CASSANDRA HARRIS

Lawrenceville, GA ***** 678-***-**** adxqm0@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/cassandra-harris-67559016

Sr. Mainframe Developer

A highly accomplished and tactical Analyst, Software Developer and Software Engineer for mainframe and mid-range on-line and batch applications. Known for participation in major conversion projects, system enhancements to provide user-friendly screen design, database design to improve system performance and reduce batch processing time.

TOOLS

SDSF, Xpeditor, TSO/ISPF, Endevor, CA7, Control-M, FileAid, FTP, QMF, SPUFI, Platinum, Changeman, CA-EasyTrieve, SYNCSORT, VSAM, Explain, Erwin, Toad, Data Warehousing, Oracle, JIRA, Waterfall, Agile, DataStage, Informatica, VISIO, Access, Microsoft Office.

SOFTWARE

COBOL, COBOL II, CICS, IMS, Assembler, Natural, JCL, Easytrieve, SQL, Visual Basic, JAVA.

OPERATING SYSTEMS / DATABASES

IBM zOS, OS 32xx, DB2, ADABAS, ADABAS D, Access, Windows 10.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Elevance Health, Atlanta, GA

Developer Advisor October 2019 to Present

Manage the change request process for Enterprise and Off-Cycle production deployments and coordinate with team members when necessary.

Interacted with the business community to gather business requirements.

Manage JIRA tickets to ensure smooth transition from open to closed status.

Develop and define application scope, objectives and prepare technical and/or functional specifications for COBOL, IMS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and IMS using JIRA software development life cycle for WGS Claims, Provider and Pricing applications.

Support Infrastructure Upgrades and validate test cases for smooth transition across environments for overall system improvement and stability. Communicate to business community of system downtime due to software installation.

Manage monthly Vendor Upgrade process.

Participate in technical design and code reviews with offshore team.

General Motors, Alpharetta, GA

Designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, with global headquarters in Detroit's Renaissance Center.

Sr. Mainframe Developer May 2014 to March 2019

Sr. Mainframe Developer for mainframe applications WPCS (Worldwide Product Cost System), RMM (Rate Management Module), CMBS (Corporate Material Brokering System) and GLI (General Ledger Interface).

Interacted with the business community to gather business requirements. As a result, requirements were converted into technical specifications for the development teams to be designed and developed for moderate to complex business processes using COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, FileAid, JAVA, SDSF, TSO/ISPF and Endevor using Agile software development life cycle.

Thoroughly review change requests for all applications for successful production deployments.

Created and executed unit, system integration, and user acceptance test cases.

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Georgia Department of Revenue, Atlanta, GA

The principal tax collecting and tax law enforcement agency for the state.

Sr. Mainframe Developer July 2006 to May 2014

As part of a team effort, successfully implemented the transition of mainframe applications to mid-range application ITS (Integrated Tax System) in a timely manner. This application is used to process all tax

returns for the state of Georgia.

Conducted project analysis and requirements gathering sessions with the business community for business-critical projects using SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) Methodology. As a result, requirements were converted into technical specifications for the development teams. During these JAD sessions, system architect design and data flow diagrams were presented.

Designed and developed moderate to complex business processes using COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, FileAid, SDSF, TSO/ISPF and Endevor.

Time estimates were provided for all development projects mandated by the Georgia State Legislature.

Facilitated effective weekly project update meetings with the business and project teams.

Monitored batch cycles to ensure successful completion.

Monitor and analyze system performance by using transaction queueing tool to meet SLAs for business continuity.

Monitor production batch processes to ensure successful completion and report issues following the on-call support path.

EDUCATION

Master of Science (M.S.), Information Systems Management, Keller Graduate School of Management.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Management, Alabama A&M University.

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