Joel Vann
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Georgetown, KY 40324 *********@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Multi-faceted senior developer/analyst/consultant possessing well-organized skills in project management, system development, maintenance, and daily production support.
Proven experience in all phases of the System Development Life Cycle from requirements, analysis and design, through coding, testing and deployment.
Technical expertise on various mainframe platforms and networks.
Extensive business knowledge and proficient use of terminology in Insurance, Finance, Energy, Software, and Education.
Positive professional attitude in communicating with customers and co-workers.
HARDWARE & SOFTWARE
IBM 43xx, MVS/zOS, JES2/3, CA7, ZEKE, JCL, CICS, COBOL, ASSEMBLER, RPG, FOCUS, DYL280, SAS, SPUFI, EASYTRIEVE, DIALOG, CLIST, PROTERM, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, ABEND-AID, BMS, SDF, CMS, VSAM, DB2, DATACOM/DB, SQL, XML, MS-DOS, MS-WORD,
MS-EXCEL, MS-OUTLOOK, MS-VISIO, INFORMATICA, LOTUS NOTES, CHANGEMAN, ENDEVOR, INSTALL1, NETRON/CAP, JAD, AGILE, JIRA, KANBAN, Service Now, LOMA, ECLIPSE, MICRO FOCUS, RDP, Git Bash, Git Hub, Jenkins, AQT, SharePoint, and Shell Scripting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DXC Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee (remote) 2022 - Present
Senior Professional Product Developer
Develop and customize Vantage insurance products (Universal Life, Traditional Life, and Annuities) servicing BPS Insurance systems. Features including Fractional Billing, Child Riders, Premium Waiver, and Business Guarantee Insurance Options, utilizing MicroFocus COBOL in a distributed computing environment for wmA.
Ohio National Financial Services, Cincinnati, Ohio 2020 – 2022
Software Architect
Supported Vantage Insurance systems for Annuities and Wealth Management products. Sub-systems include Tax Reporting, EFT Payments, Agency Validations, Conversions & Upgrades, and Regulatory Compliance.
University of California San Diego, San Diego, California 2014 – 2020
Developer Team Lead
Managed and coordinated university personnel and payroll System. Carried out wage implementations supporting 30,000 university personnel, retirees and contractors across, Instrumental in conversion and upgrade to Oracle Cloud based UC Path system.
Shelter Insurance, Columbia, Missouri 2013
Senior Developer
Supported and upgraded CYBERLIFE and CK4 for Traditional Life and products and features.
Sempra Utilities, San Diego, California 2011 – 2013
Contract Developer
Developed Smart Meter billing processes for SDG&E’s IDS Transitions and RYU initiatives.
Supported and maintained CISCO Billing systems.
Pacific Life Insurance, Aliso Viejo, California 2008 – 2011
Senior Programmer Analyst
Developed new products and features for variable universal life products on VANTAGE-UL.
Enhanced CYBERLIFE for Term and Variable UL products and features.
Trained client personnel on new systems and product features.
Bank of America, Irvine, California 2003 – 2008
Senior Programmer Analyst
Supported and maintained XY-Credit, XY-Card, and XY-Claim.
Designed and implemented programs, enabling company to become industry leader in the development and marketing credit life products.
Pacific Life Insurance, Newport Beach, California 1996 – 2003
System Contractor
Developed new products and features for annuities on VANTAGE-ONE system.
Converted VANTAGE-ONE from VSAM to DB2.
Maintained Vantage and DSS systems.
Converted over 100,000 Annuity contracts from CFO to VANTAGE-ONE.
Maintained accounting systems, tables, and interfaces for ABC and CDS packages.
Trained client and technical personnel on new systems and software.
Bank of America, Irvine, California 1995
Contract Programmer
Supported and maintained XY-Credit, XY-Card, and XY-Claim.
Designed and implemented programs, enabling company to become industry leader in the development and marketing credit life products.
Pacific Corinthian Life, San Diego, California 1985 – 1994
Programmer Analyst
Developed numerous on-line systems (CFO, Commissions, and Marketing), saving over $500,000 in administrative costs per year.
Converted over 250,000 Universal Life policies from CFO to VANTAGE-UL.
Designed and implemented programs, enabling company to become industry leader in the development and marketing of universal life.
Created tax system interfaces and report modules, achieving company compliance with state conservatorship regulations and federal tax legislation.
Led projects to program loan processing and automate batch transactions.
Provided expertise as Netron/CAP frame engineer, developer, and troubleshooter.
Maintained CFO, Policy Status, Claims, Billing, and Licensing systems.
Trained client and technical personnel on new systems and software.
XYBERNET Inc., San Diego, California 1984 – 1985
Senior Programmer
Coded on-line credit card system modules, including certificate search, balance update, and address update screens.
Supported and maintained XY-Credit, XY-Card, and XY-Claim.
Integrated TINT files with credit card batch cycle and added weekly billing cycle.
E. F. Hutton Life Insurance, San Diego, California 1983 – 1984
Senior Programmer
Maintained CFO, Policy Status, Claims, Billing, and Licensing systems.
Maintained accounting systems, tables, and interfaces for ABC and CDS packages.
Trained client and technical personnel on new systems and software.
Hartford Insurance Group, Hartford, Connecticut 1980 – 1983
Programmer Analyst
Led project to install reinsurance package, and year-end reorg process.
Supported and maintained Premium Reserve, National Council Call, and Aviation Workers Pool Systems.
Trained client and technical personnel on new systems and software.
EDUCATION
Morse School of Business, Hartford, Connecticut
Certificate in Computer Programming. Graduated first in class with 4.0.