Mainframe COBOL
Resume:
Harold Zudick
********@***.*** 973-***-**** Hillside, NJ
Summary:
Performed multiple consulting roles during my career including Sr Mainframe Developer/Production Support/ Application Support, Business System Analyst/Mainframe Tester for application development, Maintenance, Testing & Production support.
Extensive background in the full software development life cycle (SDLC), high level and low level design and application integration. Possess in-depth knowledge in Mainframe technologies.
Expertise in design & development of programs using COBOL/DB2(30 years’ experience), CICS, JAVA, VSAM, IMS/DB, JCL, TSO/ISPF, SPUFI, IBM utilities Panvalet,, File-Aid..
Previous Mainframe COBOL Financial experience also at: Merrill Lynch, Chase Manhattan Bank, Irving Trust, and Midatlantic Bank.
Education/Training/Certification:
Bachelor of Arts: Wagner College, Staten Island, NY
Diploma in Web Development &, Business Programming: Chubb Institute, Cumulative GPA: 4.0
Post-graduate Business/Accounting (60 credits): Pace University, New York, NY
Computer Science (2 years): Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
Certification:
Oracle 10G certificate
Technical environment:
Technical Competencies Software: Access, SQL Server, Visual Basic, Visualtstudio 2005, .NET, C#, COBOL,DB2, Endevor, Paradox, JCL, Utilities, Ims, Tso, Spf, Html, Dhtml, Xml Vsam, Cpcs, Focus, Syncsort, File Manager, Mainframe Data Storage, Visio, And Fileaid.
Professional Experience:
MBS NY– Brooklyn, NY November 2019- Present
Sr. Analyst – Remote Work.
Responsibilities:
Access Coding to enhance SQL reporting for Field Reps monitoring Nursing homes patients.
SURECOMP, Kfar Sava, Israel June 2011 -October 2019
Senior Programmer (Cobol)- Operational Support
Responsibilities:
Mainframe COBOL/DB2/CICS - Trade and Finance Software for Banks in Europe and Asia - utilizing DB2 Stored Procedures. Front End Java, Backend COBOL/CICS/DB2.
Resolved Mainframe production issues for bank in France.
Begin by duplicating problem, then fixed COBOL code or DB2 stored procedure or Java Front- End that caused error or abend. Debug the code written in java and fixes the bug.
Skilled as liaison between Management and Business teams for Requirements.
Adaptable to new systems and environments and quickly takes ownership of all requirements.
Have provided 24x7 on call production support.
Modified COBOL programs. Analyzed changes to the current sources, compile and test batch and CICS modules;
Retested for multiple situations to insure problem solved. Sent changes with instruction to install at bank Mainframe computer installation.
Performance tuning on SQL queries. Interaction with client and business for specifications clarification.
Technologies: DB2 SQL and UTILITIES, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, CHANGEMAN, INTERTEST, MAINFRAME SAS, MVS UTILITIES, FILEAID, and JCL.
HASC Credit Card, Jerusalem Israel Oct 2010 – May 2011
Responsibilities:
Maintained SQL databases for Credit Card customers and Employees commissions
Siemen Medical, Lancaster, PA Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
COBOL Developer
Responsibilities:
Mainframe enhancement to modify all programs (COBOL/DB2, Easytriev) to increase size of patient account via home based office
UsedCisco.com Jersey City, NJ Oct 2009 - Aug 2010
Senior Analyst - Customer Sales and Support
Responsibilities:
PC Access Module to read Gmail database of E-mails and calculate average price for all parts listed on such e-mails
Contacted and received customer orders via the telephone and then contacted suppliers based on Availability on e-mails listed above to full fill such orders. No supply on hand.
AIG New York, NY Apr 2004 - June 2010
Senior Systems Analyst
Mainframe COBOL Developer – Application & Operational support
Responsibilities:
Developed and updated systems that continuously supported new user requirements in both Access and COBOL/Focus Mainframe systems.
Re-wrote entire Mainframe COBOL reporting module in Microsoft Access so users could run their own reports and queries in order to calculate insurance rates.
PC ACCESS HEALTHCARE RATING ENGINE DATABASE - extracted exposure data for AIG Actuaries. Coded new COBOL/DB2 stored procedure., updated technical design document, Front end specification and function design document. Creation and reviews of unit test plan and unit test results.
Designed and implemented Hospital Database for Accounts via input of Excel sent from 6 Intl regions.
Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Involved in various phases like Requirements, Analysis/Design, Development, Testing and Implementation, Debug, Testing and Acceptance, Maintenance, and Production support.
Participate in daily standup meetings as part of the agile process.
Conversion system from VS COBOL/VSAM to COBOLII/DB2
Provided post implementation production support.
Redesigned Mainframe Batch Reinsurance project detailing the top 25 reinsurers.
Distributed to the Heads of the Controllers Department using COBOL/DB2, Focus, SPUF, JCL and FileAid.
DB2 database contained over 200 million records.
Mainframe COBOL IMS/CICS/DB2VESSEL Characteristic Data Accumulation.
Exxon Florham Park, NJ Jan 1988 - March 2004
System Software Consultant
Responsibilities:
PC LAN Audit System - Developed system that monitors all production changes by
Administrative personnel. Included 3 tier, test, migration and production. Included screen for promotion of source code.
PC Business Systems Analyst (PC Insurance) to join our team in New York, NY.
Portlog /Sealog System - Developed PC Access 8.0 standalone system to be placed on all Exxon and chartered vessels. System sends seagoing and at-port data to Exxon LAN via Excel Spreadsheets.
Integrated Supply Information System (ISIS) - Designed, coded, installed and
maintained ISIS, a transaction-based “workflow” system that processes a cargo of crude oil from acquisition (entry of a purchase contract) to delivery (scheduling transportation), including recording actual dates and volumes, invoicing, payment and accounting “Sleeper system” that performs background processing on user-entered data to speed up user Workstations.
Remote transaction data entry system which is installed at affiliates in Rome, London and Singapore. Table-driven password security system to allow individual users access
Mainframe COBOL IMS/CICS/DB2VESSEL Characteristic Data Accumulation.
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