CAREER SUMMARY:

Senior systems professional with over 20 years of experience in the development and support of on - line and batch applications software systems along with Unix and VI. Established expertise in IBM mainframe applications using CICS, DB2, IMS DB/DC, and Cobol. I also have workstation experience with Tuxedo, WebLogic Server, WebLogic Enterprise, TCP 3.0, SNA and Jam. Applications include middleware, financial, insurance, accounting, billing, and loan and stock securities.

SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE:

Hardware: IBM 370, IBM 30XX,43XX, PC

Software: COBOL to COBOL 3 Enterprise, PL/1, Mainframe Natural, NetExpress(Object) COBOL, VB6, Interdev VB, C#, VB Script and MS Source Safe, DYL280, ALC, DB2, IMS DB/DC, CICS, Classic ASP, TELON, MFS, BTS, TSO/ISPF, ROSCOE, PANVALET, APS, EXPEDITER, INTERTEST, SYNCSORT, CAPEX OPTIMIZER/ANALYZER, EXCELERATOR, LU 6.2 INFOMAN, ENDEVOUR, CEDF, OS/MVS, DOS/VSE, UNIX, JAVA, J2EE, C, S-COBOL, DLT0, EASYTRIEVE, FOCUS, C.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Systems Developer

Responsibilities:

• I made frequent use of the Agile, Apache and Kafka Methodologies for Production Development.
• I designed, coded, tested and implemented IMS/DB2/Oracle/Cobol Programs for the BNSF Railway application.
• I Designed, coded, tested and implemented CICS/DB2/Natural Programs for the BNSF Railway application.
• I Designed, coded, and implemented new Data Base segments, along with their programs, PSBs and transactions.
• I developed and designed MQueue segments in use with Waybill and the Coal shipment and billing process.
• I made heavy use of Mainview (and its tools) in order to monitor and correct MQueue and IMS production problems.
• I processed EDI Transactions of all types, especially the Transportation related constructs for 404, 417 and 440. For Transportation, I was the lead in these types of EDI segments.
• I developed new software changes for Waybill because of the COVID 19 impact for both incoming and outgoing EDI information
• I developed an XML to Natural and Cobol systems that setup Billing for Coal shipments.
• I used the PMP process to monitor and develop my skills for the transportation system at BNSF along with People Leader .
• I made heavy use of DB2/SPUFI for the debugging process that impacted production and development.

Confidential

Software Engineer/Sr Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• I Designed, coded, tested and implemented IMS/DB2/Oracle Programs for the COOP/MOPS System.
• I Designed, coded, tested and implemented CICS/DB2/Oracle Programs for the COOP/MOPS System.
• I also designed and wrote CICS/IMS/DB2/Oracle combination programs for the same.
• I Designed, coded, and implemented new DB segments and along with their programs and PSBs.
• I made frequent use of the Agile, Apache and Kafka Methodologies for Production Development.

Confidential

Software Engineer/Sr Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• I Designed, coded, tested and implemented IMS/DB2 Programs for the MPS System.
• I Designed, coded, tested and implemented CICS/DB2 Programs for the MPS System.
• I also designed and wrote CICS/IMS/DB2 combination programs for the same.
• I Designed, coded, and implemented new DB segments and along with their programs and PSBs.
• I made frequent use of the Agile, Apache and Kafka Methodologies for Production Development.

Confidential

Lead Software Engineer/Sr Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• I am the Project Lead of a WebSphere Conversion application development team.
• Our deployment is international in scope and company wide in visibility and use.
• I am now working at AAFES, I have a security clearance, but it is not top-secret.
• I am using IMS/DB2/CICS/Cobol/VSAM - TSO/ISPF/JCL/Panvalet/FileAid, with Endevor (heavy), Telon and all the rest of the Z-OS390 suite.
• Also, I have had to make heavy usage of Classic .ASP, Interdev, VB6, VBScript, VB .NET (c#) and WebSphere MQ.
• I am the chief SE in the Confidential to Mq conversion (mainframe to Intranet) --- since IBM is dropping their support of Confidential, everyone must transfer to WebSphere MQ or some other type of middleware (like BEA WebLogic).

Confidential, North Carolina

Lead Analyst/Sr Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• I am the Project Lead of a development effort writing and implementing the Lowe's Vendor Volume Rebate System.
• Our deployment is international in scope and company wide in visibilty and use.
• I am responsible for application, system and program design.
• I set coding and development guidelines, as well as mentoring existing and new employees.
• I assign resources and manage time allocation.
• I assist in all phases of development (coding) as needed.
• These programs are written in Cobol and Java for use with CICS and DB2.
• Heavy use is made of DB2 and the Platinum tools.
• Our nightly batch subsystem is comprised of COBOL and DB2.
• I'm an active participant in system design, coding, review and project direction.

Confidential, South Carolina

Sr Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design, coding, testing and implementing new HIPPA compliant programs
• Design, coding, and implementing new DB segments and their PSBs
• Design, coding and testing new DB2 database layouts for HIPPA compliant changes
• Retro-fitting and enhancing existing systems for HIPPA changes
• All necessary project management tasks and scheduling in order to meet the mandated

Environment: OS/MVS ESA, COBOL, COBOL II, S-Cobol, CICS (and BMS), VSAM (and utilities), DB2, IMS DB/DC, TSO/ISPF, JCL, SMARTTEST, APS, ENDEVOR, FILEAID, EASYTREVE, DLT0