DANE PETRUCELLI
544 Wall Street
Hebron, Connecticut 06248
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PROFILE
Accomplished Information Technology Professional
Career Overview
Background features a record of consistent excellence in visible, responsible
roles requiring technological knowledge, creativity and exceptional
problem-solving ability. Career includes significant work in corporate and
consulting environments.
Technical Expertise
MVS COBOL; TSO; VSAM; JCL; SQL; DB2; CICS;
EZPlus; Endevor; Xpediter; Syncsort ;
AS400 CL/COBOL;
Microfocus NetExpress Cobol; Acucobol
Technical Training
Visual Basic; C;
Key Strengths
Energetic; results-oriented; innovative; solution-driven. Outstanding
analytical, organizational and project management skills. Proven ability to work
effectively with individuals from diverse functional areas. Adaptable, as
evidenced by success in multiple industries. Track record of taking initiative
and employing creativity to solve technical problems.
EXPERIENCE
Consultant
Eliassen Group, LLC
Personix, Glastonbury, CT
10/23/2007 present NetExpress Cobol 4.0, DOS batch streams with XML.
Provide support for year end financial document batch stream processing.
Design new program and process for a new client; devising a more streamlined
method.
Consultant
Edge Technology Services
Transaction Methods, Wethersfield, CT
07/2007 10/29/2007t Cobol programmer assisting resolving problems and
business requests for claims processing, transaction methods area. PC
Acucobol-GT 4.3.0; Visual SourceSafe, Visual Basic 6.0.
Analyze, update logic, and test for secondary insured and populate fields that
map for claim process.
Created program that performs edits of the HCFA form data required for
secondary insured claims.
Visual Basic/Access project created a file rename function in a medicare
module.
Various NPI processing related fixes, enhancements, edits including :
o Updated phone number logic to interface with office table.
o NPI reg method office logic enhancements.
o Various editing and messaging processing updates.
o Add parsing routine for referring physician name.
Consultant
Reliance Systems, Inc.
Pharmacare, Lincoln, RI
03/2007 06/2007 Consultant Cobol Programmer for a pharmacy benefit
management firm, claims applications. Used Cobol/400, SQL, CL, CLP, DFU, SQL,
Query & Utilities in as OS/400 S5R3MO Environment. OS/400 relational db,
including physical, logical & Join files,
members, formats, Robot.
Consultant
Kforce. Inc.
EDS, Farmington, CT
02/2006 03/2007 Consultant Cobol Programmer for a software firm providing
solutions for State of Connecticut Medicaid applications. Includes analysis,
problem resolution and new development of CICS/Cobol modules. Designed, coded,
tested, system tested online and batch process for National Provider Identifier
project. Skills used include COBOL LE, CICS, JCL, VSAM, EXCEL, Microsoft Word,
Xpeditor, EZplus, Endevor.
Consultant
Strategic Staffing Solutions,. Inc.
Mass Mutual, Springfield, MA.
08/2005 02/2006 Consultant- Cobol programmer for Life Insurance company
providing analysis and problem resolution of MVS batch and CICS Cobol, SQL
database applications.. Skills used include COBOL, CICS, SQL 2000, JCL, Endevor,
EXCEL, Microsoft Word, Test Director, Rules Management Facility, Winrisk(SQL and
Rules)/Respond(Cobol/CICS) application defect analysis, solution, testing,
documentation and production implementation, follow up with business areas.
Research application defects, government mandated updates, provide solutions
Worked in the New Business area supporting fixes, enhancements to various
applications including Life, Annuities, Risk Management and Claims areas.
Projects worked on includes :
o Pass Rate and Basis for OPM Term product extract files.
o Provide analysis, rules/ logic changes needed for Life Systems Adverse Letter
inclusion.
o Various editing and messaging processing updates.
o Life Waiver Claims restructured, updated a monthly Life Claim payment error
report Cobol program and JCL. Implemented to production; followed up with
business areas.
o Involved in state specific product UL policy activations.
o Added CIP(Customer Identity Profile) Review requirement rule to Winrisk
platform.
o Invoked replacement letters for WV NAIC to production Winrisk.
o Updated Top Blue Agents tables.
o Identified where the old MM logo was in use in various documents; worked with
analyst to document and resolve.
o Investigated documentation, business needs, program logic changes, file
updates needed to move pending business from one agency to another. Tested,
scheduled jobs for production.
Programmer/Analyst
11/1996
08/2005 HSS, INC. Hamden, Connecticut Cobol Programmer
Served in a progressive responsible role with this privately held company which
specializes in healthcare coding, compliance and reimbursement management.
Industry is heavily regulated by the federal government.
Provide program design, streamlines, and maintains healthcare reimbursement
and encoding applications in compliance with various regulations and various MVS,
AS400, and PC platforms . Worked with a series of individual products that
function together to perform grouping, pricing, and editing to create full
reimbursement systems. Troubleshoot problem areas and devises new methods for
modularizing existing applications.
Analyze, design, code, restructure, test, coding of pricing, grouping and
encoding Cobol applications for PC, MVS, VSE and AS400 plaforms.
Converted code from the old COBOL to COBOL II, then to COBOL LE.
Performed data conversions for Y2k, HIPAA, and new layouts. Used Xpediter as
CICS debugger. JCL, VSAM file processes, TSO/ISPF, CLISTS, REXX. Provided unit
and system testing results and other development results to business analysts and
QA.
Converted user requirements to technical specifications through the collecting
of user and compliance requirements, then retrofitting them to applications. Y2k
and HIPAA changes.
Contributes to and meets requirements of methodology, QA, coding and
documentation standards in all tasks performed.
Streamlined and modularized in-house production/distribution new applications
and new functions within the applications.
Developed a number of innovations involving conversions needed to meet
rigorous new federal medical privacy standards.
Trained new personnel in department software and procedures.
Automated many in-house and documented client distribution tasks.
Functions as mentor to members of the technical team.
05/1997
12/1997 TSR, Inc.
Consultant
While also employed at HSS, Advised and assisted with a variety of projects.
Consultant during Y2k conversions for a healthcare company in a DB2 data
warehouse department. Developed programs for data analysis and production
updates. Participated in walk thru sessions; designed new programs for Cobol DB2
applications. Utilized SQLs, JCL Syncsort extracts to created cases for
analysis and testing Y2K related application changes.
08/1996-
11/1996 ISR, INC.
Consultant
Served as a Help Desk Mainframe Technical Consultant for a data transfer
project.
04/1995-
08/1996 ANTHEM BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OF CONNECTICUT North Haven,
Connecticut
Programmer/Analyst - Provided mainframe support for a new enrollment billing
project. Used COBOL/DB2/CICS, JCL, Syncsort and Anderson Consulting software
package for this healthcare insurance corporation. During this period,
successfully worked on application development and production control issues.
Resolved mainframe batch DB2 issues for team.
Took the initiative to learn and maintain tables for the Install 1 package.
Created JCL test and production job streams enrollment and billing project.
Created ISPF panels for development and production processing.
Incorporated Syncsort and Icetool algorithms to extract and reformat data JCL
thereby reducing the need for additional program coding..
Coded and tested multiple DB2 batch and CICS programs.
Queried and analyzed production data to resolve and design programming
issues.
09/1994-
04/1995 KEANE, INC. Darien Connecticut
IT Consultant - Provided COBOL programming and IT consulting services over the
course of a nine month assignment at PHH Home Equity of Danbury, a home
relocation company.
Documented programs and jobs for a legacy accounting system.
Contributed programming enhancements and support.
Investigated and resolved problems in the accounting cycle.
08/1990-
09/1994 THE TRAVELERS Meriden/Cheshire/Hartford, Connecticut Cobol
Programmer
Programmer/Analyst - After completing a three-month training program,
performed analytical and technical development functions in multiple locations of
this Fortune 500 financial services corporation.
Completed assignments in three areas of the corporation Claims, Disability
and the Online Processing of United Healthcare.
Enhanced existing and new programs for the home office from a satellite
location. Worked in a high visibility claims area.
Maintained production programs, JCL, and files in addition to developing new
applications.
01/1988-
08/1990 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD North Haven, Connecticut
Production Control Specialist (1989 -1990)
Computer Operator(1988 1989)
Served in two progressively responsible roles with this healthcare insurance
provider. Initially hired as a Third Shift Computer Operator. Quickly promoted
to Production Control role.
Reviewed programmer JCL change requests for standards, syntax, and production
environment performance.
Promoted programs from the test to production platforms by compiling and
linking to production environment platforms.
Worked with programmers in resolving external references and program syntax
errors. Coordinated with programming teams in application implementation through
production.
EDUCATION
NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Waterbury, Connecticut
Associate in Science, Computer Information Systems
Completed coursework over a number of years while also working full-time.
COMPUTER PROCESSING INSTITUTE Bridgeport, Connecticut
Certificate, Small Business Systems
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Storrs, Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
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