SUMMARY

• More than 16 Years Extensive experience in System Design, Organization, Planning, Business Analysis, Data Analyst, Development, Testing, Implementation, Maintenance, Estimation, Documentation, Quality assurance and Process Reengineering as a Mainframe Developer,
• Fairly Diversified Application development experience using COBOL, VS COBOL II, MF COBOL, MVS COBOL, DB/2, HP Exstream Dialogue, HP Exstream Live Editor, IDMS, IMS DB/DC, CICS, JCL, SAS, VSAM, MQSERIES, SAS, Unix, Unix Scripting, PL\SQL, SQL Server, Oracle 9i, TOAD,, XML, JavaScript, Web - Aware, QMF, CA7, Control-M, SPUFI, DB2 Utilities, Platinum, INSync,, MVS, Z/OS,, TSO, ISPF, OS/390, VSE/ESA, Endeavor, ChangeMan, pvcs version control, Easytrieve Xpeditor, Intertest, Panvalet, File-Aid, Clear Case, SYNCSORT, File-Aid for DB/2, IMS, TSO, ISPF/PDF, Lotus Notes, Test Director.
• Experience using HP Exstream Dialogue tool (Version 5.0, 6.1.020 through 8.0.315) with various dialogue capabilities and HP Exstream Remote Collaboration Application, Exstream Live Editor
• Experience in HP Exstream Installation on production and development regions, create connection with database, Setup Proof concepts in HP Exstream engine, Maintain and production support, Setup in different environments, Setup different database.
• Efficient skill in Coding and interpreting Rules & Formulas, Dialogue Live Format (DLF), Demand Data Access (DDA), Creating Section Data, Section, Paragraphs, Page templates and On Demand Applications
• In-depth knowledge about handling page components; text boxes, tables, flow frames, logos, pictures, shapes, colors, relative positioning, headers, flow headers.
• Well Experience on Mainframe upgrades like Panvalet to Endeavor/ OS-390 to ZOS
• Good experience in developing JCLs using IBM Utilities and FTP.
• Good Experience in writing a Crystal Reports.
• Good experience in Database programming, Database Design, Data Modeling and Data management technologies,
• Very good experiences in handling both Batch and Online Abends.
• 24x7 On-Call Production Support for mission-critical applications.
• Daily responsibilities include a data fixing functions, running streams of batch SQL, on daily, Monthly and Weekly based, to detect inconsistencies in the data model and using the result set for mass updates to correct production tables or normal updates through File-ID.
• Experience in application development with COBOL remote stored procedures and DB2 stored procedures.
• Develop Technical Specifications from HLD and COBOL Batch Programs.
• Client and user group interaction Design and Specification development based on discussions with various users from different departments and studying the existing system.
• Strong teamwork skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels.
• Good interaction with developers, managers and team members to coordinate job tasks.
• Good knowledge on software life cycle (SDLC).
• Experience in Testing batch and online applications on the MVS platform using TSO/ISPF and CICS and Lead Testing Analyst. This individual will be responsible for the development and execution of a Test plan and Test cases, and creation of Test data, which will be used to perform system integration Testing, and directing the efforts of the other Testing analysts on the project.
• Experience in creating and verifying Test data stored on a Mainframes relational database using tools such as SQL, File-Aid, QMF, and SPUFI.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming: VS COBOL II, MVS COBOL74, COBOL85. VM COBOL, COBOL, PERL, CLIST\REXX, CICS, ORACLE SQL, SQL, PL\SQL, JCL, html, Xml, JAVA, JAVAscript, vb.

Tools: HP Exstream Dialogue, TSO/ISPF, SPUFI, Panvalet, ChangeMan, QMF, Endeavor, Xpediter, ACF2, ISPF/PDF, File-Aid for MVS/DB2, Focus, Clear Case, VisualAge, Abend-Aid, Librarian, PowerBuilder, Sync Sort, DF Sort, IBM utilities FTP, CA - Intertest, Unix, Platinum, INSync.

Environment: Z/OS, OS/390, MVS/ESA, OS/2, TSO, XE390, ES9000, ES3090, Windows Server Windows 9x/NT/XP, UNIX and MS-DOS, Microsoft Word and Excel.

Databases: DB2, IMS, Oracle & Sybase, Teradata and VSAM

Messaging Middleware: MQ Series

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Raleigh NC

Thunderhead Developer & Mainframe Architect

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing business processes and understanding impact of interface and system design decisions on technology.
• Analyze existing Mainframe system and estimate feasibility and compatibility with other programs and Estimate projects time lines.
• Analyzing Database Tables, Preparing Database design and Preparing Meta Data for new migration projects. Creating Transaction Database Table, Test database design and converting to XML data for Thunderhead tool.
• Worked on CICS and COBOL programs as web services via CICS Transaction Server (CTS) and/or CICS Transaction Gateway (CTG) and migrating to Thunderhead.
• Analyze Existing Mainframe Correspondence Climes forms, Payments forms, Overpayments forms and Appeals
• Used CA Database Performance Suite for DB2 for z/OS helps increase database administrator (DBA) productivity.
• Enhancement of program specifications based on Business Rules provided by users and development of batch and online programs using VS COBOL II, EASYTRIVE, CICS, DB2, and JCL.
• Worked on Microsoft Suite, COBOL, CICS, TSO, MVS JCL, ENDEVOR, CA Tools, SQL, DB2 and VSAM. Preferred:
• Maintaining Confidential Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Maintaining Enterprise Level Application Development.
• Creating Claims, Payments and Overpayments Document/Template using Thunderhead Client 6.0.11.16v, Layout, Assembly Rules, Stylesets, Scripts, Overlays, Choice Lists, Script Libraries, Shared Contents, Enclosures and Tables in Business Content Studio.
• Created Business Object and Sample Data xml using schema in Business Object Studio
• Troubleshooting failed Batch jobs in different environments like INT, Load Test, Production Support and Development
• Worked with templates using various Channels as Print, Archive and Email. Print Channel documents sent to Pitney Bowes for printing, Archive Channel document are stored in Alfresco which is a Document Repository.
• Troubleshooting failed Batch jobs in different environments like INT, Load Test, Production Support and Development
• Providing Directions and knowledge transfer to State Confidential Developer on the use of the Thunderhead Client Tool.
• Created Editable Documents in Thunderhead, End use can Edit Document using Edit Doc tool and can change content and Variable Data.
• Providing training and practicing for developing correspondence Templates.
• Validating the printing and ECM environment with the ECM and network team, and assist in architecture the end to end correspondence process flow (Generating, Printing, Storing in ECM, and data capture of response data back to the SCUBI System) and the definition of test cases
• Working with end-users to review legacy documents to be re-developed in Thunderhead, ensuring best practices for maintenance and consistency of templates and correspondence content
• Developing templates and testing thunderhead forms in the development environment.
• Migrating forms and Letters in the development environment to the production environment and testing.
• Data mapping and development of all output from Policy Center, Billing Center, and Claim Center systems including Quote and Application.
• Working with the Integration Server, placing the static image on the design and Data Transformer
• Proficiency in handling Pages, Documents and Applications, for maintenance and development assignments.
• Handling page components; text boxes, tables, logos, pictures, shapes, colors, relative positioning, headers, flow headers.
• Coding and interpreting Rules & Formulas.
• Handling Output file format - Post Script files, generating PDFs, Report files and Output Queue handling.

Environment: Thunderhead NOW v6.0, Java, J2EE and SOA, COBOL-II, DB2, SQL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, FTP, CA7, TSO, ISPF/PDF, DB2I, SPUFI, QMF, Endevor, Inertest, Abend-Aid, File-Aid.

Confidential - Chicago

Mainframe Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing existing system, gathering requirements design requirements documents and Preparing Business documents, assisted in preparing detailed specifications from which programs will be written.
• Involved meeting the users to gather their requirements and implement them in the system.
• Created Mainframe tables.
• Batch programming was done in IBM OS/VS COBOL using JCL while the on-line programming was done using CICS Command Level language
• Created Reports using ICETOOL in JCL’s and handled multiple mathematical calculations like Additions, Subtraction and percentages.
• Extensively used CICS transactions (CEMT, CEDF etc) and DB2 utilities (Load, Unload, Reorg, Runstat etc).
• Written new CICS programs for trigger Transactions, Testing CICS Transactions in different Regions.
• Used DB2 Select, Update, Insert and delete operations in online environment
• Loaded and unloaded the data to Test region from Production region.
• Handling daily Incidents,
• Gave table access to different users.
• Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Implementation of the new functionalities for the MCS.
• Code complex SQL queries on CICS and batch COBOL use QMF batch jobs for report writing and SPUFI as development aid.
• Used CA Database Performance Suite for DB2 for z/OS helps increase database administrator (DBA) productivity.
• Daily responsibilities include a data fixing functions, running streams of batch SQL, on daily, Monthly and Weekly based, to detect inconsistencies in the data model and using the result set for mass updates to correct production tables or normal updates through File-ID.
• Use IDCAMS to Define/Delete, Generate & Reproduce GDG’s and VSAM Datasets.
• Status reviews with clients.
• Specifications development.
• Technical reviews with clients
• Enhancement of program specifications based on business rules provided by users and development of batch and online programs using VS-COBOL, EASYTRIVE, CICS, DB2 and JCL.
• Monitoring CICS transaction activities for potential issues and fine-tuning the application. Creating web services via CICS Transaction Server (CTS) and involved in creating CICS Transaction Gateway (CTG).
• Client and user group interaction Design and Specification development based on discussions with various users from different departments and studying the existing system.
• System performance tuning and recommendations to performance fine-tuning.
• Project plans, project and resource management.
• Process improvement, trouble shooting and disaster recovery.
• Preparation of test cases, code reviews and test reviews with QA department for both batch and online.

Environment: COBOL-II, DB2, SQL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, FTP, CA7, TSO, ISPF/PDF, DB2I, SPUFI, QMF, Endevor, Inertest, Abend-Aid, File-Aid.

Confidential - Chicago - IL

Senior System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Analysis existing system, writing required technical specification for new programs and modified programs.
• Converted from Mainframe to HP Exstream and Developed new and modified existing applications using Exstream Dialogue 8.0.315 V and GMC INSPIRE Designer 6.0 V.
• Identifies the technologies that would be used for the project. Provides the overall design and structure to the application. Ensures that the project is adequately defined. Ensures that the design is adequately documented.
• Involved in writing new COBOL programs, New JCL’s, New CICS Programs, Changing existing System and writing complex DB2 Queries Views, Created Table for Testing peruse.
• Involved in conversion from ChangeMan to Endeavor, Moved around more than 3000 Components from ChangeMan to Endeavor and scheduled in CA7.
• Implemented All HP Exstream Dialogue versions from 6.1.020 through 8.0.315 and Admin Experience.
• Design the page layout, import a document design that was created using another application (i.e. Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, .rtf, etc…) in GMC designer.
• Proficiency in handling Pages, Documents and Applications, for maintenance and development assignments.
• Used HE Exstream Connectors for on demand online Applications, Mainframe Jobs will pick up whenever messages are available in J2EE server through MQ’s.
• Handling page components; text boxes, tables, flow frames, logos, pictures, shapes, colors, relative positioning, headers, flow headers.
• Coding and interpreting Rules & Formulas.
• Handling Output file format - Post Script files, generating PDFs, Report files and Output Queue handling.
• Well versed with the Interface between Dialogue and Oracle Database environment and the corresponding file transfer method for Data, PUB, PDF files.
• Developed online applications using Connectors. Working experience with OnDemand Applications, Exstream Live Editor, Dialogue Live Format, Demand Data Access (DDA) and HP Exstream Delivery Manager.
• Done data Masking around 250 tables and did performance tuning.
• Written Eazytrive Programs for comparing data from both Legacy and UI side.
• Preparing General System Requirements based on discussions with various users from different departments and studying the existing system.
• Involved in write JCL for Unload data from DB2 Tables and Views.
• Involved in writing Embedded SQL, Sequel Queries, DB2 Programs, Writing queries in QMF.
• System performance tuning and recommendations to performance fine-tuning.
• Batch processing was remediated by extensive analysis of system logs from Omegamon, recommended and fine-tuned the application to reduce the risk of production abends.
• Enhancement of program specifications based on Business Rules provided by users and development of batch and online programs using VS COBOL II, EASYTRIVE, CICS, DB2, and JCL.
• Determining GUI design preferences, re-engineering needs, and development strategies.
• Developed Tag Sets, Fonts, language handling, and page size/template handling.
• Extensively used file types “Customer Driver files”, “Reference files”, “Initialization files” “Report files” and file formats “Columnar data file”, “Delimited data file”, “XML data file”.
• Able to read in various input types such as XML, delimited and fixed length files for the dynamic content. Writing UNIX Batch Scripting and SAS Scripting.

Environment: Exstream Dialogue versions from 6.1.020 through 8.0.315, OS/390, Z/OS, COBOL, VS COBOL II, DB2, Embedded SQL, IMS, JCL, VSAM, SQL Assistant, TSO, MQSERIES, File-Aid, FTP, Expediter, IBM Utilities, Easytrieve, Endeavor, ChangeMan, ISPF, Clarity, and CA7.

Confidential - IA

Mainframe & HP Exstream Dialogue Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Analysis existing system, writing required technical specification for new programs and modified programs.
• Involved in writing Embedded SQL, Sequel Queries, DB2 Programs, Writing queries in QMF.
• Monitoring CICS transaction activities for potential issues and fine-tuning the application.
• Enhancement of program specifications based on Business Rules provided by users and development of batch and online programs using VS COBOL II, RAMIS, EASYTRIVE, CICS, DB2, and JCL.
• Generating ad hoc reports using Easytrieve + and DB2.
• Development of COBOL remote stored procedures and DB2 stored procedures
• Analyze existing system, Preparing Details Design Documents, conversion of existing Electronic Composition Technologies to Exstream Dialogue and Developing new Exstream Dialogue applications
• Designed Functional documents, Involved in writing Technical design documents, Prepared Exstream Technical design document.
• Resolve application and technical problems of the highest complexity in connection with the Dialogue applications.
• Worked as an Administrator, Installed and setup in different environments, setup Database connection with different database, Implemented in production. Created proof of concepts,
• Developed new and modified existing applications using Exstream Dialogue v7.0.604.
• Extensively used about variables and data mapping, Developed Remote Collaboration Application for User purpose.
• Proficiency in handling Pages, Documents and Applications, for maintenance and development assignments.
• Handling page components; text boxes, tables, flow frames, logos, pictures, shapes, colors, relative positioning, headers, flow headers.
• Coding and interpreting Rules & Formulas.
• Handling Output file format - Post Script files, generating PDFs, Report files and Output Queue handling.
• Well versed with the Interface between Dialogue and Oracle Database environment and the corresponding file transfer method for Data, PUB, PDF files.
• Developed online applications using Connectors.
• Developed Tag Sets, Fonts, language handling, and page size/template handling.
• Well versed with dialogue component approval process and production installation regime.
• Involved in creating Application, Documents, Data files, Pages, Sections, Paragraphs, Functions, Rules, Data dictionary.
• Used different types of tables like Simple table, automated tables, flow tables, flow frames.
• Created variables Tag sets and Placeholder.
• Extensively used file types “Customer Driver files”, “Reference files”, “Initialization files” “Report files” and file formats “Columnar data file”, “Delimited data file”, “XML data file”.
• Able to read in various input types such as XML, delimited and fixed length files for the dynamic content. Writing UNIX Batch Scripting and SAS Scripting.

Environment: Exstream Dialogue 8.0/7.0.604 , Exstream Live, Mainframe Cobol, JCL, VSAM, DB2, Endevor, Oracle RDBMS, Java, J2EE, UNIX, SAS, JCL, DB2, PERL Scripting, XML, Print Manager, AFP viewer, PDF, PostSript, MQ Queues, PUTTY, Unix Scripting.

Confidential - Iowa City - IA

HP Exstream Dialogue Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analyze existing system, Preparing Details Design Documents, conversion of existing Electronic Composition Technologies to Exstream Dialogue and Developing new Exstream Dialogue applications
• Developed proof of concepts for Answer documents, Headers sheets, Pre id Labels, Roasters etc.
• Created different documents using HP exstreme Dialogue for all the states which is involved by Confidential .
• Resolve application and technical problems of the highest complexity in connection with the Dialogue applications.
• Developed new and modified existing applications using Exstream Dialogue v6.1.20 and v6.1.22.
• Extensively used about variables and data mapping.
• Proficiency in handling Pages, Documents and Applications, for maintenance and development assignments.
• Involved in creating text boxes, tables, flow frames, logos, pictures, shapes, colors, relative positioning, headers, flow headers. Written Rules & Formulas
• Generated different output format files like AFP files, generating PDFs, Report files and Output Queue handling.
• Well versed with the Interface between Dialogue and Mainframe environment and the corresponding file transfer method for Data, PUB, PDF files.
• Created Tag Sets, Fonts, language handling, and page size/template handling.
• Worked on XML input Data, delimited and fixed length files for the dynamic content. Writing UNIX Scripting.
• Created Tables, Flow tables, Text box, Bar codes, Charts etc.
• Worked on tables like Simple table, automated tables, flow tables, flow frames.
• Created variables, Tag sets and Placeholder for dynamic purpose.
• Extensively used file types “Customer Driver files”, “Reference files”, “Initialization files” “Report files” and file formats “Columnar data file”, “Delimited data file”, “XML data file”.
• Dialogue Features used: Data Mapping done in XML as Section-based customers, Application document defined as Sections, designed Complex Tables using Automated Rows, Reports, reference files (comma-delimited), control file and initialization files and output queues - PDF and AFP. Extensively used VB in order to write the rules on the Documents, Pages, On the Row properties, Column properties and Table properties.

Environment: Exstream Dialogue 6.1.020, 6.1.022, JCL, COBOL, DB2, SAS, VSAM, File Aid, Unix Scripting, Print Manager, AFP viewer, VB, VB Script, Change Point, Team Track, CAWA, PUTTI

Confidential, Jefferson City - MO

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the requirements and preparing the technical specifications (with the help of users and discussions with other team members) for both online and batch programs.
• Analyze existing system, Prepare charts and documents describing what needs to be done and how it is to be done.
• Generate DCLGEN’s for copy books.
• Creating VSAM & Flat files, Loading and Unloading Data using Utilities
• Loading and Unloading the data to Test region from Production region.
• Used TSQs, TDQs in CICS programming with DB2 Applications
• Effective changes to both batch COBOL and CICS COBOL.
• Extensive debugging of CICS applications Using Expediter and CDEF diagnostic facilities.
• Prepared General System Requirements based on discussions with various users from different departments and studying the existing system and Documentation..
• Designed and Developed programs by using COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL and Endeavor.
• Technical reviews with Clients and Users.
• Develop test data, testing and debug programs.
• System performance tuning and recommendations to performance fine-tuning.

Environment: OS/390, Z/OS, MicroFocus COBOL, VS COBOL II, DB2, CICS, CICS WEBAWARE, VSAM, JCL, TSOInertest, File-Aid, FTP,, IBM Utilities ISPF, JavaScript, REXX

Confidential

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Coded the batch programs using COBOL, ORACLE and online using HTML.
• Developed a Crystal Reports.
• Production Support.
• Specifications development.
• Technical reviews with clients
• Client and user group interaction.
• Prepared General System Requirements based on discussions with various users from different departments and studying the existing system.
• System performance tuning and recommendations to performance fine-tuning.
• Determined GUI design preferences, re-engineering needs, and development strategies.
• Project plans, project and resource management by using MS tools.

Environment: MicroFocus COBOL, UNIX, SQL, PL/SQL, PowerBuilder, XML, HTML, UNIX, Oracle 9i, Clear Case.