SUMMARY:

• I’m an IT professional consultant of Enterprise applications on a distributed platform. I have extensive experience in the IT industry, involved with full project life cycle development, using Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• I’m self - motivated with the ability to onboard projects rapidly and progressing to a productive team member quickly. My career efforts have predominantly been focused on legacy applications and mainframe modernization, across many diverse industries, and in various roles as; Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Associate Business Analyst (BA), Sr. Programmer Analyst, Programmer, Team Lead (TL), Team member and IT Consultant.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

• Z/OS, EAI, WINDOWS XP/2000/98/95
• DB2, DATACOM, IMS DB/DC, TOTL
• APS (MICRO FOCUS COBOL) EXPEDITER PL/1
• ABENDAID FORTRAN PQRY
• 7/11, ZEKE FILEAID DB2 PRINCETON TOOLS
• CICS FTP QMF
• CLIST HP QUALITY CENTER QUICKBASE
• COBOL IDEAL RSA Rational COBOL II
• CONTROL M/D/R JAVA(class) SCRUM Tools
• CHAMP JCL SDF II
• CHANGEMAN LIBRARIAN STORED PROCEDURE
• CA DETECTER LOTUS NOTES TEST DIRECTOR
• DATAMODELER MQ SERIES TIBCO EAI
• DASD MS PROJECT PLAN TSO/ISPF
• DB2 CONNECT MS OFFICE TOOLS OWLE
• DIALOG MANAGER MQueue VISIO
• EASYTREV PLUS PANVALET OS UTILITIES
• ECLISPE IDE PASCAL VSAM
• ENDEVOR PERIGRINE SERVICE CENTER XML
• CONFLUENCE TOOLS (JIRA, WIKI) BMS DATABASE TOOLS SQLHIPPA Standards SQL Server
• AGILE (Certified SCRUM Master) SDLC (Waterfall, JAD, RAD) METHOD1, MAINFRAME MODERNIZATION, ENTERPRISE Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• AUTOMOTIVE HEALTHCARE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• BANKING INSURANCE TRANSPORTATION
• COMPUTER SERVICES MANUFACTURING UTILITIES
• RETAIL FOOD DISTRIBUTION
• GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION
• BILLING (A/P, A/R) HUMAN RESOURCES PRODUCT TRACKING
• CLAIMS PROCESSING LOCKBOX PROCESSING PROJECT / TEAM LEAD
• CONVERSIONS MEDICAID/MEDICARE( Confidential ) QUALITY CONTROL/ASSURANCE
• CUSTOMER SERVICE ORDER PROCESSING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• DATA MINING PAYROLL YEAR 2000
• EDI X12 ONLINE BANKING (SBA, COMMERCIAL, BILLPAY, PAYMENT & TRANSFERS)
• HEALTHQUEST / NASCO (PROVIDER PROFILE DATA INTERFACES)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr. Mainframe Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provide mainframe support for analysis, design, code, test and implementation of new and existing programs for Confidential Small Business and Netcash (Commercial) OLB projects

Utilized: COBOL2, DB2, CICS, SQL, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, SPUFI, Changeman, Expeditor, Syncsort, BMS tools,Zeke, Easytrieve

Associate Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide requirements gathering, Functional and Technical Detail Design documents, Technical Program Specifications, data modeling, software analysis and design, interface mappings, development, test and implementation support using Agile and SDLC development methodologies, facilitating the project's scope, definition, task, time and deliverables using CA Confluence WIKI and SharePoint as repository.

Scrum Master

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead a five member pod daily standup meeting, groom pods sprint backlog, report status to product owner thus contributing to grooming of product backlog, log defects and remove pod impediments, participate in sprint planning meetings to scale sprints and estimate task, participate in sprint review and retrospect meetings, usig Confluence JIRA development tracking tool.

Utilized: TSO/ISPF, SPUFI, VISIO, AGILE (Certified Scrum Master), Confluence tools (JIRA, Wiki), RSA tools (Datamodeler), MS Office tools (Word, Excell, Powerpoint, MS Project, etc.)

Confidential, Birmingham, AL

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provide mainframe support for the Federal mandated ICD10 migration project using SDLC development methodology.
• Responsible for analysis, design, code, test and implementation of new and existing programs in anticipation of the upcoming U.S. Affordable Care Act Health Exchange implementation.
• Processed Host,(Association), Claim Data from HEALTHQUEST Profiles and NASCO interfaces.

Utilized: COBOL2, DB2, SQL, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, SPUFI, RFS, IBM Debug tools, MS Office tools, HIPPA standards

Confidential, Atlanta GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst (lead)

Responsibilities:

• Provide analysis, design, code, test and implementation of new and existing programs for the Confidential ’s, Welfare, Food Stamp and Medicaid, processing application referred to as, “SUCCESS”.
• Responsible for gathering requirements, developing logical flowcharts, targeted for code development using SDLC methodology.

Utilized: COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, QMF, Expeditor, FileAide, Easytrev, Changeman, Zek, & MS Office

Confidential, Atlanta GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst (lead)

Responsibilities:

• Supported requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, coding, testing and implementation and 24/7 production support on a rotation basis for Washington DC Confidential ICD10 conversion project.

Utilized: COBOL, CICS, SQL, DB2, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, Access, Expeditor, FileAide, Easytrev, Endevor, Zeke, & MS Office

Confidential, Atlanta GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, coding, testing and implementation for Georgia ( Confidential )
• Managed Care batch and on-line subsystem applications.
• Supported Washington DC Confidential team with defect resolutions, analysis, coding, testing, and production support.

Utilized: COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, Access, Expeditor, FileAide, Easytrev, Endevor, Zeke, & MS Office tools

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst (lead)

Responsibilities:

• Support requirement gathering, analysis, design, code, test and implementation for “ TOTL Conversion” application.
• Responsible for 60 plus conversion jobs, developed materials and teams application standards and process improvements.

Utilized: APS (Micro Focus Cobol ), COBOL II, DB2, DB2 Connect (Reflections), JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, ACCESS, SmartTest, Easytrev, MS Project & Office tools, MS Office Communicator

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported requirements gathering, organizing and maintaining procedures and application and technical documentation for the SMI (Strata Master Index) database with reverse engineering of electronic meta data to paper batch application.
• Developed process improvements and coordinated periodic audits and updates to the SMI repository database.

Utilized: COBOL II, DB2, DB2 Connect, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, Platinum, Xpeditor, Changeman, FileAide, MQ Series, Perigrine Service Center, SQL, Stored Procedures (SQL, COBOL), FTP, MS Project & Office tools

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Sr. Programmer Analyst / Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Provide analysis and programming support to the “Pricing Rationale Inventory Management Enterprise” (PRIME) project
• Developed back-end “Contract Management” interface application to process user transactions from GUI front-end interface.
• Designed and coded CICS server programs, with multi-directional communication capabilities via TIBCO EAI middleware.
• Analyzed problem ticket flow deficiencies and provided structural solutions for process improvements.
• Designed a strategy to support multiple development environments of “PRIME” application using “Endeavor” migration tool.
• Co-developed an online seminar for on MVS Cobol II, CICS, JCL, ENDEVOR, Structured Code Development and best practices for the PRIME and corporate IT community upon executive management recommendation.

Utilized: COBOL II, Datacom, CICS, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, Xpeditor, Endevor, PQRY, FileAide, TIBCO EAI, Sametime, Remedy, SQL, MS Project & Office tools, MQ Series, FTP, XML, SDF II, Quick-base, Test Director

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst (Lead)

Responsibilities:

• Support analysis, design, code, test and implementation to prod as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for State of Virginia Confidential (MARS) Sub-system mainframe modernization project.
• Co-designed solution to integrate MARS VSAM sub-system with up-stream DB2 based Confidential sub-systems.
• Strong interaction with client and team groups.

Utilized: COBOL II, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, OWL, Xpeditor, Endevor, Princeton DB2 Tools, FileAide, MQ Series, FTP, MS Office Tools, VISIO, SDLC Methodology, HIPPA standards

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Member subsystem, Medicaid/Medicare Beneficiary Data Exchange System, (BENDEX)
• Provider sub-system, Network Interfaces and Interactive Voice Response Sub-system, (IVR).
• Strong interaction with client, managers and other sub-system teams.

Utilized: COBOL II, DB2, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, OWL, Xpeditor, Endevor, FTP, VISIO, MS Project & MS Office Tools, NIKU Time & Workbench, Platinum Tools, FileAide, MQ Series, Test Director, CA Detector, SDLC Methodology, HIPPA standards

Confidential, Buckhead, GA

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed an in-house Driver Applicant Compliance Verification system to interact with Department of Transportation feeds.
• Provide analysis and design solutions for the Human Resource Departments’ field operations “Store Level Entry” Kiosk program.
• Strong interaction with client and team groups.

Utilized: COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, TSO, Xpeditor, Endevor, XML (Class), MS Office Tools, JAVA (Class), MQ Series

Confidential, Decatur, GA

Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Built and lead a four person “Infrastructure” team to develop “QA” procedures and “Application Programming” standards.
• Supported application development resolutions for various batch and on-line applications; (Billing, Operations and Reporting).
• Strong interaction with client and team groups.

Utilized: COBOL, COBOL II, PL/1, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, TSO, Xpeditor, ZEKE, DITTO

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided batch and on-line applications support for Y2K impact analysis, conversion of Easytrev Plus and VS Cobol programs to Cobol II, and documentation using SDLC for their Transportation Management System (TMS), Distribution Billing and Accounting System (DBAS), Order Fulfillment System (OFS) and Returns Management System (RMS).

Utilized: COBOL, COBOL II , Easytrev, CICS, JCL, VSAM, DB2, IBM ES/9000, Windows 95, FileAide, Platinum Tools,

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported coding, defect resolution and 24/7 rotation production support and strong client interaction for their Special Customer Arrangement Repository System (SCARS), and several Quarterly Release Development projects, (Forecast Reporting, Data Mining and Cobol II Conversion projects).

Utilized: COBOL, COBOL II, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, TSO, File-Aid and DB2, ENDEVOR and OS UTILITIES

Confidential Inc. - Atlanta, GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst - Consultec, Inc. - Roswell, GA

• Provided analysis, design, code, test and documentation using SDLC for batch and online WV ’ Confidential (MARS) subsystem.
• Support conversion of batch and on-line Cobol VSE to Cobol II programs for the State of Iowa’s, “MARS” application.
• Develop and maintain a new DB2 Data Dictionary, defining terms, fees and conditions for MAR reports.

Utilized: MVS/390, JCL, ISPF, DB2, CICS, COBOL 77, COBOL II, VSAM, OWLE, EXPEDITOR, FILEAID

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided application efficiency analysis, programming support, tracking and validating EDI transmissions and Production ABEND resolutions, for the “Away from Home” sectors,' Electronic Data Interface (EDI), inbound (1850s) and outbound (1860s) Invoice transactions.

Utilized: IBM 9021/MVS, TSO/ISPF, JCL, ENDEVOR, IDEAL/DATACOM, COBOL, COBOL II, DB2/SQL, PL/1, VSAM, IDCAMS, INFOPAC, EDI Versions 2002/3020, TOSS Email, Windows 95, MS Word and Excell