Candidates About

Gordon Fretz 

MAINFRAME DEVELOPER 

Experienced Mainframe Analyst skilled in delivering robust technical solutions for business requirements. Proficient in techniques for optimizing system performance in complex, high-volume transaction applications.  Adept at SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) utilizing Waterfall and Agile methodologies, excelling on both individual and team assignments spanning the following industries: Financial Services, Banking, Transportation, Public Utilities, Retail, Healthcare, Education and Manufacturing. Characterized as a technical leader and team player, possessing the drive and determination necessary to consistently deliver results and exceed expectations.

PLATFORMS:  MAINFRAME, UNIX, AWS Cloud

DATABASES:  DB2, Postgres, ORACLE, MS ACCESS

LANGUAGES: COBOL, VISUAL BASIC, SQL, JAVA, RUBY, ATDD (Gherkin), XML, JSON

SOFTWARE:    CICS, VSAM, TSO, JCL, MQSeries, IMS, BETA, CBMS(Customer/1)          

TOOLS:             Control-m, ZEKE, CA7, MS Office (Excel, Access, Word, Visio, PowerPoint), Changeman,

                           Xpeditor, File-Aid, InterTest, IBMDebug, SFTP, NDM, GITHUB, AWS, KAFKA, CFT,

                           Eclipse, RubyMine, Dialogue Composition

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Computer Programming, Control Data Institute, Detroit, MI

Developer – Associate, Amazon Web Services

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CAPITAL ONE, Richmond, VA                                                                                                          2013-Present

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Modernize correspondence platform to utilize AWS Cloud Services:

·         Created AWS stacks using CFT’s (Cloud Formation Templates) including ELB’s (Elastic Load Balancer), Zookeeper, Kafka, Marathon, Mesos & Consul instances to support testing of Micro Services.

·         Developed Micro Service program to process customer letter requests and post results to Kafka queues resulting in immediate letter generation and updates to customer accounts

·         Developed ATDD (Acceptance Test Driven Development) code utilizing Java/Cucumber for validation of Micro Service ensuring all code is performing as designed

Support and enhance inbound payment processing:

·         Developed ATDD code utilizing Rubymine for validation of payment processing running on Mainframe and Unix allowing seamless testing across multiple environments

·         Provided lead and support services for various DB2 and coding enhancements decreasing Interpose Payment processing execution times

·         Developed code for customer debit card payment application resulting in elimination of reliance on external vendor payment processing and significant cost savings

·         Developed code to convert DMC (Direct Merchant Conversion) accounts to Capital One Visa/Master Card accounts as a result of acquisition of HSBC credit card business.

GORDON FRETZ                                                                                                                                (804) 337-5663

BRADFORD AND GALT, St Louis, MS                                                                                                    2010-2012

MAINFRAME DEVELOPER (Contractor, Wells Fargo Advisors 2010-2012)

Provide technical support for mergers and acquisitions for financial brokerage technology group:

·         Developed process for receiving and posting monthly performance data for trust accounts resulting in successful integration

·         Developed enhancements and provided technical support for Managed Accounts System to support changing regulatory and business needs

MERGE COMPUTER GROUP, Richmond, VA                                                                                      1986-2010

MAINFRAME DEVELOPER (Contractor, Wells Fargo Advisors 2003-2010)

·         Reengineered monthly batch updating process resulting in decreased processing time from two nightly cycles to less than one

·         Managed timely production of customer quarterly performance reports coordinating with business partners and third party vendors

·         Developed technical (Online and Batch) solutions for enhancements to Managed Account systems collaborating with business and IT management

MAINFRAME DEVELOPER (Contractor, Capital One 2000-2003)

Provide development services for initial customer card database:

·         Developed stored procedures utilized by batch and online modules in support of customer query requests ensuring sub second response times

·         Created customized programs targeting customers based on profile data analysis provided by business units to ensure adequate response to mailed credit card solicitations

·         Managed IT portion of credit card solicitation to ensure accuracy and timeliness by collaborating with internal departments and third party vendors to ensure time sensitive mailings

MAINFRAME DEVELOPER (Contractor, Dominion Power 1998-2000)

Provide support for the Customer/1 Billing System (CBMS):

·         Designed interfaces for processing requests between Unix based appointment scheduler application and Mainframe based system to create/update customer work orders

·         Maintained and enhanced on-line and batch processing functions to facilitate changing business requirements to Customer Billing system

MAINFRAME and VISUAL BASIC DEVELOPER (Contractor, Philip Morris 1995-1998)

Developed new Over, Short and Damaged (OS&D) Claims system interfacing with SAP software:

·         Created the OS&D system including building key interfaces between warehouse and customer billing functions increasing payment recoveries for invoiced claims while adhering to strict federal and industry regulations

MAINFRAME DEVELOPER (Contractor, Overnite Transportation Company 1986-1995)

Lead Programmer/Analyst assigned to Accounting Department:

·         Created Billing Information System database for freight bill tracking from initial customer order through final payment

·         Redesigned Financial History process to include audit trails and capturing of revenue for historical and trend analysis

·         Created multiple data extracts for Accounting Management staff data inquiries by publishing to client-side Access and Excel databases

·         Designed and created comprehensive Accounts Receivable reporting system resulting in participation of sales personnel in collection of delinquent accounts

·         Converted and integrated company software and data structures to facilitate the successful merger/acquisition by Union Pacific Railroad