Consultant Resume
Dallas, TX
SUMMARY:
Have a background in Mainframe and PC programming and analysis. Experience in analysis, design, Systems Development Lifecycle, Structured Methodologies, programming, testing, implementation and maintenance. Equally adapt performing as a Programmer/Analyst or Business Analyst.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Languages: COBOL, COBOL II, COBOL (CICS Command Level), ALC, FORTRAN, PL1
On - line Source Program Editors: TSO/ISPF, ROSCOE
Source Library Maintenance: Panvalet, Librarian
Mainframe Database Systems: DB2, SQL, IDMS, System 2000
Mainframe Operating Systems: OS/MVS/XA/JES2/JES3, OS/VS2/HASP
Other Mainframe Software: IBM JCL, IBM Utilities, VSAM, Easytrieve, DYL280, FileAid, Confidential, REXX, Endevor, Expediter, CLIST, CA7, NDM
Networks: Novell, Windows, Windows NT
PC Operating Systems: DOS 3.3, Windows, Linux. Macintosh
PC Software: SQL, Word, Word Perfect, Excel, Access, Visio, DataFlex, Microfocus COBOL
Hardware: IBM 30XX, 43XX, 370, AMDAHL 470, IBM System/34
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Dallas, Tx
Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Performed enhancement and maintenance to cardholder downstream applications that produces customer statements, letters, welcome packages, mailers, inserts, paperless statements, and credit bureau files for reporting agencies.
- Participated in Card Services conversion to accommodate Confidential data with Confidential legacy data.
- Performed Unit Testing to COBOL, VSAM, and DB2 programs that applied to cardholders and bank file updates using the cardholder activities.
- Provided User Acceptance (UA), System Integration (SIT), Systems, and Verification testing.
- Migrated elements to Mainframe using Endevor.
- Created and executed test plans and cycles using CA7.
- Researched, logged, and updated Quality Center with defects from test cycles.
- Built test environments and platforms using a Release Management Concept. Retrofitted and forward fitted release test platform.
- Supported and maintained test environments and platforms in a 24/7 operation supporting North American and the United Kingdom platforms
Confidential, Dallas, TX
Sales Associate
Responsibilities:
- Provide expertise in the conversion of the Confidential legacy system to the DisCo/Retail (Client/Server) System for the deregulation of electricity.
- Wrote several new batch COBOL programs to collect data for statistical management of EDI transactions.
- Responsible for running Enterprise Systems Platform (ESP) batch cycles and resolving abends and issues using TSO/ISPF tools such as FileAid, SDPF, Easytrieve/Eztrieve and various other tools.
Confidential, Dallas, TX
Senior Programmer / Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Insured programs complied with government rules and regulations including HIPPA regulations.
- Implemented several new sub-systems for claims applications on a PC network. These processed claims faster with less input required from the user and increased accuracy.
- Performed software maintenance and wrote new programs as needed for the PC claims processing system.
- Worked on mainframe Policy Print using Confidential text formatting language.
- Wrote interface programs to output data from Mainframe VSAM files to XML and DAT format to print on PC’s.
- Member of team that combined two New Business Online and Batch mainframe application processes into one more efficient application process. This resulted in a reduction in cost and processing time and allowed a better utilization of resources.
- Worked in a mainframe, PC and Internet environment using Rumba, COBOL II, Command Level CICS, VSAM, JCL, Panvalet, TSO, REXX, Easytrieve/Eztrieve and Microfocus COBOL.
- Very familiar with mainframe, PC, Network and Internet operations and applications.
Confidential, Dallas, TX
Senior Programmer / Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Worked on the Gas Billing System for industrial customers, the Gas Allocations and Reporting System and the Gas Purchase Accounting System. These are part of the Gas Contract Business System, which is an eight-year project to automate the contract process. Used IDMS database, COBOL, COBOL II, Command Level CICS, PL/1, SAS, VSAM, JCL, Librarian and ISPF.