Benilde Limonta-Pons

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Louisville, KY 40222 (c) 502-***-****

Email: fek55v@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-driven Structured COBOL programmer with 17 years of experience in the Information Technology industry. Skilled in developing and supporting complex business applications such as health insurance, banking, and brokerage services.

• Innovative contributor, bringing proactive, dynamic solutions to difficult or high-pressure situations.

• Flexible and resourceful using previous experience and knowledge of various tools to research all possible solutions.

• Good developer, successful at working with diverse technical teams to develop and support business applications.

• Fluent in Spanish, Polish and Russian.

EXPERIENCE

Pinnacle Business Solutions Inc.Little Rock, AR

Senior Analyst Programmer – Contractor through Professional Health Care Support Services.

February, 2010 – April, 2011

• Developed new and maintained existing COBOL batch and online (CICS) programs for the Medicare Part A Claims (FISS) System.

• Prepared design and detail specifications for new processes.

• Created test data and reviewed test cases in conjunction with Business Analysts and Testers.

• Applied maintenance including file conversions to team’s test region to keep it up to date.

• Used in-house developed change management software to monitor and implement updates throughout the life cycle of a project.

WELLPOINT (formerly Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kentucky ) Louisville, KY

Senior Programmer Analyst. 1999 - 2009

• Developed ad hoc reports using COBOL and Easytrieve.

• Worked on various projects to improve efficiency of batch applications.

• Maintained and supported vendors’ applications at 3 data centers.

• Developed and implemented automation process to run test cycles for 10 regions.

• Tested and implemented Medicare Part A releases for claims processing.

• Performed analysis of data to provide extract files for test cycles and input to ad hoc reports.

• Participated in Disaster Recovery exercises for business continuation purposes.

• Adjusted JCL batch flow with the aid of job scheduling package.

• Monitored performance of online regions and improved response time in coordination with system support.

• Lead project to design the automation of the execution of the test cycle

SOLOMON SMITH BARNEY Inc., New York, NY

Consulting Programmer Analyst. 1996 -1998

• Developed, implemented, and maintained accounts payable system.

• Participated in full project life cycle including gathering user requirements, coding and testing new and existing programs, loading DB2 tables and VSAM files, and providing oncall production support.

• Used SPUFI to test SQL statements and QMF to provide reports.

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, New York, NY

Consulting Programmer Analyst. 1995 - 1996

• Redesigned and tested the Pension Equity Plan System.

• Created and modified JCL procedures, executed regression and extended production tests, and loaded VSAM test files from production.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

HARDWARE

IBM 30xx, IBM96xx, IBM PC and compatibles

SOFTWARE

IBM Z/OS, IBM/ MVS, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, CICS COBOL, BMS, CICS Command level, Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access), VSAM, DB2, IBM Utilities, IDCAMS utilities, MVS JCL, SORT/SYNSORT, TRMS (Total Report Management System), ORS (Online Report System), CA-VIEW, $AVRS (JCL sysout, Archival, Viewing and Retrieval System), SAR (Sysout Archival and Retrieval System), CA7, CA11, NDM, FTP, SPUFI, QMF, CA1, Endevor, Panvalet, Disaster Recovery Manager, Lotus Notes, Outlook, CICS/TMONS, File-Aid, File Master, Xpediter, Intertest, Abend-Aid, Fault Analyzer

EDUCATION

Jefferson Community and Technical College, Louisville, KY

Working towards an Associates in Applied Science in Computer Programming

ASA Institute of Technology, New York, NY

Diploma in Computer Technology

Metro Training Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Certification of completion in Microsoft Office 1995 Suite

St. Petersburg Marine College, St. Petersburg, Russia

Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Computer Science

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