SUMMARY

• Experienced software analyst/developer with over 22+ year of extensive software design, development and maintenance experiences at major retail and financial institutions, such as Radio Shack, Fidelity and Citi.
• Environments/Languages: Mainframe, COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, IOMs, JCL, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, PROCs
• Applications: Endevor, Changeman, IBM RDz, FileAid, MS Office Suite, MS Visio, Adobe
• Database design and development using SQL Server, MS Access
• Project Management for large to small scale application development
• Application design and development in a PC environment utilizing MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook
• Program Management for global rollout of application/infrastructure changes
• Technical Writer for User Manuals, User Guides, Procedure Documentation, Project Documentation & System Documentation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Apps Dev Sr Programmer Analyst

Confidential, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Mainframe: COBOL, JCL, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, RDZ, FileAid, Changeman, Syncsort
• Developed and implemented new COBOL applications and maintained existing applications with a medium to high level of complexity.
• Developed and maintained the development life cycle documentation and processes.
• Completed all stages of the project on or before deadline.
• Conducted Unit and UAT testing of new systems and changes to existing systems.
• Coordinated with QA for SIT and UAT testing and documentation of testing.
• Initiated and participated in system testing in multiple test regions and strictly adhered to code completion dates
• Participated and contributed in all project meetings and design sessions, including software inspections and verification planning.
• Worked with the business to define requirements and achievable deadlines.
• Design Lead: Designed, coordinated and programmed for Sheltered Harbor project. Supervised assigned personnel for project.

Senior Software

Confidential Texas

Responsibilities:

• Mainframe: COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, IOMs, JCL, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, RDZ, FileAid, Endevor, Syncsort
• Lead developer for large projects, task include: analysis, design, development and implementation of programs and changes to the Fidelity Participant Record System (FPRS).
• Developed and implemented new loan delinquency notification system. Designed the process to be able to adapt for new clients with lower setup effort. Reduced the project person work hours by half and installed the new system 6 months early.
• Developed and implemented new CICS applications and maintained existing CICS applications with a medium level of complexity.
• Automated and streamlined the vendor notification system. Created innovative new notification system to notify vendors of late and/or corrupt files received. This reduced the amount of time the Data Management group required for monitoring and notifying the vendors. All notifications are now generated at the time the files are processed, giving the vendor more accurate and up to date reports.
• Developed and maintained the development life cycle documentation and processes. Completed all stages of the project on or before deadline.
• Conducted Unit and UAT testing of new systems and changes to existing systems. Coordinated with QA for SIT and BAT testing and documentation of testing. Initiated and participated in System Testing in multiple test regions. Strictly adhered to code completion dates.
• Maintained a good working relationship with peers, QA and business groups and supported the organization as a subject matter expert for previously completed projects.
• Participated and contributed in all project meetings and design sessions, including software inspections and verification planning. Worked with the business to define requirements and achievable deadlines.
• Cross trained and mentored team members. Assisted co - workers in the use of RDz and setting up workspaces.

Software Developer

Confidential, Fort Worth, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Planned, directed and designed electronic data interface using MS Access for multiple external data sources and merged into central SQL Server database. Created data warehouse compiling patient information and physician schedules for analytical reports and physician scheduling. The data was also used by Managed Care to verify the physicians were meeting the insurance and hospital requirements. This enabled the 110 doctors to keep their credentials current.
• Designed, developed and maintained internet and intranet websites using ColdFusion, ASP, HTML, JavaScript using Dreamweaver CS4 and CS5 suite.
• Converted current manual procedures and processes into databases, automated computing and reporting systems corporate wide. Automated the Yearly Budgeting process that took 6 months using excel spreadsheet into an MS Access application that reduced the time to 1 month. This removed the issues with errors in formulas and discrepancies between accounting unit.
• Designed, created, implemented and maintained a dynamic electronic forms system for all corporate departments and consumer interface. These forms were used by 300+ employees for patient information and procedure evaluations. Focused upon technology assessment, application/web development, and alignment to department needs, adoption, enablement, and technology leadership.
• Created reporting system that generated complex productivity analyses resulting in a 30% increase in efficiency.

Senior Programmer Analyst

Confidential, Westlake, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Supported theSungard Invest One accounting system. Implemented various bug fixes and enhancements for the system in the Mainframe environment of DB2, COBOL, and JCL.
• Produced and implemented new CICS applications and maintained existing CICS applications with a medium level of complexity.
• Researched data models for generating inbound, outbound data feeds for interfacing with external systems.
• Created data mapping using MS WORD and VISIO.
• Developed data dictionary of the existing systems in ERWIN.
• Reviewed and tested the Disaster Recovery model and process for data warehouses to ensure 99.99% uptime. Researched the reported data recovery findings as requested.
• Developed and maintained the development life cycle documentation and processes.
• Conducted Unit and UAT testing of new systems and changes to existing systems.
• Initiated and participated in System Testing in multiple test regions.
• Participated and contributed in all project meetings and design sessions, including software inspections and verification planning.

Senior Programmer Analyst

Confidential, Fort Worth, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Directed, coordinated and programmed for Y2K upgrade for the Radio Shack Database Load system. Supervised assigned personnel for project.
• Re-engineered the Answers Online Report from COBOL Mainframe to UNIX Ab Initio graphs, reducing the run time from 6 hours to 30 minutes.
• Project Manager: Planned, coordinated and programmed the project to convert existing PL1 drivers and COBOL programs as required the new specifications of IBM compiler. Interfaced directly with IBM software engineers over a period of 6-8 months.
• Developed software utilizing COBOL, CICS that balanced, processed and applied federal tax law revisions to W2 processing system for Radio Shack, Computer City, Incredible Universe, McDuff’s and Tandy Corporation.
• Project Manager and Programmer for the MIR project that utilized a VISUAL BASIC interface for Mainframe SAS which automated Marketing’s Incremental Reports for Promotions and Flyers. This was used to determine Marketing promotions’ effectiveness.
• Developed, wrote and edited user manuals for Visual Basic software programs, ColdFusion access database applications and others. Trained management and end users on various applications as needed.
• Planned, coordinated and programmed for the DRATS Re-engineering Project (Daily Reports Automated Tracking System), also modified and maintained the system. The DRATS system keeps track of all Daily Report errors and was used by Accounting, POS Level-2, and Decision Support Infrastructure. Created user manual and presented training classes on the web interface. DRATS was an interactive website with a DB2 database written in ColdFusion.
• Project Manager and Programmer for Task Tracking project utilizing MS Access for the IT Database Loads Department. The program enabled the manager to track task status weekly for meeting and reviews and created a uniform format for programmers to enter status reports. Wrote and designed applicable reports and user manual.