Project Developer

Peggy Goodwin

Senior Mainframe Applications Developer

**********@*****.*** - 817-***-****

Highly motivated and accomplished developer on Mainframe Legacy applications in Transportation, Retail, Financial, Credit Card Settlement and Utility Industries. Proven expertise in multiple mainframe technologies. Excellent analytic and debugging skills for complex problem resolution. Support various development methodologies including Scaled Agile Framework and all phases of Development Life Cycle. Work closely with users to define requirements, design, create specifications documents and test plans, code, user acceptance, and implementation. Team player and individual performer.

SKILLS / LANGUAGES / PLATFORMS / TOOLS

COBOL, CICS, CICS EXCI, SQL, PL/1, Easytrieve, MAGEC, Microfocus COBOL

DB2, IMS/DB, VSAM

Schedulers – OPCA, ESP, CA11, TIDAL

JCL, IBM Utilities, FileAid, DFSORT, OPCA, FTP, TSO, ISPF, Linux Shell Scripting

Xpediter, Intertest (Batch & CICS), Abend-Aid, Animator

SCLM, Panvalet, Endevor, APT, NetExpress, Multi-Edit

InfoPac, Mobius, Report2Web, RMS

Agile/SCRUM using Rally, Microsoft Project, Waterfall Methodology

SmartTS, TOAD

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, VISIO, SharePoint, JIRA, SNOW, Outlook, Lotus Notes

WORK EXPERIENCE

Applications Developer Level 3

First American Payment Systems - Ft. Worth, TX - October, 2016 - present

Continued to support Neiman Marcus Group through November to wrap up project.

Stepped in to support Merchant Clearing and Settlement software on Linux Platform previously maintained by Planet Payment which declared bankruptcy

Enhanced programs to support new release requirements from VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express

Maintained ACH System using NACHA Operating Rules and Guidelines

Trouble shooting for merchants that were not billed within correct interchange plans

Worked with Applications team to support Merchant Fee Reconciliation Process

Linux System, VSAM, Linux Shell Scripting, Microfocus COBOL, Animation, NetExpress, WinSCP, Tidal, Microsoft Outlook, VISIO, MS Word

Consultant - Senior Applications Developer

Neiman Marcus Group - Irving, TX - May 2016 to November, 2016

Working with conversion team to remediate COBOL IMS (batch and CICS) applications to DB2.

Creating JCL using FTPPROC to upload/download mainframe files to/from servers.

Developing process flow diagrams for new FTP modules

Team Lead to decommission Legacy mainframe applications recently replaced

On Call support.

IMS, DB2, VSAM, COBOL, CICS, Expediter, FTP, IBM Utilities, OPCA, SmartTS, TOAD, APT, Panvalet, RMS, MS Office Suite, JIRA, SNOW

IT Applications Specialist

Pier 1 Imports Inc - Fort Worth, TX - October 2005 to April 2016

Senior Developer supporting Merchandise Systems including Purchase Order, Sales, Inventory, Shipping, Landing & Receiving utilizing COBOL, CICS, CICS EXCI, Easytrieve, and VSAM.

Product Owner on Customer Data Capture project to define user requirements and build User Stories within the Scaled Agile Framework using Rally Agile Management Tool. Liaison between Users and IT team.

Senior Developer working with SQL and PeopleSoft teams to provide analysis of current mainframe applications. Support development and testing to decommission PRISM legacy applications and built interfaces with new systems on different platforms.

Performed annual Disaster Recovery for the Merchandise and Store Financial Systems.

Researched IBM CICS method to allow batch jobs to update VSAM files open to CICS. Worked with Systems Manager to implement CICS EXCI process not used at Pier 1 before. Developed CICS EXCI program triggered by batch process to pass data to existing CICS programs via the communications area and update VSAM files while the files are allocated to CICS. The ability to update CICS files from batch has the potential to narrow processing times by eliminating the need to wait for a batch cycle to run offline.

On-call support and problem resolution.

VSAM, COBOL, Easytrieve, CICS, CICS EXCI, Magec, SCLM, Intertest, File-Aid, Abend-Aid, ESP, SCLM, SmartTS, MS Office Suite, IBM Utilities, VISIO, InfoPac, Agile, Rpt2Web

Consultant - IT Developer/Analyst

Neiman Marcus - Irving, TX - August 1999 to October 2005

Senior Analyst/Programmer/Project Lead: Automated RF Inter-Department Transfers (IDT) to distribution warehouse facility for Merchandise Processing System (MPS). Developed user and functional requirement documents, data and project flow diagrams, specs, project time line, test plans and coordinated efforts and data transfers with client server team. Senior developer for new jobs and programs. Team received 'I.S. Team-Work of the Month' Award for efforts to successfully bring project in on time.

Senior developer of program interfaces between mainframe and Customer Merchandise Order System on client server to automate and expedite merchandise transfer to stores from DC. Team received Star Award for on time delivery.

Project Lead/Project Manager Off-Shore Project - OS/390 Conversion/Field Expansion Project – Liaison between NM IS and IBM Project Manager and IBM off-shore project team. Project encompassed expanding store number in mainframe systems & upgrading all programs to COBOL OS/390. Developed requirements, project & test plans, program guidelines, implementation schedule, & fall back plan. Developed and presented OS/390 training to programmers and managers. Coordinated access for off-shore Teams and communicated daily with IBM project leads off-shore to coordinate coding, SAT & UAT. Project impacted 90% of mainframe systems. Met with NM team leads to determine interfaces and outline implementation schedule.

Lead Developer on Stock to Sales Enhancements Project: to correct Stock to Sales statistical reporting in batch and CICS IMS programs.

Senior Analyst/Programmer on Gift Card System Rewrite - Enhanced CICS and batch programs using VSAM files with alt. indexes to allow expanded card numbers and increased functionality.

Senior Analyst and Team Lead for Arthur Planning System - New mainframe system extracting statistical information from VSAM files and interfaced with Arthur Planning System on Client server.

Consultant - IS QA Auditor

First American Title - Dallas, TX - January 1999 to October 1999

Traveled to First American Financial Title Companies in Central US and Eastern Canada. Provided technical expertise to First American Financial Auditing staff during IS Audits.

Validated project documentation, test plans and test results and provided auditor with technical audit recommendations and concerns.

MS Office Suite

Consultant - IT Developer/Analyst

Neiman Marcus - Irving, TX - January 1998 to January 1999

Worked on Year 2000 Conversion Team converting legacy systems to properly handle century dates.

CICS, COBOL, IMS

Consultant - Project Lead

First American Title - Dallas, TX - April 1997 to January 1998

Compiled documentation for ITAA *2000 Certification application which was awarded March, 1998.

Analyzed systems for Y2K compliance using Viasoft Estimate 2000.

COBOL, CICS, IMS/DB, CA7, JCL, IBM Utilities, FileAid, Endevor, APT, InfoPac, MS Project, MS Office Suite

Senior Programmer Analyst

BNSF Railway - Fort Worth, TX - May 1994 to March 1997

Participated in the design and development of new DB2 databases for new container systems.

Developed new application for rail cars to assist in inventory tracking utilizing DB2, COBOL

Project Lead/Senior Programmer Analyst

American Airlines/SABRE Computer Services - Fort Worth, TX - January 1987 to May 1994

Project Lead/Senior Programmer Analyst on Schedule Change System. Directed efforts of TPF assembler and commercial legacy programmers.

Project Lead: Developed project analysis, project plans, monitored status reports and labor charges, coordinated prioritized and assigned work requests and met with customer groups to review requirements and project status.

Senior Programmer Analyst on SABRE Schedule system providing connection point data from participating airlines to build schedules in SABRE.

On Call support. CICS, TPF, PL/1

Programmer Analyst

El Paso Electric Company - El Paso, TX - October 1984 to December 1986

Member of conversion team for upgrade applications to O/S COBOL and overall system testing.

DB2, COBOL, PL/1, JCL

Programmer Analyst

Greater El Paso Credit Union - El Paso, TX - March 1981 to October 1984

Rookie programmer supporting banking systems on Burroughs midsize mainframe using COBOL, Card decks. :)

EDUCATION

Major - Elementary Education and Information Technology

Tulsa Community College - Tulsa, OK

El Paso Community College

University of Texas at El Paso - El Paso, TX

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Volunteer Activities

Ladder Alliance teaching Microsoft and Excel to women seeking employment after escaping abusive situations.

United Way – Member of Women’s Council

Daggett Elementary School

Painted walls throughout low income elementary school with encouraging pictures and anti-bullying slogans

Tutored 2nd & 3rd grade students in reading and math

Pen Pal to fourth grade students

US Citizen - Authorized to work in the US for any employer

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