SUMMARY

Mainframe, iSeries AS/400 , UNIX, Healthcare, z/OS, MVS, EDI, HIPAA, ANSI X12, COBOL, COBOL II, IMS, MQ, DB2, JCL, CICS, VSAM, CL, COBOL ILE, DB2, Oracle, SQL, Property and Casualty, Life Insurance, Wholesale Distribution, Job Costing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, General Ledger. Tools include Endeavor, Xpediter, Aldon, Turnover, Changeman, Team Track, CLAREDI, EDISIM, EXTOL, PRO32, Panvalet, Trizetto EDI

EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Lead Programmer Analyst

• Developed new applications and maintain existing applications for Credit Card Sytems using CICS, SQL, COBOL, VSAM, Assembler, JCL, DB2, and Endevor to provide embedded magnetic chip encoding
• Developed new CICS transactions using DB2, VSAM, COBOL and maintained existing CICS transactions
• Developed COBOL programs using DB2, VSAM, QSAM, and JCL to invoke programs to solve unique isssues common to CHIP encoding and intricate string manipulation.

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

• Provided expertise in SQL, COBOL, VSAM, Assembler, JCL, DB2, and EZTRIEVE in order to solve complex financial application solutions.
• Used SQL to provide production solutions to ad hoc projects.
• Interfaced DB2 and Easytrieve to provide online and batch reporting with DB2 and VSAM file access.
• Worked with loan processing as well as back end reporting.
• Maintained Assembler language code and mentored staff in assembly language techniques to resolve time and disk-space sensitive issues.

Confidential

Programmer Analyst Consulting

• Mentored JCL, COBOL, EZTRIEVE, VSAM, and DB2.
• Expanded tables, wrote conversion programs in EZTRIEVE and COBOL in order to reconstruct VSAM files, flat files, and DB2 tables.
• Provided expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2, and EZTRIEVE in order to solve complex expansion situations and teach the expansion team various methods of resolution.
• Worked on membership, front-end, claims, and back-end reporting.
• Used CICS for batch processing

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

• Provided FEP experience as well as IPP support for X12 FEP system.
• Platforms included mainframe, UNIX, iSeries AS/400 .
• Implemented requirements as per Washington, DC FEPOC and consulted with groups to interface to same.
• Designed and implemented compare tools to identify errors for ease of testing, allowing production parallel testing.
• Provided front-end analysis to interface with common claims front end and other LOBs using MQ WebSphere and ECMAP.
• Tools included EDIFECS, COBOL, VSAM, and DB2.
• Repaired X12 as per implementation guides for compliance with standards.
• Modified and created COBOL programs using JCL, VSAM, IMS, DB2, and MQ series WebSphere .
• Skills: Cobol, VSAM, ims, JCL, db2, Mainframe, MVS, CICS, iSeries, Healthcare

Confidential

Programmer/Analyst

• Modified and created COBOL programs using VSAM, JCL, DB2, and MQ series WebSphere .
• Converted Easytrieve programs to COBOL for increased functionality.
• Skills: Cobol, VSAM, JCL, Healthcare, CICS, MVS

Confidential

Programmer/Analyst

• Programmed property and casualty insurance support applications for A system using COBOL, Informix, DB2 and CL/JCL tools for applications on mainframe and Unix servers.
• Provided FEP and IPP support.
• Transitioned support applications from mainframe to Unix servers.
• Supported health insurance clients including some BCBS clients as well as property and casualty clients.
• Platforms included mainframe, Unix, using Informix databases.
• Worked with WEB MD, BCBS of AZ, CIGNA, Nation Wide, and other trading partners to secure accurate translation of X12 276, 277, 834, 835, 837, 997 healthcare transactions for both inbound and outbound X12. Provided EDI support for X12 on Trizetto Gateway using MQ WebSphere and ECMAP mapping software on .net servers with interfaces to IBM mainframe.
• Tools included Team Track, PRO32, EXTOL, ECMAP, Trizetto HIPAA Gateway, COBOL, VSAM, DB2, Change Man, CLAREDI Repaired X12 as per implementation guides for compliance with standards.
• Skills: UNIX, COBOL, INFORMIX, SQL, MVS

Confidential

Lead Analyst / Programmer Analyst

• Developed and supported ITS claims using COBOL, IMS, DB2, CICS, MQ, JCL, Endeavor, Expediter, and ISPF/TSO. Systems expert in claims 837 HIPAA transactions .
• Mentored programmer/analysts in claims process and ITS Interplan Transfer System technology for communicating claims to other Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies.
• Skills: Cobol, UNIX, Healthcare, VSAM, ims, JCL

Confidential

Lead Analyst, Programmer Analyst 5 years

• Designed, wrote, and maintained healthcare claims system EDI cycle using COBOL, APS, IMS, DB2, MVS, CICS, MQ, JCL, Endeavor, ISPF/TSO, Dumpmaster, and Smartest.
• Systems expert in claims 837 HIPAA transactions .
• Mentored programmer/analysts on COBOL, JCL, MQ, IMS, and DB2. Provided EDI support for all claims.
• Supported ITS and FEP product lines as well as HIPPA EDI.
• Skills: Cobol, JCL, ims, db2, VSAM, MQ Series, Healthcare, MVS, CICS

Confidential

Programmer Analyst - Lead Analyst

• HIPAA ANSI ASC X12 EDI transactions for Healthcare package Claims, Membership, and others for BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD, CIGNA, and other clients.
• Programmed API's and IO Modules.
• Programmed new development and maintenance for IBM iSeries AS/400 Server with NT Client using COBOL, CL, DB2, SQL, GUI, Aldon Change Management Software, and Data Warehousing for Oracle and SQL Server.
• Programmed EDI using ANSI X12 protocol, Claims Adjudication, Membership PPO, Medical Billing, and Financial applications. Clients included INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Pennsylvania , BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD of TEXAS, CIGNA HEALTHCARE and other clients.
• Developed new software and customized for BCBS and CIGNA and modified existing software as per specifications.
• Modified core healthcare software package for HIPAA standards including EDI using ANSI X12 standards.
• Programmed and implemented custom applications.
• Skills: Cobol, Healthcare, JCL, iSeries, db2, VSAM, ims,

Confidential

Programmer/Analyst

• Responsible for Healthcare system design, implementation, as per HIPAA, EDI, Claims, Membership, and Financial on UNIX based iSeries RS6000 system using Dataflex language for all states.
• Skills: Healthcare, Unix, Dataflex

Confidential

Supervisor - Lead Analyst

• Supervisor, Programmer/Analyst and Project Lead for team of 10 programmer/analysts.
• Responsible for iSeries AS/400 system design, implementation, and support of medical claims and property and casualty insurance system using COBOL, CL, SQL, and RPG.
• Designed and supported EDI, claims, billing system, agents accounts, automatic machine payment processing, declarations and forms team functions, state compliance reporting, reinsurance reporting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general ledger systems.
• Converted Mainframe IMS applications written in COBOL to AS/400 COBOL using VSAM and DB2.
• Trained programmers in iSeries AS/400 COBOL, CL, SQL, and DB2 languages and in software functionality.
• Designed, programmed, implemented, and supported new software.
• Established procedures for programmers and authored the programmer/analyst procedures manual.
• Project Lead responsible for analysis, design, programming, training, implementation, and support of new application software projects.
• Programmed and implemented custom applications for Unisys Corp. using COBOL, MicroFocus COBOL, UNIX, BTOS, and DataFlex using RDBMS database system.
• Skills: Cobol, CL, iSeries, Healthcare

Confidential

Owner/Manager

• Programmed Ad Volorum Tax Package for Pike County, adhering to State of Alabama regulations.
• Contracted with customers directly on various development projects using COBOL, MicroFocus COBOL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, IMS, JCL, TSO, Cande, and Data Manager of mainframe and iSeries.
• Designed, programmed, and implemented custom software packages including Medical Billing, Workers Compensation Insurance reporting, Home Health, Order Processing, Inventory Control, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and Payroll software.
• Managed 3-7 employees designing, implementing, and supporting various application software packages on Unisys B20, B800, and XE550 series using UNIX, COBOL, CL, VSAM and Data Manager RDBMS database software.
• Programmed and supported Network using Windows NT, Dataflex programming language, and RDBMS database software. Installed and supported Unix, Xenix, Netware, Netware Lite, Personal Netware, Lantastic, and Windows NT.
• Clients included JACKSON HOSPITAL, LIQUID AIR CORP., MOVIE GALLERY, and various contractors and building supply businesses as well as various welding supply dealers all over the United States.

• Skills: COBOL, CL, MAINFRAME, VSAM, ISERIES, JCL, IMS, DB2, MVS, CICS

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

• Designed and programmed custom software packages including Medical Billing, Order Processing, Inventory Control, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and Payroll for clients.
• Managed 4-6 programmers on various application software packages on Digital Equipment Corp. hardware using DIBOL, TSD, RSTS-E, RSX11, and TECO. Programmed and implemented custom applications for Unisys Corp. using COBOL, MicroFocus COBOL, UNIX, BTOS, and RDBMS database system.
• Supported Insurance, Banking, Wire Transfer, Robotics, Automated Warehousing and other applications on Burroughs Unisys and IBM mainframes using COBOL, PL/I, JCL, IMS, VSAM, and MVS.
• Systems Analyst for Wire Transfer system for First National Bank of Atlanta. Programmed and implemented custom applications for Burroughs Corp. using COBOL, UNIX, BTOS, and RDBMS database system.
• Skills: COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, JCL, VSAM, MVS