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Senior Micro Focus Cobol Developer Resume

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Roseville, CA

CAREER SUMMARY:

  • Senior Information Technology Professional with experience in full project life cycle development.
  • Extensive experience in development using Micro Focus COBOL, Windows(PC based), AIX/UNIX, HP - UX, LINUX, SOLARIS, Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g, SQL/PL/SQL, DB2 UDB JCL, VSAM, DB2, Microfocus Server Enterprise Server, MF Server Express- MFEEE- Micro Focus COBOL Enterprise Edition Environment (Windows) and IBM Mainframes VS COBOL-II, MVS/JCL, VSAM, DB2 and CICS TSO/ISPF, Z/OS, OS/390 Environment.
  • Senior Consultant having above 10 years of experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Administration, and Support of systems in Micro Focus & Mainframe Technologies, played major roles as Onsite lead, System Analyst, Senior Developer, Senior Software Engineer and Team Member.
  • Extensive domain experience in Healthcare, Retail, Healthcare, Welfare, Medicaid, Reinsurance, Medicaid (Health Insurance), Financial, HR Consulting, Cards and Banking & Finance.
  • Experience in many flavors of UNIX, including AIX, HP/UX, Red Hat Linux and Sun Solaris.
  • Works well in a team environment or independently with minimal supervision.
  • Participated in Business Requirement Gathering and Analysis, System Specification Analysis, Technical Design Document, Incident and Defect Management.
  • Expertise in System Requirement/Approach Analysis, Creating Design documents, small Team Management and Work allocation.
  • Well exposed to Software Quality Assurance using Tools - Quality center (QC), ALM testing tools.
  • Well versed in providing 24 X 7 technical production supports for critical business applications.
  • Experienced and effective in visualizing and implementing creative solutions to the most complex requirements.
  • Assist in on-call duties, responding to pages and handing problems as necessary.
  • Production Support Engineer - Support and monitoring, production support - Problem identification and resolution involving Interest Accrual issues.
  • Expertise in Porting (Migrating) systems and reports across tools and platforms.
  • Outstanding analytical and logical troubleshooting activities, Great aptitude for analytical thinking and strategic problem solving.
  • Preparation of Technical Specifications for the business needs, walkthroughs, coding and unit testing, Integration testing and moving to production, support Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Annual jobs.
  • Enjoy problem solving and interaction with customers/colleagues to utilize and further develop my technical, business and communication skills.
  • Lifelong learner and efficiently handling multiple tasks.
  • Experienced application developer in multiple platforms and languages.
  • Extensively worked on UNIX, Windows, Mainframes OS/390 and Z/OS Operation system of Design, Development, Maintenance, Testing and Production Support.
  • Successfully Completed Challenging and major Porting (Migration) project in Essentis, Munich, Confidential Holdings and Confidential for conversion of Micro Focus COBOL and received excellent award winning of the year.
  • Proficient at handling multiple tasks across platforms with various priorities.
  • Quick learner and excellent team player, ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
  • Involved in the preparing of the Test Cases and Test Plans using HP Application Lifecycle Management. Involved in peer reviews and tracking the review defects in Peer Review tool.
  • Created program and system test data, test procedures and test scenarios in order to perform and/or coordinate the testing of new/existing features of the Systems.
  • Understanding of strong Database Fundamentals and good at SQL Queries, Extensive experience with PL/SQL in constructing user Procedure/Functions and Triggers.
  • Strong debugging and problem solving skills.
  • Respond to Level 1 escalations and ensure timely resolution and escalation to L3 as needed.
  • Support deployment of changes including upgrades of software to the Confidential environment.
  • Initial installation and or configuration of 3rd party software to production environment per installation instructions provided by Rehost team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • Micro Focus MF/COBOL COBOL
  • Pro*COBOL
  • COBOL-II
  • JCL(JOB Control Language)
  • PROCs
  • IBM UTILITIES
  • SQL
  • Embedded SQL
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, TFS, Change Management, Debugger, Control-M, Data File Tools, Micro Focus NET Express, Unix Shell Scripting - Bash Shell, Korn Shell, C Shell, VI Editor, Putty, Animator, SQL Station, PVCS Dimensions, ASE ISQL, ZEUS, PVCS - Version Manager, PIMCO, Utview, Toad, Cube-D, Clear Quest, SR Tool, HP ALM, PPM, Business Intelligence(BO Tools), Micro Focus Net Express 5.1 Confidential, Hummingbird Exceed TDMS, Case Copy, PTR, Revision Log, PanValet, Oracle SQL Developer, CE2000, Clearcase Client (CCRC), MATT Tool and FTF, Control-M, MFBSIJCL, DFCONV, Beyond Compare, SED - Stream Editor, VCTL - Versioning Control, Hummingbird, Exceed, Eztrieve, Ultra Edit, OTSORT, Win SQL, Win VI, MMIS, Win SCP Tool, Micro Focus Server Enterprise Server, Server Express, Expeditor, Report Writer, SPUFI, QMF, Intertest, Sync Sort, DF-SORT, Co-Sort, UVOSRT, Endevor, File Aid, File Master, DMLO,, IBM-DB2 DB2 Control Center, File Zilla, Developer 2000 - D2K, Oracle Forms, Form Builder, FTP, Novel Netware, Star Team, Citrix, Etracker, CA7, MTP, Boulevard, Utimatrix, Peregrine, APLTS, SAR, SAP, SAS, TSO, ISPF, Quality Center, UniCenter, PIV, SDSF, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Outlook etc
  • ORACLE 9i/10g/11g
  • DB2 UDB
  • VSAM
  • DB2
  • SYBASE
  • UNIX, (AIX, Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux, HP-UX,)Windows Family 95/98/NT/2000/XP)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Micro Focus Cobol Developer

Confidential, Roseville, CA

Responsibilities:

  • Involved in Analysis, Design, Coding and testing extensively
  • Interacting with business analysts to understand the about Service requests and Change Requests.
  • Involves in Change Requests and Design preparation meetings.
  • Gathers and analyzes information regarding requirements and develops or modifies programs to fulfill these needs. Develops program logic and processing steps; codes programs; tracks and evaluates project and systems progress, tests and evaluates alternative solutions, and recommends and implements appropriate applications.
  • Development of Micro Focus Cobol (MF-Cobol), NET Express 5.1, UNIX(AIX), Korn Scripting, CICS, Oracle 11g, Putty, VI Editor, Animator, Clear Quest, Toad, PVCS Dimensions Tool, Cube D, Business Objects -Desktop Intelligence, Humming Bird, Micro Focus NET Express 5.1,TDMS,Case copy, SQL Station, File Zilla and Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio etc.
  • Performed maintenance of existing Micro Focus COBOL programs and Windows based ACU COBOL for Confidential system.
  • Developed various transformations like Source Qualifier, Sorter transformation, Joiner transformation, Update Strategy, Lookup transformation, Expressions and Sequence Generator for loading the data into target table.
  • Involves in preparation of OLUM Extracts and Reports documentation.
  • Wrote PL/SQL stored procedures using Toad.
  • Developed new BO Reports and modification of existing reports as per the design using Business Objects XI.
  • Conducted Mentoring sessions for new team members as per the Mentoring checklist.
  • Hands on experience in performing 24X7 On-Call Production Support for providing rapid solutions to the client problems.
  • Involvement in Unit Testing with the test cases and fixes the bugs that are encountered in testing.
  • Involvement in Code Reviews.
  • Involvement in Weekly Team Meetings.
  • Involvement in Knowledge sharing sessions.

Technologies Used: Micro Focus Cobol (MF/Cobol), UNIX(AIX), Korn Scripting, Oracle 11g, CICS, Putty, VI Editor, Animator, Clear Quest, Toad, PL/SQL, PVCS Dimensions, Cube D, Business Objects -Desktop Intelligence, Humming Bird, Micro Focus NET Express 5.1,TDMS,Case copy, Filezilla/Win SCP, HP ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) and Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio etc.

Senior Micro Focus Cobol Developer

Confidential, CA

Responsibilities:

  • Involve of the process of doing UNIT and System testing on Micro focus windows environment.
  • Perform testing of converted code to make sure it is running fine on new Micro Focus Windows environment.
  • Major role porting Unified applications from MVS Mainframes Environment into Micro Focus Widows environment
  • Convert from VS COBOL programs into Micro Focus COBOL, COBOL-DB2 programs to COBOL SQL programs
  • Modify necessary changes for all COBOL types of programs to compile successfully under Micro Focus Windows environment.
  • Convert all files from EBCDIC data format into ASCII data format
  • Involves in unit testing with the test cases and fixes the bugs that are encountered in testing.
  • Review the user interfaces developed by various developers provided technical support for reports.

Technologies Used: Micro Focus Cobol (MF/Cobol), Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, Data File Tools, ESMAC, Enterprise Server Administration, DB2, SQL Server, Debugger, Sever explorer, TFS - Team Foundation Server, Change Management, JCL, DFCONV and Microsoft Office - MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio etc.

Senior Micro Focus Cobol Developer

Confidential, Roseville, CA

Responsibilities:

  • Involved in Analysis, Design, Coding and testing extensively
  • Interacting with business analysts to understand the about Service requests and Change Requests.
  • Involves in Change Requests and Design preparation meetings.
  • Gathers and analyzes information regarding requirements and develops or modifies programs to fulfill these needs. Develops program logic and processing steps; codes programs; tracks and evaluates project and systems progress, tests and evaluates alternative solutions, and recommends and implements appropriate applications.
  • Development of Micro Focus Cobol (MF-Cobol), NET Express 5.1, UNIX(AIX), Korn Scripting, CICS, Oracle 11g, Putty, VI Editor, Animator, Clear Quest, Toad, PVCS Dimensions Tool, Cube D, Business Objects -Desktop Intelligence, Humming Bird, Micro Focus NET Express 5.1,TDMS,Case copy, SQL Station, File Zilla and Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio etc.
  • Performed maintenance of existing Micro Focus COBOL programs and Windows based ACU COBOL for Confidential system.
  • Developed various transformations like Source Qualifier, Sorter transformation, Joiner transformation, Update Strategy, Lookup transformation, Expressions and Sequence Generator for loading the data into target table.
  • Involves in preparation of OLUM Extracts and Reports documentation.
  • Wrote PL/SQL stored procedures using Toad.
  • Developed new BO Reports and modification of existing reports as per the design using Business Objects XI.
  • Conducted Mentoring sessions for new team members as per the Mentoring checklist.
  • Hands on experience in performing 24X7 On-Call Production Support for providing rapid solutions to the client problems.
  • Involvement in Unit Testing with the test cases and fixes the bugs that are encountered in testing.
  • Involvement in Code Reviews.
  • Involvement in Weekly Team Meetings.
  • Involvement in Knowledge sharing sessions.

Technologies Used: Micro Focus Cobol (MF/Cobol), UNIX(AIX), Korn Scripting, Informatica Power Center, Oracle 11g, CICS, Putty, VI Editor, Animator, Clear Quest, Toad, PL/SQL, PVCS Dimensions Tool, Cube D, Business Objects -Desktop Intelligence, Humming Bird, Micro Focus NET Express 5.1,TDMS,Case copy, Filezilla/Win SCP and Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio etc.

Senior Developer

Confidential, Sacramento, CA

Responsibilities:

  • Mapping Source fields with target table columns
  • Meet the business experts to complete source-to-target data mapping
  • Code and test mainframe programs to extract data from source systems
  • Conversion of the DB2 database to Oracle
  • Create SQL loader scripts to load files to existing tables or design, create and load new Oracle tables
  • Conversion from VS COBOL programs into Micro Focus-COBOL, COBOL-DB2 programs to Embedded SQL (Oracle 10g) programs, Online programs (COBOL-DB2-CICS) programs into Batch programs (COBOL-ESQL) programs.
  • Convert all CICS programs into Batch programs (ESQL).
  • Converted EBCDIC (VSAM & Flat Files) data format into ASCII data format and VSAM files into ISAM files.
  • Create PL/SQL packages to update Oracle tables
  • Create JCL scripts to execute PL/SQL packages

Technologies Used: Micro Focus Cobol (MF-Cobol), JCL, Vsam, Clearcase Remote Client(CCRC), Oracle SQL Developer, SQL SERVER 2005, CE2000, MATT Tool and FTF, Oracle 11g, VS Cobol, MVS/JCL, VSAM, ISAM, CICS, FTP, Sync Sort, PANVALET, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, MF Enterprise Server, Filezilla, FTP tool, File-Aid, ISPF, TSO, SuperCE and Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio.

Senior Developer

Confidential, Troy, MN

Responsibilities:

  • Major role porting Confidential applications from MVS Mainframes Environment into Micro Focus environment
  • Convert from VS COBOL programs into Micro Focus COBOL, COBOL-DB2 programs to COBOL DB2 UDB programs into Batch programs (COBOL-DB2) programs
  • Develop the backup and restore scripts for taking the Backup and Restore of Flat files and ISAM Files
  • Modify necessary changes for all COBOL types of program to compile successfully under Micro Focus environment.
  • Convert all files from EBCDIC data format into ASCII data format
  • Involves in unit testing with the test cases and fixes the bugs that are encountered in testing.
  • Provide technical support for repots loading/accessing/modifying data to DB2 tables through Mainframe programs
  • Review the user interfaces developed by various developers provided technical support for reports.

Technologies Used: Micro Focus Cobol (MF-Cobol), PC Based, Animator, Control-M, Microfocus Modernization Workbench, MFBSIJCL, DFCONV, DB2 UDB, VS Cobol, MVS/JCL, VSAM, ISAM, DB2, CICS, FTP, Sync Sort, IBM-DB2, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010(Windows), MF Server Express, MF Enterprise Server Administration, FTP tool, File-Aid, ISPF, TSO, SuperCE and Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio.

Confidential, Englewood, CO

Responsibilities:

  • Respond to Level 1 escalations and ensure timely resolution and escalation to L3 as needed.
  • Business Continuity/DR Support
  • Support Business Continuity/DR Activities.
  • EDI Support
  • Overall support for EDI (Mapping, Monitoring, and administration).
  • CICS Table Management
  • Define/Maintain CICS Online tables (Administration including File Control Table, Program Control table, Transaction Control tables, etc).
  • ASG ViewDirect
  • Administering the ASG ViewDirect repository including access, specific destination printer, delivery, report definition, report retention, etc.
  • Support deployment of changes including upgrades of software to the Confidential environment.
  • Initial installation and or configuration of 3rd party software to production environment per installation instructions provided by Rehost team.
  • Involvement in password reset requests.
  • Troubleshoots Microfocus Enterprise Server administration issues, CA Workload Automation, ASG Document Direct Issues, Infogix Assure Issues and WDI Issues.
  • Prepare and Process LDIF files to create user accounts in Microfocus (Active Directory) and to provide access to Microfocus groups.
  • Provide User access to CA Workload Automation, ASG View Direct, Infogix and Connect Direct etc.
  • Excellent experience in Installation of SSL certificates in Microfocus Environment (TN3270, TOR/AOR, ESMAC and ESA encryptions).
  • Troubleshoot issues on recycling the Microfocus Server regions.
  • Installation and configuration of Microfocus Enterprise Server administration, CA WA Server, ASG Document direct, ASG View Direct and WDI (WebSphere Data Interchange).
  • Involves in VSS code promotion - Compile, Build and Promote sources to QA and Production server.

Technologies Used: Microfocus Enterprise Server administration, CA Workload Automation, ASG View Direct, ASG Document Direct, Infogix and Connect Direct, VSS, SSL Encryption, SQL, DB2 UDB, VS Cobol, MVS/JCL, VSAM, ISAM, DB2, CICS, FTP, DM Express, Sync Sort, IBM-DB2, NET Express, Server Express, Micro Focus Enterprise Server Administration, File-Aid, ISPF, TSO, SuperCE and Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio.

Senior Developer

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

Responsibilities:

  • Major role porting Mainframes applications from MVS Mainframes Environment into UNIX (HP-UX) Environment.
  • Very well versed with SDLC methodology and quick to grasp complex business requirements with sound analytical skills.
  • I provide complete migration services for transporting legacy COBOL applications to open systems platforms on this project.
  • Conversion from VS COBOL programs into Micro Focus/COBOL, COBOL-DB2 programs to Embedded SQL (Oracle 9i) programs, Online programs (COBOL-DB2-CICS) programs into Batch programs (COBOL-ESQL) programs.
  • Convert all MQ programs into Batch programs (ESQL).
  • Converted EBCDIC (VSAM & Flat Files) data format into ASCII data format and VSAM files into ISAM files.
  • Build programs/Unix scripts for develop ISAM/FLAT files under HP/UX platform.
  • Refresh ISAM/Flat files in development server
  • Analyzing the JCLs and the developed equivalent UNIX Shell scripts.
  • Develop the backup and restore scripts for taking the Backup and Restore of Flat files and ISAM Files.
  • Develop Scripts for taking the backup from one UNIX server to another UNIX server.
  • Modified necessary changes for all COBOL types of COBOL program to compile successfully under UNIX (HP-UNIX) environment.
  • Ability to work both individually and in a team.
  • Involvement in Unit Testing with the test cases and fixes the bugs that are encountered in testing.
  • Involvement in Testing with analysts.
  • Involvement in Code Reviews.
  • Involvement in Weekly Team Meetings.
  • Involvement in Knowledge sharing sessions.

Technologies Used: Micro Focus Cobol (MF-Cobol), Pro*Cobol, UNIX(HP/UNIX), Bourne shell scripting (bash), Exceed, Humming Bird, Putty, VI Editor, Animator, SQL, Oracle 9i, VS Cobol, MVS/JCL, VSAM, ISAM, DB2, CICS, FTP, Sync Sort, IBM-DB2, NET Express, Server Express, Enterprise Server, FTP tool, File-Aid, ISPF, TSO, SuperCE and Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio.

Senior Developer

Confidential, Newark, DE

Responsibilities:

  • Gathered business requirements and worked with business analysts to determine where changes were needed in the system. These changes were done to meet the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) conversion and compliancy requirements.
  • Involved in Analysis, Design, Coding and testing extensively.
  • Performed coding, testing and debugging for MF/COBOL programs.
  • This position involved testing and development of new complex COBOL programs and data.
  • Interacting with business users for gathering business requirements to meet the customer demands.
  • Daily interaction with the Business Process Owners across the company.
  • Involves in preparation of Business Design, Technical design and Walkthroughs.
  • Generated reports for both Claims and Financial subsystems. The report generation includes writing SQL queries as per the design specifications, development of Microfocus COBOL Batch code and writing UNIX shell scripts.
  • Designing, constructing, Supporting and maintaining software using the skills in Micro Focus-Cobol, UNIX(Sun Solaris), Microfocus Net Express (IDE), SQL, DB2, VI Editor, Putty, Win VI, Win SQL and Win SCP Tool (FTP), MMIS, VCTL etc.
  • Create the dat files as Excel files and merge multiple excels into one excel workbook using VB Scripting and placed on network drive.
  • Construction of the programs in accordance with the Technical System Design.
  • Code reviewing and code walkthroughs of other members of the team.
  • Program Analysis for code changes and Testing of coded software component.
  • Reviewing the user interfaces developed by various developers provided technical support for repots.
  • Work with QA team to get approval of developed application.
  • Report weekly project execution status to Client Manager.
  • Resolve any issues with execution.
  • Work very well on my own as well as with others (excellent team player).
  • Contributed to the overall improvement of the I.T. Department through creative thinking and sharing of ideas.
  • Responsible to interact with the END USER to guide/resolve the issues with the Business applications.
  • Involvement in Knowledge sharing sessions.

Technologies Used: Microfocus-COBOL, JCL, UNIX(Sun Solaris), Microfocus Net Express (IDE), Enterprise Server, Korn Shell, SED, SQL, DB2, Putty, VI Editor, Win SQL, MMIS, Win VI, Win SCP Tool, VCTL, OTSORT, Ultra Edit, PIV, TIMES, SAP, NET Express, Server Express, Enterprise Server, Animator, IBM-DB2 and Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio and MS Outlook.

Senior Onsite Lead

Confidential, Franklin, MA

Responsibilities:

  • Providing effective, timely and qualitative software solutions to the upcoming production problems and customer demands.
  • Actively involved in analysis, coding, testing, debugging, maintenance of new and existing programs, troubleshooting, creating job procedures, turn over to production, and post implementation support.
  • Interacting with business users for gathering business requirements to meet the customer demands.
  • Provided technical support for repots loading/accessing/modifying data to DB2 UDB tables through Micro Focus COBOL programs.
  • Designing, developing, Supporting and maintaining software using the skills in Micro Focus-Cobol, UNIX, SQL, DB2 UDB, JCL, FTP and Microfocus Net Express (IDE), Server Express, Enterprise Server etc.
  • Work with QA team to get approval of developed application.
  • Providing necessary reports for verification.
  • Report weekly project execution status to Client Manager.
  • Provided technical help to offshore in resolving the problems in Mainframe environment applications.
  • Excellent working knowledge with Huge Data files VSAM and their re-organizing processes, easy way of accessing methods.
  • Provided technical support for repots loading/accessing/modifying data to DB2 tables through Mainframe programs.
  • Designing, Developing and Maintaining Restitution applications using Microfocus COBOL.
  • Responsible for maintaining/cleaning Data base (ISAM data files/DB2 tables) on request basis.
  • Responsible for analyzing the Business process by collecting the metrics, documenting the findings, provide possible solutions to improve the processes.
  • All work was done in very fast paced and result oriented environment.
  • Responsible to interact with the END USER to guide/resolve the issues with the Business applications.

Technologies Used: Micro Focus COBOL, UNIX(RED HAT LINUX), Korn Shell Scripting, JCL, VSAM, DB2 UDB, CICS, Putty, VI Editor, SQL, MFEEE-Microfocus Server Express, Enterprise Server, NET Express 5.1, Animator, IBM-DB2, Lotus Notes, File Zilla, FTP and Microsoft Office- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Visio.

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