Contract

CIBC Wealth Management — iSeries Senior Application Developer

Analyzed and assessed existing code with the goal of migrating a mutual fund system to an ASP — specifically Citi; formerly Unisen which used to be Jewelstone Systems Inc. The project encompassed several low-contrast situations requiring tenacity, persistence and the ability to discern significant items from the clutter.
Implemented sftp (ftp over SSH — first time for the system) for secure data exchange with external entities including error-detection and recovery and later implemented (ftp over SSL).
Implemented FTPs exit-point programs.
Conceived, designed and implemented (i.e., coding and testing rigorously the API myself) the standard API to the CIBC corporate FeedHub as team-leader. This newly built API remarkably simplified (and standardized) the mitigation of the existing custom application code. Produced and published a 25-page Operations Guide as well as a Programmer's Guide (130-pages) for this new API.
Programming, documentation and testing to achieve the successful migration.
Technically evaluated and vetted contract programmer/analyst employee candidates to fill 7 of 9 positions.
As team lead, mentored and guided several programmer/analysts within as well as outside of my team of 3 programmers.
Used COBOL/400, ILE-COBOL and SQL/400 along with CL and Help System's SEQUEL product.

Employed as a business analyst with technical as well as business domain expertise in mutual funds.
Primarily tasked to evaluate test automation software and assess the fit into their corporate culture and existing methodologies.

Short-term sub-contract assignment telecommuting to do programming/analysis for a large health insurance firm in Buffalo, NY (Independent Health).
Worked as a Senior COBOL Programmer/Analyst for the I.T. department using COBOL/400, ILE-COBOL, SQL/400 and CL.
Built program code from technical specifications.
Produced technical specifications from business use case specifications.
Conducted unit test and documented tests.

Primarily worked on a project that massively impacted the system since it entailed the expansion of several database fields (of financial and identification significance).
Worked as an AS/400 (iSeries) COBOL lead programmer-analyst with the Core Development team.
Conducted impact analysis.
Advised project leader on available technical options as well as peers on issues and questions concerning technical and functional matters.
Built program code and unit tested the same.
Wrote technical specifications as well as reviewed those written by others.
Coded, conducted unit test and documented tests.
Used COBOL/400, ILE-COBOL and SQL/400.

Worked as an AS/400 (iSeries) COBOL programmer-analyst primarily servicing The Bank of Nova Scotia's mutual fund arm in administering their client base and transactions.
Wrote the technical specifications after being provided functional specifications for several new programs requested by CGI's clients.
Built program code and unit tested the same.
Wrote implementation documentation as well as provide post-implementation support.
Designed QA Test Cases, conducted and supported QA Testing.
Provided mentoring and technical assistance where required/requested.
Used COBOL/400, ILE-COBOL and SQL/400.

Worked as an iSeries COBOL Lead Programmer-Analyst assisting Canada Life with interface building for GENELCO™ (particularly with the member eligibility conversion program CARS990).
Wrote system design and implementation strategy documents for each interface project.
Built program code and unit tested same.
Assisted and provided technical support for integration and quality assurance testing as well as to production support personnel.
Mentored full-time and contract employees on AS/400 (iSeries) technology particulars, general design and programming techniques as well as shop standards
Designed QA Test Cases, conducted and supported QA Testing.
Used ILE-COBOL and SQL/400.

Assigned to AdminSource-AGF in Oakville.
PowerHouse™ and COBOL/400 are the high-level languages utilized at the client site.
Primarily deployed as a programmer-analyst with prior Mutual Funds experience.
Part of the Year 2000 Tax Development Team.
Was assigned to mentor a peer contract programmer on technical issues as well as mutual fund industry particulars.
Used COBOL/400, ILE-COBOL, RPG III, RPG IV and SQL/400.

Programming and analysis to convert and assimilate data from other vendor databases into the mutual fund administrative system utilized at AdminSource-AGF.
Used COBOL/400, ILE-COBOL, RPG III, RPG IV and CL/400.

Lead programmer/analyst for front-end and back-end support of Unitrax™ system.
Programming was done primarily in SEQUEL™ (then from ASC, now Help Systems), COBOL (COBOL/400 and ILE-COBOL) and CL.

Sub-contracted to Ministry of Consumer & Corporate Relations.
Y2K project.
Responsible for making COBOL/400, ILE-COBOL and CL programs millennium compliant.

Jewelstone Systems Inc. was a software house (now part of Citi) for Unitrax™, a comprehensive administration system for mutual fund management companies and intermediaries.
Was hired by and responsible to the CEO.
Analyzed data conversion requirements and conducted feasibility assessments as well as designed and implemented the programs to convert data for several new Jewelstone clients.
Programmed in COBOL/400 and ILE-COBOL.
In addition, I provided technical assistance, support and training to Jewelstone staff for both AS/400 particulars, OS/400 subtleties, Windows technical help, strategies and techniques for Client-Server application development.
Two of the 9 clients serviced were banks.

Implemented iSeries COBOL on-line programs for the loans subsystem of RIBS (Royal Bank Integrated Banking System).
Mainly involved in ensuring the replication of mainframe CICS program functionality on the AS/400 with enhancements to assimilate the native capabilities of the machine.

Analyzed Shareholders Management System projects (Hongkong Bank and Seaboard Life).
Produced technical specifications based on user-specifications cleared with client and business analysts.