SUMMARY

• A seasoned IT professional capable of managing technology projects from concept to completion wif remarkable deadline sensitivity.
• In depth noledge of retail systems including Merchandising (JDA) Allocations Point of Sales Promotions and Markdowns.
• Excellent leadership skills
• Strong technical & analytical skills wif experience in object oriented programming techniques.
• Processing experience encompassing full project life cycle work
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated, excellent leader, team player
• Recommended by superiors, piers and subordinates.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

TERADATA: SQL, TRIGGERS, STORED PROCEDURES, BTEQ, FASTLOAD, EXPORT

DB2: SQL, MACROS, TRIGGERS, STORED PROCEDURES

LANGUAGES: SQL, MQSERIES, COBOL, CICS, RPGII JCL, MVS/TSO, MVS/UTILITIESTOOLS: IBM UTILITIES, SYNCSORT, TSO/ISPF, OS/MVS, FILE - AID, ABEND-AID, XPEDITOR

PC: WINDOWS, MS ACCESS MS EXCEL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Supervisor/Manager

Confidential

• Oversee Jobsites consisting of Commercial and Residential Renovations
• Manage Subcontractors Carpenters/Electricians/Plumbers from start of Projects to completion assuring all work is performed wifin specifications, time constraints and Budget.
• Detail Oriented wif all customer requirements assuring work is performed to required specifications and Highest standards.

Business Analyst

Confidential

• Overseeing the business results of Confidential Group a company offering License and Appointment management services to the insurance industry. Confidential Group services includes a cloud based SaaS software product providing clients wif 24X7 access to license and appointment compliance status across the enterprise.
• Designed, developed and installed a web based system which tracks Renewal of Current Licenses, Appointments, CE Tracking, Real time Compliance Status

Business Owner

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Owner of Retail Sales Flooring Business managing 3 full time employees and coordinated services wif multiple subcontractors for the installation of Carpet, hardwood, laminate and tile.
• Performed all Sales/Estimates and coordinated installation of goods wif Clients.
• Consulted for numerous small business planning, developing and upgrading websites for their retail operations.
• Consulting work performed for small businesses to increase operational and financial efficiencies

Technical Project Lead

Confidential, Bensalem, Pa.

• Led a team of 4 associates in the design development and implementation to collect data on demand 24/7 from a chain of 2400 stores. When data was received immediate updates were performed and accessible to the corporate merchandise inventory system.
• Developed and implemented wif a team of 6 associates conversion of a corporate merchandise inventory system from vsam to teradata. All systems were tan converted from COBOL to SQL.
• Led a team that implemented, maintained and installed all enhancements and customization of a third party allocation/replenishment system (JDA). All data was retrieved and formatted from teradata.
• Managed and maintained total life cycle of all inventory, merchandising, promotions, point of sales, and markdowns for a chain of 2400 stores.

Senior Programmer Analyst

Confidential Langhorne, Pa.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the analysis, design, development and implementation of health care insurance systems wif a team of 6 members.
• These systems were developed and installed for a major health care firm. All programming done using CICS and COBOL2.

Senior Programmer Analyst

Confidential . Bensalem, Pa.

• Led responsibilities in the management, design, development and implementation of a deal pricing and promotion system. This system manages the promotions for a chain of over 1400 stores. Managed a team of 4 members. Development utilized Micro Focus Cobol, Intersolv's aps tool and CICS.
• Led the effort in the design and implementation of the corporate merchandise inventory system. This resulted in memproved performance & controls while adding major functionality for the business clients.
• Conducted the maintenance and enhancements of all merchandise systems. Duties included trouble shooting current system problems & improving the performance of existing systems. Directed team members in the analysis and maintenance of all merchandising production systems.
• Responsible for the analysis, design, development and implementation of a merchandise markdown system. This system controls & monitors price changes (markdowns) for a 1400 store chain & monitors the stores execution of these price changes, including maintaining the current selling price and inventory at each store and at the corporate level.

Staff Consultant

Confidential . Fort Washington Pa.

• For a major engineering firm, responsibilities included leadership in consolidation/migration systems conversion from the Denver corporate offices to the Philadelphia site consisting of 20 systems using IBM 3090 OS/MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, CICS, and COBOL.
• For a Large retail chain, provided analysis, trouble shooting, Problem resolution and post installation enhancements for a merchandising system on an IBM 3090 OS/MVS/XA, CMS,TSO/ISPF

Staff Consultant

Confidential Malvern, Pa.

• For a manufacturing company, responsibilities included design and implementation of a system to apply maintains operational history data of various types of steam traps. All programming was done on an IBM 4341 using CICS, COBOL, IMS DC and VSAM.
• For a manufacturing company, responsibilities included conversion of a batch renewal parts system from an IBM system 3/15D to an IBM 4341 (RPGII). Conversion of all OCL to DOS/VSE. Rewrite of a bill of materials system on an IBM 4341 COBOL utilizing VSAM and COPICS IMS DC.