A programmer/analyst, application developer, project leader position.
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20+ years mainframe experience. Extensive experience as a programmer/analyst including documentation, consulting and training. Extensive experience as an application developer developing and coding large software applications for retail, insurance, banks and government. Results driven professional, dedicated to meeting deadlines. Able to develop procedures to streamline and improve daily operations. Works well independently and as part of a team.
Experience with project management methodology, software change management practices, ISPF Dialogue, productivity tools, VSAM, and SDLC. Project management skills from inception to completion. Led teams to deliver projects. Have security clearance. Incorporated as a contractor.
Software Developer - Laurentian Bank - Proviso
(2022-08 - 2023-11)
Incorporated contractor. Analyzed and Developed ATM, Billing, Payments programs utilizing COBOL, CICS, BATCH, VSAM, IMS, DB2, SQL. Created interface programs for the replacement of ATM envelopes.
Application Developer/Mainframe Developer - Bank of Nova Scotia - Modis Agency
(2020-11 - 2021-09)
Incorporated contractor. Analyzed and Developed COBOL, CICS, Batch, DB2/SQL, JCL, IMS, BTS, HOGAN, SAS and MQ programs for Bank of Nova Scotia Customer Information systems. Developed and enhanced COBOL/API/MQ/CICS/HOGAN Batch programs for the Customer Information Systems for various transactions and application sources such as the addition to the application source 'KC'.
Made changes to programs regarding disclosure, supplementary, insurance/disability, transaction changes, etc. Assisted the BB team with a transaction (AMCI...) issue. Worked on some CI tickets. The updates made were to request/response programs.
Created an API to transfer data securely.
Application Developer/Mainframe Developer - Bank of Nova Scotia - CompuStaff Agency
(2019-04 - 2020-08)
Incorporated contractor. Analyzed and Developed COBOL, CICS, Batch, DB2/SQL, JCL, IMS, BTS, HOGAN, SAS and MQ programs for Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Customer Information systems. Developed and Enhanced COBOL/CICS/HOGAN Batch programs for the Customer Information (CI) System for various projects such as Message Queue, Name Truncation/Name Parser, Date Capture, CRM, Trans Union, CID-Key function, BBOL and Other Contacts/DEML.
Designs for each project such as Name Trunction. Utilized message request/response GUI screens via message queue. COBOL HOGAN programs developed and enhanced passed information from CICS and MQ Customer on-line input (requests/responses) and IMS/DB2 to front-end A6, 8N and MDM screens.
Application Developer - Livingston Intl.
(2015-12 - 2019-02)
Analyzed and Developed COBOL, VMS, Decforms, SQL and DCL programs for Canadian Brokerage Livingston Intl. systems. Created functional designs for each project. Created menu inquiry/update screens using Decforms and COBOL for tariff maintenance, customs brokerage (LOCUS) systems for users/vendors. Created brokerage programs (LOCUS system) utilizing COBOL and SQL. Created DCL to run the batch programs.
Senior Developer - Aviva/TCS (Tata Consulting) - Calian Agency
(2015-01 - 2015-05)
Incorporated contractor. Analyzed and Developed CICS/COBOL, DB2/SQL, IMS, Supra and COBOL programs for Aviva's Property & Casualty systems. Developed and Enhanced COBOL/CICS programs for the Overland Water Risk project.
Senior Developer - Canada Revenue Agency - Veritaaq
(2013-06 - 2014-02)
Incorporated contractor. Analyzed and Developed CICS/COBOL, DB2/SQL, IMS and COBOL batch programs for IMS to DB2 conversion project for the T-4 slips. Used SDLC. Created CICS maps, on-line and batch driver programs.
Sr. Application Developer - Leilani Wright Programming Analysis Inc.
(2010-12 - 2013-01)
Incorporated contractor. Various contract jobs, some offshore.
Senior Developer - INTRIA ITEMS INC., CIBC (CNC Global)
(2005-11 - 2010-11)
Incorporated contractor. Analyzed and Developed mainframe programs for Day 1 and Day 2 Cheque Processing - analyzed and developed programs for Cheque Imaging and Vector Sort. Utilized COBOL, CICS and JCL. Developed mainframe programs for the ACLS system UBILLS. Used SMARTTEST to test/debug CICS programs. Wrote UBILLS documentation. Analyzed, Developed and Documented VSAM COBOL programs with JCL/PROCs for Vector Sort. Utilized DB2/SQL for financial COBOL programs. Analyzed, Developed and Documented Batch COBOL programs including JCL/PROCs for the Cheque Truncation project.
Truncated files (coding with half bytes and packed fields). Created C++ programs for NBC Posting - produced C++ OS2 and Windows Sort programs - tested the programs on the 3890 sorter and NeXGen. Wrote NBC Posting C++ program documentation. Updated a COBOL programs written in French.
Senior Developer - DUN & BRADSTREET (Igate Mastech)
(2005-05 - 2005-10)
Incorporated contractor. Analyzed financial applications for enhancements and implementation to production. Created documentation for various applications. Devised test cases and testing documentation using GCARS. Enhanced JCL, PROCS with Syncsort, IMS DB/DC, COBOL, IDMS and EASYTRIEVE financial programs. Implemented financial programs utilizing ENDEVOR.
Senior Programmer Analyst - SEARS CANADA
(2002-12 - 2004-03)
Contractor.
Senior Systems Specialist - CANADA LIFE
(1998-01 - 2001-12)
Converted COBOL VSAM programs to COBOL DB2 programs and built DB2 interface programs. Developed and maintained Group Life & Health and Billing programs utilizing COBOL, VSAM, DB2, SQL, JCL, CICS, MQ (Message Queue), SMARTTEST, MS Access, IMS DB/DC, ORACLE and Unix. Created COBOL CICS and DB2 programs for the back end of user panels for various projects such as G.N.B., R.M.S. (Relational Mgmt. System) and the internet. Created ORACLE SQL for a Financial Datamart. Created functional designs.
Programmer Analyst - A.D.P. (Automatic Data Processing Services Ltd.)
(1997-01 - 1998-12)
