SHAWN WESTLAKE DELMAR

**** ********* *** • Trenton, New Jersey 08638

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IT MAINFRAME DEVELOPER

Quality-driven, resourceful Management with IT Mainframe Developer including Business/Systems Analyst over 10+ yrs experience contributing to delivery of client/server solutions upon diverse organizations (Maximus Federal, HSBC, CIGNA, Lockheed Martin). Broad background spans application development, integration, testing, QA, or Agile/Waterfall methods with production support. Acquired training with Rational University including ClearCase, Use Case, Object Technology, Rational Rose, with Visual Basic & C++ experience, including training with Six Sigma Certificate.

• Technical specialist with extensive business background, skilled at working with corporate leaders to bridge the gap between business objectives and technology capabilities.

• Energized by challenges & readily adapt to new technologies, projects, teams, systems with given tools.

• Proficient at building strong with positive relationships for key clients, organization management & end-users.

• Innovative & creative thinker, consistently able to solve problems that defy resolution by predecessors.

• Extensive work within development teams & performing high-level implementations.

A R E A S O F E X P E R T I S E

Leadership • Business Analysis • Systems Analysis • Application Development • Reporting • Project Planning / Management • SDLC Methodologies • Six Sigma Methodologies • Architectural Design • Infrastructure Development • Process Development / Improvements • Programming • Migration • Relationship Building • Documentation

T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S

Languages: Visual Basic 6.0 • Visual C++ • Oracle • Java • COBOL/COBOL II/COBOL III • CICS • VSAM • DB2 • OS/JCL • REXX • EASYTRIEVE PLUS • Assembler • Microfocus COBOL • MS-SQL • MS-DOS • C/C++ • MARKIV • FORTRAN • PASCAL

Databases: IMS/IDMS • RDBMS • MS Access

Platforms: Win10/8/7/VISTA/XP/2000/ME/NT/98/95 • IBM: 360/370/390/zOS • Architecture • 3090 Mainframe • RS6000 • AS/400 • RPG/400 • SQL/400 • UNIX

Software: IBM Utilities • MS Office Suite • MS Project • MS Visio • MS Visual Studio • PeopleSoft • PowerBuilder • Rational-ClearCase/ClearQuest/ObjectTechnology/RationalRose/UseCase • TSO/ISPF • MVS/XA • UNIX • AbendAid • Adabas • Blu Age • Crystal Reports • Endevor • EZTrieve • File-AID • Focus • Informatica • MQSeries • Panvalet • ServiceNow • SyncSort • Tesseract • WinRunner • Xpediter • EDI • ERP • FTP • JES • QMF • RUMBA • SAP • SAS • SPUFI • UML • VSE

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

- Consulting History -

STATE OF NJ - DEPT. OF TREASURY, Trenton, NJ (01/2023-07/2023)

IT Software Specialist 1: Reviewing delinquent or deficient Taxpayer changes, including communication with different agencies held In-State/Out-of-State locations. Documenting existing tax system details while reviewing specified programs & interfaces held within external OS areas.

· Reviewing JCL steps & including specified altercations when needed.

· Analyze the delinquent/deficient tax system and create technical workflows.

· Responsible for requirement analysis, impact analysis, & designing with coding & testing.

· Gathering business requirements, discussing pending requirements & set priorities including following requirements.

Environment: OS/JCL, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, NATURAL, ADABAS, CICS, AFP, z/OS, TSO/ISPF, IMS, SyncSort, File-Aid, FTP, CA-7

CALDWELL COMPLEX, Media, PA (01/2017-09/2022)

Mainframe Developer / Business Analyst: Reviewing SOA Management within the Mainframe including specified areas designing, developing, assembling, testing & integrating VMS software configurations with EDI extractions & UDB support. Conducting architectural design & enhancing specified SDLC steps enhancements including Agile/Waterfall issues upon end-to-end ERP Implementations.

· Effectively managed & maintained production support within specified job documentations including RUP, conversions/enhancements, backups/exclusions/deletions, system efficiency, with UAT & QA releases.

· Architectural design, enhancing SOP's & SLA's including specified Project Management upon individual software configurations.

· Analyzing & managing project validations with development for legacy business solutions, including problem-solving capacities with overall VMS & FTP capabilities.

Environment: OS/JCL, COBOL/COBOL II, CICS, VSAM, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, z/OS, Assembler, Endevor, File-AID, IMS, SyncSort, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, Scrum

MAXIMUS Federal, Baltimore, MD (07/2016-10/2016)

Mainframe Developer: Performing immediate software changes & release maintenance within CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), including Common Working File (CWF) systems with software development, testing, and implementation. The CWF is prepayment validation and authorization claims processing system for Medicare Part A, Part B, & Durable Medical Equipment (DME) claims.

· Designed & developed specified documentations including code, unit testing, & debugging for new software releases or individual software enhancements per SDLC procedures.

· Perform maintenance on existing software applications and contribute knowledge of business applications. Write/maintain programs according to specifications.

· Work with the technical and business staff to understand problems with software & resolution.

Environment: OS/JCL, COBOL/COBOL II, CICS, VSAM, DB2, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, API, REXX, z/OS, Assembler, Endevor, File-AID, IMS/IDMS, MQ Series, MS PowerPoint, Scrum

SWD Technology Consulting, Media PA (02/2012-06/2016)

Software Engineer / Business Analyst: Examining specified software requirements and/or Operating Systems changes upon specified clients, while fully presenting oncoming issues and/or strategies that can also be taken place within Facilitating meetings.

Key Accomplishment:

· Reviewed, modified & tested Hardware/Software configurations upon specified businesses & private facilities.

· Designed and implemented Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) applications upon Internal OS including external Clients.

· Created UAT plans including use cases for system validations and modifications.

· Improved key business areas including Six Sigma procedures for enhancing overall experiences.

Environment: OS/JCL, COBOL/COBOL II, VSAM, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, z/OS, AS/400, UNIX, Assembler, Easytrieve Plus, File-AID, SyncSort, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, Scrum

HSBC, Buffalo NY (11/2011-02/2012)

IDMS Application Developer: Coded/tested Mainframe batch C++, COBOL II programs using VSAM/DB2 datasets, after including IMS/IDMS configurations upon external & International dataset conversions.

Key Accomplishment:

· Reviewed, modified, configured & tested overall YTD 2011 dataset conversions. Managed and mentored QA upon overall projects including dial-up emulations with testing.

· Developed and deployed VMS production supports, including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) with extractions, transforms and loads (ETL) standards.

Environment: OS/JCL, COBOL/COBOL II, CICS, DB2, VSAM, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, ADABAS, API, File-AID, IMS/IDMS, REXX, Scrum, SyncSort, UNIX, MS SQL, MS Excel

CALDWELL COMPLEX, Media, Pennsylvania (03/2010-10/2011)

Application Developer / Business Analyst: SOA Management - designed, developed, assembled, reported & integrated VMS software configurations - including EDI extractions with UDB support.

Key Accomplishment:

· Designed and implemented Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) applications upon Internal OS including external Clients.

· Architectural design, enhancing SOP’s & SLA’s including Project Management upon individual software configurations.

· Analyzing, managing & reporting project validations with development for legacy business solutions, including problem-solving capacities with overall VMS & FTP capabilities.

Environment: OS/JCL, COBOL/COBOL II, CICS, VSAM, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, Assembler, File-AID/RDX, FTP, JES, QMF, RDBMS, Scrum, SyncSort, MS Visio

CIGNA CORPORATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (01/2009-07/2009)

Application Developer / Senior Specialist: SOA Management - designed, developed, integrated & enhanced SDLC applications with Treasury Project Validations (TPV), including VisionBuilder/MarkIV->EasytrievePlus/Cobol III/C++ conversions with EDI for IDMS DB/DC extractions & UDB support when needed. Infrastructure routines created with support for Systems Analysis & Business Analysis validations.

Key Accomplishments:

· Analyzed project validations with development of legacy business solutions for maintaining, enhancing, and creating assembler code structures, including problem solving capacities with VMS & FTP capabilities.

· Architectural design including archive/current dataset creations with program conversions, for allowing acceptance & filling of specified data being given.

· Effectively managed & maintained production support with job documentations for RUP, including conversions/enhancements, backups/exclusions/deletions, system efficiency, & UAT for additional QA.

Environment: OS/JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, API, REXX, Assembler, File-AID/RDX, Gentran, IMS/IDMS, MQ Series, Oracle, Scrum, SyncSort, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio

CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS, CO., Media, Pennsylvania (03/2007-12/2008, 03/2002-01/2005)

Business Analyst / System Analyst: Administered, developed, modified, & assembled on-call VMS production support with Team Management including applications configured with COBOL II, Microfocus COBOL, C++, & Visual Basic 6.0 programs for client/server environments. Infrastructure support and maintain systems analysis with BPMN, including CSF routines and being followed with SBU releases. Position included on call status when needed.

Key Accomplishments:

· Employed BPMN to determine appropriate architectural software to fill gaps in client and user needs.

· Developed and deployed VMS production supports, including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and extract, transform and load (ETL) standards.

· Effectively enhanced IMS/IDMS including software configurations, while reviewing & improving SDLC operations for all.

Environment: OS/JCL, VSAM, DB2, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, z/OS, AS/400, UNIX, Assembler, E-Commerce, File-AID, Scrum, SyncSort, Easytrieve Plus, MS PowerPoint, MS Project

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Baltimore, Maryland (03/2006-10/2006)

Senior Computer Systems Analyst / Programmer: SOA Management - designed, developed, modified & assembled SDLC applications for Medicare changes - including COBOL III programs correlating with EDI upon IMS/IDMS or DB/DC extractions & UDB support. Team management included with UAT/QA sanitation through VMS – USA for production level changes, while having Secret Security Clearance. Responses with BPMN including Business Analysis reports for all individual US States, while creating project validation(s) after surpassing Division of Technology Testing(s).

Key Accomplishments:

· Legacy software engineering environment including Medicare task order team with support for Office of Retirement & Survivors Insurance System (ORSIS) plus implementation with Medicare Modernization Act legislation.

· Analyzing SSA's Debt Management processes, including development with legacy business solutions for problems and/or validating solutions including VMS with FTP dataset reconfigurations.

· Providing reverse engineering activities including management with development for program/ subsystem/system documentations.

Environment: OS/JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, z/OS, AS400, ADABAS/Natural, UNIX, API, IMS/IDMS, REXX, Scrum, MQ Series, ENDEVOR, XPEDITER, Java

PREVIOUS CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS:

VITAL PROCESSING SERVICES, INC. (now TSYS Inc.), Columbus, Georgia (01/2005-08/2005)

Mainframe Tester

· Enhanced & assembled client/server and mainframe business SDLC Applications for credit card facilities (Chase, BankofAmerica, Discover).

SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, Malvern, Pennsylvania (04/2001-01/2002)

Software Engineer / Business Analyst

· Designed & Implemented targeted hospital COMEPR and WEBEPR systems, including web with patient record software upgrades for alignment with SOA and organizational needs.

AMERGEN ENERGY CO., Three-Mile Island, Pennsylvania (04/2000-02/2001)

Senior Programmer / Analyst

· Charged with path review for engineering software programs, and the development of a method for conversion from other company nuclear facilities.

STATE OF DELAWARE - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Wilmington, Delaware (04/1999-02/2000)

Programmer / Analyst

· Partnered in projects for GPU batch programs, Y2K and client / server changes, as well as LAN/WAN operations.

THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC., Malvern, Pennsylvania (06/1998-03/1999)

Programmer / Analyst

· Evaluated, developed and modified software plans, including IRA and 401K plans for targeted CSF routines, while managing 2 additional employees.

CIGNA CORPORATION, Wilmington, Delaware (10/1996-04/1998)

Application Developer / Senior Specialist

· Architectural design including archive/current dataset creations with program conversions, for allowing acceptance & filling of specified data being given.

E D U C A T I O N

Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Sciences - Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Operations Management, Finance & Systems - Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania

P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T

Accelerated IT Business Analyst Certificate, 2010 - Pennsylvania State University

Six Sigma – Green Belt Certificate, 2007 - Villanova University

Computer Programming Diploma, 1996 - Chubb Institute

A F F I L I A T I O N S

American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS)

Technology Professionals Networking Group (TPNG)

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