SUMMARY:

• Information Technology Analyst/Developer professional with 25+ years’ experience in full life cycle mainframe development SDLC, enhancement and support, and traditional mainframe platforms.
• Development life cycle in commercial and government environments. Web site developer. Sound interpersonal communication skills and a willingness to adapt to any environment.
• 25+ yrs. Mainframe Operating Systems Programming experience, System Modification Program Extended, familiar with structure, flow, and keywords parameters, and security.
• 20+ yrs. Familiar with installing System Modification Program Extended, and download the product, customizing, for Mainframe z/OS and associated products.
• 20+ yrs. Familiar projects, ensuring they are in compliance with established standards/procedures.
• 20+ yrs. Familiar with Diagnosing and resolving errors in major operating systems and subsystem components: z/OS, VTAM, TCP/IP, JES2, and z/Linux.
• 25+ yrs. Mainframe Storage Management experience, familiar with SMS, Disk Subsystems.
• 25+ yrs. Mainframe Operating Systems Programming experience, intimately familiar with LPAR.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

COBOL II, CICS, DB2, SPUFI, ISPF, SQL, MQSeries, IMS, VSAM, SAS, REXX, CLIST, ALC, PL/1, APIs, and MQSeries, UNIX interface. Smart Production products. eBSRS: MISF Release Process, Cyberfusion process Files Transfer. Endevor tools for change control, MS Visio tools for documentation, Object Oriented Programming, Lotus Notes, Oracle 8i Database, Oracle 6i forms and reports. HTML, XML, Visual Basic, Visual Basic.NET, JAVA2, J2EE, JAVA Script, Tomcat, ColdFusion, SQL, Web Sphere, and StrutsEDI EC Gateway Server and Sybase EDI X12.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Maitland, Fl

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate batch changes and problems to provide solutions to DBOPC to prevent future problems.
• Analyze Abend jobs and reasons jobs run excessively long and reasons jobs start unexpectedly late.
• Provide daily written evaluations to the project manager or designee, along with recommendations for improvement.
• Perform periodic post - implementation reviews of production workloads to ensure all DBOPC operating materials are current.
• Provide written reviews to the SSA project manager or designee.
• Research and review the daily Confidential, midnight status reports, and others as assigned.
• Update the daily Confidential Excel spreadsheet and chart.
• Create and update the Mouth End Abend report and charts, including bar charts for Confidential reported by job, office, division and branch, as well as year-to-date Confidential reported by month.
• Run daily SAS jobs and CLIST to create the daily Forced Complete report.
• Research daily Forced Complete Confidential, review Confidential that were forced complete and reported in the daily Forced Complete report, forced complete Confidential in CAPRS, forced complete Confidential found in the DBOP, and the midnight status reports and any forced complete Confidential directly assigned.

Software Utilized: JCL TSO, ISP/PDF, eJES, SAR, REXX, CLIST, SCSI, SAS, COBOL II, SYNCSORT, FILE-AID, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access), Control-M; CAPRS and InfoCast.

Hardware Utilized: z/OS, PC, Compatibles and mainframe.

Confidential, McLean, VA

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate batch changes and problems to provide solutions to DBOPC to prevent future problems.
• Analyze Abend jobs and reasons jobs run excessively long and reasons jobs start unexpectedly late.
• Provide daily written evaluations to the project manager or designee, along with recommendations for improvement.
• Perform periodic post-implementation reviews of production workloads to ensure all DBOPC operating materials are current.
• Provide written reviews to the SSA project manager or designee.
• Research and review the daily Confidential, midnight status reports, and others as assigned.
• Update the daily Confidential Excel spreadsheet and chart.
• Create and update the Mouth End Abend report and charts, including bar charts for Confidential reported by job, office, division and branch, as well as year-to-date Confidential reported by month.
• Run daily SAS jobs and CLIST to create the daily Forced Complete report.
• Research daily Forced Complete Confidential ; review Confidential that were forced complete and reported in the daily Forced Complete report, forced complete Confidential in CAPRS, forced complete Confidential found in the DBOPC, and the midnight status reports and any forced complete Confidential directly assigned.

Software Utilized: JCL TSO, ISP/PDF, eJES, SAR, REXX, CLIST, SCSI, SAS, COBOL II, SYNCSORT, FILE-AID, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access), Control-M, CAPRS and InfoCast.

Hardware Utilized: z/OS, PC, Compatibles and mainframe.

Confidential, OXON HILL, MD

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate batch changes and problems to provide solutions to DBOPC to prevent future problems.
• Analyze Abend jobs and reasons jobs run excessively long and reasons jobs start unexpectedly late.
• Provide daily written evaluations to the project manager or designee, along with recommendations for improvement.
• Perform periodic post-implementation reviews of production workloads to ensure all DBOPC operating materials are current.
• Provide written reviews to the SSA project manager or designee.
• Run daily SAS jobs to create the daily Confidential reports.
• Research and review the daily Confidential, midnight status reports, and others as assigned.
• Update the daily Confidential Excel spreadsheet and chart.
• Create and update the Mouth End Abend report and charts, including bar charts for Confidential reported by job, office, division and branch, as well as year-to-date Confidential reported by month.
• Run daily SAS jobs and CLIST to create the daily Forced Complete report.

Software Utilized: z/OS, JCL TSO, ISP/PDF, eJES, SAR, REXX, CLIST, SCSI, SAS, COBOL II, SYNCSORT, FILE-AID, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access), Control-M, CAPRS and InfoCast.

Hardware Utilized: z/OS, PC, Compatibles and mainframe.

Confidential, OWINGS MILLS, MD.

Systems Analyst/Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Supported the Development and Validation for Medicare Activities reporting under Task AWSSC 2-350. Conducted systems research and data analysis, documenting data files, designing, developing, modifying and validating management information.
• Responsible for a wide range of technical support as back end developer to the Office of Retirement and Survivors Insurance Systems (ORSIS), Subsidy Determination (SD) process of the Medicare Drug Prescription Project. SD receives applications from the Medicare Application Processing System (MAPS) an INTRANET application with a WEBSHERE front end linked to CICS/DB2 back end on the mainframe.
• Provide support as the Backup Developer for Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Low Income Subsidy Record Write program (M035C02) for SD Release 3.0 for September 2006.
• Responsible for the Initial Determination Build Process program (M033C60) for SD Release 3.0 for September 2006.

Software Utilized: z/OS, COBOL II, CICS/DB2, SQL, VSAM, JCL, TSO/ISPF, ENDEVOR, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, INTERTEST, SPUFI, SYNCSORT, Platinum, MS Windows, MS Word, and MS Excel.

Hardware Utilized: z/OS, PC, Compatibles, and mainframe.

Confidential, BALTIMORE, MD.

System Analyst/Database Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Provided application and software development support and maintenance to maintain existing applications for Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS).
• Provided application support for custom and in-house; developed applications for CJIS, analysis, gathering requirements, and preparing documents to describe new or changed processes as required by users and management regarding modifications changes to CJIS programs. Prepared documentation for changed control.

Software Utilized: COBOL II, CICS, DB2, MQ, TSO/ISPF, ENDEVOR, XPED/CICS, Tmon, Strobe, File-Aid, CA tools, MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook

Hardware Utilized: z/OS, PC, Compatibles and mainframe.

Confidential, FREDERICK, MD

Application Services Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Provided Registration Intake/Helpline assistance and registered individuals inquiring about disaster assistance.
• Provided helpline for disaster assistance to Small Business Administration, Applicant Inquiry/Update, Disaster Information, Rental Resources, Contact Information, Inspection Information, Housing Assistance, Electronic Fund Transfer, Referrals, Insurance Information, Correspondence Information, and Event History Information.

Software Utilized: MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook); FEMA's RI Applicant Update and Inquiry tools

Hardware Utilized: IBM PC, Compatibles and mainframe.

Confidential, BOWIE, MD

Operator

Responsibilities:

• Provided accurate, timely, and reliable distress and non-distress alert and location information for the search and rescue authorities
• Provided support reference to alert site for distress or non-distress beacons and the SOP for any problems with the Cospas-Sarsat System.

Software Utilized: MS 2000 Server, Windows XP, and SQL.

Hardware Utilized: IBM PC, and Compatibles. Member Disaster Recovery Team.

Confidential, WASHINGTON, DC

Lead Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided Use Case: Analysis, Design, Development, and Deployment. Translated technical specifications into programming specifications, created design specifications and developed applications using COBOL II, Online CICS, DB2 programs and batch programs on multiple application platforms on the Mainframe interface with PCs using TSO/ISPF, SQL, Stored Procedures, Triggers, SPUFI, AMS/VSAM Utility IDCAMS, CA-7, OS/JCL, OS/Utilities, and Xpediter. Performed daily activities using SAS platform interface, query databases for ad-hoc reports. Micro Focus COBOL routine.
• Responsible for FEP Enrollment project: Claims/Enrollment data, BCBS FEP’s ID Cards files on the mainframe transfer via NDM to the vendor, application programs processing utilizing COBOL II, CICS, ISPF, DB2, Easytrieve, NDM, File-Aid, and Syncsort.
• Worked on Serena ChangeMan automated SCM tool. Worked with MS Windows 2000 developing program test data. Worked with Sybase EDI “EC Gateway Server”, “Sybase EDI X12” Healthcare, and HIPAA Transaction Support 270/271, 276/277 utilizing Java2, HTML, Visual Basic, and ColdFusion, UNIX AIX platform support for Inbound and Outbound Healthcare transactions for EDI, and HIPAA compliance.
• Interfaced with end user requests and provided support for the Drug Vendors. Conducted walkthroughs, and verified that codes met specs.
• Participated in all testing phases for the programs for operations using Mercury WinRunner and Test Director.
• Completed all necessary documentation. Coordinated the project with Quality Assurance and Internal Audit. Assisted less-experienced programming personnel. Continued to maintain technical knowledge through training; applied MS Visio reporting tools.
• Applied COBOL II to develop batch and online programs utilizing COBOL II, CICS/TELON for FEP Enrollment software, and monitoring COBOL II, CICS, DB2, SQL, utilizing Tmon, Strobe, Eligibility Exception development, and lifecycle.
• Coded and unit tested utilizing the LAN. Used IBM Database Manager, Mainframe Connectivity, Source Code, Database, Copylibs, DCLGENs, DBRMs, Batch Loadlib, JCL, SQL, Panvalet Library, Program Documentation TSO/ISPF dialog 'DOCSYS'.
• FEP Enrollment System for CICS and develop pseudo-conversational programs using Telon, and create BMS macros DFHMSD, DFHMDI, DFHMDF mapsets. CREATE a menu system for accessing the various Telon products, the Telon Design Facility (TDF) and Import, Export utilities. Loaded modules for Online and CEMT for newcopy.
• Used the database request module (DBRM) created during the DB2 precompile step and used as input to the bind process in order to create the Plan. Set up the DCLGEN's copy member in DB2 for COBOL II.
• Used SyncSort select input records from a file.
• Deleted irrelevant fields, sorted records in the desire sequence, summarized data and combined records.
• Reformatted records, converted numeric data to printable characters, totaled data fields, reports titles, headers, and trailers. Controlled section and page breaks, and produced multiple output files with one pass of the sort, utilizing SyncSort Control statements: INCLUDE, OMIT, INREC, SORT, OUTREC, OUTFIL, and Data Utility control statement SUM, and the Disk Sort JCL, SORT, MERGE. Used JCL for testing batch, production jobs and PROCS, BR14, GDG, Scan JCL Jobs.

Software Utilized: COBOL II, CICS, TSO/ISPF, DB2, SQL, Tmon, Strobe, Stored Procedures, Triggers, SPUFI, OS/JCL, OS/Utilities, Xpediter, ISPF, Easytrieve, NDM, VTAM, TCP /IP and FTP, File-Aid, SyncSort, ChangeMan, Java2, HTML, Visual Basic, ColdFusion, WinRunner, Test Director, Sybase, OS/Utilities, JCL, SQL, Panvalet, DCLGEN, Telon, Abend-Aid, MS Windows 2000, and MS Visio

Hardware Utilized: IBM PC, Compatibles, and Mainframe.

Confidential, ROCKVILLE, MD

Mainframe Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Mainframe Developer utilizing COBOL II, DB2, CICS, SQL, TSO/ISPF, and OS/JCL applications tools.
• Supported and developed batch reports: HUD's Integrated Disbursement Information System (IDIS).
• Used project mapping and query databases to streamline reports and enhance grant process.
• Performed quality assurance testing of modules utilizing Mercury WinRunner and Test Director.

Software Utilized: COBOL II, DB2, CICS, SQL, SPUFI, ISPF, OS/JCL, WinRunner, and Test Director.

Hardware Utilized: IBM PC, Compatibles, and mainframe.