Programmer Analyst

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Information technology professional with extensive experience in all areas of the System Development Life Cycle. Coordinated all levels of project development ranging from unit testing through implementation and post production verification, within multiple environments. Managed software implementations with other I.T. and non-I.T./Business areas including Business Analysts, Client Services, Project Managers, Application Developers, Database Administrators, Scheduling department, DASD storage, Report Notification, and Business Continuity Planning. Worked with external Vendor and Client Release Coordinators to insure changes will work seamlessly with their systems. Areas of expertise:

Application Development

Product Documentation

Testing Coordination

Implementation/Installation

Product Release Tracking

Compliance Standards

Project Management

Quality Assurance

End-User Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NORTHROP GRUMMAN 01/2015 – Current

Programmer Analyst at USPS office headquarters in St. Louis Missouri

Maintaining and enhancing Javascript programs for the Facility Database System.

Utilizing Javascript, HTML, and PL-SQL

Coding and Analysis updates for:

Projects adding new functionality enhancements.

oRe-write of FGU Module.

-Enhanced Search Functionality.

-Added Report Scheduling Functionality.

oRe-write of the Services Modules.

-Products and Services.

-Business Services.

-Self Service.

oRe-write of the Clearing Certification Module.

-Enhanced functionality to clear at the Facility Level.

oNew Administrative Modules.

-Times Types.

-Service Management Maintenance.

-Role Capabilities.

Production support issues and problem resolution.

Assisted co-workers with Systems Design Documentation.

Involved with testing for the Facility Database System.

Setup turnover into the SIT, CAT, and PROD environments via the ServiceNow tool

Performed verification of system installs

Developed and Maintained Learning Journal Documentation.

ACRO SERVICE CORPORATION 08/2014 – 01/2015

Senior Mainframe Analyst at USPS office headquarters in St. Louis Missouri

Maintaining COBOL programs for the Money Orders System.

Utilizing TSO environment, JCL, COBOL, Syncsort, DB2, SQL

Coding Program updates for:

projects.

system issues.

future enhancements.

Coded and executed SQL queries within the Money Order System.

Validated table data against programming updates.

Research reported issues by tracing data through tables.

Assisted co-workers by pulling requested data.

Assisted co-workers with Systems Design Documentation.

Researched production support issues and problem resolution.

Involved with testing for Money Orders System.

Developed and Maintained Learning Journal Documentation.

Performed verification of system installs.

GENESIS NETWORK SOLUTIONS 05/2012 – 10/2013

WAVECRESTE 02/2011 – 12/2011

Application Architect at AT&T offices in St. Louis Missouri

Developed COBOL programs for Systems Conversion efforts.

Utilizing TSO environment, JCL, COBOL, Syncsort, DB2, SQL.

Developed and coded Conversion Programs

The programs were written in COBOL.

The programs were converting DB2 databases.

The programs I was assigned to involved creating:

-Address Records.

-Subscriber Records.

-Unbilled Payment Records.

Coded and executed various SQL queries within the Billing System.

Validated table data after program changes by comparing Source versus Destination data.

Research reported issues by tracing data through tables to find point where issue occurred.

Research to determine which tables would need to be updated for new projects.

Assisted co-workers by pulling requested data.

Worked with co-workers to set up application test tables.

Assisted co-workers with Systems Design and development for Billing System

Resolved production issues.

Handled production job abends.

Researched Billing inquiries involving rates and statement issues.

Provided 24 hour on-call support.

Involved with testing for Billing Systems.

Supported offshore testing efforts.

Developed and Maintained Systems Appreciation Documents for the Billing subsystems.

Performed verification of system installs.

Supported and Review Disaster Recovery testing efforts.

Developed Disaster Recovery documentation.

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CAREER ENHANCEMENTS

Completed C++ course, receiving an A for the class.

Completed JAVA course, receiving an A for the class.

Completed UNIX/LINUX course, receiving an A for the class.

My test and assignment scores were nearly 40 points above the class median.

Completed online SQL tutorials.

Completed online Microsoft Access tutorial.

APEX SYSTEMS, St. Louis, MO 04/2008 – 12/2008

Consultant in Quality Assurance Department at Edward Jones

Worked with Application Developers to complete test plans for client signoff.

Mentored Application Developers on the use and functionality of MKS Integrity, software implementation tool.

Promoted programs, JCL, Procs, Control Cards, and Datasets into the system testing clone environment for project testing.

Assisted Software Developers with resolving various application issues/defects:

MKS Turnover Issues

Scheduling Conflicts

Testing Verification

Cobol Issues

JCL Errors

DB2 Access/Code Problems

Executed jobs within mainframe environment via CA7.

Performed administrative functions involving online CICS regions:

Bouncing Online Regions

Management of Passwords

Purging Hung Programs and Transactions

Loading Online Code

Provided 24 hour on-call support for clone area on a rotational basis.

FIRST DATA RESOURCES, St. Louis, MO 02/1997 – 11/2007

AD-AP-Sr. Application Developer

Completed all project work using the standard Software Development Life Cycle.

Inspected code and project designs to ensure that they met company standards and user expectations.

Performed necessary turnover functions using the Changeman and Endevor applications.

Scheduled jobs via CA7 in multiple processing cycles.

Handled communication with end-users concerning client specifications, system development and problem resolution.

Validated all project test results to insure requirements are satisfied.

Provided turnover documentation to Manager, Tech Lead, and Project Manager.

Provided routine status reports to company management on project milestones.

Assisted co-workers with issues in the areas of project design, coding, testing, turnover, and implementation.

Mentored junior developers concerning business functions and system processes.

Created technical design specifications from functional designs submitted to the team:

Business Requirements

Data Mapping

Application Development

End-User Documentation

Test Plans

Business Area Signoff

Performed analyst functions relating to design development and documentation.

Developed mainframe COBOL programs for interfacing between company databases and client systems. The programs accessed DB2, VSAM, sequential files in fixed and variable blocked formats.

Coded JCL for multiple Test systems and multiple Production systems.

Coded standard modularized COBOL programs to create necessary outputs for system processing.

Performed root-cause analysis functions for problem resolution.

Selected twice to participate in Business Continuity exercises for the company systems.

Provided 24 hour on-call support for production and test systems on rotational basis.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

Mainframe Applications:

Endevor

CA7

Changeman

Infoman

Syncsort

Sort

QAuditor

File-Aid

Abend-Aid

Comparex

Viasoft

Xpediter

QMF

NDM

FTP

Programming Languages:

COBOL

Microfocus COBOL

DB2

JCL

Microsoft COBOL

SQL

Assembler

Javascript

PL-SQL

FOCUS

JAVA

C++

BASIC

HTML

C#

Operating Systems:

TSO

IBM OS/MVS

Microsoft Windows

UNIX

Macintosh Environment

DOS

PC Applications:

Microsoft Office Suite

Requisite Pro

SQL Developer

Remote Desktop

HP Quality Center

Microsoft SQL Server

PTS Time Wizard

VersionOne

TOAD

PTS Project Tracker

ServiceNow

QMF for Windows

MKS

Cygwin

Visio

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science of Business Administration, Management Information Systems (MIS),

University of Missouri - St. Louis, Cum Laude

Associates of Applied Science, Data Processing- Language Option,

St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley, Missouri

Chancellor's Certificate Program, Continuing Education Extension,

University of Missouri - St. Louis

Certificate for Application Programming in.Net, Washington University CAIT program

St. Louis, Missouri

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