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************@***.*** John H. Bass

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Mobile: 818-***-**** Summary of Qualifications

Innovated and customer focused Business Analyst Mid Level with experience

in healthcare, entertainment, automotive and distribution industries.

Experienced in programming, analyzing and documenting processes

following SDLC process.

Able to translate business requirements into system specifications.

Design and implement new functionalities and enhancements for Mainframe

applications.

Participated in the QA process for Mainframe and Client Server

software.

Experienced in Waterfall Methodology for Systems Application design.

Worked in a pre / post sales position for a Leading Software Vendor.

Supported Financial Systems (A/P, A/R, F/A, G/L) in the mainframe

arena.

Professional Experience

UCLA Healthcare Medical Center - 1998 - 2009

Los Angeles, CA

Senior Programmer Analyst

. Participated in the QA process of Mckesson HealthQuest 2000 Upgrades

(Mainframe) and Mckesson PCON (Client Server) software.

. Installed and participated in year upgrades of mainframe software

HealthQuest 2000 and client server software Pathways Contract

Management System, ensuring compliance with Healthcare regulations.

. Developed a project plan and obtained buy-in from users for an upgrade

to a Client Server Application (Contractual Reimbursement System).

Met MS Project time lines on time and resulted in compliance with

software vendor and continued vendor support.

. Customizations for new functionality of existing Mainframe

Applications enabled users to improve productivity by 10%.

. Developed project plans using MS Project and either implemented or led

a team of developers in the implementation or upgrade of software, for

Mainframe and Client Server applications ensuring quality of

implementations, met Project timelines.

. Researched and evaluated new and or alternative solutions and

identified most efficient and cost effective solution of system

design.

. Analyzed existing system and programming logic, identity software

defects and revised the logic and procedures where necessary which

afforded the users more efficient processing of the Batch Systems

(IMS, DB2, VSAM).

. Successful Y2K conversion of the GEAC Financial Systems (G/L, Mill,

P/R), no loss of data and improved processing of the Batch System by

10%

John H. Bass

NTS - Woodland Hills, CA

1997 - 1998

Project Leader

. Led a team of C and Smalltalk developers in the day to day operation

of telephone call center and the development of Smalltalk applications

for the call center help desk.

GDI Consulting - Chatsworth, CA

1996 - 1997

Consultant

. Led team of Powersoft developers in the creation of a proof of concept

student registration systems that was used for a contract proposal.

. Participated on a team of 10 consultants, that delivered

specifications ahead of schedule for an automotive part system for

Honda Motor Company.

Orion Pictures, (Acquired by MGM) -

Century City, CA 1995 - 1996

Programmer Analyst

. Participated in the successful conversion of a mainframe-based

software system to a client-server UNIX environment. Rewrote programs

in MicroFocus Cobol as needed.

Education

MBA, Majored in Business Administration at University of Redlands.

BSBA, Majored in Business Administration at University of Redlands.

AS, Majored in Data Processing at Manchester Community College.

Technical Skills

Languages: COBOL, CICS, IMS, CShell, DB2, Dyl280, MarkIV, MarkV, AnswerDB,

SmallTalk

Software UCLA/ADT, HBOC (HealthQuest2000), GEAC (AP, GL, AR, FA), SAS, MS

Packages: Office, MS Project, FTP, TSO/ISPF, Endeavor, FileAid

Operating Mainframe Z/OS, HP3000, NT, Window 2000, Window XP, SQL Server 2000,

UNIX

Platforms:

UCLA Java, C, Visual Basic, Oracle 101, SQL

Extension

Classes

ASPE SDLC Business Analyst Boot Camp

TRAINING

Affiliations

Outstanding Professional Employment Network (OPEN), Simi Valley Chapter of

Experience Unlimited.

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