SUMMARY

Goal orientated versatile professional with expertise in financial and retail applications, analysis and information management along with extensive knowledge of computer software and computer programming abilities.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:

• Hardware: IBM-30XX, 43XX, BURROUGHS, UNISYS.
• Software: OS/MVS, DOS/VSE, VM/CMS, MS-DOS, BTOS-II, TSO/ISPF, ENDEVOR,
  FILE-AID, CICS, VSAM, ISAM, OS/VS1, MCP/VS, WINDOWS, CHANGEMAN,
  EXPEDITER, INFORMATICA, SQL DEVELOPER, DB VISUALIZER, MS WORD,
  MS EXCEL.
• Languages: COBOL, COBOL II, JCL, EZTRIEVE, EZTRIEVE PLUS, BAL,
  BASIC, SQL, DL/1.
• Databases and Communications: CICS, DB2, IMS DB/DC, IDMS, PROGRESS.
• Applications: Retail, Distribution, Financial Services, Accounting and Pension.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANT

Confidential 04/2004 – 04/2011

• Designed and created technical specifications for off-shore teams to aid in defining scope of project needs, project movement and meeting defined project completion dates.
• Designed, created, tested and maintained on-line and batch application programs for the Sales Planning, Merchandising, and Ad Order Processing and Change Sheet applications utilizing COBOL, IMS, DB2.
• Participated in the conversion of on-line and batch application programs for the Scalability and Non-Sunday Ad Projects utilizing IMS, VSAM, IMS, COBOL II and EZTRIEVE PLUS.
• Played a major role in the NEXTGEN project which consisted of extracting data from the Stop and Shop Legacy System (IMS and VSAM orientated) to be processed and cleansed using INFORMATICA and SQL to thoroughly interrogate data in preparation to be loaded into new DB2 table structures.
• Wrote hundreds of last minute ad-hoc programs for data manipulation (IMS, DB2, VSAM and sequential file), analysis and reporting purposes utilizing EZTRIEVE PLUS to aid in finding erroneous processing or datasets.

Confidential 05/2002 – 03/2003, 10/2003 – 04/2004

• Researched, analyzed, designed, created, tested, maintained and implemented batch and on-line programs for the Megashoe Store Project utilizing CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM and COBOL II. The results being able to monitor goods being sold and bought and accounted for on two different systems (IMS and DB2 driven) simultaneously. Performed the same duties for a dual-update system (IMS and DB2). The results being able to shorten turn-around time for available control (KEYTROL) numbers for Accounts Payable, Distribution Center and POCC applications by almost 1 month. Wrote several ad-hoc programs to update, query and manipulate DB2 tables. Created and tested several programs for the CARTON TRACKING application.

• Designed, created, tested and maintained batch application programs and JCL procedures for the Price Data Warehouse project utilizing VSAM, DB2, COBOL, COBOL II and EASYTRIEVE in an OS/MVS environment. This included programs for Competitor Pricing, Store UPC Movement, PKZIP and FTP processing.
• Designed, created and maintained programs and JCL procedures for new and existing companies being brought into the AIS Mainframe. Applications included G/L, A/P and Store inventory utilizing VSAM, DB2, COBOL, and EASYTRIEVE PLUS in an OS/MVS environment.
• Designed, created, tested and maintained batch application programs and JCL procedures for the Merchandising, Pricing, POS, Item and Sales Coupon systems utilizing VSAM, IMS DL/1, DB2, COBOL, EASYTRIEVE and EASYTRIEVE PLUS in a VM/CMS and OS/MVS environment.

Confidential 10/1995 – 03/1996

• Designed, created and updated files for the conversion to Stop & Shop standards utilizing COBOL, CICS, VSAM and EZTRIEVE PLUS in a DOS/VSE and VM/CMS environment.

Confidential 07/1995 – 10/1995

• Developed a Trade Advice System and a GLC Revenue Reporting System utilizing COBOL, COBOL II, CICS, and EASYTRIEVE PLUS. Maintained the Client Reporting System and other batch and on-line programs.

Confidential 03/1995 – 07/1995

• Designed, created and tested batch application programs for the Courtesy Card system utilizing EASYTRIEVE, DB2 and VSAM in a VM/CMS environment.

Confidential 10/1994 – 02/1995

• Developed a Model, Stock Distribution, Store and Order Systems utilizing CICS, COBOL II and VSAM.
• Maintained and updated merchandise programs in an OS/MVS environment.

Confidential, Worcester, MA 1993 – 1994
Programmer/Analyst

• Maintained, enhanced and provided support for the on-line and batch TEFRA (Tax Reporting), DEFINED BENEFIT (Pension Benefit Services) Retired Life Savings and Automated Benefit Calculation systems.
• Converted, tested and de-bugged over 200 batch and on-line programs from COBOL to COBOL II.
• Provided user groups with ad-hoc reporting using EASYTRIEVE and EASYTRIEVE PLUS.
• Worked with technical support in solving CICS, DB2 and IMS application problems.

Confidential, Boston, MA 1991 – 1992
Programmer/Analyst

• Reviewed and evaluated TECH-7 system software for utilities available and not being utilized by the Accounting and Budgeting staffs, resulting in the implementation of the customized PROFIT/LOSS and Balance Sheet statement applications. This increased the access of data not being manipulated and improved report generation by one week. This also eliminated the need for combining data from several reports and decreased the need for third party software.
• Served as programming consultant providing TECH-7 system programmers with enhancements and program changes resulting in the increased functionality, efficiency, productivity and flexibility of the Accounting and Budgeting staffs.

• Designed data dictionaries, screen (map) layouts and system flowcharts. Designed, coded and tested on-line and batch COBOL menu driven applications from specifications using structured techniques to utilize multi-dimensional table processing, sequential and index (ISAM) file processing. Employed complex table processing using subprograms and copy libraries.
• Worked with users to develop financial applications orientated for the retail industry to automate manual procedures and eliminate the need for MSI processing.

APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED:

• A/P System – which interfaced with the Collection Management and Accounts Receivable applications providing users the capability of producing checks, invoices and a variety of reports to be generated in various sequences, providing a greater breakdown of data needed.
• Purchase Order Management System – which provided users with up to date information of goods bought, sold and distributed among stores, resulting in the decrease in costs of buying unnecessary or unwanted goods.
• Customer Profile System – which provided users with specific information about past customers and allowed users the ability to capture a wide/ specific range of customers by selecting options on a menu, which would create a mailing list and personalized letters. This resulted in a more personalized relationship with those customers and enhanced the possibility of increased sales.
• Worked with technical support in designing and producing application manuals to increase sales and marketability of products offered.
• Worked with customer support in designing training programs to familiarize users with product knowledge and capabilities.

EDUCATION: Confidential Tyngsboro, MA (1993)

• Upon completion, served as a teacher’s assistant for in-coming class in COBOL, COBOL II, CICS, DB2, IMS and JCL classes for needy students. Worked as a volunteer converting “simulated” mainframe teaching applications (PC based) to actual mainframe teaching applications for subjects previously described.
• Served as a Teacher\'s Aid for in-coming class. Taught COBOL, COBOL II, CICS, DB2, IMS and JCL to needy students.
• Gained hands-on experiences designing, writing and de-bugging batch and on-line COBOL programs for financial, insurance, banking, health care, manufacturing and hotel reservation applications in an IBM-30XX environment under OS/MVS and DOS/VSE utilizing CICS, DB2, IMS DL/1, JCL, SQL, TSO/ISPF and MS-DOS.
• Defined, created and maintained VSAM datasets using TSO/ISPF. Used IDCAMS to manipulate datasets. Coded JCL statements to perform single and multiple step jobs, mainstream procedures, symbolic substitutions and override procedures.
• Designed, coded and tested a CICS application which included add, change, delete and inquiry functions for a Disease Control system. The system is a real-time, interactive system developed in pseudo-conversational mode.

Confidential Boston, MA (1981)
Completed COBOL and BASIC PLUS courses evenings while working full-time.

Confidential Greeley, CO (1980)
Am approximately 35 credits shy of completing degree in Management Information Sciences with
emphasis in Accounting.