OBJECTIVE

I am seeking a position where my leadership, analytical skills and varied toolset can be of use to develop cost effective, efficient and timely solutions.

PROFILE

Twenty-eight years of experience in Information Technology, most recently on a remote contract with a national insurance company. Fifteen years of experience as a contract professional. I have recent contract experience with a Confidential whose model is to compete with off-shore data processing delivery. Assignments include insurance claim processing, insurance billing processing and retail billing and inventory development. Other contracting experience includes six years with regulated telephone companies involved with application development in a batch environment. Six years with a software development subsidiary of a regulated telephone company in application development and maintenance as well as production support. Extensive experience with batch and online systems coupled with the ability to accurately analyze problems and implement effective solutions. Eight years experience with the insurance industry, in applications and operations.

SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

• HARDWARE: IBM MAINFRAME, HP-UX, IBM PC COMPATIBLE
• SOFTWARE: JCL, DB2, QMF, SQL, CICS, ISPF/TSO, VM, CMS/PDF, JES, ENDEVOR, EASYTRIEVE, XPEDITOR, INTERTEST, HP Quality Center, CLIST, ISPF DIALOG, INFOMAN, CA1, CA7, CA11, SAR, SDSF, ROSCOE, EXPRESS DELIVERY, NAPERSOFT, WORD, EXCEL, HP-UX, VI EDITOR, CODEWRITE, MERCATOR, TRADING PARTNER
• LANGUAGES: COBOL, XGEN, MICROFOCUS COBOL

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Acting as a member of the Production Support team for a national Insurance Company on their Corporate Billing System. Using SQL, COBOL, JCL and IBM Utilities to make table updates and data corrections. ADP-II certified.

Confidential

Involved with a national Occupational Testing Laboratory on their systems that receive and process samples, using COBOL, JCL, PROCS on an HP-UNIX system. To pursue a broader business model, the company is expanding data fields that involve a wide range of the elements.

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

• My recent assignments included developing new processes for connecting the companies Health Insurance clients with the Affordable Care Act Exchanges. As well, I was involved with maintenance on SQL and COBOL Stored Procedures. Other responsibilities included developing new functionality and maintaining code in existing programs. There was an opportunity to make some complex editing changes to CICS internal screens for entering Billing Adjustments.
• I worked on a project that developed software to ensure timely and efficient posting of insurance customer payments in compliance with PCI standards. The work was mostly mainframe batch with some online using COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM and IBM Utilities. The work also involves solving problem tickets on warranty items.

Confidential

• I was on assignment with an Insurance Service company, on the IT Finance Team, developing and maintaining software to ensure timely and efficient posting of insurance customer payments. The work is mainframe batch using COBOL, JCL, DB2 and IBM Utilities.
• I have worked on development of Medical Loss Ratio software that will help Insurance Carriers comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Working in an AGILE environment to define user stories that lead to specifications for User Interfaces and Data Resources. I had been writing SQL Stored Procedures to access our data tables for the UI.
• Previous assignment involved bringing the finance system into PCI Payment Card Industry compliance. The work was on the mainframe batch systems, using COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM and IBM Utilities. New programs were being developed to process returns back into the finance system. Responsibilities include finalizing specifications, coding, testing, system test support and implementation.

Confidential

• Performed services for large insurance company including maintenance and development of claims and administrative functionality on mainframe batch and online systems using COBOL, XGEN, CICS, JCL, VSAM and IBM Utilities. Reviewed detailed design, prepare unit test plans, complete code, review code, unit test, code turnover and support system test.
• On an initiative with an insurance services company, involved streamlining the process of bringing new customers on to the billing, claims and finance systems. Coordinating a review of the Business requirements with the IT department, reviewing high level design and producing a detail design, coding, testing and supporting through installation.

Substitute Teacher

Confidential

I have had a number of assignments in local Middle and High Schools.

Confidential

The need and the opportunity arose for me to stay at home to look after my children.

Confidential

• Analyze specifications to come up with low cost, low risk solutions. Carry the projects through specifications review, coding, testing, user acceptance and implementation using COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL, FILEAID and IBM Utilities on a mainframe.
• Expand the Universal Product Code UPC field throughout a retail customer's Batch System. Verify specifications, code and test on a mainframe with COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL, FILEAID and IBM Utilities.

Confidential

Mobilized to active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom. Posted to Doha Qatar as the Military Sealift Command representative, responsible for military shipping in the port of Mesaieed. After two months, recalled to Military Sealift Command headquarters in Bahrain as Operations Chief and Command Duty Officer Watch stander, responsible for the expeditious shipment of critical supplies and equipment to units and troops throughout Southwest Asia. Secret Clearance expires 2008.