Analyst Developer, Business Anaylst, Quality Assurance, Project Lead
Resume:
Glen White
bryakg@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
. 20 years experience full project life cycle in COBOL, CICS, DB2, and JCL - Including production support
. Extensive experience in Mainframe development utilizing CICS, COBOL, DB2 and JCL.
. Experienced in industries such as Telecommunication, Insurance, Government and Financial Services.
. Extensive experience in the all the phases of the software development life cycle.
Experience
All Star Executive, INC. Fairfax, VA March 08- Present
. Coordinated Events for fundraising for the following charities: United Spinal Association, US Wounded Soldiers, and National Wheelchair Basketball Association.
• Gathered information on each event to achieve quality event productions.
• Conducted research, make site visits, staffed make decisions about event possibilities.
• Advised staff on event conduct and site layout..
• Propose new ideas to improve the event planning and implementation process.
• Serve as liaison with vendors on event-related matters.
• Assist with managing on-site production and clean up for events as necessary.
• Assist with preparing budgets and provide periodic progress reports to staff directors for each event project.
• Responsible for all event funding and expenses.
• Coordinated appointments and scheduling of events on the calendar.
1995 – 2009 Performed various duties in the mainframe environment via placement as an independent contractor at the following Fortune 500 Companies.
Housing and Urban Development - US Federal Goverment Apr 09 – July 09
Sr. Consultant
Environment: IBM Mainframe, OS390, MVS, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, Fileaid
. Investigated production error for daily batch processing of the NFC file of employee payroll and pension information.
. Reported to Management that the file recieved from NFC has been modified and that the file format was incorrect
. Received a updated file from NFC and found that the Cobol program to remove duplicates did not work correctly.
. Created new Cobol program to remove duplicates from the NFC file and ran the file transfer and updates programs to ensure the process was working properly.
. Implememted the code and JCL changes into production through Endevor.
Office of Tax and Revenue District of Columbia Feb 07 – Oct 07
Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst
Environment: IBM Mainframe, OS390, MVS, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, Fileaid
. Perform testing of modification to the TAS OTR environment.
. Ensure programming and corporate standards are met during test process
. Create baseline test bed to perform QA testing.
. Migrate modules required through Endevor for testing of new programs
. Update Lotus Notes databases for SIR created for production modifications
. Create test scenarios to ensure the business cases are tested.
. Document any errors or omissions by programmers
. Create User Demonstration in Powerpoint to allow the users to view the affected businesses
. Migrate the approved modules to production
. Perform Post Mortem review
Northrup Grumman, May 06 - July 06
Sr. Production Support Analyst
Environment: IBM Mainframe, OS390, MVS, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, Fileaid
. Provided overnight production support to ensure the smooth running of the Medicare Claims Provider Network for the new prescription drug benefit plan for the Dept. Health and Human Services.
. Automated various JCL streams to run allow uninterrupted batch processing utilizing REXX procedures.
. Correct any batch abends as required and confirm with DB2 DBA?s, DHHS clients to correct the abends as required.
J. Crew Oct. 05 - Dec. 05
Senior Consultant
Environment: IBM Mainframe, OS390, MVS, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, and FILEAID
. Converted all COBOL, JCL and PROCS to accept new company code.
. Tested and verified changes and implemented into production.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation May 05 - Sept 05
Senior Consultant
Environment: IBM Mainframe, OS390, MVS, COBOL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, JCL, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, and FILEAID
. Developed and implemented major COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, IBM Utilities, and FILEAID, program enhancements on a continuing basis during all aspects of maintenance and development projects. The result was that savings were realized in decreasing computer consumables and maintenance costs while ensuring security, production windows, project scheduling and file reconciliation were achieved.
. Conducted unit, system and QA testing during life cycle development
. Provided overnight support to the conversion runs and implement any JCL code changes,
. VSAM file allocations, space requirement or COBOL program fixes in order for the conversion or any other hatch process to continue.
. Coded the Repository Rules according to specifications provided by the Business Analyst.
. Massaged, merged and uploaded to the mainframe the common service variable files used for the mapping of the fields to upload to the VSAM files.
. Created copy of current test environment files and JCL code on a weekly basis to ensure any modifications maybe backed out
Riggs Bank Jan. 03 - Feb. 04
Senior Programmer Analyst/Endevor Migration Specialist
Environment: IBM Mainframe, OS390, MVS, COBOL, VSAM, CICS, JCL, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, Fileaid, and Service Center
. Participated in the EPS Alltel Conversion project in various roles including administering ENDEVOR environment migration process to ensure control of all elements migrated through the unit testing, QA testing, user testing and production environments. .
. Assisted application developers to create packages to move modules through the ENDEVOR ssytem.
. Provided production support on call 24x7 to analyze and correct production abends.
. Setup and maintained approver groups and sub-systems, major project and release support, user education and ENDEVOR product enhancements.
. Prepared test scenarios for unit and QA testing.
. Implemented programs into QA and production.
. Converted COBOL/CICS programs from COBOL to COBOLII.
. Modified COBOL programs, JCL and PROCS to Alltel standards.
. Determined after reviewing the Detail Design document that it was incomplete and contained errors.
. Met with users and Management to review Design documentation and made necessary changes
Verizon Nov 02 -Jan 03
Senior Consultant
Environment: IBM Mainframe, 0S/390, MVS, COBOL, COBOL II, DB2, TS0, ISPF, and JCL
. Created a Detail Design document for the Document Transfer group which outlined the design for user requests to unload data from the mainframe to the verizon.com website for testing of accounts.
Ford Motor Credit Corp Nov 01- March 02
Senior Programmer Analyst
Environment: IBM Mainframe, OS390, MVS, COBOL II, DB2, CICS, TSO, ISPF, JCL, FILEAID, and EASYTRIEVE PLUS
. Developed hatch COBOL programs for the CARS; securities processing system. The programs evaluated FMCC loans to determine eligibility for inclusion into the pool of loans for securitization
. Investigagted production related issues during the running of the Daily batch cycles.
. Interviewed Developers to determine and discuss any changes required to the COBOL programs and JCL to identify places to tune the JCL to improve overall performance to any JCL.
. Reviewed Detail Design document in the case that any requirements were overlooked.
. Benchmarked the JCL run times and provide detailed analysis of each conversion run and any other batch process as required.
. Provided overnight support to the conversion runs and implemented any JCL code charges, VSAM file allocations, space requirement or COBOL program fixes in order for the conversion or any other batch process to continue.
American Management Systems March 01 - Sept 01 [employee]
Senior Developer/Analyst
Environment: IBM Mainframe, OS390, Windows 2000, MVS, COBOL, COBOL II, DB2, CICS, TSO, ISPF, JCL, and FILEAID
. Developed batch COBOL programs for MRD (Minimum Required Distribution) Withdrawal Evaluation Processing. The programs produced the following processes: MRD Withdrawal Evaluation Driver, T844 Transaction Generator. T844 Custom Transaction Processor. Partial Separation Withdrawal MRD Processor, Annuity Withdrawal MRD Processor, Monthly Payment Withdrawal MRD Processor. Court Order Payment MRD Processor. Full Separation
. MRD Processor. T801 Custom Transaction Processor, Custom End Transaction Processor and Full Separation Event Pre-Processor.
. Documented the processes in word and flowchart formats to enable other team members to familiarize themselves with the processes.
. Produced adhoc reports to verify new and existing payments for each of the withdrawal processes.
Verizon Jan 00 - March 01 [employee]
Team Lead
Environment: IBM Mainframes, MVS, COBOL, COBOL II, OS/390, DB2, CICS, VISO, ISPF, JCL, Endevor, Fileaid, and ACCESS
Maintained and monitored all the JCL code required to perform the entire TRAC/STAT conversions along with other batch processes as required.
. Utilized mainframe and PC tools and languages such as File-Aid, JCL, IBM Utilities, SYNCSORT, COBOL, CICS, SDSF, SAVRS, REXX, Excel, Word, and Outlook. Lotus Notes and various other related software packages.
. Provided weekly status reports to various groups regarding the scheduled running of each of the conversions completed during the week and any conversions that were still in process and future scheduled conversions along with any other batch process as required.
. Interviewed Developers to determine and discuss any changes required to the COBOL programs and JCL to identify places to tune the JCL to improve overall performance to any JCL. Benchmarked the JCL run times and provide detailed analysis of each conversion run and any other batch process as required.
. Provided overnight support to the conversion runs and implement any JCL code changes,
. VSAM file allocations, space requirement or COBOL program fixes in order for the conversion or any other hatch process to continue.
. Created copy of current test environment files and JCL code on a weekly basis to ensure any modifications maybe backed out
. Coded the Repository Rules according to specifications provided by the Business Analyst.
. Massaged, merged and uploaded to the mainframe the common service variable files used for the mapping of the fields to upload to the VSAM files.
. Provided technical support to the SICS/NT team on any aspect of the Mainframe Systems applications and various tools to the Application Developers and Business Analysts.
. Analyzed the JCL code and performed necessary changes required improving the overall performance of the conversion process and other batch processes as required
Employers Reinsurance Corporation [G.E. Capital] Feb. 99 - Jan. 00
Senior Programmer/Conversion Analyst
Environment: IBM Mainframes, MVS, COBOL, COBOL II, OS/390, DB2, CICS, VISO, ISPF, JCL, Endevor, Fileaid, and ACCESS
. Monitored JCL code while in execution and provided immediate corrective action for all conversions in cases when: the JCL code did not complete successfully, the message and error files issued an error, VSAM file issued an error, any program abnormal end, or any system code issued by the JCL code.
. Prepared the test JCL code for migration to a production scheduling system such as CA-7/CA-11 and other related software product.
. Converted all conversion JCL code to static procedure libraries, utilizing JCL symbolic code and overrides codes where applicable.
Oklahoma Natural Gas Nov 98 - Fe 99
Senior Developer/Analyst
Environment: IBM Mainframe, MVS, COBOL, COBOL II, OS390, DB2, CICS, JCL, EASYTRIEVE PLUS, TSO, ISPF, Endevor
. Developed, tested and implemented various new clearing programs for the payroll applications to clear tickets in the payroll VSAM lie and modified over 135 programs to accept new corporation codes and union codes.
. Assisted the systems group to correct the Dental started task by inserting the syslib dd statement in the systems started task.
. Modified, tested and implemented various COBOL programs utilizing various tools such as Expediter, SYNCSORT, JCL, VISIO and IBM Utilities.
. Wrote Detail Design documentation in all aspects of the payroll and pension processes to ensure all team members could access information about these processes with ease.
. Created test JCL files and ran unit and production parallel tests for all modified programs within the payroll and pension applications. These programs included payroll, pension, audit, and VSAM applications.
Century Tel Sept 97 - June 98
Senior Developer
Environment: IBM Mainframe, MVS, COBOL, COBOL II, OS390, DB2, CICS, IMS, EASYTRIEVE PLUS, TSO, ISPF, JCL Endevor
. Implemented new Plant and trouble system modified from an acquired company.
. Provided Management with ad-hoc reports to determine the progress of the client integration with the existing system.
MBNA Feb 97- Aug 97
Team Lead
Environment: IBM Mainframe, MVS, Visio, CA-7/CA-I I, COBOL, COBOL II, OS390, DB2, CICS, TSO, ISPF, JCL
. Lead a team of programmers and consultants to implement a new Credit Card System Upgrade.
. Created the conversion from old reporting method to new corporate standard upgrade.
Fleet Mortgage June 96 -Feb 97
Team Lead
Environment: IBM Mainframe, MVS, Natural, CA-7/CA-I 1, COBOL, COBOL 11, OS390, JCL, CICS, TSO, ISPF, JCL, Access
. Wrote Detail Design document from requirements gathered from users.
. Assisted in the conversion of job streams to the Pivot with testing and obtaining signoff from the users areas.
Lead a team of 20 programmers on various projects including, data link report number increase and deletion of duplicated programs in and out of the Pivot.
. Maintained DLS Fleet VSAM Structure Documentation.
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Oct 95 - June 96
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Environment: IBM Mainframe, MVS, COBOL, COBOL II, OS/390, DB2, CICS, JCL, EASYTRIEVE PLUS, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, Fileaid
. Provided management consultant services to convert Honeywell to IBM mainframe.
. Assisted management in all aspects of the conversion, including: analysis, design, programming and testing.
Revenue Canada July 95 - Oct 95
Senior Programmer Analyst
Environment: IBM Mainframe, MVS, COBOL, COBOL II, OS390, DB2, CICS, TSO, ISPF, and JCL
.. Created Detail Design from gathered requirements to provide applications programmers with specifications for application changes
. Analyzed system requirements for the new TI data capture system.
. Participated in business requirements gathering sessions to determine new system requirements.
Bell Sygma Feb 95 - July 95
Senior Developer Analyst
Environment: IBM Mainframe, MVS, OS390, Project Workbench, APLM, PANVALET, Fileaid, COBOL II, JCL, ISPF, and TSO
. Developed batch COBOL/DB2 programs for the Switched Call Completion System.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp Nov 88 - Feb 95 [employee]
Senior Programmer Analyst
Environment: IBM Mainframe, OS390, CICS, COBOL, DB2, SAS, JCL, IBM Utilities, Fileaid, and ACCESS
. Utilized internally developed System Lifecycle Implementation Methodology.
. Developed and implemented major CICS, COBOL, DB2, SAS, JCL, IBM Utilities, FILEAID, and ACCESS, program enhancements on a continuing basis during all aspects of maintenance and development projects. The result was that savings were realized in decreasing computer consumables and maintenance costs while ensuring security, production windows, project scheduling and file reconciliation were achieved.
. Conducted unit, system and QA testing during life cycle development
. Wrote Detail Design document to provide program specifications for the above system.
. Prepared in depth maintenance documentation manual to help new staff familiarizes themselves with certain aspects of the hatch and online UPS systems - These manuals were widely utilized by contract and regular employees during the first stages of project development of UPS release 4.2.
. Utilized InfoMan Internal Corporate Applications (Corporate Accounting and Project Planning). For the Insurance Directorate on the Underwriting Policy System (UPS) programming supplied programming services to implement major database conversions, minor and major system modifications and contributed to the development of sub systems added to the Underwriting Policy System (UPS).
. Led a team of 2 programmers and 2 consultants to develop a subsystem to the UPS system his system provided lenders the opportunity to purchase Mortgage Backed Securities by pooling low risk mortgages as collateral for these securities. The function of the subsystem was to ensure the risk factor of the securities and ensure that none of the loans were currently insured by CMHC.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp May 85 - Nov 88
Senior Computer Operator
. Directed a staff of console operators and Jr. Operators in performing their various duties.
. Updated and corrected the operator?s procedures manuals on a daily and yearly basis.
. Responded to system failures in a timely manner thus ensuring maximum system availability.
. Consulted with various support groups to identify operational areas of concern and to assist their implementation and corrective action.
. Updated service level agreements for all corporate applications and utilized OPC (Operations Planning and Control)
. Operated the IBM 3090 mainframe master console and attached peripherals.
. Maintained a print room in reception area and stock room.
Education
Technician Diploma - Computer Systems Technician, Algonquin College of Applied of Arts and Technology, 1982
Certificates
Business Systems & Analysis Design for the 90's
CICS Application Programming Command Level
Advanced DB2
Introduction CSP
Introduction to Visual Basic
MVS ESA Enterprise Operations
Advanced COBOL Language
Phoenix Seminar Psychology of Achievement
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