Mariano Escalona
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
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Objective: Mainframe Programmer/Analyst position
Summary:
Over 10 years programming and analysis experience
Experience in COBOL, DB2, CICS, and JCL in a z/OS environment
Experience in project life cycle phases analysis, design, programming and implementation
Excellent organization, verbal and written communications skills
Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
Languages: COBOL, SQL, JCL
Environments: Z/OS, Z/OS Sysplex, OS/390, MVS, CICS, on IBM mainframes and compatibles
Windows 10, Windows 7 on the PC
Databases: DB2, VSAM, IMS
Tools/Applications: CHANGEMAN, ENDEAVOR, TSO/ISPF, SPUFI, QMF, DB2 Stored Procedures, ZEKE, VSAM, EXTRA, XPEDITER, $AVERS, SDSF, FILEAID, FILEAID for DB2, IOF, CEDF, DEBUG, PLATINUM, MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience:
June, 2006 to November, 2015,
Senior Mainframe Programmer/Analyst, CVS/Caremark, Buffalo Grove, IL
>> Business Applications using IBM OS/390 MVS, Windows, COBOL z/OS, DB2, CHANGEMAN,
>> TSO/ISPF, SDSF, FILEAID, DEBUG, QMF, PLATINUM PRODUCTS, JCL, ETI, SPUFI, CICS
Was the technical lead or participated in the design, development and implementation of various prescription benefit management projects including enhancements to the CVS retail pharmacy point of sale, claim adjudication, and batch supporting systems. Latest projects entailed system modifications to comply with new HIPPA and DEA prescriber regulations. The projects entailed enhancements to support new reporting standards for NCPDP D.0 electronic transaction rules including expanding RX number, multiple ingredient compounds, coordination of benefits, and new filled prescription approved message response processing.
Responsibilities:
-Design, code, test, debug, and document applications to satisfy user requirements.
-Provide selected release production support.
-Hold design and code reviews.
-Present test results at user acceptance reviews.
-Support Quality Assurance and user acceptance testing.
June, 2003 to May 2006,
Senior Mainframe Programmer/Analyst, JP Morgan Chase, Chicago, IL
>> Business Applications using IBM Z/OS Sysplex, COBOL, DB2, CICS, TSO/ISPF, FILEAID,
>> FILEAID for DB2, SPUFI, CHANGEMAN, XPEDITER, QMF, ZEKE, VSAM, CEDF, $AVERS
Technical lead in the design, development, and implementation of the Duplicate Client Report Generation project. The JP Morgan buyout of Bank One necessitated the consolidation of over two hundred thousand customer accounts.
DCR processing identifies and reports on which client accounts will be combined and projects the results of these combines under Customer Information Systems survivability and exclusionary rules. Client matches were identified using Trillium Window Key Software.
Lead developer, Wholesale Operational Grouping Project where clients are tracked and serviced according to the JPMC Client Coverage Model. Each line of business has been given the ability to group, service, and track their clients and the team members assigned to service them, by a category of their own choosing.
Lead developer, Customer Knowledge Center Extract Generation project where information on the current state of each LOB’s client coverage is reported.
Lead developer, Operational Data Store Private Bank Customer Masking Project where once a customer passes the requirements to enter the ODS, selected PB customer information such as name and address, is masked before being stored.
Responsibilities:
-Plan, design, lead, and implement projects within a large sysplexed environment.
-Design, code, test, debug, and document applications to satisfy user requirements.
-Provide 24 hour production support to assigned systems.
-Provide consultation to business units, IT management and staff.
-Work with management to identify and specify business requirements.
-Research and evaluate alternative solutions and make recommendations.
September, 2001 to March 2003,
Mainframe Programmer/ Analyst, Navistar/International Finance Group, Rolling Meadows, IL
>> Business Applications using IBM OS/390, COBOL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, JCL, CHANGEMAN,
>> EXTRA, FLASHER, FILEAID
As a senior programmer/analyst, was responsible for the design, development, implementation, and support of a COBOL interface between their three electronic dealer payment systems and HQ MQ series queues which were replacing TCAM queues in the wholesale department.
For the Traditional Retail department, designed and developed programs in support of their Combined Sale of Receivables securitization project which bundles truck leases in the same manner truck loans are to sell in the equities markets.
Responsibilities:
-Design and develop business processes for corporate reporting, lease type concentration selection, and earned/unearned revenue.
-Plan and estimate tasks.
-Design and code programs from detail specifications in COBOL.
-Develop JCL streams from VISIO process flow charts.
-Create program/system documentation using MS Office Suite.
-Implement developed software using CHANGEMAN.
Education:
City College of New York – Major: Electrical Engineering
University of Maryland – Major: Computer Science