Paul R. Fisher

**** **** ***** ***** ***********, PA 15017 412-***-**** acxeid@r.postjobfree.com

Technically innovative and business-oriented IT professional with a career reflecting strong leadership acumen coupled with practical IS expertise. Committed to achieving bottom-line results through the utilization of technological and structural solutions in order to meet a wide range of business needs. Interfaces with business areas, customers, and partners to drive value, return on investments, and innovative solutions. Superior record of delivering simultaneous large-scale, mission-critical projects on time and under budget.

Technical Experience

COBOL

COBOL II

XPF COBOL

Visual Basic

Assembler

DB2

IMS

IDMS

Easytrieve

Crystal Reports

CICS

SDF

JCL

CLIST

Microsoft Access

SQL

PL/SQL

File-AID

ISPF/TSO

MVS/XA

Panvalet

Endevor

Trace Master

Platinum Products

Education

B.S. Information Science/Minor Computer Science - University of Pittsburgh, August 1986

DB2 Programming – Harrisburg Community College, 1988

IBM CICS Application Developer Training, 1990

Client Server Introduction - Harrisburg Community College, 1992

Visual Basic Programming - Harrisburg Community College, 1993

Workplace Experience

2014-2016 PNC Bank

Team Manager Pittsburgh, PA

Supported all Debit Card business small work efforts. Directed run team in enhancements, brainstorming and incident resolutions. Supervised eight programmers in a SDLC, COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with DB2 in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF Endevor environment.

2007-2014 Highmark Health

Team Manager Pittsburgh, PA

Actively involved in the design, coordination, implementation, problem solving, communication, and training of new technologies and processes, as they are developed and moved into the environment. Each new project involves accessing the overall impact that changes will have on the existing systems at Highmark and recommending process solutions. Personally designed, coded and unit tested most complex processes of the project to meet the urgency of being on the exchange for 10/01/2013. Supervised twelve programmer analysts for the other processes utilizing the principles of the SDLC lifecycle. Work focused around COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with DB2 and BlueDevel components in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF Endevor environment.

Major Accomplishments:

Implementation of Healthcare Reform directives at Highmark. Produced process safeguarding HIPAA data received from the government exchange. Interacted daily with staff, directors and vice presidents from various departments to ensure constantly changing requirements and possible resolutions were communicated.

Application Lead

Worked as the lead implementing numerous projects for Claims and Membership departments utilizing the principles of the SDLC lifecycle. Work focused around COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with IMS/DB2/MQ and BlueDevel components in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF Endevor environment.

Major Accomplishments:

Reorganized and componentized Highmark’s Legacy Claim system, simplifying future enhancements and maintenance in largest IT Project for the company to date.

Developed and implemented an interface to the consumer profile hub for Membership. This implementation touched front end, core and backend processing for Membership. Utilized MQ technology for calling across different platforms.

1999-2007 Various

Contractor Pittsburgh, PA

Placed at Highmark. Main duties are analysis and development for the Legacy Claim Modernization Project. Worked on Field Centralization and Standardization designing and creating BlueDevel modules. Separated programs to functional components of Business rules and Physical DB access. I performed analysis, debugging and resolving defects for system testing. Created an automated Subx control card module that made the group more proficient in creating reusable test cases that was invaluable during FCT testing. These are COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with IMS/DB2 and BlueDevel components in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF Endevor environment.

Placed at Fisher Scientific. Working in Data Warehouse group on various projects that extract data from mainframe, ftp to Unix and run PL/SQL to load Oracle Data Warehouse tables.

Placed at Highmark. Main duties were analysis, support and implementation of enhancements to existing legacy systems. Worked with users to enhance Drugmed systems to accept and process Unique Member ID. Needed to be implemented quickly due to privacy laws and with no impact to the users. Completed project ahead of schedule and was able to assist in other projects. Developed a screen other programmers could use for testing called system modules that was used to make the testing for the UMI enhancements smoother companywide for all systems. This was not part of the project scope but I saw a need for the screen and developed it on my own time. Also worked on projects for Plan Partnership, Clinical Case Tracking and Claims Routing systems. Learned systems quickly and found solutions for the users. Became the main person for researching problems with Expeditor, creating solutions and implementing changes. These are COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with DB2 in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF Endevor environment.

Placed at Eckerd Drugs. IMS to DB2 conversion. Main duties were analysis, support of converted modules from IMS to DB2. Created an implementation plan, which split up systems, database tables and modules to ensure a seamless conversion to users. Preformed analysis, coding, testing and support for converted modules. These are COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with DB2 in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF Endevor environment.

Placed at Fisher Scientific. Worked with users to analyze their needs to develop an enhanced Pricing System and enhanced Invoice and Inventory systems. Provided on going support to the users for legacy systems while working on enhancements. These are COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with IDMS in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF environment.

Enhanced a bill print and meter reading systems for the Aquasource Project at Duquesne Light. Designed data extract programs for the conversion of invoices to the EMPAC system. Worked on and supported legacy systems. These are COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with DB2 in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF environment.

1997-1999 RITE AID CORPORATION

Manager/Project Leader Springdale, PA

Created and implemented a process of analysis, support and implementation of YEAR 2000 compliant enhancements to existing legacy systems. Established a testing environment and procedures for making YEAR 2000 changes across 42 separate systems. Refined process to make all Rite Aid systems YEAR 2000 compliant by 4/1/99. These are COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with DB2 in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF environment.

1996-1997 COMPUTERPEOPLE

Senior Systems Analyst Pittsburgh, PA

Placed at Alcoa. Interacted with Freight/Audit and Procurement departments to research problems and provide enhancements to the current systems. Redesigned the Freight/Audit system to more accurately rate freight, enabling the clients to enter data and rate more efficiently resulting in a decreased workload. These are COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with DB2 in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF environment.

1990-1996 PENN NATIONAL INSURANCE

Information Technology Group Lead Harrisburg, PA

Directed multiple teams to implement revisions and enhancements to meet the changing needs of the Personal Lines Division, a fast paced environment where changes needed to be implemented quickly and accurate to comply with insurance regulations. Responsible for motivating staff to increase productivity and work together to meet deadlines and achieve professional goals. Defined and negotiated which projects would be in each release and implementing the release on time and within budget. These are COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with VSAM in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF environment.

PENN NATIONAL INSURANCE

Information Technology Senior Developer Harrisburg, PA

Interacted with Statistical and Commercial Lines Departments to enhance the Worker’s Compensation System and implemented Account Direct Bill System. Analyzed and resolved production problems in the on-line and batch programs. These are COBOL/COBOL II Batch and CICS applications interacting with VSAM in an IBM 3090 MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF environment.

Major Accomplishments:

Automated the Workers Compensation keypunch system to an on-line CICS system. Eliminated the need for re-entering data at the Home Office level and gave the branch office control over processing business more efficiently.

Customized and implemented a Direct Billing System utilizing Billing and Collection Management System software (BCMS).

Designed and implemented an automated procedure for deleting erroneous transactions which eliminated programmer intervention during nightly batch cycle.

Designed a system, which provided clients with an automated method to enter changes to table data previously hardcoded.

Instituted a new method for performing analysis on companywide projects. Involved defining and labeling all the inputs, outputs, and processing requirements during the analysis stage. Resulted in more effective testing, eliminated re-work based on poor communication and ensured good time management on projects.

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