Summary:

• Results oriented. Confident in making project related decisions.
• Reputation for a strong sense of professionalism dependable, reliable, remains calm and works well under demanding conditions.
• Strong interpersonal and communications abilities.
• Maintains project focus, productivity, and momentum.
• Skilled in translating complex requirements into accurate specifications and technical solutions.
• 20 years experience in complex systems development

Technical Background:

• Hardware: IBM 3090
• Operating Systems: CMOS/390, MVS, MVS/XA, MVS/ESA
• Languages: TELON, COBOL, COBOL II
• Product Facilities: DB2 Version 4.1, CICS, IMS DB/DC, DL1, TSO/ISPF, JCL, Roscoe, IMS-Xpert, Xpediter DB/DC, SmartTest, Panvalet, Librarian, Endeavor, File-Aid, DB Explain, SyncSort, Abend-Aid, Xchange, NetCensus, Hiperstation, Comparex, CA-Impact/2000, MicroFocus Revolve/2000, TransAccess, OTMA, DataVantage, MS Project, IMS Connect etc.

Other Information:

• UC Berkeley Ext.: Entrepreneurial course. 1998
• Franklin Covey: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People week. 1999
• Dale Carnegie: Human Relations course 2009

Experience

Confidential

Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Maintains CreateOrder API by including new functional requirements to accept orders in real time for disparate computer systems, including debugging xml source data,
• Converts Fast Path and full function databases to expand fields using IBM utilities and COBOL exits
• Writes COBOL conversion programs to facilitate converting target company data
• Debugging problems calling COBOL API from xml client
• Performs systems analysis to identify processes requiring remediation for Export Compliance Automation project, including creating program specifications
• Performs programming changes for multiple projects: Symphony projects multiple phases , Canadian Uplift, FGI, Manugistics III, Orangelo, XLR8, and short duration work requests < 80 hours .

Environment: IBM Mainframes, Telon, IMS DB/DC, CICS, DVAN, Xpediter, COBOL II, IMS Connect, MS-Project.

Confidential

Business Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conduct technical interview for mainframe candidates
• Systems Inventory for integration of Danzas Systems into DHL
• Set up help desk support systems.

Environment: IBM Mainframes, IMS DBr, VM

Confidential

Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configuration of Telon IMS for program development,
• Writing new interfaces to other systems MISOS replacement
• Maintenance of Collection Systems RFACS
• Miscellaneous projects for direct order entry system NJ DOE .
• Configuration of the Telon environment, compelling of panels, JCL, etc.

Environment: IBM Mainframes, DB2, TSO/ISPF, TELON ver. 4.0 , InSync, DumpMaster, IMS DB, IMS DC, BTS

Confidential

Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Employs business analysis to determine accurate requirement
• Estimates the programming effort for project management
• Performs the analysis and design for a program database
• Analyzes, designs, specifies, and programs the CreateOrder API to accept orders in real time from a web or other calling process
• Provides middle tier programmers with requirements, and functional specifications for the process.
• Researches the requirement through the legacy system and specifies program changes to enable web specific functionality to process correctly
• The process is being rolled out to multiple divisions, and operating companies, using both native and xml calls.
• Specifies division specific modifications to the process.
• Provides onsite support during both the requirements gathering, and user acceptance testing phases and
• Co-ordinates the production implementation by acting as liaison between the multiple programming teams.
• This conversion project assimilated Marshall Industries.
• During the period of Sept 1999 Dec 1999 Company conversion
• Estimated programming effort for multiple processes
• Wrote multiple CICS programs to communicate in real time to HP systems running an automated warehouse.

This automated warehouse includes:

• Conveyors,
• Multiple picking and
• Packing station s , inventory processes, etc.
• His programs communicate in real-time to send date to be picked/packed for shipment, and send data back to be processed via the legacy system. His responsibilities included:
• Database and program analysis, and design
• Communication with programmers on program coding
• Involvement in user acceptance testing during the system integration testing
• Writing conversion programs on the conversion weekend
• Processes to expand or compress database keys.
• Database conversion programs and
• Reviewing results of remediated programs.
• Preparing program packages for outside vendors,
• Program analysis,
• Bidding for the tasks on a fixed cost basis.
• Estimating the activities required to perform a task and
• Splitting or combining jobs, readjusting dependencies, use of database utilities, etc. to reduce batch time processing elapsed significantly.
• Analyzed the overnight batch process to determine opportunities for reducing batch run times in specific sub systems.
• Performed Y2K programming, and remediation services in targeted sub-system
• Participation in the go-live at the client's facilities, including problem resolution, and troubleshooting as appropriate.
• Completed the set up, supported and ran volume batch jobs in a test environment.
• Determined the phased implementation into production of groups of programs related to converted databases.
• He was involved in some onsite support at the client facility:
• Participated in user acceptance testing with problem analysis and troubleshooting
• Consulted in Telon compatibility issues with OS/390, COBOL for MVS, and other environmental concerns.

Environment: IBM Mainframes, Telon, IMS DB/DC, COBOL/COBOL II, CICS, DB2, Xpediter, DVAN, TransAccess, OTMA, MS-Project, Microman

Confidential

Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configuration of Telon IMS for program development at the client of Keane Consulting
• Extensive modification of existing Telon CICS environment
• Re-writing of an existing sub system to provide byte compatible functionality by using Y2K compliant databases.
• Configuration of the Telon environment, compelling of panels, JCL, etc.
• Developed sample programs from the proposed design of the system.
• Keane programming staff used these sample programs to create the Y2K compliant system.
• He provided help services and programming tips to programmers using the Telon environment for the first time.

Environment: IBM Mainframes, DB2 ver. 4.1 , CICS, TSO/ISPF, TELON ver. 2.3 , File-Aid, Xpediter, Xchange, NetCensus, Hiperstation, Comparex, CA-Impact/2000, MicroFocus Revolve/2000

Confidential

Consulting

Responsibilities:

• Provided support for CICS online programs in the Credit Data Department.
• Analyzed and designed upgrades to the Closed Loop system in accordance to user requirements.
• Analyzed the Closed Loop system for Y2K compliance.
• This analysis included specifications for remediation work and
• Paul provided occasional on-site support.

Environment: IBM Mainframes, DB2 ver. 3.1 , CICS, TSO/ISPF, TELON ver.2.1 , Librarian, File-Aid, SmartTest, DB Explain

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyzer/Parsers mainframe, and PC based ,
• He evaluated tools for the Y2K Tools/Technology team:
• Comparators and Relational and Testing tools amongst others.
• He provided support of a technical nature to LS Co.'s Y2K Factory working on the CMOS/390 and ES9000 machines system software problems as well as application tools.
• His tasks included managing the upgrade to Y2K specific tools.
• He was also part of the Systems Development Environment SDE team that successfully upgraded system software:
• TELON 2.3,
• SyncSort,
• Abend-Aid,
• Xpediter, etc.
• While supporting application programmers with software problems.

Environment: IBM Mainframes, DB2 ver. 4.1 , CICS, TSO/ISPF, TELON ver. 2.3 , File-Aid, Xpediter, Xchange, NetCensus, Hiperstation, Comparex, CA-Impact/2000, MicroFocus Revolve/2000

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Furthermore, he implemented the Budget project ahead of schedule:
• Duties Paul successfully implemented an on-line interface to one of Marshall's vendors. This enabled Marshall Users to inquire on stock levels for inventory on the vendors' databases.
• Analyzed and rectified long-standing production problems using his analytical skills
• Gathered requirements and made code changes to the Customer Purge project. The project had languished for the previous two years. It purged all related inactive customer details throughout Marshalls' QOBRA system.

Environment: IBM Mainframes, DB2 ver. 3.1 , CICS, TSO/ISPF, TELON ver. 2.3 , Panvalet, File-Aid, Xpediter, DB Explain