I am highly experienced software professional with COBOL and RPG applications on mainframes & AS/400 environments developing, unit-testing, data definitions, programs specifications, work flow diagrams of existing and new COBOL and RPG applications working in a team environment, writing design specifications, job flow diagrams and design documents. Hands on software development, documentation, programming, training and implementation of various software packages as well as customized software development, extensively using IBM PC and AS400( I Series Model 800, MQM-Series Administration) – Message Queue, I Series, V5R1, IBM S/38, CPF, OS/400, RPG/400, COBOL/400, Embedded SQL, Stored Procedures, MKS Implementer, Clarity for project management, ILE Free Format RPG, RPG IV, RPG III, Embedded SQL, DDS, DBU, Sub files, SDA, DFU, RLU, Query/400, OPNQRYF, DATAQUEUES, SYNON/COOL-2E, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), ALDON change management system (7.4C), RPG II (OCL, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, Java Script, TCP/IP, MS SQL 7.0 Access, Excel, Word, VISIO .

Solid experience developing software for Fixed Income Financing IMPACT – Financial Industry, Medical Insurance – MHS Claims processing, Manufacturing (Order Entry & Billing, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING – GL, AP, Receivable etc), Banking, Brokerage, Warehouse & Distribution, Music, Finance Applications, HR, Payroll, Food Industry, Retail (pos), Automotive (Inventory Management System), Pharmaceutical, Textile Industry, EDI (Premmenos, EXTOL) for Retail and Garment importer industry. Also modifying Lawson, PRMS, ASI, Premmenos, EXTOL EDI, PowerMHS (Managed Health Care System).

Excellent communication skills, customer service background, have dealt with people on group or individual basis, strong business background, detailed oriented, follow up ensuring that problems have been resolved.

Excellent experience in ONSHORE/OFFSHORE software development model.

Hardware:
AS400 (I Series, MQM-Series), IBM S/38, IBM S/36, UNISYS, DATA General, Prime, PC’s.

Software:
OS/400 (V6R1), CPF, Free RPG, Embedded SQL, Stored Procedures, Views, RPG/400/ILE, RPG III, RPG II, CL, DDS, SDA, DFU, RLU, Sub files etc., FTP (File Transfer Protocol), RPG II (OCL), COBOL/400, COBOL/38, COBOL/74, Data General COBOL, MS Word, MS Project, Access, Excel, Visio, Visual Basic, SQL Server, JAVA 1.1, SDK 1.3, Applets, HTML,HTML5, CSS, CSS3, Java Script, TCP/IP, MS SQL 7.0, Lawson, PRMS, ASI, Premmenos, EXTOL EDI., ALDON Change Management System (7.4C)., MKS Implementer, Clarity, Remedy.

Professional Experience:

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ Since Feb 2012
As Systems Analyst/Programmer enhancing as well involved in production support of FIXED INCOME – Financial Industry Software (IMPACT) involved in General Ledger, Securities, Trades, uploading, downloading and repairing of queues, End of Day processing & reporting. Extensively using AS400 RPG Free Format, ILE RPG, RPG IV, RPG III, Embedded SQL, SDA, RLU, MS-Word.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA May 2011 – Jan 2012
As Systems Analyst/Programmer enhanced MHS (Managed Health Care System). Provider fees calculation logic had to be expanded to incorporate the new requirements also claims adjustment accumulators to 
be calculated to check for patient limits, extensively using AS400 RPG Free Format, ILE RPG, RPG IV, RPG III COBOL/AS400, Embedded SQL, SDA, RLU, Sub-Files, MS-Word.

Confidential, Somerset, NJ USA Oct 2010 – Jan 2011
As Technical Lead involved in Analysis of the mainframe COBOL programs for customized code for a Pharmacy client. Code had to be translated in to AS400 COBOL/400, COOL/2E or SYNON 2e, SDA, RLU, Sub files, MS-Word, VISIO.

Confidential, Edison, NJ USA Jun 2010 – Sep 2010
Extensively involved in Analysis, design of Pharmaceutical Research documentation for their client interfacing it to their Order Entry, Billing & Accounting systems on the AS400. Involved COBOL/400, SQL, VISIO, MS-Word.

Confidential, OMAHA, NE, USA JAN 2010 – May 2010
Extensively involved as Programmer/Analyst in the enhancing modifying & development of third party marketing management software involving development, fixes to the problems, on shore off shore co ordination extensively using AS400 (i Series - Model 800), RPG/400/ILE, Embedded SQL, Stored Procedures, Views, FREE RPG, RPG III, SDA, RLU, CL, Sub files, MS – EXCEL, Access, VISIO, WORD, MKS Implementer, Clarity for managing projects.

Confidential, Nashville , TN JULY 2009 – November - 2009
Extensively involved in the enhancing modifying & development of Healthcare Management Software involving Order entry, Allergies, Pharmacy, Clinical, Financial Accounting (AR, AP, GL etc.) & reporting area. Interfacing with the Financial application (AP, AR, GL). Enhancing and developing CCHIT upgrades of the application software, extensively using AS400 (i Series - Model 800), RPG/400/ILE, Embedded SQL, Stored Procedures, Views, FREE RPG, ILE RPG, RPG IV, RPG III, SDA, RLU, CL, Sub files, MS – EXCEL, Access, VISIO, WORD, ALDON – product change management. Developing RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting.

Confidential, New York, NY, USA. May 2008 – June 2009
Extensively involved in the enhancing modifying & development of FIXED INCOME BROKERAGE SYSTEM involving sales inventory & reporting area. Interfacing with the Financial application (AP, AR, GL, trading management). Supporting the web sphere message queue and day to day enhancement and development of the application software, extensively using AS400 (i Series - Model 800), MQM - Administration, RPG III, RPG/400/ILE, Embedded SQL, FREE RPG, COBOL/400, SDA, RLU, CL, Sub files, MS – EXCEL, Access, VISIO, WORD. Developing COBOL and RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting using VISIO.

Confidential, Rochester, NY, U. S. A. Nov 2007 – May 2008Involved in the conversion from DPI to DPI software application system . Extensively using AS400 (I Series V5R4), COBOL/400, RPG IV (ILE), CL/400, DDS, DFU, RLU, SDA, Sub files, Clarity etc. Developing COBOL and RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting.

Confidential, Rockleigh, NJ, U. S. A. 3/07 – 10/07
Enhancing and modifying the parts system for the international dealers. Also upgrading to new releases of the software using ALDON (7.4C). Extensively using AS400 (I Series V5R4), COOL/2E. RPG/400 IV (ILE), CL/400, DDS, DFU, RLU, SDA, Sub files, etc. Using MS- Excel, Access, Visio, Word for documentation, ALDON. Developing RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting using VISIO.

Confidential, Fair Lawn, NJ, USA. 7/06 – 3/07Enhancing and modifying the EDI customized application for their users. Maintaining and enhancing manufacturing & supply chain applications. Financial Accounting. Extensively using AS400 (I Series V5R1), COBOL/400, RPG/IV (ILE), CL/400, DDS, DFU, RLU, SDA, Sub files, MS – EXCEL. Developing COBOL and RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting, writing the data definition and program specifications.

Confidential, New York, NY, USA. 01/06 – 7/06 Supporting the web sphere message queue and day to day enhancement and development of the application software, extensively using AS400 – (I Series MODEL 800), MQM-Series - Administration, COBOL/400, RPG/400/ILE, CL, Sub files, MS – EXCEL, Access, VISIO, WORD. Developing COBOL and RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting using VISIO.

Confidential, New York, NY, USA 06/05 - 12/05Enhancing and modifying the GB customized application for their application. Maintaining Broker & Stock Systems. Extensively using AS400 (I Series V5R1), RPG/400 (ILE), CL/400, DDS, DFU, RLU, SDA, Sub files, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) etc. Developing RPG applications.

Confidential, NJ, USA (Permanently employed) Since Jan 1994 – Apr 2005
Clients: development for UK and Middle east co’s, Petrochem- Middle East, etc.

Developing COBOL and RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting, defining the systems work flow, writing specifications for program development as well as data definition (DDS).
As Project Lead managed a team of more than 20 ONSHORE Plus OFFSHORE.

Mapping EDI for Garment Importer using EDI EXTOL software. Developed customized applications for overseas client based in Dubai For warehousing and distribution – supply chain application as senior Systems Analyst with a team of six programmer analyst, responsible for analyzing designing, developing, testing, documentation and training of the users extensively using AS400 (I Series), OS/400 (V5R1), RPG III/400/ILE, COBOL/400, CL/400, DDS, DFU, RLU, SDA, Sub files, Query, MS – EXCEL, Access, WORD. Also was involved in the EDI mapping for a garment importer in NJ, Using EXTOL (EDI) software package. Also maintained Payroll/HR for companies changing requirements using AS400 (I Series V5R1), OS/400, RPG/400 (ILE), CL/400, DDS, DFU, RLU, SDA, sub files, MS – EXCEL, Access, WORD. Also maintaining, implementing, training, enhancing financial Accounting (AR, AP, GL etc), Purchasing, Inventory, Order Entry Billing for various clients to meet the companies changing requirements using AS400 (I Series V5R1), RPG/400, CL/400, DDS, DFU, RLU, SDA, Sub files, COOL/2E etc., ALDON change management system. Worked with fixed income group to enhance and maintain the Loan Trading system. Due diligence on deals, biding, updating, funding and servicing of loans. Designing developing, implementing J2EE design patterns, Java 1.1, SDK 1.3, HTML, MS SQL 7.0

Confidential, NY, NY USA Jul 1993 – Dec 1993
As an independent consultant designed, developed and implemented their Royalty System using AS/400, COBOL/400, CL, SDA, DDS, DFU, RLU, Sub files. Developing COBOL applications, unit-testing & documenting.

Confidential, Norwalk, CT, USA Jan 1993 – Jun 1993
As an independent consultant maintaining Asset Management module of software – ASI(American Software) package to meet the companies changing requirements extensively using AS/400, OS/400, COBOL/400, CL, DDS, DBU, SDA, DFU, RLU, Sub files etc. Developing COBOL applications, unit-testing & documenting. Writing data definitions and work flow diagrams.

Confidential, NJ, USA 
Jul 1992 - Dec 1992
As an independent consultant maintaining and enhancing the warehouse and distribution (supply chain) software package for the international environment to meet the companies changing requirements extensively using AS/400, OS/400, COBOL/400, CL, DDS, DBU, SDA, DFU, RLU, Query, Sub files etc. Developing COBOL applications, unit-testing & documenting.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI, USA 
Jul 1991 – Jun 1992
As an independent consultant maintaining, implementing, training, enhancing ASI – manufacturing & supply chain software to meet the companies changing requirements extensively using AS/400, OS/400, COBOL/400, CL, DDS, DBU, SDA, Sub files etc.
Also implemented, maintained, modifying the date format for LAWSON HR- Payroll, A/R, G/L software package as per the clients requirements extensively using AS/400, OS/400, RPG/400, CL, DDS, DBU, SDA, RLU, DFU, Query, Sub files etc.
Developing COBOL and RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting.

Confidential, White Plains, NY, USA
Jan 1991 – Jun 1991.
As an independent consultant maintaining, implementing, training and enhancing payroll software package to meet the companies changing requirements extensively using IBM S/38, CPF, RPG III, CL, DDS, DBU, SDA, DFU, RLU, Sub files etc.
Developing RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting.

Confidential, White Plains, NY, USA
Jan 1990 – Dec 1990
As an independent consultant maintaining, implementing, training and enhancing HR, Payroll software package to meet the companies changing requirements extensively using IBM S/38, CPF, COBOL/38, CL, DDS, DBU, SDA, DFU, RLU, Sub files etc. Developing COBOL application, unit-testing & documenting, defining data specifications, writing work flow and program specifications.

Confidential, White Plains, NY, USA
Sep 1989 – Dec 1989
As an independent consultant maintaining, implementing, training and enhancing financial accounting to meet the companies changing requirements extensively using IBM S/38, CPF, RPG III, CL, DDS, DBU, SDA, DFU, RLU, Sub files etc. Developing and maintaining RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting.

Confidential, NY, NY, USA Apr 1989 – Aug 1989
Employed as Sr. Programmer Analyst developed software for the liquor industry including all modules from inventory, accounting, point of sale extensively using AS/400, OS/400, SYNON, RPG III, CL, DDS, SDA, RLU, Sub files, SYNON etc. Developing RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting.

Confidential Oct 1988 – Mar 1989
All New Zealand Technical Services Controller, was involved in the day to day operation of the banking MIS environment, software development, implementation extensively using IBM S/38, RPG III, Sub files, CL, etc.
Developing & maintaining RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting.

Confidential. Mar 1988 – Sep 1988
As an independent consultant maintaining, implementing, training and enhancing existing inventory module to meet the companies changing environment extensively using IBM S/38, CPF, RPG III, CL, DFU, QUERY, Sub files etc. Developing RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting. 
Confidential. Mar 1986 – Jan 1988
As Sr. Programmer Analyst maintaining, implementing, training and enhancing PRMS manufacturing & supply chain software package to meet the companies changing environment extensively using IBM S/38, CPF, RPG III, CL, DDS, SDA, Sub files etc. Also maintaining their S/36, OCL, RPG II code for the payroll software. Developing RPG applications, unit-testing & documenting.
I was involved in the system administration function like installation, operations, administration, system architecture, troubleshooting.

Confidential
Mar 1981 – Apr 1986
Permanently employed as Programmer-Analyst developing application software for their local as well as overseas client. Handled the project management of software development using the onshore/offshore
model. Extensively using COBOL/74 on Data General and UNYSIS hardware.
Trained batches of programmers in the programming languages. 
Developing and maintaining COBOL applications, unit-testing & documenting.

Education:
M S – Biochemistry
Diploma in Computer Science