JOE ABILMONA

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Chicago, Illinois 60659

773-***-****

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www.linkedin.com/in/joe-abilmona

SUMMARY

An analytical and meticulous IT programmer analyst with demonstrated expertise in iSeries application development, application/sales analysis, design, programming, testing, implementation, support and maintenance, systems integration, currency conversion, warehouse systems, distribution, inventory, cross-system/-platform integration, compliance, and problem solving/troubleshooting. Adept at evaluating requirements, supplying analysis, and preparing detailed specifications. Leverages cutting-edge technologies to ensure corporate-wide process improvements, optimizing the profitability of initiatives.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: RPG III, RPGLE; Free Format RPG; Binding Directories; Service Programs; CL; CLLE; SQL; PL/SQL; XML; Query; DFU; PFASTSHIP and PKMS Shipping Applications; BPCS; Robot; EDI (using Sterling and Inovis software); Turnover; Asset; and ETC

Hardware: AS/400

ERP Software: MAPICS V2R4

EXPERIENCE

Bunzl Retail Services, LLC Morton Grove, Illinois

Senior Programmer Analyst March 2019 - Present

Tasked with designing, coding, testing, enhancing, maintaining, and debugging applications in AS/400 RPGLE, manufacturing, and distribution environment.

Designed and coded a new budget system to allow for budget calendars and calculations rules to set up for both parents and grandparents accounts.

Designed coded and tested a project involving the Chicago bag tax by adding a new line to the order detail file.

Using the FileZilla client to support order change, update and add.

Involved in supporting the interface between the JDE and Varsity application.

LSC Communication Warrenville, Illinois

Contractor as senior Programmer Analyst Feb 2018 - Nov 2018

Tasked with designing, coding, testing, enhancing, maintaining, and debugging applications in AS/400 RPGLE, manufacturing, and distribution environment.

Custom designed Packing slips for each of our distribution centers with LOGO impeded and barcodes.

Custom designed new interactive programs to keep track of author names, book title and licenses plate numbers.

Communicated with users, management and development teams and designed, coded and unit testing for many interactive programs.

Created FTP scripts to rename files and to send and receive files between two different systems.

WILTON BRANDS LLC Naperville, Illinois

Senior Programmer Analyst. 2013-2018

Tasked with designing, coding, testing, enhancing, maintaining, and debugging applications in AS/400 RPGLE, manufacturing, and distribution environment.

Oversaw all shipping and shipment confirmations between JDE and LogPro.

Utilized QM and queries, generating several XLS warehouse reports with LocPro data to assist in process of picking and shipping customer orders.

Custom designed FedEx and UPS shipping labels for U.S. and Canada locations.

Modified all objects required to upgrade FedEx server to higher version.

Wrote item, purchase, and custom orders and shipment confirmations, interfacing programs between JDE and LogPro.

Wrote many custom programs to for the warehouse to keep track of all open, shipped, and picked orders base on locations and date range.

ACCO BRANDS Northbrook, Illinois

Senior Programmer Analyst 1999-2013

Held responsibilities for designing, coding, testing, enhancing, maintaining, and debugging applications in AS/400 RPG, manufacturing, and distribution environment.

Analyzed user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing and improve existing computer system. Managed involvement and input in meetings to prioritize workload and gather requirements from users.

Studied existing processing systems/procedures to evaluate effectiveness and improve times for month-end runs. Developed new systems and procedures to improve production.

Planned and prepared technical reports, memoranda, instruction manuals, and assignments of other duties to users. Collaborated on cornerstone project to convert BPCS to Oracle. Utilized expertise in application design and development.

Developed and maintained Front End MAPICS Interface Programs.

Wrote report programs to extract data from MAPICS.

Communicated with clients, senior management, business experts, and development teams. Involved in full life cycle from analysis to unit, QA, and user acceptance testing on multiple projects.

Managed FTP-driven interfaces between ERP PKMS and Oracle, including custom orders and customer/item master interfaces developed in RPG ILE, RPG Free, and Embedded SQL.

Handled all shipping and shipment confirmation issues between Oracle and PKMS or Oracle and PFASTSHIP.

Customized PKMS and PFASTSHIP warehouse management system and provided help desk resolution of user issues. Tasked with handling issues that included picking, receiving, and shipping.

Created and tested complicated loading application to load truck with different numbers of stops, driver instructions for each stop, and packing slips for each order/stop.

Wrote custom program to add surcharges (including fuel) to freight amount during shipment confirmation before invoicing.

Spearheaded all PKMS/PFASTSHIP modifications and new requests, including customized labels and packing slips for Grainger; Office Depot; and Walmart, connecting to FDX servers to verify/obtain freight charges. Developed new program to load freight charges for LTL carriers.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

NEWARK ELECTRONICS, Chicago, Illinois, Senior Programmer Analyst, 1997-1999. Designed procedure to download and upload data with FTP commands. Created application to sign-off all users prior to day-end run.

FANNIE MAY CONFECTIONS BRANDS, INC., Chicago, Illinois, Project Leader, and 1993-1997. Created and designed bank reconciliation, shop rent, and pick ticket printing systems, as well as online program for faster picking/shipping for several warehouses.

CONSOLIDATED SERVICE CORPORATION, Chicago, Illinois, Project Leader, 1990-1993. Developed cash expense and disbursement program for subrogation department. Devised order entry system for daily accident reporting on AS/400.

MARTHA WASHINGTON HOSPITAL, Chicago, Illinois, Programmer, 1986-1990. Performed program maintenance related to several procedures to fit doctor and hospital requirements.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, Texas

B.S., Applied Mathematical Science, 1984

LANGUAGE

Fluent in English

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