COBOL Developer

Maintained the IBM mainframe for the State of Kentucky Child Support division, supporting department-specific applications on IBM Mainframe/Enterprise Server and executing coding activities using COBOL, IMS, JCL, CICS, Telon, and VSAM. Played an intricate role in developing passing and receiving data packets that were required for a new web based child support system.

• Efficiency & Quality Improvements: Ingeniously turned a pseudo code into a working COBOL application code by analyzing data sources as well as datasets to evaluate and document data content and flows; tactically designed and developed applications.
• Productivity and Organization Management: Engineered and maintained a variety of relevant artifacts such as requirements, process models or diagrams, data matrices, and project deliverables.
• Systems Management: Performed unit, acceptance, and system testing on all new written applications; requested maintenance and modifications prior to transitioning back into production.

Maintained the IBM mainframe for the State of Kentucky Child Support division, supporting department-specific applications on IBM Mainframe/Enterprise Server and executing coding activities using COBOL, IMS, JCL, CICS, Telon, and VSAM. Played an intricate role in developing passing and receiving data packets that were required for a new web based child support system.

• Efficiency & Quality Improvements: Ingeniously turned a pseudo code into a working COBOL application code by analyzing data sources as well as datasets to evaluate and document data content and flows; tactically designed and developed applications.
• Productivity and Organization Management: Engineered and maintained a variety of relevant artifacts such as requirements, process models or diagrams, data matrices, and project deliverables.
• Systems Management: Performed unit, acceptance, and system testing on all new written applications; requested maintenance and modifications prior to transitioning back into production.

• Project Build Menu System (where users did not have to enter their Trans ID within CVICS with added security above RACF), Project Convert Payroll DOS/VSE to MVS Platform, Project Convert Other DOS/VSE to MVS Platform, and Project Convert Series 1 Shop Floor Barcode System to RS6000.
  • Continuously handled the applications off hours support for 90% of calls and maintained the Enhance IDMS Manufacturing System as needed in the Light Axle Division.

• Utilized a number of complex systems and applications on each project including Cobol, CICS, VSAM, MVS, Batch, CA7, New Menu System, Assembler, PDS Member Security, IMS, IDMS, Microfocus COBOL, Hand Held Barcode Scanners, Oracle MQ, and Unix.