OBJECTIVES:

• Deliver dynamic business objectives by providing innovative and efficient technical solutions.
• Leveraging 17 years of system delivery and application maintenance experiences to help organizations achieve high performance.
• Strong analytical and critical problem - solving skills as a COBOL Programmer Analyst and Application Developer

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Platforms: IBM Mainframe, IBM AS400/OS400, Sun UNIX, Microsoft Windows 98/2000/NT/XP/2003/VISTA/7/2008

Language: COBOL, DB2, Teradata, CICS, SQL, JCL, TSO, VSAM, ISPF, CL, EASYTRIEVE, SAS, Micro Focus COBOL, FORTRAN 77, C, UNIX, Perl, Crystal Report, RPG, Visual Basic, EDI, Web/XML

DBMS: Microsoft Access

Tool: MS Office, Visual Studio, File Aid

Industry: Payer Billing, Claims Processing, Patient Eligibility, Providers Network, Pharmaceutical Medicare D Invoicing, Medical and Accident Insurance, Health Care Reform, Premium Billed, Premium Received, HCR Member Level Rates

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Harrisburg, PA

Mainframe COBOL/DB2 Application Developer/ Celerity Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Mainframe COBOL/DB2/SQL application programming including analysis, development, debugging, unit testing, system testing, regression testing, integration testing, and supporting user acceptance testing and application go-live
• Programmed and implemented COBOL/DB2/SQL applications used for Health Care Reform Member Level Rates validation and loading
• Developed new system interface for BCBSLA Premium Billed, Premium Received, and Rates, with data validation and data loading logic
• Enhanced error-handling mechanism to communicate discrepancies via eReporting for quality metrics tracking
• Programmed Invoice Rollup for Parent Child Invoicing for the Health Care Reform
• Debugged, Programmed and implemented Auto Group Load for dental providers applications
• COBOL Mainframe programming for XML or web applications

Confidential, Harrisburg, PA

Mainframe COBOL/CICS/SAS/EASYTRIEVE Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing and executing end-to-end implementation of the following applications, from analysis, design, development/ programming, unit testing, system testing, integration testing, to regression testing:
• Medicare D Invoicing application using COBOL/SAS/EASYTRIEVE
• Load and validate pharmaceutical Bluebook and MEDISPAN data using Mainframe COBOL
• Managed and resolved incoming eligibility, billing, invoicing, claims processing and providers’ data management application service requests
• Provided maintenance programming services to enhance and/or create new comprehensive user interface applications in COBOL/CICS as system solution
• Enhanced Medicare D Invoicing applications by using concurrent invoice processing techniques that led to increased batch job efficiency

Confidential, Rockville, MD

AS400/COBOL/DB2/SQL/EDI Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and later improved the Interactive Eligibility application in AS400 COBOL that enabled Confidential to increase customer application processing efficiency
• AS400 COBOL/SDA/Embedded SQL programming, debugging, testing and implementations in eligibility and claims processing in both interactive and batch applications to provide optimal solution for business
• AS400 COBOL/SQL programming, unit and regression testing, debugging for daily maintenance and systems development in eligibility management, claims processing, re-pricing and provider networks in both accidental and medical insurance
• Provided customer support services for AS400 COBOL SQL application issue resolution to enable normal daily business operations

Confidential, Mechanicsburg, PA

AS400/COBOL/SQL Consultant

Responsibilities:

• AS400 COBOL/SDA/DB2/SQL programming in both interactive and batch applications with PA Physicians Liability Insurance, Mechanicsburg, PA and with Educators’ Mutual Life in Lancaster, PA
• AS400 COBOL/SDA/Embedded SQL analysis, programming, debugging in management reporting, eligibility, invoicing and claims processing

Confidential, Mechanicsburg, PA

AS400/COBOL/DB2/SQL Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Programming in AS400 COBOL applications for production line control in newspaper and magazine printing industry
• Daily routine including programming, debugging, maintenance, customer support for AS400 COBOL SQL applications in printing lines management and production controls

Confidential, Lewisburg, PA

Research Associate

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed stress intensity factors of airplane wings and die designs
• Developed FORTRAN 77 applications based on the “Complex Variable Collocation Method” mathematical model to calculate the Stress Intensity Factors for airplane wings design
• Responsible for mathematical modeling and FORTRAN 77/Unix/Perl application programming for fracture mechanics analysis near the fueling holes in stiffened airplane wings
• Designed and developed interactive computer games to facilitate student learning in Fracture Mechanics & Applied Mechanics Concepts / Theories using C Programming
• Enabled creative and fun problem solving learning environment for undergraduate students

Confidential

Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Part of the design team of production line machines used to produce electronic capacitors
• Worked on design and testing for a variety of production machines designed by the team