John M. Jordan
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Sewell, NJ. 08080 ************@*******.***
Profile
Senior level Information Technology professional with twenty plus years of
experience. Extensive background in mainframe applications development and
support. Proficient in design, coding, testing, implementation,
documentation, maintenance, enhancements and training. Very knowledgeable
with programming and database efficiencies.
Professional Experience
Ciretek Inc.
5/2008 - Present
Technical Lead
. Functioned as the Project Lead/Technical Lead for various clients
(Dupont, State of Delaware).
. The applications are legacy mainframe systems written in Natural,
Adabas, COBOL, CICS, DB2 and VSAM. Batch processing included batch
JCL and Procs, FTP file transfers.
. Analyzed business requirements, wrote the Functional Requirements
Design document, Technical Design documentation and program
specifications.
. Coded, tested and debugged batch modules to receive, transmit, update
and process information in mainframe CICS/COBOL/Natural/Adabas
environment.
. Created developer and QA test plans.
. Performed requirements and design walk-through with developers and QA
staff.
. Performed reviews of developer code, developer test results and QA
test results.
. Ensured on-site and off-site staff adhered to coding, testing and QA
standards and requirements.
. Managed QA turnover, production implementation, and post production
implementation of new or enhanced functionalities to various batch
processes..
. Scheduled and lead various requirements and review meetings with the
business owner, business analyst, project manager and on-site and off-
site development staff.
. Monitored project progress and provided status updates to management.
. Other tools used included the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel,
Outlook), Microsoft Visio.
Vaptech, Inc.
11/2006 - 5/2008
Team Lead
. Functioned as the Project Lead/Technical Lead for various clients
(Dupont, Invista, State of Delaware).
. The applications are legacy mainframe systems written in Natural,
Adabas, COBOL, CICS and VSAM. Batch processing included batch JCL and
Procs, FTP file transfers.
. Analyzed business requirements, wrote the Functional Requirements
Design document, Technical Design documentation and program
specifications.
. Coded, tested and debugged batch modules to receive, transmit, update
and process information in mainframe CICS/COBOL/Natural/Adabas
environment.
. Performed reviews of developer code, developer test results and QA
test results.
. Ensured on-site and off-site staff adhered to coding, testing and QA
standards and requirements.
. Managed QA turnover, production implementation, and post production
implementation of new or enhanced functionalities to various batch
processes..
. Scheduled and lead various requirements and review meetings with the
business owner, business analyst, project manager and on-site and off-
site development staff.
. Monitored project progress and provided status updates to management.
. Other tools used included the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel,
Outlook), Microsoft Visio.
Protech Solutions Inc.
6/2003 - 11/2006
District Manager/Sr. Account Manager
Responsible for start-up initiative on the east coast for a Dallas based
company. Specific responsibilities include: sales, recruiting and staffing
functions for the Philadelphia, Delaware and New Jersey areas. Experience
and skills included strategic planning, consulting operations management,
key account selling, sales management, forecasting, recruiting, technical
support and employee retention.
. Annual sales revenue of over 3 million dollars in the first 18 months.
. Provided Technical support to all billable consultants.
. Responsible for the management of 35+ billable consultants.
. Responsible for all Vendor Management metrics.
. Responsible for contract negotiations with consultants, clients and
third-party vendors.
. Responsible for all technical training sessions.
Ajilon Consulting
9/1988 - 6/2003
Area Technical Manager/ Account Manager/ Technical Lead
As the Area Technical Manager, responsibilities included:
. Day-to-day management of 180+ consultants.
. Conducted new-hire orientations, performance reviews and exit
interviews.
. Initiated relocation process for new hires and transfers, including
employee immigration and visa services.
. Developed business model that reduced consultant turnover by 40%.
. Responsible for annual performance and salary reviews for all billable
consultants.
. Responsible for the development and approval of employee training
initiatives.
As the Technical Lead, responsibilities included:
. Team lead of consultants for a Dupont outsourcing project since the
inception of the project (1988) - managing 15 people onsite. (Stayed
involved with project until it was migrated to SAP in 9/2009).
. Assigned tasks and estimates; assist with project design, development,
testing and implementation of large projects.
. Provide weekly/monthly SLA and status reports to senior management
. Interfacing with Business Analysts to prioritize business needs and
develop work timelines.
. Support mainframe-based Order Processing application involving
thousands of CICS, COBOL, Natural Adabas programs. . Extensive usage
of JCL, VSAM, FTP, MQ Series and IBM Utilities like Xpeditor,
Panvalet, Intertest, ViewDirect, File aid mapping
. Hands on Coding, Design, Test (Unit/Integration and System) and
coordinating/mentoring.
. Responsible for 24/7 critical applications support.
As the Account Manager, responsibilities included:
. Assisted in the sales of other outsourcing engagements based on the
success of the Dupont project.
. Developed and presented outsourcing presentations to clients.
. Assigned to clients to assist with the start up and staffing of
outsourcing engagements. Helped develop client specific outsourcing
methodologies that satisfied the Ajilon/client SLA agreements.
Education
Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pa.
Business Administration Major