SUMMARY:

• Over 20 years of experience in the Information Technology field.
• Expertise in IBM Mainframe environment using COBOL/IDMS/CICS/DB2/VSAM/UNIX, JCL.
• Excellent experience working on COBOL, Z/OS, JCL, etc.
• Worked in Projects involving Java Front - End and Mainframe CICS/DB2 Back-end.
• Excellent experience in managing a team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

IBM/DB2, IDMS, CICS, COBOL, IMS, Z/OS, OS/MVS, JCL, JES2, CRYSTAL REPORTS, FOXPRO, ORACLE, UNIX, SMP/E, HL7, UNIX SHELL SCRIPT, MICROSOFT SQL DATABASE, PS/QUERY, SQL, CA-IDMS 18.0, IMS, LRF, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, JAVASCRIPT, HTML, PHP, SUNGARD SCT BANNER, LUMINIS, C/C++, C SHARP, SOFTWARE TESTING, QUALITY ASSURANCE, RIBS, OMEGAMON, DMLO, ADSO, QA TEST PRO, DATABASE DEVELOPMENT, TCP/IP, ECLIPE, TSO, SPUFI, ESP, HTML, MYSQL, WORD, DOS, EXCEL, MICROSOFT OFFFICE, POWERPOINT, ACCESS, NOVELL, CLIST/REXX, CATALOG MANAGER, DASD MANAGER, DEGREEWORKS, MICROSOFT OFFICE, MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC, FOCUS, SCRIBE, ROSCOE, PANVALET, XPEDITER, RESOURCE25, SAS, SAP, BMC, VSAM, LOTUS NOTES, LRF, SNA HEALTHCARE, TSO/ISPF, PRODUCTION INSTALLATIONS/IDMS, OS/MVS, OLQ, CULPRIT, MQ-SERIES, SAS, LOTUS NOTES

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, White Plains, New York

Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Worked directly with the President of CDI and was responsible for supporting their Parking Ticket Management solutions called FastTrack Online.
• The system tracked violations overthe entire lifecycle of a parking citation and was used by over 200 clients across 25 states.
• Responsible for created new features to the online screens which benefited user proposed requirements as well as troubleshooting and resolving issues with the FastTrack system.
• Modified online applications including; Ticket Management, Online Ticket & Permit Services, Payment processing to municipalities, universities, and airports across the United States
• Worked exclusively on assignments from the President from municipalities that included end-user requests for updates, enhancements and technical support
• Utilized a third party online database navigation system with Micro Focus Cobol to pull online transaction data from DB2 databases
• Addressed assigned tickets resolving application issues with missing data, incorrect formatting, data security issues and end-user access problems
• Utilized a z/OS UNIX shell to execute TSO commands in client mainframes

Environment: Micro Focus COBOL Web-Based z/OS UNIX

Confidential, Bronx, New York

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Recommended a CA7 Scheduler package to perform IDMS backups.
• Modified IDMS Batch and Online programs.
• Also provided available functional tools which include sending automatic reminders by mail and email.
• Made modifications to On-line screens and reports. Managing On-going technical support as Administrator.
• Facilitated as a Computer Instructor to conduct self-paced multimedia CBT (Computer Based Training) for IDMS. To teach new programmers the basics of IDMS and ADSO, this runs on WINDOWS/PC. The course covers database fundamentals (schemas, storage mode, etc…), central version fundamentals (locking, journaling, commits, and recovery), database navigation (area sweeps, entry points, many-to-many, bill of materials, etc.). Separate module teaches batch COBOL IDMS programming.

Environment: IDMS, ADSO, COBOL, z/OS, CA-7 Scheduler

Confidential, Piscataway, New Jersey

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed the Front-End system where all of the financial data coming from various external feeds are gathered and populated into DB2 tables. Ensured all financial packets of data are cleansed and accurate.
• Responsibilities included troubleshooting all Peoplesoft Financials which included A/R, Billing, Project Costing, Asset Management, General Ledger, and Revenues, Payroll, Treasury, Labor hours, etc
• Responsible for monitoring jobs in the Daily, the Monthly, and the Month-End Close schedules to ensure that the critical processing paths are met. Observed the nightly batch schedule. This includes checking all condition codes daily to ensure that all jobs were successfully executed.
• Developed detailed technical documentation for solutions implemented in resolving production issues.
• Created queries to satisfy user requests and to ensure that the system was functioning as expected.
• Conducted Year-end processing on the Financial Communication System application.
• Performed analysis utilizing the Metadata Navigator for production errors.
• Investigated, classified, collected, and documented requested proposed procedural user modifications via standard requirements document.
• Coordinate and consult on departmental projects when there were data issues.
• Involved in critical business processing efforts which included monthly and year-end closing.

Environment: DB2/SQL, MQ-SERIES, JCL, COBOL, Easytreive

Confidential, Washington, DC

Lead Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for significant conversion from an old legacy system
• Extracted programs in IDMS
• Resolved IDMS issues for other programmers
• Contracted by IBM as a Lead Programmer Analyst to join a team for the ADSI; project at Confidential in a COBOL, CICS, and DB2 environment.
• Installed AMI Meters (Advanced Meter Infrastructure).
• Created a major critical DB2/COBOL Interface extract program by providing Customer and Meter data for a third-party vendor.
• Extracted file to the third-party vendor for their use in installing AMI meters, determining cross-dock locations, inventory purchase needs, and general route planning for maximum saturation of target areas.
• Created a DB2/CICS program to allow the users to enter client billing information and reconnection.
• Developed test plans to verify logic of new or modified DB2/CICS programs.
• Wrote the Systems Requirements and Technical specifications for this newly created interface.

Environment: DB2/SQL, CICS, IDMS, MQ-SERIES, JCL, Cobol

Confidential, Cortland Manor, New York

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Extracted data from DB2 to ensure accuracy to view tables.
• Created testing on DB2 tables using File-aid.
• Worked with Payroll lead to prepared Payroll implementation design document for presentation clients.
• Developed documentation standards and procedures for the patient medical record system.
• Participated in learning the Ensemble platform for integration and development of newly connected applications.
• Participated in project, development, and implementation of integration between Lenox Hill Hospital and several EMR/Hospital applications using HL7 Ver.3.0 standards. Working knowledge of Oplink, integration engine. Experience in providing support of HL7 Ver.3.0 for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information.
• Ability to monitor interface engine to safeguard uninterrupted message transfer between electronic systems.
• Contributed in integration development life cycle comprising validation, Testing, and core review.
• Substantial experience with TCP/IP, FTP, and SNA. Have a strong working familiarity with HL7 event types.
• Have an excellent working knowledge of different transaction formats such as HL7, fixed size, and delimited and XML.
• Use a SAS-based interface to tweak information from an exclusive data warehouse and transform raw data into operational metrics.

Environment: DB2/SQL, HL7 ver.3.0, TCP/IP, SNA, XML, File-aid

Confidential, New York

Enterprise Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported the Blackboard system and hardware issues for the school.
• Configured, installed, and scheduled all enterprise-class applications, as well as hardware in support of the claims.
• Provided support to the Luminous Portal.
• Interfaced with the Web Master in Java/SQL related issues using Oracle Database.
• Provided backup to other members of the team including desktop support, call center operations, and network management.
• Coordinate with Webmaster, Colleague Computing, Network Manager, and Network Engineer to implement critical projects and integrate enterprise-class applications and security systems across multiple environments.
• Managed databases for storing essential information for Administrative Computing projects.
• Monitored, patched, and troubleshot enterprise-class applications.
• Recommended improvements, and resolved issues related to enterprise-class applications
• Perform hands-on design and development for application enterprise-class application which included code reviews and unit testing.

Environment: JAVA, Luminous Portal, SQL, Oracle, Blackboard, Unix

Confidential, Trenton, New Jersey

Senior Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed extract program to provide the department of human services in the location of the parent involved in child support cases.
• Coded DB2 programs to process attorney information for scheduling proceedings and to associate/disassociate attorneys to a court case.
• Created an extract program for the county jail department to extract data from the inmate/parolee history file and map the associated fields to the inmate/ parolee file layout
• Generated and executed procedures to ensure all copybooks, triggers, stored procedures, and modules were migrated entirely from test to production libraries.
• Oversaw important conversion project from an IDMS platform to the DB2 environment.
• Created program specifications for the NJ Kids interface project.
• Prepared technical specifications to include business rules and program logic to assist with the child support, domestic violence and matrimonial docket types.
• Create and executed procedures to ensure all copybooks, triggers, stored procedures, and modules were migrated entirely from test to production libraries.
• Ensured support of daily batch jobs/scheduler as well as troubleshooting problems during the testing phase and migration from IDMS to the DB2 database.
• Developed operational, financial and management reports through the use of CrystalReports.
• The optimized efficiency of report performance through continuous improvement of the overall reporting infrastructure as needed.
• Queried and inserted new records into the production system for absent parents, relative, known address/county and alias information.
• Created JCL, proclib, and stored procedures to support the NJ Kids interface project.
• Created Queries/Views from the DB2 database utilizing SQL/DML for accessing and manipulating data.

Environment: IDMS, DB2, Crystal Reports, JCL, SQL/DML

Confidential, New York

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided backup support for administrative applications for the City University Central Office.
• Provided technical support throughout the 16 City University campuses utilizing IDMS/COBOL and SCT Banner Human Resource System.
• Conducted training sessions for Student/Staff/Instructor with the use of supported services.
• Developed the extract process from legacy system to Blackboard for synchronization of Course/Instructor/Student data as an automated process.
• Conducted training sessions for Student/Staff/Instructor with the use of supported services.
• Prepared operational documentation for Computer Programs, Computer System, and Computer Operations.
• Provided technical leadership of the Point of Sales system to the team.
• Consulted with users to implement systems enhancements to improve productivity/efficiency.
• Collaborated with Programmers on application specifications and system enhancements to ensure appropriateness of design.
• Developed technical specifications for the development of new computer systems and modifications of existing computer systems utilizing IDMS/COBOL. Provided, troubleshooting and problem resolution for significant high risk/high impact critical applications.
• Provided support in MVS/z/OS. Troubleshoot production abends in scheduling and processing of jobs. Debug OS/MVS COBOL programs and system business issues as a production support analyst for the City Universities Campuses.
• Reviewed all incoming personnel/job changes for accuracy by verifying all job setup and variations against the computer system
• Structure, maintained, and confirmed the accuracy of employee tax withholding, direct deposit accounts and other payroll deductions on an ongoing basis.
• Involved in a lead role to design, code, test, implement and provide support to faculty, staff and students via components including course section enhancements, student disability data, financial payment processing and Office of Institutional Research data files.
• Designed an online registration system for the CUNY School of Law.
• Developed the (Esims) interface for meningitis power of attorney, transcript and bill presentation.
• Revised programs for corrections, enhancements, and system environment changes.
• Conducted DBA functions and support to the Data Warehouse project utilizing SQR for loading data into tables and coding IDMS programs to extract data from the IDMS database.

Environment: IDMS, ADSO, MVS/z/OS, JCL, COBOL, TSO, SQR

Confidential, Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Technical Support Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided direct support to resolve IDMS technical issues by answering phone and e-mail requests related to their use of supported software and services and retaining ownership.
• Provided assistance on DB2/CICS production issues in resolving and recommending fixes.
• Assisted in the evaluation of new software/technology and make recommendations on how IT should support these products.
• Provided assistance to support Desk staff by assisting in problems resolution.
• Coordinated with vendor/clients regarding programs revisions.
• Oversaw rapid turnaround on severity issues by solving technical production problems immediately.
• Coordinated with DBA's and technical support staff worldwide in resolving IDMS/COBOL production problems related to Start-up/Shutdown, Broken chains, Corrupted database, unload/reload, programs, apars fixes, dumps, etc.
• Delivered support/leadership to systems users.