Antonio G. Gray
Smyrna, Georgia
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SUMMARY
An Information Technology professional with
over 19 years of experience. This
experience includes a working environment of
IBM mainframe, Unix, and Windows
based systems.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
COBOL, VS COBOL II, LE370 COBOL, Natural, Adabase,
C++, Java, VSAM,
DB2, SPUFI, Datacom/db, SQL, TOAD, Easytrieve
Plus, CICS, BMSGT, CLIST,
ISPF Dialogue Manager, HTML, XML, Oracle,
Windows 3.11/95/98/2000/NT,
Endevor, Librarian, Panvalet, SMS, LPAR,
MVS/OS/JCL, VSE/DOS/JCL, TSO,
ISPF, Roscoe, ICCF, SPMOL, Syncsort,
File-Aid, Intertest, Ultra Edit, JAD, SDLC,
Agile Process, SCM, Rational
(ClearCase/ClearDDTS),
Mercury (Test
Director/Astra/WinRunner/TSL),
Macro 4 (Dumpmaster/Tracemaster/Insync),
Xpediter, Control-M, Control-D,
Remedy, Microsoft Project, FTP, MQ
Series/FTF, XMTIP/SMTP, Connect:Direct,
NDM, EDI, Abend-Aid, IBM Mainframe, Unix.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
01/08-Current ACS State Healthcare Systems Development Specialist
Senior Programmer Analyst for State Healthcare
Systems focusing on Claims
processing. Responsibilities include analysis,
design and coding of application
software based on user requirements. Code,
test and debug application software.
Perform manual and automated testing. Unit,
system and regression testing. Provide
support during production pushes and on
installed production software. Update system
documentation as needed. Communicate
effectively with other team members.
Ensure that all software conforms to corporate
standards. Understanding of the life
cycle process. Hardware and software
languages include SQL, DB2, SPUFI,
Windows, COBOL II, CICS, VSAM, JAVA, TSO, ISPF,
MVS/OS/JCL, IBM
Mainframe.
08/07-12/07 UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Production Support Analyst,
Business Analyst
Ability to formulate and define systems
scope/objectives based on user needs
and knowledge. Understanding of applicable
business systems and industry
requirements. Responsible for devising,
designing or modifying systems,
processes and procedures to solve complex
problems. Excellent systems
analyst skills; including systems development
lifecycle methodology and testing
knowledge. Ability to work with operational
users and programmers to plan,
define, and test required system development.
Experienced in production
support and quality assurance testing
01/07-07/07 Federated Systems Group, Senior Mainframe/WEB/GUI QA
Analyst
QA Tester responsible for writing and
executing test cases for a project within a
specific application area. Reviewing
requirements, translating to test cases,
creating defect reports and tracking testing
assignments. Manual testing with
mainframe “green screen” validation and data
validation within a retail environment
incorporating a WEB/GUI front end. Verify
programs properly satisfy the
requirements of the Business (customer) and
Use Cases.
Testing includes Early Integration (EIT),
System Integration (SIT), System
Regression (SRT) and User Acceptance (UAT).
Continuously update status to
Management and other QA testers.
Understanding of retail concepts, client server
and mainframe COBOL/JCL/SQL/CICS. Systems
are cross platform of Product
Data File (PDF), Receiving, Fulfillment,
Manhattan Associates (PKMS) Warehouse
Management System (WMS), EDI and CEB.
05/06-12/06 Lowe’s, Senior Technical Analyst/Business
Analyst/Programmer Analyst
Senior Technical Analyst/Programmer Analyst
for the
Transportation/Logistics team.
Responsibilities focused on the Global Business
Initiative (GBI) which involved the expansion
of Lowe’s retail home improvement
stores into Canada and other subsequent
international locations. Technical
Analyst/Business Analyst responsibilities
consisted of overall system analysis and
reverse engineering to determine the
necessary changes needed to expand the
Transportation/Logistics systems into the
international arena. This entailed creating
Use Cases, Business Requirement Documentation
(BRD), Technical System Design
(TSD) and Program Specifications. Programmer
Analyst responsibilities required
analysis, design, coding and testing skills.
Independently diagnosed application
problems, design, code and test solutions as
well as interface with the business
partners. Also reviewed existing code to
identify potential system issues and
thoroughly documented all system changes.
03/05-04/06 ACS State Healthcare, Senior Programmer Analyst/Business
Analyst
Senior Programmer Analyst/Business Analyst
for State Healthcare Systems
focusing on Claims, Financial, and MMIS
within a HIPAA compliant environment.
Responsibilities consist of reviewing and
analyzing subsystem requirements to
produce an internal design consisting of
program specifications, file descriptions,
screen designs, record layouts, and
workflows. Code, test, and debug programs from
the internal design specifications. Assist
in production of user documentation.
Conduct walkthroughs of design and code for
client and team peers. Assist in the
system testing effort. Periodically provide
guidance to the other programmers on the
team. Business Analyst responsibilities
consist of defining user functional
requirements by translating development
and/or maintenance requirements into
specifications; creates data file and
database designs. Analyze existing software for
incorporation of desired enhancements.
Perform detailed reviews and analysis of
program changes, new equipment, new
technology and other factors and trends
impacting existing systems in order to
facilitate the development and conformance of
system modifications. Formulate
recommendations on alternative approaches to
realize desired functionalities and/or
enhancements and desired levels of
performance. Perform feasibility studies,
life cycle analysis and/or cost/benefit
studies. Prepare acceptance test plans,
conducts acceptance tests and confirms
results. Ensure that systems documentation
is updated according to client and ACS’
standards. Hardware and languages consist of
VS COBOL II, CICS, VSAM, DB2, SQL,
SPUFI, File-Aid, Abend-Aid, Connect:Direct
NDM, Windows 2000, JAVA, TSO, ISPF,
MVS/OS/JCL, IBM Mainframe.
05/02-03/04 Ahold Information Services, Senior Developer
Senior Developer for an international
supermarket retailer. Overall responsibilities
consists of development, conversion and
maintenance of software for Ahold’s
multiple operating companies (Stop and Shop,
Tops, Giant, Bruno’s, BiLo). Supply
Chain Systems are OMI/Trilogy/Legacy based.
These include the following:
Billing - OMI ABS (Advanced Billing
System)
Purchasing – OMI BICEPS (Buying,
Inventory Control, Enhancing Profits and Service)
Warehouse Management – EXE WMS
(Warehouse Management System)
Invoice Matching – OMI PROMPT (Payment
Reconciliation Of Matched Purchasing
Transactions)
Additional responsibilities require 24/7/365
onsite and offsite oncall support. Also provide
onsite and offsite support during all system
installs (Go-Live) for Ahold’s OpCos. Maintain
system standards and system development life
cycle procedures. Perform coding, unit
testing, system testing, and support.
Languages and hardware consist of COBOL, VS
COBOL II, CICS, VSAM, DB2, SQL, Fileaid,
Insync, Tracemaster, Dumpmaster, MQ
Series/FTF, FTP, XMTIP/SMTP, EDI, Control-M,
Control-D, Windows 2000, TSO, ISPF,
MVS/OS/JCL, IBM Mainframe.
04/00-11/01 Delta Technology (A Delta Airlines Subsidiary), Senior
Quality Assurance Analyst/Business Analyst
Airport Systems Senior Quality Assurance
Analyst with primary focus on Delta’s
Tower Air Traffic Control Systems, Automated
Kiosks System, Baggage, Gate
Information Display Systems (GIDS) and Flight
Information Display Systems (FIDS).
along with some Business Analyst
responsibilities. Quality Assurance Analyst
responsibilities included creating test
scripts (manual and automated), application and
system testing, stress testing, parallel and
regression testing. Researched and debugged
software problems by attempting to recreate
known problems within the lab environment.
Software applications are primarily Web and
GUI based on the front end sometimes
interacting with Dlterm/Deltamatic. Business
Analyst associated responsibilities included
participating in JAD sessions, requirements
gathering, creation of test plans, workload
assessments, and user test documentation.
Coordinate with Engineering Integration,
Certification Facility, Worldspan and other
areas/partners to facilitate the thorough
Development and testing of software. When
necessary, travel to onsite locations and
address any concerns of the customer
regarding Delta’s systems. The software is
distributed to the individual workstations
throughout the country via Tivoli. The
workstations are operated with Windows NT.
Testing of these applications is aided
with the use of Astra, WinRunner, Test
Director and other automated or manual test
tools.
09/98-02/00 Crawford & Company, Senior Programmer Analyst/Quality
Assurance Analyst
Risk Management Programmer Analyst and Quality Assurance Analyst responsible
for Financial and Nonfinancial Claims/Billing systems primarily focused on the
audit of various trading partners’ claim, billing, workers comp and liability
data.
Overall duties consisted of detailed analysis, design, development, quality
assurance, and application support (with Y2K compliance). Programmer Analyst
responsibilities consisted of gathering user requirements, system analysis,
conducting JAD sessions, design walkthru, software coding, unit testing, system
testing, and creating user documentation. Quality Assurance responsibilities
consisted of creating test procedures/plans/cases, test scripts, test data,
along with
performing unit/system/ integration/parallel/stress and regression testing.
Hardware and languages consisted of COBOL, LE370 COBOL, CICS, Natural,
Windows 98/NT, Easytrieve Plus, VSAM, Adabase, DB2, SQL, Panvalet, Fileaid,
Intertest, Syncsort, NDM, TSO, ISPF, MVS/OS/JCL and IBM mainframe.
08/97-07/98 Windsor Group, Senior Programmer Analyst/Model Office Test
Analyst
Insurance applications Programmer
Analyst and Model Office Test Analyst.
General responsibilities include enhancing,
revising, and upgrading billing and
invoicing systems to meet or exceed current
state regulations. Also, modifying
systems to handle adjustments to current
rates which are requested by actuarials and
regional product managers along with year
2000 conversions. Programmer
Analyst responsibilities included reviewing
product manager requirements, analyze
feasibility of requirements, software coding,
status updates, unit testing, and
coordinating the installation of multiple
software versions. Model Office
responsibilities included creation of test
cases, system/regression testing, and
execution of automated test tools. Hardware
and languages consisted of COBOL,
VS COBOL II, VSAM, Windows 95/98/NT,
Easytrieve Plus, CMS,
ICCF, Genedits, Ratabase, Fileaid, Syncsort,
VSE/DOS/JCL, and IBM mainframe.
EDUCATION
Morehouse College
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
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