Christopher M. Smith
4840 Forest Drive, PMB 168
Columbia, SC 29206
(860)463-7838
LYBRAND@AOL.COM

SUMMARY
Analytical, enthusiastic, productive information technology professional with
multiline experience in the utility and insurance industry.  Expertise in
mainframe technology, analysis, coding and testing.
Demonstrate strengths include:
Analyzing Data
Programming
Developing Technical Specifications
Testing and Reviewing
Designing Systems
Writing Documentation

Professional Experience

DP PROFESSIONAL INC                                                            

(2005-2008)
Programmer/Analyst consultant for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina
Design, program, test, debug, implement and document new individual COBOL/JCL
computer programs and modifications to existing programs.
Diagnose and resolve application problems attributable to assigned programs in
timely fashion.
Collaborate and follow through on assignments in line with project strategy as
member of systems project team. Cooperate with personnel performing related
phases of technical work on project.
Interface with functional users and senior systems personnel to discuss
applicable design alternatives and identify additional systems requirements.

CIGNA, Bloomfield, CT                                                           
      
(2003-2005)
Programmer/Analyst
Mainframe Cobol/SQL/JCL application developer responsible for the design,
development and implementation of the HIPAA Common Services HUB over multiple
releases.
As a member of the technical development team, participate in detail design
sessions.
Develop technical specifications according to agreed business system design
documentation.
Perform coding with several languages, unit testing and system testing from
technical specifications. 
Supports testing and defect resolution for all phases of testing including
system testing, acceptance testing, and end to end testing.
Works closely with other application developers on team supporting other
technologies.
Lead code walk-throughs, design sessions and able to debug, determine problem
and system tuning.

Northeast Utilities/Yankee Gas, Berlin, CT			
(1997-2002)
Programmer/Analyst
Analyzed and researched problems supporting 60 end users resulting in system
program modifications and/or new applications.
Coding and testing of COBOL and Natural programs in an ADABAS environment and
created JCL programs in TSO.  Used Expeditor software to debug batch COBOL
modules.
Write SQL ad hoc quires in Natural programs using DB2 tables to create reports
and data extracts. Utilized File Aid software for research records from data
extracts.
Used ENDEVOR software to add, retrieve and process COBOL, JCL, DP4 and RUNDECKS
from the test environment to the production environment.
Schedule production batch and online JCL procs for nightly batch cycle. 
Provided on-call support for nightly processing system, performing overrides in a
batch environment.  Create VISO flowcharts for listing nightly batch cycle
procs.
Developed technical specifications for end user requests for online and batch
functionality. Coordinate with business analysts in maintaining system stability
and end-user support.
Programmed modules for online and batch mainframe environment.  Testing and
reviewing user needs to validate end results in technical specifications.

Coopers & Lybrand, East Hartford, CT				
(1996-1997)
Programmer/Analyst 
Scheduled interfaces between mainframe environments to file transfer processes
in COBOL environment.
Create ad hoc one time multi-user reports and meet with customers to review
technical specifications on report layouts.

Aetna, Middletown, CT						
(1995-1996)
Programmer/Analyst
Maintain complex dental, hospital and medical claim programs, insure that
business needs and government regulations were kept current and reports were
accurate and timely.
Evaluated Aetna Health Plans units request for COBOL code modifications and
impact on other applications.

Education
B.S. in Management Information Systems, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY,
New Britain, CT (1994)
A.S. in Computer Information Systems, ASNUNTUCK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Enfield, CT
(1989)




Technical Skills
		
SOFTWARE 
Natural                 
ENDEVOR 
JCL
COBOL
File-Aid
File Manager
Expeditor
SMARTTEST
TSO
Easytrieve Plus
QMF

SEMINARS      
Aetna Information Technology Associate Programmer
MVSA-Solving Dumps using Abend-Aid
Natural Programming Training at Software AG
Natural Programming Foundations
Mastering Natural
Explaining and Tuning SQL for DB2
COBOL
DB2 Application Programming and Design