Candidates About

Michael A. Yocum

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION

• An accomplished Software Engineer specializing in Object-Oriented Design and Analysis.

• Extensive experience in all facets of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements definition, prototyping, proof of concept, design, interface implementation, testing, and maintenance.

• Outstanding technical and analytical skills, with extensive knowledge of COBOL and IBM Mainframe Systems.

• Talented communicator, able to build working relationships with wide range of coworkers in team environment.

• Extremely well organized,with proven ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.

• Strong experience in Consumer, finance, and inventory industries.

• Adept at gathering and documenting requirements, assessing business objectives, and managing all stages of software development and implementation.

SKILLS

IBM Mainframe: Batch FILE-AID, CICS, COBOL II, DB2, JCL, MVS OS/390, TSO ISPF, QMF, VM, VSAM, SMARTTEST, SQL, INTERTEST, and EXPEDITER.

UNISYS 1100, 2200: COBOL II CTS, DMS II, IPF, I-QU, and TIP.

PC Applications: JavaScript, Micro Focus COBOL, ODBC, SQL, VBA, VB6, Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, Word, Access DB.), Alterian.

Databases: DB2, MS Access, MySQL.

Web technologies: HTML, XML.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Developer Consultant

Experian

March 1999­-December 2015

• Primary responsibilities included designing, coding, and testing of COBOL, CICS, DB2, and batch related programs per client specifications.

• Maintained web service report programs. 

• Create and execute conversion extract files.

• Planning and executing Unit Testing, Integration Testing and supporting User Acceptance testing conducted by business team.

• Implemented a Strategic Data and Reporting Business Intelligence solution for Experian’s Analytics and Consulting groups.

• Developed distributed reporting software using VBA and VB6 to interact with third party database, Alterian.

• Developed detailed and summary reports including Ad-hoc, Scorecard Performance, Roll Rates, Delinquency Movement and Summary reports for analytics group.

• 9 years of experience working on End-To-End implementation of Data warehouse and ETL load procedures.
• Created automated load programs (ETL) with stored procedures based on client specifications.

• Created GUI front end menus and reporting application screens for the Alterian software.

• Provided full time Alterian DBA support for clients.

• Created SQL queries and stored procedures for ad hoc reporting.

• Created business and technical specification documents for users and clients.

• Provided on-site support for clients for product installation and user acceptance testing. 

• Taught in-house software application training classes to Experian clients and personnel. 

Programmer Analyst

Xybernet

January 1997-March 1999

• Provided on-site technical assistance and installed software applications for customers.

• Used customer design specifications to develop programming logic to help build enhancement and solve current problems.

• Accomplished (executed, completed, conceptualized) major company objective by completing four major projects on time in under a six-month time frame.

• All projects were installed and functioning with zero problems.

• Programmed and installed Year 2000 release for Allstate.

Programmer Analyst

Servantis Systems Inc

September 1994-January 1997

• Provided development, maintenance and support programming for the Comprehensive Securities System (CSSII). • Responsibilities included writing interface and conversion programs in COBOL II, writing utility programs for emergency online updates, debugging CICS transactions using CEDF and XPEDITER/CICS.

• Communicated directly with the users in an effort to solve problems and provide assistance.

• Provided on-site consulting services for customers. These services included technical training, custom modifications to address unique client needs, modification of CICS tables (FCT, PCT, PPT, startup deck) to accommodate new screens and programs, and product installation.

• Developed new system features from user specifications.

Information Technologist

Lockheed Aeronautical Systems

February 1990-September 1994

• Project leader responsible for the development and maintenance of Inventory Control System.

• Worked from system specifications from customer departments and from problem definitions, developed programming logic for the solution of assigned problems.

• Developed program logic for both transaction and batch processing.

• Conceptualized and designed programming logic to assist manufacturing in cost reduction benefits.

EDUCATION - Georgia State University   Atlanta, Georgia – August 1985 – August 1990

Bachelor of Science in Decision Sciences-Minor, Computer Information Systems