Miriam Rodriguez

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Manhattan, KS 66503

785-***-**** acu5v7@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Senior Business Systems Analyst with diverse experience analyzing, developing, implementing and supporting business applications in an IBM mainframe and distributed server environment utilizing the full system life cycle (SDLC) process. Background includes surveying and analyzing user requirements, making recommendations and writing specifications for new systems. Interact with user groups and team members, including offshore. Resolves issues quickly using an effective mix of troubleshooting, decision making and project management skills.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Hardware and OS

OS390, VSE, AS400, SUN UNIX, AIX

Languages and Environments

COBOL, TSO, ISPF, ICCF, JCL, CICS, SQL, XSLT, XML, CMS, BAL, EZTRIEVE, SAS, MICROFOCUS COBOL, AS400 COBOL, AS400 CL, AS400 SQL, VBA, VB, HTML, PL SQL, SQL PLUS, MQ

Software

CA7, CA11, SHAREPOINT, NDM, TCPIP, FTP, SCM CHANGEMAN, LIBRARIAN, PANVALET, SERENA, ENDEVOR, EXPEDITER, FILEAID, IBM File Manager, Microsoft Office 2003 – 2013, WINSQL, SPUFI, Crystal Reports, PVCS, Source Safe 6.0, ALTOVA XML Spy

Databases and File Structures

DB2, VSAM, DATACOM, OS400, XML, MS ACCESS, IMS DB/DC, IDMS, SQL Server, ORACLE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The McCall Pattern Company, Manhattan, KS 2013 – 2016

Senior Systems Analyst

Analyze, enhance and maintain applications for a wholesale apparel company, including reporting and database analysis. Applications include market planning, sales, general ledger, the dealer database, and order entry. Utilize COBOL, CICS, JCL, ICCF, VSAM, DLI in a VSE mainframe and distributed server environment using the full system life cycle process for development. Applications are written in older technologies such as Visual Basic 6.0, MS Access 2003 and PC COBOL.

Successfully Integrated new product offerings into existing dealer supply chain processes.

Customized both front and back end processes to ensure dealers received products ordered.

Automated complex sorting requirements to comply with shipping requirements.

COLLECTIVE BRANDS (PAYLESS SHOE SOURCE), Topeka, KS 2008 – 2013

Systems Engineer

Analyze, develop and enhanced applications for a major retail company. Applications included sourcing, merchandising, marketing, financial, loss prevention, logistics, security, inventory / order management and general ledger. Utilized COBOL, CICS, JCL, CA7, TSO, DATACOM, DB2 and ISPF in a mainframe and distributed server environment and were developed using the full system life cycle process. Modified interfaces caused by the version change of PeopleSoft 9.0 to 9.1. SharePoint was used as central repository of all project documentation.

Identified issues related to the 4-5-4 accounting calendar containing 53 weeks versus a normal 52 weeks. Corrected and documented these issues, reducing incidence of production failure.

Identified and removed obsolete processes which shortened the production run times and reduced costs.

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PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE, Colorado Springs, CO 2005 – 2007

Applications Systems Analyst / Programmer

Developed and supported applications for an auto insurance company that provided printed content to policyholders and / or agents for all stages of the policy life cycle. This included new business policy applications, policy renewals, new business, renewal quotes and rate revisions. Development was performed using the full system life cycle. Applications utilized COBOL II, VSAM, DB2 (and accompanying front end application), JCL, CA7, TSO, and ISPF in a mainframe environment and XML, XSLT and MQ in a server environment.

Pioneered and promoted concept to conduct rate revision meetings from a remote stakeholder’s workstation via telephone and web rather than in a conference room. This eliminated the need to create photocopies of information thus reducing cost and time.

Expanded a task list and designed a full application that utilized Lotus Notes and MS Access to automate tasks and notifications needed for rate revisions. This simplified the process and ensured complete and accurate data.

TAG / TMI, Lincoln, NE 2003 – 2005

Senior Analyst / Programmer

Developed and supported life insurance, health insurance and annuity product batch and online applications for a TPA (third party administrator), including direct and group billing, tax and reserve reporting. Provided on-call / production support. Development utilized COBOL, JCL and a file system (similar to VSAM) running on a customized CMS / MVS operating system on the mainframe.

Integrated new client into company system that centralized all customer data with minimal downtime.

ACS / GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC., Aurora, CO 2001 – 2003

Software Developer

Developed and maintained the Care Information (CI) system software for the Tricare Management Association (formally OCHAMPUS) claims reporting system which ran on the mainframe. Development utilized COBOL II, IDMS, JCL and other mainframe software using the full system life cycle.

Simplified and automated manual processes in a benchmark testing environment, which consisted of merged test files sent by contracted health claim providers to be used as input to batch cycles run in the benchmark environment. Utilized PKUNZIP for the mainframe and setting up FTP processes initiated by clicking on icons on the desktop. This reduced processing time from 2 hours to 7 minutes per set of files.

Liaised between developers on the CI team and government (TMA), requiring understanding of all aspects of both the business and systems side behind HCSR’s (Health Care Service Requests or claim).

ACS / CONSULTEC, Denver, CO 2000 – 2001

Senior Programmer Analyst

Developed and maintained the medical claims software for Medicaid. Development utilized COBOL II, DB2, Platinum utilities for DB2, JCL, FILEAID, XPEDITER and CICS on an IBM Mainframe.

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COMPUWARE, Englewood, CO 1997 – 2000

Consultant

Tested and developed software for an IRS ACH payment system on the mainframe and PC. This involved building test plans and executing test scripts.

Streamlined and automated testing environment by developing automated testing tools utilizing COBOL, DB2, JCL and VSAM. These tools built test data on the mainframe and ACCESS / VBA on the PC, which simplified testing procedures and reduced testing time / costs.

Developed software for a major telecommunications corporation utilizing COBOL and CICS as an interface / plug in with multiple types of front-end software systems, utilizing sockets, including the Web. This program processed requests from a PC or AS400 and queried a mainframe VSAM payroll / HR database, formatting and returning a response to the requester. This software was tested using XPEDITER for CICS.

Provided support for a financial services company for 2 projects. The first project required changes due to government legislation. This involved both batch and CICS online systems written in COBOL and DB2 and VSAM file structures. The second project required development of batch conversion software for a DB2 database system. Data was mapped from old to new tables using PLATINUM DB2 utilities. Programs were written in COBOL. Entire conversion was automated by setting up batch jobs using IBM DB2 utilities with fully documented procedures. Projects completed on time and within budget.

Performed Y2K analysis for a Y2K delivery center. COGNOS Y2K date conversion tools that ran on a UNIX platform were used. Micro-Focus COBOL was used to perform the date conversions.

PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE

INFORMATION PARTNERS / GREAT WEST LIFE, Englewood, CO

Senior Software Engineer

MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Denver, CO

Senior Software Engineer

MARTIN MARIETTA DATA SYSTEMS, Littleton, CO

Programmer Analyst III

IDEAL BASIC INDUSTRIES, Denver, CO

Senior Programmer Analyst

INFORMATION HANDLING SERVICES, Englewood, CO

Programmer Analyst

FISCHBACH INFORMATION SERVICES, Englewood, CO

Programmer Analyst

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EDUCATION

MBA in progress, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

BS, Business Administration, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

COBOL, ASSEMBLER, Systems Analysis and Design, Database and File Design,

Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO

OTHER COURSEWORK

White Belt Lean Six Sigma Certification

Courses in C#, .NET 2003, DB2, IMS, ENDEVOR, JAVA, Linux, self-paced courses in C++ and VB

Certification coursework in CISSP and Oracle DBA

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