CRIS SOLANO
Summary
Bilingual Leader who performs well in multinational environment. Adept at following all phases of project life cycle, from needs assessment through implementation. Skilled at utilizing CRM and Data Management Tools to optimize sales, marketing, distribution, supply chain, e-commerce(B2B, B2C), fulfillment order systems and customer loyalty. Domain environments, Manufacturing, Distribution, Financial, Insurance, Healthcare. ISERIES Data Migration to Oracle, SQL Server DB2, and other statistical software like SAS, Tableau, MS PowerBI using ETL Tools and data mapping.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
MobisUSA Senior Developer
Epsilum LLC
11.2025 - 06.2026
- Designed, programmed, and implemented APIs for legacy application integration modules, contributing to solution architecture and infrastructure design.
- Conducted technical and application training, enhancing team knowledge and application usage.
- Performed unit testing and established protocols for map communication standards in APIs.
- Coding interface programs, front end to IBM ISERIES DB2.
- Coding ISERIES Cobol and Cobol/ILE Application and API's
- Work with IBM MQ Systems as Messages Server Application.
Senior Developer, EDI(SME)
3M (Solventum Healthcare)
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Onboarding partners using IBM Sterling Integrator to SAP
- Design, program and implement EDI work flows and API Integration Modules, Solution Architecture role, infrastructure design.
- Conduct technical and application training.
- EDI OpenText(TrustedLink(Inovis, BizManager) Translation Software.
- Mapping new transactions, creating logical and physical file
- Coding user exits, ISERIES(Cobol) and create lookup reference tables.
- Unit testing, maps, maps, communication, standards. API's, Unit testing in between partners.
- Migrating IBM Transformation Extender(Mercator) to IBM Sterling Integrator Suite
- Integration Payments(Credit Cards, ACH, Lookbox, NACHA) and Billing Applications
- IBM MQ Series as messaging application.
9.4 and 7.3 Developer
WiPro JDE Worldsoft
Minneapolis
11.2024 - 01.2025
- Hands on and managing application development, ISERIES RPG and RPG/ILE
- Ensuring projects were delivered on time and within budget.
- Support Applications (EDI TrustedLink, EDI Software, VAN, SFTP, Web Services, AS2, AS1).
- Support/Development/Testing Projects ISERIES, Cobol and RPG/ILE apps.
- Development JDE WordSoft 9.4 and 7.3 Code
- Turnover as a change management software.
- Supply Chain and Transportation Modules Support
OneMainFinancial, IT Senior Lead
Projects, IBM ISERIES Cobol/RPG
11.2022 - 10.2024
- Hands on and managing application development, ISERIES RPG and RPG/ILE
- Ensuring projects were delivered on time and within budget.
- Support/Development/Testing Projects ISERIES, Cobol and RPG/ILE apps.
- Development and support Cobol and RPG Financial Applications
- ISERIES DB2 Development and Support
- Implementer as a Change Management Software.
- Jira as Communications Management
- ServiceNow as Ticketing System
Business Functional Analyst, Manufacturing Module
JLG(OSHKOSH)
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Responsibilities and Duties
- JDE 9.2 Upgrade and Migration to Mapics XE (4Locations)
- Business Functional Analys, API's, Integration, EDI
- Coordination, Stockholder, Business Community, Developers and Process Engineers
- DSI and Barcode Devices Setup, Manufacturing Module
Project Manager, Cobol Developer
RI State
01.2021 - 10.2022
- Hands on and managing application development, ISERIES , Cobol/ILE
- Ensuring projects were delivered on time and within budget.
- Support/Development/Testing Projects ISERIES, Cobol/ILE.
- Aldon as a Change Management Software
- Development API(Web Services, connection to other US Government Agencies.
Developer ISERIES ( Cobol Developer)
Symplistics
04.2018 - 12.2020
- Hands on and managing application development, ISERIES Cobol and RPG and RPG/ILE
- Ensuring projects were delivered on time and within budget.
- Support Applications (EDI TrustedLink, EDI Software, VAN, SFTP, Web Services, AS2, AS1).
- Support/Development/Testing Projects ISERIES, Cobol and RPG/ILE apps.
- Supply Chain and Transportation Modules Support
Developer ISERIES ( Cobol, Synon)
CitiGroup
Dallas, Texas
01.2017 - 03.2018
- Hands on and managing application development, ISERIES Cobol and RPG and RPG/ILE
- Ensuring projects were delivered on time and within budget.
- Support Applications (Credit Card transactions, Car Payments process, Checking Accounts Database Replication
- Support/Development MQ Series, ACH Payments, EDI Look Box, (820 824).
- Support Lawson ERP System, new implementation and post-production support.
Developer ISERIES ( Cobol Developer)
Chase Morgan
04.2016 - 12.2016
- Data Base replication and high availability implantation (DB2)
- EDI ACH, LookBox, 820, 824
- Support/Development/Testing Projects ISERIES, Cobol and RPG/ILE apps.
- Turnover as a Change Control Software
IT Senior IT Developer
Hewlett Packard
01.2007 - 12.2015
- Managing Development Application ISERIES Cobol and RPG and RPG/ILE
- Ensuring projects were delivered on time and within budget.
- Support Applications (EDI TrustedLink, EDI Software, VAN, SFTP, Web Services, AS2, AS1).
- Working with HPSB(Hewlett Packard Service Center)
- Support/Development Cobol and RPG/ILE apps.
- Supporting and new development for JDE 7.3 and JDE E1 9.1
- Supply Chain and Transportation Modules Support
Senior IT ISERIES Developer
DOLE FOODS
01.2005 - 12.2006
- Managing Code developed, support and lead complex projects from inception through completion, delivery projects on time and under budget.
- Enhanced business infrastructure resulting in improved performance and cost reduction.
- Working with all aspects of ERP Integration in between Legacy Systems and JDE World.
- Working with customization of JDE One World XE, using outsource developers, GL, AP, AR, Distribution and EDI Modules
- Design a WIFI Barcode Application for inventory at the time of download goods(Fruit) from the ships, using PDA, SQLCE, and C#, doing web synchronization in between SQLCE and JDE Database.
- EDI Onboard Partners and support, Gentrans as EDI Communication and Data Mapping.
- Supply Chain and Transportation Modules Support
Senior IT Project Lead (Development)
INVITROGEN
08.2003 - 12.2005
- Manage an IT Team in charge of JDE World operations, heavy customized, Manufacturing, GL, AR, AP, Distribution Modules
- Lead JDE Upgrade and Instances consolidation to JDE E1 9.1.
- People under my supervision 8 Plus Deloitte Team of 11 performing JDE Upgrade.
- API RF Barcode design and implemented to print labels for Inventory, and Product Labels, using Symbol devices and Zebra Printers.
- Supply Chain and Transportation Modules Support
Caremark, Project Manager, Design, Developed, Implementation of Health Care Prescription System in IBM WebSphere Environment, following the HIPAA principles. Receiving payments and making payments for all health care providers like Aetna, Blue Cross. Also, the system allows CERNER and EDI Transactions (270, 271, 276, 277, 820, 824, 835, 837, 997)
IBM Professional Services
- Caremark, Project Manager, Design, Developed, Implementation of Health Care Prescription System in IBM WebSphere Environment, following the HIPAA principles. Receiving payments and making payments for all health care providers like Aetna, Blue Cross. Also, the system allows CERNER and EDI Transactions (270, 271, 276, 277, 820, 824, 835, 837, 997)
Senior IT Developer
Earns & Young
04.1998 - 07.2003
- HoMedics, Project Leader, JDE One World XE Implementation, GL, AP, AR, Distribution, Unix, Oracle, 7 People under my supervision, Install and RFC inventory application using devices attached to forklifts reading Big labels at the warehouse and T.L ASHFORD Barcode Label Software, integrate with JDE XE, ISERIES Platform.
- Eli Lilly, Project Manager, JDE World year 2000 remediation thirty instances around the world, manufacturing and floor control modules, 64 people under my supervision in 14 different countries.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science
Universidad de Centroamerica
Costa Rica01-1984
Skills
- Program & Project Management
- Business Case Development
- Strategic Plan
- Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
- Process Reengineering
- Performance Metrics Definition
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Team Building / Leadership
- Business Intelligence
- Staff Management
- ERP, JDE 73, Infor A
- CRM Program Management
- EDI, Integration Tools
- Systems Planning
- Over 25 years of IT experience in the Analysis, Design, Development, Debug and Testing of various applications
- Over 25 years of technical expertise in Cobol/400 RPG/400, CL/400, DB2/400, RPGIV, OS/400, RPGILE, Cobol/ILE SQL/400 and CLLE
- Expertise in Tools like SEU, SDA, PDM, DBU, DFU, RLU, QUERY/400, CA 2E(Synon)
- Strong Knowledge in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from analysis through maintenance
- Change Control deployment tools, Aldon, Turnover, Implementer, IBM Rational Change
- Expertise in RPG/ILE programming and developing stored procedures and triggers
- Possess good, structured programming technique, Debugging techniques, Unit Testing and Testing of application programs
- Good working knowledge in writing SQL queries and able to understand the database, database relation, DSPF's, PRTF's and IFS
- Perform ISERIES Administration, like creating LPARs, Installing PTF's, Installing Software, MQ Series, Data Replication, Change Manager, MIMIX DR
- Strong skills in researching, answering technical questions and debugging skills, Knowledge of IBM System I operating system and programming languages
- Communicate (both verbal/email) independently with the customer for the changes, analysis details and Participate in status call with customer
- Strong knowledge of iSeries XML, WebServices, FTP, SFTP, FTPS, ASP, SOAP and Jason Files, I Series Web Server
- ERP: JD Edwards World 73 / 91, JD Edwards Oneworld Xe / Enterprise One, SAP, Oracle Business Suite, BPCS (Business Planning and Control System), Infor XA
- Languages: Cobol/ILE RPG/400, RPG III, ILE, SQL, CL, Query, Client Access, COBOL, C, C#, Visual Basic?, Java, NET
- Software: MIMIX, Informatica, Hyperion, Websphere Webserver, WebsphereMQ, MQ Series MS Project, Vertex, Business Objects, Cognos(10, 84) EDI: Sterling / Harbinger, Gentrans, SeeBurguer, SharePoint, Lotus Notes, DataMirror, Oracle Golden Gate
- Database: DB2 ISeries, Universal DB2(Unix, Linux, Mainframe), Oracle(10G, 11G), SQL Server 2008-2022
Languages
English, Spanish
Accomplishments
- Working with JDE instances(ISERIES and Windows)
- Implementation of Secure Communication in between HP and Customers using AS2 and SFTP Protocols.
- EDI (TrustedLink Installation, Test Environment S3), including MQ Series Setup.
- Managing Support and Development applications, JDE Interfaces.
- Change Management, partners communications, using IBM Rational Change Management Software
- Database Replication/Migration using Oracle Golden Gate(ISERIES DB2 to SQL Server 2012 (JDE E1 9.2 ERP. No downtime golve.
- E-Commerce(B2B) implementation including EDI and Web Portal
- JDE World(ISERIES) Instances consolidation from seventeen to two One World XE, one with Double Byte Architecture used by Asian Countries
- Barcode WiFi Application Implemented in 12 Countries.
- Upgrade JDE World 7.3(ISERIES) to E1 9.1 and consolidate 8 instances into one.
- Get a discount from Federal Express and UPS for printing labels.
Timeline
MobisUSA Senior Developer
Epsilum LLC
11.2025 - 06.2026
Senior Developer, EDI(SME)
3M (Solventum Healthcare)
01.2025 - 04.2025
9.4 and 7.3 Developer
WiPro JDE Worldsoft
11.2024 - 01.2025
OneMainFinancial, IT Senior Lead
Projects, IBM ISERIES Cobol/RPG
11.2022 - 10.2024
Business Functional Analyst, Manufacturing Module
JLG(OSHKOSH)
07.2021 - 08.2022
Project Manager, Cobol Developer
RI State
01.2021 - 10.2022
Developer ISERIES ( Cobol Developer)
Symplistics
04.2018 - 12.2020
Developer ISERIES ( Cobol, Synon)
CitiGroup
01.2017 - 03.2018
Developer ISERIES ( Cobol Developer)
Chase Morgan
04.2016 - 12.2016
IT Senior IT Developer
Hewlett Packard
01.2007 - 12.2015
Senior IT ISERIES Developer
DOLE FOODS
01.2005 - 12.2006
Senior IT Project Lead (Development)
INVITROGEN
08.2003 - 12.2005
Senior IT Developer
Earns & Young
04.1998 - 07.2003
Caremark, Project Manager, Design, Developed, Implementation of Health Care Prescription System in IBM WebSphere Environment, following the HIPAA principles. Receiving payments and making payments for all health care providers like Aetna, Blue Cross. Also, the system allows CERNER and EDI Transactions (270, 271, 276, 277, 820, 824, 835, 837, 997)
IBM Professional Services
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science
Universidad de Centroamerica