Independent Consultant Resume
Hartford, CT
SUMMARY:
- IT experience with large financial, insurance and manufacturing companies, including Confidential, Confidential and Confidential P&C. Demonstrated success in the development, enhancement, testing and implementation of enterprise and online applications to improve system efficiency and automate labor - intensive processes.
- Highly skilled at designing and delivering high-quality software and system solutions that consistently meet performance, schedule and budget objectives.
- Superior listening skills and ability to gather extremely accurate requirements and select the best technology/tools to ensure deliverables meet client needs.
- Well versed in Test Driven approach and Agile Development to deliver quality results on time.
- Knowledgeable in mapping software requirements and business workflow to software components, and creating UML Diagrams.
- Always ready to challenge the status quo to achieve best possible results.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Database: DB2 10.1, IMS DB/DC, IMS DL1, VSAM, FoxPro, XDB, IBM
Online: IMS DC, CICS, MFS, BMS
Languages: COBOL, COBOL 370, COBOLII, DL1, SQL, FoxPro, C#, .NET
Source Control: TFS, Panvalet
Mainframe: TSO/ISPF, CMS, ROSCOE, SPUFI, QMF, Librarian, IMS EXPERT, ABEND-AID, OS JCL/Utilities, DOS JCL/Utilities, BTS, Endevor, Expeditor, File-Aid, Natural 2.2
Wintel: Microfocus COBOL, DOS, OS/2 Communications Manager,, DynaComm/Elite 3.6, NS Elite 2.2, Mainframe Express, MCS, CompuView Navigator, Integrity
Testing: NUnit, MSTest, Smart Bear
Data Quality: Trillium, One Data
Documentation: MS Office, Visio, Altova
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Independent Consultant
Confidential, Hartford, CT
Responsibilities:- Created and maintained a Worker Assignment Process that is critical to the processing of benefit forms using Cobol and DB2
- Developed SQL for DB2 to be used in CRUD and Online Views / Forms.
- Created SQL Views to be used in Generating CRUD Statements.
- Developed Data Access layer in C# (.Net 4.5) for IV-E Eligibility system.
- Created automated unit tests for DAL using NUnit.
- Developed UI Test Plans and Smart Bear tests.
- Worked on implementation of Data Clean Up tasks using COBOL
- DB2, SQL and Trillium
- Worked on implementing Data Clean up workflows using One Data.
- Developed Batch COBOL code, and SQL for updates to DB2 tables
- Developed SQL for DB2 to be used in CRUD and Online Views / Forms.
- Created SQL Views to be used in Generating CRUD Statements.
- Developed Data Access layer in C# (.Net 2.0).
- Created automated unit tests for DAL using MSTest.
- Developed UI Test Plans and Smart Bear tests.
- Repaired critical data elements and COBOL code within AFCARS which allowed the State’s Semi Annual Submission to the Administration of Children and Families to be compliant
- Expanded DB2 tables in the warehouse and files to allow the addition of new fields used to track and monitor third party claims.
- Created and executed test plans to insure the integrity of enhancements.
- Successfully completed the enhancements and testing to Loss Data Warehouse in a timely manner in order to allow the client to begin receiving and processing third party claim data.
- Implemented system application upgrades and prepared/executed test plans.
- Created insurance forms for automobile policies to comply with new state and federal regulations.
- Implemented two term endorsement changes to reduce paper output and eliminated policy owner confusion.
- Implemented enhancements to edit regional office and producer codes, dramatically reducing billing mistakes.
- Identified and resolved a policy logo printing error.
- Enhanced MFS screens/Cobol programs to expand data fields and simplify screen editing.
- Corrected problems with date conversion routines, eliminating under/overcharging customers on their policies.
Environment: COBOL 370, MCS, Mainframe Express, Compuview Navigator, DB2, File Aid, IMS DB/DC, Expeditor, Hiperstation, ISPF, MFS
Confidential, Bloomfield, CT
Senior Application Developer
Responsibilities:- Engaged to analyze (Integrity) healthcare provider data, provide reports on eligibility and client/banking source systems, then assist in the data transfer to the data warehouses. Prepared technical specifications and developed/tested Cobol programs to verify data integrity after transfer.
- Generated numerous online reports including Cobra, Census, Customers Eligibility and Member Listings for the centralized eligibility database project. Designed ad hoc report and Clists generation applications using QMF and SQL to code Procs, Queries and Forms, replacing batch-mode processing.
- Developed and implemented Cobol programs to automate the online transmission of in-patient billing data, ensuring compliance with federal healthcare financing administration legislative requirements for Medicare Risk Managed enrollees. Supported effective turnover of Cobol Programs/JCL to production environment.
Environment: DB2, QMF, File-Aid, Endevor, Integrity, Cobol II, ISPF, SQL, Expeditor, JCL, Panvalet
Confidential, Foxborough, MA
Senior Software Engineer
Responsibilities:- Modified/tested Cobol programs and copylibs, increasing the number of vehicles allowed on a policy and decreasing outstanding policies.
- Effectively resolved problems with territory conversions in policy history processing, improving rating accuracy.
Environment: Natural 2.2, COBOL II, Endevor, File-Aid, ISPF, Expeditor
Independent Consultant
Confidential, Hartford, CT
Responsibilities:- Built, modified and tested new screens and screen flows for online quoting system, reducing quote-processing time.
Environment: MFS, IMS DC, COBOL 370, FILE-AID, DB2, COMPAREX
Confidential, Hartford, CT
Developer/Systems Analyst
Responsibilities:- Successfully developed/enhanced a variety of information systems. Major projects:
- Automated and supported a centralized disbursement and reconciliation control system. Reduced expenses by automating the processing of invoices using EDI.
- Maintained an online and batch system for recording, reporting and analyzing real estate transactions.
- Engineered system providing online and batch rate updating/reporting. Rewrote IMS calls in Cobol modules, substantially decreasing run times.
Environment: DB2 4.1, IMS DB/DC, IMS DLI, MFS, COBOL, COBOL 370, FOCUS, SQL, TSO/ISPF, CMS, PANVALET, ROSCOE, SPUFI, QMF, LIBRARIAN, IMS Expert, OS JCL and Utilities, BTS, FoxPro, XDB, MICROFOCUS COBOL, Windows 95