Paul Walasek

abhyr7@r.postjobfree.com

*** ****** ***** *****, **********, Ohio 44230

330-***-**** (home) 330-***-**** (mobile)

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Summary Proven expert on all aspects of the software development life cycle: User Liaison,

Business Requirements, high level and detail design, coding, testing,

installation/implementation, and production support in midrange and mainframe

environments.

Industries Banking/Financial, Insurance, Inventory, Order Entry, Telecommunications,

Retail, Manufacturing, Credit Processing, Education, Health Care, Government,

Human Resources

Skills /

Tools/

Platforms SQL, XML, XSLT, UNIX, Oracle, SQL Navigator, Visual Basic, IDMS/ADSO, COBOL,

CICS, DB2, TELON, Assembler Language, SAS, AbInitio, HP Quality Center,

Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Systems Analyst Progressive Insurance - Mayfield Village, Ohio

March 2007 – Present Insurance Systems

External Communications.

• Migrated forms creation process for Progressive business entities to a real-time, web-based

environment, speeding delivery of policy change information to state governments by as

much as three days.

• Developed forms and processes used by the Commercial Auto division which enabled

customers to obtain insurance quotes and purchase policies from service representatives in a

real-time environment.

• Supported and enhanced many existing forms processes utilizing XML, XSLT, Visual Studio,

and numerous internal development, support, and reporting tools. Utilized Agile Methodology

along with in-house monitoring, quality assurance, version control, and deployment tools, to

implement all projects quickly and accurately, adding maximum business value.

• Tracked system problems using Remedy software as a communication vehicle between

development groups to speed problem resolution.

• Maintained all Requirements, Project Issues, Test Plans, Test Issues, and Change Requests

in HP Quality Center as a central repository.

• Documented all Technical Specifications such as System and Detail Designs, Unit Test Plans,

and Implementation Plans in Lotus Notes to ensure quality software.

Billing Systems

• Developed, enhanced, and supported large DB2 data warehouse system to provide business

with current-day billing information for all of Progressive’s lines of business.

• Utilized DB2, SQL, COBOL, and MBI Query Tools

• Utilized processes similar to ETL in migrating data from billing and policy maintenance

systems to the data warehouse.

Senior Systems Analyst Key Bank - Cleveland, Ohio

December 2005 – March 2007 Financial Systems

Marketing Systems

• Improved marketing analysis processes by leading team effort to convert a legacy marketing

analysis system to an enterprise-wide data warehousing system.

• Utilized ETL tool (AbInitio), along with UNIX, Oracle, COBOL, and DB2.

• Developed using Agile project management methodologies.

Senior Technical Architect AMDOCS/AT&T - Brecksville, Ohio

October 1999 – December 2005 Telecommunications

Directory Publishing Systems

• Member of the AT&T Directory Publishing Outsourcing project team.

• Optimized existing directory system order processing for Midwest region, reducing outcall and

missed orders and bringing system into compliance with mandated SLAs.

• Achieved objective to develop a single suite of systems for Directory Publishing business unit.

• Converted mainframe based directory and migration of real-time directory systems to a

UNIX/Oracle platform, streamlining the daily processing and improving system throughput.

• Performed requirements definition, creation of technical specifications, code development,

development of test plans, system testing and software implementation.

• Skills utilized include UNIX, ORACLE, SQL, EDI, MQ Series, and COBOL.

Consultant Renaissance Worldwide, Cleveland, Ohio

1998 – 1999 IT Consulting

Insurance Systems

• Engaged as part of the PIMS (Provide Information Management System) project team at

Medical Mutual of Ohio.

• Provided application design and development of a national healthcare network hierarchy

system (NNH) implemented as a subsystem of PIMS.

• Facilitated faster processing of claims by enhancements to PIMS, which enabled interfacing

between provider and claims processing systems with various healthcare networks

throughout the country.

• Utilized CICS, DB2, and COBOL.

Team Lead / Senior Systems Analyst Key Bank, Cleveland, Ohio

1996 – 1998 Financial Systems

Financial Reporting Systems

• Supervised team of four programmer analysts.

• Involved interaction with users in Key’s financial reporting, and divestitures and acquisitions

divisions.

• Created user requirements and technical specifications, developed code, prepared and

executed test plans, implemented and supported front-end interfaces to corporate profitability,

general ledger, and marketing analysis reporting systems.

Education: University of Cincinnati

Major in Chemistry

Cincinnati Technical College

Major in Information Technology

Additional Training:

• IBM training classes, including MVS Systems Programming, Multiprogramming Services,

CICS, IMS, DB2, and MQSeries, and Mainframe Application Development Tools.

• Training in Agile Methodology, Capability Maturity Module (CMM), Microsoft Project, VISIO,

and BMC Utilities.

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