SUMMARY:

• Data processing professional with technical background as an Application Programmer, Quality Assurance Architect, and Business Function Analyst using SQL, CICS, REXX, and ISPF.
• Expert with COBOL, IMS, VSAM, JCL, z/OS Utilities, and DB2 databases.
• As a seasoned Programmer Analyst, possess abilities in all phases of computer information services SDLC, through system design and requirements analysis, programming and conversion, data gathering and analysis, extract/transform/load (ETL), reengineering, testing/plans/flow charts, database maintenance, and technical documentation.
• Other Languages used include ASP pages, HTML, Javascript, Java, and VB.
• Change Management
• Customer Liaison
• Documentation
• ERP Expertise
• Allocation Process Improvement
• Product & Software Development
• Risk Management
• Quality Control
• HRIS Expert

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Management: System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) PMBOK Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Information Driven Project Management (IDPM) Design Structure Matrix (DSM) RRID (rapid release iterative development); Agile Methodology

Operating Systems: z/OS 390 / MVS/XA JES2/JES3 VM UNIX Novell Netware LAN Windows XP, NT, Vista, Windows 7 O/S SQL Server

Languages: COBOL LE / II SQL CICS C Assembler PL/SQL DL/1 Easytrieve JAVA Javascript Visual Basic OS JCL MQ Series

Software: SQL DB2 QMF Oracle ASP pages IMS DB/DC VSAM TSO / ISPF ISPF Dialog Tesseract SAP HTML SAS Endevor Fileaid ChangeMan Data Dictionary Clist REXX

MS Office: Excel Word Access PowerPoint Visio Project Lotus Notes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Ft. Worth, TX

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Work with several internal groups and external clients to design requirements using COBOL, VSAM, JCL, CICS, IMS, VISIO, MS Project, etc.
• Compile system documentation, Use Cases, and Test Case Scenarios to meet ongoing improvement of processes
• Constructed project plans and detailed program / business process flows.
• Assure successful implementations via inclusive test data, integration testing, and results diagrams
• Defining and refining objectives and selecting the best of the alternative courses of action for the project
• Technical writer of user and IT staff documents for software acquisitions, enhancements, and replenishment.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reconcile data from existing system to ADP payroll interface. Create custom documentation, including job flows, program flowcharts, file structures, I/O, reports, scheduling (ESP) and table logic narration.
• Updated charts and documents at each stage of the SDLC using MS VISIO and queries to DB2 and IMS databases on IBM z/OS platform.
• Created UAT (User acceptance testing) and SIT use and test cases.
• Utilized mainframe and PC tools; e.g., COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS DB/DC, ISPF, TSO, Assembler, VSAM, FileAid, File Manager, Serena ChangeMan, Endevor, MVS utilities, and MS Office suite, ACCESS and VISIO. Production support involves daily batch application reviews and SLA tracking.
• Requirements and conversion specialist for payroll and HR/benefits applications.

Confidential, Dallas, Tx

Sr. Test QA Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Senior member of a 5 person team creating regression test plan, test scripts, and test cases in Mercury Quality Center / Test Director for a large batch and CICS online credit card processing system.
• Duties include evaluating COBOL software performance and verifying that programs function according to user requirements.
• The goal of the team is to review business requirements and process flows into design models and test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for automated regression testing, to execute all components of project test plans, to evaluate test results, and to record and track defects. In addition, elimination of duplicate scripts is documented.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr. COBOL Programmer/ Developer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and develops more efficient operational processing controls and functional enhancements. Collects and interprets specifications required to develop new, and revise existing, software applications.
• Assists managers with development and implementation of operational plans for new and existing business applications, including preparation of user specifications.
• Coordinates testing of new applications and changes to existing applications to ensure integrity and quality of data while providing and/or assisting in training of system users.
• Compiles complete, concise, and comprehensive policies and operation procedures to assist in communicating Information Resources issues to applicable management staff.
• Assists in development of new administrative procedures required, utilizing new functionality resulting from system changes.
• Assists in developing and implementing IT business systems strategies to improve operational processing and productivity.
• Use of several mainframe tools and software, including COBOL, CICS, IMS DB/DC, Telon, PL/1, DB2, SQL, JCL, SPUFI, QMF, REXX, ISPF Dialog, and VSAM.
• Testing and tracking tools include Crystal Reports, Xpediter, File - Aid for DB2, and Endevor

Confidential, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Sr. Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supporting pharmaceutical and Payroll/HR MVS mainframe applications. Program development, quality assurance, enhancement, maintenance, and upgrade.
• MVS software improvement and functional testing includes DB2, SQL, IMS, COBOL/LE, ALC(Assembler), Xpediter, and various MVS utilities (FileAid).
• Production support involves JCL, DB2 tables, SQL, and data gathering for interfaces, including Oracle via XCOM scripts to UNIX system and VSAM flat files.
• Data architect duties involved DataWarehouse updates. Development required using VSAM, DB2, and Oracle tables, extract/transformation/load (ETL) to Oracle DB2 (PL/SQL) and custom relational databases. Reconciliation of 401-K data from large files due to company merger.
• Maintained and verified IMS and DB segments and structure, including retrieval efficiency and key design, as well as reorgs, image copies, and restores.

Confidential, Fort Worth, TX

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Successfully provided technical /functional leadership, budgetary accountability, project management and overall program management of critical systems for American Airlines system integrations, mergers / acquisitions, new development, enhancement projects, and 24-hour on-call production support for HRMS / HRIS, human resources, health and welfare benefits, payroll processing, and insurance administrators.
• Led development of projects resolving intricate operational and integration issues for small, 350 hours, to large-scale projects, 10,000 hours, utilizing investigation skills, requirements gathering, analysis, design, quality assurance, implementation, time tracking, and maintenance across organizational.
• Implemented standardized methods and procedures for documenting maintenance and enhancements, revisions to manuals, tables, and program code.
• Provided data load to DB2 tables; use of DB2 and MVS utilities, COBOL, SQL, IMS DB/DC, FileAid, JCL, procs, PL/1, REXX and Clist code, and VSAM/ Easytrieve for implementation in an MVS/XA IBM zOS/390 mainframe system.

Confidential Dallas, TX

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in all phases of design and enhancement to custom manufacturing, engineering, and HR/Benefits/Payroll systems utilizing COBOL, JCL, VSAM, IMS DB/DC, and imbedded SQL/DB2.
• Lead payroll programmer supervising primary design and development of an IMS DB Batch Supplemental Check System written in COBOL allowing any number of employees to be issued supplemental checks at anytime.
• Saved considerable manual effort and used IMS processing of VSAM files to improve efficiency and logging.
• Created deduction screens, tax calculations, and tax ad-hoc reports using MFS, BTS, CICS, FileAid, and Xpediter test facilities.
• Member of a team responsible for measuring key characteristics of manufacturing SPC using COBOL II, Assembler, DB2, and imbedded SQL with ISPF tables.
• Wrote COBOL programs for a Just-In-Time Manufacturing Inventory system based on aircraft component Bill of Materials.