Developer Process

Ben Maska

********@***.***

H 708-***-****

C 708-***-****

SUMMARY:

Extensive experience in:

. Software analysis

. Design and Development

. Testing

. Production support

. Excellent analytical, problem solving and debugging skills

. Liaison between technical and non-technical personnel

. Well versed in multiple platforms

. Increased responsibility, variety in job assignments and solid

accomplishments

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

. Oracle 10g

. Unix (Oracle)

. SQL

. PL / SQL

. Toad

. Cobol

. Fileaid

. TSO/ISPF

. JCL

. DB2

. VSAM

. Teradata

. UACR

. Endevor

. IMS DB/DC

. Data Modeling

. ETL

. SAS

. MS Office Products (Visio, Word, & Excel)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

CNA INSURANCE, Chicago, IL

09/86 - 08/09

Application Developer

. Served as a key player of a Data Warehousing team that delivered key

objectives and high visibility projects

. Project Leader role on major multi-group, multi platform projects for IMS

DB/DC System while mentoring other members on the team

. Member of the Date Warehouse proof of concept group that provided

accurate Ledger balancing mainframe to server

. Solely wrote, tested and implemented major components of the Data

Warehouse mainframe

. Responsible for mainframe components maintaining a zero percent failure

rating

. The go-to person on any Cobol or mainframe issues or questions

. Provided flawless test JCL to QA team for mainframe test batch processing

. Provided well documented design changes on all projects and enhancements

. Successfully loaded seven years of history on Teradata tables ahead of

schedule and BTEQ balancing validations

. Created SAS balancing process to balance records brought from the server

to the mainframe to alleviate integrity issues

. Revamped the integrity process for improved accuracy, faster cycle

processing and enhanced customer reporting

. Automated a manual process that now allows quicker business decision

making and faster processing turn around

. Implemented cost saving measures that to cut run time from a production

process

. Demonstrated Teamwork and Collaboration in accomplishing significant

efforts on projects

. Developed a Property Casualty System mainframe and Teradata process under

budget

. Solely implemented a clone of the existing mainframe Management

Information System

. Product ionized a Premium & Loss multi-program multi job system to

deliver results to the business faster

. Exceptional at debugging production issues on multiple platforms as part

of the production support team

. Mentor to other developers on adhering to production standards while on

the support team

. Illustrated a sense of urgency and quick turnaround while in a production

support role

. Sole developer who managed mainframe & SQL enhancements to down stream

Data Warehouse systems

. Very familiar with the software development life cycle

. Accountable and responsible for numerous global definitions, detail

designs, development efforts, accurate testing, QA interface, and

flawless implementations

. Performed major enhancements to a mainframe Sickpay System providing

accurate reporting

. Applied annual Cobol changes for W2 feeds to the Central Processing Group

under tight deadlines

. Maintains the "Can-Do" and "Whatever It Takes" philosophy to resolve

issues

. Worked extensively with Business representative to provide excellent

change functionality

. Improved future enhancement turnaround from well designed changes and

documentation

. Exceptional at mentoring others on a process, procedure or application

software

. Utilized mainframe Fileaid utility in creating precise and accurate test

data

. Considered the team's expert in the use of various mainframe utilities,

JCL and Cobol

EDUCATION:

Daley College, Chicago, Il (Associate in Applied Science Degree)

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