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• Worked on Telecom and Brokerage Software for VerizonAs well as Charles Schwab.• Responsible for CARS – Customer Accounts Receivable System.• Liaise with Project Manager, Software Architect as well as Offshore Team regarding design and development of Application System.• Involved in Production Support, Validating Release as well as Conversion.• Document all the project requirements • Unit testing, Full cycle testing & Volume testing Technical Environment: COBOL, DB2, IBM Z/OS, TSO, C/C++, CICS, JCL, MQ Series, Expeditor, Fileaid, Endeavor and Abend-Aid.

Production Support and SQA roles

Worked on Custom Brokerage System. Responsible to review, analyze, design, enhance programs.Liaise with System Analyst and other team members regarding design and development of application system. Document all the project requirements Setting up all the test environments for user testing.Unit testing, Full cycle testing & Volume testing.

Worked on Energy and Resources Systems on Mainframe as well as INGRES.Responsible to review analyze, design, enhance programs for Licensing and Royalty Systems.Liaise with System Analyst and other team members regarding design and development of application system.Document all the project requirements Setting up all the test environments for user testing.Unit testing, Full cycle testing & Volume testing.

Worked on Peace Shield C3 Project at Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).Responsible to review, analyze, design, enhance programs for Military and Air Force SystemsLiaise with System Analyst and other team members regarding design and development of application system.Document all the project requirements Setting up all the test environments for user testing.Unit testing, Full cycle testing & Volume testing

Responsible to review analyze, design, enhance programs for Health and Dental Benefit Management Systems.Liaise with System Analyst and other team members regarding design and development of application system.Acquired experience with Tuxedo SystemDocument all the project requirements Setting up all the test environments for user testing.Unit testing, Full cycle testing & Volume testing Created new Interface Programs using Pro C, Oracle on Unix Platform

Responsible to review analyze, design, enhance, On-line and Batch programs for Insurance Claim SystemsLiaise with System Analyst and other team members regarding design and development of application system.Acquired experience in Object Oriented Architecture & DesignDocument all the project requirements Setting up all the test environments for user testing.Unit testing, Full cycle testing & Volume testing

Responsible to review analyze, design, enhance, On-line and Batch programs for POS and the Retail system.Liaise with System Analyst and other team members regarding design and development of application system.Worked as Project Team Lead in final three years of Project.Acquired experience in Object Oriented Architecture & DesignDocument all the project requirements Setting up all the test environments for user testing.Unit testing, Full cycle testing & Volume testing Created new Interface Programs using Pro C, Oracle on Unix Platform

Responsible to review analyze, design, enhance, on-line and Batch programs for Customer Service SystemSetting up all the test environments for user testing using Test Director.Provide project support to project team, developers, and the business and on-call support to the billing system.These applications consist of on-line and batch programs using Microfocus COBOL, CICS, and DB2.The Billing System I worked on was in Pro C, Oracle on a Unix PlatformThe system was transferred from UNIX platform to IBM Mainframe

I worked on C,C++, Cobol, DBMS and Ingres Databases

Responsible for Coding, Testing, Implementing, Documenting and Maintaining In-House Systems.

Responsible for coding, testing, implementing, documenting and maintaining in-house Manufacturing, Warehouse, Distribution, Pos, Billing and Sales Reporting systems.Ensuring minimized lost-time in shipment of product to retail stores through proactive system troubleshooting and upgrades.Provided remote and on-site technical support for distribution systems functionality and problem resolution which ensured timely and accurate shipments from warehouse to retail store operationsMentored and trained new programmers and assisted with on-boarding to new team environment Worked as Project Team Lead in last two years of Project.Worked on complex software releases that required multiple changes to the same software this required retrofitting changes as appropriate and ensuring that the test plan included the changed situation.User Interaction, Writing Specification, Design, Coding, Debugging, User Training and Software Quality Assurance were some of my tasks. Provide on-call support.

Converted ISAM to VSAM Files, programs and JCL approximately 200 filesProvided enhancement and on going support for Order Processing and Billing System Conceptual Data Modeling Data Normalization, data flow diagrams, structured design

Responsible for coding, testing, implementing, documenting and maintaining in-house Manufacturing, Warehouse, Distribution, Pos, Billing and Sales Reporting systems.