Sr Programmer Analyst

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

LANGUAGES:

COBOL, COBOL II, COBOL for MVS, Micro Focus COBOL,

HTML, Java, SQL/DB2

SOFTWARE:

Command Level CICS, VSAM, OS/VS JCL, TSO/ISPF, SPF/PC, MVS/ESA, DB2, SQL, QMF, SPUFI, SMARTEDIT, JOBSCAN, FILEAID, RMDS, IOF, SYNCSORT,

Micro Focus Workbench, ABEND-AID, IBM SCLM, ENDEVOR, LIBRARIAN, MAPR – BMS Generator, XPEDITER/CICS, XPEDITER/TSO, SMARTTEST, DB2 Command Editor, Easytrieve PLUS, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft SQL Query Analyzer, SmartFTP, Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Manager, Microsft Foxpro 2.5,

Highjump software Advantage Commander, HighJump Software Advantage Architect,

Micro Focus Mainframe Express.

OPERATING SYSTEMS:

DOS 6.2, WINDOWS 3.1, 95, 98, NT, XP.

HARDWARE:

IBM 370/390 SERIES, PS/2, INTEL PENTIUM PROCESSORS,SYSPLEX

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Fidelity Investments

April 2007 – February 2009

Research Triangle Park, NC

Senior Programmer Analyst / Consultant

Department:

April 2008 – February 2009

Institutional Products Group

Accomplishments:

• Create Ad Hoc reports for Advisors and client correspondents using primarily Ez trieve, Excel, and MS Project.

• Pulled data from multiple groups to provide the users ad hoc reports, including Name and address file, Restriction file’s, Bookkeeping, Statements files, Position detail files.

Department:

April 2007 – March 2008

Retail Statements

Accomplishments:

• Modified multiple EZtrieve programs to compile and run in place.

• Researched and documented multiple statements for FRIAG redesign.

• Created TSD for Retail Statements portion of Complex Corporate Actions.

• Researched and made coding changes to multiple COBOL programs as well as the jobs that run them for Complex Corporate Actions project.

• Unit tested Corporate Actions changes in the FSAT Shared testing environment.

• Worked with QA to resolve issues related to Corporate Actions changes.

Laboratory Corporation of America – Biomedical Laboratory.

May 1999 – April 2007

Burlington, NC

Senior Programmer Analyst.

Department:

Perpetual and Physical Inventory, also support Accounts Payable (AP) and General Ledger (GL).

Accomplishments:

• Support the HighJump application server which interfaces the hand held barcode scanners that update inventory transactions in PeopleSoft.

• Developed COBOL/CICS and batch programs to allow user to complete requisitions and converted mainframe data to the PeopleSoft format.

• Provide production support for Inventory systems during the day as well as after business hours for Inventory, AP purchasing, and General Ledger.

• Mentor junior level programmers and provide guidance for adherence to company coding standards for COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, and program and job documentation.

• Developed CICS programs for perpetual inventory to allow users to ship orders online accessing VSAM files and DB2 databases.

CIGNA – Retirement and Investment Services.

Mar. 1999 - May 1999

Hartford, CT.

Consultant.

Project: Answerline.

Accomplishments:

• Develop COBOL/CICS/DB2 applications to provide information to clients regarding their retirement accounts. The programs interface with the answerline product which makes account information available over the phone.

ALLTEL Information Services, Inc.

Peoples Heritage Data Center / Peoples Heritage Bank

Oct. 1998 - Jan. 1999

Lewiston, ME.

Consultant.

Project: CL 971 upgrade.

Accomplishments:

• Modified CICS programs to bring them up COBOL II standards in a DOS/VSE environment.

• Modified ALLTEL data aging programs for ST, CL, FM, AP and, KO, which are used to age files for Y2K testing.

• Upgraded an electronic E-Mail system (EMS), upgrading CICS to be COBOL II compatible as well as convert from ver. 3.0 to 3.1.

AgFIRST - FARM CREDIT BANK.

Oct. 1997 Oct. 1998

Columbia, SC.

Consultant.

Project: COAL/REAL upgrade and conversion.

Accomplishments:

• Maintained and modified COBOL II / CICS programs, and the associated BMS screens.

• Debugged programs using the latest versions of XPEDITER/CICS and XPEDITER/TSO.

• Assisted many senior level programmers in the uses of File-aid and Xpediter.

• Worked on Participation’s project developing approximately 30 new COBOL II programs to produce reports that where previously produced on the P.C. Modified existing programs to process multiple parts sold.

ALLTEL/SYSTEMATICS applications worked on include BE, CL, RE,

CIF,GN, LOCKBOX, and CORPORATE TIES. Wrote multiple programs

to modify VSAM files for the ALLTEL applications above to change

customer information for a bank that had been newly acquired.

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

Oct. 1996 - Sept. 1997

Columbia, SC.

Information Systems Engineer

Accomplishments:

• Created EASYTREVE+ programs to write out reports concerning large groups.

• Created COBOL programs using APS.

• Maintained 5 large programs for the membership system by adding major medical waivers for new groups which determine what sort of coverage a group gets. All of which accessed coverage information from IMS and TOTAL data bases.

• Added new fields and products to existing CICS screens as well as enhance the programs that retrieved the information to be displayed.

UNITEDhealthcare

SEPT. 1995 - SEPT. 1996

Hartford, CT.

Associate Software Engineer

Accomplishments:

• Coded and unit tested batch and CICS programs working with members of our performance team and business analyst and the associated BMS screens.

• Converted numerous programs to COBOL II utilizing COBOL II coding conventions, and structured coding techniques, as well as coding standards set by our performance team.

Travelers Insurance

DEC. 1994 – SEPT. 1995

Hartford, CT.

Associate Software Engineer

• Supported the TOPS claims systems which handles claims payment processing and Employee benefits for more than 82 percent of the 250 million medical claims that are handled each year.

• Developed Batch programs utilizing VSAM files, and created the JCL to run the programs.

• Identified and captured programs and proc’s when our line of business was sold to UnitedHealthcare.

EDUCATION

CAREER DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Completed 1993

San Francisco, CA.

Certificate - Computer Programming and Operations.

Completed 900 hours hands on programming applications in a self

managed business environment, efficiently wrote and debugged code in MF COBOL, QBASIC, Microsoft C. Also studied JCL, SQL and DB2.

SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE

Completed 1988

Santa Rosa, CA.

Associate of Science.

Additional Training

Completed 2000 - 2003

In house training for Micro Focus COBOL, DB2 for OS/390 and EasyTrieve Plus.

Web Page Design (HTML), Alamance Community College.

Completed Feb,2006

Advantage Systems Administration, and Advantage Architect

HighJump Software

Eden Prarie, MN

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