Rodney W. King
1112 Henry Drive
Alabaster, AL 35007
Tel (H): [Send email to request phone number] 63-6859
Tel (C): (205 515-2758
Fax: [Send email to request phone number] 64-5262
E-mail: [Send email using form at bottom]
Seeking Senior Mainframe Testing Position
I am seeking a senior testing position on a Mainframe platform. I desire
strong end-to-end testing where the test strategy is
planned, finalized,
executed, and implemented. Also seek to interact/lead other testers in
data capture, test environments, test execution,
problem resolution, and
user acceptance testing which will result in an end-product that is ready
for production implementation. I have familiar with all phases
of the SDLC. I have also written many documents updating
leadership on the
status of testing. I have completed presentations before
executive leadership
involving test strategy. I have excelled in determining
solutions to many IT opportunities.
Work Experience
South Central Bell/BellSouth Corporation June, 1978-January, 1998
Birmingham, AL
Program analyst 9 years: Worked on CRIS (Customer Records Information
System) as a structured programmer. Wrote many programs involving service order
processing.
Test Analyst 10 years: Tested and implemented many CRIS Releases.
Technical PG 59 (Technical Manager) promoted in 1997; worked on and
implemented plan to work on multiple software releases.
Accomplishments
Developed many programs as CRIS program analyst in Service Order District.
Developed, implemented, and maintained WATS Information System (WIS), an AT&T
nationwide inventory application based on WATS phone lines.
Part of team that successfully implemented Regional CRIS Billing System in the
former Southern Bell Corporation (Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina).
This project converted Southern Bell from UNIVAC 9903 tape oriented system to IBM
370 disk oriented system (IMS and DB2 platforms).
Successfully tested major software release to give customers internet access
to their bills.
Andersen Consulting/Accenture February, 1998-April, 2009 Birmingham, AL
Lead Test Analyst on IT Billing Mainframe System Test.
Accomplishments
Successfully tested many of BellSouths major billing applications to be Y2K
compliant.
- Created test JCL for all Y2K testing.
- Created control cards for the loading, backup, restoring, and recovery of all
IBM and DB2 test data bases.
- Tested all billing programs by submitting them via TSO/IPF on the IBM OS/370
mainframe platform, which is similar to the IBM OS/390 mainframe platform.
- Created and submitted SQL commands to extract and manipulate test data, verify
test results, and troubleshoot defects on DB2 relational data bases.
- Created documentation for different phases of the System Development Life
Cycle (SDLC):
- assisted developers with detail design documents (design phase).
- created test approach and test schedule documentation (test phase).
- created document for production system changes (implementation phase).
- assisted developers with runbook procedures for each billing job
(implementation phase).
Tested many IT Billing Releases between 1998 and up to April 2009.
- Meet with Marketing to plan and formulate business requirements.
- Conducted detail design reviews with developers prior to testing phase.
- Conducted walk-through meeting of test plan with all stakeholders of the
project.
- Conducted status meeting of testing, including discussing defects (and their
solutions) discovered in testing, giving milestone updates, and previewing
upcoming events.
- Conducted pre-implementation reviews with operations staff.
- Conducted User Accepted Testing with planners and project control personnel.
Created many documents to train new employees both onshore and offshore.
Traveled to Bangalore, India in 2005 to train offshore resources on testing
procedures.
- Created PowerPoint presentations for instruction.
- Used Net-Meeting to give visual training.
- Conducted face-to-face sessions with trainee.
Maintained and processed many IMS online functions on Billing Systems control
regions.
Solved many mainframe test problems which led to successfully and timely
software release implementations.
Tested many NPA splits involving implementing new telephone area codes.
- Assisted in JCL creation for conversion from old numbers to new numbers.
- Created JCL members for the billing programs tested in the NPA split.
- Created control cards for the loading, backup, restoring, and recovery of all
IMS and DB2 data bases.
- Tested all billing programs by submitting JCL via TSO/IPF on the IBM OS/370
mainframe platform.
- Created and submitted SQL commands to extract and manipulate, verify test
results, and troubleshoot defects on DB2 relational data bases. This was to
verify that the telephone numbers were successfully changed.
- Created documentation for different phases of the System Development Life
Cycle (SDLC):
- assisted developers with detail design documents (design phase).
- created test approach and test schedule documentation (test phase).
- created document for production system changes (implementation phase).
- assisted developers with runbook procedures for each billing job
(implementation phase).
Education
University of Alabama August,
1974-May, 1978
Tuscaloosa, AL
B.S. in Mathematical Statistics
Computer Science minor
Skills
Worked with IBM mainframe 370 system. Proficient with COBOL, MVS, JCL, IMS,
DB2, SQL,TSO, File-Aid, VSAM, Data Base Utilities, Data Base Recovery, and
IBM Utilities
Proficient in Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio, and Outlook.
Proficient in CA7, a job scheduler.
Created utilities to capture test data for different testing phases.
Developed documents for test requirements.
Worked on Mainframe online platform that allowed mid-range systems to have
access
to key customer data.
Personal Interest
All major sports
Coached Youth Baseball 6 years, winning 3 city championships.
Coached YMCA youth Basketball.
Civic and Church Interest
Member of Liberty Baptist Church, Alabaster, AL.
Presently Chairman of the Board of Deacons at Liberty.
Presently Christian Education Director at Liberty.
Member Prison Ministry.
Sunday School Teacher.
Past church positions include Trustee and Finance Director.
Math Tutor at Kids First Community Center in Alabaster, a community outreach
center for at-risk children.
References
Gary Reichard, Senior Technical Director IT Billing-AT&T SE
Tel: [Send email to request phone number] 33-2147
E-mail: gr6493@att.com
Leigh Barnett, Senior Business Manager IT Billing-AT&T SE
Tel: [Send email to request phone number] 33-2148
E-mail: lb4511@att.com
Thomas H. Smith, Mainframe Test Team Lead, Accenture
Tel: [Send email to request phone number] 78-9431
E-mail: ths40@bellsouth.net
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