the project throughout the multiple testing cycles (integration, system, UAT, and pilot production run) leading up until the full production implementation in order to meet project timelines.
  • Directed the application development team of 5 individuals during the replacement of the existing mainframe Mobile work force management system with the InService distributed application by Intergraph to leveraged shared platform with outage management system.
  • Delivered mainframe field work order to the distribution application integration points between existing mainframe CICS service order transactions along with multiple distributed applications for supporting the new messaging structure; DB2 programs, IBM MQ series, TIBCO ESB middleware application and the new mobile workforce management system.
  • Modified and created new COBOL programs with CICS and DB2 transaction programs, DB2 tables, new IMS database definitions, VSAM files, MQ Series programs, and IBM FEPI processing in support of new message processing architecture.
  • Provided software development and maintenance support for CIS subsystems and vendor application interfaces to reduce system downtime, meet project timelines, and prevent any business disruptions.
  • Consulted with the mainframe clients during the evaluation and presentation of technical approach, create VISO architectural or process flows, or system analysis for new project requests.
  • Provided hyper care support for the expected warranty period while tracking batch failures or online incidents through different life cycle tracking tools.
  • Provided instructor led training on the processes and functionality of the CIS application to the offshore programmers during an overseas assignment.
  • Continually mentored onshore and offshore programming staff in the complexities of CIS application subsystems to meet development deadlines and reduce introduction of defective products.
  • Experienced with IBM CEDF, IBM Debug, and Compuware Expediter for interactive code and process flow review.

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