SUMMARY:

• Maintenance and support of COBOL / CICS / VSAM online and batch “(CWF) Customer Work Files” Medicare application systems and customer databases to analyze Medicare diagnosis, claims, and payments; Supported HIPAA - 9 enhancements and Confidential (Center for Medicaid / Medicare Systems) directives for MEDICARE services and claims processing.
• I have been in the I.T. field for over 20 years comprising of various assignments conducted in-house and through consulting.
• I have thorough knowledge of the CA Endevor package migrating and managing various software repositories across various LPAR domains for application build, deploy, and release pipelines. These migrations have been administeredunder package and standalone migrations with signoff authorizations, and if necessary, packaging reroutes for critical path moves
• I have over 20 years of batch and on-line COBOL applications development / support, and their executables.
• I am familiar with IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC).
• Experience working with Agile, Water Fall / CI CD (DevOps) methodologies and life cycles.
• Transitioned and supported applications in telecommunications and circuit routing, insurance, airline ticketing and tracking, Medicare, and state retirement systems.
• Supported online and batch CICS / IMS / DB2 / VSAM applications and networks in MVS-XA EXCI / ZOS environments.
• Utilized CA File Aid / RDX to extract IDMS database dumps, VSAM and flat file data extracts, scrub privacy data, reformat data types, and load relational indexed db2 tables using DDL table definitions. Used File Aid data repositories to set up benchmark, restore, and baseline data objects for application development and testing.
• Support of execution and documentation of WSIM (Workload Manager Simulation) scenarios in integration performance regions for application stability testing of VTAM, CICS, DB2, IMS, internet / server network applications. (Websphere Application Server - WLM)
• Proficient with DB2 SQL, SPUFI, DB2 Utilities (LOAD, UNLOAD, IMAGE COPY, TABLE CREATE, check pending)
• Proficient with JIRA project management software and error tracking processes.
• Maintain the testing and development regions’ software for our application testers and QA analysts, as well as assist and develop testing tools and tools for those individuals and groups.
• Directed and supported software migrations, using ENDEVOR,, from initial development to implementation for packages and standalone modules.
• Also track all phases of software application and network development and testing using standard SDLC methodologies and VISIO charting.
• Coordinated design and development teams, and presented resource allocations, costs, development and testing timelines, requirements and design documents, testing plans, and quality assurance.
• Project management; developed and directed technical project teams through all phases and activities of the project life-cycle process associate with major information technology systems projects utilizing Microsoft Project
• Assist in RACF definitions for CICS environments and its components. I am knowledgeable with IMS and DB2 database design, creation, and maintenance from an applications’ developer viewpoint.
• Proficient with batch EXCI applications and interfaces to CICS VSAM, IMS, and DB2.
• Proficient with JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, and Panvalet, Also proficient in Intertest, & Xpeditier for testing of CICS & COBOL batch applications
• Proficient in VTAM networks and with data mover transmissions (NDM: Direct Connect with CA7 triggers), as well as with internal reader submissions from foreground or background CICS applications.
• Support user and performance testing and production cycle application’s support for our product areas.
• Also train other team members on procedures, products, and techniques used in our software and network areas.
• Interaction with the systems’ support personnel and vendors for network and software related performance issues, and the performance tuning of VSAM files and environments.
• Project manager / technical lead of various departmental and joint application development (JAD), and network projects (SDLC)
• Proficient with requirements gather and developing business process models using YOURDON flow diagrams, VISO, and technical writings / documentation
• Familiar with JES II, Workload Manager, CA-7 Job Scheduling w/ conditional triggers for external applications

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating systems: VTAM (20+) MVS (25+) MVS - XA, (14+) ZOS (25+)Programming: COBOL (25+) CICS (25+) JCL (25+) DB2 (15+) VSAM (25+) IMS (10) SQL (15)

Software: Microsoft Suites (WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT) (15)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

IT Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of dental purge data over various DB2 databases and tables utilizing Data Manager and DB2 QMF / IDT to mine data for customer presentation. Gathered and identified process data flows, data relationships, identified database schemas, views, and production data totals for analysis results. Supported RTC - Agile documentation and SPRINTs. Analysis and high level designs for the purging process of dental group and individual customer records, along with their associated data elements from various interfacing tables and resources. Utilized Endeavor system and processes to obtain programs and procs for further data analysis of batch and online applications utilizing the TIGAR purge repositories. Software development was to begin after high level analysis.

IT Specialist - Analyst Consultant

Confidential, Washington, D C

Responsibilities:

• t requests. Supported fact finding and analysis for the DOES Pipeline BAM applications. Developed reports, process flows, application hierarchies, and data flow analysis for the Pipeline project. Reviewed COBOL batch programs and JCL to identify data elements and relationships, program processing flows in accordance with processing standards of the Districts sampling processes for evaluating discrepancy in unemployment payouts, taxes, and withdrawals. Analysis assisted in-house DC Government DOES employee to complete coding modifications for the applications and network processing.

Software Analyst

Confidential, Baltimore, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Made CICS online application modification s for Social Security’s MCS claims system, for IDMS to DB2 file access interfaces; Identified auxiliary interface (AIF) commands / calls that interface CICS IDMS applications in online and batch networks. Accessed the IDMS files through IDMS DECS that supported various views of data from single and multiple Bachman files within an IDMS database. Analyzed a network of 255 CICS Cobol applications generating a total of 527 access paths to the data. The analysis included the identification of the various sub schemas’ keys, data requests for views, buffers, file structures, and file authorizations. Attention was specifically attended to AIF calls, structures, and the way the calls were implemented within the MCS applications. We also identified the various IDMS addressing points within the applications. The analysis identification was for the future conversion of MCS from IDMS to DB2 database queries within their batch and online claims systems. .

IT Specialist - Consultant

Confidential, Baltimore, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Modified applications accessing DB2 tables to reduce performance degradation, by removing table locks and adding additional commit points. This process allowed PMAS applications to execute in parallel modes and reduce contention with their online systems and web interfaces. Utilized CA File Aid / RDX to extract IDMS VSAM flat file data extracts, scrub privacy data, reformat data types, and load relational indexed db2 tables using DDL table definitions. Used File Aid data repositories to set up restore and baseline data objects for application development and testing. Modified and tested batch COBOL and CICS applications for table locking resolutions and performance in parallel with online systems and other batch update applications.

IT Specialist

Confidential, Baltimore, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Design, development of a process for an IDMS to DB2 conversion; set up DB2 table loads’ utilities; analysis and conversion of CICS online and background applications from IDMS to DB2 data access paths; Support of execution, and documentation, of WSIM (Workload Simulation) load scenarios in various integration performance regions (LPARS) for application stability testing of VTAM, CICS, DB2, IMS, internet / server network applications under batch background, and LOADRUNNER front end initiations. Monitoring and support of Webshpere Workload Mgr network performance testing solutions where applications where initiated (from terminals) to simulate front end, back end, and database accessing of applications. I then generated formatted reports on those findings utilizing ZOS SMF (System Monitoring Facility) to gather performance statistics, and ZOS RMF (Report Monitoring Facility) to list database access / response times, network capacity and resources, application interfaces, and application functionality of SSA systems.

Senior Mainframe Software Engineer

Confidential, Woodlawn, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and support of CICS / VSAM online and batch CWF Medicaid application systems and customer databases; Supported HIPAA-9 enhancements and Confidential (Center for Medicaid / Medicare Systems) directives; Supported batch testing cycles in various CICS regions utilizing “security scrubbed” business analyst generated data; Created and maintained JCL, PROCS, and control members for various production, adhoc, and testing job streams; Created and maintained various COBOL II applications and copylibs; Supported application module and package migration utilizing ENDEVOR scripts;
• Proficient utilization of TSO/ISPF, Syncsort, JCL, CICS, FTP, Expediter, VSAM and full system development life cycle (SDLC) implementations; Supported full analysis of VSAM file tuning with regards to control interval / control area (CI/CA) splits and freespace allocations for online performance. Supported EXCI applications for batch VSAM storage access against CICS attached online allocations. Documented software and network enhancements; Set up project time lines for management planning to coordinate project development and implementations.

Senior Software Analyst Consultant

Confidential, Baltimore, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Quality assurance; Requirements gathering and document generation; COBOL mainframe development utilizing VSAM, and DB2 storage databases; JCL development of various job streams and procs; VISIO documentation;

Data Analyst / Production Control Analyst

Confidential, Woodlawn, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Code and initiate DB2 table loads and unloads; Supported FTP transmissions and monitoring of data across regions to external vendors, customers, and associated agencies; Support the scheduling and control of batch job streams; monitor web-sphere generated transactions and CICS applications, monitor queues, assure the completion of batch applications, interface with application programmers on abends, monitor and verify file transmissions; Support of Medicare Part D development and implementation;

Senior Software Engineer

Confidential, Chevy Chase, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Analysis, design, coding, and testing of various software elements supporting IMS, DB2, VSAM file accesses in MVSXA COBOL VSII CICS and batch environments; Production and maintenance of various project requirements and design documents, and testing plans for internal and external support; Proficient knowledge of JCL utilities, VTAM, and IMS direct / DLI, DB2 SQL / SPUFI call structures; IMS and DB2 table creation, storage access, and manipulation; Creation and support of testing software to support the users in the software testing; quality assurance, and departments; Lead analyst and project manager of various projects involving the development and modifications of new and existing software networks and applications using full SDLC methodologies
• Projected and maintained project tracking of internal and external resource and manpower estimates; Coordinated and supported various software release implementations;; of subordinate level associates: Proficient with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, Excel, RequistPRO, and VISIO. Supported production applications cycles and special processing runs. Developed and maintained various CLIST development and testing applications for departmental and interface user data extracts, loads, and data extracts, loads,, reorgs, migrations from VSAM, DB2 tables, and flat files. Workload Monitoring (WLM) and testing of CICS applications' data workloads and database connectivity across various LPAR (logical partitions) within various user, unit,, and performance regions' terminals.

Systems Analyst Consultant

Confidential, Vienna, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Nightly on-call system applications’ support of a nationwide corporate cycle billing system for a long distance carrier; Analyzed the critical system ABENDS; DEV/OPS software migrations, load changes to the production environment, oversee production controls’ scheduling initiation of ADABAS/ NATURAL ADHOC procedures and applications, document system ABENDS, notify management of billing system run statuses.

Analyst Consultant

Confidential, Pentagon City, VA

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and modify batch COBOL ADABAS applications; Design new batch applications consisting of JCL job streams, procs, and COBOL / ADASQL / DB2 programs.

Analyst Consultant

Confidential, California, Hayward, CA

Responsibilities:

• Analysis and development of batch COBOL / DB2 applications for data file conversions; Creation of batch JCL for the initiation of DB2 database loads from IMS file extraction and reformatting applications.

Analyst Consultant

Confidential, Atl., GA

Responsibilities:

• Analysis, code and test of CICS online applications which accessed DB2 databases; Creation of test data in various regions, Testing of DB2 calls utilizing QMF and SPUFI database access methods; Creation of test plans to initiate and document testing procedures; Monitoring of application processing through Expediter and Intertest tools.

Analyst Consultant

Confidential, Atl., GA

Responsibilities:

• Analysis and restructure of ADABAS / NATURAL applications using direct calls (ADAMINTS) for database access; Restructured format and data buffers for easier maintenance of ADABAS calls to ensure the proper storage and retrieval of data; Creation of various JCL and DB2 utilities to support the manipulation, storage, retrieval, backup, and image copies of DB2 databases; creation of various batch COBOL programs.

Analyst Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Maintained various CICS foreground and background applications, and COBOL batch applications; Developed applications and job streams utilizing re-entrant NATURAL batch programs, JCL, ADABAS databases, and NDM (Network Data Mover) data transmission utilities to migrate data amongst the various Confidential operating companies and other long distance service providers; Project lead and developer of the design, development, and implementation of the direct Billing functions of Confidential ’s online customer service system (OCIS) utilizing the creation and modification of various online CICS programs accessing VSAM, DB2, and ADABAS files through SQL cursor processing; Created and implemented test plans, procedures, and documentation for newly designed and enhanced applications; Tested DB2 calls utilizing SPUFI; created various NATURAL adhocs for database and application performance and data verification; Assisted in integration and regression testing of online and batch systems.

Analyst Consultant

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Responsibilities:

• Converted NATURAL 1.0 to 2.0-structured code for various online and batch applications; Created JCL jobs and procs to run batch NATURAL programs. Supported performance analysis on batch processing systems; Documented application modules using PREDICT.

Analyst Consultant

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Responsibilities:

• Modified, maintained, and implemented various CICS and ADABAS NATURAL screens and online functions for Confidential ’s Circuit Order Management Systems (COMS) which set up, deactivated, and maintained 800 and 900 telephone access numbers and call routing profiles on its long distance network; Coded, tested, and implemented applications utilizing ADABAS, VSAM, and DB2 access methods; Designed, coded, tested, implemented, and supported data migration software and utilities to access various production, test, and acceptance regions initiated under an independent dialogue management
• TSO/ISPF CLIST REXX session; Applications submitted background JES commands initiating batch applications in an MVS environment, and also transmitted and stored data in various external CICS regions around the U.S. using Network Data Mover (NDM) utilities and VTAM networks; Assisted in flat file and VSAM to ADABAS file conversions, database initializations and loads.

Programmer Analyst II

Confidential, Pentagon City, VA

Responsibilities:

• Designed, coded, tested, debugged, implemented, and maintained batch and online applications via OS/VSII COBOL, JCL, ADABAS / NATURAL, VSAM, and CICS mediums; Assisted in production systems’ support; Assembled ADABAS ADAMINTS for OS and VSII COBOL applications; Coordinated software moves; Performed unit, regression, and integration software testing; Interacted with end users to obtain requirements and requests for system enhancements.