Jim Merchant Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Employed the Agile /iteration development methodology to enable Nationwide to achieve CMMI Level 3 certification.Developed system design documents from client requirements, and produced specific test plans to test new system functionalities and features using the Matrix Tracking method. Participated in over 40 projects ranging from Rate Changes, and.

As part of the Quality Service group, I worked closely with various testers to provide valid test data for specific projects. I wrote complex SQL queries based on specific account criteria supplied by the numerous testing groups. Later, I worked closely with other development specialists to create an automated system using REXX & ISPF panels to pull the.

Huntington Bank As a developer on the Unizan bank conversion, I gained extensive experience working with batch DB2 and Easy-Trieve. I also handled documenting the entire conversion process (including all software development). I also worked with Strobe (windows version).

I performed a leading role in the conversion to and upgrades to the Advanced Loan System (ALS) from Fidelity software. These upgrades have promoted significant growth in Bank One's loan portfolio by accelerating the delivery of new products to the market. I also have led a small team of technical analysts that handled packaging accounts for bank branch.

As a host programmer, I maintained the mainframe CICS piece of Bank One's client server teller system. I participated in the design, development, and delivery of 2 different releases of the Teller system. These accomplishments gave the system the ability to readily expand and adapt to the bank's changing business needs. My responsibilities also included.

As part of the conversion services team, I developed, tested, and maintained conversion software for over 14 System Conversions. During this time I worked with 7 different banking systems including Checking, Savings, CDs/IRAs, and Account Analysis. These efforts enabled Bank One to assimilate many redundant systems, and saved the corporation over $ 10.

As a technical consultant I was assigned to Bank One where I worked in the Conversion Services area. Responsibilities included writing conversion software, and constructing jobs to perform parallel systems test to insure the accuracy of each conversion. I learned to work closely with many different people from different backgrounds. We became a close knit.

I was responsible for support and upgrades for both batch, and on-line programs for a variety of systems including Point-of-Sale, Inventory Management, Retail Store Operations, and Sales Tracking. This enabled me to develop and maintained several IDMS on-line applications through the use of IDMS' prototype' tools, as well as various CICS applications. The.

Aa, Computer Science

Ba, Russian

Activities and Societies: Member Slavic Honor SocietyAttended Pushkin Institute in Moscow USSR as part of study program while at OSU

Russian

Activities and Societies: a study tour at the Pushkin Institute of the Russian Language sponsored by The Ohio State University