Daniel M.

Mainframe Developer/Senior QA Analyst

Columbus , United States

Experience: 31 Years

Daniel

Columbus , United States

Mainframe Developer/Senior QA Analyst

96000 USD / Year

Immediate: Available

31 Years

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About Me

I an experienced IT professional which includes 35+ years in software development with extensive experience with: COBOL, JCL, TSO, DB2/SQL, Mainframe platform design and development. Expertise in the field of software architecture...

My extensive contracting background has given me the opportunity to apply my expertise and knowledge in a variety of platforms,, such as; Credit Card Processing, Medicaid, Healthcare, Cruise Lines.

Beginning 2001 my career path has included QA/BA specialties in the following capacities: Business Analyst, Testing Team Lead, Mainframe Software Developer, QA tester. Responsibilities included: creating new and maintaining previously written software modules, directing an eight (8)-member test team, JAD participation, creating scenarios and test plans from technical documents, defect management, Experienced in;

Participated in creating Functional Requirements
Evaluated, designed, and implemented technical solutions based on business requirements
Participate design sessions.
Mentor other team members and review their deliverables.
Providing status updates on open action items to the Platform Lead.
Participated in peer review design meetings,
Facilitator for code peer reviews.
Placed modules into Changeman and Endevor Systems and into common packages for module modifications and the Testing Teams.
Extracted data utilizing tools, such as: SQL, Easytrieve, DYL260, IEBGENER, etc.
Participated in conversion from Mainframe CICS to JAVA Web Serve Base Environment.
Interface with the business units to clarify and document their wants and needs.
Analyze the business requirements and raise questions when needed.
Leading QA teams, accept responsibilities on a project.
Create Scenario Documentation.
Create Test Plans
Created data utilizing DB2/SQL.
Participated in the creation of Test Plan and Test Scenarios Methods and Standards.
Defect Management (Defects meeting, discuss defects, and follow up).
Communicate with the technical teams including developers and testers through the project.
Proficient with Issue Tracking Software such as; JIRA, Proprietary Test Tracking Systems of Computer Systems Corporation (CSC) and Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and HP Quality Center for management of test plan, test design, test execution and defect logging.

Category Name Num of Years Last Used

Excellent oral and written communication skills 35+ yrs. 2017

Methodology Agile, Waterfall 20+ yrs. 2017

IT Technologies - skills, concepts 30+ yrs 2017

Platforms Credit Card, Healthcare, MMIS, Cruise Line,

Insurance (Personal Lines and Commercial) 30+ yrs. 2017

Requirements analysis 25+ 2017

Program Management Software Development Lifecycle 25+ yrs. 2017

Analysis and Design of Applications 20+ yrs. 2017

Documenting requirements 15+ yrs. 2013

Structured Analysis and Design

of Online and Batch DB2/CICS/MVS

COBOL Mainframe using SPUFI,

SQL, FI 30+ yrs. 2017

Specialties Mainframe Development 30+ yrs. 2012

Application Development and

Support of CICS/DB2/COBOL/JCL

Mainframe Systems: Using

ChangeMan CNTL-M, Expeditor 40+ yrs. 2017

Mainframe Application Experience

(COBOL/CICS/JCL/SQL/IDMS/DB2)

Experience using SQL, SPUFI,

Platinum, Fileaid, QMF Tools 40+ yrs. 20017

CICS 20 yrs. 2003

COBOL 40+ yrs. 2017

VSAM 25 yrs. 2012

DB2/SQL 12 yrs. 2017

JCL 40+ yrs. 2017

TSO/ISPF 40 yrs. 2017

EASYTRIEVE 20 yrs. 2013

JAVA 1 Yr 2012

Test Team Lead/BA-QA

Team Foundation Server (TFS)/equivalent

(JIRA, HP ALM),

Proprietary Test Tracking Systems 14+ yrs 2017

Unit test, System Test,

and User Acceptance Test Plans 14+ yrs. 2017

2017

TSO/ISPF

40 yrs.

2017

EASYTRIEVE

20 yrs.

2013

JAVA

1 Yr

2012

Test Team Lead/BA-QA

Team Foundation Server (TFS)/equivalent (JIRA, HP ALM), Proprietary Test Tracking Systems

14+ yrs

2017

Unit test, System Test, and User Acceptance Test Plans

14+ yrs.

2017

Skills

Positions

Software Engineer

Mainframe Developer

QA/Software Testers

Quality Analysts

Technical Specialists

Portfolio Projects

Description

Nationwide Automobile Policy System (NAPS) Project

Participated in JAD sessions to create and clarify requirements design
Participated in internal pre-design sessions to insure a quality technical design
Created technical design per user requirements
Mentored other team members and reviewed their deliverables
Provided status updates on open action items to the Platform Lead
Participated in peer review design meetings
Acted as the facilitator for code peer reviews

Environment: Z/OS, TSO/ISPF, COBOL370, DB2/SQL, Fileaid, Abend-Aid, JCL, Mobius/DocumentDirect, MS Word, SYNCSORT, HP Quality Center, Sharepoint

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Description

Redesigned and coded critical components for the Reference, Provider and Third Party Sub Systems
Identified, modified, tested and documented JAVA Stored Procedures relative to the Electronic Provider Assisted Claim Entry System (ePACES)
User interface to identify business solutions and IT upgrades
Evaluated, designed, and implemented technical solutions based on business requirements
Provided design and program walk through
Identified, documented and tracked issues and risks associated with the project design document
Worked on health care standards such as HIPAA 4010, 5010, ICD9
Created test plans for System Integration Testing (SIT), the approach and conducted peer reviews
Established the success criteria for activities that would allow the project to proceed
Built and entered the test cases and the expected or desired results, covering all requirements
Created test data for systems and acceptance testing utilizing tools, such as: SQL, Easytrieve, IEBGENER, etc.
Executed test cases following the predefined logical sequence of system implementation
Provided status during the test plan execution
Documented issues that occurred during the test and implementation phases and ensured resolution
Provided feedback/information to the Testing Manager

Environment: Z/OS, TSO/ISPF, COBOL, SQL/DB2, JCL, Java/ Stored Procedures, INSYNC, Easytrieve, Mobius/DocumentDirect, MS Word, SyncSort

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Created test plans to test the migration of the Medicaid System from a .NET to a J2EE environment
Identified, documented and tracked issues and risks associated with the implementation plan
Prepared the test plans for the Finance, Member Management and Reference Subsystems
Defined the responsibilities of the project team during the planning and implementation phases
Scheduled planning meetings with set agendas
Established the success criteria for activities that would allow the implementation to proceed
Provided leadership and management to the test teams
Provided status during the test plan and implementation phase
Prepared a resource plan for testing/implementation activities
Documented issues that occurred during the test and implementation phases and ensured resolution
Cooperated with DOH personnel for all System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing
Create test data utilizing XML utilities
Provided feedback/information to the Testing Manager

Environment: Web Based, Client-Server, UNIX, Oracle, SQL, .Net, MS Word, XML MS Excel, MS Access 2003

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Created Project Charters
Created Business Requirement Documents
Conducted weekly status meetings with Business and IS Departments
Prepared project plans utilizing MS Project
Maintained Financial Master Schedules to monitor project budgets
Maintained the project plans to insure projects end on time and on budget
Document issues that occur during all phases of the project
Provided feedback/information to upper management in the form of weekly status reports and monthly executive reports
Placed modules into Changeman system and into common packages for Testing Team
Support SIT and UAT issues

Environment: Z/OS, TSO/ISPF, COBOL, CICS, JCL, Changeman, Fileaid, Abend-Aid, Mobius/DocumentDirect, MS Word, SYNCSORT, HP Quality Center, Sharepoint MS Project 3.0, MS Word, MS Excel

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