SUMMARY

• A proficient Software Developer with extensive experience in systems analysis and design and programming in various languages like COBOL (6 years), Natural (18 years), RPG III (2 years), and Assembler (1 year).
• Self - motivated, analytical, and team player who can leverage skills and background to contribute to the success of the organization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: COBOL, Natural, RPG III, Assembler, Java, JavaScript

Databases / DB Tools/ File Access Methods: ADABAS, DB2, SQL, Sybase, VSAM, Excel, Access, CONNX

Hardware: IBM ES-9000, IBM 3090, IBM 43XX, IBM S/36, PC, Mac

Methodologies / Techniques: 4GL Programming, Batch Programming, Systems Analysis and Design

Operating Systems: UNIX, IBM z/OS, IBM OS/390, MVS/ESA, MVS/XA, SSP, Windows 7/8

Utilities / Applications/ Command Languages: JCL, TSO/ISPF, EntireX, CICS, FTP, XMITIP, PREDICT, JES3, XTERM, XML, SPoD, CRM, SCL, BCP, VM, Rhumba, CONSTRUCT, ICCF/SPIFFY, VOLLIE, DIRECT CALL, MS Office, ExamDiff Pro, Adobe Acrobat 9, Adobe LiveCycle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements from users and coordinated closely with them throughout the development and testing processes including unit, QA, and system testing.
• Built test data to suit various scenarios and applied extensive and intensive testing procedures to ensure production-ready modules and applications.
• Enhanced programs/subprograms and applied fixes to production problems when necessary.
• Created technical documentation of programs, procedures, and processes.
• Created an online program that populates PDF forms to be viewed and edited by users in real-time. The rules for field validation and control of input were created using Javascript.
• Worked with UNIX scripts for file FTP, etc.

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, UNIX, SPoD, SCL, EntireX, .Net, Javascript, EXCEL, WORD, ACCESS

Confidential

Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed online and batch programs and procedures based on user requests.
• Enhanced programs/subprograms.
• Coordinated closely with users regarding program specifications and requirements.
• Built test data to suit various scenarios and apply extensive and intensive testing procedures to ensure production-ready modules and applications
• Applied fixes to production problems.
• Found a way to retain leading zeroes, inline double quotes and commas and multiple heading lines in CSV files when mainframe work files are FTP’d to the PC.
• Created an online program that submits a batch job to send email with attachment to users.
• Designed and created a Terms and Conditions document that is attached to emails to customers.

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, FTP, XMITIP, PREDICT, CONSTRUCT, JES3, EXCEL

Confidential

Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed and enhanced programs and procedures based on user requests.
• Coordinated closely with users regarding program specifications and requirements.
• Built test data to suit various scenarios and apply extensive and intensive testing procedures to ensure bug-free modules and applications
• Wrote JCL’s to upload data files to Sybase via BCP and send emails to users when jobs abend.
• Provided production support 24/7 for two weeks on a rotating basis.
• Debugged and fixed program problems.
• Streamlined the extract process by combining all JCL’s into a single procedure for efficiency and uniformity.
• Created a forecasting process for the Billing Posting System.
• Created macros to simplify the generation of comparison reports in EXCEL

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, TSO/ISPF, DB2, SYBASE, UNIX, SQL, BCP, JCL, FTP, JES3, XTERM, ACCESS, EXCEL

Confidential

Senior Pastor

Responsibilities:

• Wrote programs to reformat trades transmitted by clients via FTP.
• Wrote programs to reformat trades transmitted by clients via the SWIFT system.
• Created JCL procedures for trades processing.
• Debugged and fixed program problems.

Environment: Natural, ADABAS, TSO/ISPF, JCL, RHUMBA