SUMMARY:

• IT professional with experience in all phases of software development, including project management, requirements gathering, systems analysis, object and database design, coding on mainframe and distributed platforms, testing, use of mainframe and distributed version control, and production support of mainframe and distributed applications.
• Experienced in various methodologies including RUP, CMMI, Agile.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming: Java, ODM, WODM, ILog JRules, JSP, Struts, HTML, XML, JavaScript, DB2, Oracle, MySQL, C, COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, Websphere MQ, Websphere on USS and UNIX, JBoss

Operating Systems: MVS, z/Os,UNIX, USS, LINUX

Tools: Eclipse, Rule Designer, WSAD, Rational Application Developer, Visio, Microsoft Project, Toad, Squirrel SQL, SQLyog, DVS, Github, Jira, Scrumworks

Personal Strengths: Resourceful, People - oriented, Flexible.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, St Louis, MO

ODM Rule Architect

• Designed and Built an Order Eligibility solution used to ensure compliance with state and federal seed stock distribution regulations
• Transitioned Order Eligibility solution from on premise to ODM on Cloud adding significant enhancements in the process
• Provided Advisory, full Enhancement Development, and IBM Liaison support as part of their Managed Services
• Delivered Flight Firming ODM application to American Airlines for increase of revenue and customer satisfaction in reservation system
• Provided training for business team in rule authoring on Decision Center and testing with Decision Runner
• Provided mentorship for technical team during build of ODM based Revenue Integrity system
• Provided consulting services to WW Grainger to mitigate client deficiency in ODM expertise and to provide oversight and advice on partner solution
• Provided guidance on performance improvements to partner solution which led to significant increase in throughput in execution
• Provided guidance to operations team and solution partner to improve performance on Decision Center which led to significant increase in performance during rule authoring
• Designed and built job bidding ODM application for Mercury Marine to handle bids per union contract
• Provided proof of concept on IBM Bluemix PAS
• Engaged in rule mining from client agreement with labor union

Rule Architect/Team Lead

• Led team of ten in design and build using IBM ODM rules engine. Project consisted of ten rule applications exposed via SOAP services on distributed, four of which were also exposed via direct COBOL call on mainframe USS.
• Provided architectural direction for analytics based ruleset - included placing heavy lifting in COBOL batch job and redesign of DB to normalized structure for later feed into ODM.
• Design included reusable XOM and BOM components for ease of maintenance. Design also included use of dynamic domains, decision tables, and Rule Solution for Office to ease of adoption by business users.
• Provided consulting services to senior leadership which resulted in the choice of IBM ODM rules engine vs. rewrite of legacy system for automated underwriting system.

Technical Specialist

• Led project to create web services for legacy IMS database. Provided design, data mapping, and business rules. Enabled business to speed up on boarding of vendors by several weeks. Led build team.
• Led project to automate notification of vendor certifications. Involved coordinating with retail catalog providers to interface with new system. Provided design and build for web services.
• Created POC for Supply Chain decision services using JBOSS Drools.
• Designed web service to validate item data using Apache XML Beans. Designed and created XML schemas to expose XML/HTTP. Use of SOA reduced duration and effort for multiple subsequent projects by months.

Senior Application Developer

• Designed and built Java service for determining provider eligibility. System included ILog JRules Rules Engine, DB2, Websphere on USS.
• Activities also included review of business rules mined from legacy system using Micro Focus Modernization Workbench and interfacing with business partners to validate mined rules
• Led project to build and test eight mainframe environments for claims system. This infrastructure served as the platform for multi-year program.
• Led effort to gather mainframe and Java standards for claims system rewrite, providing standards framework for multi-year program.

Senior Application Engineer

• Provided analysis, design, and code for conversion of COBOL healthcare claims validation program to web interface. Moved rules to DB2 for use by Java tier, utilizing COBOL, CICS, DB2, and Java. Activities also included manual rule mining effort. Allowed for reduced effort in future state expansion.
• Provided support for Information Warehouse on DB2 UDB. Provided analysis, design and code for bridging claims transaction system from Java to COBOL and CICS. Involved replicating VSAM file on DB2 table for use by Java, writing Java classes for sending MQ Series message to CICS, writing CICS MQ Series program for bridge to VSAM file. Provided an early success in re-platforming effort as the company began moving systems from mainframe to distributed.
• Led QA team for load testing of web based healthcare claims application using Compuware’s QALoad, minimizing risks related to performance requirements.

Property Claims Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Investigate, evaluate and settle claims, applying technical knowledge and human relations skills to effect fair and prompt disposal of cases and to contribute to a reduced loss ratio.
• Examine claims investigated by insurance adjusters while serving on Catastrophe team, further investigating questionable claims to determine whether to authorize payments.
• Increased productivity by converting triplicate carbon claims forms to Excel spreadsheets.