PROFILE:

A diversified experience of more than 35 years as a full time employee and consultant on all functions of information systems with various hardware and software platforms. Positions from project lead, systems programming, infrastructure and applications architecture, application programming, analysis, operations, data entry, functional and technical.

OBJECTIVE:

Provide expert information technological application development and support services. Analyze, design, develop, performance overhaul, enhancing, modernization and overseeing projects. Lead teams of software developers and support for all phases of software implementation.

PROFICIENCY:

• IBM Servers and Mainframe
• CICS, Cobol, DB2
• Unisys Servers and Mainframe
• CICS Multi Region Ops WEB
• Microsoft Windows Servers
• CICS Batch Online Tasking
• Microsoft SQL Server
• BMS, CEDF, Expeditor
• Unix AIX Servers
• TSO, ISPF, JCL, File Edit
• Various PC Platforms
• VSAM, Flat Files, SQL
• Windows and Unix Scripting
• Micro Focus Cobol/Net Express
• DB2, UDB SQL, DDL, DML
• MS Office Suite Word, Visio, Excel
• Oracle, Sybase, SQL, DDL, DML
• Web Pages, Sync Sort
• Jira Project Management
• VB Access SQL
• Accounting
• Markets
• Banking
• Benefits
• Manufacturing
• Medical
• Billing
• Modernization
• Credit Cards
• Real Estate
• Credit Unions
• Reconciliation
• Content Analysis
• Retail
• Customer Services
• Scientific
• Distribution
• Software Development
• Education
• Stocks and Market
• Financials
• Telecommunications
• AP, AR, GL, HR
• Insurance
• Time Travel
• Trading

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Enfield, CT

Sr. Software Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Applications systems development and support for financials, accounting and retirement services benefits applications.
• Agile and other development methodologies.
• Systems analysis, modifications and enhancements to Accounting, Benefits and various applications.
• Responsible for reverse engineering these applications currently running on IBM z/OS and Unix applications systems creating documentation where little to none previously existed by writing programs to read through all the source code and compiled into documents.
• Analytics and systems architecture and specifications of all of the existing code for batch and user interface functions of these applications.
• Modernization evaluation for IBM z/OS Rational Developer and Micro Focus Enterprise developer suites for Visual Cobol, Java, C, C++, .Net, Cobol CICS, CICS WEB, DB2, SQL, HTML, Unix AIX, Windows Server platform infrastructures for establishing an integrated environment.
• Working on site and via telecommute remotely using Cisco AnyConnect VPN.

Hardware Software: IBM z12 Enterprise z/OS, Unix Aix, HP 3000 Turbo Image, Cobol, CICS, UDB DB2Sync Sort,JCL, TSO, ISPF, FTP, Rapid SQL, Ideal,Datacom, Sybase, Ezplus,Cisco VPN, Windows, Access, Excel, Visio, Visual Studio, Word, Notepad++, Power PointJira PM etc.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Technical Lead Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Mainframe modernization systems architecture and reverse engineering of the core banking customer based system Confidential for commercial and noncommercial customers.
• Reengineering of the Banksphere Websphere functional and technical design specifications from an existing system that has little or no documentation.
• Preparing for transition and modernization of a United States based banking system from an existing European based system.
• Analytics and Systems Architecture and specifications of all of the existing code for batch and user interface functions of the BDP banking system with a Java front end and IBM ZOS, Cobol, CICS, UDB DB2 central processing system.
• Personal and Commercial accounts maintenance.
• Customer service processing.
• Customer creation, maintenance and inquiry.
• Various other banking sub applications and components.

Hardware Software: IBM z/OS Mainframe, Micro Soft Servers, Cobol, CICS, UDB DB2, Sync Sort, JCLISPF, Z Rational Developer, Micro Focus Cobol, Banksphere - Websphere, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Sync Meeting, Word, Librarian, Control-M, Visio, Access, Java.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Project Leader Sr. Software Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Project lead and primary software development and support of the Confidential fundamentals financials system.
• The Confidential application offered fundamental data on over a 100,000 of the world’s leading public and private companies.
• Widely respected for content quality, depth of detail, extensive company coverage and content presentation, Confidential provides annual and interim/quarterly data, detailed historical financial statement content.
• Working with on shore and off shore teams primarily via telecommute remotely using Cisco VPN and Webex and Outlook, Micro Focus Cobol, VSAM, MS SQL Server.
• Confidential Fundamentals uses uniform definitions and standardized statement organization for global insights and analysis.
• Responsible for supervision, design, development, optimization, maintenance, enhancements, trouble shooting and implementation for all of the applications core software.
• Financial statement items
• Volume Traded
• Calculated and analytics ratios
• Market Value
• Exchange rates
• Segmented geographical sales
• Market Average
• Industry classification analytics
• Pricing high, low, close
• Euro Zone denomination conversions
• Worldwide trade indexes
• Euro Zone implementation
• Dividends
• Global Market Analysis
• Splits
• Acclaimed standardization methodology
• Pricing
• Market Share
• Optimized daily batch cycle from 18 hours to 4 hours phase 1 and 15 minutes phase 2.
• Per-share, including trailing twelve months, EPS, BVPS, CPS, DPS, dividends, FCF, tangible book value, operating profit, working capital, net profit, net margin, EBIT, EBITDA, funds, gross margin.
• Segment level data, including segment description, sales, operating income, assets, capital expenditures.
• Adjustments for corporate actions are also included and comprehensive
• Customization and implementation of Eurozone financials applications for Confidential . monitoring of countries in the European Union and numerous public and private companies financials fundamentals data worldwide. Euro denominations, market averages, pricing conversions.
• Comprehensive balance sheet for investment business analysis.
• Market average, pricing, stocks, splits, industry segment analysis.

Hardware Software: Microsoft SQL Server, Cobol, MicroFocus Cobol Net Express, FTPSyncsort, Cisco VPN, Windows, Unix AIX, Unisys, Sybase, Jira PM.

Confidential, Wilkesboro, NC

Sr. Software Development Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Full life cycle functional analysis and development of the companies Credit Card Processing Settlement System and Financial Systems interfacing with various card processing companies.
• Redesign and functional analysis and programming of card processing systems to process in foreign countries.
• Functional design and development of Store Value and Gift Card Processing and Reconciliation system in DB2 with IBM mainframe and a Java Server Web interface.
• Design, functional analysis, programming and evaluation of various financial systems processes like settlement processing, payables, receivables and reconciliation of transactions on summary and detail level for various credit card companies, PeopleSoft financial processing of GL and pilot project testing and evaluating Chesapeake Enterprise financial tool with an Oracle database.
• Enterprise Server Reconciliation Package, Eclipse, PeopleSoft FinancialsPrinceton Softech's Relational Tools.
• Perform functional analysis design and development functions.
• Interfaced with various business groups gathering requirements and analysis.
• Process credit card transactions.
• Functional and technical lead on accounting financial reconciliation systems.
• Write Cobol, CICS, DB2, Databases applications.
• Test newly written software programs and processes and verify customer satisfaction.
• Interfaced with various applications and PeopleSoft accounting information.
• Design application interface between host applications and Web based interfaces.
• Customize applications based on functional requirements from users.

Hardware Software: IBM ZOS, Cobol, CICS, BMS, DB2, VSAM, TSO, ISPF, SQL, JCL, FTPSyncsort, Direct Connect, MS Windows, Unix AIX, Oracle, Chesapeake

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Development and analysis and design of various processing systems from initial design to production implementation and support for customers in Financial and Healthcare applications. Processing of encrypted file transmissions for numerous large corporations for financial statements, payment processing, checks, cards, health care medical claims and benefits processing and explanation of benefits.
• Perform functional analysis design and development functions.
• Interfaced with customers gathering requirements and design functionality for implementation.
• Process Healthcare claims and explanation of benefits for various health care companies.
• Write Microfocus Netexpress Cobol VSAM, Flat Files, SQL Databases applications.
• Test newly written software programs and processes and verify customer satisfaction.
• Design and write new functional program tools enhancing IS productivity.

Hardware Software: Unix, Microfocus Netexpress Dialog 3.1, 4.0 Cobol transitioned from mainframes, MS Windows, AFP Page and Form definitions and Bar CodesInfoprint, VSAM, Flat Files, SQL, NDM, Ultra Edit, SPF Edit etc.

Confidential, Northfield, IL

Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Development of a Enrollment and Participation Monitoring system for accredited national and international medical laboratories other accreditation requirements that interfaced with proficiency testing performance procedures in laboratories analysis.
• Perform functional analysis design and development functions.
• Interfaced with business analyst gathering design functionality.
• Write new Microfocus Netexpress Cobol PB Informaker 9.0 Informix SQL programs.
• Test newly written software programs and processes.

Hardware Software: Unix, Powerbuilder Infomaker 9.0, Informix Database, SQL, Microfocus, Netexpress 3.1, 4.0 Cobol, MS Window Professional 2000.

Confidential, Salt Lake City, UT

Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Development and maintenance and analysis of various application systems.
• Perform analysis, programming and redesign functions of existing and new systems.
• Interfaced with users for gathering requirements and approval of implementation completion.
• Write new and maintain Mainframe back end CICS Cobol transactions to interface and synchronize transactions with a subordinate Delphi Oracle PL/SQL platform.
• Rewrite Assembler programs into Cobol and CICS.
• Analysis and evaluation of IBM's CICS WEB Internet Protocol Browser interface to replace subordinate Delphi Oracle PL/SQL platform.

Hardware Software: IBM CMS/VSE, CICS, BMS, COBOL, VSAM, JCL, Assembler, Delphi, Oracle PL/SQL, MS Window NT, VB Access SQL.