COBOL/RPG Developer Resume

Title
COBOL/RPG Developer

Primary Skills
jda, mms, as/400, as400, cobol, rpg, iseries, systemi, i5, os400, i5os

Location
US-NC-Charlotte (will consider relocating)

Posted
May-07-09

EXPERIENCE: 25+ years experience on IBM Midrange Systems.

IMMIGRATION STATUS: CITIZEN OF UNITED STATES.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

I have worked in various positions as programmer, analyst, and consultant, as an individual as well as in teams of various sizes and have always been a team player. In my career I have always been a good professional, helping my colleagues and try to maintain a positive work ethic around myself and in my team.

I have good experience in gathering requirements from business groups, writing technical specifications, coding and test plans. Led numerous successful development efforts as well as played a major technical role in them, have ability to understand long-term project development (SDLC) issues at all levels, from interpersonal relationships to the details of coding scripts and good communication skills.

I have excellent skills of Analysis, Design, Development and ability to quickly learn new technology, skills and techniques.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
* Application packages: ASI, BPCS, INFINIUM, JDA MMS, MESA, PRMS, RIGEL, Point of Sale (POS), Power MHS (PMHS), EDI Gentran.

* Languages: CLP, COBOL, COBOL ILE, RPG ILE, RPG FREE, RPG IV, SQL, Embedded SQL, DB2, DB2/400, PL/SQL, Java Web Services.

* Tools: ALDON, DBU, Hawkeye, iSeries Navigator, IBM Websphere MQ V7.0, Query by ASC, ROBOT, Service Programs, Stored Procedures.

* Databases: AS400/iSeries RDBMS, SQL Database.

* Hardware: AS400/iSeries (20+ years), IBM S/38 (4+ years), IBM Mainframe (2+ years).

* Industries: Healthcare Insurance, Manufacturing, Warehousing & Distribution, Supply Chain Management (SCM)

* Operating Systems: AS400/ISeries Operating system, MVS, OS/390.

EDUCATION
M. Sc. From Pune University, India.
B. Sc. From Pune University, India.

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
I have attended training courses in Visual RPG (ASNA), Oracle 8i & JAVA programming.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company Name: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC, Durham, NC
Duration: Jan 2008 till Today

* In this contract position I am working on developing, implementing, enhancing, customizing & supporting Billing, Enrollment, Commissions on iSeries using COBOL ILE, RPG ILE, CLP, Embedded SQL, Coding Complex SQL Statements and Stored Procedures. These applications are enhanced to interact with Java Web Services.

* Reverse engineer existing legacy applications by decomposing program source code and redevelop those using ILE and latest techniques to revitalize and make them more efficient and web-enabled.

* Using XML processing for interfacing to Java Web Services.

* For optimization & faster response all Embedded SQL Queries & Stored Procedures are analyzed thru iSeries Navigator for building indexes.

* Interface with Power MHS (PMHS) package.

* Using IBM Web Sphere MQ V7.0 to integrate applications on distributed platforms by passing messages between applications and Web services.


Company Name: Rexel USA.
Duration: Jun 2002 till Dec 2007

Details of work performed:

* Enhancing, Maintaining & Supporting JDA MMS & RIGEL Warehousing and Distribution package on iSeries using CL, COBOL ILE, DB2, RPG ILE, SQL, Embedded SQL and Coding Complex SQL Statements.

* Reengineered the existing Order Processing System using RPG ILE, Stored procedures and Modular Programming to interface (thru XML) to the Java based Web Server Application.

* Create procedures for formatting database files as per EDI Gentran requirements for various documents like PO (850), POA (855), ASN (856), Invoice (810) & other documents.

* Create procedures to feed iSeries data to Data Warehouse & SUNGARD (AR) package on timely basis.

* Developing Sales Commission System for Sales Representatives to calculate Sales Commission System for Sales Representatives: This system calculates Sales Commission based on various monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets. These sales targets are input by the Sales Director & the actual sales amounts are captured on monthly basis.

* Developing Credit Dunning System to view Customer Aging/Outstanding for various durations and allow Credit Managers to view the invoice details and print/fax letters to Customers for Amount Due; List of Open Invoices, Hold, Final demand, Service charge letters. This system also keep log of these letters and the action taken by Rexel and Customer.

* Create to automate daily/weekly/monthly batch jobs to avoid manual errors and improve promptness & accuracy.

Company Name: Pillowtex Corporation, Kannapolis, NC.
Duration: Jan 1999 till May 2002

Details of work performed:

* Enhancing, Maintaining & Supporting the MESA ERP package on iSeries using CL/400, Embedded SQL, Complex SQL statements, RPG IV, RPG ILE, SQL Stored Procedures.

* Support the MESA ERP package at plants all over the United States. This support was on 24x7 basis and involves direct contact with the users, other technical support teams and various vendors who have supplied their packages to this company.

* MESA package is a suite of eighteen integrated, interactive software modules that provide enhanced visibility and control over manufacturing floor operations. This package is based on using APIs for various system functions like start a roll of cloth, cut, dye, print, move, pack etc. I have coded programs to use these APIs by calling them thru programs and also coding exit programs.

* Here as a member of our team I was involved in solving day to day problems, discussions with users and other teams supporting packages like Vendor Management Replenishment, Oracle Financial & Manufacturing about enhancements & customization.

Company Name: Master Craft Fabrics, Spindale, NC.
Duration: Sep 1996 till Dec 1998

Details of work performed:

* Enhancing and maintaining Master Craft developed programs on AS400 using CL/400, Embedded SQL, RPG/400, RPG IV and RPG ILE.

* Used the AS/SET case tool for maintenance, enhancements & conversion of BPCS package programs.

* Customized the INFINIUM financial package and its interfaces to BPCS & homegrown systems for downloading/uploading information on real/batch time basis.

* Develop POINT OF SALE system on AS/400 using RPG/400.

* Intensive study of User Requirements and making Functional requirement Specifications.

* Extensive use of SEQUEL to create management reports.

* User Training and Continues User Interaction.

* Working with a team of 3 Programmers.

* Designed and developed programs using multi-screen display files, sub-files with cursor sensitive HELP features.

Company Name: Logistics Solutions, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Duration: May 1993 till Aug 1996

Details of work performed:

* In this position I have worked on developing, implementing, enhancing, customizing & supporting our own Supply Chain Management package on AS400 using CL/400, RPG/400 and RPG IV for our clients namely: Graham Fields, Williams Sonoma, Leviton and Sharp Electronics.

* Our Warehousing & Distribution package had various modules like Receiving; Put away, Analyzing and Releasing Distribution Orders for picking in an optimum way.

* When these orders were ready to ship we used the UPS package for printing the shipping label & calculating the shipping charges and simultaneously print various shipping documents.

Company Name: Augat Altair, Mt. Clemens, MI
Duration: Aug 1987 till Apr 1993

Details of work performed:

* In this position I have worked on implementing, enhancing, customizing & supporting the PRMS ERP package on AS400 using CL/400 and RPG/400.

* As this company was converting their IBM mainframe systems we developed various interfaces for downloading data to the AS/400 PRMS & custom database.

* In this conversion process I have customized IBM mainframe COBOL programs and later replaced those by RPG programs.

Company Name: Odyssey Data Systems, New York, NY
Duration: Aug 1983 till Jun 1987

Details of work performed:

* As a team member of this consultancy company worked on variety of IBM and other platforms like the IBM mainframe, IBM S/38, Data General using CL, COBOL, COBOL/38, DB2/SQL, PL/1, RPG II and RPG III.

* Worked on Asset Management, Change Management, Integrated Work Management systems and many other financial systems.

* For some clients redevelop and rewrite various systems on IBM Mainframe to IBM Midrange systems and worked on both these systems extensively.

* In the initial phase programs in COBOL and PL/1 on IBM Mainframe were transferred to IBM S/38 and converted line by line to IBM S/38 formats. Later on filters were developed to do this conversion.

* Converting and migrating data from IBM Mainframe to S/38 relational database defining Physical and Logical files.

* Developed various tools similar to Hawkeye for database and program source analysis.

Certifications
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