SUMMARY

• Experienced in a variety of IT roles including programming, systems analysis, project management and team lead in the development, enhancement and support of computer applications.
• Strong customer focus and a commitment to producing high quality solutions within budgetary and time constraints.
• Work effectively in a team environment as well as independently, adapting to new technical environments and corporate cultures readily.
• Build good business relationships with key project stakeholders and experienced acting as intermediary between functional and technical areas.
• Possess a wide breadth of applications experience with very good analytical and communication skills.

Languages: COBOL, COBOLII, COBOLIII (LE/370), EASYTRIEVE, CLISTS, M/F Assembler (BAL)
Databases: DB2 (SQL, SPUFI, QMF), IMS DB/DC (MFS), IDMS (/R), ADS/O, VSAM
Software: CICS (BMS), XPEDITER (INTERTEST), VIASOFT, FILEAID, TSO, ISPF, CHANGEMAN, PANVALET, ROSCOE, LIBRARIAN, ENDEVOR, CA-7, AFP Printing, FTP, PGP, MQSERIES, XML, HTML, JavaScript, MS Office, LOTUS NOTES
Operating Systems: MVS (OS390), Windows, LINUX
Other: Training in Project Management, PEOPLETOOLS, PEOPLECODE, SQL/SQR, PROCESS SCHEDULER, S.A.P. R/3 ABAP

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

ICCP certified (C.D.P.), PeopleSoft 7.5 TechPro
C-SPIN (Chicago Software Process Improvement Network)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Naperville, IL 2009 (1/26 - 12/2)
Consultant - Sr. P/A

• As part of an effort to save approximately $1.4 million per year in Inventory Management and Warehouse Handling through the revised handling of Multiple Product Codes for the same SKU, enhanced a number of online and batch programs to handle thing the new way.
• As part of a Z/OS upgrade effort: created a batch test environment of over 300 jobs and over 200 sets of compile JCL on the Z/OS LPAR; tested both batch and online (CICS) programs; and logged test results in Quality Center.
• Made numerous enhancements and fixes to online and batch programs.

Technologies Used: COBOL, CICS, DB2, IMS, FILEAID, EASYTRIEVE, PANVALET, XPEDITER, VSAM, MQSERIES

Confidential, Wood Dale, IL 2005 - 2007
Sr. Analyst Business Systems/ Team Lead/ Project Manager

• Achieved Datacenter cost savings of $1,200,000 over a period of 14 months while serving as Technical Team Lead/ PM of mainframe Performance Tuning project. Assigned, tracked and reported on tasks, as well as mentored resources.
• Reduced mainframe side abends by 40% and installed system fixes which resulted in a 30% reduction in support tickets, while supporting a multi-tier loan origination system.
• Provided 24x7 batch support as needed.

Technologies Used: COBOL, CICS, DB2, IMS, FILEAID, EASYTRIEVE, CHANGEMAN, XPEDITER, VSAM, MQSERIES, CA-7

Confidential, Itasca, IL 2005
Consultant - Sr. P/A

• Analyzed and documented legacy systems in preparation for an S.A.P. implementation. Extracted and documented business rules and interfaces from legacy applications across multiple platforms.
• Provided production support on MVS and iSeries platforms.

Technologies Used: COBOL, CICS, DB2, IMS, FILEAID, EASYTRIEVE, PANVALET, XPEDITER, VSAM, VISIO, iSeries

Confidential, Westmont, IL 2004
Consultant - Sr. P/A

• Converted an order processing system from IDMS (CICS and batch) to DB2 (CICS and batch.)
• Created various FTP jobs, some using PGP encryption, to exchange data with business partners
• Created new AFP invoices using Pagedefs, Formdefs and Overlays.

Technologies Used: COBOL, CICS, DB2, SPUFI, IDMS, ENDEVOR, XPEDITER, AFP FORM, PAGE AND OVERLAY LANGUAGE, VSAM, FTP, Mcafee PGP.

Confidential, Skokie, IL 2000 - 2001
Consultant - Sr. P/A, Team Lead

• Led a team enhancing legacy back-end systems in support of an e-business initiative. Activities included discovery analysis, task assignment and tracking, reporting on team progress, coding, testing and coordinating deployment.
• Utilizing structured processes developed most of an application to integrate DB2 legacy databases with a client/server Catalog Management System. Activities included producing program specifications and reviewing them with in-house staff; notifying the DBA staff of needed database modifications; coding and testing.

Technologies Used: COBOL, CICS, DB2, Stored Procedures, SPUFI, IMS, VSAM, PANVALET, XML, MQSERIES, FILEAID, XPEDITER.

Confidential, 1999 - 2000
Consultant - Sr. P/A, System Integrator

• Performed infrastructure requirement and cost analysis.
• Developed business relationships with multiple vendors.
• Produced a prototype WWW site to demonstrate to potential customers.

Technologies Used: LINUX, BSD UNIX, NT 4.0 Server, IIS, HTML 4, JavaScript

Confidential, Deerfield, IL 1996 - 1999
Consultant - Project Manager, Team Lead, Sr. P/A

• Managed the development of a Grant Administration system that disbursed 9 million dollars to approximately 18,000 students at 160 schools statewide.
• Performed discovery analysis and provided initial project plan for a Y2K remediation effort, as well as doing a major portion of the related specification writing, coding and testing.
• Developed coding and implementation standards and accepted a lead role in enforcing them in all new modules written by my team.

Technologies Used: COBOL II, IMS DB/DC, PANVALET, XPEDITER, FILEAID, VIASOFT

Confidential, Skokie, IL 1993 - 1995
Consultant - Sr. P/A

• Developed system which allowed real time production of Debit Memos/ Manual Bills using full SDLC from requirements gathering thru implementation.
• Created a mainframe based OLAP repository of G/L data accessed through an MS Access application.

Technologies Used: COBOL II, CICS, IDMS/R, VSAM, ROSCOE, INTERTEST, MS ACCESS