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System
Architect |
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Mainframe
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IBM
3090 under MVS/XA |
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PC
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Windows/NT |
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Methodology
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Method/1 |
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Languages
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COBOL/3,
DOC1/PCE, SQL, JCL LYNX CE Script |
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Software
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Doc1/EMFE,
Visio, DB2, TSO/ISPF, QMF, Datamanager, File aid, Ms Word
& Excel.
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At American
Express I was the owner of the "design" of several
of the statementing systems. This involved various resposibilities
throughout the development lifecycle:
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PDP
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Rough
sizings for business enhancements to existing systems. |
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ANALYSE
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Consultancy
on practicalities and costs of different requirement options. |
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DESIGN
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Design
team leader: Monitoring of design teams progress and QA.
Creation of high level design, database design and process
flow designs. |
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BULID
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Code
reviews, ensuring that constructed modules conformed to
the design & standards. |
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TEST
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When
system fails: Identify which area is at fault, identify
the problem or allocate it to the appropriate tester. |
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IMPLEMENT
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Support
for implementation & rollout on & off site covering
nights, weekends and longer spells of several weeks abroad
in the USA. |
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At Amex
I worked on projects to create new statementing systems and
upgrade existing LYNX based systems to DOC/1. The systems
extracted data from DB2 and VSAM databases and flat file feeds.
COBOL was used to extract and preprocess the data. DOC/1 EMFE
and LYNX were the print engines. DOC/1 PCE was used for barcoding
and other post composition tasks. Both Metacode and AFP printstream
formats were used. Formscan was used for print integrity.
The development
team was a mixture of Amex permanent staff, independent contractors
and members of a software consultancy, (working both at Amex
and offshore in India). In this role I gained very useful
experience overcoming comunication barriers and liasing with
DP professionals from other cultures. Part of my role was
to train the new teams in development skills and design knowledge
of the systems.
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