PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

I am a very highly motivated Technical lead Lead/Applications Systems Developer with over 30 years of rich experience in all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle - initiation, scoping, planning, design, development, testing, QA, UAT, implementation, and support. Has experience in small, midrange, and mainframe platforms including Windows Server NT through 2008, Unix Solaris, AIX, and Linux. Has extensive Mainframe experience in ALC, COBOL, IMS, DB2, CICS, VSAM, CA7, ZEKE, CONTROL-M, TSO, SyncSort and JCL. Has extensive midrange experience in AutoSys, Korn shell, Java, C++, Oracle, SQL, Apache, Tomcat, and WebSphere. Has small platform experience in Windows Server and Visual C++. He is a highly skilled, analytical problem-solver with the ability to quickly learn new technologies and being a great team collaborator working in a fast paced environment. An effective communicator who can easily interface with end-users, technical teams and professionals at all levels.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Java, C++ (gcc), Tomcat, WebSphere, Apache, XML, PRPC, Oracle, SQL Server, Eclipse, JSP, Maven, Ant, Subversion, UNIX, Linux, Shell Script, AutoSys.

COBOL, ALC, DB2, Spufi, QMF, IMS, JCL, CICS, VSAM, Xpediter, Intertest, FileAid, CA7, ZEKE, Easytrieve, SyncSort, REXX, TSO, Roscoe, ChangeMan, Apollo, FTP, NDM, ENDEVOR, Control-M.

MS: Office Suite of Products, Visual C++, IIS, KOFAX Document Image Scanning suite.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Westlake, TX

Contract Mainframe Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Helped to developed and maintain all aspects of the Mainframe batch/CICS system.
• Part of a multi-member onshore/offshore team that designed, developed, and maintained the Confidential PAS Fee, Billing and Allocations applications.
• Successfully debugged and implemented fixes for numerous production issues.
• Streamlined and consolidated several long-running processes.
• Enjoys serving as mentor to the younger members of the team sharing experience and knowledge.

Confidential, Arlington, TX

VP Application Developer Lead

Responsibilities:

• Part of a multi-member onshore/offshore team that designed and developed the PRPC applications.
• Successfully refreshed the applications to new hardware infrastructures.
• Worked on transitioning older application functionality to newer systems in other divisions.
• Currently working on upgrading all applications in my area to most recent PRPC version.
• Performed POC upgrades on several of the applications to determine viability and needed break fixes from the vendor.

Environment: AIX, Linux, IBM Java 6 and 7, WebSphere 7.0 and 8.5, Tomcat, Apache, Oracle 11g, PRPC 6.1 and 7.1, XML, Shell Script, C++, SQL, Endevor, Eclipse, TOAD, Subversion.

Production Support Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for production support of various applications within the Confidential.
• Lead the Y2K conversion of Sterling Software’s Vector Returns/Exceptions and Inquiry systems.
• Actively assisted in migrating the PEGA Works PLI mainframe system and data to the C++ UNIX based system.
• Actively contributed to the first PRPC Unix application deployment.
• Migrated all of the original Unix Adjustments applications from Sun E10K frames to newer F15K frames.
• Converted all BEA WebLogic and Iplanet/SunOne applications to Apache/Tomcat.
• Actively contributed to the integration of all Confidential Financial Research and Adjustment applications during the Confidential /Bank One merger.
• Migrated all of the Unix Adjustments applications from Sun F15K frames to new T2550 servers in new data center after the merger.
• Converted several standalone mainframe programs and job flows to Unix Java, C++ and shell scripts.
• Used Unix Shell scripts, SQL, and C++ extensively to come up with solutions to fix production problems which otherwise would have been a manual process.
• Provided 24x7 production supports on a rotational basis.

Environment: Java, WebLogic, XML, UNIX, Shell Script, Oracle, SQL, ALC, COBOL, CICS, Easytrieve, Syncsort, TSO, JCL, FileAID, Xpediter, ChangeMan, CA7, ZEKE.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Mainframe Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Contract for hire to support the Sterling Software Vector Returns/Exceptions and Inquiry systems.
• These systems were Mainframe applications written in ALC/CICS/IMS/VSAM used to warehouse and process Check Capture items and process Check Returns and Exceptions.
• Analysis, Design, Coding, Unit Testing and support system test, integration test.
• Actively contributed to the integration of these applications during the Confidential merger.

Environment: ALC, CICS, IMS, VSAM, JCL, TSO, ChangeMan, Intertest, Xpediter, NDM, Syncsort, FileAID, CA7.

Confidential, Ft. Worth, TX

Senior Mainframe Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the analysis, design, coding, testing, and support of various financial book keeping mainframe applications including profit/loss, general ledger and credit card processing systems.
• Batch and CICS applications using ALC, COBOL, VSAM and JCL.
• Analysis, Design, Coding, Unit Testing and support system test, integration test and full-cycle test. Also performed production support on a rotational basis.
• Actively contributed to performance improvements as the processing resources of the time were much more limited than they are now.
• Implemented one of the first Visual Basic client server applications in the company that utilized a relational database.

Environment: COBOL, ALC, CICS, JCL, TSO, Roscoe, ChangeMan, DB2, SPUFI, Intertest, Xpediter, Syncsort, RPG, Visual Basic.