ALFRED B. CLARK
Unionville, CT 06085
Tel.: 860-***-**** home
*********@*******.*** home
Profile
. Over twenty years of analysis / development experience in life insurance
and annuity administration applications on all platforms.
. Experience with several home grown and vendor life insurance
administration systems, compensation systems, repetitive payment
applications, and financial reporting systems.
. Heavy new product development including Term, Whole Life, ISWL, UL, VUL,
Joint Life, COLI, and Fixed and Variable Annuities.
. Expert level data conversion experience.
. Extensive application, data manipulation and testing tools experience.
. Strong business area knowledge of life products and business processes
with the discipline to perform and document business level analysis.
Excellent communication skills, works very well in team and independent
environments.
Skills Summary
Products
Whole Life Term UL VUL COLI Annuities
Technical
MS Access
MS Excel
MS Word
Windows
IT CONSULTANT - September 2000 to present
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Tek Systems/Lincoln Financial
July 2008 to April 2009
. Member of team working on projects for I4L Integration
. Project Tasks included design, coding and testing of new
accounting reports.
. Resolved defects discovered in testing
. Fast paced, multi-tasking environment
. Heavy contact with business customers via email, telephone,
and personal contact
On-Line Systems/State of Connecticut DCF
April 2008 to July 2008
. Analyzed and implemented Federally mandated changes to DCF
(Department Child & Family Services) system.
. Working with business customer, designed, developed and
tested new tables.
. Software tools used included MS ACCESS, MS EXCEL, and MS
ACCESS VB.
The Life & Annuity Group/Mass Mutual
November, 2007 to April 2008
. Maintenance on RPS System -- Repetitive Payment System.
The Life & Annuity Group/Andesa TPA
April 2005 to November, 2007
. Project's goal was to convert business to Andesa system.
During participation, elements of Cigna, Utica Life, NY Life &
Mass Mutual systems were converted.
. Designed and produced reports to assist in the monitoring
of the effort.
. Designed and tested transactions to move data through the
conversion system
. Software included MS EXCEL, FTP, MS ACCESS, MS ACCESS VB
VERTEX Inc./Computer Science Corporation
September 2004 to April 2005
. Member of team upgrading and converting John Hancock Vantage
life insurance system.
Technisource/United Health
May 2003 to October 2003
. Designed and implemented changes to TOPS statistical system
. Changes provided additional data elements to supplement
monthly claims payment data relating to revenue code
expansion.
. Software tools included TSO/ISPF, TSO/FILE-AID, MS WORD, MS
EXCEL
Corporate IT/CIGNA Healthcare
October 2001 to March 2002
. Developed Access database to assist in Earnings system
migration using DB2, SQL, QMF, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, ENDEVOR,
MICROSOFT WORD, MICROSOFT EXCEL, MICROSOFT ACCESS, VSAM,
FILE-AID, VSAM
. Analyzed technical specifications designed and implemented
test plans. Assisted in testing and validation of CIGNA
Healthcare release 2B, HFO Reporting using DB2, SQL, QMF,
SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, MICROSOFT WORD, MICROSOFT EXCEL, MICROSOFT
ACCESS
Computer Staffing Associates/CIGNA Healthcare
April 2001 to September 2001
. Performed detailed analysis in support of banking
transformation project.
. Performed analysis converting secondary account number file.
Computer Staffing Associates/Lincoln National Life
September 2000 to March 2001
. Created ad hoc reports for customers using various
utilities, transferring reports to Excel spreadsheets.
Mattioda Associates/Mass Mutual
September 1997 to August 2000
. Responsible for the analysis, design, of company initiatives
with VANTAGE One version 12 life insurance System.
. Aided in training of new associates.
. Provided support to Vantage One version 12 System to enhance
existing Alternate Source Interface as well as add new
collections sources.
. Provided support to produce Vantage One version 12 loan and
surrender checks through PALM system.
. Assisted on PALM Y2K upgrade.
. Developed support to generate letter to agents to provide
security info (PINS) to access Mass Mutual web site.
. Member of team supporting initiatives in FSX, Annuity Agent
Compensation System.
Full Time Employee Status
Travelers
October 2003 to September 2004
. Performed analysis & design on personal lines Homeowners
system for Speed to Market project.
. Analyzed request to eliminate "action codes" throughout the
homeowners system.
. Software tools included TSO/ISPF, EZTRIEVE, MS EXCEL, MS
WORD.
AETNA, Inc.
March 2002 to May 2003
. Successfully analyzed and implemented support for the ACAS
claims system.
Travelers Insurance
April 1996 to August 1997
. Member of team converting Aetna Property Casualty system to
Travelers system.
Aetna Life & Casualty
June 1985 to March 1996
. From 1992 to 1996 worked with unit supporting the Casualty
Processing system.
. Responsibilities included troubleshooting production and
system test problems as well as analysis for various system
enhancements.
. Project leader of team that developed automatic renewal
processing for CPS.
. Responsible for maintenance and development of CPS
Underwriter Renewal Tickets.
. Prior to 1992 worked with unit maintaining the Universal
Life and Traditional Life Insurance Administration systems and
subsystems.
. Supervisor of unit supporting LIAS Billing & Collection
systems and LIAS Complex Change system.
. Developed PC applications for attendance and other record
keeping. (Ashton-Tate DataBase Two Plus, Clipper)
. Developed PC based sales tracking system for distribution to
field offices. (Ashton-Tate DataBase Two Plus, Clipper)
. Project Leader: reformat and print life direct bills through
electronic publishing.
. Responsible for maintenance and development of life billing
system.
. Responsible for maintenance and development of Universal
Life Annual Reports.
. Assisted in development of knowledge base system to generate
language for life insurance beneficiary assignments. (KBMS)
EDUCATION
Connecticut Computer Service, Inc.
4994: Introduction to Programming Microsoft.NET Framework
Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio - June 22-26, 2009
2956B: Core Foundations of Microsoft.Net 2.0 Development
August 2009
2957B: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft.Net 2.0 Development
August 2009
Tunxis Community College - Associates Degree Business Administration --
December 1979.