IBM Mainframe Lead Application Developer/ Instructor/Technical Project Manager Resume Profile

IBM Mainframe Lead Application Developer/ Instructor/Technical Project Manager

Profound experience in Data Processing, from analysis and programming to management.
Proud to be known as a software guru who has always remained technically hands-on even when managing large projects.
Effects the development of well-structured, reliable systems/programs within timeframes well below industry standards.
As a manager or a contributor of projects, performs not only the essential software tasks of the application very effectively, thus facilitating the work of others, but also becomes an integrating technical force for the project team.
As a mentor, expedites the development process by extending his knowledge to needy team members, thus preventing any delays.

Technical Skills:

Hardware	All IBM Mainframes from IBM30xx/43xx Series, ES 9000, to z/OS machines. IBM System 3x Series, Unisys-Burroughs B, V, A-series, Univac 1100, Datapoint 15xx LANs, PCs
Languages	COBOL All IBM dialects, UNISYS, Microfocus , RPG II, FORTRAN, BASIC, DATABUS, ASSEMBLER, PL/I, C on PC Environment
Operating Systems/Utilties/Databases/4GL	MVS, OS/390, z/OS,TSO, ISPF, CLIST, REXX, JCL, PANVALET, ENDEAVOR, CHANGEMAN, VSAM with all forms of dataset organizations , QSAM, IDCAMS, DB2, SQL, QMF, SPUFI, IMS/DB, CICS with VSAM and DB2 structures , BMS, MQ-Series, XPEDITER, INTERTEST, DEBUGGER, FILEAID, FILE MANAGER, IEBGENER, DFSORT, ABEN-AID, UNISYS MCP, DMSII, DASDL, DMPALL, GEMCOS, ODESY, CANDE, WFL, Knowledgeware/ADW CASE tools, PEGA Client server Environment
Specialized Expertise	Designed and developed the following Productivity Tools for IBM Mainframes: A CICS and/or TSO/ISPF based utility that lets end-users and programmers inquire and update DB2 database tables. A VSAM/QSAM Dataset Browse/Update Utility. An ISPF Panel Applications and Data Entry System Generator. Various COBOL Program Generators for Batch and CICS applications. An Input/Output Handler for CICS/MQ Series Queues.

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Worked in the following capacities:
Confidential has the largest credit card customer base 4 million accounts and largest ATM network over 1300 in Confidential .
Technical Consultant/Software Developer
A trouble-shooter at-large for major production problems.
Acted as a mentor for the entire application development group, which consisted of 150 programmer/analysts.
Designed and programmed many sub-systems for their Credit Card, POS, ATM Systems.

Environment: IBM Mainframe, DB2,PL/I, CICS, VSAM

Confidential

Lead Application Developer, Team DBA
Designed and developed sub-systems, consisting of CICS and Batch Programs, for Credit Card Application's Rewards Processes area, such as loyalty bonuses, spend-and-get incentives, etc.
Redesigned and rewrote all programs and interfaces within Credit Cards Rewards Processing Engine.
Developed interfaces from General Ledger System to International BASEL, along with enhancements in other areas of GL.
Analyzed, designed, and developed software for the Credit Card Processing application's Dispute Resolution area, in a client server environment.
As the Team DBA, helped others deal with Production DB2 Accesses/Unloads, Test DB2 Problems/Fixes, and mentored developers in designing of relational database applications, and in dealing with performance and SQL issues.
Environment: NT client with an HTML-type language of PEGA software and Mainframe Server with DB2/VSAM/CICS/COBOL

Confidential

Technical Consultant/Software Developer

Worked in the following capacities:

In-house advance trainer for employees on COBOLII, DB2, VSAM, CICS, MVS.
The chief technical consultant/coordinator for Y2K conversions, and personally converted one of their systems.
A trouble-shooter at-large for major production problems.
Acted as a mentor for the entire application development group, which consisted of 150 programmer/analysts.
Designed and programmed an Electronic Tax Payment system.

Environment: A Client-Server application with a host of IBM Mainframe, DB2,PL/I, CICS, VSAM, COBOLII and OS/2 based client with programs in C

Confidential

Deputy Chairman of the Board, Commentator
CNBC-E is a private broadcasting company in Istanbul, associated with CNBC-USA, which specializes on the economy and stock market news.
Prepared and delivered news commentaries, and oversaw computer activities.
Environment NOVELL-based LAN with special broadcasting software

Confidential

Project Manager

Managed a project to replace bank's ATM System's VSAM-based host software.

Confidential

Software Consultant

Contracted for the following companies as an Application Developer:

The New York Times Analyzed and wrote programs for Home Delivery System in COBOL, VSAM, and CICS.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Analyzed and wrote programs for an Inventory System in COBOLII, DB2, and CICS

Confidential

Primary Software Provider

Data Entry and Unattended Transmission to mainframe system in a DATAPOINT LAN system with DATABUS programming language.
Budgeting System
- The Architect and Developer of the John Deere Credit Card System, serving 1.5 million cardholders. As Sakman Software Company, after having developed and implemented the system, served, with his own employees, as the only software provider for the company from 1982 through 1987.
- Instrumental in the selection of their hardware systems first UNISYS, later IBM Mainframes , and in the hiring of their key IS employees.
- Also developed two LAN based systems:
Environment: UNISYS V and A-Series with MCP and COBOL, later converted into IBM Mainframe with COBOLII, VSAM, CICS, and DB2

Confidential

Project Manager

In an environment of UNISYS B/V-series Mainframe with COBOL and GEMCOS, designed and programmed the following:

A Merchant Accounting System, as a subsystem to their MasterCard/Visa processing system
A MasterCard/Visa Billing System Statements, etc.
A MasterCard/Visa Plastic Card Reissue System
A Safety Deposit Box Accounting System

Also modified and implemented, after developing conversion programs, for the following Packaged Banking Software: