Allan Rey T. Minoza

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Summary:

Extensive years of experience as a Mainframe Programmer/Analyst with expertise in designing, documenting, coding and unit testing.

Experience in coding, testing, and implementing DB2-specific software solutions to meet both functional and technical design specifications.

Hands on experience in mainframe tools like COBOL, CICS TS, MQ Series, DB2/SQL, JCL’s/PROC’s, VSAM, MVS Utilities, SOA technology.

Well versed in developing an advanced program to program communication (APPC) driver programs in CICS and Native SQL and embedded DB2/SQL stored procedures that will be initiated by a real time direct synchronous MQ Series to other platforms.

Experience in dealing with incidents and trouble-shooting them, Support applications releases and acts as a production support on a rotation basis.

Experience with Distributed and Enterprise Level Application Development spanning two or more business areas

Interacting with business users towards providing concise documentation, business requirements, and design documents.

Skills:

COBOL, CICS TS, MQ Series, DB2/SQL, JCL’s/PROC’s, MVS Utilities

Team Management, Production Support

Trouble-shooting, Documentation, Testing

Experience:

Bank of New York Mellon – New York City, NY (SEVEN SEVEN SOFWARES INC.) Apr 21 – Mar 23

Mainframe Programmer/Analyst

Worked on Mainframe development against modern distributed technology for Custody application.

Increased focus on mainframe integration with other technologies such as CICS web services, MQ series.

Modified detected logic errors in CICS/Cobol and Batch/COBOL programs with embedded DB2/SQL

Developed software verification plans and quality assurance procedures.

Participated in the deployment process following all change controls.

Worked alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices. Collaborate closely with all the other members of the team to take shared responsibility for the overall efforts that the team has committed to.

Serves as a technical resource on projects that involves multiple technologies, great operational or implementation risks, complex business functionality, and broad implications for the business and/or the IT architecture

Maintains awareness of project changes to other systems that may affect their application/systems, and ensure there is no degradation of service

Environment: z/OS, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, MQ Series, TSO/ISPF, Trace Master, Fileaid, JCL, SQL, PROC, ENDEVOR, Web Services (client server technology), Sysview, File transfer-NDM Connect direct, secure FTP.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority – New York City, NY (IIT Inc.) Jan 18 – Feb 21

Mainframe Programmer/Analyst

Responsible for verification of communication within an extensive mainframe system

Responsible for orchestration of system and package upgrades

Works independently and interface with user departments, all levels of management, technical professionals from MTA IT and vendors

Serves as a technical lead on small or large sized projects. This includes leading or contributing to the technical design, tracking and resolving technical issues, ensure unit tests are conducted and documented and guiding technical resources throughout the projectity

Serves as a technical resource on projects that involves multiple technologies, great operational or implementation risks, complex business functionality, and broad implications for the business and/or the IT architecture

Ensures technical support and problem resolution for client inquiries and production issue resolution meets business needs, making changes to process as needed. Maintains awareness of projects or changes to other systems that may affect their application/systems, and ensure there is no degradation of service

Environment: z/OS, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, DB2/SQL, MQ Series, TSO/ISPF, Restructured Extended Executor, IBM Debugger, IBM File Manager, Fault Analyzer, JCL, SQL, PROC, SCLM, Web Services, IBM WebSphere, Base24-eps, CUBIC applications, UNIX, DALCI (Data Access Layer Conversational Interface), APPC, XML, web based J2EE framework (client server) technology.

National Railroad Passenger Corp (AMTRAK). Washington D.C. (TEKBank) Jul 15 – Dec 16

Mainframe Programmer/Analyst

Modified detected logic errors in CICS and batch COBOL programs with embedded DB2/SQL, and MQ Series that uses TSO/ISPF as editor for a Transaction Processing Facility (TPF) application.

Utilized File Manager to monitor data in files, created VSAM files, and compared files after testing.

Utilized ENDEVOR for change management to maintain software applications and track their versions.

Dealing with incidents and trouble-shooting them, Support applications release and acts as a production support on a rotation basis.

Created clearing/settlement file for a third-party vendor with converted debit/credit cards to tokens for major acquirers.

Provided on-call support to the offshore team as well as hands on support to the onsite team with their IT systems/applications which were currently being used by the end users

Responsible for receiving incidents and requests from end-users, analyzing and responding to the end user with a solution or escalating it to the other IT teams

Environment: z/OS, COBOL, DB2/SQL, CICS, VSAM, MQ Series, TSO/ISPF, Fault Analyzer, JCL, SQL, PROC, ENDEVOR, Oracle/SQL, Web Services, XSLT, JAXB, and JDOM / EJB, DAO, JNDI, and HTTPS, JSP, and HTML, Mule Soft, IBM WebSphere, JBOSS; Hudson/Jenkins CD/CI Tools; HP Agile Manager, JIRA for Agile.

Xerox ACS, Richmond, VA (Seven Seas Technologies Inc.) Apr 12 – Jun 15

Mainframe Programmer/Analyst

Developed an advanced program to program communication driver programs in CICS and also native DB2/SQL stored procedures that will be initiated by a real time direct synchronous MQ Series that interfaces with BizTalk and will interact with the MEMBER sub-system utilizing TCP/IP sockets.

Modified and enhanced MMIS (Medicaid Management Information System) programs in batch and online for an outsourcing project with the state of Virginia.

Hands on with daily operations of the 24x7 processing of claims reporting for the providers.

Provided support to the onsite team with their IT applications which were currently being used by the end users

Responsible for receiving incidents and requests from end-users, analyzing and responding to the end user with a solution or escalating it to the other IT teams

Environment: z/OS, COBOL, DB2/SQL10.1.0, Native SQL, VSAM, VISIO, QMF, SPUFI, z/OS, CICS TS 4.1.0, FILEAID, BMC, .NET, BizTalk, Oracle, MQ Series, Web Services, XML, web based J2EE framework (client server technology).

Morgan Stanley, Manhattan, NY (Accenture) Nov 10 – Mar 12

Mainframe Programmer/Analyst

Setup components (i.e. JCL’s, PROC’s and Load modules) in QA and UAT streams to do shakeout of the application (PLX Performance).

Modified detected syntax and logic errors in batch COBOL and CICS TS programs that are using DB2/SQL in distributed mode using TSO/ISPF as editor.

Coordinated production control and scheduling activities with external parties utilizing TIVOLI (Tivoli Output Manager and TWS-Operations Planning and Control).

Provided on-call support to the offshore teams as well as hands on support to the onsite team with their IT systems/applications which were currently being used by the end users

Environment: JCL, PROC, QA, UAT, COBOL, CICS TS, DB2/SQL, TSO/ISPF, TIVOLI, TWS, CICS TS3.2, SPUFI, z/OS, VISIO, BMC, INTERTEST, Easytrieve.

Prodapt N.A., Tualatin, OR Jul 08 – Sep 10

Mainframe Programmer/Analyst

Assist in the creation, execution and documentation of test scripts to ensure that an application or technical environment meets performance requirements.

Ensure transparency to business functions via regular updates of issues and progress to plans.

Interacts with business users towards providing concise documentation business requirements, and design documents.

Environment: JCL, PROC, QA, UAT, COBOL, CICS TS, DB2/SQL, TSO/ISPF, TIVOLI, TWS, CICS TS3.2, SPUFI, z/OS, VISIO, BMC, INTERTEST

Merrill Lynch and Co, Inc., Jersey City, NJ (DATA, Inc.) Apr 06 – Apr 08

Mainframe Programmer/Analyst

Modified detected logic errors in batch COBOL and CICS TS (background) programs that are using DB2/SQL, IMS DB, VSAM and MQ Series utilizing TSO/ISPF as editor and FILEAID to monitor data in VSAM files, created VSAM files, and compared files after testing and using NDM to transfer files from one node to another.

Utilized endevor for change management to maintain software applications and track their versions.

Environment: COBOL, CICS TS, DB2/SQL, IMS DB, VSAM, MQ Series, TSO/ISPF, FILEAID, NDM.

BMW-NA, Montvale, NJ Jun 04 – Mar 06

Programmer/Analyst

Fix batch application programs as well as FTP transmissions, print processing, and report generation.

Provides status of production outages, document and track production problems.

Utilized endeavor for change management to maintain software applications and track their versions.

Environment: Interest, JCL, COBOL, CICS TS, VSAM, DB2/SQL, IMS DB, MQ Series, TSO/ISPF, Easytrieve, Changeman

Lowe’s Companies Inc., Wilkesboro, NC Sep 02 – May 04

Mainframe Programmer/Analyst

Resolved production problems both Online (CICS) and batch (i.e. COBOL, JCL’s, PROC’s, VSAM) and responded to user queries regarding business issues and request.

Analyze and evaluated changed requests and problem reports.

Environment: CICS, COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL, PROC, VSAM, FILEAID, NDM, EXPEDITER, ZEKE, ZEBB, Princeton SOFTECH, TSO/ISPF, Changeman

Cap Gemini Ernst and Young, Manhattan, NY Aug 00 – Aug 02

Mainframe Programmer/Analyst (Software Laboratories, Inc.)

Functioned as a team lead in a migration of a mainframe (i.e. COBOL, CICS TS, MQ Series, DB2/SQL, JCL’s, PROC’s, VSAM), application (CLAIMS) to a web based J2EE framework (client server) technology for the Care First Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (Washington D.C.) project.

Environment: COBOL, CICS TS, MQ Series, DB2/SQL, JCL, PROC, VSAM, J2EE, FILEAID, EXPEDITER, ABEND AID, TSO/ISPF

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., New York, NY (Modis) May 98 – Jul 00

Mainframe Programmer/Analyst

Resolved the affinities in the applications that could affect the performance of the upgrade of the CICSPLEX facility for dynamic transaction routing in a Multi Region Operation / Inter System Communication (MRO/ISC) environment.

Developed programs to rebuild a snapshot of the data in the CICS’ Data Tables (VSAM) in the event of a system failure.

Utilized endeavor for change management to maintain software applications and track their versions.

Environment: JCL, PROC, COBOL, DB2/SQL, TSO/ISPF, CICS TS3.2, SPUFI, VISIO, Expediter, INTERTEST

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