Profile

A Senior Developer at CRA (subcontract through IS systems) on FHSA project (First Home Saving Account) with an expertise in the design, implementation of solutions, data transformation and analysis.

Professional Experience

Developer Cobol – CRA (FHSA Project) Mar 2019 – Current

•Perform Analysis of requirements and provide system design and solutioning (Use Case documentation)

•Code and compile COBOL DB2 programs and related JCL & utilities

•Create Test Case documentation and perform related tests

•Create DAS requests for database development

•Work with DBA to provide optimal DB2 queries and address programming requirements

Application Développeur Cobol – BNC (Rbroker Project / Loan & Mortgage PH System) Jul 2019 – Mar 2023

A Senior Developer at BNC Computer Science on RBroker project (Term Investment and RRSP system) and PH Loan & Mortgage system.

•Created and maintained COBOL IMS/DB2, JCL & utilities (SPUFI, DFSORT,EASYTREIVE, …) for BNC’s RBroker Project, Migration of Term Investment and RRSP system from mainframe to load cloud application

•Created Test Case documentation

•Performed unit and integration testing

•Prepared implementation plans (deployment, cutover, and fallback strategies as well as scheduling changes when required),

•Work with Business Analysts in establishing business rules essential to particular processes

Key Skills

•Project Domain: Program Development and Analysis

•Hardware: IBM Mainframes, PCs, & Compatibles

•Operating Systems: MVS, z/VM, z/OS, TSO, MS Windows, Linux

•Computer Languages: TELON, COBOL, EASYTREIVE, IMS, DB2, JCL

•Framework: Endevor

•Database: DB2, IDMS, IMS, VSAM

•Interface Tools: SFTP/FTP - IBM Sterling File Gateway

•Methodologies: Agile (Scrum)

•Applications: RBroker (Term Investment and RRSP system)) / PH Prets & Hypotheque system

Application Developer/ Designer – CN (RMS) Jul 2014 – Dec 2018

A Developer/ Designer in the Application Services CN Revenue Management Systems with a deep understanding and expertise in the design and implementation Receivable and Invoicing solutions, data transformation and analysis. Delivered solutions to Travel and Transportation industries with a proven track record where time to market is a key consideration.

•Created and maintained TELON, COBOL DB2, JCL & utilities (SPUFI, SYNCSORT, DFSORT, …) for CN’s RMS (Revenue Management System), Invoicing and tracking Accounting Waybill activities

•Coordinated the creation of the RMS Invoicing EDI Interface documentation for ENABLE project

•Worked with system users to determine business requirements, provide solution and functional analysis documents

•Created TCS (Test Case Scenario) and TCSR (Test Case Scenario Result) documentation

•Performed unit and integration testing

•Prepared detailed implementation plans (deployment, cutover, and fallback strategies as well as scheduling changes when required),

•Reverse engineered existing programs determining business rules that drove specific logical structures – updating and/or creating process documentation

•Worked with Business Analysts in establishing business rules essential to particular processes

•Applied, and ensured compliance with, all appropriate CN IT standards (Security, Architecture, SOX, etc.)

•Provided guidance, instruction and training to other team members with regards to programming, implementation strategies, and documentation.

•Baseline Support provided 24hr support to CN RMS system

Key Skills

•Project Domain: Program Development and Analysis

•Hardware: IBM Mainframes, PCs, & Compatibles

•Operating Systems: MVS, z/VM, z/OS, TSO, MS Windows, Linux

•Computer Languages: TELON, COBOL, DB2, JCL, CICS

•Framework: ISPW

•Database: DB2, IDMS, IMS, VSAM

•Interface Tools: CICS, MQ series, TCP/IP, SFTP/FTP, EDI

•Applications: RMS (Revenue Management System)

•Methodologies: Mix of P+ & IGS Methodology

Software Developer - Thermo Fisher Scientific Apr 2014 – Jun 2014

•Supported back-end Mainframe systems for Thermo Fisher Catalogue

•Developed CICS screen to format and run batch jobs (COBOL programs executed via generated JCL accessing VSAM files)

Advisory IT Specialist - MapleSoft – Aeroplan Oct 2013 – Dec 2013

MapleSoft - Aeroplan, CA

•3 month contract acting as Quality Assurance Analyst on Aeroplan Renomination Project

Advisory IT Specialist - IBM Global Services – Aeroplan Apr 1997 – Jul 2013

IBM Global Services - Aeroplan, CA

An Advisory IT Specialist in the Application Services of IBM Global Services with a deep understanding and expertise in the design and implementation Loyalty Program solutions, data transformation and analysis. Delivered solutions to Travel and Banking industries with a proven track record where time to market is a key consideration.

•Provided functional analysis documents derived from business rules provided from Aeroplan Business Analysts

•Reverse engineered existing programs determining business rules that drove specific logical structures – updating and/or creating process documentation

•Worked with Aeroplan Business Analysts in establishing business rules essential to particular processes

•Provided guidance, instruction and training to other team members with regards to programming, implementation strategies, and documentation.

•Acted as a Methodology Expert ensuring the quality of IGS Methodology documentation. Provided guidance and training in IGS Methodology documentation to team members

•Worked on many projects developing back-end web services, CICS online screens and COBOL batch processes.

•Coordinator of Aeroplan Y2K development and testing team

•Programmer Analyst: Canadian Air Integration project Canadian Plus to Aeroplan

•Baseline Support provided 24hr support to Aeroplan system, requiring quick analytical skills and decision making along with profound knowledge of the Aeroplan System

•Web Services Support: Supported Back End Web services; investigated issues involving DM Web Services, provided analysis of multiple systems and guided in determining issue origin. Required basic Unix skills, limited Java and C

•Non Air Rewards Project Analysis: Created Process Design Specification, Coordinated offshore resources in code development testing and document review.

•PAI Project: Provided Coding Services and analytical feedback/analysis of Existing Flight Crediting system

•RTOA Project, Renom 2013 and BMP: Acted as Functional Analyst creating Process Design Specification, Interface Specification and Test Case documentation.

Parmatec Feb 1997- Apr 1997

Vision Hologramme INC, CA

Programmer Analyst: Developed Visual Basic programs on a client server system that interfaced with Image Recognition software and provided an interface for users to verify checking information. Developed software to identify and display erroneous fields in text files.

Banque de Lyonaise Jun 1996 - Aug 1996

Albas Consultants, FR

Programmer: Worked with Focus programs to provide data conversion between the Banque de Lyonaise and various other banks.

Canadian National Railways Sep 1995 - May 1996

Canadian National Railways, CA

Programmer: Developed applications to track railway cargo using COBOL/DB2 and CICS

Key Skills

•Industries: Distribution (Travel & Transportation) & Financial

•Project Domain: Functional Analysis, Application Analysis and Development

•Hardware: IBM Mainframes, PCs, & Compatibles

•Operating Systems: MVS, z/VM, z/OS, TSO, MS Windows, Linux

•Computer Languages: Cool:gen, COBOL DB2, Telon, JCL, Focus, Visual Basic, PL SQL, CICS

•Framework: Endevor, Source Safe, ISPW

•Database: DB2, Oracle, MySQL, IDMS, IMS, VSAM

•Development Tools: IDE, RAD(Rational Application Developer) & RAS (Rational Software Architect)

•Interface Tools: CICS, MQ series, TCP/IP, SFTP/FTP, EDI, IBM Gateway

•Applications: Aeroplan Loyalty System, CN Revenue Systems, BNC RBroker System

•Methodologies: Mix of P+, IGS and Agile Methodologies

Education

C.E.G.E.P Sep 1993 – Jun 1996

DEC Computer Science (sp.3year prgm), Computer Programming

Champlain College, CA

Professional Development

•B.E.A. Custom Weblogic Server/ Integration/ Web Services

•Introduction to Java Programming using Rational Application Developer V6(JA351CE)

•BA – Business Analyst Crash Course (TM) (BA104CE)

•SOA & Web Services Course

•C4 Lite Trak – Block Mode

Languages:

English & French

Awards

IBM – Bravo (Air Canada / Aeroplan Outage) Jun 2008

- Recognition for work to recover after April 25th 2008 AC Outage

IBM – Bravo (Dedication, Quality & Customer Satisfaction) Mar 2003

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