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Isaac  Johnson

8 Vermont Square

Edgewater Park, New Jersey 08010

Home  609-526-2548

                                           Cell   267-981-7829       iajprivate@gmail.com

 

OVERVIEW

Ø       Highly skilled in Software Development, Analysis, Programming  Support and Leadership

Ø       Team player on projects from design through implementation

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Ø       Diversified background in Information Technology with over 25 years experience.

Ø       In depth  industry experience with exposure to all phases of software development cycle including Requirement analysis, Programming, Design, Development, Testing and Production Support

Ø       Implementation of SOA Methodology.

Ø       Involved in various phases of Project life cycle (Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing and Production Support.

Ø       Excellent command in all facets of SQL databases and Client  Servers.

Ø       Established .NET, SQL, and Database  proficiency

Ø       Extensive experience in trouble shooting and problem solving skills.

Ø       Accomplished excellent outputs as a resourceful Senior Developer, Programmer, Analyst and Lead.

Ø       Extensively experienced in technical solutions for diverse organizations such as UPS, Tokio Marine, Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Core States Bank, Merrill Lynch, Doubleday Select and Ford Motor Company, Hunt Wholesale Manufacturing. Broad background in client/server, Web and mainframe technologies, with solid expertise in systems analysis, design, coding, testing, documentation, training and support.

Ø       Analyzes, Assesses, Develops, Designs computer systems to produce desired results.

Ø       Produces support documentation including screen layouts, report layouts, data element descriptions, and required algorithm definitions

Ø       Skilled at working with corporate leaders as Project Manager to bridge the gap between business objectives and technology capabilities encompassing new systems and conversions.

Ø       Exceptional ability to analyze and translate complex technical information to end-users at all levels.

Ø       Proactive problem solver, implementing solutions with careful consideration to the bottom line, long-range goals, feasibility and ease of use.

Ø       Productive contributor to team efforts, with a track record of successfully delivering multiple concurrent projects under the tightest deadlines.

Ø       Worked with project team leaders and members as Systems Engineer in designing and implementation of the organizations insurance systems; particularly with CIGNA Health Insurances and HealthCare

Ø       Excellent Analytical skills in different programs and enhancement of existing insurance underwriting process.

Ø       Coordinated and participated in User Acceptance Test Design and Implementation.

 

CERTIFICATIONS                     

Web Applications Certificate

Web Services Certificate

Technical Writing Certificate

Applications Design Certificate

ITIL Concepts

SOA

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Development/Tools:

Structured COBOL/COBOL II, Micro Focus COBOL, COBOL 390 IMS DL/1, Visual Basic 6.0, Java, JavaScript, HTML, .Net, C#, VB, ASP. Net, XML Visual Studio, PHP, SQL, MySQL, MQSeries, Rational Rose, SAS, Stored Procedures, VSAM, CICS/VS (Command), CEDF/Intertest, SPF, SPUFI, OS/JCL, MQ Series, TSO, QMF, FOCUS, File-Aid, Expeditor, Platinum, Endevor, CA7, Nomad. OMEGAMON, MQ z/OS

Databases:

IMS DB/DC, DB2/SQL, IDMS/DB/DC, MS Access, MySQL

Platforms:

SQL Server, Oracle Server    

MVS, Z/OS, AS400, Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95, UNIX, SCO XENIX, Novell NetWare

Software:

Lotus Notes, GroupWise, Outlook, MS Excel, Windows NT Remote Access Services, Prism, SAS, Siebel, EIM, MS Project, Strobe, Connect:Direct

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

NBeauty Inc, Philadelphia, Pa.                        

Sr. Software Developer/Analyst

1/2010 - Present

Key Project Accomplishments:

Ø       Project Management, Systems  Engineering, Data Analysis, Functional Specifications, Application Development, Support and Enhancements through the Project Life Cycle.

Ø       Supplied business systems/data analysis and design, requirements gathering, technical specifications, coding, testing (unit/systems/end-to-end) product implementation, documentation and training. 

Ø       Developed SQL Databases

Ø       Salon Management – Definition and Implementation of business rules compliance within accounts receivables, payables and inventory control.

Ø       Responsible for the forms design, prototyping, presentation and business logic coding

Ø       of customer tracking ,inventory control, receivables, and payables

Ø       Environment: Windows XP, HTML 4.0, CSS, Java Script, C#, ASP.net 4.0, MVC Framework 3.0, LINKQ, SQL,  MS SQL Server 2008  Visual Studio 2010

 

Dobson Mills Valet, Philadelphia, Pa.                        

Sr. Software Analyst/Developer

6/2009 - 12/2009

 

Key Project Accomplishments:

Ø       Project Management, Systems Engineering  and primary resource for Requirements Analysis, Functional Specifications, Application Development, Support and Enhancements through the Project Life Cycle.

Ø       Supplied business systems/data analysis and design, requirements gathering, technical specifications, coding, testing (unit/systems/end-to-end), product implementation, documentation and training.

Ø       Enhanced, Developed and Incorporated SQL databases and servers

Ø       Dry Cleaning Management  – Definition and Implementation of business rules compliance within accounts receivables, payables and inventory control.

Ø       Responsible for the forms design, prototyping, presentation and business logic coding

Ø       of client tracking ,inventory control, receivables, and payables

Ø       Environment: Windows XP, MS Access, Java Script, VB Apps, C#, ASP.net, WCF, SQL,  MS SQL Server  Visual Studio 20008

 St. Andrews Fellowship Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.

Sr. Software Analyst/Developer

12/2009 - 6/2009

 

Responsibilities:

Ø       Project Management, Systems Engineer and primary resource for requirements Analysis, Functional  specifications,  Application Development, Support and Enhancements through the Project Life Cycle
utilizing ITIL concepts.

Ø       Supplied business systems/data analysis and design, requirements gathering, technical specifications, coding, testing (unit/systems/end-to-end), product implementation, documentation and training.    

Ø       Church Management  – Definition and Implementation of business rules compliance within accounts receivables, payables and inventory control.

Ø       Responsible for the forms design, prototyping, presentation and business logic coding

Ø       of contribution tracking ,inventory control, receivables, and payables

Ø       Environment: Windows XP, MS Access, Java Script, VB Apps, C#, ASP.net, SQL,  MS SQL Server  Visual Studio 2010

UPS, Paramus, New Jersey

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

12/2008 - 12/2009

 

Responsibilities:

Ø       Active team lead resourced on support, application development, enhancement and Interface projects through the lifecycle.

Ø       Supplied business systems/data analysis and design, requirements gathering, , technical specifications, coding, testing (unit/systems/end-to-end), systems conversions, product implementation and documentation. 

Ø       Vendor Conversion – (Rules Intergration) Implementations of business rules compliance via developed gateway and Mainframe upload and interface.

Ø       OPLD – (Origin Package Level Detail) Package Delivery and Tracking.
Provided significant enhancement to Package Summary Reporting to
improve accuracy of packages tracked.

Ø       Discovered location of long running transaction that utilizes LU6.2

Ø       Environment: MVS, Z/OS, Windows XP/2000/NT, COBOL II, CICS, DB2, DB2 Stored Procedures, CICS,MQ Series, Expeditor, CA7,SQL, TSO, TPX

 

Tokio Marine, New York, NY

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

11/2005 - 11/2008

 

Responsibilities:

Ø       Pivotal resource on support, application development, enhancement and Interface projects through the lifecycle.

Ø       Supplied business systems/data analysis and design, requirements gathering, data modeling, technical specifications, coding, testing (unit/systems/end-to-end), product implementation and documentation. 

Ø       GENERATE:  Provided enhancements to improve accuracy of desktop rating system interface written in VB and Micro Focus COBOL  and passed to Mainframe Property Management System.

Ø       OFAC ADMIN Workstation and Web Service:  Developed key application to support user tracking and reporting of the OFAC Web Service (Overseas Financial Asset Control.

Ø       Supplied efficient design, business/technical specifications, coding, unit, system/implementation plans and documentation.

Ø       AWUL Interface:  Provided Data Mapping, specifications and user documentation for outside vendor interface to the Mainframe Property Management System. Acted as technical subject matter expert interfacing with the user community

Ø       Environment: Service Management, ITIL, and Help Desk Management

Ø       Z/OS, Windows XP/2000/NT, COBOL II, Micro Focus COBOL, CICS, DB2, DB2 Stored Procedures, MySQL MS SQL Server, Visual Studio 2003, .NET C#, VB.Net,   ASP.NET, JAVA, JAVA Script, Perl,  Web Services, MQ,  Micro Focus Cobol, TSO, XML/XSD, databases/SQL,  SOAP, web services/WSDL, SOA ,Websphere

 

 

CIGNA, Bloomfield, CT

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

11/2000 - 11/2005

 

Responsibilities:

Ø       Finance and Underwriting:  Provided enhancements to improve accuracy of reporting online, offline demand request and scheduled reporting, reducing cost of services.

Ø       Transformation/Migration Team  Lead – Structure and Eligibility:  Core team member on 2-year project consolidating all Cigna-owned companies to one secure database structure, including Batch Scheduling and Disaster Recovery Methodology.

Ø       Supplied efficient design, business/technical specifications, coding, unit, system/implementation plans and documentation.

Ø       Improved run time, resulting in a 30% cost savings.

Ø       Settlement Tracking & Reporting System (STARS):  Enhanced product to increase settlement accuracy for both online and batch environments, leading to an improved workflow for the business analyst.

Ø       Policyholder Exhibits: Performed enhancements to support insurance industry standard within allotted timeframes, eliminating late fees.

Ø       Producer Commission:  Created comprehensive reports detailing payments to agents and brokers, decreasing errors.

Ø       Script Runouts:  Improved accuracy of reported claims by supplying business/technical design to collect and report on prescription data.

Ø       390 Conversion: Smoothly converted STARS Application from COBOL II to 390 COBOL, consisting of 426 batch/online/DB2/CICS programs.

Ø       Completed task ahead of schedule and within budget.

Ø       Methodology was used by others in subsequent conversions.

Ø       STARS Tables Unload/Archive:  Built tools to unload/archive STARS databases on a quarterly/annual basis, lowering applications by reducing database sizes.

Ø       Pivotal resource on application development, enhancement and migration projects through the lifecycle.

Ø       Supplied business systems/data analysis and design, requirements gathering, data modeling, technical specifications, coding, testing (unit/systems/end-to-end), product implementation and documentation. 

Ø       Environment: Z/OS, Windows XP/2000/NT, PHP 4.x, MySQL, HTML, XML, Java, Apache Web Server, Visual Basic 6.0, COBOL II, COBOL 390, DB2/SQL, Stored Procedures, VSAM QMF, ,CICS, CICS Client, Expeditor, Endevor, Connect:Direct, CA7 Batch Job Scheduling, TSO, SPUFI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Consulting Projects, Philadelphia, PA

Web Developer

06/2000 - 10/2000

 

Responsibilities:

Ø       Developed Web-based applications using Java, JavaScript, HTML, Perl and PHP 4.x for small clients, such as Golden Charter Services, Celebrity Salons and Goldstein Check Cashing Services.

Ø       Improved clients’ tracking and cash flow by providing business requirements analysis, prototypes, applications and ongoing support.

Ø       Environment: Java, JavaScript, HTML, Perl, PHP 4.x, ISP, CGI

 

 

Merrill Lynch (E&Y/Netstrike Worldwide), Somerset, NJ    

Sr. Analyst

11/1999 - 05/2000

 

Responsibilities:

Ø       Integral member of the Private Client Reinvent interface design team, supporting current database structure as the foundation for the proposed Siebel enterprise application bridge.

Ø       Environment: AS 400, DB2, COBOL II, CICS, RUP, Rational Rose, Siebel Finance,SAS, EIM

 

Doubleday Select, Cinaminson, NJ

Sr. Programmer/Lead Analyst 03/1998 - 10/1999

Responsibilities:

Ø       NY State Tax:  Developed functional/detailed specifications for new DB2 table columns, transactions, maps and programs.

Ø       Supplied analysis, design, coding, testing, documentation and implementation on multiple projects.

Ø       Created program specifications to load DB2 tables with tax data.

Ø       Coded and tested programs; performed acceptance testing with users.

Ø       Authored documentation and conducted user training.

Ø       Handled production turnover and change management (Lotus Notes).

Ø       Report Distribution:  Analyzed current system and defined requirements and process flow to convert data from IDMS/ADS to a DB2 environment.

Ø       Developed functional/program specifications for implementation of new DB2 tables, views, transactions, maps and programs.

Ø       Implemented Nomad programs to unload IDMS database to sequential files.  Developed program to load distribution tables from sequential files.

Ø       Supplied coding, testing, documentation, training, production turnover and change management.

Ø       Item Conversion:  Conversion team member coding and testing the expansion of item numbers (product codes) to support company merger.

Ø       Performed and monitored dress rehearsal for item conversion.

Ø       Expanded DB2 tables to sequential files for subsequent live loading to VSAM flat file and flat file structures.

Ø       Inventory Master File Conversion:  Performed peer review of programs written to support conversion.  Aided in development and executed test plans in support of conversion.

Ø       Y2K:  Instrumental in analyzing code, changing date formats and converting legacy system from COBOL to COBOL II.

Ø       Environment: AS 400, DB2, CICS, IMS/DB, IDMS, VSAM, COBOL II, File-Aid, File-Aid-DB2, Expeditor, Nomad

 

Prudential Insurance, Rosemont, NJ  

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

09/1997 - 03/1998

 

Responsibilities:

Ø       Recommended additional indexes, improving program performance.

Ø       Coded and tested programs to produce aggregated billed premium data extracted from DB2 tables into a sequential file loaded into SAS database.

Ø       Designed and implemented the underwriter’s desktop system, encompassing development of programs to support analysis of clients’ present and future needs.

Ø       Contributed to team review of program specifications and DB2 tables.

Ø       Environment: AS 400, DB2, DB2 Stored Procedures, COBOL II, SAS

 

GGHDC/Germantown Settlement, Philadelphia, PA

Sr. Software Engineer/Small Systems Specialist

05/1994 – 08/1997

 

Responsibilities:

Ø       Functioned as Project Manager & Lead Analyst on implementations of accounting, construction management and e-mail systems. 

Ø       Performed requirements analysis, operating system installation, custom software development and troubleshooting.

Ø       Environment: RM COBOL, Paradox, /Novell NetWare, UNIX, SCO XENIX

 

Ford Motor Company, New Holland, PA

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

06/1993 – 04/1994

 

Responsibilities:

Ø       Major player in the design and implementation of contract analysis subsystems, specifications development, programming and testing. 

Ø       Environment: AS 400, IMS/DB, DB2/SQL, COBOL II

 

PRIOR Contracting Positions            

Held technical positions with CoreStates Bank, Armstrong Company, Sun Oil,

Boeing Vertol, MacMillan Publishing, Scott Paper Company, Ernst & Whinney,

MDC Systems Engineering, Sperry-Univac and General Accident Insurance.

Technical Environment:                IMS/DC, IMS/DB/DL1, IDMS, DB2/SQL, COBOL, COBOL II, ADF II, CICS, TPNS, Strobe, VSAM, Image 3000, Assembler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMENDATIONS                                Sun Oil Company, City of Philadelphia, City of Houston, Cigna

 




EDUCATION   

LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA

B.A., Business Administration Operations Analysis, 1978

 

Pierce Junior College, Philadelphia, PA

A.S., Computer Science, 1968

 

Rice University, Houston, TX, 1982

Continuing Studies, Technical Writing

 

 


 

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