PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
As a senior level information technology professional candidate, I am experienced in system development life cycle processes encompassing skills such as requirements gathering, system analysis, design, development, and testing primarily within a mainframe environment. Excellent business acumen has been cultivated with proven ability to advise, manage and lead clients on complex system issues with outcomes of improved operating efficiency. I am a self-starter, quick learner, highly motivated and very dependable with the ability to research and resolve problems in a timely manner with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Software - COBOL, SQL, COBOL II, COBOL 390, NOMAD, CICS, ENDEVOR, SQL Advantage, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, QMF, JCL, TCP/IP, Visual Basic, SAS, MAXIMO, XPEDITER, IBM Utilities
Database - MS Access, DB2, Nomad
Web Page Development – HTML, Cold Fusion (working knowledge)
Mainframe – IBM, UNISYS
Communication - MDI Gateway, File Transfer Protocol, Connect Direct
Applications - MS Office Suite, Remedy, Visual Source Safe
EMPLOYMENT
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Advanced Software Systems Sr. Software Engineer
03/15 – Present Baltimore, Maryland
ManTech International
05/12 – 03/15
Designed, developed, tested and implemented mainframe COBOL applications to support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services System (CMS).
Provided team members with technical assistance in the areas of COBOL, DB2, SPUFI, QMF, TSO, and JCL.
Developed system and program specifications.
Wrote functional design and program specification documentation.
Performed quality assurance and software testing.
Analyzed and maintained code for large-scale IBM mainframe systems.
Developed and executed unit and system test scripts to ensure that the system functioned according to the functional requirements and program design specifications.
Wrote ad hoc programs and made system modifications upon user request.
Ensured that all documents and processes were developed and completed in accordance with the client system development methodology (SDM) standards.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
V-Tech Solutions Analyst/Developer
07/10 – 12/11 Herndon, Virginia
Designed, developed, tested and implemented mainframe NOMAD and COBOL applications to support HUD’s Single Family Acquired Asset Management System (SAMS).
Provided team members with technical assistance in the areas of COBOL, DB2, NOMAD, SPUFI, QMF, TSO, and JCL.
Developed system and program specifications.
Wrote functional design and program specification documentation.
Performed quality assurance and software testing.
Analyzed and maintained code for large-scale IBM mainframe systems.
Developed and executed unit and system test scripts to ensure that the system functioned according to the functional requirements and program design specifications.
Wrote ad hoc programs and made system modifications upon user request.
Ensured that all documents and processes were developed and completed in accordance with the client system development methodology (SDM) standards.
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
KT CONSULTING Requirements Analyst
12/08 – 06/09 Crystal City, Virginia
Supported several domains as an enterprise requirements analyst. Created and initiated standardized documentation including system change request forms.
Schedule and conduct user requirements and acceptance sessions.
Analyzed software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
Analyzed internal and external customer needs and problems to develop customized solutions.
Reviewed problem solutions with team members to determine the feasibility and impact on the overall system.
Assigned task lead on various tasks. Duties included creating project plans, scheduling and conducting team and status meetings, and providing task status to upper management and clients.
MAXIMO system administrator.
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
CHRONOS SYSTEMS Senior Mainframe Applications Developer
06/08 – 11/08 Crystal City, Virginia
Designed, developed, tested and implemented mainframe NOMAD and COBOL applications to process accounting transactions.
U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
SI INTERNATIONAL Senior Applications Developer
05/06 – 05/08 Arlington, Virginia
Designed, developed, tested and implemented a Microsoft Access data base systems to track and log help desk trouble calls.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
ZEN TECHNOLOGY Senior Mainframe Applications Developer
06/05 – 04/06 Washington, DC
Designed, developed, tested and implemented mainframe NOMAD and COBOL applications to process HUD Tenant transactions.
Provided team members with technical assistance in the areas of COBOL, DB2, NOMAD, SPUFI, QMF, TSO, and JCL
Developed system and program specifications.
Wrote functional design and program specification documentation.
Performed quality assurance and software testing.
Analyzed and maintained code for large-scale IBM mainframe systems.
Developed and executed unit and system test scripts to ensure that the system functioned according to the functional requirements and program design specifications.
Coded remote stored procedures that interface with Cold Fusion software.
Wrote ad hoc programs and made system modifications upon user request.
Served as Production Control POC when needed.
Ensured that all documents and processes were developed and completed in accordance with the client system development methodology (SDM) standards.
Conducted program specifications walk-through.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS System Analyst/Developer
07/95 – 05/05 Washington, DC
Designed, developed, tested and implemented mainframe NOMAD and COBOL applications to process HUD Tenant transactions.
Provided team members with technical assistance in the areas of COBOL, DB2, NOMAD, SPUFI, QMF, TSO, and JCL
Developed system and program specifications.
Wrote functional design and program specification documentation.
Performed quality assurance and software testing.
Analyzed and maintained code for large-scale IBM mainframe systems.
Developed and executed unit and system test scripts to ensure that the system functioned according to the functional requirements and program design specifications.
Coded remote stored procedures that interface with Cold Fusion software.
Wrote ad hoc programs and made system modifications upon user request.
Served as Production Control POC when needed.
Ensured that all documents and processes were developed and completed in accordance with the client system development methodology (SDM) standards.
Conducted program specifications walk-through.
EDUCATION
B.S. Computer Science, Winston-Salem State University, 1987
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
TRAINING CERTIFICATES
Information Security, DoD, 2009
Oracle Designer First Class, Thomson NETg, 2007
Software Configuration Management, ATS Software Engineering Process Group, 2002
Software Process Improvement, ATS Software Engineering Process Group, 2002
Software Quality Assurance, ATS Software Engineering Process Group, 2002
Requirements Management, ATS Software Engineering Process Group, 2002
Risk Management, ATS Software Engineering Process Group, 2002
ColdFusion, Knowledgey, 2000
IEF/Composer, Texas Instruments, 1998
SECURITY CLEARANCE
Department of Defense (DOD) Secret Security Clearance, 2008
HUD Data Systems Security Clearance, 2006