SUMMARY:

• Over thirty (30) years I.T. experience including Systems Analysis, design, Software development and implementation in Mainframe / Client Server / PC environments... Also, Mainframe / Midrange architecture administration and management.
• Extensive project leadership, senior programming / analysis and Systems Department Management and Development Supervisory experience.
• Very experienced in Developing Functional, Detailed Specifications.
• 27+ years mainframe incorporating COBOL, CICS and CICS PLEX, JCL, Assembler, IMS and DB2/SQL
• 6 years Data Conversion Experience including Mainframe to Client Server (Mainframe DB2 to Oracle Data Warehousing) and other EPCIDIC to ASCII conversion projects for Web and Server based systems.
• Over 10 Years Financial experience as well as 4 years banking. Third Party Financial package installation and tailoring (MSA, McCormick & Dodge, Walker) General Ledger, Fixed Assets, AR/AP, Payroll.
• 11 years Health Care Insurance Experience including BC/BS and MMIS systems
• 12 Years of State Government experience.
• MicroFocus - NetExpress and MF Cobol / RM Cobol
• 7 Years QA experience utilizing Rational Suite, QTP, SharePoint
• Very experienced in developing QA Test Plans, Use Cases, Manual and Automated testing procedures, Load Runner/Win-Runner and IBM Rational Suite
• Complete front-end web development: Analysis, concept, Design, Programming/Graphic Design
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: SQL, COBOL, COBOL II, CICS Command & Macro, Assembler, Natural, Assembler, Data-Com, PL/1, SAS, FOCUS, Micro-Focus Cobol, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML

Databases: Oracle, DB/2, ADABAS, Total, IMS, MySQL, SQL Server

Hardware: IBM 30XX, IBM 390, 90XX, SYS 34/36/38, PC, Linux/Windows Servers, AMDAHL, DEC VAX PDP11

Operating Systems & Utilities: Z/OS, OS/390 OS/MVS/XA/ESA, DOS/VSE/SP, VM/CMS, MS/DOS, Linux, TSO/ISPF, ROSCOE, PANVALET, TPX, VPS, VTAM, ENDEVOR, DYNAM D/T, FILE-AID, ABEND-AID, CICS Playback, XPEDITER, VSAM/IDCAMS, Easytrieve. LIBRARIAN, ICCF, JCL, I-Series CL, SYS 34/36 CL, CHANGEMAN, CICS/PLEX, SPUFI, QMF, Supernatural, Windows - all versions including Server, SQL Server, AIX, SUSE LINUX, Oracle Business Objects, MicroFocus Net Express, Control-M

Applications Software & Utilities: MSA Financial, Purchasing, Inventory Control, M&D General Ledger, SMS Medical Systems, SharePoint, IBM Rational Suite, Quality Center, COPICS, MS Project Manager, Workbench, MS Excel, MS Word, VISIO, FLOW. Most Popular IBM and Third Party (C.A. etc.) Utilities, EZ/T. Load Runner, Win Runner Full Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

S tate of Wyoming Medicaid

Senior Mainframe - Analyst/ Development Lead - MMIS

Responsibilities:

• Currently finishing up the design/coding of the Social Security number Replacement project for Medicare. Working with CMS on the Cross system between SSN and the new MIB (Medicare Identification Number). This will handle the transactions for Buy Back systems, etc. as well as other transactions which are processed thru MMIS and CMS.
• Duties included Analysis, Design, Coding as well as manual and automated QA functions with creation of Unit/Systems test scripts, Regression testing and UAT.
• COBOL II, CICS/PLEX, DB2, and VSAM based.

Confidential

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on a short-term project team whose responsibility was to complete the re-design/development of the client’s military health insurance system. The system had been previously developed but had several issues once leaving QA. With the original development team reassigned, I was brought in to complete the changes and successfully pass through Quality Assurance.
• This system was COBOL/CICS/DB2/VSAM based in an IBM Mainframe Z/OS environment.

Confidential

Senior P/A - Applications Development Lead

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance/Updates/Redesign of the Minnesota MMIS system. Some Applications are MQ based but primarily Mainframe COBOL II, CICS/PLEX, DB2, and VSAM based.
• Worked mainly with Claims, COB, TPL, MARS, and Prior Authorization areas of the MMIS system.
• Duties included Analysis, Design, Coding as well as manual and automated QA functions including creation and performing of Unit/Systems test scripts, Regression testing and UAT.

Confidential

Mainframe & Midrange - Senior Engineer / Production Support Lead

Responsibilities:

• Directed all Mainframe/Midrange Production Support efforts. Ticket assignment, monitoring, ticket resolution
• Additionally, responsible for Mainframe/Midrange Systems Design, coding and project tracking. Led 14-member development staff on various projects.
• Perform Applications programming in COBOL, PL/1, Assembler and NATURAL utilizing CICS Command and Macro level coding, as well as PLEX transaction processing as required on Z/OS Mainframe and I-Series as well as systems design with MQ, WebSphere and AIX 7.0 on the Midrange platform.
• Handled most Software Administration duties (i.e. ROSCOE, TPX, Z/OS, TSO, VPS, VTAM, Storage Management, WebSphere, Windows / LINUX Servers).

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Functioning as Software Engineer III performing new development as well as maintenance on existing systems.
• Successfully completed the company 1099 project, as well as the 2013 HCPCS Procedure Code and Pricing update project, additionally performed several Claims Recycling and Adjustment Projects. Involved in the design/coding of the Physicians reimbursement project and DRAMS system.
• Environment consisted of IBM Mainframe technologies with COBOL, CICS, programming as well as PLEX trans processing, Assembler, IMS DB, also MQ development. Agile design and development procedures utilized.

Confidential

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Function as Lead Programmer/Analyst in the design, coding, implementation and maintenance of varied State Applications Including Adoption, Juvenile Justice and financial aid
• Converted windows server Cobol/Sybase based child support system to Linux Red hat based Linux Server Cobol/MySQL based system. Required modifying an available open source Cobol Compiler to work with COBOL embedded SQL accessing a MySQL database
• The technical environment consists of COBOL II, Assembler, DB2, IMS, CICS, PowerBuilder/Sybase, RM COBOL, Easytrieve, TSO/ISPF on IBM mainframe and Linux Server Platforms.

Confidential

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate/Manage QA functions for the State of North Dakota Medicaid Replacement project
• Coordination of automated testing tools and creation of Manual procedures including Bug archives and Regression testing schedules.
• Perform both Manual and Automated QA functions. Black, Grey and White Box testing.
• Functioned as IBM Rational Tools Administrator, Assistant SharePoint Admin

Confidential

Senior Mainframe Development / Lead QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Design, Develop, Code and Perform Maintenance on Mainframe based applications. Mainly in the Deposits, ACH and ATM business systems.
• Perform Data Conversion Duties (Mainframe DB2 to Oracle DB and Web based MySQL)
• Check Clearing / Imaging Systems / ATM Systems
• Monitored Weekly LD’s with input from several sources as new quarterly releases were being developed. Load, Regression and Stress Testing. Used ClearQuest, ClearCase, SharePoint and Mercury tools for QA Projects.
• Environment consists of IBM mainframe, Cobol, Assembler, PL/1, CICS/PLEX, DB2/QMF/SQL, IMS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, MVS, FOCUS, EASYTRIEVE, ENDEVOR

Confidential

Lead Dev Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate/Manage QA functions for the clients Enterprise Data Warehouse product. Coordination of automated testing tools and creation of Manual procedures including Bug archives and Regression testing schedules, SharePoint document archiving..
• Performed Mainframe DB2 to Oracle data conversion Created all source to target documentation and designed test plan for post conversion.
• Performed both Manual and Automated hands on QA functions for the clients Enterprise Data Warehouse product in both the Mainframe and Client Server environments.
• The newly purchased system is being populated from the current Mainframe based VSAM files.
• Systems implemented include Commercial Loans (Shaw), Deposit Accounts (ACLS), Mortgage/Escrow, and Customization (RCIF).,
• Utilized AGILE design and development methodologies.
• The Environment consists of IBM 390 MVS, VSAM, DB2, CICS, TSO/ISPF, and LAN Based Oracle Server Using Business Object

Confidential

Lead Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance/Updates/Redesign of the New Mexico Human Services Systems including MMIS, Food Stamp and Child Support Enforcement. Systems which are mainly COBOL II, CICS, DB2, ADABAS. Easytrieve Plus and VSAM based.
• Duties included Analysis, Design, Coding and both manual and automated QA including creation and performing of Unit test scripts, Regression testing an UAT.
• Utilities Used included Expeditor, CA7, Changeman.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed complete design/rewrite to the existing Nevada Legacy MMIS Claims Systems.
• Coordinated and performed all QA functions including Systems/Unit/Regression and UAT.
• Also aided in the HIPAA conversion of the PA portion for The State of Virginia MMIS.
• The Nevada system was 50% manual and had to be developed from scratch and any current data files were converted and modified to achieve all current compliancy issues. My work was focused primarily in the Pharmacy and Prior Auth modules.
• Environment consisted of COBOLII, Assembler, DB2 (w/spufi & qmf), Adabas/Natural, CICS, VSAM, MVS, TSO/ISPF. FOCUS reporting, Change control handled thru Endeavor, scheduling thru CA7.
• Heavy systems regression testing/QA including. black/grey box.

Confidential

Sr. Software Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Internet Banking Software, enhancements utilizing COBOL II and CICS Transaction Server for OS 390, version 4, Release 1.
• The project involved creating transaction objects, designed in MS Visual C++, UNIX, APS to be call-able from Visual Basic modules. These are sent through an Adapter Layer using CICS/PLEX Transaction Gateway to access Data Stores, which run on a Financial Institution's Mainframe System, one of which is the Interpose Transaction Engine.
• Responsible for coding the Alert Trigger Processing for version 4, as well as aiding in the design of version 5.
• The "back end" portion in which the Alerts are being coded are Datacom & COBOL II/CICS Command Level based.

Confidential

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Was responsible for a variety of duties which included the installation and implementation of Computer Associates Masterpiece financial packages, design and coding of a number of manufacturing and sales related programs written primarily in COBOL/CICS and ADABAS/NATURAL, Easytrieve, TSO/ISPF.
• Trained data processing staff in CICS and MVS JCL.

Confidential

Supervising Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed and implemented the Real-time Adjudication portion of the DRAMS Drug Claim System.
• This is an IBM 3090/DB2/CICS on-line system that tracks and administers client drug claims.
• Worked with a project team whose responsibility was to re-design/develop the Cost sharing module of the company’s Facility Claims system.
• Performed a large portion of the initial investigative and re-design work.
• Was responsible for test plan development, as well as taking part in the re-coding effort.
• This system was COBOL/CICS/VSAM based in an IBM Mainframe OS environment with TSO/ISPF.

Confidential

Lead Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Was responsible for designing and developing an on-line Accounts Receivable System.
• Developed several of the on-line entry and real-time update/maps as well as batch transaction edit programs.
• The system was written in COBOL & Assembler utilizing DB2/SQL and CICS, file structure consisted of DB2 tables and VSAM KSDS/ESDS files.
• The environment was IBM mainframe with attached Novell LAN.
• Utilized SPUFI & QMF heavily.