SUMMARY

• Sr. MF Applications Architect and modernized DAL SME with 20+ years of IT experience; deep z/OS systems and applications skills; led deployment of Confidential ’s modernization initiatives for ICD - 10, PMR, RBB and PI programs; led multi-vendor teams to resolve critical performance problems with CICS, MQ and DB2; led highly aggressive competency programs in nitch z/OS, DB2 and CICS Systems skills for AMS professionals; extensive knowledge of healthcare, financial and telecom. domains; deep communication, presentation, negotiation and mentoring skills; certified IT specialist (systems infrastructure/software); co-authored an SCLM redbook.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. MF Appl. Architect and Subject Matter Expert

Environment: z/OS, DB2, NSP, MFWS, COBOL, ALC, ISPF, SMF, RMFAPA, CICSPA, Omegamon, Informatica, JDBC

Responsibilities:

• Led complete SDLC deployment of the Provider Maintenance and Reimbursement (PMR) project (release 1.0 through 18.2), the DB2 z/OS component of Confidential ’s major modernization change for the Provider system area; earned management accolades.
• Developed SQL coding guidelines for COBOL programs and native SQL and COBOL stored procedures.
• Designed Savepoint solution to realize 80%+ improvement in PMR batch load performance.
• Designed high-performance inquiry SQL solutions for complex PMR and RBB databases.
• Led customer approval of architecture decisions (ADs) on temporary exception to use embedded SQL for PMR 3.2 and the roadmap to reintroduce stored procedures from PMR 3.3.2.
• Led complete SDLC deployment of the Payment Innovation (PI) project, the DB2 z/OS component of Confidential ’s first modernization change for Membership, Members Edge Web Client (MWC) and Claims History system areas.
• Led complete SDLC deployment of the Reference Based Benefit (RBB) project, the DB2 z/OS component of Confidential ’s first modernization change for Benefits and Customer Service Workstation (CSW) system areas; earned customer and management accolades.
• Led customer approval of ADs on DB2 z/OS Materialized Query Tables (MQTs) and stored procedures.
• Led customer approval of PI, RBB and PMR DAL/ETL component designs (CDs).
• Mentored native SQL and COBOL stored procedure skills and MDAL, Frontend, RTCP and Provider system area knowledge to PMR mainframe teams.
• Led complete SDLC deployment of the ICD-10 diag/SAD/GEM/ICIF DB project, the DB2 z/OS component of Confidential ’s first major modernization change for the ICD-10 program.
• Led customer approval of Plan Approach Paper, Promotion AD, DAL, bulk load and promotion CDs for the ICD-10 diag/SAD/GEM project.
• Mentored DB2 z/OS skills and healthcare, NPS and ICD-10 knowledge to the ICD-10 offshore mainframe team. z/OS systems/applications technical lead for customer acceptance of the ICD-10 performance testing on the Global Solution Center Sandbox.
• Technical lead for ALC/COBOL conversion (500K LOC and 40-people team), for business service orchestration using SOA, SOMA and MF Web Services (MFWS).
• Developed Enterprise COBOL, MFWS, ALC to COBOL conversion and code componentization guidelines.
• Technical lead for performance testing of MLE/RTA Iteration 1 SOA Pilot.
• Led deployment of Enterprise COBOL and MFWS coding guidelines by the Modernization Track 3 and Track 4 Global Delivery (GD) team.

Confidential

Sr. z/OS System/Application/Migration Consultant

Environment: z/OS, CICS, DB2, QMF, Websphere MQ, RACF, DFSMSIMS DB/DC, SMP/E, JES2, SMF, RMF, WLM, GDPSPPRC, XRC, SCLM, COBOL, C/C++, Omegamon DB2 PE/PM

Responsibilities:

• Lead consultant responsible for system and application migration from S/390 to System-z for the RBI data center, supporting multiple ISV teams assigned to Fund Management, Negotiated Dealing, Public Debt and Realtime Settlement applications (total 25 people) for CICS TS, DB2 and Websphere MQ on z/OS.
• Technical lead and chief mentor for the 30-people GD team, supporting CB Development, CB Test and SMP/E Development functional areas.
• Performed seemless multi-level migration of CICS TS and Websphere MQ resource definitions, critical for timely customer signoff; earned management accolades.
• Led resolution of critical performance problems with CICS, Websphere MQ and DB2 environment using Tivoli Omegamon DB2 PE/PM Accounting Reports; earned high degree of respect and trust from customer management.
• Submitted a best practice technical paper on performance problem resolution for CICS/DB2 applications in an Confidential technical forum.
• Customized performance/capacity tools: DB2 PE/PM Accounting Reports, BWATOOL, XRC Performance Monitor, DCOLLECT, DAF, RMF Space Report.
• Coauthored the first SCLM redbook on the SCLM Advanced Edition product suite.
• Led DBA Solution Center technical proposal and skills plan effort, and negotiated with AS IGA tower management to lay a strong foundation for India’s emergence as a key resource hub of the DB2 DBA competency within Confidential .
• Led the CB Enablement technical proposal and skills plan effort, and negotiated with CB Offerings management to establish India’s dominance as a key emerging country resource hub of the Z/OS systems programming competency within Confidential .
• Installed and configured a DB2 z/OS non-data sharing subsystem and a 2-member DB2 z/OS data sharing group.
• Led HSBC and caremark consulting engagements on critical DB2 UDB AIX and DB2 z/OS performance problems.
• Mentored DB2 z/OS DBA skills, including database performance and tuning, to 20-people GD DBA team.
• Mentored 25 resources with skill level 3 and 5 mentors with skill level 4+ in Z/OS systems programming competency within 1 year.
• Led installation and customization of driving systems for z/OS product suite testing.
• Tech Lead for Anthem FPD--3,000 IMS modules w/3m Loc.
• Published a paper on superiority of SCLM over vendor tools. judge at in-house MF COE technical conferences.
• Managed data center (critical IBMI initiatives, 240-person-month projects).
• ITCS-204 compliance and S/390 on WW IBMNET.
• CIS/GAD C/S test env. - 2 DB2s, 10 DBs, 150 tables and 400 stored procedures.
• ACAS from ECMVS/ABR to SCLM--4 CICSs, 2 DB2s, 45 tables, 1250 PLI/COBOL/SDF II modules w/600k LOC.

Confidential

Technical Lead/Applications DBA/Project Manager

Environment: SONET, ADABAS/NATURAL, CICS, COBOL, JCL, VSAM

Responsibilities:

• Led complete SDLC deployment of projects to:
• Route through SONET DXC's in MECCA -- 750 modules w/3m LOC.
• Support customer offerings in NOPS-- 100 modules w/250k LOC.
• L3 production support of MECCA/NOPS--72 tables and 1,700 modules w/6.5m Loc.
• Managed 3 24-person-month projects to support DXCs and DS3MU in MECCA.
• Deployed 8 new ADABAS tables in MECCA and 2 new ADABAS tables in NOPS.