SUMMARY

• I am an I.T. professional with experience in the industry as Programmer, Systems Analyst, Software Engineer, Project Lead and a Technical Project Manager/Business Analyst.
• Have used Clarify and MS Project extensively and have served as a Clarity SME.
• My industry experience includes Insurance, Government, Construction and Financial Services.
• Managed the body of work for multiple development teams. Directly managed 12-15 projects annually 800-20,000 hours, 2,500,000/ 26,000,000 indirectly involved with 10-12 projects. Used Waterfall, RAD and AGILE/Scrum
• Completed research and provided analysis as needed t support delivery of technical solutions. Was the primary Technical Lead on most projects and created all technical designs
• Developed business requirements for the business/technology solutions that business t be more efficient and effective: Worked with business analysts on all projects developing requirements, business designs and test scripts.
• Facilitated and tracked estimates on implementation cost and project effort: In full charge of all projects from inception t implementation, creating and maintaining the project plan
• Ensured quality of solutions delivered leading user acceptance testing : Facilitated daily testing review meetings issued and maintained testing tracking matrix

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Languages: COBOL, CICS JCL
• Data: DB2, Adabas, CA-Datacom, VSAM
• Tools: Excelerator, XLII, Expediter, Cool-Biz, PBCS, Endevor, NIKU, Clarity, Workbench, File-aid for DB2, DB2 Utilities, Sort, NDM, FTP, TSO/ISPF, QMF, DYL280, Microfocus, abend-aid, Move for DB2, File-Aid, Sharepoint
• SDLC Methodology: Waterfall, RAD, Agile
• Industry / Application Skills: Multi-industry including Insurance, Government, Financial, Credit Card, Banking and Construction
• Application skills include Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, CC Processing, Insurance and Human Services
• Analysis/Design/Development: Gathering, Documenting and Coding functional and technical requirements, Prioritizing requirements, producing positive results and on-time products, Data conversion and migration, strong problem solving skills
• Quality Assurance: Management of unit, system, integration, performance and acceptance testing participant in Test Script Creation and updating for Mainframe/Desktop/Web/Voice

Project Skills:

• Manage and monitor day-to-day project tasks, and reprioritize tasks as issues arise
• Manage projects from inception t successful post-implementation
• Coordinating tasks and monitoring progress of team members
• Coach, mentor, motivate team members
• Identify, analyze, and document requirements.
• Translate business requirements int functional and technical requirements
• Planning, conducting, and directing the analysis of complex business problems
• Develop quality system enhancements per client request
• Coordinate with Business Analyst t define requirements, analyze business needs develop testing scenarios and validate solutions with client
• Supervise and review work of third party and off-shore resources
• SDLC Methodology knowledge Waterfall, RAD, AGILE/Scrum
• Ability t meet time tables and project needs in a complex large team environment
• Managed and supervise efforts on individual project components
• Manage Risks / Issues / Change Requests / Requirement Change Notifications / Dependencies
• Schedule and/ or facilitate meetings for daily touch points, problem resolution
• Create/coordinate key project deliverables
• May act as an internal consultant within technology and business groups
• Consult and coordinate with analysts and developers t design and develop systems, including both high-level and detailed user and system design requirements.
• Develop, coordinate, implement and execute test plans t test business and functional processes during system development and quality assurance testing. Assists with User Acceptance UAT testing as needed.
• Facilitate the gathering of system requirements, current operational and other procedures, problems, system integration points, data scope, usage, formatting, security requirements and instructions.
• Provide direction, mentoring, and support t development team.
• Lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Communicate technical information t business users and clients and assist in translating business requirements int technical specifications

Employment History

Tech Lead

• Analyzed business needs
• Worked directly with Business Analyst developing BRD's
• Conducted and attended Design Reviews
• Wrote technical designs for ICD09 t ICD10 conversion

Confidential

Tech Lead

• Made Cobol coding changes converting CASH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM from an IDMS database t DB2 database using COBOL/DB2/JCL
• Created Test Plans
• Executed/Reviewed Testing

Confidential

Tech Lead

• Supported MIMS Legacy Systems Medical Claims, Medical Provider, Managed Care using Cobol, DB2, JCL and Sharepoint
• Wrote Technical Design Documents for various system enhancements
• Conducted and attended Design Reviews
• Attended daily System Change Request meetings
• Worked directly with Business Analyst developing BRD's
• Created Test Plans
• Executed/Reviewed Testing

Confidential

Technical Project Manager/Business Analysis

• Coordinated / supervised / developed IT projects from initial creation t project implementation.
• Defined and verified objectives, scope and deliverables
• Managed 12-15 On-shore Projects per year
• Managed 4-6 Offshore Projects per year
• Main interface between technical team and business analysts
• Performed as Technical lead on most projects
• Worked on migration projects for several corporate mergers ING, Putnam, and The Hartford
• Used WATERFALL or AGILE SDLC on all large scale projects and RAD for smaller projects Technical environments often spanned multiple platforms including the z/OS mainframe and various client/server and web environments
• Performed software source code control and module migration
• Setup scheduling and execution of batch test and production jobs using scheduling software
• Job scripting setup / maintenance, utilizing languages such as Job Control Language JCL
• Responsible for coordination and quality assurance of software release activities including promotion of objects, database changes, schedule changes, creation/monitor/review/validation of test of scripts/plans loading test environment data
• Provided Test Plans and results of all testing t QA area at each stage of implementation system testing/regression testing/acceptance testing.
• Worked directly with various levels of business and technical staff on a daily basis
• Facilitated and participated in weekly conference calls with senior level management at both existing and potential clients

Confidential

• Provided Disaster Recovery contingency planning Analyzed, evaluated all made Disaster Recovery changes t Mainframe applications Developed Adhoc programs t help facilitate contingencies at critical paths
• Created test plans for verification of Adhoc programs and contingency plans

Team Lead Software Engineer

Developed / wrote/ tested programs using COBOL, CICS and DB2 Worked on detail design and development phases on software projects.

Confidential

Contract - Project Lead

• Managed/Designed rewrite efforts on PMIC Claims Billing System
• Converted code t COBOL, CICS, and DB2 Mentored and taught CICS and DB2 classes t development staff.
• Worked directly with QA area
• Created/monitored/validated testing
• Additional Training / Company Coursework:
• PM Development Courses
• Project Management Certification BCBS of South Carolina
• Project Management Certification DST Systems Inc.
• Meeting Client Expectations
• 7 habits of Successful People
• Building an Environment of Trust
• Leading Change
• Getting Started as a PM
• Adapting t Change
• Performance Management
• Six Thinking Hats
• Employment Law
• Communicating and Listening
• Crucial Confrontations
• Valuing Differences
• Making Meetings Work
• Feedback Fundamentals
• Presentation Advantage
• Improving Personal Productivity