SUMMARY:

• IT multiplatform professional with strong analytical, programming and leadership skills.
• Extensive experience for over than 20 years in the Mainframe online and batch processing using COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, PL1, MQ Series, Changeman, Endevor.
• Applications Health Insurance, Public Sector/Government/Billing/Collection, Banking, Brokerage, Payroll

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

HARDWARE: IBM 30XX, 40XX, IBM Compatible PCs, SUN SOLARIS

SOFTWARE: MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, WINDOWS, UNIX, OS/390, PL/I, COBOL, COBOL II, EASYTRIEVE, CICS, MQ SERIES, DB2/SQL, JCL, VSAM, TSO, IMS, BMS, SDF, Confidential, CHANGEMAN, ENDEVOR, PANVALET, QMF, SPUFI, TELON, FILE - AID, STARTOOL, INTERTEST, XPEDITOR, ERWIN, PLATINUM, ABEND AID, CA7, SYNCSORT, IDCAMS, INFOMAN, LOTUS NOTES, SAS, CSF, MS OFFICE, VISIO, XML, HTML, SAP/R3-ABAP4

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior programmer information/analyst, consultant

Environment: COBOL II, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, MQ, Endevor, NDM, Confidential, INFOMAN, MODMAN, CMMI

Responsibilities:

• Provided detailed analysis and data mapping, created business specs and data dictionary documents for EDI X12 transmission of the multiple files (837, 835, 824 etc.) between Medicare Fiscal Intermediaries Shared System (FISS) and HIGLAS system;
• Created technical specs, designed and modified COBOL batch and on-line interfaces to HIGLAS, created and executed test plans ; implemented and maintained updates to BPCI transactions payments process; modified and maintained claims Benefits Utilization and Medicare Secondary Payer functional driver programs;
• Production support 24x7;

Confidential ‎

Senior programmer/analyst, consultant

Environment: COBOL II, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, MQ Series, Endevor, File Manager, Confidential, Confidential Quality Center

Responsibilities:

• Created technical specs, designed and coded COBOL/CICS/DB2 programs, created and executed test plans for enhancements to Medicare Claims Eligibility and Claims Release processes;
• Created, tested and implemented COBOL/CICS/DB2 modules for the following projects:
• Medicare Part A and B Bundled Payments;
• Medicare Claims Payable enhancements;
• Provider’s Designation for Confidential enhancements to Paperless Inventory batch processing;
• Dual Eligibility - Medicare and Medicaid sections 6001-6002 claims;
• Provided production support 24x7;

Confidential, NYC

Senior programmer/analyst, consultant

Environment: COBOL II, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, Confidential, SCL

Responsibilities:

• Designed, provided data mapping and coded new process that produces New Referrals to Outside Collection Agencies ( Confidential ) file and Transactions listing to Parking Violations Bureau (STARS);
• Created technical specs, data dictionaries, wrote batch and online programs for Enhancements to Confidential to introduce new subsystem for the Violations debts to be collected by the Outside Collection Agencies ( Confidential );
• Modified front/back end interfaces between STARS system and collection Confidential system;

Confidential

Senior programmer/analyst, consultant

Environment: COBOL II, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, MQ Series, Endevor, Confidential, NDM

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, provided data mapping for multiple incoming files, created technical specs for conversion process, designed and coded conversion applications, created and executed test plans for QuickBooks/Quicken and On-line Bill Payments applications;
• Provided implementation and production support;
• Daily supported on-line banking abends resolutions;

Confidential

Senior programmer/analyst, consultant

Environnent COBOL II, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, MQ Series, CHANGEMAN, Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided production support for Order Entry and Managed Account subsystems;
• Created, tested and implemented programs to process Split Trade corrections; Maintained applications for the history of original trades and subsequent corrections;
• Created test plans for UATs and SITs, tested and implemented on-line and batch applications for Trades Alert email notifications
• Created TSDs to provide automated Share Class conversion for funds;
• Created, tested and implemented batch and on-line applications for single account/cusip conversion;
• Wrote technical specs for the Order Entry on-line and batch modifications and provided onsite coordination for the offshore team's modifications;
• Modified programs, created test cases for the onshore and offshore teams
• Coordinated UAT testing and implementation for SCO changes to the Order Entry subsystem’s applications;

Confidential

Senior Programmer/Analyst, consultant

Environment: COBOL II, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, MQ Series, Endevor

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed BRDs, provided data mapping and created TSDs to land Confidential data for MIS and profitability into Chase DB2 tables;
• Coded, tested, implemented, provided UATs and production support for new Customer profitability applications;
• Created and implemented batch and on-line programs to support multiple level of the Financial Segment hierarchy;
• Upgraded performance of the primary monthly batch jobs that distributes the feed data to downstream systems by improving DB2 SQL queries. Conducted extensive negative testing for QA and user acceptance;