PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

• Confidential has over 27 years of experience in the Information Technology Industry.
• He has worked as a Software Customer Support Analyst, Quality Assurance Analyst, Programmer, Programmer/Analyst, Project Leader and Systems Analyst in Software Development, healthcare, financial, automotive and steel manufacturing industries.
• His prior positions have included the following job functions:
• Confidential responsibilities included assisting clients with the installation of APS products such as Hiperstation, File Aid for IMS and Non - Confidential software tools.
• Project Leader - Supervised a team of programmers that enhanced and developed an interface module to accept customer orders in multiple electronic data transfer formats for a major steel manufacturing corporation Order Entry System.
• The testing and implementation of the Order Entry System was successfully completed within the estimated time allowed in the project specifications.
• Senior Programmer Analyst - Confidential has good programming and analytical skills in a mainframe environment in a variety of applications such as manufacturing, financial and insurance industry. Coupled with computer business networking experience at a major big city public school system.
• In addition, proficient in Filed-AID for IMS and Hiperstation for VTAM applications, and have extensive knowledge creating test plans, test cases and testing schedules.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Project Leader
• Programmer Analyst
• Product Testing Development
• Soft and Hard Asset Management

ANCILLARY SKILLS:

Microsoft Operating System

Microsoft Office

OS DOC

CARS Workbench

QADirector

Hyperstation for VTAM

ChangePoint

File-AID for IMS

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

COBOL / COBOL II

DB2

DB2 STORESED PROCEDURE

SQL

IMS/DB/DC

CICS

TSO/ISPF

OS/JCL

PANVALET

SPUFI

VSAM

CA7

CHANGEMAN, XPEDITER

FILE-AID

FILE-AID FOR IMS

TALLY SYSTEMS

CONNECT DIRECT

QA DIRECTOR/CAR WORKBENCH

CHANGE POINT

HIPERSTATON FOR VTAM

APS Programs

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

Confidential, Southfield, Mi

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Environment: MS Office, COBOL, APS, JCL, VSAM, DB2, SPUFI, TSO, CA7, PUPS and IMS shop.

Responsibilities:

• Duties consists of maintaining and developing Unicode logic in the existing programs to support the Confidential Applications.
• Support Business Analysts with request regarding retrieval of data on production DB2 tables.
• Created Test Data to perform program unit testing coupled with Program and JCL walkthroughs.
• Participated on Analyst on call rotations.
• Executed Dealer Checks Applications routinely.
• Executed GLSUMM & Wall Street Suite Test Applications and load files to the PeopleSoft System - ERM testing routinely.
• Supported DAN & ADE Application - ERM testing routinely.

Confidential, Fremont, Michigan

Mainframe Sr. Programmer Analyst

Environment: MS Office, COBOL, APS, JCL, VSAM and IMS shop.

Responsibilities:

• Consists of developing business cards, fliers and documentations that specifies activities for individuals, entrepreneur’s organizations and church events.
• Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and Publisher were tools used to develop documentations and presentations to the organization’s members. On many occasions Serif and Adobe products were also use for the same.
• Consists of teaching the sport of fencing to youth and adults in a variety of communities in the metro Detroit area.
• As a mainframe Sr. Programmer/analysts - - duties consist of developing enhancement modules to existing applications from written specifications and requests from clients. Tools used to document and tests functionality were as follows

Sr. Programmer Analyst/System Developer/Quality Assurance

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Utilizing the Cars Workbench and QADirector to develop scripting test procedures for software products.
• Developing functional test case requirements from Architectural Design Details and document Release Definitions.
• Duties consists of decomposing the Release Definitions into Functional Test Requirements (FTR) and Test Requirements (TR) format in order to create test scripts and test cases for newly developed enhancement to product before distribution to the General Public.
• Primary Owner of the Hyperstation for VTAM, Automatic Testing Vehicle (ATV):
• Responsibilities consists of executing applicable ATVs for all currently supported releases on a weekly basis, if necessary, to validate recent fixes.
• Responsible for approving/rejecting all ATV requests, communicate the status of each ATV request to the applicable Developer and Management.
• Once a fix has been validated via the ATV run, responsible for incorporating the failing scenario into the ATV. Validate the maintenance PRD.
• Promote maintenance files to update media files for distribution and verify and approve promoted files.
• Provide supplemental ad - hoc testing for critical/high-profile issues to ensure product quality.
• Streamline the quarterly FILE4 test/approval process.
• For each enhancement within my assigned product, created Unit Test Plans while receiving guidance from the applicable Developers.
• While the Developers are designing/implementing enhancements, responsible for creating all of the test assets needed for the various enhancements.
• Created all test cases based on the priority/impact of the enhancements.
• Automate all test cases that were identified as requiring automation within the Unit Test Plans.
• Participate in all reviews and meetings regarding assigned products.
• Tracking project plans to meet all of the milestones and key deliverables on schedule.
• When necessary, responsible to pick up ATV tasks for another product in order to keep the team on schedule.