Robert Merigold

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Strength Mainframe Technical Analyst

Skills Summary Designing technology solutions to meet corporate

needs

Leading, training and mentoring diverse teams

Analyzing and solving problems to quickly improve

processes

Directing quality improvement initiatives

Delivering projects on time and under budget

Technical expertise in: COBOL, MVS/TSO, C,

JCL/Procs, Xpediter, FileAid,, SQL/DB2, Syncsort

and mainframe utilities

Experience Technical Analyst 8/97 to

7/09

TransUnion LLC

Subject Matter Expert for analytical data

application

Team leader for Disaster Recovery initiative

Production Support Expert for my team

Accomplishments

Subject Matter expert for three major credit

applications. Reviewed design specifications and

user requirements. Oversaw new data fields, changes

to code base, and questions about functionality.

Ensured quality, avoiding data errors.

Implement a Y2K compliant system for Jan 1, 2000.

Worked with four-member team to identify date fields

needing to comply. Modified and, tested 200+

programs with thousands of lines in code. Completed

project on time; received zero customer complaints.

Identified flaws with new job scheduling software at

TransUnion.

Worked with software provider's technical staff to

develop solutions. Wrote in-house UNIX scripts to

run jobs in appropriate order. Prevented data from

being posted incorrectly to the data base. Saved

millions in fines and lawsuits.

Developed detailed presentations and training guides

to acclimate new staff in a timely manner. Led

two-week training session. Mentored new staff in

India on support procedures. Facilitated seamless

transition.

Led all disaster recovery efforts for my team.

B.S in Information DePaul University March 1986

Systems

Chicago, IL

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