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Enhanced and maintained existing web applications written in C# and Angular JS. Wrote new and maintained existing COBOL and Datatrieve programs supporting the existing business processes. Interfaced with the business to help solve any issues or problems. Mentored, reviewed and tested code of other developers.• Tested, recommended improvements, and modified outsourced/internally developed Lessee Portal web application.• Fixed the Lessee Portal credit card processing code reducing the daily error rate from 20 to 0 percent.• Modified billing programs which allowed TimePayment to collect approximately $150,000 per year of previously uncollected sales and property taxes.• Maintained and modified TimePaymet’s InfoHub web application.• Automated a monthly data entry process allowing the previous 2 to 4 hour task to be completed in less than 5 minutes.• Wrote new and updated existing programs to support the daily running of the business.• Supported the 8-hour nightly batch processing of over 1000 programs, command streams and input/output files.

Developed hundreds of internal and external web applications, websites and forms using ASP Classic, ASP.Net, Cold Fusion, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, SOAP, and XML. • Wrote numerous customer self-service web applications for nstar.com, generating over 1 million transactions per year and saving hundreds of thousands of customer phone calls.• Coded an extensive number of include modules in ASP and JavaScript for code reuse to speed up and ensure quality development.• Built Workplace Safety Observation web application to prevent incidents from occurring.• Coded Vegetation Management web application allowing business to track vegetation and tree trimming functions, monitor vendor performance, and validate vendor invoices to control costs.• Developed Wiring Permit System web application allowing city wiring inspectors to review and update wiring permits, eliminating phone calls to customer service, speeding up inspection process, and creating goodwill with cities and towns.• Created Police Detail web application to track and monitor police invoices for detail work to ensure billing accuracy and to control costs.• Created Double Pole web application to track double poles expediting their removal creating goodwill with the towns. (Received Employee Recognition award.)• Built Dirlist web application giving employees ability to upload documents to web.• Coded Employee Directory web application to retrieve employee names, phone numbers, and supervisors.• Produced Conference Room Scheduler web application with ability to schedule conference rooms, search for open conference rooms, and get list of meetings.• Coded web application giving corporate communications ability to create TODAY newsletter, eliminating web team’s daily involvement.• Modified nstar.com to allow customers to go from Ebill application hosted by KUBRA to NSTAR applications providing seamless experience for customer.

Supported all tools used by programmers including COBOL, COBOL II, SmartTest, FOCUS, Visible Analyst, ROSCOE, Endevor, and PVCS. Assisted programmers with any help needed. Performed ROSCOE and Endevor training and created websites and web applications. Served as Endevor administrator for 60+ programmers with more than 14,000 production elements.• Increased programmer productivity and created more user-friendly mainframe environment by writing new and modifying older RPF programs.• Modified Endevor processors to better use symbolics, permitting consolidation of 150 processors into 50 and thereby allowing types across systems to execute same processor to improve maintenance and reliability.• Wrote RPF to automate Endevor file maintenance, allowing performance of manual and tedious monthly four-hour job to be accomplished in a matter of minutes.• Advised and consulted 60+ programmers in best use of development languages and software tools.• Trained and instructed 60+ programmers in use of new and existing mainframe and PC software.• Wrote comprehensive online help documents, using Doc-To-Help software.• Administered questionnaire, compiled responses, and resolved issues for SmartTest, thereby increasing usage and satisfaction.• Held auxiliary work group administrator position functioning as first point of contact for all PC and mainframe problems, acting as liaison between users and other IT departments, and training users.• Installed, configured, and administered PVCS version manager for version control for client server development.

Analyzed, designed, coded, tested, implemented and maintained computer applications using the COBOL computer language.• Initiated the investigation, testing, and installation of Barcode Express in lieu of upgrade purchase to the Mailstar machine that saved approximately $25,000 in up-front costs and continues to save money through lower maintenance and operational costs.• Appointed as a special member of the Technology Information Exchange Team to devise and implement a conversion plan from COBOL to COBOL II.• Converted Assembler and COBOL programs to COBOL II.

Analyzed, designed, coded, tested, and maintained applications using COBOL.• Rewrote and enhanced all IMS on-line programs into TIP-30 on-line COBOL.• Assisted in the complete rewrite of the Water/Sewer System including the redesign of the water/sewer bill.• Coded all the Direct Deposit programs for the Payroll System.• Performed all computer related functions for the Needham Schools including attendance tracking, grade reporting, course scheduling, and user training and support.• Designed and implemented Course Schedule form for the NCS Scanner processing 14 courses per sheet for 1800 students at the high school and middle school replacing a manual process.

Operated a Unisys System 80 computer, ran scheduled jobs and assisted users with questions and problems.

Operated an IBM System-38 computer, ran scheduled jobs and assisted users with questions and problems.

Bachelor Of Arts, Computer Information Processing, Magna Cum Laude

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