May 1996 Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science University of Regina, Regina, SK Canada
May 2005 Project Management Associate Certificate University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
General Skills: Over a decade of extensive experience in all stages of Project Life Cycle including Project Requirement, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Implementation, and End-user Training.
Vigorous testing of IT applications
Programming COBOL, SQL, DB2, JCL, HTML, ASP, and trained in Visual Basic Languages:
Environments: IBM Mainframe, Client Server
AQUIRED SKILLS: - Effective team player, yet work well on my own - Good time-management skills and able to meet deadlines - Demonstrate maturity and confidence when dealing with fellow workers and business leaders - Enthusiastic and creative - Good oral and written communication skills
WORK EXPERIENCE
Aug 1999 -- Present Sr. Developer, IT Applications Nationwide Insurance Company Columbus, Ohio Responsibilities: - Analyzing, troubleshooting, designing, coding, testing, and enhancing software applications in Billing Solutions to meet business requirements. - Technologies used: COBOL, SQL, DB2, JCL, TSO, ISPF, File Aide in IBM Mainframe platform
- Worked as a critical team member of Production Support Team providing direct program support for Nationwide Insurance agents, specifically supporting the Commercial product line. - Enhancing and renovating COBOL programs in Mainframe and Client Server environments. - Direct communication with Nationwide agents - Providing technical support for Commercial Production Hotline and helping Nationwide agents to solve their problems in their daily activities, including issuing policies and quotes.
July 98 -- Sept 99 IT Consultant Complete Business Solution, Inc. Columbus, Ohio Duties: - Working on bank related projects - Converting, modifying, updating, and testing Cobol codes in MVS and Windows NT environment using Micro Focus Cobol
Feb. 98 -- July 98 Consultant CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants, Inc. Regina, Sask., Canada Duties: - Working on the Year 2000 Project - Modifying the COBOL II programs to comply with Year 2000 dates - Modifying the old JCL jobs to run Procedures and COBOL programs - Tools: MVS utilities, JCL, TSO, ISPF, and Fileaid in IBM Mainframe environment
Jun. 97 -- Jan.98 Programmer Analyst Mayo Medical Center Rochester, MN Duties: - Designing, implementing, and enhancing the Mayolinks and Mayonets - Analysis of business requirements, design, development, coding, testing, and implementation of enhancements to and LSI Clients systems (hospitals around the world) - Configuring and installing computer systems for the hospitals - Trouble shooting client's problems with their transactions with Mayo Medical Laboratories. . - Technical environment included Windows NT Workstations, VAX/VMS.
Feb. -- May 97 Consultant and Programmer ISL (Innovation Systems Limited) Regina, Saskatchewan Duties: - Determining of business requirements and the design, development, and implementation of a search engine application in Windows NT environment using Powerbuilder - Working on a sub-contract for a telecommunication company in Canada
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
- Exercising regularly, Playing Volleyball, Jogging, landscape oil painting