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Boston, Ma, Us

• Write new and maintain existing CICS programs in COBOL 6 and DB2, following the CVS SDLC methodology for the new Salesforce CRM system. • Created a new CICS program in COBOL 6, DB2 and MQ to input a JSON request message and return Available Refills as a JSON reply message to the new CVS Salesforce CRM system.• Made enhancements to existing CICS programs to provide new functionality, additional data elements and utilize COBOL 6 performance improvements in support of the new CVS Salesforce CRM system.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

• Wrote new and maintain existing application programs in COBOL and VSAM, following the Fiserv SDLC methodology for the Portico Backoffice systems. • Created a new program in COBOL to read an XML audit file created by the Portico UI and extract inquiry requests which are then written to a file to be loaded into an audit database.• Created a new program in COBOL and VSAM which reads ACH transaction files, formats the data into files that are transmitted to a mid-tier server, and input into a process which loads a database that is used by an ACH dashboard application.• Perform Portico Backoffice Systems production support duties which includes running production jobs, researching problems, resolving job abends and on-call.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Wrote new and maintained existing application programs in COBOL, DB2, and MQ series, following BNSF Agile methodology, utilizing VersionOne software, for rate price management systems and equipment distribution and optimization groups. • Maintained existing application programs in Natural, following BNSF Agile methodology, utilizing VersionOne software for yard and industry systems group. • Member of a team that converted an in-house written mainframe system to Vendavo software, running on Linux servers. • Wrote numerous COBOL and DB2 mainframe programs used to execute data conversions and data updates. • Performed structured testing of updated Vendavo software to meet all business requirements. • Completed analyses and resolved problems with rate price management software, running in production environment.• Led project to decommission systems running on mainframe, reducing mainframe resources and saving company money.• Added new functionality, fixed numerous errors, and improved performance of several programs that extracted data from rate price management DB2 database and prepared files used to load data warehouse tables.• Designed several SQL scripts that selected historical data from rate price management database, staged data in work table, and ran staged data through process to prepare files used to reload data in data warehouse.• Executed data conversion, data fix, and data synch back programs. • Performed quality assurance testing, prepared SQL scripts to fix customer data, and ran processes to migrate customer data.

• Wrote new and maintained existing application programs in Ab Initio, UNIX Shell Script, COBOL, and DB2, following RSTS SDLC methodology for validation and database load functions of company POS data. • Served as Ab Initio administrator, resolving software issues, conducting software updates, and mentoring team members.• Worked as developer on various projects, managing requirements-gathering, high-level and detailed-level design, construction, unit testing, UAT, and implementation, following RSTS SDLC methodology.• Converted RS POS database load system from Ab Initio V2.15 to Ab Initio V3.1, while migrating from AIX UNIX to Dell Enterprise Server Linux environment. • Worked with UNIX and Linux Administrators, DBAs, other Ab Initio administrators, and security analysts to build Linux system infrastructure to host RS POS DB load applications. • Coordinated program changes necessary to run under Ab Initio V3.1 with other developers. • Worked with production control to set up new job schedules. • Devised, set up, and executed implementation plans.• Designed several UNIX and Linux script innovations, including database retry, automatic file recovery, automated job restart procedures, and processing bypass logic. • Reduced abnormal job termination with abend calls from average of 30 to 40 per month to one to two per month, realized easier job abend recovery and restarts, and facilitated easier code migrations.• Slashed run-time errors approximately 97% and eliminated problems during code migrations.

Dallas, Tx, Us

• Reviewed customer load data prior to pricing, utilizing existing tools to correct errors and add missing data elements, corrected inconsistencies, and adjusted data per customer requests.• Conducted ad hoc analysis requested by management including forecasting load to actual usage variances.

• Wrote new and maintained existing application programs in COBOL and DB2 following the RSTS SDLC methodology for validation and database load functions of Company POS data.• Team Lead, working closely with manager to allocate resources; provide impact analysis for potential projects; facilitate code reviews; mentor junior developers, and conduct various administrative functions as assigned.• Conducted requirements gathering, high level and detailed level design, program construction in COBOL, DB2, unit testing, UAT, and implementation for various projects following the RSTS SDLC methodology. • Major projects worked on include government-mandated Wireless Number Portability, Co-Branded credit cards, Sprint Tiered Commissioning, and DirecTV Fulfillment.• Enterprise Business SME.

• Wrote new and maintained existing applications in ORACLE PL/SQL and Vantive Basic for wireless device billing and provisioning database following the Weblink SDLC methodology.• Subject Matter Expert for 5 large scale projects and 15-20 regular maintenance projects.• Technical Lead for the implementation of Motorola’s Infoservices, utilizing Vitria, Oracle, and Vantive. Managed project planning, detail design documentation, allocation of resources, and code development. Technical liaison between consulting service and Weblink management.• Lead Developer for $300,000 Vertex tax engine integration project with provisioning software utilizing Vantive Basic, Oracle stored procedures, and Oracle database pipes. Collaborated with a team of consultants to design, code, test, UAT and implement the working solution. Project implemented as designed with no major problems.• Troubleshot Vantive Object Migration utility and established usage procedures.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Development and support of Lawson Payroll System.• Technical Lead legacy payroll system conversion to Lawson Software.

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• Wrote application programs in COBOL, Natural, 370 Assembler, utilizing DB2, which validated and created journal entries using daily report Point of Sale (POS) data from all Radio Shack, Computer City, and Incredible Universe stores, Tandy’s Consumer Mail Center, Repair Centers, and National Parts Warehouse. • Project Manager to convert and combine three separate databases into one corporate database. Managed project plan, project time line, management of team activities, reporting of project status to management. Supervised project implementation on time and within budget.

Masters, Quantitative Finance

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bs, Mathematics