SUMMARY

Over 10 years of experience in Information Technology IT areas of Application Design, Development, Implementation and Support. Adept in end-to-end life cycle methodology for various business processes. Held many senior positions hence possess a solid understanding and extensive experience with software applications development cycle. Proficient in identifying systems constraints and potential exposures to uninterrupted operations.

SKILLS

Languages: COBOL, COBOL II, MICRO, COBOL, Assembler, SAS programming language, COBOL, COBOL II, MICRO COBOL, CICS/VS Macro Command Level, C, C , DB2 SQL, JAVA, J2EE, IMS DB/DC, IDMS, DB2, OSAM, QSAM, VSAM, VTAM, BTAM, UNIX shell scripting, and various other software products.

Platforms and OS: MVS/ESA,MICRFO FOCUS,IBM OS 3090,3084,3088,4381,IBM PS/2,AT,XT,DOS,BASIC, UNIX operating system, Windows

Applications and Tools: TSO, JCL, JES2 and 3, PANVELET, ENDEAVOR, XPEDITOR, FILEAID, FILE RETRIEVER, ETL Tier 1, DATACOM, INFORMATICA POWER CENTER 6.2.1, CA Workbench, CA7 tape management tools and various other software utilities.

EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Software Analyst - Production Support

Responsibilities:

• As a member of the Systems Support Group, provided onsite 24x7x365 support coverage for the operation of all systems in the commercial business area and ensured that commercial systems run efficiently
• Produced timely and accurate communications of the status of the production systems to the systems staff, Client Organization and the customers.
• Log all operational problems on INFORM and drives them to resolution with the assistance of other areas within Information Systems.
• Support all live production systems and test system environments so that customer business as well as computer program development, program testing, system integration testing, training, sales demonstrations and quality control can operate smoothly.
• Supporting role within the organization to minimize the risks within our production systems and to alert senior management of any potential new risks being injected into the production systems.

Environment: TSO, ZEKE, JHS, MQ SERIES, NETWARE, SDSF, COBOL, COBOL II SQL, DB2/SQL, IMS, VSAM file management, CICS.

Confidential

Senior Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, coded and unit tested CICS inventory, purchase order and customer lookup screens.
• Regression implementation.

Environment: Mainframe, COBOL, CICS, DLI/IMS.

Confidential

Senior Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Lead developer. Report to Senior Management about status and projected date of development objectives.
• Function as liaison between developers, management and client relations organizations.
• Production maintenance, enhancements and fixes in a timely manner.
• Build user defined CICS functions for online processing.
• ESC Loyalty is a drug free environment.
• Propose architectural changes to enhance the reliability and performance of the applications within several applications. Propose code changes to enhance the reliability and performance of the systems. Collaborate with IT Operations, IT Architecture and Development Manager concerning the implementation of vendor products. Analyze and recommend new or revised Vendor products while keeping current on available technologies. Work with team members for resolutions of programming and functional issues. Function as a developer in order to help the team meet established turnaround objectives. Assist with code reviews to ensure that the developer's work accomplishes intended objectives. Recommend to each developer method/logic improvements. Assist with knowledge transfer to Support organizations for new or existing products. Assist Development Manager to ensure Team members are current on technologies. Collaborate with the Lead Test Team to analyze performance metrics. Security clearance for development and testing of very high volatile personal and corporate banking matters.

Environment: COBOL II on Windows CA-Workbench platform, Unix, Shell Scripting, ORACLE, SQL, MS DOS Batch processing, DB2/SQL, VSAM file management, CICS, ADT Advanced Query Tool , Rational Clear Quest development QA database.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed duties in the Transformation department's DSS Decision Support Systems team.
• Programmed conversion/transformation processing in COBOL II/DB2 for several different subsystems including Claims, Recipient, Prior Auth, Third Party Liability, Provider and Reference.
• Performed Electronic File Load transformations using ETL, Informatica Power Center 6.2.1 tools processes using JCL with File Transfer Protocol FTP loading to Oracle server based applications.
• Performed data warehouse analysis. Performed PL/SQL procedures to validate data also using various on-line tools including Query Path, Query Management Facility using SAS programming to produce extract statistical reports with other mainframe and pc database tools.
• Implemented the compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA as a top concern for IT healthcare executives.

Environment: COBOL II, Easytrieve, IBM OS/390, MVS, TSO/ISPF, CICS, ORACLE, PL SQL, JCL, DB2/SQL, QSAM, OSAM, VSAM file management, FILE-AID, JES3, XPEDITOR, ETL, and Query Path.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer II

Programmed, tested and made system enhancements for the Year 2000 compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Programmed in DB2, SQL, QMF, COBOL II, NDM batch and CICS command level.
• Designed and implemented PeopleSoft system processes including agency and client securities and financial operations.
• Worked closely with Database Administrator in the creation and develop of new tables for new systems and with web developers, interfacing mainframe processing with web applications.
• Implemented several projects with the full life cycle integration using CITMP compliance.
• Interacted with users and business owners.
• Implemented PeopleSoft software to user specifications

Environment: Assembler, Easytrieve, IBM OS/390, MVS, TSO/ISPF, ISPF Dialog Manager, BMS, People Soft, COBOL II, SCLM module manager, JCL, DB2, QSAM, GDG, OSAM, VSAM file management, QMF, SQL, JAVA, PDS, JES3, CICS, FILEAID, IDCAMS, IBM Utilities, NDM direct-connect data transmission application and XPEDITOR.