Project Manager Insurance

Kay E. Preston

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Evanston, IL 60202 ***********@*****.***

CAREER SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS

Information Technology Professional with extensive experience supporting

and enhancing information management systems. Accomplishments illustrate

strong ability to resolve problems and create programming solutions that

assure business operations continuity, improve efficiency, and ensure data

integrity. Excellent communication skills support effectiveness as a

liaison between technology and non-technology departments.

. Created mainframe programming solution that expedited transition to

PeopleSoft HRIS software and facilitated timely production.

. Maintained current mainframe production system during conversion,

ensuring seamless and timely service to all end users.

. Key participant in implementing interface solutions as each succeeding

system portion was converted to PeopleSoft, assuring data integrity and

continuity of production.

. Developed data migration programs where necessary to convert data from

mainframe files to PeopleSoft database, effectively supporting and

facilitating conversion.

. Wrote SQR programs to pull statistical data regarding academic patterns,

effectively meeting government reporting requirements.

. Provided integration analysis, data mapping and data migration support

during the conversion of three mainframe housing systems to RMS, a client-

server based vendor housing system.

. Provided sole support of identification card system, ensuring accurate

and diligent melding and disbursement of disparate data to meet diverse

access needs.

. Oversaw successful Y2K conversion of alumni, housing, and ID card

mainframe systems.

. Created program to report tuition paid during a tax year for the tuition

tax benefit, ensuring compliance with federal tax regulations.

. Led a team of three programmers to develop and install the first front-

line production system at the University utilizing the DB2 relational

database technology.

. Wrote the programming standards for Natural, a fourth generation

programming language, and served as Natural and Natural Security

administrator for the University.

COMPUTER EXPERTISE

COBOL, CICS, VSAM, DB2, Natural

Wide range of mainframe tools and utilities including SAS, IDCAMS, JCL, BMS

Experience with all phases of System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Oracle, SQR, TOAD (Tool for Oracle Application Developers), FTP

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL 1988 to 2009

An internationally-renowned, top-tier instructional and research

institution founded in 1851.

Lead Analyst Programmer (1995 to 2009)

Responsible for maintenance and enhancement of various information

management systems including payroll, student loans / accounts, admissions,

registration, academic history, and compliance.

Project Manager (1990 to 1995)

Responsible for four programmers charged with maintenance of mainframe

student, alumni, and housing systems. Provided programming support.

Senior Programmer Analyst (1988 to 1990)

Responsible for providing programming support to the payroll system.

Conducted needs analysis and made recommendations that led to upgrade and

conversion to PeopleSoft.

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Northbrook, IL 1987 to 1988

The largest publicly held personal lines insurer in the United States.

User Acceptance Testing Manager

Directed team of ten responsible for user acceptance testing of group

insurance computer systems.

ASI, INC., Elk Grove Village, IL 1986 to 1987

Provider of training video tapes for the computer industry.

Course Developer

Served as subject matter expert and course developer on basic CICS

programming language course.

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Northbrook, IL 1984 to 1986

Senior Programmer Analyst

Production system maintenance responsibility.

TRUSTMARK INSURANCE COMPANY, Lake Forest, IL Prior to 1984

A leading health insurance, life insurance, voluntary benefits management

services company and benefits administrator for employer groups. Formerly

Benefit Trust Life Insurance.

Held progressively responsible positions in programming.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Current part-time general merchandising role with responsibilities for

Chicago area Target Stores for Retail Merchandising Services, Inc.

Board Member, New World Healing Foundation, an educational not-for-profit

foundation dedicated to improving well-being through the creative arts.

EDUCATION

MA, Speech, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

BA, Speech and Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

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