BOBBY ARRINGTON
1645 Savage Drive, Plano, Texas 75023
(214-649-9394)
Bobby_arrington2005@yahoo.com

Telecommute

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Goal-oriented IT senior consultant with 26 years demonstrated experience in
information technology.  Complete systems development life cycle implementations,
specializing in credit card systems and banking.  Highly effective solutions
provider focused on the customer using communication, teamwork, creativity, and
innovation to achieve business objectives.  

•	DELIVERS PROJECTS:  Led multiple projects to meet business requirements from
analysis to implementation phases.  Consistently met all deadlines and budget for
all deliverables.
•	COMMUNICATES EFFECTIVELY:  Proficient in communicating all aspects of projects
across all organization levels.  Able to clarify complex issues via phone,
presentations and verbally to development teams, management, and end-users.
•	SOLVES COMPLEX PROBLEMS:  Innovative problem solver with excellent analytical,
organizational, and communication skills.  

Technology Used:  
VB.Net, ASP.Net, SQL Server 2005, XML, Java, HTML, Powerbuilder 10.2, C, C++,
JSP, IBM WSAD 5.1 (WebSphere), SQL , Informix SQL Editor, Abend-Aid, SAS, SPUFI,
QMF, Crystal Reports, File-Aid, Quality Center/Test Director, RACF, EZTRIEVE,
File-Aid DB2, DB2 , OS390, Microsoft Word, Tivoli, Microsoft Access, COBOL, CICS,
IMS DL/I.

SIGNIFICANT WORK EXPERIENCE

MBNA/ Bank of America, Technology Sector, Dallas, Texas           (1991 – 2007)
Consultant – Application Programmer (Assistant Vice President) Card Common
Services
•	Analyzed, designed, developed, debugged application software using
Powerbuilder 10.2 and Tuxedo in a distributed environment. 
•	Provided all Powerbuilder bi-annual regulatory and compliance enhancements for
VISA and Mastercard. 
•	Created Powerbuilder objects that integrate Java Web Applications with calls
to (WAC) WebAccessControl, which will generate more than two million dollars in
annual income. 
•	Created Powerbuilder JSP Web Service Proxy for DMAR project. 
•	Provide on-call support as required in application area with emphasis on
meeting uptime and response requirements as defined in Service Level Agreements.

•	Converted C++ Tuxedo Middleware Services to Java (J2EE) using IBM WebSphere
System Application Developer. 
•	Consistently met all deadlines for deliverables in the software development
lifeycle.




Lead Software Engineer II (Senior Personal Banking Officer) - Common Services
(October 2002 – April 2006)
•	Analyzed, designed, developed, debugged new and enhanced existing GUI
front-end application software using Powerbuilder 7.0 and Tuxedo in a distributed
environment. 
•	Created Powerbuilder objects that integrate Java Web Applications with calls
to (WAC) WebAccessControl for Fraud Alert project.  
•	Modified existing Powerbuilder applications to display Fraud Alert and
Identity Theft indicators. 
•	Created new Account Payment Cycle datawindow to display thirteen payment
cycles for a given account. 
 (June 2000 – October 2002)
•	Created Informix Stored Procedures using Informix SQL Editor. 
•	Created Crystal reports to track and balance workload of customer service
representatives.

Lead Software Engineer I (Personal Banking Officer) – Corporate Systems
•	Project technical lead in the consolidation of the Asset Sales Securitization
Online Pool Modeling system. This eliminated the need to support redundant source
code modules. 
•	Created an automated system for archiving inactive cardholder accounts,
thereby generating a saving of more than two million dollars in storage cost. 

Unit/Section Technical Advisor – Corporate Systems
•	Project technical lead in the regionalization of the Asset Sales
Securitization System to allow multiple batch regions to execute concurrently.
Thereby reducing the processing time by 50%.
•	Provided on-call support for production applications, including problem
analysis, resolution, and problem prevention. 
•	Created a technical solution to split the Asset Sales System master files as a
work around to the 16 Megabyte VSAM file size limit. 

Lead Programmer / Analyst – Corporate Systems 
•	Provided on-call support for production applications, including problem
analysis, resolution, and problem prevention. 
•	Designed, developed and performed maintenance on various components of the
batch Asset Sales Securitization system. 

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Pursuing Software Development Certificate in Visual Basic.Net Specialization and
Database Programming
Collin County Community College, Plano, Texas

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, August 1999
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas

Programming Certificate, Tulsa Junior College, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Bachelor of Science, Biology
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama

Company-Sponsored Training:  
SDM (System Development Methodology), DB2/SQL Application Programming & Design
Various CBT classes: Java, HTML, JavaScript, J2EE, Visual Basic, & Websphere