DARRELL KINDLE

Miamisburg, Ohio *****

937-***-**** (home) abg00p@r.postjobfree.com 937-***-**** (alternate)

CAREER SUMMARY

IT professional with expertise in developing, supporting and enhancing large applications in an IBM

mainframe environment using COBOL, PACBASE, CICS, JCL, IMS and DB2 for Fortune 50 firms.

Strengths include requirements gathering and testing skills as well as excellent problem solving capabilities.

Technical team leader for four years, assisting and directing multiple employees.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Network: IBM 390, PC

Languages: COBOL, PACBASE, DOS, Visual Basic

Applications MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Project, HP Quality Center

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Other: MicroFocus COBOL, XDB, JCL, CICS, IBM Utilities, WAAPDSUT(Assembler), File-Aid,

SyncSort, Xpediter(Batch), Intertest (CICS), CA-7, Control M&R, CEDF, EasyTrieve,

VSAM, IMS, CHAMP, IBM Personal Communications, SQL, Internet Explorer, VISIO

WORK EXPERIENCE

Pariter Solutions as full time Wells Fargo employee

PacBase Developer (April, 2011 to present)

Designed, developed and tested programs for the new industry standard ACH (Automatic Clearing House)

application. (PACBASE / DB2).

• Constructed, tested and maintained complex programs for Pariter’s ACH application according to

requirements developed for Bank of America.

• Diagnosed system issues, uncovered root causes and implemented solutions for defects discovered

during System and User Acceptance testing.

• Provided technical consultation and support in the development of computer applications and programs.

Pariter Solutions through contracting firm TAJ Technologies

PacBase Developer (April, 2010 to April, 2011)

Designed, developed and tested programs for the new industry standard ACH (Automatic Clearing House)

application. (PACBASE / DB2).

• Constructed, tested and maintained complex programs for Pariter’s ACH application according to

requirements developed for Bank of America.

• Diagnosed system issues, uncovered root causes and implemented solutions for defects discovered

during System and User Acceptance testing.

HP ENTERPRISE SERVICES (Dayton, Ohio)

Software Developer IV (2008-2010)

Designed, developed, tested and implemented enhancements to a loan acquisition and servicing application.

(PACBASE / IMS / DB2).

• Constructed, tested and maintained complex programs serving as an interface between an external Loan

Origination System and a large mainframe vehicle loan acquisition and servicing application.

• Diagnosed system issues, uncovered root causes and implemented solutions, providing clients with more

accurate system data, enhanced automation and operational efficiency.

• Developed project requirements, program design specifications, unit test plans, system test plans and

implementation plans, producing all project deliverables consistent with the high level of quality

required by CMMi (L3).

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EDS, AN HP COMPANY

Technical Project Leader (2006-2008)

Oversaw all technical aspects of medium to large (>5,000 hours) enhancement projects to a loan acquisition

and servicing application.

• Composed and managed project requirements, ensuring that client objectives were met.

• Facilitated weekly meetings, helping to aid communication and maximize productivity.

• Documented, measured and tracked system and user acceptance testing defects, ensuring that all were

satisfactorily closed prior to implementation (HP Quality Center).

• Created integration test plans and managed integration testing efforts, verifying that client objectives

were being met.

Access Developer (2006-2008)

Developed databases to increase project team and management efficiency, including forms, filters, reports,

tables, and queries.

• Produced logical and physical systems design for resource tracking database, meeting requirements of

the management team.

• Trained management team in use of built-in queries and reports, reducing the time and effort required of

them to perform resource tracing tasks.

• Automated creation of usage guides using data from Access database to populate formatted WORD

documents, minimizing effort required by project team.

• Automated manual reporting processes utilizing VB Scripting for Excel and Microsoft Access,

decreasing reporting time.

Project Analyst / Manager (2003-2006)

Responsible for onsite project administration along with proper quality control measures for ensuring

projects finished on time and due budget.

• Identified project risks, produced and maintained project status reports and communications, resulting in

increased visibility of inter-project dependencies and improved development efficiency.

• Coordinated communication between clients and staff throughout project lifecycle, ensuring that project

objectives were met.

• Developed detailed project schedules, project scope statements, communication plans, metrics plans and

risk management plans, producing all project deliverables consistent with the high level of quality

required by CMMi (L3).

Metrics Subject Matter Expert (2002-2003)

Monitored performance of all project teams within the organization by gathering relevant data and producing

statistical reports for management.

• Compiled project metrics data and created detailed reports and charts so that management was kept

informed of the current status of all projects in the organization.

• Performed system asset function point count and numerous project enhancement function point counts

for the General Motors Timekeeping Systems for hourly and salary employees, using function point data

to report productivity measures to management.

Time and Attendance Subject Matter Expert (1989-2003)

Played key role in the development of the General Motors Timekeeping System (COBOL/CICS/DB2)

installed in all GM plants throughout the United States and Canada for the purpose of gathering hourly and

salary employee time and attendance data.

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• Enhanced and maintained GMTKS pay calculation programs so that hourly employees were consistently

paid in accordance with the latest contract agreements between GM and its unions.

• Performed major role in all systems life cycle phases of enhancement project to accommodate a wide

variety of alternative work schedules so that employees were paid according to local contract

agreements.

• Key designer, developer and tester for Canada Enhancement Project to Hourly GMTKS. This

enhancement converted the system to bilingual, handled the Canadian Auto Workers Union pay rules and

was implemented at nine GM of Canada, Ltd. locations.

• Designed, developed, tested and implemented complex modules for the GM Salary Timekeeping System,

installed in all GM plants throughout the United States and Canada for the purpose of gathering salary

employee time and attendance data (Micro Focus COBOL/CICS/DB2).

• Developed project requirements, program design specifications, unit test plans, system test plans and

implementation plans, producing all project deliverables consistent with the high level of quality

required by CMMi (L3).

• Participated in self-assessment which resulted in organization maintaining SEI CMMi Level 3

certification.

EDUCATION

SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (Bethany, Oklahoma)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Professional Concentration: Information Systems

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Systems Life Cycle – Testing

Function Point Counting

JAVA Fundamentals

Microsoft Access 97 Fundamentals

Requirements Determination

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