Senior COBOL Developer
Resume:
Barry Jepson
Kirkland, WA
acoeje@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/in/barryjepson/
Software Developer
Versatile experience in designing mainframe software and web development.
Excellent requirements definition, system analysis, database and data
warehouse expertise. Quickly adapts to changing environments with
flexibility and agility. Exceptional problem solving, strategic thinking
and innovative design techniques. Customer service driven. Experience
with insurance, logistics, retail and manufacturing systems.
COBOL Syncsort UNIFACE
HTML
JCL SQL C#
XML
DB2 Easytrieve Visual Basic
Web Methods
CICS IMS MS SQL Server
Expeditor
VSAM Agile Development JavaScript
PACBASE
Experience
QBE Insurance Corporation, Bellevue, WA
2008 - 2014
QBE is an International Commercial and Personal Lines Insurer.
Application Developer
COBOL online and batch, web development, design and maintenance support for
national Personal Lines Insurance mainframe and web applications.
. Created requirements, designed, coded, tested and successfully
implemented multiple COBOL DB2 and IMS projects.
. Project lead for development of a dynamic web process used to load all
commercial and personal line policy transactions into the Image Right
Business Process tool. Completed project on time and met all the
requirements of the Corporate Business team.
. Effectively developed requirements, data element definition, designed
flexible table driven process, coded and implemented a Policy Data
Warehouse project for QBE business users.
. Innovation and Agile design techniques significantly shortened design and
build time for all new development projects.
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NSRI USA Inc., Seattle, WA
1998 - 2007
NSRI is a division of N.Y.K. Line, a worldwide shipping and logistics
company.
Senior Developer
Re-engineering, analysis, design, online and batch COBOL DB2 application
development for a worldwide shipping container tracking system.
. Re-engineered slow inefficient SQL and database inquires for mainframe
online screens and called functions. This enhancement project markedly
increased data retrieval time. Customer satisfaction and usability was
dramatically improved.
. Project lead for COBOL LE migration project. Researched and wrote
requirements, identified risks, created system and regression test plans,
performance tuning, completed code changes and system testing.
Successfully implemented on time with no impact on business.
. Developed requirements, completed data element definition, analyzed
performance issues, coded and implemented multiple new COBOL development
projects on schedule and within budget.
Eddie Bauer, Redmond, WA
1991 - 1998
Eddie Bauer is an American outdoor sportswear retailer.
Senior Developer/Project Lead
Project lead, senior developer for Eddie Bauer's Corporate Sales Department
and Package Tracking System.
. Supplied expertise in development of a new COBOL CICS Package Tracking
System. System design, requirement refining, coding and performance
testing were effectively completed on schedule.
. Project lead for new Visual Basic client server application for the
Corporate Sales department business to business sales. Developed
requirements, system design, database modeling, coded and successfully
implemented application on time and within budget.
. Provided excellent customer service and communication between the
Corporate Sales Department and the IT Department.
Education
UNIFACE Web Design, Compuware, Detroit MI.
Business Programming Certificate
Boeing Computer Services, National Training Center, Kent WA.
Computer Science
Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA.
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