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(Actualizado 2022-01-31.)Experience PL/1 Programmer
London, UK
Nativo English
- 25 years experience in using SQL
- Hands-on Migration expreience
- 25 Years Experience in PL/1
Habilidades (45)
CODING
PL/1
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Coding Standards
DB2
VISUAL STUDIO
CUSTOMER SERVICE
STRUCTURED SOFTWARE
JSON
HTML
Git
JavaScript
TEST PLANS
MICROFOCUS
XSL
CONTACT CENTRE
MAINTENANCE
COBOL
REGRESSION TESTING
Excel
REQUIREMENTS GATHERING
BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
QA
C++
XML
QUALITY ASSURANCE
C
SCRIPTING
SHELL SCRIPTING
DEBUG
SHELL SCRIPTS
CICS
HELP DESK
C#
React
PowerShell
Node.js
PHP
.NET
Perl
REXX
PACKAGING
Javascript Frameworks and Libraries
VBA
Microf
Resumen
Experienced cross-platform agile Application and Software Support Developer Open to new career and learning opportunities. Good social and networking skills to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders. Excellent team player with full life cycle experience. Practised on working on greenfield, legacy and migration projects. Accustomed to providing and offering support to customers and colleagues.
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PL1 Migration Analyst
HCL Technologies/Google
2020-07 - 2021-10
Tools used: PL1, Java, C, SQL, DB2, JCL, DBeaver, Micro Focus, UNIX, MSYS, Windows, Virtual Box, Eclipse, Maven, Gradle, JUnit, Gitlab, Google G4 Suite (G4Converter, G4Analyser, G4Loader).
Responsibilities: Project role, for Google on Allianz PL1 Mainframe Migration project to JAVA Validate guest Virtual Box VM setup, ensuring all setups are correct and tools/programs are installed. Validate client Code base and JCL's, ensuring they meet coding standards, and create scripts to do this as required. Compiling PL1 Code, fixing compilation errors, run changes through the converter to validate/test changes and submit code changes to Clients for approval. Running tests on existing PL1 Code and comparing results with converted Java code. Running Code through Google G4Converter from PL1 to Java. Fix converted Java code failures and/or suggest fixes to clients. Create new concepts which require changes to the Converter. Debug Java code and identify issues.
Use Google G4Analyser and Google G4Loader to create Call trees to identify whether code is used or redundant.
Run regression tests, and unit tests where necessary, create new unit tests as required. Run Performance tests, Collate, Analyse and present results. Write scripts to compare files and directories, also to validate the contents of files and rename according to specifications.
Responsibilities: Project role, for Google on Allianz PL1 Mainframe Migration project to JAVA Validate guest Virtual Box VM setup, ensuring all setups are correct and tools/programs are installed. Validate client Code base and JCL's, ensuring they meet coding standards, and create scripts to do this as required. Compiling PL1 Code, fixing compilation errors, run changes through the converter to validate/test changes and submit code changes to Clients for approval. Running tests on existing PL1 Code and comparing results with converted Java code. Running Code through Google G4Converter from PL1 to Java. Fix converted Java code failures and/or suggest fixes to clients. Create new concepts which require changes to the Converter. Debug Java code and identify issues.
Use Google G4Analyser and Google G4Loader to create Call trees to identify whether code is used or redundant.
Run regression tests, and unit tests where necessary, create new unit tests as required. Run Performance tests, Collate, Analyse and present results. Write scripts to compare files and directories, also to validate the contents of files and rename according to specifications.
XML Integration Analyst
Travco Corporation LTD
2019-05 - 2020-03
Tools used: Linux, Perl, Shell scripting, SQL Server 2008 and 2012, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, IIS, VBA, SoapUI, WFetch, XML, JSON, Pulse Secure, Triometric, Powershell, Helpscout.
Responsibilities: • Ramped up error reporting through use of the Triometric monitoring tool. Instituted customer contact error log to track, reducing customer errors significantly. Analysed booking errors, saving £10,000's in lost bookings, using SoapUI and Wfetch recreated problems and provide solutions.
• Responsible for reviewing and enhancing directors Reports, explaining any anomalies and resolving any issues raised.
• Monitored production servers. Created, Modified and Deleted load balancer rules using Perl to maintain smooth running of servers. Updated static data from SSRS reports.
• Debugged, modified and customised Excel VBA scripts for Salesman and agents.
• Troubleshoot ticket requests, via email or skype, deep dive and escalate where necessary.
• Assist sales agents with any reports needed through Excel and offer advice on any technical issues their agents may have.
• Reviewed SQL Server jobs and reports, fixed, modified and made more relevant to the customer needs.
• Maintained Agent software release data in order to provide the correct solution.
• Documented all daily and weekly job tasks to enable offshore teams to perform those tasks.
• Attended travel trade shows, arranged customer meetings and investigated new technologies exhibited.
Responsibilities: • Ramped up error reporting through use of the Triometric monitoring tool. Instituted customer contact error log to track, reducing customer errors significantly. Analysed booking errors, saving £10,000's in lost bookings, using SoapUI and Wfetch recreated problems and provide solutions.
• Responsible for reviewing and enhancing directors Reports, explaining any anomalies and resolving any issues raised.
• Monitored production servers. Created, Modified and Deleted load balancer rules using Perl to maintain smooth running of servers. Updated static data from SSRS reports.
• Debugged, modified and customised Excel VBA scripts for Salesman and agents.
• Troubleshoot ticket requests, via email or skype, deep dive and escalate where necessary.
• Assist sales agents with any reports needed through Excel and offer advice on any technical issues their agents may have.
• Reviewed SQL Server jobs and reports, fixed, modified and made more relevant to the customer needs.
• Maintained Agent software release data in order to provide the correct solution.
• Documented all daily and weekly job tasks to enable offshore teams to perform those tasks.
• Attended travel trade shows, arranged customer meetings and investigated new technologies exhibited.
Senior developer
Eurostar
2013-04 - 2019-05
Tools used: UNIX, C, Oracle, JavaScript, AWS, Node.js, REACT, TOAD, HTML5, XML, CSS3, APOLLO, Heroku, XSL, PHP, GIT, GraphQL, Postman, Jest, Cypress.
Major achievements: • Redesigned and coded changes to the Email confirmation programs, this allowed different formats to be sent to different customers and introduced dynamic check-in times.
• Coded and tested changes for Carmen-online tool which allows customers to register for compensation, without speaking to customer services, saving costs of customer service.
• Coded and tested changes for IRIS-online tool which reduce staff costs and improved turnaround for compensation claims.
• Collaborated in the design, coding and testing of ASTRA-Tool which allows customers to exchange and print tickets using station kiosks which freed up staff on the check-in desks.
• Helped design, code and test ARIA-Tool which allows staff to book and exchange trains without using the contact centre, so reducing staff costs.
• Designed and built new Oracle tables with a PHP front end to migrate legacy Access databases.
• Carried out a root and cause analysis of Elgar accounting suite of programs to identify where discrepancies were occurring. Rewrote multi-currency transactions to eliminate currency fluctuations to ensure transactions were recorded accurately.
Other project work: • Work closely with the Help desk to debug and resolve critical software issues reported with rapid turnaround.
• As part of a team, provide 24-7 support.
• Peer reviewed code, compared code coverage, test, build code.
• Responsible for maintaining application configuration and deploying to production.
• Engaged with various stakeholders to add value to existing systems to create new services and add-ons.
• Write scripts to analyse server logs to debug production issues and to supply metrics to management.
• Quality Assurance testing of software modifications and fixes.
• Created comprehensive test plans and designed tests for unit and regression testing.
• Led and designed the implementation of various applications, involving the collaboration with project managers, client representatives and development teams. Projects including VIP packages, Nanny service and Car hire.
• Designed and coded application components in an Agile environment utilising a BDD approach.
• As part of a tight-knit migration team designed and coded application components in an Agile environment to move legacy booking engine to state-of-the-art web-enabled platforms using JavaScript and Node storing code in GIT repositories.
• Used Jest and Cypress to develop unit test and integration code • Took part in all aspects of agile ceremonies, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review and retrospective.
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Major achievements: • Redesigned and coded changes to the Email confirmation programs, this allowed different formats to be sent to different customers and introduced dynamic check-in times.
• Coded and tested changes for Carmen-online tool which allows customers to register for compensation, without speaking to customer services, saving costs of customer service.
• Coded and tested changes for IRIS-online tool which reduce staff costs and improved turnaround for compensation claims.
• Collaborated in the design, coding and testing of ASTRA-Tool which allows customers to exchange and print tickets using station kiosks which freed up staff on the check-in desks.
• Helped design, code and test ARIA-Tool which allows staff to book and exchange trains without using the contact centre, so reducing staff costs.
• Designed and built new Oracle tables with a PHP front end to migrate legacy Access databases.
• Carried out a root and cause analysis of Elgar accounting suite of programs to identify where discrepancies were occurring. Rewrote multi-currency transactions to eliminate currency fluctuations to ensure transactions were recorded accurately.
Other project work: • Work closely with the Help desk to debug and resolve critical software issues reported with rapid turnaround.
• As part of a team, provide 24-7 support.
• Peer reviewed code, compared code coverage, test, build code.
• Responsible for maintaining application configuration and deploying to production.
• Engaged with various stakeholders to add value to existing systems to create new services and add-ons.
• Write scripts to analyse server logs to debug production issues and to supply metrics to management.
• Quality Assurance testing of software modifications and fixes.
• Created comprehensive test plans and designed tests for unit and regression testing.
• Led and designed the implementation of various applications, involving the collaboration with project managers, client representatives and development teams. Projects including VIP packages, Nanny service and Car hire.
• Designed and coded application components in an Agile environment utilising a BDD approach.
• As part of a tight-knit migration team designed and coded application components in an Agile environment to move legacy booking engine to state-of-the-art web-enabled platforms using JavaScript and Node storing code in GIT repositories.
• Used Jest and Cypress to develop unit test and integration code • Took part in all aspects of agile ceremonies, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review and retrospective.
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Web Developer
Victoria Technologies
2011-04 - 2011-12
Tools used: C#, ASP.NET 3.5, HTML, XML, CSS, SQL Server 2008, IIS and Telerik components.
Victoria Technologies is a software development company which provides bespoke software applications. The role involves new module development and change requests on www.ConnectionsUk.org website. The website is designed with a CMS provision, making it possible for the client to fully control the contents of the site.
• Responsible for creating and modifying Tables, Stored Procedures in MS SQL 2008 and developing Class Libraries to call the Database Stored Procedures. In the website de-sign, modified User Controls to call procedures from multiple ASP.NET forms. Led a Proof of Concept for client on discount coupon website.
Victoria Technologies is a software development company which provides bespoke software applications. The role involves new module development and change requests on www.ConnectionsUk.org website. The website is designed with a CMS provision, making it possible for the client to fully control the contents of the site.
• Responsible for creating and modifying Tables, Stored Procedures in MS SQL 2008 and developing Class Libraries to call the Database Stored Procedures. In the website de-sign, modified User Controls to call procedures from multiple ASP.NET forms. Led a Proof of Concept for client on discount coupon website.
Senior Analyst Programmer/Developer
SITA
1990-02 - 2011-02
Tools used: C++, PL/1, COBOL, DB2, PRO*C, SQL, Oracle, SQLPLUS, Unix shell scripting, JCL, REXX, Sun Solaris.
• Redesigned and coded changes to the Aircraft Performance programs which allowed different formats of flight plans to be sent to the Cockpit. Restructured Front End Validation programs to enable additional checks of Flight Plan Inputs and speed up turnaround time for Flight plan calculation • Migrated SITA's Flight Planning system from the IBM mainframe to Solaris UNIKIX (CICS for UNIX) platform, fixing problems that arose as part of the migration and owning the overall build process.
• Designed, developed, maintained and supported a C++ Oracle based Aeronautical Navigation system with associated data maintenance programs, screens and interfaces.
• Wrote own monitoring shell scripts, which diagnosed early problems in Migration code that enabled the Release to stay live, with no impact to the customers.
• Designed and developed a C++ Oracle transactional reporting system capable of producing near instant database summaries and navigational reports.
• Designed and coded a suite of PL/1 programs to download Airport information into a MS access database. This suite of programs added value to the company of $58,000 per annum.
• Seconded to Performance Enhancement Taskforce to identify and eliminate slowdowns on the mainframe.
• Developed, maintained and supported the Flight Planning applications, including requirements gathering, analysis, design, prototyping, development and unit testing of the components in the flight planning system.
• Provided 24/7 on-call support, working closely with members of functional groups and QA teams.
• Liaised with System Programmers to improve monitoring and ensured system availability met SLA targets. Provided technical leadership within the Flight Planning development group, ensuring applications were built to the highest quality standards, to specification and within agreed budget and timescales.
• Redesigned and coded changes to the Aircraft Performance programs which allowed different formats of flight plans to be sent to the Cockpit. Restructured Front End Validation programs to enable additional checks of Flight Plan Inputs and speed up turnaround time for Flight plan calculation • Migrated SITA's Flight Planning system from the IBM mainframe to Solaris UNIKIX (CICS for UNIX) platform, fixing problems that arose as part of the migration and owning the overall build process.
• Designed, developed, maintained and supported a C++ Oracle based Aeronautical Navigation system with associated data maintenance programs, screens and interfaces.
• Wrote own monitoring shell scripts, which diagnosed early problems in Migration code that enabled the Release to stay live, with no impact to the customers.
• Designed and developed a C++ Oracle transactional reporting system capable of producing near instant database summaries and navigational reports.
• Designed and coded a suite of PL/1 programs to download Airport information into a MS access database. This suite of programs added value to the company of $58,000 per annum.
• Seconded to Performance Enhancement Taskforce to identify and eliminate slowdowns on the mainframe.
• Developed, maintained and supported the Flight Planning applications, including requirements gathering, analysis, design, prototyping, development and unit testing of the components in the flight planning system.
• Provided 24/7 on-call support, working closely with members of functional groups and QA teams.
• Liaised with System Programmers to improve monitoring and ensured system availability met SLA targets. Provided technical leadership within the Flight Planning development group, ensuring applications were built to the highest quality standards, to specification and within agreed budget and timescales.
Senior Analyst Programmer
Lloyds
1989-07 - 1989-12
Tools used: PL/1, DB2, JCL, EASYTRIEVE, TSO, ISPF, Jackson Theorem.
Undertook a three-month study program covering aspects of banking and architecture.
Coding using Jackson theory using PL/1 to maintain ATM machines, such as determining which notes are in the machine, how much is paid out and uptime.
Undertook a three-month study program covering aspects of banking and architecture.
Coding using Jackson theory using PL/1 to maintain ATM machines, such as determining which notes are in the machine, how much is paid out and uptime.
Senior Programmer
Hoskyns
1987-02 - 1989-06
Tools used: PL/1, DB2, JCL, EASYTRIEVE, TSO, ISPF.
IT Department was FM'd by Hoskyns. Continued to work on Hoover PLC projects, including EDI to speed up orders and payments.
IT Department was FM'd by Hoskyns. Continued to work on Hoover PLC projects, including EDI to speed up orders and payments.
Senior Programmer
Hoover
1986-01 - 1987-09
Tools used: PL/1, DL/1, JCL, VSAM, SELCOPY, TSO, ISPF, XML, EDI.
• Completed six months in house training program, comprising of PL/1, DL/1, JCL, VSAM and SELCOPY Worked in various groups in the IT department (Accounts, Sales, Parts).
• Worked in various programming teams learning all aspects of IT manufacturing.
• Redesign reporting system to accurately keep track of spares, saving £22,000 per annum.
• Participated on EDI project to ensure spare parts were ordered in a timely manner.
• Completed six months in house training program, comprising of PL/1, DL/1, JCL, VSAM and SELCOPY Worked in various groups in the IT department (Accounts, Sales, Parts).
• Worked in various programming teams learning all aspects of IT manufacturing.
• Redesign reporting system to accurately keep track of spares, saving £22,000 per annum.
• Participated on EDI project to ensure spare parts were ordered in a timely manner.
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