COBOL,DB2, CICS 072008
Resume:
KWAME Y. SAMORY
DALLAS, TEXAS 75248
*****.******@*********.***
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems: IBM OS/390, OS/MVS/ESA, Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT, DOS
Languages: COBOL II, VISUAL BASIC, MICRO-FOCUS COBOL, FOCUS
Databases/Files: DB2, IMS DB, VSAM
Languages: CICS, ENDEVOR, INTERTEST, EXPEDITOR, TSO/ISPF, Control-M/CA7 CHANGEMAN, LIBRARIAN, JCL, NOMAD, INFOMAN, APS, SAVERS, SYNCSORT, FILEAID, ABEND-AID, NDM, FTP, EXPRESS DELIVER, SAR Y2K TOOLS PVCS, CA-2000, PLATINUM PRODUCTS, CEDA/DADS
EXPERIENCE
Bank of America Credit Card Services / MBNA Credit Card 03/04 to 05/2008
Consultant Project Leader/Specialist/Developer
CG Technology Information Management Team, Perot Systems Projects, FM Posting and Input Systems Applications.
• Project Management/Lead for Perot Systems Projects, IPS, IM and FM posting teams.
• Projects include Project MORE, PACA, AMEX and Enhanced Customer Offerings (ECO).
• Administrated over and performed at the JAD level, HLD/LLD creation/maintenance in System Development Methodology, DB2/COBOL coding/testing, research, migrations lead for the 20+K elements (PACA) for multiple applications and projects.
• As a Project Specialist or Team Lead/Developer I conduct and participated in all levels of system and program
development, supervised team level task assignments, meetings, SIT/UAT/Regression testing and lead for all PACA Implementations planning.
• Project liaison and designee roles often performed for management representation.
TSYS, Lead Programmer/Analyst 06/03 to 02/04
Integrated Payments Development Department
• Performed lead duties in this development and production environment including project analysis, programming (CICS,DB2,COBOL,IMS).
• Lead junior staff, team organization functions and on-call duties.
Professional Opportunities and Continuing Education 08/01 to 06/03
• Conducted IT products and Marketing Analysis for Twinaxe/Albatross Computer Systems of Paris France.
• Contract acquisition and review.
• Taken Small Business courses at Georgia State University.
Comprehensive Computer Consulting Inc. 05/98 to 08/01
Senior Analyst and P/A Consultant at the State of Georgia (DOAS/DHR) and MetLife Insurance.
• Initially tasked as an Y2K Senior Analyst in the Child Support System. The responsibilities in Project Management reported to the Y2K Steering Committee and Senior Management, as well as Technical liaison and support to vendors and DHR Client.
• Also responsible for system analysis, client server and mainframe programming remediation and implementation as well as all Y2K problem tracking and resolution.
• Subsequent to Y2K, helped lead programming and implementation of the Federal Institution Data Match project.
• Took several Visual Basic courses in preparation of the STARS 2000 rewrite project.
• Was assigned to the rewrite on the Systems Test Team. Solely responsible for the CICS LE conversion and implementation project.
• Transferred to aid in systems analysis/efficiency improvement on the SUCCESS Project.
• While with SUCCES, task included heavy client interface, batch cycle redesign, DB2 production problem analysis/programming and execution/redesign of UAT/SYSTEST cycles using Control-M.
• While on the MetLife Pension Payment Systems (GPRS, GPAY) had sole responsibility for GPRS sub-system Y2K effort including Detail Test Plan, test cases, test scripts, renovation of REXX modules. The software included Visual Basic, MicroFocus COBOL, Project Workbench, CICS, DB2, COBOL II, ChangeMan, Control-M, VISIO, Hourglass 2000, Hiperstation playback, Revolve and JCL batch processing.
Georgia Department of Revenue, Programmer Analyst Consultant 03/97 to 04/98
Served as Lead Analyst on Year 2000 Centralized Taxpayer Accounting System (CTA) and CTA Enhancement Team. Responsible for Y2K team coordination of software within team and for vendor Y2K upgrade, and the development/enhancement of online and batch CTA Systems.
Responsibilities included:
• Analysis, programming, and testing, utilizing CICS, COBOL II, CICS Region Definition Online facilities management (RDO, CEDA), JCL and INTERTEST/EXPEDITOR.
• Interfaced extensively with users throughout development and testing cycles.
Federated Systems Group, Analyst II 1/96 to 2/97
• Responsible for the development of the online and batch Benefits and Payroll Management system. Responsibilities included analysis, programming and testing utilizing CICS, COBOL II, CA-DATACOM DB, JCL, and INTERTEST. Interfaced extensively with users throughout development process.
AT&T, Programmer/Analyst Consultant 6/95 to 12/96
• Developed programs for the Facilities Networking Systems utilizing COBOL II, CICS, DB2, DB2 Utilities and IMS.
• Utilized PC/LAN workstations with WINDOWS 95 as well as Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, etc.)
Total Systems, Programmer/Analyst Consultant 5/94 to 6/95
• Project work in the development of the TS2 Credit Card processing system utilizing COBOL, CICS, VSAM, IMS, and DB2.
• Responsibilities included analysis, programming, interfacing with users, and project supervision.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Consultant 8/93 to 5/94
• Developed the TENNCARE pilot program for the Presidential Health Initiative.
• Task included analysis, development, testing, and documentation.
• Utilized COBOL, CICS, DB2, APS, and VSAM.
Trecom Business Systems, Inc., Staff Consultant Employee 2/1990 to 8/93
• Responsible for CICS on-line and batch systems for Sprint Communications and GTE Mobile Communications.
• Technical liaison between staff and users.
• Responsibilities included software and JCL analysis and enhancements, analysis requirements for nationwide user community.
• Maintenance and enhancements of production system.
• Involved in on-call duties, product analysis, customized reporting and media creation, training new staff, testing new release software, multiple CPU data transfers, and defining and implementing page and form definitions through PMF facility for IBM 3835 laser printers.
EDUCATION
Durham College, Durham, North Carolina
Computer Science Corp., Braintree, Mass
Associate Degree in Computer Science, 1981
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