Albert C. Liu

SYNOPSIS

**+ years of development, analysis and Project Management experience in Mainframe COBOL environments

3+ years of Blue Cross Blue Shield experience working with ITS Claims data

Successfully launched 6 ITS Releases

Coordinate and control the implementation process of all my team elements (i.e. JCL, PROCS, COPY members, MFS, PSBs, Programs, Store Procedures, DDL, Sub-routines, application shell programming, IBM Rational Tools suite, etc.) I packaged over a thousand elements and elevated them from test to production

Work in close conjunction with the Project Manager to ensure projects were delivered on-time and on-budget, while meeting customer needs

Perform maintenance on production programs using BCBSM maintenance procedures

Experience in multiple industries including health insurance, auto manufacturing and technology industries

Analyzed business requirements, procedures and problems and apply Web concepts in line with business requirements of both internal and external customers.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software/Hardware Skills:

COBOL, PL/1, SQL, Java, Assembly Language, Machine Language, SDP, DB2, IMS/DB, IMS/DC, Expediter, SPUFI, BTS, TSO/SPF, DOS, JCL, CICS, DCCS, Windows XP, Panvalet, SPFPC, Workbench, Syncsort, Disaster Recovery, TCP/IP,VTAM, CICS,CA7/CA11, CLIST, EDI, Client Server, Microsoft Office, Viasoft, Endevor, VSAM, ISAM, GSAM, Abend-aid, Java, JavaScript, HTML, JDBC, WSAD, JSP, XML, J2EE, Lotus Notes, Store Procedure, IBM Data Studio, DDL,IBM3090, IBM z/OS.

EXPERIENCE

CSC :

May 2011 – Dec., 2011

Test Lead

Chrysler Company

. Work with the user to design and develop the reconciliation system to keep track of the orders. Responsible for writing the specifications, coding COBOL/DB2 programs, performing unit and system testing.

. Create container/Lines from US to Volvera and Prestock orders sent to Daimler on a weekly basis.

. Generate EBAG daily report for the shipments to Fiat.

. Prepare the test plan and test strategy to cover all Mopar systems

. Come up with strategies for testing the PO conversion and PO daily process (requisition requests for PO’s, etc) for system testing as well as production parallel

. Cover all test conditions, validation points, validation processes (manual, systematic with comparison programs, processes to dump to excel spreadsheets to facilitate validation )

. Work closely with the PentaSAP team to ensure the test environment is established to support the extensive testing that MOPAR will require.

. Work with the PentaSAP conversion team and the Integration teams to ensure MOPAR requirements are met during the testing.

. Test data preparation, Report the test execution status , defect tracking and resolution to the closure.

. Work closely with Business partners and developers when establishing

o Unit test cases

o System test cases

o Parallel testing

. Develop and communicate the test schedule to all members of the team (developers, business partners)

. Ensure test schedules are coordinated with the PentaSAP core team

. Gather/document and Communicate integration test scenarios to all impacted parties – ensure requirements are known by integration test teams

. Ensure test plan is executed as planned and within schedule

Advantage Tech Svcs Associates:

Oct. 2010 – April 2011

Senior Level IBM Mainframe Analyst

Ford Motor Company

. Working on the new development projects STAR3 (Standardized Training and Resource System) to provide Standardized training to all Ford dealers worldwide using IBM Mainframe COBOL, DB2, ChangeMan, IMB Data Studio, Store Procedure and Xpediter.

Responsibilities:

Analyze the project manager's requirements.

Write J2EE and Mainframe specifications.

Create test cases.

Code the store procedures, debug and test them via IBM Data Studio and Xpediter.

Work in close conjunction with the project manager and business analyst to ensure store procedures were delivered that meet customer needs.

BBIC

Feb 2010 – 09/2010

Manager

Responsibilities:

External contact with suppliers domestic and international

Perform price analysis and seller search, consider cost of the product, quality, availability, and technical support to achieve best price value

Receive and process purchase requests

Organize shipment of the acquired equipment to requestors by use of forwarding companies and postal services

External contact with sellers domestic and international; purchase office equipment and supplies printing, imaging and presentation equipment

Develop and increase successful business relationship with providers

Internal contact with purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and finance departments

Coordinate all current activities with the Controller and report completed/pending orders/delivery

Jawood

Dec 2006 – Dec 2009

Consultant

Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan

Working on the new development projects for Health Care System using IBM Mainframe COBOL, DB2, IMS DB/DC, JCL, ENDEVOR, File Aid, and Xpediter. Analyze the Association’s requirements, write specifications, create flow charts, coding and testing programs.

Responsibilities:

Coordinate and control the implementation process of all my team elements (i.e. JCL, PROCS, COPY members, MFS, PSBs, Programs, Sub-routines etc.) I packaged over a thousand elements and elevated them from test to production

Set-up test conditions and test modified programs using new converted DB2 tables

Create and load DB2 tables using DB2 utilities

Document specs, procedures and system flows

Perform maintenance on production programs using BCBSM maintenance procedures

Audit BCBSA software releases to assure that the correct version was being implemented

Install the latest releases of BCBSA software

Manage multiple, concurrent tasks with competing priorities

Work in close conjunction with the Business Analyst to ensure projects were delivered that meet customer needs

Ensure that all application deliverables were of high quality and met functional requirements

Work in close conjunction with the Project Manager to ensure projects were delivered on-time and on-budget, while meeting customer needs

Accomplishments:

Successfully launched the following six projects:

ITS Release 10.4 (Host Plans enter into pricing arrangements for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) rentals and purchases in the same manner as they do for other provider services.)

ITS Release 10.3 (It provides a comprehensive architectural overview of the BCBSM ITS, P&A Claims and Facility Claims systems using a number of different architectural views to depict different aspects of the system. It is intended to capture and convey the significant architectural decisions)

ITS Release 10.2 (Increase a claim service line from 23 to 999, and the max. dollar amount from 9 million to 99 million)

ITS Release 10.1 (Upgrade ITS software to accept new provider type and specialty values.)

ITS Release 10.0 (Renovated and selectively modernized Inter-Plan Teleprocessing System (ITS) software application)

ITS Release 9.4 (Developed a mechanism to accept PSA(Personal Saving Account) to meet Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s requirements for national account business through the BlueCard program.).

DaimlerChrysler Corp

May 1999 – Aug 2006

Consultant (Project Manager/Analyst/Programmer as job needed)

Maintain and enhance the Warranty system (OTE and GCS) using IBM Mainframe COBOL, DB2, IMS CICS, WSAD, JE22 and JDBC. Analyze user requirements, design, code, test and implement some projects such as Tech-Id, Class Code Recovery and Corp. Claim Entry which is a Java-based web-enabled project. Supporting both batch and on-line programs.

The Global Claim System (GCS) application incorporates all activities relating to administering the Processing of claims for vehicles sold and serviced by DCX, claims for Service Contracts sold and Serviced by DCX, and claims for Mopar parts sold by DCX dealers. Claims are received from dealers and Distributors worldwide for payment of their services. These claims are processed using the business rules in effect and dealers are informed of the results of this processing. Business rules reside in an Aion Knowledgebase. Control over the application of these rules to claims processed is done by Warranty Administration using a web-based application for parameter maintenance. Using the on-line Corp. Claim Entry Internet portal the people can enter the claims, submit the claims and can check for the acknowledgements This Warranty system deals with both Online and Batch Processing Applications.

Responsibilities:

Analyzed business requirements, procedures and problems and apply Web concepts in line with business requirements of both internal and external customers.

Modeled and Developed Dealer, Vehicle, Claim, GLOP, Part Databases for the

Global claim / Dealer Connect System.

Analyzed and designed physical data models, logical databases and relational database definitions.

Tuned and improved the performance of the applications.

Defined content and functionality for web pages and submit to Web Designers for programming.

Responsible for interpreting customer needs, writing functional specifications and preparing test plans.

Designed the dataflow, data models and use cases for the application.

Mapped and converted the old existing business processes into the new application.

Identified and communicated potential problems that might impact the scope and/or timeline to the Project Manager

Formulated and managed project timelines outlining steps required to develop applications to meet user requirements; establish priorities and negotiate conflicts as they occur.

Compiled and wrote documentation to describe program development and revisions.

Developed data modeling activities, lead the definition of detailed business rules for validating and transforming data, created layouts and specifications for end-user reports.

Followed specified guidelines and system standards in writing, testing, and documenting.

Performed research and identified program problems; develops solutions.

Prepared user documentation for on-line applications.

Involved in designing, modeling and developing the databases.

Planned and prioritized assignments to meet specified deadlines.

Participated in team meetings and discussion of detailed assignments to achieve end-result.

Involved in Preparing Sarbanes-Oxley documentation for the projects.

Participated in 24*7 on call support for the applications

Developed Job Scheduler to run the batch jobs.

Trained other technical staff including people from Syntel and TCS that are outsourcing companies.

Periodically met with Clients for implementing new approaches and techniques

Accomplishments:

Project Manager: (Using SDP, RUP, ITIL, CMMI Methodology)

Responsible in modeling the databases for all the Tech-Id projects in the GCS system.

Produced measurable results by improving business processes, streamlining operations, and increasing profitability.

Provided and developed a Java-based web-enabled Claim entry solution for users, resulted in huge savings for the corporation.

Designed a Class code recovery process to properly re-bucket the expenses for Warranty System.

Connected and analyzed user requirements, and designed a major financial project ICBS (Inter Company

Billing System) that processed a total of 10 billion US dollars every year. This system has 68 jobs and 8 on-line screens.

Gave technical training to the people from a major India outsourcing company TCS.

Analyst/Programmer:

Enhanced the Commonization systems to simplify on-line claim entry processing.

Involved in developing the common pricing subroutine.

Tuned the application to increase the performance of the claim processing, resulted in savings to the corporation.

Designed and Developed Electronic Fund Transfers for participating dealers for the monthly/weekly claim activity.

Designed and Developed process to create feeds for Accounts Receivable/Payable and G/L for the weekly and monthly claim activity and integrated into the GSAP system.

Developed a process to create reason codes for all the dealers. Implemented outbound pricing structure in several International countries. (South Africa,

Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, South Korea, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, France, Germany, UK etc)

Developed CICS programs interfacing with Java for Web-based Corp. Claim Entry and Corp. Claim Chargeback.

Coordinated with the offshore team in rolling/developing the projects

Environment: IBM ES/9000, MVS/ESA, JCL, VSAM, VS COBOLII, IMS DB/DC, CICS, DB2, MAES, Expediter, File Aid, EBMX, DCCS, Java, JDBC, WSAD, HTML, JSP, XML, JavaScript, J2EE, SMTP, Lotus Notes.

Consultant at Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan

Feb 1998 – Apr 1999

Worked on Master Medical and Vision/Hearing Systems

Maintained and enhanced the systems including writing specifications, coding, debugging both on-line and batch programs using COBOL, IMS, DB2, Viasoft and Endevor.

Consultant at Chrysler Corp

Jul 1990 – Feb 1998

System development which included the DB2 table design, analysis, coding, testing and implement. A major financial project ERS (Evaluated Receipts Settlement), which process a total of 30 Billion US dollars per year.

Ford Motor Company

Jul 1989 – Jul 1990

Database Analyst

DB2 and IMS project for tracking truck sales for all customers of truck via DB2 on-line and batch with interface to Focus and Honeywell database systems.

Designed, programmed, tested and implemented several on-line and batch programs.

Compuware Corp. Farmington Hills MI.

Jul 1984 – Jul 1989

Designed, coded and implemented on-line and batch programs for Ford Motor Company’s COMM(Common Manufacturing Management System).

Designed, documented, programmed, tested and implemented a part costing system for Ford Motor Company.

Programmed and tested both batch and on-line programs for the health system at General Motor Company.

EDUCATION

Bachelor in engineering &

Master in computer and information science

Oakland University, 1984

Citizenship

US

Address

6110 Ledwin Dr. Troy, MI 48098

Email

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Phone Number:

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