SUMMARY:

Information Technology Professional with extensive background in COBOL programming. Acquired experience with maintenance and full cycle development of financial applications. Detail oriented, able to multitask. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software: VSAM, JCL, SQL, EASYTRIEVE, FILEAID, DB2, SQL, RDZ, CA7 Scheduler, Control - MExpeditor, INTERTEST, TSO-ISPF, SDSF, SAR, FTP, ENDEVOR, SQL Server, Confidential, QMFMS Word, Web Services, ORACLE 7. OpenVMS 6.2, VAX/VMS 5.5, SOLARIS UNIX, UNIX SVR4, DCLRMS, DEC FORMS. MS Word, MS EXCEL. Oracle EAM, EMPAC.

Programming Languages: COBOL, COBOL II, HTML, JavaScript.

Operating Systems: Z/OS, OS/VS1, VM/CMS, MVS/ESA, MVS/XA, Confidential /VS, OS/MVS, TSO/PDF, OPEN/VMSVAX/VMS, WINDOWS 2000/NT/95/98/XP/7.

Hardware: IBM 34, 370, 390, 4381ES/9021, PC

VAX: 6310, Micro VAX II, GS80

Other: Confidential A18

School Knowledge: Confidential COBOL, ASP.NET, Visual C#.NET, HTML, JAVA, Visual Studio, XML.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior COBOL Specialist

Confidential, Boca Raton, FL

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and development of COBOL programs related to mutual fund benefit payments using a DB2 relational database.
• Interacted with end users and all levels of management to coordinate and document all phases of project specifications.
• Performed thorough research and system analysis to create accurate programming functionality in the development of new COBOL programs.
• Performed modification and creation of production of JCL jobs for the execution of COBOL programs.
• Followed up with users to ensure program changes and completed work requests were conforming to given specifications and end-user requests.
• Met with the Finance department end-users for the planning and organization of a newly required company project. The projected involved the creation of an automated and customized Thrift enrollment notification process, for both pension plan participants and their employers. Project considered a company achievement.
• Responsible for casting and promoting ENDEVOR packages to quality assurance and production stages, when implementing updated versions of application COBOL programs, JCL jobs and Control Cards.

Programmer/Analyst

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and development of COBOL programs related to unemployment insurance benefit payments using a DB2 relational database.
• Maintenance of Confidential application programs for the IT payments department.
• General use of Confidential to print input/output test files.
• Created test and production JCL jobs for the execution of application programs, file backups and reloads.
• Worked with end-users to assess requirements and create feasible solutions to payment system work requests.
• Drew system flowcharts, which served as a reference for the scheduling of new COBOL programs on the Control-M scheduler.
• Executed MS SQL querie s to research, analyze, and troubleshoot data and to create production reports.
• Developed one-time Cobol programs for the creation of flat files for loading newly created DB2 table.
• Verified on the MS SQL server the proper loading of data into newly created tables.
• Also verified Referential Integrity between new existing DB2 tables.
• Maintenance and development of JavaScript and HTML code for front-end intranet screens.
• Participated in the migration of mainframe COBOL application programs to Confidential COBOL.
• Verified programs would properly execute once they were converted to Confidential /PC COBOL.
• Executed DOS command scripts to convert copybooks, JCL and VSAM files from EBCIDIC to ASCII.
• Worked closely with Confidential consultants to monitor and log any possible conversion errors.

Bilingual/Technical Support

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Installed VPN connections for remote access testing and analysis of newly implemented i2k products.
• Executed SQL queries using SQL Navigator to access test data from an Oracle database.
• Installed the Oracle EAM, EMPAC and Passport software on handheld devices such as PDA’s and TABLETS, for Ventureforth’s public demonstration of their mobile i2K products at technical fairs and shows.
• Served as contact person for Spanish speaking customers
• Performed Quality assurance testing for newly developed customer websites

Application Developer / Consultant

Confidential, Carrollton, GA

Responsibilities:

• Coding of COBOL programs for the maintenance and development of financial applications on a Confidential A18 mainframe.
• Interacted with end users and other team members to coordinate project requirements.
• Comply to user specifications to develop, maintain, test and successfully integrate financial applications into production.
• Modified programs and JCL jobs with the purpose of replacing paper generated reports with emailed report files.
• Created basic WFL command scripts for the compilation and execution of Cobol programs.

Programmer

Confidential, Roseland, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Coding of COBOL programs for the maintenance and development of financial applications.
• Acted as the primary contact person for the support and troubleshooting to financial systems such as General Ledger, Payroll, Accounts Payable and Human Resources.
• Met with end users and department heads to gather and document requirements, establish technical specifications, and set deadlines and milestones.
• Developed access routines for customer table conversions to JDE/ERP process.
• Solely responsible for the full cycle design and implementation of the company’s Clearing House ( Confidential ) project.
• Full cycle design and development of General Ledger in-house sales force expense system.
• Created command Confidential scripts for the remote access of files via FTP from the Confidential internet website.

Programmer

Confidential, Montvale, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and development of COBOL programs for the company distribution system, utilizing the following: an oracle relational database, Confidential code and Confidential on a Micro VAX system.
• Provided nationwide technical support to distribution centers with problems related to application programs and software utilities for automated systems such as sorters, scanners, and other non-automated functions to ensure a controlled distribution of different stores during business and non-business hours.