Cobol Project Manager
Resume:
Brett Patrick
**** *********** *****, ***** ****, OH 43123
*************@*****.***
Professional Summary
Hardworking and dependable IT Project Manager, Application Programmer Analyst, Senior Programmer and Programmer, focused on going beyond to support team and serve customers. Trained in Computer Programming, offering constantly developing skills and abilities. Motivated to continue to learn and grow as an IT professional.
Project Management Tools
Project planning
External vendor coordination and testing
Resource planning
Compile documentation
Budget Planning
Train Business Partners
Estimation - charter, requirements, and design
Post Implementation Overview
Public speaking
Task prioritization
Creative thinking
Collaboration with Business Partners
Problem-solving
Coordination
Implementation planning
Verbal communication
Customer relations
Networking
Resource guidance
Business Requirements
Systems Requirements
Charter Requirements
Research
Microsoft Office Suite
Project Life Cycle – Waterfall, Iterative
Software Development Tools
Maintenance software applications
Develop computer programs, subroutines, and APIs
Unit, Integration and Acceptance Testing
Cobol, PL/1, JCL, Assembler
IBM Utilities such as IDCAMS, IEBGENER and IEFBR14
Other Utilities such as Syncsort, FILEAID
Abend-aid, Debugger, Expeditor
VSAM Processing – KSDS, RRDS, ESDS
Generation Datasets, Sequential Datasets
Procs, Instream Procs, Symbolics
CA7 scheduling
Professional Experience
IT Project Manager Apr 2016 Jun 2019
DXC Technologies Columbus, Ohio, United States
Determined interdependencies to analyze and establish project critical paths.
Owned audit requirements to develop reporting standards and cadences.
Coordinated project timelines, meeting agendas, and next steps to move cross-functional projects forward.
Developed business cases to justify investment in initiatives and prioritize among other opportunities.
Reviewed policies, plans, and procedures to continuously improve processes.
Collaborated on due diligence processes to establish risk parameters and perform risk assessments.
Defined and captured business requirements to translate work into smaller well-groomed user stories.
Mentored staff to complete projects during product life cycles and deliver high-quality results.
Identified schedule, budget, deliverables, and resources needed to launch project defined in scope of work.
Met with potential clients to evaluate needs and communicate service offerings.
Coordinated initial and additional resources to meet project needs.
Sourced qualified vendors to meet each project need with high-quality work.
Assessed expected risks at each project stage and developed response strategies.
Monitored and adjusted project deadlines, milestones, and budget allocations.
Established project objectives, specifications, and schedules to achieve the designated targets.
Reviewed and approved or denied modifications to project plans based on solid understanding of project scope.
Developed and managed annual and project-specific budgets to maintain financial targets.
Kept projects in line with budget, schedule, and content demands, closely monitoring work of team members.
IT Project Manager Jun 2007 Feb 2016
Nationwide Financial Columbus, Ohio, United States
Coordinated project timelines, meeting agendas, and next steps to move cross-functional projects forward.
Owned audit requirements to develop reporting standards and cadences.
Developed business cases to justify investment in initiatives and prioritize among other opportunities.
Identified schedule, budget, deliverables, and resources needed to launch project defined in scope of work.
Determined interdependencies to analyze and establish project critical paths.
Established risk parameters and assessments to maintain compliance culture.
Defined and captured business requirements to translate work into smaller well-groomed user stories.
Met with potential clients to evaluate needs and communicate service offerings.
Established project objectives, specifications, and schedules to achieve the designated targets.
Developed and managed annual and project-specific budgets to maintain financial targets.
Kept projects in line with budget, schedule, and content demands, closely monitoring work of team members.
Coordinated initial and additional resources to meet project needs.
Motivated team members to continuously improve performance and meet ambitious goals.
Monitored and adjusted project deadlines, milestones, and budget allocations.
Reviewed and approved or denied modifications to project plans based on solid understanding of project scope.
Application Programmer Analyst Dec 1996 Feb 2016
Nationwide Financial Columbus, Ohio, United States
Worked with programming languages such as Cobol to write clean, effective code for wide range of computer applications.
Trained subordinates in programming and program coding.
Tested programs and software applications to verify compliance with specifications.
Used logic-based approaches to improve programs, bringing in new functions or correcting deficiencies to achieve the desired performance level.
Helped computer operators and system analysts define and correct problems with computer programs.
Wrote or contributed to instructions or manuals to guide end-users.
Collaborate with the project's managers and developers to complete work aligning with established goals.
Verified completed code and debugged identified problems to close loopholes and improve product functionality.
Reduced confusion and user error reports by training the program's users on the proper use of each function or feature.
Contributed to the successful design and development of new applications alongside managers, engineers, and other technical personnel.
Volunteered for and tackled new assignments and tasks to ease staff member burden.
Maintained good working relationship with co-workers and management.
Aided team members and managers with tasks to support productivity and meet project milestones.
Reviewed activities regularly to show opportunities for improvement.
Utilized downtime to perform routine tasks, preventing service delays.
Debug code issues
IBM Utilities, File aid, TSO
JCL, Procs with symbolics
Change man
Managed daily tasks consistently and sought out opportunities to go beyond requirements and support business targets.
Finished all tasks and job duties, adhering to deadlines to avoid delays.
Education
Certificate of Completion: Computer Programming in Cobol Oct 1981
Central Ohio Rehabilitation Columbus, Ohio, United States
Major: Music Jul 1976
Harding University Incomplete: Searcy, Arkansas
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