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Applications Support Analyst/avp Resume

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Dallas, TX

SUMMARY:

  • Bilingual Systems Specialist with experience in mainframe and data base administrations.
  • Designed, developed, implemented, and tested systems in the financial, administrative, human resources, inventory, stocks, and production control areas.
  • Over 18 years experience with relational data structures, theories, principles, and practices. Demonstrated skills in business and technical analysis, testing, and quality assurance.
  • Recognized for strong problem solving skills. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Data Warehouse sign principles.
  • Can proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex data integrity issues.
  • 30 years of COBOL, Assembler - HL (BAL) and Easytrieve
  • 3 years of PL/I, Natural and ADABAS
  • 30 years of CICS
  • Expert in Credit Cards, Bank and Manufacturing Industries Design, Development and Implementation
  • 10 years giving support for Operation System Support as a Software Support
  • 30 years in IMS-DB Administrator (Hierarquical databases) and VSAM
  • 20 years in DB2 (Relational Data Bases)
  • SQL coding, queries, index, and database IO performance tuning, Capacity Efficiency
  • Over 20 years experienced with ROSCOE, TSO, XPEDITER, CA-7, FILE-AID, CA-VIEW, ABEND-AID, etc
  • 10 years working with low Platform COBOL (Visual, Microfocus, Microbase)

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

  • Over 22 years of experience with relational data structures, theories, principles, and practices
  • Worked with current extractions and transformation processes
  • Mastered stored procedures, SQL coding, advanced queries, indexed database IO performance turning for DB2
  • Obtained comprehensive understanding of Data Warehouse design principles

MAINFRAME BUSINESS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE:

  • Defined system strategy and development of system requirements, design, prototyping, testing, support procedures, and implementation of custom technology solutions
  • Engaged in full cycle implementation
  • Performed functional and system analysis, feasibility studies and design studies
  • Evaluated and recommended new/improved processes and technological innovations as per client specifications

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Databases: DL1, DB2, SQL, IMS DB/DC, VSAM

Teleprocessing: CICS, VTAM, BTAM, BMS, GTB, NERDO, OMEGANON

Languages: COBOL2, Assembler-HL, Easytrieve, SAS, REXX, Java, 3GL, 4GL

Operating Systems: Z/OS, MVS/ESA, OS/VS1, DOS/VSE, VM

ThirdParty Software: MS Office-2010, Lotus Notes, Sametime, Outlook Extended; Visio, Peregrine system and SDM, IOC, EURC, ECM, PKS, ACR, CMM, OFFICER 2007/2010, JAVA and SQL SERVER 2005(Microsoft certified), Lotus Notes, Peregrine, ECM, EURC, IOC/SDRS, PAR, ACR, VISIO, EiRDS, EDGAR, ROSCOE, etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Applications Support Analyst/AVP

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Responsibilities:

  • Tuned and supported systems development with CICS/VSAM resources to obtain better performance for online and batch applications in Custody systems
  • Analyzed data bases to solve performance problems connected with the improvement of data access
  • Adapted own software audit system for mainframe data processing to automatically prepare the Impact Analysis, Master Element List, and Work Load reports for system maintenance and upgrades
  • Developed and maintained new routines for custody systems using Assembler, COBOL, Easytrieve, and SAS languages involving unit and individual tests, walk-through, and documentation preparation in order to move into production usage (incorporated usage of Endeavor, TSO, Xpediter, CA-7, ABEND-Aid, CA-View, SDR, File-Aid, Omeganon, BMS (GTB), ACR, Lotus Notes, Outlook, Peregrine, EURC, NERDO, and others)
  • Developed and maintained business system work load calculations for the Treasury and Securities Systems department
  • Provided support to system analysts and programmers
  • Provided on-call support to solve batch and online issues for internal users
  • Recommended and changed based on contention analysis batch routines to save run times and overriding JCLS automatically.

Technical Credit Card System Support Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

  • Provided assistance in Integri Americas products for new clients to implement hardware and software for credit card test simulator and payment system
  • Conducted hardware and software technical presentations for Credit Card Support Department

Applications Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

  • Developed batch and online programming communications with Stratus platform to receive and process information about Credit Card inquiries (authorizations, declines, referrals). Extremely complex system which required working with scripts and high level of concentration to avoid errors.
  • Implemented Peregrine System and SDM Methodology to control all project phases.
  • Controlled test scripts and walk-throughs to check changes and resources being implemented or unit tested for complete results
  • Retrofitted controls to maintain several versions for the same system, module, or program level
  • Prepared master plan/master element list in order to follow up on all phases of project
  • Solved complex online abends through the use of debugging tools (ABEND-Aid and XPEDITER)

System and Applications Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

  • Developed and maintained hundreds of Assembler, COBOL, and CSP programs using IMS-DB and DB2 for accounting area
  • Adapted and implemented new IRS Tax Routine with annual changes for shared interest and profits
  • Coded and tested several CSP/AD programs for accounting
  • Used STROBE, ABEND-Aid, and EXPEDITER to solve performance and production abends
  • Adapted and Implemented Data Processing Audit, Control, and Cross-Reference System

Inspector/Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

  • General Inspection and Check up for Y2k Conversion for Cobol, Natural, PLI and Assembler programs; Implementation of Y2K for financial Industry projects
  • Automatic Conversion like IMS-DB to DB2
  • COBOL/VS to COBOL2, SDF to BMS Maps, CSP/AD to VISUAL-AGE, etc.

Developer and Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

  • General Inspection and Check up for Y2k Conversion for Cobol, Natural, PLI and Assembler programs; Implementation of Y2K for financial Industry projects
  • Automatic Conversion like IMS-DB to DB2
  • COBOL/VS to COBOL2, SDF to BMS Maps, CSP/AD to VISUAL-AGE, etc.

Project Manager and Systems Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

  • Manager responsible for System Analyzes, Development,
  • Unit Test and implementation for several business systems developed for factories (chemical industry, supermarkets, shops and others). Over 1,400 Cobol programs developed under my responsibility and management.

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