SUMMARY:

• Seasoned and skilled Programmer with more than 20 years specializing in Mainframe and Objected Oriented systems analysis and development; background in the Healthcare, Automotive, Financial, Transportation Logistics, Retail and Wholesale industries.
• Strong knowledge of COBOL, DB2, SQL, JCL, IMS.
• Hands - on expertise and experience in full System Development Life Cycle and Agile Development Life Cycle from analysis through implementation.
• Polished servant leader with ability to establish productive relationships with team members and clients.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Languages: COBOL, SQL, Easytrieve, JCL, PL/I, DCL, Visual Basic, C++, FOCUS, PACBASE

Database Software: DB2, IMS, CICS, Oracle, Access, Sybase

Database Facility: SPUFI, QMF

Release Management: Endevor, Changeman

Job Scheduling: CA - 7, CA-11, XQM, RACF, CA-View, SDSF

Utilities: IBGENER, IDCAMS, SyncSort, FileAid, WinZip, ZipFile, Panvalet

Middleware: MQ Series

Fault Management: Abend-Aid, Fault Analyzer

Testing: Xpediter, Intertest, Cobol Workbench

Project Management: Application Life Cycle Management

Mainframes: IBM Z/OS, VAX/VMS

Development Methodologies: SDLC, Agile,SCRUM

Email Software: Outlook, Lotus Notes

Spreadsheet Software: Crystal Reports, Excel

Word Processing Software: Word, WordPerfect

Telecommunications: Skype, WebEx

Storage Access: VSAM

Transfer Protocols: FTP, ELIPXMIT

Editor: TSO ISPF

Process Improvement: Six Sigma, LEAN

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Mainframe Developer

Confidential

Environment: IBM TSO/ISPF, COBOL, JCL, DB2/SQL, IMS, Easytrieve, PACBASE, PL/1, SYNCSORT, IBGENER, Endevor, FileAid, Intertest, CA-7, Microsoft Office Suite Applications, HP Application Life-cycle Management, HP Service Manager, SharePoint, enABLE and Agile Application Development Life Cycle, .NET, C#, XML, WebEx, ELIPXMIT, Connect Direct

Responsibilities:

• Conducted mainframe courses for three CCA / GPSC Mainframe Application Operations new hires. Topics included JCL, TSO/ISPF, CA-7, Endevor, DB2/SPUFI, VSAM, SDSF, CA-VIEW.
• Automated Global Product Description System Part Loading process; Created five Job Control Language (JCL) jobs and five Easytrieve batch programs to replace manual dataset creation. Updated existing JCL with parameter cards to end "on the fly" changes and added automated CA-7 scheduling of jobs. End results: eliminated two to four hours of manual effort, reduced process time by 95% and eliminated 99% of errors.
• Automated Global Warranty Management month end reporting process; Developed six JCL jobs and added automated scheduling; End results: eliminated 99% manual effort.
• Assigned Development Lead to oversee a five member team responsible for Enterprise PL/I upgrades of 22 applications. Individually completed 15 program conversions.
• Fulfilled Minor Enhancement Requests (MERS) and resolved production incidents for Dealer Material Returns (COBOL) and Engineering Technology Services (PACBASE) applications.
• Served as Mainframe SME on Global Deployment & Stock Replenishment project. Provided system analysis documentation, conducted courses, served as a liaison between Business Analysts, customers, Mainframe Architecture group and project team.
• Served as Gap Tools project Mainframe SME; modified, tested and deployed over 10 JCL job and CA7schedules to upgrade from TECTIA to Secure FTP technology.
• Worked on the Canadian Payroll Transition project updating COBOL batch programs and JCL jobs to properly interact with ADP.
• Led a five member committee that explored, reviewed and revamped COBOL coding standards for CCA Mainframe group.

Cobol Programmer/QA Analyst

Confidential

Environment: COBOL, FOCUS, DB2, SQL

Responsibilities:

• Enhancing VAX FOCUS and COBOL mainframe batch and interactive invoice programs plus related DCL
• Creating new FOCUS transportation accrual cost programs, generating new and updating DB2/SQL tables
• Writing and implementing project test plans, providing business requirements and project estimates, producing technical and user system documentation s included establishing standardized procedures and policies for change management through the team LEAN process; I was ed two $100 gift s for this and other implemented recommendations.

Mainframe Programmer

Confidential

Environment: IBM TSO/ISPF, COBOL, JCL, DB2/SQL, Visual Basic, Easytrieve, Network Data Mover, DCCS (in-house change management application), Lotus Notes, SYNCSORT, IBGENER

Responsibilities:

• Gathered business requirements, composed required documentation and obtained authorization of work.
• Modified, tested and implemented a minimum total of 50+ mainframe online CICS, batch COBOL, Easytrieve and related JCL programs for financial systems mainframe Dealer Reserve and Added Value Coupons.
• Updated functionality for Visual Basic 6.0 financial application Chargeoffs including related DB2 tables, data files and Crystal reports.
• Set up new jobs schedules.
• Separated data files with IBGENER and data within files using SYNCSORT.
• Produced required documentation for three rounds of testing.

Mainframe Programmer

Confidential

Environment: IBM TSO/ISPF, COBOL, JCL, CICS, Sybase/SQL, Visual Basic, Crystal Reports, Endeavor, Lotus Notes, VSAM, IDCAMS, SYCSORT, IBGENER, FTP

Responsibilities:

• Converting a six-hour manual process into automated mainframe process by producing COBOL batch programs, related JCL batch jobs and secure FTP delivery process of customer reports/address files which eliminated SOX violations.
• Developed a Visual Basic application to track differences within Sybase SQL tables containing mortgage application information.
• Programs produced Crystal reports that identified errors which customers used to reconcile data.
• In one month successfully completed 30 system enhancements and 10 required process changes for Loan Tracker, a Visual Basic mortgage application, after a two-year halt of the project.

Mainframe Programmer

Confidential

Environment: IBM TSO/ISPF, COBOL, JCL, DB2/SQL/SPUFI, IMS, Visual Basic, Changeman, XPEDITER, MS Access, RACF, CA-7, FTP, SYNCSORT, IBGENER, FOCUS, MS Outlook, VSAM, IDCAMS

Responsibilities:

• Served as lead of National Employee Service Center ( Confidential ) Systems team; assisted other team members, provided specifications, advised supervisor(s) on assignments, conducted courses and composed related documentation on new features and applications when required, scheduled job using CA-7 responsible for system security.
• Served as the Confidential SME on Health Update to Dependent Database web system (HUDD) project. Role called for analyzing system, developing COBOL/DB2/IMS specifications and conducting code reviews.
• Reworked Confidential monthly reporting process, breaking up a 20 step JCL job into smaller, logical steps; Added a FOCUS program to determine job parameters replacing manual calculation; updated COBOL programs to forward file status data to JCL job. Enhancements eliminated parameter errors, job reruns and programmer intervention.
• Developed MS Access joint UAW/FORD Confidential Employee application which listed course information, tracked enrollment, produced reports used to evaluate employees.
• Developed MS Access Project List System used by management to track the status and progress of team projects.
• Completed Y2K conversion of Confidential . Performed related Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) analysis and resolved violations .