SUMMARY:

• I am seeking a position as a developer. My most recent maintenance experience is with z/OS batch COBOL.
• I also have recent development experience with LINUX/UNIX Korn shell scripting, and Oracle PL/SQL.
• I have extensive experience developing batch COBOL/JCL on z/OS.
• I am a seasoned IT professional with diverse experience, who will end up being among your most valued people.
• Direct employment preferred, contract positions considered.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Oracle 9i/10g/11g, Korn Shell scripting, Oracle sqlldr, PL/SQL, Stored Procedures, Oracle Advanced Queuing, Unix/Linux, COBOLII, SQL, JCL, SYNCSORT, IBM utilities, DB2, VSAM, BMC utilities, ISPF, Fileaid, XPEDITER, development and administration for BMC Control - M, ESP scheduling, data munging.
• XML, XMLDB, CICS, VISIO, perl/AWK/sed, ABAP, ABAP Dictionary, BASIS administration.

STRENGTHS:

Proven abilities working in multi-platform enterprise environments and an ability to learn and adapt to new skills. I possess strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong analytical skills and the ability to consider alternative paths to the specified goal. I am standards oriented with the experience and ability to create standards when required. Point me in the direction of the goal and set me loose.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Matthews, NC

Senior Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analysis, coding and documentation of mainframe based POS systems
• Conversion of IBM SA POS systems to Confidential POS.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysis, coding and documentation of shell scripts and Vertica SQL for Confidential project.

Confidential, Mahwah, NJ

Senior Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Application support for two multi-terabyte data repositories.
• Shell scripting with Oracle.
• PL/SQL using Stored Procedures, Merge and external tables.
• Implemented Oracle Advanced Queuing on Linux with MQ, in partnership with DBA
• Implemented use of Oracle MERGE and PL/SQL to replace Pro-C insert/update programs.
• Implemented use of Exchange distribution lists to replace hard-coded text address lists in UNIX files.
• Coordinated selection of course vendors and customized curriculum for developer technical training.
• Implemented, with Oracle DBA, use of OS Authenticated user-id in Oracle, allowing removal of user id and password from hundreds of scripts, increasing security of the application.
• Coordinated installation of Korn Shell 93 with Linux Support and multiple application teams
• Implemented common email Korn Shell functions.
• Implemented Oracle stored procedure for email notifications from within PL/SQL programs
• Implemented, working with UNIX administration, use of ftp jailing and chroot for incoming file transmissions, on an HP-UX system.
• Implemented use of time-stamped files, retro-fitting it into a 15 year old application design.
• Implemented, with Scheduling Department, use of ESP Renewable Resource on Z/OS.
• Implemented use of new ftp JCL PROCS that removes requirement to hard code source file names in FTP control cards.
• Implemented FTP JCL PROCS utilizing COBOL that permit on-request addition of a timestamp to destination file names.
• Implemented application control PDS allowing removal of ftp user id and password from hundreds of ftp control cards, improving security.
• Implemented the use of an environment setup script for Unix scripts, allowing shell script portability between non-production and production environments.
• Automated manual processes in the development/UAT production parallel environment that freed up valuable developer time.
• Documented and simplified restartable shell script design.

Confidential, Mahwah, NJ

Jr. BASIS Administrator

Responsibilities:

• BASIS Administration on SAP 3.1i and ECC 5.0 systems.
• Printer and transport system support. Performed transports in SAP 3.1i, ECC 5.0 R/3, BW and APO systems, and Java transports in a Netweaver 2004s system.
• Installed and configured SAP on AIX application servers.

Confidential, Park Ridge, NJ

Sr. Technical Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Implemented error notification for Z/OS batch processing utilizing SMTP/email.
• COBOL and DB2 development for a Supply Chain application on Z/OS.
• Coordinated with technical contacts in Japan and the U.K.
• Conversions and implementations for Connect:Direct .
• Developed and administered the background processing schedule for an SAP conversion project using BMC Control-M for SAP R/3, and BW, SAP transactions SM36, SM37, SM50, SM35, and shell scripting.
• Developed and enhanced ABAP reports in SAP R3.
• Tested and upgraded bolt-on tools on AIX with the Architecture and Administration Group. (Control-M, Connect:Direct)
• Created a conversion process using awk and Korn shell to extract and upgrade job definitions for a Control-M version upgrade

Confidential, Montvale, NJ

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Intensive analysis and design of core extracts from a DB2 Data Warehouse.
• Long term testing in direct, close association with users and DBA group.
• Converted existing applications using IDMS and sequential and VSAM files to DB2.

Confidential, Roseland, NJ

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysis and design of existing applications within the Customer Outreach Program.
• Participated as a reviewer in panel reviews of business specifications, technical program specifications and testing specification for the Customer Outreach Program.
• Migrated datasets from VM-CMS to MVS-TSO.

Confidential, Edison, NJ

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• New development for a 401K reporting and trading system based on a package from DST of Kansas City.
• Reverse engineered existing programs and procedures by analyzing COBOL and SQL.
• Interpreted raw data in a newly installed DB2 system, using vendor supplied documentation.

Confidential, Mahwah, NJ

Senior Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and new development for the Confidential project, a package tracking system utilizing a 3.5 terabyte DB2 database, using COBOL and Static and Dynamic SQL.
• Database support.
• Supported users in Germany.
• Responsible for ad-hoc reports and data unloads in response to user requests.