SUMMARY:

• 20 + years of experience in Information Technology
• Reviewed business requirements, created Design Documents, Codes, Unit Tests
• Coded, tested, and implemented DB2 - specific software solutions to meet both functional and technical design specifications
• Provided assistance to other associates to resolved issues and complex problems such as JCL’s, PROC’s, EZTREIVE, and COBOL programs
• Maintained and repaired applications to provide quality performance in accordance with technical and functional specifications
• Modified and enhanced programs in batch and online for an outsourcing project with the state of Missouri and Virginia (Medicaid Management Information System)
• Expertise in conducting a client interview (internal and external) regarding new development and problem resolution, with ability to document and follow-up
• Functioned as a team lead in a mainframe environment (i.e. COBOL, CICS TS, MQ Series, DB2/SQL, JCL’s/PROC’s, VSAM), SOA technology
• Developed an advance program to program communication (APPC) driver programs in CICS and Native SQL and Embedded DB2/SQL stored procedures that will be initiated by a real time direct synchronous MQ Series that interfaces with BizTalk
• Application development involving SQL and DB2's procedural language
• Working in professional service/consulting on high impact, data oriented projects under Agile/SCRUM style processes

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• COBOL, VSAM, DB2, JCL
• MQ Series, SPUFI, QMF
• Rational Rose
• CICS, INTERTEST
• TIVOLI, VTAM, XPEDITER
• MS Project, Access
• PROC, SQL
• ENDEVOR, FILEAID
• Remedy, Novell 3.12
• TMON, TSO
• STROBE, VMOS, IDE
• ZEKE, Princeton, SOFTECH
• EZTRIEVE, IMS DB
• PVCS, z/OS, OS/390
• ZEBB, ABEND AID
• DOS, DBASE, COBOL II
• DOS/VSE, ALS, CA7
• Windows NT, SYSPLEX

BUSINESS SKILLS

Applications: Medicaid, Financials, Logistics, Telecommunications, Health Care Insurance

MMIS Subject Areas: Enrollment, Provider, Claims, Accounting, Conversion

Methodologies: MMIS, VSAM

Phases: All phases of conversion and implementation

Tools & Standards: Medicaid, MMIS, CICS, VSAM, IMS DB/DC, DB2/SQL, Native SQL, JCL’s, PROC’s, COBOL, TSO/ISPF, MFS, BMS, DL/I

LEADERSHIP / MANAGEMENT SKILLS

PMI Disciplines: Project Lead, Test Lead

Industry Standards: MMIS, Enrollment, Claims

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington D.C.

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and repair applications to provide quality performance in accordance with technical and functional specifications
• Coded, tested, and implemented DB2-specific software solutions to meet both functional and technical design specifications
• Reviewed SQL and utility changes for design, performance, accuracy, and standards prior to implementation
• Utilized computer-aided software tools such as VISIO for flowchart design to streamline processes for each stage of system development.
• Provided assistance to other associates to resolved issues and complex problems such as JCL’s, PROC’s, and programs
• Utilized IBM’s Fault Analyzer tool to help debug programs and implement fixes
• Conversion of Major Credit Cards to tokens
• Created clearing files for a third party vendor with converted credit cards to tokens for major acquirers
• Working environment under Agile/SCRUM style processes

Environment: COBOL, DB2/SQL, VSAM, MQ Series, TSO/ISPF, Fault Analyzer, JCL, SQL, PROC, ENDEVOR

Confidential, Richmond, Virginia

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed SQL and utility changes for design, performance, accuracy, and standards prior to implementation
• Planed, analyzed, designed, developed, implemented and evaluated each phase of the migration project
• Identified documents and implemented process improvements, reviewed Business Requirements, created Document Design, Program Codes and Test Case results.
• Utilized FILEAID to monitor data in VSAM files, created VSAM files, and compared files after testing
• Utilizing computer-aided software tools such as VISIO for flowchart design to streamline line processes for each stage of system development and transactional tools such as CICS TS 4.1.0, COBOL, DB2/SQL 10.1.0, SQL PL, QMF, and SPUFI in z/OS
• Monitored the developed applications in various features including memory management, file system, systems performance and the degree of utilization for management reporting
• Working environment under Agile/SCRUM style processes

Environment: COBOL, DB2/SQL10.1.0, Native SQL, VSAM, VISIO, QMF, SPUFI, z/OS, CICS TS 4.1.0, FILEAID, BMC

Confidential, Manhattan, New York

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and repaired applications to provide quality performance in accordance with technical and functional specifications
• Coded, tested, and implemented DB2-specific software solutions to meet both functional and technical design specifications
• Reviewed SQL and utility changes for design, performance, accuracy, and standards prior to implementation
• Ensured that programming modifications did not introduce application inefficiencies.
• Performed necessary analysis by gathering data and investigating the programs to provide recommendations to alter programs targeted to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements.
• Utilized computer-aided software tools such as VISIO for flowchart design to streamline line processes for each stage of system development and transactional tools such as CICS TS3.2, COBOL, DB2/SQL, and SPUFI in z/OS
• Provided assistance to other associates to resolved issues and complex problems such as JCL’s, PROC’s, and programs

Environment: JCL, PROC, QA, UAT, COBOL, CICS TS, DB2/SQL, TSO/ISPF, TIVOLI, TWS, CICS TS3.2, SPUFI, z/OS, VISIO, BMC, INTERTEST

Confidential, Tualatin, Oregon

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Modify and enhanced programs in batch and online for an outsourcing project with the state of Missouri (MMIS) utilizing computer-aided software tools and transactional tools for each stage of system development.
• Identify opportunities for improving performance and stability of existing applications.
• Review business requirements, creates design documents, code and unit test.
• Ensured that programming modifications did not introduce application inefficiencies.
• Performed necessary analysis by gathering data and investigating the programs to provide recommendations to alter programs targeted to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements.
• Assessment of the current environment and plan for how to use newer technology to enhance functionality.
• Provided assistance to other associates to resolved issues and complex problems such as JCL’s, PROC’s, and programs

Environment: JCL, PROC, QA, UAT, COBOL, CICS TS, DB2/SQL, TSO/ISPF, TIVOLI, TWS, CICS TS3.2, SPUFI, z/OS, VISIO, BMC, INTERTEST

Confidential, Jersey City, New Jersey

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and repair applications to provide quality performance in accordance with technical and functional specifications
• Coded, tested, and implemented DB2-specific software solutions to meet both functional and technical design specifications
• Reviewed SQL and utility changes for design, performance, accuracy, and standards prior to implementation
• Provided assistance to other associates to resolved issues and complex problems such as JCL’s, PROC’s, and programs
• Utilized INTERTEST tool to help debug programs and implement fixes

Environment: COBOL, CICS TS, DB2/SQL, IMS, DB, VSAM, MQ Series, TSO/ISPF, FILEAID, NDM, DB2, JCL, SQL, PROC

Confidential, Montvale, New Jersey

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Attended to the day to day request and inquires received from the HELP desk
• Acted as the main production support interface with other BMW development area and product manager technology staff
• Coordinated production control and scheduling activities with external parties
• Performed unit and system integration tests
• Gathered required information, formulated problem objectives and identified problem areas and provides solutions
• Utilized INTERTEST tool to help debug programs and implement fixes
• Provided administrative and technical supervision to junior programmers assigned to maintain the systems JCL, COBOL, CICS TS, VSAM, DB2/SQL, IMS DB, MQ Series issues both in batch and online environment using TSO/ISPF as editor

Environment: INTERTEST, JCL, COBOL, CICS TS, VSAM, DB2/SQL, IMS DB, MQ Series, TSO/ISPF

Confidential, Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Utilized FILEAID to monitor data in VSAM files, created VSAM files, and compared files after testing and utilizing NDM to transfer files from one node to another
• Utilized EXPEDITER tool to help debug programs and implement fixes
• Coordinated production control and scheduling activities with external parties utilizing ZEKE and ZEBB job scheduler and Princeton’s SOFTECH relational tools
• Utilized TSO/ISPF as editor

Environment: CICS, COBOL, JCL, PROC, VSAM, FILEAID, NDM, EXPEDITER, ZEKE, ZEBB, Princeton SOFTECH, TSO/ISPF

Confidential, Manhattan, New York

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Implemented the CICS’ Data Tables to reduce hard disk I/O to better handle the response time
• Utilized FILEAID to monitor data in VSAM files, created VSAM files, and compared files after testing and utilizing NDM to transfer files from one node to another
• Provided interface programs for integration with other related in-house programs
• Utilized EXPEDITER and ABEND AID tools to help debug programs and implement fixes
• Participated in the architecting and modeling of highly transactional DB systems and also in the architecture review of the project that includes Mainframe platform and J2EE framework
• Configured software packages to achieve optimal performance and code programs using TSO/ISPF as editor

Environment: COBOL, CICS TS, MQ Series, DB2/SQL, JCL, PROC, VSAM, J2EE, FILEAID, EXPEDITER, ABEND AID, TSO/ISPF

Confidential, New York, New York

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided support to staff and communicate with other departmental and non-departmental leaders to ensure processes and procedures are implemented
• Developed programs to rebuild a snapshot of the data in the CICS Data Tables in the event of system failure.
• Resolved the affinities in the Over the Counter-Trading Support System application that could affect the performance of the upgrade in the CICSPLEX with dynamic transaction routing in a Multiple Region Operation/Inter System Communication platform.
• Provided assistance to other associates to resolved issues and complex problems such as JCL’s, PROC’s, and programs
• Provided adaptive and corrective Y2K maintenance to other systems as well.

Environment: JCL, PROC, COBOL, DB2/SQL, TSO/ISPF, CICS TS3.2, SPUFI, VISIO, Expediter, INTERTEST