Sr SAS Developer & Analyst

RESUME FOR:

Reginald Brown

Mainframe Developer

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

• Mainframe Program Developer, team player, results-driven, customer-focused, analytical I/S 25+ year professional who can “get it done”.

• Strong design, programming and integration problem solving skills. Comfortable with all phases of Systems Life Cycle, including analysis, design, development, testing, installation and maintenance of Mainframe systems with exposure to Client/Server and Web technologies.

• As a contract programmer, helped convert a major legacy system from DB2 to JAVA in my role as a DB2 support, Data Analyst and mainframe program developer.

• As an in-house developer, developed and maintained Membership, Marketing, Financial, Billing business applications.

• Software Developer experienced with using IBM MVS Mainframe and utilities and AIX UNIX platforms (SYBASE ISQL/ORACLE, MicroFocus COBOL).

• Native and APS experience in COBOL, COBOL-II, CICS, DB2, VSAM, EZTRIEVE.

• Experienced supporting legacy systems, ensuring data integrity and security, DR and Regression testing. Responsibilities include involvement with on-call rotation.

• Analysis and design of databases (DB2, SYBASE) and user interfaces.

• HIPAA experience includes EDI 270/271, 820, 834 transactions.

• Honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps – 1982.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Platforms: IBM Mainframe AIX UNIX

Technologies: VB.NET

MS Office Suite

Sybase ISQL

VSAM

File-Aid

TSO/ISPF Oracle

MicroFocus

COBOL,COBOL II

EasyTrieve

ProEdit REXX

CICS

DB2

FTP

Harvest

OMEGAMON

Applications: HealthCare

Library Network

State Government

EDUCATION:

• BSBA; Computer Information Systems, Lawrence Technological University – 06/86

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

10/2008 to Present

Contract Mainframe Developer

CIBER Consulting Inc.

While engaged at CIBER from 10/2008 to Present:

Assigned to a major conversion project with State of Tennessee. Task involved converting their automobile tag registration legacy system from COBOL/DB2 application to JAVA. Responsibilities varied, including DBA Support/Data Analyst, Mainframe Developer.

• Gained familiarity with REXX load technique for smaller, static DB2 tables

• Created and maintained COBOL/DB2 programs for loading larger, non-static tables

• As DBA support, took pressure off in-house DBA and project DBA by acting as laission between JAVA developers and ST TN end-users

• Based on ever-changing end-user requirements, implemented DB2 table release changes as necessary (new tables, table modifications, table obsolesence, etc.)

• Maintained user Security tables (over 2000 users) for system access, which allowed for the proper access of both end-users and JAVA developers.

• As Data Coordination, maintained DB2 table data in 6 different DB2 test regions. Maintained over 80 DB2 tables per region, some of which contained over 25 million rows.

• Technical Environment: IBM Mainframe, TSO/ISPF, COBOL II, DB2, FTP (multi-platform), DB2MON, File-Aid, SPUFI, EZTrieve, REXX loads. Platinum, Librarian, Elipse, Edison, TOAD, Platinum, Infopac, MS-Office Suite, Move for DB2

10/2006 to 09/2008 (2 years)

Owner / proprietor

R&B Enterprises

While engaged at R&B enterprises as Owner / proprietor from 10/06 to Present:

• Run both a small trucking firm as well as a small restaurant

11/1990 to 09/2006 (16 years)

Application Software Engineer

Blue Cross Blue Shield

While engaged at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee from 11/90 to 09/06:

Worked my way up from Programmer to Systems Analyst. Performed as Team Lead in Membership and Marketing area of Applications Support. Environment was multi-platform. Daily responsibilities included programming using IBM mainframe platform (COBOL II / DB2, CICS) and an AIX UNIX platform utilizing Sybase ISQL (interactive as well as scripting).

• Gained familiarity with all phases of SDLC, including analysis, design, development, testing, installation and maintenance of Mainframe systems with exposure to Client/Server and Web technologies.

• Extensive experience in developing business applications in COBOL, DB2, SQL, JCL, MVS, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, SPUFI, Xpediter, FTP.

• Helped to facilitate conversion and implementation of new vendor software (FACETS) from previously built in-house software applications. Assignments required data conversion (DB2 to SYBASE) using DB2 utilities, AIX scripting and stored procedures. This implementation required conversion to the multi-platform environment that BCBST now employs (MVS mainframe and AIX/UNIX/SYBASE). Subsequent to implementation, responsibilities included testing and implementation of new software releases.

• Daily responsibilities included addressing concerns of business users and business analysts. Addressed and resolved software bugs and performance issues on both the MVS and UNIX/AIX platforms.

• Collaborated in the development of in-house software and hardware interfaces in support of new HIPAA privacy guidelines, EDI transactions. This involved exposure to new technology (HIPAA Repository, Gateway, EDI Translator).

• Coordinated with federal government I/S personnel to establish system and implementation requirements for ongoing Medicare requirements, including Medicare-D.

• Daily responsibilities also included: Customer id-Cards, membership (enrollments, terminations, coverage changes, etc.). Since data resided on crossed platforms, these tasks required working in both IBM and AIX/UNIX environments, including FTP needs.

• Addressed data integrity, Disaster Recovery / backup and future requirements planning. These tasks, as well as some of the tasks mention previously, included coordination and interaction with other I/S areas.

• Utilized Regression testing techniques, which allowed for controlled program changes.

• Technical Environment: IBM Mainframe, TSO/ISPF, COBOL II, DB2, CICS, APS, AIX UNIX, Sybase ISQL, FTP (multi-platform), Xpediter, Omegamon, DB2MON, Stored Procedures (DB2, SYBASE), Harvest, ZEKE job scheduler, File-Aid, ProEdit, SPUFI, EZTrieve, MS-Office Suite, HIPAA Gateway (EDI Health Care transactions 270/271, 820, 834)

03/1987 to 09/1990 (3+ years)

Computer Operator, Computer Programmer

Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET)

While engaged at SOLINET from 03/87 to 09/1990:

• Hired as a 2nd shift Computer Operator on a UNISYS/BURROUGHS mainframe. Promoted to Mainframe developer after 1 years. Aided in development and maintenance of various Library applications, including a new barcode system. Also supported Finance applications.

• Developed several Dbase IV pc applications resulting in better data tracking for our department.

• Served as PC technician. Tasks included software installs, memory adds, repairs)

• Technical Environment: UNISYS / BURROUGHS Mainframe, CANDE job scheduling, IMS, COBOL, DB2, DBASE-IV.

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