Senior Programmer Analyst

Alexander Levitt

********@*****.*** 248-***-**** ǀ Houston, TX www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-levitt

Senior Programmer Analyst

An IBM certified specialist with advanced RPG, ILE, SQL and EDI programming experience proficient in working in all phases of software development life cycle (SDLC) for developing new products and enhancements for strategic initiatives. Developing and Customizing applications on iSeries for Enterprise software systems covering retail, distribution, warehouse management, financials, and EDI. Adept at translating complex business requirements into sound technical solutions while interfacing cross-functionally with business units, users, and customers. Prepared project documentations, flowcharts, testing protocols and training materials.

Technical Skills

HARDWARE:

DATABASE:

LANGUAGES/FRAMEWORK:

ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS:

IBM i (AS/400, iSeries)

DB2, Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server, MS Access

RPG (III, IV, ILE, Free Format), CL, CLLE, SQL, DDL, DML, Embedded SQL, SPL, PL/SQL

Iptor (IBS) ASW, NCR Power Enterprise, Thomson Reuters BETA System

EDI:

BizManager, Trusted Link, Inovis, Direct Connect

TOOLS:

Robot, Gumbo, FTP, TCP/IP, DBU, PFE, Hawkeye Pathfinder, Rational Developer, Visio

SOFTWARE:

WEB:

RDi, ACS, TL Ashford, iSeries Navigator, DDM, PDM, DFU, SDA, RLU, DDS, OPNQRYF

XML, HTML

SOURCE CONTROL:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS:

Aldon, Turnover

Rocket Aldon Community Manager, Jira

Professional Experience

WESTROCK 2017 - Present

Senior Programmer Analyst

Supporting, maintaining and customizing Iptor (IBS) ASW ERP supply chain management software to tailor customer needs. Improve existing ERP capabilities and functionalities by analyzing user data needs and developing user-oriented solutions which interface with existing applications. Recommends improved operational procedures to maximize systems efficiencies and performing troubleshooting software issues. Train ERP users and create user manuals on how to execute new ERP functionality.

Set-up customers to do business via EDI and develop application that process transactions via EDI X12.

Supporting production systems and provide weekly on-call support

Converting AS/400 greenscreen programs to UI utilizing HTML and XML

NCR CORPORATION 2007 – 2017

Senior Software Engineer

Developed, enhanced and customized NCR Power Enterprise ERP supply chain management software to tailor customer needs. Performed complex system analysis, application programming, interface development (EDI), and enhanced process performance. Ensured delivery of quality product through sufficient unit / integration testing in coordination with QA team. Recognized processing/programming inefficiencies and recommended improvements. Developed applications for Master Files (Item, Customer, and Vendor), Special Pricing (applying various promotions and discounts to price, customer bonus points and awards) and Order Entry system. Developed (EDI) processes that interfaced between NCR Supply Chain Management ERP system and 3rd party system (customer or vendor).

Customized NCR Retail software and develop additional functionality to cover customer specific business needs.

Assigned for 8 years to the Metcash (Australia’s leading wholesale distribution and marketing company) account, followed by

2 years on PFG (Richmond, VA with 68 distribution centers across USA and services more than 150K customer locations).

Designed and developed application which synchronized item information across Metcash systems and platforms.

Improved data visibility by designed and developing Proprietary interfaces for StoreLine, sharing information between ERP and Point of sale (POS) system in predetermined format.

Member of team that developed Item Staging application that allowed automatic addition or modification of item information coming directly from vendor, making big improvements in accuracy and time to make these updates.

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Improved Order Entry process by developing electronic submission, receiving and processing PO, PO acknowledgements, and remote customer orders.

Developed auditing application which showed who, when, and what changed in system, maintaining accountability across system company-wide.

Reduced customer day-end processing time by identifying processes and programs which were consuming too much time, determining solution, and implementing idea into production.

Improved system performance by analyzing files / programs and implementing solutions on Metcash system.

Developed process that pass promotions from the vendors down to the stores and shows-up on their Retail Offers

Developed loyalty application that captured customer transactions and award bonus points for purchase.

BBDO Detroit (Resource Technologies) 2006 – 2006

Consultant

Developed and enhanced applications in Customer Relationship Management software (CRM).

Developed automatic file upload application which allowed non-technical users to upload data from MS Excel files into AS/400, creating and receiving reports back from AS/400 via e-mail as Adobe acrobat attachment file.

Developed application that automatically downloaded / uploaded files via FTP from secured website (Chrysler.com), validating and updating existing files with new data.

H&R BLOCK FINANCIAL ADVISORS 1999 – 2005

Developer / Analyst

Interacted with end-users to develop and enhance applications for Legal, Complaint, Accounting, and Operational departments. Used Thomson Reuters BETA System: for securities data and brokerage processing system.

Served as member of team who developed H&R Block Express IRA product, increasing company revenue by allowing tax professionals immediately establish IRA accounts, charge set-up fees and deposit funds into IRA accounts.

Developed customer complaint system that monitor all complaints and upload reports to NYSE, improving efficiency of compliance department, resolving customer and broker issues, improving client satisfaction, and reducing costs.

Created Branch P&L application that monitored revenue, sales, performance of branches / brokers in 500+ locations.

Improved company revenue by developing “Day Trader” application which identified day traders and provided opportunity to increase fees.

Awarded recognition for creating interface (data migration) programs that uploaded approximately 1M accounts into Thomson Beta Financial system during back office data conversion, preventing any cost-basis data error.

Compiled historical data for creating reports to assist Compliance and Legal departments in defense of operational practices during litigation (associated with Enron Corporation bonds).

Carhartt, Inc. (Maxim Group) 1998 – 1999

Developer / Analyst

Client: Carhartt, Inc. is a leading U.S. producer of workwear with 13 manufacturing facilities in the USA, Mexico and Europe.

Education, Certification & Training

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, Don State Technical University, Russia, USSR

IBM Certified Specialist (AS/400 RPG IV Programmer)

Agile Programming and Testing

Overview of the Scrum Development Process

Oracle PL/SQL course

RPG IV Modules, Procedures, and Service Programs course at iSeries Network

AS/400 RPG IV course at iSeries Network

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