Mainframe COBOL Programmer

STANLEY A. SUTTON

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Louisville, Kentucky 40211

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SUMMARY

Mainframe COBOL Programmer with 20 plus years of experience developing, testing and maintaining applications programs using COBOL, EZTRIEVE, FOCUS, TELON, QUIKJOB, CICS, DB2, SQL, IDMS, VSAM and JCL under MVS TSO/ISPF in an IBM mainframe environment. Experience with On-Call Production Support and Incident Event and Defect Ticket resolution. Participated in mainframe data encryption and protection projects. Recent role as Team Lead in Onshore/Offshore operating model.

WORK EXPERIENCE

COFORGE LTD, Cincinnati, OH SEP 2023 – JUN 2024

Team Lead - Contractor.

Lead a team of Offshore programmers based in India working on a Transition Project to take over responsibility for Level-2 support of the Item Processing application systems of Mainframe-based batch jobs and programs for the client Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, OH (14272-ADM-NYZ1-FP: FTB-Coforge LTD App Support FP U1180013).

Provided weekly and monthly status reporting on the activities and training of the Coforge Item Processing Offshore team members located in India.

Issues tracking and performance metrics of team members relative to shadowing and training activities for job abend support and incident event handling.

Document programs, application systems and processes using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio software.

Administration of mainframe access and setup for existing and new team members.

POZENT/NTT DATA CORP, Louisville, KY NOV 2021 – OCT 2022

Associate Developer - Contractor.

Developed and tested programs using COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, EZTRIEVE, REXX and JCL on IBM mainframe under MVS TSO/ISPF for the Protegrity Sensitive Data Use and Protection Project in support of Mainframe-based application systems for the client Humana, Inc. in Louisville, KY (WBS ID: R-0020092333-000010-28 - PAS-App Development HUMWO00087357). Remote, Work-From-Home, assignment.

Develop, test and modify programs implementing data encryption of personally identifiable and sensitive Member health care data using Protegrity third-party vendor software product and in-house programs.

Provide technical support and defect resolution to Mainframe Application Systems Teams in the performance of their testing and implementation of the Protegrity data protection product.

Perform and analyze regression testing of program modules using Protegrity data protection.

Document program and processes using Word and Visio software.

Provide knowledge-transfer and support to new team members.

Work environment was within an Agile methodology or framework.

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD, Irving, TX MAY 2021 - OCT 2021

Associate Developer - Contractor.

Modified and tested programs using COBOL, DB2, SQL, VSAM and JCL on IBM mainframe under MVS TSO/ISPF in support of the GCI-ALS Automated Lending System for the client Citibank based in Irving, TX (Project Work Nbr: C-GCN-CBN-FN22-US-IR-AM-RTLV 20208024). Remote, Work-From-Home, assignment.

Modified and Updated Control Cards utilizing Network Data Mover (NDM) commands for external/internal data file transmissions.

INFOSYS LTD, Omaha, NE MAY 2020 - JUL 2020

CWR Programmer - Contractor.

Modified and tested programs using COBOL, DB2, SQL, VSAM and JCL on IBM mainframe under MVS TSO/ISPF for the PR19000912 ICASUBBY-PAVSUBBY Conversion Project in support of the Omaha Merchant Accounts Card System (OMS) for the client First Data/Fiserv in Omaha, NE. Remote, Work-From-Home, assignment.

Used On-line-based tools to build JCL Batch jobs to unit test run updated COBOL programs.

Documented testing of program modules using WORD documents and Excel spreadsheets.

INFOSYS LTD, Indianapolis, IN JUN 2019 - APR 2020

CWR Application Analyst - Contractor.

Developed and tested programs using COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, VSAM and JCL on an IBM mainframe under MVS TSO/ISPF in support of the ABCR System of Federal and Commercial Student Loans for the US Dept. of Education for the client Navient/Fiserv in Fishers, IN.

Extract data from DB2 tables via SQL using COBOL Batch programs written to comma-delimited CSV files to be imported into EXCEL spreadsheets.

Extract data from DB2 tables via SQL using COBOL Online programs displayed on CICS BMS-based online screens.

Performed and analyzed unit testing of program modules using Intertest.

SIGNATURE CONSULTANTS, LLC., Omaha, NE JAN 2018 - DEC 2018 EFTPS Mainframe COBOL Programmer - Contractor.

Developed and tested programs using COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, VSAM and JCL on an IBM mainframe under MVS TSO/ISPF for the PCR4082 Voltage Mainframe Data Encryption Project in support of the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) of the Bank of America for the client First Data Corporation in Omaha, NE.

Implemented data encryption of Personally Identifiable Individual (PII) bank and tax data using in-house software methodology and Microfocus Voltage software product.

Extracted data from DB2 tables via SQL using COBOL Batch programs written to comma-delimited CSV files to be imported into EXCEL spreadsheets.

Extracted data from DB2 tables via SQL using COBOL Online programs displayed on CICS BMS-based online screens.

Documented process flow and data mapping with diagrams using Word and Visio software.

Performed and analyzed unit testing of program modules using Intertest.

KELLY SERVICES, INC., Louisville, KY JUN 2017 - OCT 2017

Customer Service Representative - Temporary.

Handled both inbound and outbound telephone calls regarding the shipment of prescription drug medication for patients using a Windows-based computer network in a call center environment for RxCrossroads, Inc in Louisville, KY.

CLICK IT, LLC., Louisville, KY OCT 2016 - FEB 2017

Data Analyst - Contractor.

Performed data mapping and testing of EDI X12 837 and Print Image electronic health care claims records and data files using UltraEdit and XML data mapping software on a Windows-based computer network for Zirmed, Inc (now Waystar, Inc) in Louisville, KY.

KELLY SERVICES, INC., Louisville, KY JAN 2016 - MAR 2016

Customer Service Representative - Seasonal.

Answered telephone inquiries from tax payers and tax preparers regarding IRS income tax returns and refunds using a Windows-based computer network in a call center environment for Republic Bank and Trust Co in Louisville, KY.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS), INC., Louisville, KY SEP 2014 - APR 2015

Package Handler - Part-Time.

Loaded and unloaded truck and airplane shipments of packages in a warehouse environment.

CARETAKER FOR MOTHER, Louisville, KY OCT 2011 - AUG 2014

Caretaker For Mother.

Provided for the physical, medical, business and personal needs of 85-year-old elderly mother with declining health and dementia issues who passed away at the end of September 2015.

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES (NGS), Louisville, KY MAR 2003 - SEP 2011

Developer I - Sensitive.

Developed, tested and maintained programs and jobs using COBOL, EZTRIEVE, VSAM and JCL on an IBM mainframe under MVS TSO/ISPF in support of the Medicare Part A Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) claims processing system for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - US Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS). Subsidiary of WellPoint Anthem, Inc.

Implemented report heading standardization for Easytrieve-based production reports.

Updated and maintained VSAM and Sequential files using File-Aid scripts in batch JCL jobs.

Used CICS Commands to Enable and Disable VSAM files from CICS online regions.

Setup external and internal data transmissions of data extract files using NDM and FTP.

Documented program changes using in-house and third-party change management software.

Provided On-Call support of Production and Test Batch Job Cycles.

Performed various report programming and maintenance tasks.

Tested ANSI X12 Standard 837-Claims and 835-Payment ICD-10 format changes while assigned to the EDI HIPAA 5010 Implementation Project.

HUMANA, INC., Louisville, KY SEP 1996 - OCT 2002

Systems Engineer I.

Developed, tested and maintained programs and jobs using COBOL, FOCUS, EZTRIEVE, DB2, SQL, IDMS, VSAM and JCL on IBM mainframe under MVS TSO/ISPF in support of the Utilization Review and Reporting system for member health care claims and services reporting.

Developed reporting systems on medical claims payments to Doctors and Hospitals for Financial Reporting department.

Extracted and reported data from DB2 tables via SQL using COBOL Batch programs and imported into EXCEL spreadsheets and ACCESS database tables.

Extracted and reported data from IDMS tables via DL/I using COBOL Batch programs and imported into EXCEL spreadsheets and ACCESS database tables.

Extracted and reported data from VSAM and Sequential files using COBOL Batch programs and imported into EXCEL spreadsheets and ACCESS database tables.

Documented process flow and job flow with diagrams using Visio software.

Performed various report programming and maintenance tasks.

Provided On-Call support of Production Batch Job Cycles.

Setup MQ Series data file transmissions to support Humana’s wholly-owned pharmacies while assigned to the EPIC Pharmacy Rollout Project.

KFC CORP., Louisville, KY AUG 1994 - APR 1996

CO-OP Computer Programmer.

Developed, tested and implemented programs and jobs using COBOL, TELON, QUIKJOB, DB2, SQL, VSAM and JCL on IBM mainframe under MVS TSO/ISPF in support of KFC restaurant operations, administration and reporting. CO-OP/Internship - University of Louisville.

Updated company master calendar file for the Year 2000 Project.

Performed various report programming and maintenance tasks.

SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Louisville, KY MAY 1992 - NOV 1994

Filmer/Retriever. (May 1993 - Nov 1994)

Made microfilm copies of store receipts for record storage and retrieval.

Customer Service Representative. (May 1992 - May 1993)

Answered customer telephone inquiries and maintained customer charge accounts using a Mainframe-based computer network in a call center environment.

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, Louisville, KY AUG 1991 - DEC 1992

Computer Lab Consultant.

Assisted students in the use of computers, software and programming languages.

JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Louisville, KY AUG 1990 - MAY 1991

Computer Lab Consultant.

Assisted students in the use of computers, software and programming languages.

UMI/DATA COURIER, INC., Louisville, KY OCT 1988 - MAY 1990

Indexer.

Assigned index terms and classification codes to abstracts of business journal articles using data base publishing software on a DOS-based computer network.

EDUCATION

JEFFERSON COMMUNITY and TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Louisville, KY

Certificate, Programming, May 2017.

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, Louisville, KY

B.S., Information Science/Data Processing, May 1996.

JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Louisville, KY

A.A.S., Computer Information Systems, May 1991.

BELLARMINE COLLEGE, Louisville, KY

B.A., Business Administration, May 1982.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages and Software Packages:

COBOL, EZTRIEVE, FOCUS, TELON, QUICKJOB, CICS, DB2, SQL, IDMS, VSAM, JCL.

DOS, Windows, WordPerfect, Lotus, Dbase, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio. BlueZone, Rumba, Telnet (Mainframe Emulator), Citrix, SharePoint, ServiceNow (Change and Incident Management).

Systems Software and System Utilities:

MVS TSO/ISPF, IBM Utilities (IEBGENER, SORT, IDCAMS, SDSF), INFOPAC, TRMS, Mobius (Report Storage Retrieval), JMR, SAVRS (Job Management Archival Retrieval System), CICS, CA-1, CA-7, FTP, NDM (Network Data Mover), MQ Series (Message Queue), IDMS, DB2, SQL, SPUFI, Platinum, Optim (Database Management and Retrieval), Endevor, Panvalet (Program Storage Managment System), VSAM, File-Aid, File Master, Intertest, Prose and Rundocs job documentation.

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