Mainframe Programmer Resume
New York, NY
Mainframe Programmer/Analyst
Summary
I am a dedicated and enthusiastic mainframe application developer, experienced in global merger initiatives supporting global Investment Banking and Credit technology requirements. Worked on a reengineering initiative which saved over $5 million and supported a migration from a mainframe environment to a client/server architecture.
My objective is to join a dynamic team where programming and development skills impact business and technology.
Technical Skills
Operating Systems: MVS, Z/OS, MS Windows, Novell Netware
Languages: COBOL/COBOL II, JCL, SQL
Databases: DB2, Oracle, SQL Server
Tools: VSAM, QMF, SPUFI, Endevor, ERD, CA7/CA11, File-Aid, Syncsort, DFSort, Comparex, FTP, IDCAMS, Intertest, Xpediter, Visio, MS Office Suite, Cognos Impromptu Web Reports (IWR), TOAD, SQL Navigator
Professional Experience
Confidential, New York, NY 2000-2009
Senior Programmer/Analyst, Associate
Global Exposure System Suite
Responsibilities
Extensive experience with the SDLC: Development, analysis, requirements gathering, testing and support of a global application that was utilized to facilitate approval and review of credit related exposure and served as the authoritative source of credit risk related exposure data for over 20 years.
- Provided hands-on design and coding of complex COBOL and DB2 programs.
- Collaborated with business partners to gather business and technical requirements.
- Contributed to all phases of testing including Unit, System Integration and UAT.
- Created and maintained technical documentation reflecting system conditions.
- Responsible for 24x7 on-call application support.
- Task/work queue management and issue escalation and resolution.
Achievements
- Reengineered a legacy mainframe environment which saved approximately $5MM.
- Impacted application performance and data integrity improvements as a lead technical resource.
- Saved over 3 months of manual work by creating and implementing ad-hoc processes.
Programmer/Analyst
Portfolio Analysis System Suite
Responsibilities
Development, analysis, requirements gathering, testing and support of a global reporting application suite. The application facilitated specialized reporting by standardizing credit exposure data and portfolio analysis.
- Coded and tested small, mid-size and large projects/work tasks using COBOL, DB2 and other mainframe tools/utilities.
- Collaborated with business partners to develop business and technical specifications for credit exposure feeds and reports as well as the accompanying database changes.
- Ensured system documentation was accurate and well maintained.
Achievements
- Automated a previously manual process. The task of securing data was dramatically improved by creating and installing the automation process for delivery of 100+ reports.
- Contributed to a department wide initiative that fulfilled a need to achieve CMM Level 2 Certification.
Confidential, New York, NY 1999-2000
Consultant
Portfolio Analysis System Suite
Programmer/Analyst
- Part of a team of programmers working on a large financial mainframe application.
- Responsible for coding small to mid-size technical work tasks.
- Participated in all phases of testing, including user acceptance testing.
Education, Certifications
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology 1995
Certificate in Programming
Certification in COBOL II - Master Level 2009