SUMMARY:

• Over thirty 30 years experience in the computer industry with a background in application programming Assembler, COBOL, PL/I , covering Masterfile, Warehouse, HR, Insurance Life, Health, Auto Claims processing, Manufacturing, Credit Card Business , Accounting and Financial Services Processing, supported by DL/I, IMS, DB2, CICS, and Datacom. Also includes responsibilities in the area of Systems Analysis and Systems
• programming. Career includes some additional duties in Customer, SQA, Production support, Help Desk, System Testing and outsourcing acquisitions. Progressed from computer systems technician to Application programmer.
• Technical strengths include, Assembler coding, JCL, CICS and REXX.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Role: Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Update and enhance Banking Account Analysis Tool
• Apply necessary code to CICS Batch COBOL Programs Copybooks
• Update Detail Design Specifications
• Compile and Link Objects
• Create Test Plans and Data
• Perform Unit Testing

Environment: COBOL, DB2, CICS, CICS, Z/OS, Xpediter, CMS, TSO, XEDIT, REXX, CLIST

Confidential

Role: Applications Developer

• Responsibilities: Specifically I worked requests entered into the Corporate Billing System Small Project Request System SPRS . The requests come from both internal and external users and can be requests for Ad Hoc reports, or questions on how/why a transaction/claim was processed.
• The Ad Hoc reports are created using Spufi and Excel. Questions/Investigations are solved in a variety of ways usually using tools like FileAid/DB2. Results and methods of determination are logged into the SPRS and the user is notified of the update.

Environment: COBOL, DB2, CICS, TSO, Changeman, Xpediter, Lotus Notes, Syncsort

Confidential

Role: Developer

Responsibilities:

• Document System, and Technical Requirements - Build new COBOL, DB2, CICS, and MQSERIES programs to support planning, scheduling AMI Advanced Metering Infrastructure device exchanges, installations and programming.
• Build Wireless processing Meter to Bill. Perform full integration, system, and regressions testing successfully deliver Test application code, Project Plan, Unit Test Results, and appropriate Release documentation.
• Use BMS to create and modify CICS screens, SPUFI and QMF to create DB2 table test data
• Modify and test Stored Procedures and Assembler code
• Use Tracemaster to test CICS and Batch COBOL programs
• SFTP to retrieve from and send data to servers and place in mainframe files
• JCL to manipulate files, run batch programs, search flat files, SORT and MERGE data

Environment: Assembler, COBOL, DB2, CICS, ROSCOE, TSO, MQ, Federated ESB, Lotus Notes, Visio

Confidential

Role: Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Rotating 24/7 Production Support
• Create program design and maintenance documents.
• Create and modify COBOL/DB2 accounting application programs.
• Create Test Plans, and Cases and Data, also conduct unit, system and regression tests.
• Create and modify JCL, Procs, Programs, and Sysins.
• Conduct Analysis, Design, Technical and Test walkthroughs.
• Program documentation and implementation support .

Environment: COBOL, DB2, CICS, EASYTREV, Endevor, TSO, REXX, CNTL-M, Syncsort.

Confidential

Role: Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

Production Support

• Create required standard SDLC program design and maintenance documents
• Create and modify COBOL/DB2 billing and report programs.
• Create Test Plans, Cases and Data, conduct unit tests and support system testing
• Create and modify JCL, Procs, Programs, Sysins and Prose.
• Program documentation and implementation.

Environment: Assembler, COBOL, DB2, IMS, CICS, Endevor, TSO, EASYTREV, PL/1, CNTL-M.

Confidential

Role: Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Modify COBOL/IDMS order processing programs to calculate Broker Commissions
• Create Assembler Inquiry, Add and Update programs for processing cross reference data
• Modify Assembler programs to reformat EDI data Create test plans, cases and data also conduct unit, system and regression testing Production Support and program implementation.

Environment: Assembler, COBOL, DB2, IDMS, CICS, Endevor, TSO, CLIST, Syncsort

Confidential

Role: Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and enhanced the claims processing application, consisting of analysis, coding testing and implementation. Participated in test and coding walkthrus.
• Prepared and maintained application documentation. Software included COBOL, Assembler, and IMS DB/DC.

Environment: COBOL, Assembler, IMS DB/DC, EASYTREV.

Confidential

Role: Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Researched and developed solutions to IMS/COBOL/Assembler program abends.
• Performed specific system enhancements as well as ABEND recreation, COBOL coding updates, unit testing Xpediter and creation of Endevor packages to implement coding changes. The OSCAR application consists of the Enrollment, Claims Validation, Adjustments, and History processes.

Environment: IMS/COBOL/Assembler, TSO, Endevor, Xpediter.

Confidential

Role: Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed day to day Support of the Wizard System, which consists of the AVIS Rental
• System World-Wide, from Reservations thru checkout to check-in. Enhanced and maintained Posting, Analysis, and Report COBOLII code including embedded DB2 SQL statements, and CICS screens BMS using Endevor for program modification and implementation, Xpediter for program testing Batch and Online , SPUFI and QMF for research, reporting, problem determination and Testing.
• In addition to rotation to the first line 24/7 support, held responsibilities for resolution, testing and implementation of existing problem tickets. Assisted programmers in other areas with Assembler and IMS DB/DC knowledge transfer.
• Additional support software included DB/2, FILEAID TSO IMS , Easytrieve, Panvalet, CLISTS, OS390, MVS, JCL, VM, TSO, and ISPF/PDF, and preparing Job flows and inventories for Application documentation.

Environment: COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, SPUFI, QMF, FILEAID TSO IMS , Syncsort

Confidential

Role: Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assigned as an integral part of the outsourcing team, performed the initial duties involved in procuring the outsourcing engagement for a large financial services institution.
• Conducted interviews, researched documentation and reports in order to prepare the Application Document. Corrected or prepared documents such as program specs and job flows while familiarizing myself with the Pegasystems workload management system projects.
• Performed system maintenance including but not limited to: modifying JCL, enhancing PL/I code CICS and Batch to include MQseries code, problem resolution, SQA and production support of their Global Proxy System including client-server interfaces using Changeman.

Environment: JCL, PL/1, Changeman, Datacom, File-AID, CICS, Xpediter, TSO, DB/2, SQL, SPUFI, QMF, COBOL, Lotus Notes, Assembler, and MQSERIES, Syncsort