Mandell Davis

Sr. Systems Test Engineer - DCCA

Landover, MD 20785

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Mr. Davis has over 37 years of experience in the IT Industry with complete knowledge on all the phases of the Software Development Life Cycle. He has 7 years of experience in testing software applications. WORK EXPERIENCE

Sr. Systems Test Engineer

DCCA - Columbia, MD - 2015-06 - Present

As a Sr. Test Engineer on a project for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Systems (CMS), Mr. Davis handles requirements analysis, structured analysis, and testing. He provides integration, regression and system testing. He utilizes MS Office productivity software to create validation evidence reports. He also provides regression and system testing utilizing MS Office productivity software to create validation evidence reports. He is responsible for providing system test support in a Batch/DB2 Medicare Beneficiary database system. Prepares test scripts and test data based on detailed requirements in a MVS environment. Sr. Systems Test Engineer

QSSI - Columbia, MD - 2008-04 - 2015-06

As a Sr. Test Engineer on a project for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Systems (CMS), Mr. Davis handled requirements analysis, structured analysis, and testing. He provided integration, regression and system testing utilizing MS Office productivity software to create validation evidence reports. Sr. Systems Test Engineer

Computer Science Corporation through Kforce - Woodlawn, MD - 2007-02 - 2008-02 Mr. Davis performed requirements and functional specifications analysis as tasked creating test scenarios and procedures. He provided manual unit, integration, regression and system testing of the Medicare Part D system (prescription drug benefit) in a multi-platform environment utilizing COBOL/JCL/DB2/Java/MQ; tests Web based front-end of integrated Beneficiary Claims system resolving encountered issues through back end research on DB2 tables. He worked with developers and other functional areas to test and implement solutions and writes SPUFI and BMC Utility/DB2 SQL queries for data research and test evidence documentation. He utilized MS Office productivity software to create validation evidence reports and presents test scenarios to the Client/Customer and apply changes based on feedback and new requirements Sr. Systems Test Engineer

CMS through Kforce - Woodlawn, MD - 2006-07 - 2007-02 Mr. Davis worked on a project provide System Test support in a Batch/DB2 Medicare Beneficiary Database system. Systems include Coordination of Benefits (COB), Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS), and Common Work File (CWF). He was responsible for preparing test scripts and test data based on detailed requirements in a MVS environment. Mr. Davis was also responsible for the integration testing using DB2 SQL as the database management system for various systems.

Technical Consultant / Sr. Programmer Analyst

Sallie Mae through Princeton Information - Reston, VA - 2005-11 - 2006-05 Mr. Davis provided Quality Assurance support in a CICS/DB2 Student loan system. Systems include Remedial

(Claims), Privacy Policy, De-conversion, and Credit Bureau Reporting. He also provided development support for a Web-based Student loan system, which combined CICS/DB2 mainframe legacy software accessed from the Web through COMM-TI (Laureate).

Technical Consultant / Sr. Programmer Analyst

EDS through Comsys - Herndon, VA - 2004-10 - 2005-11 Mr. Davis prepared test scripts and test data based on detailed requirements on a MVS and UNIX environment. He analyzed, designed and developed source code with unit and integration testing using DB2 as the database management system for various projects. He used query DB2 tables to validate using QMF and SPUFI. He was responsible for creating ad hoc reports using SQL/DBII, SPUFI and responded to everyday user request for information and reports.

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Giant Foods - Landover, MD - 2000-08 - 2004-10

Member of the GMS team, which provided on-line maintenance capability for buyers, merchandisers, and DP control personnel via five functional subsystems. Mr. Davis was responsible for the database maintenance and batch and on-line programming efforts. He managed the periodic batch reporting. Technical Consultant / Sr. Programmer Analyst

Sprint through Comsys - Herndon, VA - 1998-06 - 1999-03 Mr. Davis served as the Project/Technical Lead for Sprint's Y2K conversion project. He was responsible for testing new and existing systems using detailed Test Plans/Cases. Additionally, he evaluated their technical process with regression/string testing using File-Aid, IDMS, JCL, and IBM Utilities Technical Consultant / Sr. Programmer Analyst

USAID Worldwide - Arlington, VA - 1996-10 - 1998-06 Mr. Davis conducted QA/test and functionality testing of the USAID World operating system. He served as the Team Leader for the support system and created software using IDMS database written in CICS and COBOL. He developed test platform hosted on BANYAN VINES/UNIX workstations and servers, ORACLE 7/ SQL database and SQL Plus for Windows supporting both DOS character mode command line functionality, as well as the menu features of Windows. He maintained four legacy systems for USAID, these systems are COBOL II, IDMS BATCH and IDMS/ADSO on-line systems. Additionally, he managed all enhancements and maintenance as well as DBA functions such as backups, restructures, restores and dictionary maintenance.