ANTHONY PEREIRA

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QUALIFICATIONS

Accomplished Mainframe Systems Programmer with over 20 years demonstrated performance in Financial Services, Government and Utilities. Strong knowledge of CICS, CICS Web, CICSPlex, Java, J2EE, JSS, JSP, TCP/IP, Sockets, MQSeries, WebSphere, z/OS, DB2, COBOL, VSAM, IBM Utilities, TSO/ISPF, JCL,Linux and other mainframe tools. Outstanding analysis, programming and debugging capabilities with expertise in all phases of the system development life cycle. Commended by clients for ability to work as a team member or independently while achieving critical deadlines. Recognized for performance and project contributions. Strong team player.

Clients: Social Security Administration, Charles Schwab, CIT, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, NYC Police Department, Ricoh, New York City Transit Authority, PSE&G

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STANDARD INSURANCE (through Vital Systems), Portland, Or Dec 2010- Feb 2011

Systems Programmer / Consultant

• Developed and created CICS TS 4.1 regions.

• Defined functional requirements and technical specifications for new development work.

SSA ADMINISTRATION (through APEX SYSTEMS), Baltimore, MD Jan 2009- Apr 2010

Systems Programmer / Consultant

• Developed and created 14 CICS regions.

• Defined functional requirements and technical specifications for new development work.

• Analyzed and modified jobs with ChangeMan.

• Tested applications, tracked and resolved ‘bugs.’

• Worked with z/Linux operating system

Environment: CICS, COBOL II, DB2 in a z/OS environment using TSO, ISPF

CHARLES SCHWAB (through SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGIES), Phoenix, AZ Jul 2008-Nov 2008

Systems Programmer / Consultant

• Developed and modified CICS 3.1 into 3.2.1 and created CICS 3.2.1 regions.

• Established functional requirements and determined technical specifications for these regions.

• Utilized ChangeMan to track versions and modify regions.

• Identified and debugged code defects.

• Wrote documentation for new regions.

Environment: CICS, COBOL II, DB2, ChangeMan, JCL, SMP/E, CICSPlex

CIT (through KELLY SERVICES), Livingston, NJ Feb 2008-May 2008

Systems Programmer / Consultant

• Managed MQSeries maintenance and oversaw the SYSBII and DASD PLUS installation.

• Installed latest PUT tape for MQSeries.

• Defined functional requirements and created technical specifications for MQSeries.

Environment: CICS, DB2, SYSBII, MQSeries, JCL, SMP/E, DASD PLUS

BEAR STEARNS, Whippany, NJ Aug 2004-Dec 2007

CICS TS / WebSphere, MQSeries Systems Programmer

• Maintained current systems and supported application programmers and operations.

• Managed and ran CICS and MQSeries environments.

• Ensured technical specifications aligned with functional requirements for regions and queue managers.

• Analyzed and modified regions with ChangeMan.

• Updated documentation on routine basis and provided documentation for new regions and queues.

• Maintained RDO for CICS and MQSeries entries.

Environment: CICS, COBOL II, DB2, ChangeMan, JCL, SMP/E, MQSeries, FTP, Firewalls, Java, EJB, JavaBeans, JSP, J2EE, HTML, TCP/IP

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MERRILL LYNCH, Hopewell, NJ Feb 2000 – Aug 2004

Senior CICS / MQSeries Specialist.

• Maintained CICS and MQSeries environments supporting production, development, and existing systems.

• Migrated CICS regions to 2.2 and MQSeries queue mangers to 5.3.

• Defined functional requirements and technical specifications for regions and queue managers.

• Analyzed and modified regions with Endevor.

• Installed CICSPlex and integrated with the CICS.

• Maintained ongoing documentation and wrote new documentation for new regions.

• Developed the back end programs for Web Quote.

Environment: CICS, COBOL II, DB2, Endevor, JCL, SMP/E, MQSeries, DBCTL, MERVA, Java, EJB, JavaBeans, JSP, J2EE, HTML, TCP/IP, CWI

NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT (through TSR CONSULTING), NY, NY Sep 1999-Feb 2000

Senior Programmer / Consultant

• Managed conversion of CICS and installed CICSPlex 1.3.

• Ensured conversion met functional requirements for CICSPlex and CICS 4.1.

Environment: CICS, DB2, CICSPlex, JCL, SMP/E

PSE&G, Newark, NJ Jan 1996-Aug 1998

Senior Programmer / Consultant

• Converted MVS/ESA to z/OS; installed CICS 4.1.

• Updated existing programs and wrote new code.

• Created documentation and trained users in CICS 4.1.

Environment: CICS, DB2, JCL, z/OS, SMP/E

RICOH CORPORATION, West Caldwell, NJ Aug 1998-Sep 1999

Senior Programmer / Consultant

• Managed conversion of CICS 4.1 and installed CICS 4.1 (Y2K).

• Analyzed and modified jobs to work with a new version of CICS.

• Coded changes to existing programs.

• Trained users of how to work with CICS 4.1 and provided documentation.

Environment: CICS, DB2, JCL, SMP/E

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

KEAN UNIVERSITY, Union, NJ

Bachelor of Science in Computers

COMPUTER SKILLS

Mainframe: CICS, CLIST, Abend-Aid, BMS, ChangeMan, Endevor, OMEGAMON, TMON, COBOL, COBOL II, CTG, TCP/IP, DB2, MAINVIEW, INTERTEST, CAFC, IPCP, DASD PLUS, SMP/E, FILE AID, ZEKE, IDCAMS, ISPF, Librarian, IBM Operating Systems (MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, OS/390 and z/OS), MQSeries, WebSphere, Panvalet, SAS, SDF II, IOF, SDSF, TSO, VSAM, CONTROL-D , RACF, TSS, ACF2, SYSVIEW, CICSPlex, TCP/IP Sockets,

Control M for z/OS, Copy Plus and Database Performance

Web: CTG (CICS Transaction Gateway), COBOL, DB2, FTP, Internet Explorer, Java, Java Beans, JavaScript, JSP, MQSeries, WebSphere, JSS, HTML, UNIX, other Web tools

Hardware: IBM Mainframe Systems (3081, 3090, 390 and zSeries), IBM PC Compatibles

Platforms & Systems: Microsoft Windows (3.1, 95, 2000, XP and Vista), NetWare

Software Packages: Lotus Notes, Outlook, MS Office Suite (Access, Excel, Word), MS-DOS

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