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Greater Nottingham

Predominantly worked in Data Office, Problem Fix team – fixing batch and online code problems on a priority backlog basis, mainly related to the Expin system, running on an IBM mainframe platform. Worked frequently with less experienced offshore developers, in an Agile/Scrum environment.Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, SQL, VSAM, CHANGEMAN, Intertest, IBM Debug for z/OS, Systems Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing, Incident management (Service Now), Word, Excel.Other skills used – CICS Explorer for z/OS, IBM File Manager, BMC Apptune.Key accomplishments: As senior member of Problem Fix team, helped team reduce running number of high and medium priority problem tickets; introduced usage of IBM Debug tool, improved testing process; mentored junior/less experienced staff; peer-reviewed colleagues’ fixes; documented processes (from RCA to fix go-live); contributed to improvements to technical implementation review process.

Hinckley, Leics

Support and development work on the client´s outsourced TNT (the distribution company) Customer Orders (Booking) system, running on an IBM mainframe platform.Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, DL1(IMS DB), JCL, DB2, SQL, VSAM, XML, MQ, CICS Web Services, CHANGEMAN, Intertest, Systems Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing, Incident management (HP Service Desk, Service Now), Lotus Notes, Word, Excel.Other skills used – Visual EditAnalysis, design, development, unit and system testing, SIT testing, UAT support and implementation of client TNT´s mainframe-based systems:Suite of CICS COBOL DL1 (IMS) DB2 programs to flag potential denied parties on additions of customer orders or changes to the addresses, by calling web service (RPS, from Amber Road). Included assisting systems programmers in testing set up and first use of new CICS region for web services. (COBOL CICS, DL1, DB2, XML, HTTP, CICS CHANNELs, CONTAINERs, PIPELINEs, URIMAPs, DFHPIRT).Suite of CICS COBOL DL1 (IMS) DB2 programs to send customer orders, via MQ message queue processing to off-box ‘vendor auction’ application and process MQ messages returned post-auction to mainframe for update of winning vendor/price onto customer order databases (DL1 and DB2). (COBOL CICS, DL1, DB2, XML, MQ, Visual Edit). Suite of CICS COBOL DL1 (IMS) DB2 programs to provide distance- and travel-time-based quotes for customers by calling (PTV) web service. (COBOL CICS, DL1, DB2, XML, HTTP, CICS CHANNELs, CONTAINERs, PIPELINEs, URIMAPs, DFHPIRT, SOAP).

Hinckley

Support and development work on the client´s outsourced TNT (the distribution company) Financial and Accounting systems, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly Transfer Pricing, Name and Address and Common Entities systems.Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, DL1(IMS DB), JCL, DB2, CHANGEMAN, Intertest, Systems Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing, Incident management (HP Service Desk, Service Now), Lotus Notes, Word, Excel.Other skills used - UNIX, SQLPLUS, DbVisualizer - mainly to query data interfaced from IBM mainframe to distributed systems, e.g. Oracle tables on Unix boxes.

Hinckley

Support and development work on the client´s outsourced TNT (the distribution company) Financial and Accounting systems, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly Transfer Pricing, Name and Address and Common Entities systems.Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, DL1(IMS DB), JCL, DB2, CHANGEMAN, Intertest, Systems Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing, Incident management (INFOMAN), Lotus Notes, Word, Excel.Other skills used - UNIX, SQLPLUS - mainly to query data interfaced from IBM mainframe to distributed systems, e.g. Oracle tables on Unix boxes.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Work undertaken – development work on the client’s card processing package (FBS), running on an IBM mainframe platform - migrations onto the FBS package; customer payments; customer payment history to credit reference bureau; collections; loans; mailshots; customer telephone options link to mainframe; test data creation/maintenance system.Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, DB2, Systems Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Work undertaken – development work on the client’s ALAMO card processing package, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly Y2K work and migration from ALAMO system on decommissioned mainframe to FBS package running on IBM Warwick mainframe.Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, DB2, Systems Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing.

Leicester

Work undertaken – development and support work on the UNIPAY Payroll package, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly Y2K investigation, product upgrades, statutory maintenance, tax code tapes.Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, UNIPAY, VSAM, JCL, Systems Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing.

Hayes, Middlesex

Worked in - Human Resources team, responsible for developing and supporting in-house developed Human Resources System (H.R.S.), a Peterborough Software supplied Payroll system (UNIPAY) and Pensions systems; then in support area, Business Services, responsible for supporting Finance, Property and Human Resources systems. All systems ran on IBM mainframe platform. Main skills used - COBOL2, CICS, DB2, CSP, SQL, UNIPAY, Systems Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing.Main development projects worked on - Several full project life cycles - Pay Review, Executive Payroll, Pensions Service Factor, Payroll Adjustments, Labour Costing, Absence Reporting, Automatic Labour Scheduling, Y2K of Human Resources system.Main support tasks carried out – Unipay product upgrades and statutory maintenance, Unipay-based union-negotiated depot wage reviews, day support co-ordinator.Overnight support; ongoing training and supervision of junior staff.

Leicester

Worked in - Warehouse Systems team, responsible for developing and supporting in-house developed Warehousing systems. All systems ran on IBM mainframe platform.Main skills used - JSP-COBOL, COBOL1, CICS, DL1(IMS DB), VSAM, JCL, Systems Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing, JSP.Main development projects worked on - Several full project life cycles within Stock Location, Picking Lists, Condensing, Bulk Sortation, Clean Invoices and Cost Wages systems.Overnight support; ongoing training and supervision of junior staff.

Ba Joint Honours, French And German, Ii, I

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