Summary of Qualifications
Over twenty years experience in data processing, including design, development, implementation and maintenance of large-scale application systems in an IBM mainframe environment. Expertise in data warehouse technology, database design, full life-cycle development, technical analysis and problem solving.

Experience

Confidential, May, 2010 - Present
Senior Programmer Analyst
TT Rules Project. Rewriting Airline Rules System from an IDMS database to a DB2 database.

Confidential, (August, 2001 - April, 2010)
Senior Programmer Analyst
Transitioned from the mainframe based CLASS system to the new PC version of the system. This required learning and coding in C# and moving from DB2 to an Oracle Database.

Lead Programmer Analyst
As well as the duties described below, the lead to as many as seven programmers, parceling out assignments, making sure they are done in a timely manner. Attend bi-weekly status meetings and meetings with other government agencies (i.e. FBI, TSC).

Contractor at the U.S. State Department. As a member of the CLASS-E team, responsible for maintaining and updating the Visa and Passport Name Check systems which are used by U.S. Embassies around the world to check for Visa applications from undesirable foreign nationals. The passport system holds the names of U.S. citizens who are to be denied passport privileges. This project is written in COBOL and CICS, utilizing a DB2 database.

Confidential, Herndon, VA, (February, 2001- August, 2001)
Technical Lead Programmer
Lead programmer responsible for a group of 2 to 4 people to provide production support for a portion of Sprint\'s billing system. Duties include assigning problems to team members, training new group members, solving problems as they arise whether during working hours or after hours on an on-call basis and acting as a liaison to other groups for changes affecting the billing system. The billing system is written in COBOL and utilizes an IDMS database, as well as, some DB2.

Confidential, Washington, DC, (August, 2000- January, 2001)
Senior Programmer Analyst
Contractor to the U.S. State Department. As a member of the CLASS-E team, responsible for maintaining and updating the Visa and Passport systems which are used by U.S. Embassies around the world to check for Visa applications from undesirable foreign nationals. The passport system holds the names of U.S. citizens who are to be denied passport privileges. This project is written in COBOL and CICS, utilizing a DB2 database.

Confidential, Chevy Chase, MD, (April, 2000- August, 2000)
Senior Programmer Analyst
Member of the Billing team, responsible for maintaining and updating the billing system for a major insurance company. Currently, designing a method to payroll deduct auto insurance payments from GEICO associates. After installation, this method of payment will be offered to other companies as a benefit to their employees. This project will be written in batch COBOL with a DB2 database.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC, (July 1998-January 14, 2000)
Senior Programmer Analyst
While working as a contractor for Corporate Data Systems at the SAIC site, chosen as a member of a five-person team to maintain the current database (ISDBIS) for the US Postal Inspection Service. This included maintenance of pre-existing problems, as well as enhancement to the system as necessary. It also included 24-hour on-call duties.
As a contractor working for Tops Staffing Services at the SAIC site, analyzed and resolved problems for the US Postal Service relating to the Year 2000, utilizing COBOLII, IDMS, ADS/O, and JCL.

Confidential, Dulles, VA (August 1987 - July 1998)
Programmer Analyst (1996 - 1998)
Member of a team that designed and developed a Data Warehouse, to be used by the world's major airlines to analyze and react to the fares of competing airlines. Analyzed, designed and wrote programs, including the load of merged airline fares and their rules data into the warehouse, which was maintained in a DB2 database. I was also responsible for maintaining and trouble-shooting any problems that arose during the project. This included continuously maintaining the efficiency and integrity of the Data Warehouse application by being available to fix any problems on an on-call basis.

Programmer Analyst (1993 - 1996)
Lead programmer on a project which simplified the loading Domestic Fare data into a DB2 database for the Government Filing System. This involved interfacing with numerous members of other groups to integrate their programs into a job which would run quickly, efficiently and accurately on demand.
Analyzed, coded and maintained COBOL, DC-COBOL and CICS command level programs for the Government Filing System.
Made numerous enhancements to the system as necessary and was responsible for keeping the system available to use 24 hours a day, 7days a week through on-call responsibilities.

Programmer (1987 - 1993)
Was a member of the team which initially designed and coded the Government Filing System, an IDMS database. This system is used by governments throughout the World to maintain competitive and fair pricing practices among competing airlines.
Responsible for the maintenance and enhancements to this system.
Also, responsible for the enhancement and maintenance of the Electronic Filing System, using IDMS and ADS/O.

Technical Skills
Languages: C#, COBOLII, SQL, ADS/O, CICS, JCL
On-line Systems: CICS/ESA, ADS/O, DC/COBOL
Data Bases: Oracle, IDMS, DB2
File Systems: VSAM
Text Editors: MicrosoftVisualExplorer.Net, TSO/ISPF, Superwylbur
Operating Systems: OS/MVS-ESA

Education
Company sponsored classes in C++ and Visual Age C++ (Sept 1996 - Oct 1996)
Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA (Jan 1986 - Dec 1986)
Classes in COBOL, and Program Design
Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA (Sept 1970 - May 1974)
B.A. History/Political Science

Secret Clearance