GREGORY “MIKE” MICHAEL PREWITT
250 Mallard View Lane
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27127 Cell Phone:
[Send email to request phone number] 82.3836
Email: [Send email using form at bottom]
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SUMMARY
Systems Analyst with diversified experience working with large computer systems.
Self reliant and adept in analyzing complex software configurations.
Responsible for management/test and implementation of large scale applications.
Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, design, build and improve technical
processes while maintaining a user friendly approach. All project assignments
were completed on time and under budget resulting in high user satisfaction
rating provide through company surveys.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
HARDWARE
Platforms: IBM 3090 MVS ESA, UNIX Servers, MICROSOFT PCs
HONEYWELL 6000, KODAK KAR RETRIEVAL
SYSTEM
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SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 15+ YEARS EXPERIENCE
COBOL DB2 CICS ENDEVOR TSO/ISPF
JCL SQL SPUFI ROSCOE RPF
FILEAID QSAM VSAM NET PASS LOTUS NOTES
PROEDIT FTP FOCUS SWITCHVIEW WORKBENCH
QUICKJOB SAR/EXPRESS DELIVERY GEAC M:SERIES
Millennium (GL, AP, FA, Queries, Reportwriter ) MS DESKTOP (Outlook, word,
excel, powerpoint, visio ) IBM UTILITIES (Sorts,IDCAMS,
IBGENER)
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 1 to 3+ YEARS EXPERIENCE
EASYCODER MICROFOCUS COBOL for WINDOWS Revolve MQ Series HTML
CSS & XHTML
VB .NET Librarian JAVA LAWSON JAVASCRIPTS
PM 4 Data Process Monitor Easytrieve QMF ZEKE Quality Center REMEDY
SHAREPOINT
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CORE RESPONSIBLITIES
• Project leader. Gather user requirements. Develop technical specifications.
Program coding. Develop test plan. Testing: (unit, stress, system, parallel, user
acceptance) Maintenance and enhancements. Develop backup and recovery
procedures. Full system documentation. Support for all systems
PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY
LOWES HOME IMPROVEMENT, North Wilkesboro,, NC 1/2010 – 2/2010
Frontline Consulting Services, - Quality Assurance Analysis
• Implementation of system quality assurance reviews for Purchase Order system.
Trained on HP Quality Center software to review and execute test scripts and
verify results and log defects for follow up requirements. User interface on
this project was assigned to EDI imports via banks, Tradestone, UPS and varies
carriers and outlets.
LOWES HOME IMPROVEMENT, North Wilkesboro, NC 2006- 5/2009
System Contractor Tek Systems, 2006-5/2009 Mainframe Application Programmer
• Original signed for six month contact received multiple extensions for three
years.
• Team leader in developing procedures for mass file transfer conversion.
(ODS/LIFT Conversion). File transfers between mainframe /PM4Data / MQ/ and Unix
servers at store locations. Responsible for Coding, Documenting, Testing, QA sox
compliances, Monitoring transfers, Production implementation and Post tracking.
Project scope involved 150 mainframe applications and 1400+ stores.
• Created SSD “Solution Specification Document” for Off-shore assignments and
validated through 2nd testing. High priority project designed to aid with Lowes
expansion into Canada .
• Merchandising and Marketing Department expert on change control and LIFT file
transfers
• Last project involved system design and development for product price linking
with products. Loading user spreadsheets to DB2 tables before creating SAP
interface for outside vendor.
• Mentor and supervised Lowes employees and fellow contractors on site and in
India.
SARA LEE BRANDED APPAREL, Winston-Salem, NC 1984-2005
Senior Systems Analyst, 1995-2005
• Verified all IT production implementations for Sara Lee Direct that met all
auditing standards and were in compliance with Sarbanes/Oxley regulatory
guidelines.
• Managed monthly financial close. Scope of business: 26,000+ accounts, 120,500+
transactions and 410MM in sales.
• Managed entire GEAC (Dunn & Bradstreet) accounting system, a multi-millennium
combination CICS and MVS system. Maintained security supported and upgraded
millennium operating system, and all products working in conjunction with the
system (AP, GL, FA).
• Ensured the successful operation of an online application of various
accounting functions for 60+ users throughout company.
• Implemented changes in a team effort to improve ROI by reducing CPU usage by
15% and paper by 35%.
• Selected as key player in a major cost reduction and consolidation effort. Was
lead expert in the legacy GEAC system responsible for conversion of historic and
current accounting information to LAWSON. Managed and orchestrated the efforts of
team members in an accurate 7 month implementation on time.
• Implemented a retro fit 911 federal tax regulation to fixed asset system which
resulted in the government legislature allowing the company to take advantage of
a 30% tax savings.
• Provided corporate purchasing data from Sara Lee Direct’s legacy accounting
systems for corporate wide spending analysis.
• Developed cross-reference processes whereby external legacy billing interfaces
could be processed in the newly designed LAWSON system, allowing other
“non-converted” Sara Lee divisions’ access to LAWSON.
• Implemented process improvement within the receipt matching system through
consolidation of redundancies. Provided precise reporting of EDI and Non-EDI
invoices, reducing the Inventory Account Managers processing time.
• Modified existing Retail and Catalog accounting systems allowing for growth of
new businesses of Champion.com, Champion Catalog and Champion Floor Back Order.
Lead Programmer Analyst, 1989-1995
• Developed, designed and implemented a RPF system to reduce clerical errors
during job submission of production processes.
• Reduced monthly cost of $500 by replacing product FAVOR with IBM utilities
used for backing up and restoring data files.
Senior Programmer, 1984-1989
• Converted from Honeywell to IBM Mainframe support, recognized as lead expert
with RPF product.
COLONIAL PENN INSURANCE COMPANY, Philadelphia, PA 1969-1984
Programmer, 1979-1984
Shift Supervisor – Computer Operations, 1977-1979
Computer Operator, 1969-1977
EDUCATION
Forsyth Technical Community College: Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2005-2009)
• Web Programming (HTML, CSS & XHTML)
• Visual Basic . NET
• JAVA
• JavaScript’s
Williams Robert Young INC sponsored skillsoft (2005-2006)
• What Microsoft .NET means for IT Professionals
• Windows Forms and ASP.NET
• JAVA 2 Language Basics
• Introduction to Project Management
• Elements of Project Time Management
• Advance EXCEL
• PowerPoint
Associates Degree, Institute of Computer Management, Philadelphia, PA
Diploma, Collingswood High School, Collingswood, NJ
Company sponsored programs:
• Lawson classes on GL and online analysis
• ESSBASE and IBM MQ
• New Work Habits for a Radically Changing World –Jenny Simpson
• Successful Business Writing Class – Jenny Simpson
• Business Grammar – Jenny Simpson
• Dunn & Bradstreet Fixed Assets & General Ledger
• Basic Accounting
• Procedure Writing Class
• Introduction to Unix
• DB2 Class
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
TWIN CITY UMPIRE ASSOCIATION, Winston-Salem, NC 2002-Present
• High School Fastpitch Softball
• USSSA Baseball & Softball
• Pony Fastpitch Softball
• Little League Baseball & Softball
SOUTHWEST FORSYTH LITTLE LEAGUE, Winston-Salem, NC 1993-2003
• Worked with and provided role model for diverse group of players and parents.
• Voted in as Vice President of Softball Operations for four years.
• Implemented effective conflict resolution techniques to rectify league’s
reputation.
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