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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.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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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