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Davidson, Nc, Us

• Provide MTS configuration support for the ACI MTS Services Team/Application Support. - Configure FedLine Advantage solution for numerous banks. - Resycnh configurations, reorder queues, and resynch flags for various banks. - Created custom COBOL subroutine for MTS Password Strengthening. - Provide MTS Training to new hires as requested by supervisor.• Assist with Custom Code Analysis associated with the ISO20022 Project. - Attended weekly status meetings and provide suggestions where applicable. - Provide analysis support where needed.

• The 15-month gap (with the average family-related leave of 25 months) I used to care for my wife's oldest sister who lived in the Saranac Lake, NY. Over the years preceding my time spent caring for her as she had become increasingly worse and we decided that her care would take precedence over my employment needs.• Her memory and general lack of awareness was putting her at unnecessary risk so we needed to step in. I was able to assist with the selling of her house and any assets. She's now in a Memory Care Facility/Fox Chapel area of Pittsburgh. Fortunately, my unemployment misfortune became a blessing in disguise has allowed me to provide the necessary care for her over the past year plus.• I did use my time away to learn some new skills relevant to my career.• I was able to hone additional skills like time management, compassion and communication.

o Responsibilities include reviewing and granting access to General Ledger (GL) Mart, Student Data Mart and Employee Data Mart based on Federated Authorization Forms submitted via PDF and/or Perceptive Content workflow by Pitt IT Security. This workflow was replaced on June 1, 2020 with the Federated Authorization Community in which I provided the necessary input and assistance to the development team.o Process Federated Authorization General Ledger (GL) Mart Central Directory Services (CDS) Group Requests. This includes creating the requested CDS group(s) according to the role in accounts. Additionally, I create the folder structure in Cognos Analytics and copy the appropriate Financial, Balance Sheet, Payroll and/or Research/RPA Reports as specified in the request. Finally, the reports are coded with default parameters and security is placed on the folders and reports for users to access.o Responsible for running the Monthly General Ledger Level reports for the university at the closing of each monthly GL period. I successfully streamlined the process by reducing the execution time that one time took between 24 and 36 hour to a range of 12 to 18 hours.o Responsible for the removal of General Ledger, Student and Employee Mart access based in part on the GL Mart Security Changes report. Confirmation of account termination is required and perform any backups of Cognos folders (if needed) using MetaManager Backup/Restore functionality.o Provide support in Cognos for Responsibility Center (RC) related changes that occur each fiscal year from The Office of the CFO. This may include the creation of new RCs and moving of departments from on RC to another RC. All underlying aspects of a change of this nature I am responsible for updating and work closely with the Financial Data Stewards to coordinate this transition.

o My Pitt - Portal Administrator (Nov ’07 – June ‘20) – Joined the Applications Architecture Team as a Portal Administrator who works with Oracle’s WebCenter Interaction. Strong working knowledge of the Oracle WCI, formerly BEA AquaLogic User Interaction and formerly Plumbtree web portal, Content Server, Studio Server and Collaboration Server portal products. Portal Administrator duties include configuring the display, navigation, and branding for the default experience definition for users within various schools and departments at the University of Pittsburgh. In 2015 assisted with the transition of portal communities to SharePoint sites for many customers. The new SharePoint site basically mimicked their My Pitt community counterpart but with updates that permitted our customer to have more value and flexibility with their site using SharePoint’s strengths.o My Pitt - Elections and Surveys Administrator (Mar ’08 – June ‘20) – I’ve been the technical lead responsible for administering this aspect of the portal since 2008 and this encompasses at least 55 or more online elections. The development team created customer election and survey applications tailored to the university audience. Some of the most notable elections that I support are the Homecoming and GSPIA elections which are held in the fall and also the high-profile Faculty Senate, Faculty Assembly and Senate Committees elections in the spring for the University Senate. Also, SGB, ULS and UPB – Faculty Senate and Pitt Law School Student elections. Regarding surveys I facilitate the OTP Chair, Dean and President Evaluations along with the UPB Chair, Dean and President Evaluations for a total of 29. I’ve created the necessary documentation for election chairperson so they can manage the application and updated instructions for voting where needed, because of this we are positioned nicely to have the users handle this eventually as self-serve.

o Responsible for the rewrite of the Faculty Activity Report System in ASP.NET 1.2.o Liaison between the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid (OAFA) and the Computing Services and Systems Development Department (CSSD).o Responsible for ALPS (Automated Loan Processing System) system, which handles over $50 million dollars in student loans annually.o Converted ALPS file format from Systems Link to CommonLine Release 5.0 in order to comply with mandated PHEAA changes.o Support the Student Aid Management System for OAFA.

Hanover, Md, Us

o Provide daily support for the Financial Reporting system including Wire Billing and Admin Billing. Developed the front-end menu for the new Claims Billing and Keystone Billing system on the AlphaServer. Also responsible for 18 million dollars in Weekly Wire Billing and Admin Billing during project leader’s absence.o Lead role in the software cleanup and upgrade of Financial Reporting to a Y2K compliant environment. Played a critical role in the Y2K Compliance test, the Interface test and the Partnership test with the mainframe and other downstream systems. Responsibilities included the setup of the environment and strict execution of the test plan and feeds to the A/R Peoplesoft application residing on UNIX.o Provide daily support for the Direct Pay HMO and Complete Care applications for Consumer Programs.o Design, test and implement system enhancements for the Wire Billing Post Billing Adjustment process.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

o Promoted to Technology Officer in Nov ‘97.o Responsible for the production configuration environment of the Money Transfer System (MTS) from IntraNet, Inc. on multiple VAX 7000 platforms in the Wire Transfer Dept.o Resolve issues with the vendor and users on a daily basis specifically for the system interfaces of FED and SWIFT.o Provide daily support for users to 3 VAX mid-range systems including System’s Manager duties. Create a menu system to control user access. Handle the installation of the latest releases from IntraNet and establish system continuity between the VAX’s.o Assisted in the configuration of all training and QA rooms.o Maintain all backups using Hyperchannel, system security and system monitoring for the application on each of the VAX’s.o Facilitate the acquisition of hardware and software for the Enhanced Treasury Workstation (ETW) application. Develop custom reports using SQL and Impromptu.o Supervise the work of a summer intern.

Westinghouse Communications, (2/96 - 12/96)o Held Project Leader position and was responsible for the implementation of the Vertex CommTax Telecommunication Tax Compliance System with the Divisional Billing System. Coordinate project with the Director of Financial Planning. o Duties included the design, coding and testing of Taxing and Invoicing modules. Also responsible for end user report generation. o Assisted the Finance Department with Customer Service Training.Ketchum Communications, Inc., (6/95 - 2/96) Pittsburgh, PAo Supported the Agency Production System (APS).o Applications included Jobs, Estimates, Expenses, Time, Inventory, JSR Reports and EQUITRAC processing.o Setup a test/demo system for corporate AP, AR and G/L systems utilizing PowerHouse components QUICK, QUIZ and QTP.Aristech Chemical Corporation, (5/92 - 6/95) Pittsburgh, PAo Provided applications design and development support for the Distribution Management System (DMS).o Applications included Order Entry, Sales Analysis, Shipping, and Plant Accounting.

o Supported the Appraisal and Title Order Systems.o Designed and implemented major DCL command procedures used in the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) System.o Assisted in the development the Client Service Request System.

Eighty Four, Pa, Us

o Programmed and maintained applications for 84 Homes, Gross Profit, Inventory Tickets, Priceouts and Replacement Cost System.o Created a LAN to handle data entry for monthly and year-end inventories.o Responsible for every phase of inventory from ticket printing to Gross Profit Reports.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

High School Diploma, College Prep Curriculum