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Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Networking and Firewall management for web-based Ordering, Billing, and Self-Service Solutions business and customer-facing systems.
• Implemented a complete firewall and TCP-IP connection request system for developers and support staff from initiation to completion to include testing.
• Configured, implemented, tested, and coordinated approximately 100 network connectivity requests per month between applications consisting of firewall openings, IPV4 IP and subnet combinations, port requirements.
• In a highly visible position, I became the go-to person to resolve connectivity issues. I managed day to day operations with firewall team, routing team, project managers, development teams, directors, Verizon Online.
• Knowledge of IPV4, subnet masks, transfer protocols, traceroutes and other tools, VPN tunnels and site-to-site connections, and organizing all documents and emails. Worked with proxy team to add approved access to the.
• Continued duties in TFS source code repository as outlined in prior job responsibility to include release management and code maintenance.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Source Code Repository Management for web-based Ordering, Billing, and Self-Service Solutions business and customer-facing systems.
• Installed Team Foundation Server (TFS) and databases onto Windows servers to begin utilization and replace ClearCase.
• Applied daily security settings for users and administrators for 42 projects. Key activities included regularly cutting new projects, new branches, merging branches, creating special branches, archiving old branches.
• Worked with development teams to troubleshoot operation of TFS (such as checking code in and out) and provide frequent training for new hires. Performed daily cleaning activities on the project databases to ensure.
• Designed and wrote scripts to display information, statuses, and change various permission settings for TFS users and administrators.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Source Code Repository Management for VOSE (Verizon Ordering Services Engine).
• Managed source code repository in ClearCase for VOSE application to include code cuts, merging, space considerations, and creation of configuration specs. Performed server admin responsibilities to include user access.
• Performed daily code drops into test, stage, and production. Provided developer support in compiling, testing, and managing versions.
• Designed and wrote complex scripts to build project code kits from required source elements and solutions generated by.NET in Visual Studio for each company within the project. These scripts included processing.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Production Support and Configuration Management for NOCV (National Order Collection Vehicle).
• Designed and wrote GUI program in Net.Data/HTML to manage software shipments from the development team. This program provided automatic paging support, shipment lists, elements distribution, edits, error-checking, and.
• Provided 24x7 support to include problem resolution, release planning, gathering and packaging software elements for production releases and test environments.
• Performed software installations to prod and non-prod daily as well as monthly major releases.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Production Support and Configuration Management for BVT (Billing/Voucher/Treatment).
• Developed and implemented a transport and flow system for COBOL software installations from IBM to GTE mainframes, and then to test and production. This included versioning of COBOL batch, online, IMS formats, sysins.
• Provided 24x7 support for problem resolution. Produced monthly reports and activity graphs.
• Created JCL on mainframe system for billing test sequences and software install procedures.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

IBM contract for GTE (GTEDS). Analyzing and creating procedures for BVT Configuration Management, a new department division. Attend meetings and analyze requirements. Establish procedures between departments and within. Design processes and flows. Create program specifications. Document work flow, tasks, and processes through flowcharts. Create and execute.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

MAINFRAME: IBM 3090 Multiprocessor Complex, MVS, JCL, TSO, COBOL and COBOL II (BATCH, CICS)Design, write, and modify programs for adding, updating, and deleting school records on-line with I/O to numerous files to apply complex direct relationship edits. Design and create CICS mapsets for screen processing. Responsible for creation/modification of 18.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Computer Science, Gpa 3.44

Activities and Societies: Who's Who Among Students In American Colleges, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Fraternity

Associate Of Science - As, Computer Science, Gpa 3.35

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, Tau Zeta chapterI was an active member of the honors fraternity Phi Theta Kappa, in the chapter.