Sr.programmer/analyst Resume
Portland, OregoN
Sr. Technical Specialist | Sr. Systems Analyst | Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Strong System Analytical skills in gathering requirements; developing and designing strategies; creating specifications and cost estimates. Experienced in designing and developing systems; assigning tasks to programmers; engaging code walk-through's for QA; unit and acceptance testing; problem solving; debugging code for others; migrating changes to production; maintaining databases and supporting system users. Adept at building flowcharts to design and organize systems and jobs. Create utility programs that query databases, repair data, or provide statistics. Extensive career consists of providing technical expertise to retail, telecom, financial services, insurance, manufacturing, and transportation industries both as an employee and a consultant.
EXPERIENCE
Technical Specialist / Sr.Programmer/Analyst
Confidential,Portland, Oregon 1998 - Present
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
- Maintain a major Retail Package (Price Management Systems). Project was developed in COBOL, CICS, DB2, MVS/TSO, and BMC Administrative and Performance Tools for DB2 (previously PLATINUM technology).
- Duties also include system analysis, gathering requirements, defining the issues, developing and designing strategies, creating specifications, assigning tasks to programmers, engaging code 'walk-through' for QA, unit and acceptance testing and migration of changes to production.
- Currently responsible for design and maintenance of COBOL CICS/DB2 ON-LINE interfaces (Screens, programs etc) for parts of various applications which include: SUPPORT (UA), PRICING (PM), TAGS and LABELS (TL) and POS/CAO STOREDESK (PS) systems. Responsible for nightly BATCH systems. Provide customer support.
- Participated in SKU/LOC Sequencing project of TAGS and LABELS to interface the IKB (Information Knowledge Base (database) data with the MAGIC Tags and Labels system. Sequencing allowed users of the PLAN-O-GRAM department to effectively direct all stores in prescribed methods of stocking shelves.
- Designated by the entire IS Department as an application and technical Subject Matter Expert (S.M.E) for PRICING, Tags and Labels, CICS On-Line interfaces, screen design, debugging tools, and Connect Direct jobs. As the 'go to' person, responsibilities included assisting individuals by providing answers or training.
- Received over one thousand awards and quality appreciation cards for helping others.
Accomplishments exceeding objectives and scope of project:
- Corrected a major computational problem with the algorithm surrounding the purchased UPC code generator, ensured consistent merchandise tracking.
- Created a new process to generate a UPC code algorithm to create the valid short UPC code whenever a long UPC code is entered.
- Designed Visio flowcharts for MERPS (point of sales), SMITHS Chaintrack, SMITHS/PRICERITE CATALINA systems and Tags and Label systems. Resulting in improved production support and tracking jobs.
Senior Consultant/Programmer Analyst/Systems Analyst/Technical Engineer
Confidential, 1994 - 1998
Contract Clients included:
Confidential
EDUCATION
Masters of Art in Communication Sciences
Bachelor of Art in Communication Sciences
Certificates:
Technical:
- C++ Programming: Structured Programmer
- Advanced Technology Concepts for Web Designers
- Using T-SQL in SQL Server 2000
- Java 2 Language Basics
- Concepts for Web Sites
Business:
- Communication Skills for the Workplace
- Effective Team Building Strategies
