SUMMARY:

With more than twenty years in the IT Application Software and maintenance, I have a wide range of experience in all phases of the software development life cycle. I have done extensive work in requirements, analysis and definition, general and detailed design, software coding, debugging, and software testing and system maintenance. As a Team Leader in several projects, I have a great deal of experience in reviewing the work of team members, monitoring and training them in relevant technical areas.

OBJECTIVE:

A position as a Mainframe Developer, Programmer/Analyst in the IT Field for Legacy Application under MVS z/OS Operational System on the IBM Mainframe Enterprice Servers

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: IBM/z Enterprice IBM/z Server, IBM z/900 Server, 390, Server, 30XX, 43XX; Boroughs; IBM PCs and compatibles; HP K - CLASS, V-CLASS, SUN SOLARIS, SUN SPARCSTATION,Software z/OS, OS/390, MVS/ESA/SMS, MVS/XA, IBM Rational Developer for z/Enterprice, DOS/VSE, VM/CMS, JCL, CICS Transaction Server for z/OS v4.1, MCP, CICS, BMS, TSO/ISPF, TSO/ISPF 6.1 Panvalet, REXX, VSAM, FILE-AID, File-AID 9.2.0, Abend-AID, ISPW 4.2, CA-7, CA-11, UNIX, ENDEVOR; MS-DOS, Windows XP Windows NT/XP/VISTA, MS Off ice Professional 2000/2007/2012 , Token Ring LAN, EXTRA Emulator, IBM Personal Communications /3270, HostExplorer for Win32, Novell Server, TeleView, Lotus Notes 4.5, Lotus Notes 7, Electronic Mail (e-mail), FILE-AID, XPEDITER/TSO 9.1, Change Management

Databases: DB2 10 for z/OS, DB2, DB2/SQL DB2I, DB2/FILE-AID, DB2 Stored Procedures DB2/FILE-AID, IMS, DL/I, IMS/VS, MS IMF XDB DB2, Oracle 8Network z/OS and zLinux). TCP/IP, TCP/IP server components, TN3270, FTP, SMTP email, Connect: Direct, Z/OS SSH, VPS, and LPR.

Languages: Enterprise COBOL Version 4.1, COBOL/z/OS, COBOL/OS/390, COBOL/EL, COBOL/85, COBOL II, COBOL/74, DB2, CICS/ESA, CICS, MF COBOL, MS OFFICE/ 97/2000/2007/2010 PROFESIONAL, VSAM, SAS, XCHANGE 3.1, SQL*LOADER

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Task Order Manager

Responsibilities:

• Rresponsible for custumization of Migration Software (Modernization) using IBM Modernization of Legacy Applications tools, Rational Software Tools, (Rational Developer for z/Enterprice), using the interface of RD/z Enterprice and CA-Endevor
• Hands-on assistance on the software development life cycle
• Software documentation.
• Ptrepare PowerPoind user tainig document

Technical Environment: z/Enterprice Mainframe Server: Enterprise COBOL Version 4.1, z/OS Operational System, DB2, IMS, Enterprise CICS Transaction Server for z/OS v4.1,, File-AID 9.2.0, Abend-AID, RD/z Enterprice 8.5, JCL, TSO/ISPF 6.1, VSAM, Websphere MQ, REXX

IT Technical Consultant

Confidential, Mclean, VA

Responsibilities:

• As a IT Consultant, responsible for verification, validation and documentation of migrated software from Herndon VA Data Center to Norwich Connecticut, using ISPW software
• Maintaining project milestones and scheduling software to be migrated
• Software unit and integration testing
• Hands-on assistance on the software development life cycle
• Software documentation.
• Disaster Recovery Procedures, document the procedures and techiques to be used in Denver CO Data Center for the newly legacy application just mihtayed from Herndon VA from Data Center to Nortwich CT Data Center
• Produced a Wedsphere MQ user tainig document for users interface

Technical Environment: z/Mainframe Server: Enterprise COBOL Version 4.1, z/OS Operational System DB2, IMS, Enterprise CICS Transaction Server for z/OS v4.1,, File-AID 9.2.0, Abend-AID, ISPW 4.2, CHAGEMAN, JCL, TSO/ISPF 6.1 and VSAM, Websphere MQ

Confidential, Vienna, VA

IT Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Human Resources, Time Reporting Systems
• Developed and maintained customize software (Enhancements new standards)
• Software unit and integration testing
• Hands-on assistance on the software development life cycle
• Software documentation
• Property Taxation Systems
• Developed and maintained customize software (Enhancements new rates)
• Software unit and integration testing
• Hands-on assistance on the software development life cycle
• Software documentation
• Production Support 7/24 One week per month on rotation basics.

Technical Environment: IBM/z/OS, COBOL/OS/390, IMS, DB2, SQL TSO/ISPF, Endeavor, MS Client Server, MS LAN/WAN

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

IT Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• As a Programmer/Analyst, was responsible for specifications (SRS) documents, contributing to the creation of general designs, as well as all phases of the development life-cycle for the Advantage HRM, and ACAPS Origination project and solution proposal documents.
• Maintaining project milestones and scheduling software customization
• Developed and maintained customize software
• Software unit and integration testing
• Hands-on assistance on the software development life cycle
• Software documentation.

Technical Environment: Mainframe: z/OS, COBOL/z/OS, DB2, Stored Procedures, CICS, CHAGEMAN, FILE-AID, JCL, TSO, And VSAM

Confidential, Vienna, VA

IT Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performs and sometimes leads the detailed analysis, technical design, coding, code review and testing of new applications and/or enhancements of existing applications.
• Assists manager or scrum master in all development activities, supports other administrative and team building tasks as necessary.
• Stays current in new IT technologies to maintain a high level of subject matter expertise. Provides mentoring and coaching to team members and other technical areas as appropriate. Recognized as subject matter expert for complex and critical technologies.
• Provide estimates of work, assist with resource/time allocations, properly follow project life cycle, develop and document technical designs, support testing cycles and support software implementations.
• Meet with clients and other members of the project team to identify or clarify requirements to better achieve desired outcomes.
• Recommend technical solutions to project team and/or offer alternative solutions when appropriate.
• Facilitates communication between all key IT groups and the client community through meeting participation.

COBOL Software Engineer - Mainframe

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated experience within the healthcare insurance industry. Knowledge of claims systems a plus, specifically FEP claims
• At least 8 years of mainframe-based application development experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of COBOL applications running under CICS
• Strongly demonstrated knowledge of DB2
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) knowledge and experience with web services is strongly preferred, but not required
• Demonstrated knowledge and best practices of testing environments and processes
• Strong testing skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Familiar with structured programming techniques
• Must be able to perform assigned tasks with minimum supervision
• Strong documentation skills
• Experience working in an Agile environment

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Programmer/Analyst and Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining project milestones and scheduling software development and maintenance
• Developed and maintained software
• Software unit and integration testing
• Hands-on assistance on the software development life cycle
• Software technical documentation
• Responsible for conversion of applications from COBOL II/CICS MVS/ESA to COBOL/CICS OS/390
• Hands-on assistance to IT developers and Customer users
• Led resolutions to software problems, particularly release version-to-version implementation

Technical Environment: IBM/090, OS/390, COBOL/390, DB2, CICS File-AID, XPEDITER, XCHANGE 3.1, DATA MANAGER, MS/LAN/WA

Confidential

Senior System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for high variety of related projects for The Special Customer Systems (SCS) Under, Cobol, CICS and DB2
• Responsible for the production implementation of software quarterly releases
• Responsible for Y2K Remediation Project under IBM/3090, OS/390, COBOL/390, DB2, File-AID 8.0, XPEDITER, XCHANGE 3.1, DATA MANAGER
• Responsible for QA testing, prior to Production Implementation of MMB Billing Systems,
• Ensure Y2K compliance of several residential Confidential WOLDCOM Billing Systems: 10XXX. American Express
• Coordinated, Y2K compliance, modification and testing.
• Researched for and recommended new QA testing tools to Confidential WorldCom Management
• Performed a wide range of development, support, QA functions, mediated between Confidential and GE
• Responsible for a high variety of related projects for Special Customer Arrangement (SCA).Has played a major role in the development, enhancement and maintenance of Billing Systems for three principal company products: Network, Prism III, and FAX
• Analysis of Invoicing and AR to ensure contractual obligations were met
• Solely responsible for the life-cycle design and development of a major enhancement to the Network Billing System. Also led several development projects to implement enhancements to the three billing applications
• Led a team on the conversion of the Network and Prism III Systems from billing by switch to billing by division. The project reduced the number of production jobs from 270 to seven, and the amount of processing time from three days to seven hours. Received an ACE (Achievement of Continued Excellence) Award from Confidential for this effort. Served as the only Confidential team member for this project
• Developed and maintained billing systems modules from one data center to another. Served as liaison with the consulting company hired to perform the conversion, and supplied hands-on assistance as necessary provided production support for all three systems. Also served as user liaison
• Served as a Residential Billing System System/Analyst at the MIS Department; Coded SAS and Syncsort programs to produce last minute reporting against Call Detail Records for Marketing analyses
• Coded, tested and maintained billing systems modules (COBOL II, SAS)
• Hands-on assistance to users.
• Served as a Programmer/Analyst for a team responsible of Knowledge Transfer from Amdocs Consultant Group developers of Billing System Software (MVS COBOL II and DB2)
• Responsible for COBOL II, DB2 development Life cycle of Custom Control modules
• Developing zero dependency on vendor (Amdocs)
• Developed and maintained billing systems modules
• Maintaining project milestones and scheduling labor
• Hands-on assistance on the development life cycle
• Data Base Administration for testing environment
• Served as a Programmer/Analyst for the Virtual Telephone Network Services Billing 1Systems
• Developed and maintained billing systems modules (DB2, COBOL II, CICS, INS, MF COBOL and IMF XDB DB2)
• Development /Maintenance on a Novell Client /Server and migration to Mainframe
• As a Senior System Analyst have performed a wide range of development, support, QA functions, mediated between Confidential and GE

Technical Environment: IBM /3090 /3080 Mainframe, MVS/ESA, COBOL/EL, CONOL 85, COBOL II, CICS, DB2, MF/COBOL, FILE-AID, JCL, TSO, VSAM