SUMMARY

• Experienced in information technology including experience in a leadership, supervision, management and systems analyst capacities.
• Over 15 years experience in Endeavor Administration at Dollar Bank, Confidential, PNC, NY State DMV and IBM.
• Technical lead experience at PNC Financial, Confidential, Dollar Bank and Bank of New York Mellon.
• Experience with Tier 2 support for Production Cycles at PNC Financial, Confidential, Dollar Bank and Bank of New York Mellon.
• Familiar with CA Plex capabilities and functionality.
• Familiar with Web Programming, Rest Services/APIs, SOA Design Principles, Object Oriented fundamentals(Java/J2EE, Server Side Programming), GIT, Maven, Jenkins, Tomcat, Spring Frameworks, and Angular S.
• Knowledge of HTML, XML, JavaScript and Webservices at PNC Financial, Confidential .
• Coordinated PNC Financial’s Mainframe Telecom LU6.2, SNA, VPN, NDM, SMTP(Internet), X400 protocols, DMZ firewalls and virus walls with PNC’s Telecom Department, third party software vendors, PNC’s Data Security Department housed at PNC’s Data Center in Robinson Township.
• 8 years experience at Confidential in the Information technology area implementing Web based interconnectivity to existing mainframe systems and relational databases via MQ series utilizing MVS/ISPF, TSO, JCL, CICS, CLIST, REXX execs, PL/1, COBOL and JAVA application development using RDz,.
• Extensive experience in human factors design and quality assurance testing of software systems.
• Developed systems using MVS/ISPF, JCL, IMS, DB2, Endeavor, VSAM, PL/1 and COBOL programming language using multiple hardware systems such as PC - microfocus, midrange systems such as AS/400 and mainframe systems.
• Maintained Confidential IBM mainframe based idcard system which utilized PL/1, Natural, COBOL, Assembler, JCL, TSO/ISPF, MVS, SQL, Oracle, DB2, IMS/DLI, SPUFI, Endeavor, fileaid, INSYNC, SYNCSORT. PowerBuilder, CICS, MQ and TX series to connect the front-end powerbuild user interface to a DB2 database containing card layout information as well as CICS online screens and programs.
• Maintained Confidential ’s Confidential Claims systems interface to membership systems EDI interfaces.
• Utilized COBOL, Natural, MVS/ISPF, JCL, DB2, Endeavor, and VSAM to migrate existing legacy VSAM vehicle license and registration system to an IBM DB2 relational database meeting WHTI (Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative) standards for creating the NY State EDL (Enhanced Drivers License) system.
• 20 years experience with JCL, TSO/ISPF, MVS, SQL, Oracle, DB2, IMS/DLI, SPUFI, Endeavor, Panvale, fileaid, INSYNC(Macro4), DataMover(NDM), RACF, Omegamon, Natural, COBOL, Easytrieve, Easytrieve Plus, PL/1, REXX, Xpeditor, Intertest, SMS, SYNCSORT, CICS and VSAM.
• Experience developing systems at IBM using PL/1, REXX, and CLIST using both VM and MVS operating systems.
• Over 18 years experience in production scheduling using Zeke/Zebb and then ESP- (Cybernation Enterprise Job Scheduling) software, production control procedures applying ZAPS, PTF’s, using Endeavor production control SCL and maintaining processing service deliverables, on multiple platforms and in multiple environments.
• Utilized IBM MQ/TX series to define queues to stack and dequeue CICS transactions for client server applications.
• Familiar with ACH systems and processing at Mellon Banks Global Cash Management area.
• Led large projects, which involved coordination of both internal resources at local, national and international level, as well as, vendor resources in order to successfully, complete large complex projects.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PC Software: MS Access, Lotus Notes (Domino), WordPerfect, MS Word, MS Windows, MS Project, OS/2, DOSREXX/OS2, MS Access, Cognos Impromptu, Micro Focus Cobol-(CICS), File-Aid PC, SPF/PC, Exceed-Xwindows, WebSphere/InfoSphere DataStage.

Computer Languages: PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, JAVA2, REXX, Natural, COBOL, FORTRAN, BASIC, PL/1, SQL, JCL, HTML/XML.

Mainframe Utilities: MVS (TSO, ISPF, Librarian), ESP scheduling, Syncsort, VM (CP, CMS, XEDIT, PROFS), Easytrev, Xeditor, IntertestCICS command level, ROSCOE, IMS/DLI, DB2, SPUFI, TOTAL, Translator MVS, EDItran, Comparex, EndeavorLibrarian, FileAid, Macro4, INSYNC, Zeke/Zebb.

UNIX / Middleware: TXSeries, MQSeries, DG/UX, LMS / EMX - Lotus Messaging Switch, RS/6000—AIX, Hummingbird/Exceed, Telnet.

Databases: Oracle, IMS, IBM DB2, MS Access, SQLServer.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

IT Consultant - Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple production systems projects in order to complete client projects for client PNC's ATM, PCS, COR Systems area.
• Created and maintained Production DAS DB2SQL Queries for PBAL process including SQL calculation to determine the DAS account EPOCH Date (number of seconds since Epoch date january 1 1970).
• Developed Positive Balance(PBAL) interface /feed from COR systems to Base24 (ACI) Oracle Database via Informatica. Jobs, progams were added into Production DAS system to daily update new DAS Unix system with 20million plus PNC checking and Saving account information including account numbers, account types and current balance information.
• Modified PCS online CICS systems to feed new DAS (Base24) system via batch and online transactions.
• Maintained QA and Production Pilot DAS systems interfaces which includes QA PBAL 20 plus million account updates,
• Created and maintained PCS and DAS online logs in both Production and QA test systems. Job responsibilities includes maintaining QA system, manually bringing down QA CICS online log files, backing up multiple logs and deleting and redefining new CICS online files and openning them in the various QA CICS regions.
• Maintained PNC's IBM mainframe based ATM systems which utilized COBOL, VSAM, JCL, TSO/ISPF, MVS, SQL, Oracle, DB2, SPUFI, Endeavor, fileaid,, SYNCSORT, CICS, MQ, as well as CICS online screens and programs.
• Experience with Tier 2 support for Production Cycles,
• Experience with HTML, XML, RSS and Webservices.
• Coordinated both production and test development efforts, as well as, Unit, CIT, SIT and QA test verification activities and corresponding Endeavor environments for scheduled client releases.
• Participated in daily Scrum Calls with all project resources to coordinate daily activities, as well as, creation of initial sprints, epics, stories, task and impediment creation.
• Partnered with internal project liaisons to acquire resources, assigns tasks, directs activities, and controls project execution. Coached and mentored project team members.
• Partnered with internal project liaisons to acquire resources, assigns tasks, directs activities, and controls project execution. Coached and mentored project team members.
• Tracked and reported progress using Clarity and Endeavor to support environment governance and reporting for projects. Communicated project expectations to team members, stakeholders and management in a clear and timely matter.
• Lead, managed and motivated project team to successfully plan, execute and monitor multiple projects to successful completion (on time, on budget, and with full scope).
• Developed, managed and maintained productive working relationships with business partners, project stakeholders, systems community and outside vendors.
• Experience implementing large system testing projects involving testing, defect tracking, problem resolution production implementation and fix distributions in a timely manner.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

IT Consultant - Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Lead production systems changes to complete client projects for such clients as Confidential Independence Confidential, Minnesota Confidential and Concordia Dental within General Ledger Systems. Acted a liaison between Management, Business, Technical resources and clients.
• Utilizes MS Project to create, manage and analyze project schedules, resource utilization. project risk and issues, as well as, project budget.
• Experience with Tier 2 support for Production Cycles,
• Experience with HTML, XML, JavaScript and Webservices.
• Created and modified both production and test programs, JCL and Oracle DB DMS PeopleSoft Scripts across multiply test environments TENV2, TENV3, TENV6 and TENV7 and corresponding Endeavor environments for scheduled client releases.
• Coordinated secured transmission of client test results via secure FTP transmission of client information to verify and email correspondence for client sign-off during the entire development process.
• Participated in daily Scrum Calls with all project resources to coordinate daily activities, as well as, creation of initial sprints, epics, stories, task and impediment creation.
• Partnered with internal project liaisons to acquire resources, assigns tasks, directs activities, and controls project execution. Coached and mentored project team members.
• Partnered with internal project liaisons to acquire resources, assigns tasks, directs activities, and controls project execution. Coached and mentored project team members.
• Tracked and reported progress using RTC-Team Concert, ClearQuest, ClearCase, Clarity, Harvest, and Endeavor to support environment governance and reporting for projects. Communicated project expectations to team members, stakeholders and management in a clear and timely matter.
• Lead, managed and motivated project team to successfully plan, execute and monitor multiple projects to successful completion (on time, on budget, and with full scope).
• Developed, managed and maintained productive working relationships with business partners, project stakeholders, systems community and outside vendors.
• Experience implementing large system testing projects involving testing, defect tracking, problem resolution production implementation and fix distributions in a timely manner.

Confidential, Atlanta, GE

Mainframe COBOL Developer

Responsibilities:

• Production scheduling using CA7 - Enterprise Job Scheduling) software, production control procedures applying ZAPS, PTF’s, using Endeavor production control SCL and maintaining processing service deliverables, on multiple platforms and in multiple environments.
• Implemented production FTP and NDM File Transmissions to multiple clients.
• Utilized SQL and Informatica (ETL) to updated EDW-Enterprise Data Warehouse via scheduled production Jobs.
• Used Unix Scripting to monitor network resource availability and resource activity.
• Monitored and debugged processes using Xepiditor and other debugging tools.