Project Analyst

DAVID DODSON

**** *** ***** ***** *******, Texas 77066

(281) 444–0325 home 713-***-**** cell

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SUMMARY

Extensive consulting and programming experience with utilities CIS systems, court systems and banking

systems, including team lead roles, in client/server and mainframe environments, spanning the entire

project life cycle. Extensive COBOL including 10+ years Microfocus COBOL. 12+ years SQL and Oracle

database experience. 1 years Open Custom Statement Formatter (with some mainframe CSF). 12+

years Microsoft Office applications. 6 years DB2/CICS. 3 years Customer Care and Billing (CC&B)

experience which included extensive user interfacing, information gathering, writing interface documents

and providing Cobol support and development expertise.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ORACLE/SPL WORLDGROUP INC. - San Francisco, California May 15, 2006 – June 4, 2009

Principal Consultant Customer Care and Billing (CC&B)

• Assigned to Managed Services for CC&B support for multiple clients. Provided online and batch

COBOL analysis, debugging and coding support as these clients upgraded to versions 2.1 and 2.2 of

CC&B. Worked with SQL in Oracle database environments using Toad and SQL Developer.

• Assigned on-site at Veolia Indianapolis Water providing External Design documents for interfaces

such as Parcel File, Cass Certification and Outside Service Providers.

• Assigned on-site at City of Phoenix providing consulting and delivering documentation for the

Discovery and Process Analysis phases of the project focusing on Data Mapping and Interfaces. XML

Application Integration (XAI) training.

• Assigned on-site at TXU Energy writing Provider of Last Resort documentation.

• Assigned on-site at Hampton Roads Sanitation District providing script writing and error analysis and

resolution expertise.

• Completed extensive 10-week training program for CC&B. Trained in all areas including: billing,

payments, cashiering, deposits, budget billing, payment arrangements, pay plans, field service,

service appointments, meter and equipment management and meter reading.

AJILON CONSULTING - Houston, Texas July 21, 2005 - January 13, 2006

Analyst/Programmer Microfocus COBOL Net Express for Windows

• Conversion programming, new screen application using Net Express Dialog System, Microsoft

Methods programming (parsing XML) and various maintenance tasks for Personix.

COURT SPECIALISTS, INC. - Friendswood, Texas 2003 – July 8, 2005

COBOL / Java Lead Microfocus COBOL Net Express for Windows, Oracle, SQL, Cold Fusion,

Access, Word

• Team Lead for development and maintenance of court systems software. Write technical

specifications. Analyze problems and assign for resolution. Monitor and report to management the

progress. Daily work developing/maintaining software utilizing Microfocus COBOL Net Express and

Oracle and SQL with some Cold Fusion coding and exposure to Java as Team Lead.

SEVERN TRENT SYSTEMS (STS) - Houston, Texas 1990 - 2003

Senior Consultant (1990 - 2003) CIS experience utilizing Microfocus COBOL, Oracle, SQL, UNIX,

Open CSF, COBOL II, DB2, CICS, VSAM, Xpediter, Access, Word, ISPF/TSO

DAVID DODSON

• Extensive analysis and coding utilizing SQL, Oracle and Microfocus COBOL.

• Served as Lead Analyst on Bill Print Extract / Bill Image / Bill Print areas of Open Vision (OV) product

providing design and development of data interface from OV Bill Image to third party bill painter

application Open CSF (Custom Statement Formatter).

• Designed and developed utility bills and notices with Open CSF for Snohomish PUD. Extensive data

collection, analysis and manipulation. Troubleshoot statement problems for LADWP for Mainframe

CSF.

• Acted as focal point of contact as Senior Designer on any new development, problem resolution, or

other questions within Bill Extract, Bill Image and Bill Print areas.

• Interfaced extensively with client representatives and STS business analysts at client sites including

Snohomish PUD, SMECO, LADWP, Portland General and others to discuss, analyze and provide

solutions for new problems and developments.

• Traveled weekly to Cincinnati for 10 months to work on a project at the Cincinnati Gas & Electric

Company. Assigned to the Cash Processing Work Group where detailed Yourdan/DeMarco-based

structure charts were developed from detailed program specifications, data flow diagrams and user

documentation.

• Developed programs to specifications using QMF to establish test data and EZTEST to verify

program flow and accuracy.

• Participated in CIS Completion Project in Houston, where the batch and online programs developed

in Cincinnati were system tested and the CIS system was packaged for delivery to the customer.

• Assigned to project for London Electricity and traveled to London England as part of team that

developed system requirements, enhancements, and modifications necessary to install CIS system

developed in Cincinnati.

FIRST INTERSTATE BANK - Houston, Texas 1988 - 1989

Senior Programmer Analyst IBM COBOL, IMS, DB2, CICS, VSAM, JCL, ISPF/TSO

• Performed maintenance and on-call support of batch and on-line processes within automated teller

machine application.

• Provided programming and analysis support on Disc IRS Tax Reporting system.

• Installed and maintained Computer Associates Account Analysis System, which operated under CICS

and had several batch IMS and DB2 interfaces.

FIRST CITY SERVICES - Houston, Texas 1982 - 1988

Senior Programmer Analyst IBM COBOL, IMS, File-Aid, Abend-Aid, SAS, JCL, ISPF/TSO

• Provided implementation, maintenance and support of on-line and batch application programs and

automatic teller machine software for the electronic funds transfer application.

• Held daily interface with the “switch” users group discussing problems or enhancements on demand.

• Participated on Hogan ODS ATM and teller interface implementation team.

BROWN & ROOT - Houston, Texas 1982

Programmer Analyst IBM COBOL, IMS, ISPF/TSO

• Recruited at University of Houston after graduation into training for COBOL, JCL and IMS position.

EDUCATION

B.S. Computer Science - University of Houston, Texas - 1981

B.B.A. Finance - University of Houston, Texas - 1979

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