SUMMARY:

• 15+ years of experience in Mainframe with strong knowledge of COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, VSAM, IDMS
• IBM Utilities, TSO/ISPF, COBOL Stored Procedures, XPEDITER, JCL, RDX, File - Aid/CS and other important mainframe tools, REXX
• Solid experience in all phases of the system development life cycle in the Mainframe environment.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic IT professional with proven experience and outstanding analysis, programming and debugging capabilities.
• Consistently commended for ability to work as a team member or independently while achieving critical deadlines. Strong team player.
• Recognized for performance and project contributions. Consistently achieve highest rating in annual evaluations for top 5% of total company personnel.
• Extensive experience in automotive, banking, chemical and retail industries.
• Texas Workforce Commission
• Healthcare Claims.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: Amdahl 5890, IBM Mainframes Systems (3081, 3090, 390 and OS/zSeries), IBM PC Compatibles (e.g., Compaq, Dell, IBM, et. al.).

COBOL stored procedures, DB2, MQSeries, SQL, UNIX, Oracle, GEAC/INFOR M: series Financial applications including HR and Smartstream.

Mainframe: Abend-Aid, ADW (Application Development Workbench), BMS, Change Man, CICS, CLIST, COBOL, COBOL II, CTG, dBUG-Aid, DB2, DCCS, Easytrieve, Endeavor, Ford Shell, Hummingbird, IDCAMS, IMS DB/DC, ISPF, Librarian, IBM Operating Systems (MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, OS/390 and z/OS), MQSeries, Panvalet, PGP, PVCS, QMF, RMCOBOL, SAS, SDF, SDF II, SDM (Solution Delivery Methodology), SPUFI, TSO, VSAM, APS and XPEDITER.

Other: Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Products (Access, Excel, FrontPage, MS-DOS, Visio and Word), Microsoft Windows (3.1, 95, 2000 and XP), JIRA

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Programmer Analyst/Cobol Developer

IBM Mainframe Z/OS, INFOR/GEAC Financial Applications: (AR: M 3:12,, AP: M 5:15, GL:M 3:50, PCLINK 1:10, VIEWPRINT 1:10:03, STD 2:10:01 & MILLENNIUM 3:50:50), COBOL, DB2, CICS, ASSEMBLER, PDL, JCL, VSAM, EASYTRIEVE, FTP.

• Management requested some online screen changes to the Account Receivable, and the Account Payable Systems using CICS, VSAM and COBOL.
• Migrated new changes from Test to Production.
• Daily support of all applications.
• Wrote new Easytrieve and COBOL programs to update Account Receivable Master file and Account Payable vender file. Applied changes to customized Batch & Online COBOL programs.
• Wrote some new PDL Post and Pre-screen programs to support the user’s requests.
• Converted Corporate Medicare Part B Employees Payments and Invoices from PeopleSoft using several COBOL programs into GEAC/INFOR Account Payable System.
• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Worked on different modules like EDI(834, 837 and SIE ) transactions, Enrollment, Master File Maintenance
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Senior Programmer Analyst

IBM Mainframe Z/OS, INFOR/GEAC Financial Applications: (AR: M 3:12,, AP: M 5:15, PCLINK 1:10, VIEWPRINT 1:10:03, STD 2:10:01 & MILLENNIUM 3:50:50), COBOL, DB2, CICS, ASSEMBLER, PDL, JCL, VSAM, EASYTRIEVE, FTP.

• Applied new service requests to AR: M, and AP: M. Migrated new changes from Test to Production. Daily support of all applications. Wrote new Easytrieve programs to update AR:M master file and AP:M vender file. Applied changes to customized Batch & Online COBOL programs. Wrote some new PDL Post and Prescreen programs to support the users requests.
• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Senior Programmer Analyst.

IBM Mainframe Z/OS, INFOR/GEAC Financial Applications: (AR: M 3:12, STD 2:10:01 & MILLENNIUM 3:50:50), COBOL, DB2, CICS, PDL, JCL, VSAM. DATA MAPPING & EXTRACTION.

• Mapping and Data extraction from GEACAR:M system into JDE. Mapped fields from AR to JDE. Wrote several COBOL programs to extract Data from various VSAM files into formatted flat files. Developed Jobs to test the programs and created a Proc to run all Jobs. Created FTP files to send to the server.
• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Senior Programmer Analyst

IBM Mainframe Z/OS, INFOR/GEAC Financial Applications: (GL: M 3:50:50, AR: M 3:12, FA: M 6:12:01, AP: M 5:15, CP:M, PCLINK 1:10, VIEWPRINT 1:10:03, STD 2:10:01 & MILLENNIUM 3:50:50), COBOL, DB2, CICS, ASSEMBLER, PDL, JCL, VSAM, EASYTRIEVE, FTP.

• Applied new service requests to FA: M, AR: M, CP: M and AP: M. Migrated new changes from Test to Production. Daily support of all applications. Wrote new Easytrieve programs to update GL:M master file and AP:M vender file. Applied changes to customized Batch & Online COBOL programs.
• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Senior Programmer Analyst

INFOR/GEAC HR:M Field Expansion 12.50.63. Year end process & support for INFOR/GEAC HR:M 12.50.63: using Millennium 3.50.50. PDL, SDT, CICS, COBOL II, DB2, ASSEMBLER, PCLINK, Mainframe IBM, VSAM, JCL, EASYTRIEVE, MS PROJET, VISIO.

• Created new special pay number, and also a new user called routine program. Changed, some EASYTRIEVE & COBOL programs, to produce W2 & 1099. Year End process to clear all deductions, employee master & tax records, utility file records & facts data file.
• Applied all tax’s changes & service requests to the HR System.
• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Senior Programmer Analyst.

IBM Mainframe Z/OS, INFOR/GEAC Financial Applications: (GL: M 3:50:50, AR: M 3:12, FA: M 6:12:01, AP: M 5:15, PCLINK 1:10, VIEWPRINT 1:10:03, STD 2:10:01 & MILLENNIUM 3:50:50), COBOL, DB2, CICS, ASSEMBLER, PDL, JCL, VSAM, EASYTRIEVE, FTP.

• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Project Leader

IBM Mainframe Z/OS, INFOR/GEAC Financial Applications: (AR: M 3:12, STD 2:10:01 & MILLENNIUM 3:50:50), COBOL, DB2, CICS, PDL, JCL, VSAM.

• Helped users setup, new corporation thru various online screens into their account receivable System.
• Developed a project’s plan to implement, the new corporation, and all other interfaces into production.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

IBM Mainframe Z/OS, COBOL, DB2, CICS, IDMS, IDD, PLATINUM, WORKBENCH, WKS, FILE-AID, MICROSOFT POINT 2003, SDSF, SDF2, XPEDITER

Responsibilities:

• Designed the specs to convert VSAM (Bath & Online) Claim programs to DB2. Wrote several programs to extract information from EDI- 837 Header and Detail input, to create Drug Claims and MCARDATA records. Designed the spec & coded programs for the expansion of IDC-10 from ICD-9 for the Claim process. Used BMC recovery process. Use of Load, Unload and Source Compare. Used task-tracking tool JIRA.
• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

IBM Mainframe Z/OS, COBOL, DB2, CICS, IDMS, IDD, PLATINUM, WORKBENCH, WKS, FILE-AID, MICROSOFT POINT 2003, SDSF, SDF2, XPEDITER.

• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

IBM Mainframe, COBOL II, CICS, JCL, MVS, DB2, VSAM, EASYTRIEVE, VISIO, IMS/DB, Assembler

• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Confidential, Springfield IL

Programmer/Analyst lead

IBM Mainframe, COBOL II, CICS, JCL, MVS, DB2, VSAM, EASYTRIEVE,VISIO, ACCESS. TELON, Assembler:

• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Programmer/Analyst lead

IBM mainframe, COBOL II, DB2,CICS, Assembler, EDI MAPPING, ORACLE, IDOC files, JCL, SAP. GLOBE Project:

• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Programmer/Analyst lead

INFOR/GEAC HR:M Field Expansion 12.00.54, 12.00.55 & 12.51.56 & 12.50.57. Solution Fixes.

• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Programmer/Analyst lead

INFOR/GEAC MILLENNIUM 3.01.00, INFOR/GEAC Financials GL: M 3.12, FA: M 6.12.00, PDL, SDT, CICS, COBOL II, IBM Mainframe, VSAM, LE370, JCL, DYL280. Conversion from INFOR/GEAC to SAP: BW.

• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Programmer/Analyst lead:.

5.15, PDL, SDT, CICS, COBOL II, Assembler and PCLINK. IBM Mainframe, VSAM, LE370, JCL, DYL280.

• Development using complete software development life-cycle.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Programmer/Analyst lead/Project Manager

INFOR/GEAC Millennium Financial application GL: M 3.12 with DB2, EXEL, ACCESS, COBOL II, ASSEMBLER, Mainframe IBM, VSAM.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign-off from the business users and prepare system requirements specification (SRS) for the solution.
• Gathering System Requirements and develop Design Documentation, Technical Specifications.
• Reviews in Design, Technical Specifications, and coding phases and creating Flow Charts.
• Develop Online and Batch code according to the technical specification document, compile programs and address compile errors and involve in peer reviews.
• Change the existing application module(s) to meet the new requirements.
• Recompiling all the modules impacted due to copybook changes.
• Preparation of Regression, Integration and UAT Test Plans and Test Reports and Test Data for data integration.
• Support users during System Integration Testing and UAT and after implementation.
• Preparing implementation plan and track components during implementation for successful PROD migration.