Computer Operator, IBM Mainframe Resume Indianapolis, IN - Hire IT People

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An Analyst who is thorough, dedicated and a tenacious problem solver, developing strong working relationships and producing quality work.
Expertise includes performing quality assurance tasks, designing and testing code, troubleshooting and processing of mainframe products.
Proficient in using Job Control Language and Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Indianapolis, IN

Computer Operator, IBM Mainframe

Responsibilities:

Confidential - Madison, WI

Computer Operator, IBM Mainframe

Responsibilities:

Monitor and troubleshoot PC and mainframe jobs.
Responsible for ensuring dat all programs/jobs in teh order of 3000 per week completed successfully on PC and mainframe and in a timely manner
Investigated job failures
Attended to job abends by copying bad data into bypass files, deleting bad records, and/or restarting jobs at failed steps
Created Remedy tickets to document abends and their fixes
Changed JCL and implemented JCL overrides to resolve issues, which resulted in teh schedule running on time
Monitored building alarms and reported all issues to Security

Confidential - Rock Island, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

Perform quality assurance testing on all software changes, PC or mainframe, completed by teh programming area. Provide backup Operator support for IBM mainframe - On call 24/7.
Modified JCL to test programs, GDGs, VSAMLIBs, and PROCs before moving from development to production; Verified dat all programs, PROCs, etc. follow company guidelines
Coordinated testing and implementation between Programming and Operations.
Created system flowcharts for new and changing programs/jobs; Documented all system issues, problems, etc. and performed follow-up tasks to resolve them

Confidential - Bloomington, IL

Systems Analyst, IBM Mainframe

Responsibilities:

Responsible for creating new systems and maintaining existing systems within teh financial domain area. Perform timely Financial Domain program maintenance for a variety of PLI and COBOL systems, including Auto Rating, Abandoned Property, Cash Disbursed, and Claims (Accounting Reporting), thus meeting strict deadlines for legislative changes.
Researched, designed, coded, and tested a host system Mutual Funds Rewrite using COBOL/DB2/IMS to retrieve fund naming and pricing info for eventual web page display, thereby cutting processing time per transaction by 50%
Created extensive systems documentation, including hierarchy, system flow, and interface charts using Visio; system overviews in Lotus Notes; system requirements in EXCEL; step-by-step procedural instructions in Microsoft Word; test plans and test cases for unit and system testing; Performed proofreading and editing of business partners’ documents
Conducted interviews with Business Analysts and Systems Analysts to identify and isolate changes, which resulted in a thorough design of systems