JANICE GIBBS

**** - **** ****** ( Bettendorf, Iowa 52722 ( 563-***-****

abjjws@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

IT Analyst with extensive experience working with users, gathering and

documenting requirements. Knowledge of programming tools to develop the

requirements into a system. Experience working with users to develop

testing requirements to verify the results. Solid knowledge of COBOL, SAS

and JCL with experience in VSAM, IDMS, IMS and EDI file structure.

Skills:

Languages: COBOL, SAS

Tools: FTP, PGP, Xpediter, TSO, ESP, Outlook, Excel, JCL, Panvalet,

MVS OS

Classes: SQL, HTML, JAVA

EXPERIENCE

The Sedona Group

December 2009 - current

. Redesigned reports using JCL and SAS

. To print reports when out of the office they had to call someone in

the office, that person would email the printed reports using the

copier. I suggested adding SMTPMail so reports would arrive by

email and they could print on a local printer.

. Suggested a process to unload data from one system to another,

designed process to extract data, implemented extraction process.

File was sent to the new vendor and uploaded successfully.

. Gathered reporting data elements from the current system to

determine reporting requirements for a new system.

. Assisted in the gathering of business rules and data requirements

for the development of a new system.

. Created ADHOC reports to assist with data issues.

. Determined that a data file was not current and rewrote jobs using

the current DB2 file

. Developed testing scenarios for the users that allowed the users to

verify all processes were working correctly.

. Documented business rules

. Documented system procedures

Contract Programmer

Pearson Education

January 2009 - June 2009

. Established testing conditions and data

. Verified files and reports

Volt Technical Resources

February 2008 - February 2008

. Modified COBOL programs

The Sedona Group

November 2007 - December 2007

. Converted COBOL programs to E-COBOL

. Verified testing results

TEKsystems

March 2007 - July 2007

. Modified COBOL and SAS programs

. Verified testing results

UNITEDHEALTHCARE COMPANY (formerly John Deere Health)

November 1991 - January 2007

Programmer Analyst

( Developed the algorithm to find a member key when incomplete keys were

submitted electronically, allowing more electronic claims to process

correctly resulting in fewer electronic claims rejecting.

( Coded and tested the automatic payment of claims allowing 20% of

electronic claims to be automatically paid.

( Redesigned, simplified and updated documentation for Third Party

Eligibility programs. Coached users on file layout requirements and

testing methodologies.

( Created department standards for moving code to production using

Sarbanes-Oxley compliance standards

( Developed standards for generating internal and external emails using

JCL on the host.

( Tested and implemented PGP for host applications.

( Automated the Warehouse manual process of file transfers using PGP,

JCL and job scheduling. Working with the Warehouse programmers, I

identified and automated their manual process of sending transmittal forms

to external customers using SAS and host email.

( Recommended a process change to automate a weekly manual Business

Objects billing process. Using SAS I created an excel spreadsheet and an

invoice turning a 30 minute manual process into an automated process.

. Answered questions for internal and external customers about file

layouts, test files and production problems.

. Other duties include implementing enhancements, reviewing other

programmer changes, troubleshooting production abends, job scheduling and

weekly 24/7 On Call Support.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts ( Music major Education minor), Nazareth College,

Nazareth, Michigan

Masters of Computer Science, Marycrest College, Davenport, Iowa

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