Application Analyst Resume
Atlanta, GA
PROFILE:
- Over 20 years of extensive experience in Analysis, Design, Development of Mainframe Applications using COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, Endevor, Changeman, EASYTRIEVE, File - Aid, Expeditor, etc.
- Extensive and diversified experience in batch, online (CICS) and real time software development, system analysis and maintenance programming.
- Experience in Version control tools like Endevor and Changeman.
- Substantial experience in debugging programs and fixing issues using debugging tools such as expeditor.
- Proficient in TSO/ISPF, COBOL, CICS, BMS, DB2,MQ SERIES, VSAM, JCL, PROC, SYNCSORT, EASYTRIEVE,and other Mainframe tools/Utilities like ENDEVOR, XPEDITOR, SQL,SPUFI, QMF, CA7,ZEKE,NDM,CSF,IBM DEBUG TOOL,INTERTEST,FILE MANAGER,CONTROL-M,SUPER-C, SQL Developer, SQL Assistant
- Expertise in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Methodologies & Validations to ensure the Quality Assurance Control.
- Provided 24/7 production supports to Mainframe system, which includes support during night batch run, providing temporary fix to JCL during batch abends to avoid delay.
- Implementation of ISO standards for documentation of Defect Logs, Test Plans, Activity Documents, Timesheet entries and Reviews.
- Closely worked with business users at various stages of the project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development and testing.
- Excellent analytical /problem solving skills on diverged technical environments.
- Business Function Analysis with High and Low Level Design.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: MVS/ESA, MS-DOS, WINDOWS-95/98/00/NT/XP, OS390.
Hardware: IBM ES/9000 3090, OS390, OS/Z Series
Utilities: TSO/ISPF, FILE-AID, EXPEDITOR, FILE-MANAGER, IBM-DEBUGGER, INTERTEST
Languages: COBOL, JCL, EASYTRIEVE, SQL
Tools: XPEDITER, SDSF, SPUFI, SUPER-CE, QMF, TSO/ISPF, SYNCSORT, EASYTRIEVE, DFSORT, FILEAID, FILE MANAGER, GDG, IDCAMS,IEBGENER, FTP, NDM, CHANGEMAN, INFOMAN,ENDEVOR,CA7,CSF, ZEKE,XNET,EXPORTER,MS-OFFICE,HP SERVICE CENTRE,CA SERVICE DESK, CONTROL-M, SQL DEVELOPER, SQL ASSISTANT, CLARITY,CA-7,MQ,RAA,UNITTECH
Database: DB2, VSAM, ORACLE
OLTP: CICS
Methodologies: WATERFALL,AGILE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, ATLANTA,GA
Application Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Back End Systems handles the processing of various merchant settlement files and generates the corresponding funding files for the banks and card associations.
- Back End Systems consist of several applications that executes on IBM mainframe platform using COBOL 5, CICS, DB2 and VSAM.
- As an Application analyst, obtained requirements from business users, created design documents, developed and implemented changes to add new functionality to the application.
- Majority of the changes pertained to implementation of XML funding files to various banks as per guidelines provided by the bank.
- Handled all software development lifecycle stages (gathering requirements thru code deploy) for various application changes requested. Most of the changes were developed simultaneously.
- Code deployment was managed using Servicedesk Provided on-call application support.
Environment: IBM 3090, COBOL 5, CICS, DB2, VSAM, JCL, Endevor, CA7, Panvalet, MS Office suite, XML, Sharepoint, Rational Asset Analyser.
Confidential, ATLANTA, GA
Senior Developer
Responsibilities:
- Senior Developer responsible for Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of Projects/ small enhancements as well as maintenance and on-call production support for Confidential Divisional Accounting Systems(DAS) applications which are primarily responsible for regularly generating financial reporting information for the Corporation at different levels. Projects worked on included the Single View Inventory(SVI) and Omnichannel Actuals.
Environment: IBM Mainframe MVS, COBOL,JCL,VSAM,CICS,ENDEVOR,DB2,TERADATA, TIBCO DESIGNER, HAWK, TIBCO EMS, INFOMAN, GEMS, SVN,IAPI, SQL DEVELOPER, SQL ASSISTANT, ECLIPSE, SOAP U/I,MARTA,TIBCO ADMINISTRATOR.
Confidential, ATLANTA, GA
Senior Developer/Technical Team Lead
Responsibilities:
- Senior Developer and Team Lead Responsible for managing a team involved in Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of Projects/ small enhancements as well as maintenance and production support
Environment: IBM Mainframe MVS, COBOL,JCL,VSAM,CICS,ENDEVOR,DB2
Confidential
System Testing Team Lead
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for system testing of new enhancements as well as maintenance requests for the Membership and Billing application of Confidential .
Environment: IBM Mainframe MVS, COBOL,JCL,VSAM, IMS
Confidential
Senior Developer/Technical Team Lead
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Analysis, design, development and implementation of IBM Mainframe solutions for new implementations and upgrades of the Vantage system of Confidential.
- Implemented several change requests to customize functionality in the FA,FD and RPS applications of the Vantage System for Life Insurance and Annuities
Environment: MVS, COBOL,JCL,VSAM,DB2,CICS, Vantage