OBJECTIVE

Dedicated and self-motivated professional with many successful years in IT solutions and E-Commerce. Experience in system integration and EDI integration. Seeking a position that best utilizes my comprehensive knowledge, experience, education and abilities to help meet corporate goals.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Sterling Software: Gentran Integration Suite 4.3, 4.1, 4.0, Gentran 6.0, Gentran 5.3, Gentran 3.1 Windows NT, WebSuite
• EDI Documents: 850,855,856,810,820,846,832,997,860,865, 824 and can easily implement others
• Operating Systems: Unix AIX, Linux Red Hat, Mainframe VSE, IBM, Novell, Windows 98/2000/ XP/Vista and DOS
• Networks: AS2 EDIINT, AS2 Cyclone, FTP, Value Added Network (VAN), HTTP, SFTP, SMTP, Dial up (Cleo)
• Programming and Data Formats: Scripting - UNIX Shell/Korn/Gentran, Cobol , Cobol 85, Microfocus Cobol, XML, X12, RPG II, Procedure and JCL, GIS Application Integration Mapping and Gentran Visual Mapping.
• Hardware: Unix, IBM 2003-205, IBM 3033, Wang VS 100 and Apple II
• Other: Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, SQL, Power Point

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Daily integration and implementation of trading partners in retail, wholesale, Internet sale or distribution centers:
• Mapping ANSI X12 documents, programming or scripting for custom system interface, communication set up of various protocols, testing of process and programs, implementation and documentation of business flow.
• Gentran 6.0, 5.3 and 5.2 on Unix, Gentran 3.1 on Windows, Gentran Integration Suite 4.0, 4.1, 4.3 on Linux
• Involved in solutions for B2B, B2C and Enterprise Application Integration
• Development, Enhancement and Maintaining of Business Processes (BPML)
• Worked with end users to design new or enhance Business Process Modules in accordance to activities.
• Prepare and Maintain system documentation.
• Design and establish the EDI department, document standards and data formats
• Daily monitoring
• Over 700 trading partners with a possible of each having 7 different document types.
• Assisted in design and implementation of Gentran Integration Suite 4.0 EDI system on Linux.
• Instructed the system requirements and performed testing of new design.
• Executed the integration of partners from Gentran Windows 3.1 to Gentran Integration Suite 4.0.
• Overlooked the project of merging two companies becoming one corporation.
• Monitored progress and reported status to management on programs changed.
• Analyzed, recommended and performed the changes required for the Y2K requirements.
• Tracked and documented the programs changed.
• Assumed leadership to properly handle the testing procedure after making the Cobol program changes

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information System

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, IL Sr. System/EDI Analyst 2/2008 - 3/2010
A leading wholesale distributor of business products. The company stocks approximately 100,000 items from over 1000 manufactures. The company has 64 distribution centers through which it provides a high level of customer service and same or next day delivery to more than 90 % of the U.S. and major cities in Mexico.

• Migrating partners from Mainframe Gentran to GIS 4.3 Unix
• Modifying Business Process to simplify recovery, handle XML data
• Creating new Business Process to handle non existing processes
• Implementing new partners to GIS 4.3
• Involved in cross functional team to build processes to handle EAI
• Involved in Go Green team and building processes to go paperless

Confidential, Sr. System/EDI Analyst 01/2005 - 9/2008
Vcommerce provides on-demand commerce and fulfillment solutions for retailers and direct-to-consumers on a high efficiency E-Commerce platform. They handle high volume order traffic across complex supplier networks. The goal is to manage fulfillment processes and supplier integration. Currently handling over 1500 partners integrated for names such as Overstock.com and Target.com, and in the process of implementing over 1000 new integration.

• Lead the installation of Gentran Integration Suite 4.0 on Linux with Red hat operating system on an Oracle database instance.
• Managed the business requirements for the implementation of system processes
• Assisted in the development of business processes for B2C using Business Processing Modeling Language (BPML) to enable data flow between trading partner and Gentran Integration Suite (GIS)
• Configured various protocols such as FTP, AS2 and Value Added Network (VAN)
• Daily monitoring of Gentran Integration Suite
• Created, enhanced and maintained Application Integration EDI maps in translation of X12 and Extensible markup Language (XML)
• Conducted data analysis and coordinated application configuration for trading partner testing and implementation
• Continuously implementing new partner integration using 850,855,856,810,832,820,860,865
• Professionally handled the communication with trading partners during performance of integration

Confidential, Sr. System Analyst 10/1997 - 05/2005
Follett provides educational tools and services. Throughout North America and the effectiveness of E-Commerce they operate over 700 academic institutions, integrated with suppliers to fill the warehouse with new books and bookstores with supplies.

• Met with the company to design and establish the EDI department using Gentran software and Unix system, which today the system has over 700 trading partners with a possible of 7 different document types each, to handle purchase orders, invoices, catalogs and acknowledgments. All managed by using various protocols. This allows the multiple platforms to link with our corporation.
• Led meetings to implement Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) to enhance departmental association.
• Defined the document standards and format for X12
• Configuration of communications such as Value Added Network (VAN), FTP and dial up using Cleo software as well as Internet based Websuite
• Monitored the EDI environment of daily requirements and implemented all integration of partners using 850,855,856,810,820,832
• Created, enhanced and maintained Application Integration EDI maps and Visual mapping.
• Developed business processes using BPML to handle B2B commerce fulfillment. The flow of inbound and outbound
• Installation of Gentran 5.3 and 6.0, Websuite and Gentran Integration Suite 3.0 on a Unix platform.
• Assisted in the development of Data Managers, Unix shell scripts, Cobol programs and communications to perform the EDI functionality
• Performed the analyzing, testing and implementing of system integration.
• Daily monitoring, trouble shooting and reporting of EDI system.
• Developed, tuned and trouble-shooting Cobol programs on mainframe and Unix scripting.
• Communicated in a professional and well manner with suppliers and departmental coworkers as a team leader

Confidential, Sr. Programmer Analyst 04/1987 - 10/1997
Confidential, is a Chicago-based labor organization that operates pension funds, health and welfare funds on behalf of 8 locals. Contains its own in house system development to maintain member information and interfacing of pension and health insurance processing.

• Development, tuning and trouble shooting of Cobol Programs using Microsoft Cobol, RPG II, and Procedure language on a mainframe.
• Supervised the Data Entry department
• Involved in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) of the member system with medical billing system
• Responsible for daily, weekly and monthly backups and system maintenance
• Provided daily, weekly and monthly reporting

Confidential, Programmer Analyst 03/1989 - 04/1990

Compuletter offers integrated direct marketing and fulfillment solutions. Handles E-Commerce marketing service through direct mail services, email and fax.

• Maintained and designed Cobol and RPG II programs on a mainframe
• Performed testing and implementing of programs
• Analyzed and converted system programs from RPG II to Cobol