Joseph A. Ralabate linkedin.com/in/josephralabate

716-***-**** adiru4@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Technical Specialist with 20+ years of system administration, scripting and programming experience. Effectively support technical programs, optimize systems, improve reporting, and mitigate risk.

Functional Experience:

System Administration, Database Administration, Programming

System Administration:

UNIX, Linux, Windows, OS39

Database Administration:

Oracle, SQL Server, Cache

Programming:

Shell Scripting, Java, SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, JCL, CCL, Cerner Open Engine, Easytrieve, .Net, COBOL

Professional Experience

M&T Bank (Contract – Computer People Staffing) 2018-2020

Software Engineer - Commercial, Credit, Treasury and WISD Technology (June 2018 - Present)

Provided technical, operational and day-to-day support for a multi environment distributed application development platform running critical business Banking application. A highly integrated web platform utilizing Linux servers, Oracle databases, Apache, WebLogic and WebSphere J2EE application servers.

Coordinated, maintained and deployed vendor software releases and hotfixes through the development lifecycle.

Collaboration with business analysts, developers and vendor to identify, troubleshoot and correct defects in the software environment.

Developed a java application and shell scripts to help add automation to distribution of software packages to several servers and shell scripts for the deployment of the packages.

Documented a detailed task plan to move a version deployment through certification to production according to corporate change management process and procedures.

Kaleida Health (CGF, Millard Fillmore Health System) 1994 - 2018

Senior Technical Specialist - Infrastructure Services (2016 - 2018)

Ensured uninterrupted service for corporate registration and billing system. Maintained and transitioned data extracts and programs. Mentored team members and transferred knowledge through detailed documentation, formal and informal training, collaboration and one-on-one sessions.

Performed operating system upgrades and optimizations to meet service level agreements.

Migrated unsupported performance monitoring system (Dynatrace) to a supported level to meet vendor minimum requirements to challenge the support contract netting a $150,000 refund.

Implemented upgrade to document management system to bring the system to supported application and operating system version levels.

Converted application customizations for document management system; all VB6, .Net api and vbscript calls and programs were converted to 64bit Java for new application support.

Added automation to payer remittance files; scripts were put into place to streamline user process resulting in more timely and accurate processing of Accounts Receivable transactions.

Moved Download Destination for payer remittance files from an unsupported and file print server to a supported Dell/EMC Isilon network storage array increasing performance, availability and security.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Senior Technical Specialist - Clinical Systems (2014 - 2016)

Utilized database, SQL and programming skills to complete pending clinical data requests and coding projects.

Designed, developed, implemented and maintained programs and reports using the Cerner Millennium Oracle database as the source utilizing the Cerner and standard tool for data extract and formatting.

Created process to extract defined data elements from Cerner EMR system from NYS DOH specifications.

Developed a program/report to help the Bariatric Center track patients visit histories as part of a process to ensure patient follow-up guidelines were met for accreditation and funding.

Created programs/reports used for joint commission accreditation including a detailed report of patient restraint information with built in filtering capabilities based on hospital criteria.

Developed extracts/reports analyzing actions vs. outcomes including a correlation of the post-operative temperature of patients who had a pre-operative medication compared to patients without.

Troubleshot and corrected bugs in customized open engine code reducing interruption in service.

Programmed and implemented HL7 interface to the NY Immunization Information System sending immunization data as mandated by NY Department of Health with Cerner’s Foreign System Interfaces.

Senior Technical Specialist - Patient Management Systems (2005 - 2014)

Worked on Applications team to utilize my Unix/mainframe skills to support the migration of the corporate Patient Management System. Migrated two CICS mainframe applications to a single application on AIX while still supporting the legacy applications.

Merged, compiled and unit tested program customizations as part of a team upgrading a legacy patient management application; brought application to a supported level until the transition completed.

Implemented a claims management system along with integration to Patient Management Applications and the migration of the product to new consolidated application.

Installed, configure and customized a Document Management System used as a replacement repository for Patient Management reports. Leveraged this software for other business application needs.

Implemented annotation plugin to track information on active legacy application accounts.

Migrated policy and procedure manuals to utilize software increasing versioning and signoff capabilities increasing efficiencies in HR.

Developed, coded and implemented custom applications further utilizing existing investment of the Document Management System.

Installed A/P invoice scanning and retrieval application eliminating manual handling of paper invoices.

Designed and implemented an automated, scalable, parameter driven process that moves and manipulates inbound and outbound data files for billing, posting and data warehouse information.

Education

State University of New York, Buffalo State College

BS - Computer Information Systems (70 + credit hours completed)

Bryant and Stratton Business Institute

Associates Degree - Computer Programming

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