Barry Brindle

**** ****** ****** *****

Columbus, GA 31909

706-***-**** http://www.linkedin.com/in/BarryBrindle

abh6b2@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Developer Advisor with extensive / diverse technical experience in software

development, database programming and project management. Expertise in

developing, enhancing and maintaining COBOL and Easytrieve programs in

support of the Pega Pended Claims Processing Interface system, preparing

comprehensive project plans and gathering and documenting user and

technical requirements. Known as a problem solver with solid interpersonal

and communication skills as well as demonstrated ability to manage multiple

priorities in fast-paced, customer-oriented environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages COBOL, CICS, JCL, Easytrieve Plus, Pega, SQL, PL/SQL,

SQL*Plus, Shell Script, Intervoice Invision

RDBMS IBM DB2 (COBOL), Oracle 9i, MS SQL Server

Technologies MQ/Series (COBOL), Sharepoint

Software Peregrine Service Center, Remedy

File Access VSAM (KSDS), PDS, Sequential Files

Platforms OS/390 MVS, Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, UNIX,

Edify IVR, Intervoice IVR, Conversant IVR, Genesys,

Avaya, Aspect, Witness

Utilities SyncSort, IDCAMS, RDC, PC Anywhere, Dameware Remote,

VNC, Telnet

Tools toad, AQT, Sound Forge

Applications Mainframe: Enterprise Data Warehouse (COBOL, Oracle),

Enrollment Reporting Database (COBOL, DB2) and Pended

Claims Processing System (COBOL); Midrange: Pega, IVR

Reporting (Brio, Stored Proc, Shell Script), Call

Center Reporting (Brio, Crystal Reports, Genesys RDBM),

Customer Care Reporting (Crystal Reports, Stored Proc),

Genesys CCPulse;

Project Mgmt and Microsoft Project, ClearCase

Version Control

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WELLPOINT, INC., Columbus, GA 1988 - 2010

Developer Advisor 2008 - 2010

Developed complex SQL queries in conjunction with Telecom Crystal and Brio

reporting, preparing comprehensive project plans and gathering user and

technical requirements. Created and updated test plans to assist QA in UAT

testing.

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Release Management Advisor 2006 - 2008

Released production code into telecom environments, performed SOX

compliance administration (SME) and developed and maintained Configuration

Management scripts.

Lead Programmer / Analyst 1998 - 2006

Developed, enhanced and maintained Pega application for claims processing

activities. Pega provides an interface between a midrange Unix server,

where the Pega app resides, and the mainframe, where the claim data

resides, via MQ/Series. Also COBOL and Easytrieve programs were developed

to extract claim data (VSAM) from the mainframe, then translated and

formatted and then loaded to the Unix Oracle database where the claims are

then accessible to the claims processor for adjudication. Developed and

maintained Intervoice IVR applications which interfaced with the mainframe

via MQ/Series.

. Developed, enhanced and maintained Pega interface applications (COBOL)

for mainframe Pended Claims Processing using the following technologies:

COBOL, Easytrieve Plus, JCL, SyncSort, IDCAMS, MQ/Series, PegaConnect,

Shell Script, Unix, SQL, and PL/SQL software, which improved agent claims

processing time by 30%.

. Received recognition from IT Management for leading effort to upgrade

Pega to the next release resulting in significant savings to the company.

. Collaborated and facilitated swat calls with other IT professionals

(specialists in their field) when system outages occurred, quickly

identifying root cause and assigning its correction to the appropriate

specialist(s).

. Created comprehensive project plans. Collaborated with team members and

business users in completing project, testing and documentation on

schedule.

. Developed, enhanced and maintained Intervoice IVR applications for

regular and State of Georgia business using the following technologies:

Intervoice Invision, SQL and MQ/Series software, which significantly

improved IVR's accuracy, reliability and completion rates.

. Received recognition from IT Management for providing IVR programming

support to an associate in another department, on own time, resulting in

project delivery on schedule.

. Prepared well documented user and technical requirements documents to

ensure project was delivered as expected by the business user.

Sr. Programmer / Analyst 1996 - 1998

Developed, enhanced and maintained Enterprise Data Warehouse load

activities. Sourcing, transformation and target documents were prepared;

COBOL programs were developed to extract and transform; and Oracle jobs

were created to load the Oracle Enterprise Data Warehouse.

. Prepared well documented sourcing, transformation and target documents to

ensure all mainframe fields were identified, all transformations and

conversions processes were developed and finally, all columns in the

warehouse tables were populated correctly as expected by the data model

and the business user.

. Developed, enhanced and maintained COBOL extraction programs that pulled

numerous mainframe (VSAM) files for source fields outlined by the

approved sourcing document.

. Developed, enhanced and maintained COBOL transformation programs that

include complex business logic necessary to convert source fields to the

desired target fields as outlined by the approved transformation

document.

. Developed, enhanced and maintained Oracle SQL*Loader control statements

and other database jobs used to load atomic level data to the data

warehouse.

. Created comprehensive project plans. Collaborated with team members and

business users in completing project, testing and documentation on

schedule.

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Programmer / Analyst 1994 - 1996

Developed, enhanced and maintained the Enrollment Reporting Database (DB2)

activities. COBOL programs were developed to extract legacy enrollment

data (VSAM) from the mainframe, then translated, formatted and loaded to

the DB2 enrollment database. COBOL extract programs were also written to

allow daily, weekly and monthly reporting to be generated.

. Prepared well documented sourcing, transformation and target documents to

ensure all mainframe fields were identified, all transformations and

conversions processes were developed

and finally, all columns in the warehouse tables were populated correctly

as expected by the data model and the business user.

. Developed, enhanced and maintained COBOL extraction programs that pulled

numerous mainframe (VSAM) files for source fields outlined by the

approved sourcing document.

. Developed, enhanced and maintained COBOL transformation programs that

include complex business logic necessary to convert source fields to the

desired target fields as outlined by the approved transformation

document.

. Developed, enhanced and maintained both DB2 Load Utility control

statements and other database jobs used to load the Enrollment Reporting

Database. COBOL programs, with embedded DB2 commands, were also developed

and maintained to update the enrollment database periodically.

. Developed, enhanced and maintained COBOL extract programs used for

reporting purposes. COBOL reporting programs were developed for

generating daily, weekly and monthly reporting.

. Created comprehensive project plans. Collaborated with team members and

business users in completing project, testing and documentation on

schedule.

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Computer Science Coursework, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

Oracle Database 10g Program with PL/SQL

Business Analyst Boot Camp

Crystal Reports v10 The Basic

Crystal Reports v10 Advanced

Genesys, Framework Overview

Genesys, Basic Reporting Design

Edify Application Builder Fundamentals

Edify Application Builder Advance Concepts

Intervoice Invision Programming Fundamentals

Certificate in Information Technology, ITT Technical Institute

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