Project Analyst

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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a Mainframe Developer, Systems Analyst or Team Lead position, which will enable me to use my existing skills while leading to a team leadership or

management position.

PROFILE

A resourceful and client-focused, award-winning programmer and Systems Analyst with over ten years experience in the financial services and retail industries in a mainframe environment. Able to build strong relationships with co-workers and business partners by building open lines of communication. Proven expertise in all areas of the systems development life cycle. Proven ability to see issues from all angles and offer creative solutions using a logical, detailed approach. Demonstrates a tenacious approach to problem-solving. Self-starter; readily takes on new challenges. Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages

COBOL II

JCL

VSAM

DB2 SQL

CICS

MQ Series

REXX

APS (COBOL code generator)

Focus

Powerbuilder

HTML

Netron Cap

FORTRAN

Pascal

PL/1

C#, JavaScript, VBScript

Some familiarity with C, PHP

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academic

Operating Systems

TSO/ISPF (IBM OS/390 mainframe)

CICS (IBM OS/390 mainframe)

MVS (IBM OS/390 mainframe)

Windows 95/98/2000/XP

VM

CMS

12 years

12 years

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3 years

1 year

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Software Packages - Mainframe Utilities

Software Packages - PC

Microsoft Word, Project Workbench, Freelance, Microsoft Excel, WordPerfect, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft PowerPoint, Visual Studio 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE

Took sabbatical due to family illness and estate co-executor duties from 2004-2006

Manulife Financial Inc.

2003-2004

Systems Development Consultant

2003-2004

Programmed in COBOL II with CICS, Netron Cap, DB2 SQL, JCL and MQ Series in an IBM OS/390 mainframe environment, using the in-house Apollo system.Performed analysis of requirements for allowing back-dating of financial transactions.Performed analysis, coding and testing of software to perform the automated rebalancing of clients accounts to match their initial investment instructions; received individual

and team awards for work performed.Performed analysis, coding and testing of software to support the introduction of the Morgan Stanley Stable Value Fund, including special requirements to allow partial

contract terminations.Performed analysis and coding of software to support price increases for clients with limited holdingsParticipated in code walkthroughs and reviews as required.Provided off-hours support for Quality Control testing group.Responsible for occasional overnight support of batch processes.

Canadian Depository For Securities, Ltd.

1996-2002

Systems Analyst

2000-2002

Senior Programmer/Analyst

1997-2000

Programmer/Analyst

1996-1997

Programmed in COBOL II with CICS, DB2 SQL, JCL and MQ Series in an IBM OS/390 mainframe environment.Supervised a team of Programmers in the analysis, coding and testing of "CDSX Interlink", a project to improve CDS use of MQ Series and "ATON", a system, which allowed for account transfers of mutual funds between customers.Proposed and designed "Participant Merge" subsystem to allow for mergers between financial institutions; supervised a team of Programmers who wrote program specifications and code. Created program specifications and supervised the coding and testing. Provided support when needed.Liaised between Business Analysts and Programmers to modify NCS, a system used to pay entitlements to customers. Reviewed specifications and code written by other Programmers.Extrapolated Performance/Volume/Stress test data for CDSX using current Production data.Worked with a team of Systems Analysts and Programmer/Analysts to determine success or failure of Performance/Volume/Stress tests.Performed analysis, coding and testing for a variety of new development and maintenance projects including various in-house subsystems, Y2K and the conversion of QMF reports to COBOL and Focus.Planned implementation of many new development and maintenance projects, involving scheduling and co-ordination of human and technical resources.Created ad-hoc reports as required.Responsible for on-call support of the Entitlements Processing System and OTC Trade Correction system.

Sears Canada Inc.

1992-1996

Programmer/Analyst 2

1995-1996

Associate Programmer/Analyst

1992-1995

Programmed in APS COBOL with JCL, CICS and DB2 SQL in an IBM mainframe environment.Project Leader, supervising a team of programmers for "Extended and Expired", a telemarketing project designed to increase the company s income by $4,000,000 over two years by offering extensions and renewals of existing and expired maintenance agreements.Project Leader, supervising a team for the Parts and Service effort in successfully upgrading the Sears credit card to full ISO compliance.Project Leader, supervising the successful carrying out of system maintenance and enhancement; proposed and implemented a re-organization of the process by which system maintenance was performed.Created ad-hoc reports as required.Trained and supervised junior programmers and co-op students.Produced monthly group status reports for business partners.EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Professional Courses:

Information Builders - Focus Basic Reporting

ABTCorporation - Applying Project Workbench

Compuware - QAHiperstation

Visual Client/Server Solutions - Transition To Powerbuilder

Visual Client/Server Solutions - Fasttrack To Powerbuilder

I.T. Quality Testing - internal Sears course

ViaSoft - Existing Systems Workbench (ESW)

George Brown College

2006-date

Currently enrolled in Continuing Education courses: Introduction To C#, Internet Scripting Languages

University of Waterloo - Bachelor of Mathematics

1985-1990

Courses in Computer Science, Applied MathematicsElectives in French, German, Physics, Remote Sensing, Biology and DramaDuring Co-op work terms, programmed in PL/1 on IBM mainframe (City of Toronto, Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations), Fortran on VAX (Department of Energy, Mines and Resources) and Fortran on Cray (Environment Canada); wrote papers on interpolation techniques and analysis of Arctic ice thickness from satellite dataINTERESTS AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Board Member for the TCON Promotional Society, a non-profit corporation which raises money for charityMember of Toronto Historical Bowling SocietyMember of American Contract Bridge League and Kate Buckman Bridge Studio; current rank is Life MasterREFERENCES

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