Promoted to Lead the Data Transfer Infrastructure team

IT consultant - Truist Bank Data Transfer Team

Associate Consultant EDI/Sterling Integrator - VF Corp. EDI Modernization Project. Part of the team designing and building the Sterling Integrator implementation and framework for he client.

At Eversana Life Science Services, Milwaukee, WI:Acted as data communications Knowledge Expert for the EDI Team. Implemented EDI and Electronic File Transfer (non-EDI) customers using AS2, SFTP, FTP, FTPS HTTP/HTTPS and VAN communications technologies.Coded custom Sterling Integrator Business Processes including implementation of PGP encrypted document handling.Performed mapping and application file design for both new and existing trading partner documents, such as Purchase Orders (850), Invoices (810), Advance Ship Notices (856), Product Transfer Account Adjustment (844), Price Authorization Acknowledgment (845), Response to Product Transfer Account Adjustment (849), Product Transfer Resale Report (867) and Shipping Schedule (862).Designed and coded custom HTTP/HTTPS API Sterling Integrator Business Processes, integrating the EDI Systems with the Eversana Transportation Management System and Mercury Gate TMS.

✔ Served as Project Manager, IBM EDS EDI Security Master Business Operations (L1), EDI Thought Leader and Mentor on EDS Project Team, implementing knowledge transfer and cross training of all team members.✔ Exceeded client expectations regarding daily Service Level Agreement (SLA) performance, using Agile team concepts, managing workload to client SLA expectations and eliminating SLA misses.✔ Worked with EDS Management Team to define additional revenue signings. Achieved $250K 4th quarter revenue signing on IBM EDS engagement with client Fannie Mae for new resources to support EDI IDS Convergence.✔ Executed daily team stand-up meetings focusing on e-Binder activities and Service Request fulfillment, re-directing team on The IBM Way / Client Oriented Delivery, mentoring and eliminating siloed thinking and focusing on teamwork.

✔ Migrated 6.6K current trading partners from Sterling Connect Enterprise to Sterling File Gateway as Delivery Manager on IBM Team performing Connect Enterprise Product Replacement Migration.✔ Served as Subject Matter Expert on both Sterling File Gateway / Sterling Integrator and Sterling Connect Enterprise.✔ Managed Risks, Actions, Issues & Dependencies (RAID) log and conducted weekly RAID meetings with US Bank and IBM Stakeholders, resolving questions and concerns on screening, migration and technical issues, planned and implemented mitigation strategies.✔ Oversaw resolution of data communications connectivity issues for US Bank trading partners, migrating to new platform using AS2, SFTP, FTPS and HTTPS protocols, handling all escalated communications with problematic trading partners.✔ Provided gap analysis of current US Bank implementation of Sterling File Gateway / Integrator, providing additional enhancements, closing configuration gaps, and delivering insights on managing project issues based on similar experiences with past IBM assignments.✔ Implemented knowledge transfer / training process and plans, achieving cross-training of all team members, allowing more efficient distribution of team workload across 5-member onshore team and 2 offshore teams.

✔ Corning ITSD - Provided EDI applications and support of Sap interfaces from Gentran AS/400 to Sap.Managed day-to-day support of EDI transactions, Sap EDI Interfaces, corrections for EDI errors, support and modification of AS/400 COBOL and CL programs for EDI front-end processing.✔ Corning ITSD - Maintained audit compliance for EDI, generating raw EDI data to Corporate Auditors, as needed.✔ National Grid - Developed and implemented New York Public Utility Commission mandated "Priority One" EDI changes, as part of 4-month project.✔ National Grid - Delivered Outbound 814C Priority One Mandates component early and with no issues or testing errors, completing assigned portion of project within scheduled timeframes.

✔ Converted 2.5K+ individual file transfers, SFTP / VPN / FTP / AS2 / Connect Direct / HTTPS communications from Sterling Connect Enterprise to Sterling File Gateway / Sterling Integrator. ✔ Acted as knowledge Expert on Sterling File Gateway and Sterling Integrator for client.✔ Installed and administered Sterling file Gateway, Sterling Control Center and Sterling Integrator. Authored architecture of Sterling Control Center monitoring and evaluation, implementing monitoring solutions for all EDI and non-EDI transfers and customized Sterling Integrator solutions.✔ Implemented several hundred individual EDI and Electronic File Transfer (non-EDI) customers using SFTP, FTP, Sterling Connect Direct and VPN technologies.✔ Served as key member and Scrum Master of Project Team supporting EDI and Sterling Connect enterprise during OTC-SAP Implementation at client site. Managed and supported data communications connections to external and internal customers, using AS2, VPN, SSHFTP, Value Added Networks (Sterling Commerce and Covisint), FTP and RSYNC.✔ Maintained EDI systems and trading partners on legacy EDI system using Gentran Version 6.1. Performed mapping and application file design for both new and existing trading partner documents, such as Purchase Orders (850), Invoices (810), PO Acknowledgments (855), Advance Ship Notices (856), Remittance Advice (820), Planning Schedule with Release (830) and Shipping Schedule (862).✔ Converted all legacy EDI from current Sterling Gentran environment to IBM Sterling Managed Services. Acted as knowledge expert on Bridgestone EDI and Data Communications systems, developing interfaces in Sterling Connect Enterprise and IBM Mainframe.

✔ Managed Business Analysis, Customer Requirements, Work-flow Design, J2EE GUI Design / Usability Analysis, Test Plans and Use Cases for assigned projects, completing all on-time and under projected man hours budgeted, resulting in significant cost savings and early project implementations.✔ Saved over $400K monthly in EDI charge backs, enabling retirement of AS400 System which hosted applications with attendant cost savings by implementing EDI ASN 856 Phase II Project, EDI 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment Project and EDI 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading Project, using Sprint / Scrum methodology as Scrum Master.✔ Designed systems using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) design principles, integrating Web / Java based user front-end systems with IBM Mainframe back-office systems. Provided necessary suite of services for use within multiple business domains and Web based B2B applications.