Keith Leek
Cary,NC.
Summary
IT professional with more than 25 years of experience as Mainframe Programmer with Complex problem-solver with analytical and driven mindset. Dedicated to achieving demanding development objectives according to tight schedules while producing impeccable code.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Lead/Senior
TCS/Archer Daniels Midland
03.2021 - Current
- Non-Project Demand Process (NPD)’s task with defining and prioritizing IT efforts that are considered, not business as usual (BAU) request across several platforms
- For HR resources
- Environment: COBOL, VAX, CICS, Sybase, NETRON, IMS, DB2, SQL, SQL Server, JCL, VSAM, DevOps and SNOW (Service Now)
Technical Specialist / STARS Support Desk
North Carolina, Transportation/Alpha
09.2020 - 03.2021
- Assisted state reporting and budget requirements working with a large and diverse team of management and end users
- Developed and supported mainframe programs in the STARS system
- Programming and thoroughly testing the accuracies of my code to be concise
- Assisted with daily STARS support call coverage
- Environment: COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, SPUFI JCL, Syncsort, SNOW (Service Now), ZEKE and VSAM
Mainframe Tech Lead
Wipro / Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) and Northwestern Insurance
12.2019 - 07.2020
- Performed analysis, design, programming, and implementation of systems and procedures
- Worked on modernization of the Life and Disability insurance covered by Northwestern Mutual
- Recommended or development of new code or reuse of existing code to maintain processing
- Create Technical Design documents to aid in the creation of the new combined Processing System
- Environment: Mainframe, COBOL, CICS, DB2, PL/I, VSAM, SQL, JCL, SYNCSORT, IDCAMS, FTP/SFTP client, Change Man, WebSphere MQ, Control-M, Micro Focus App Server, and IBM utilities.
Business and Technology Applications Specialist
LabCorp / The Select Group
06.2019 - 12.2019
- Performed analysis, design, programming, and implementation of systems and procedures
- Provide recommendation for the development of new code or reuse of existing code to maintain
- Processing of the PBM system for varies states and other intuitions
- Analyzed of JCL, Procs, Programs, Logic Mapping, FTP Processes, Interfaces, and Create Technical Design documents to aid in the creation of the new combined Specimen Claims Processing System
- Environment: Mainframe, FTP client, SCLM, COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, JCL, SYNCSORT, and HIPAA EDI, Worked on "ITAS" The Integrated Tax Administration System
- Assisted the permanent staff to meeting the requirements of the annual tax changes and fiscal reporting
- Developed and supported the mainframe programs in the ITAS system
- Programming and thoroughly testing the accuracies of my code to be concise
- Assisted in the 24/7 monthly on call coverage
- Environment: COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, SPUFI JCL, Syncsort, JIRA, ZEKE, Install/1, FTP, CA-File Master
Developer/Analyst/Production Support
Conduent / Infosys
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Provide 24X7 support of the PBM GHS Healthcare and PBM domain
- Performed analysis, design, programming, and implementation of systems and procedures
- Provide recommendation for the development of new code or reuse of existing code to Maintain processing of the PBM system for varies states and other intuitions
- Medicaid/Medicare/CHIP adjudication
- Analyzed of JCL, Procs, Programs, Logic Mapping, FTP Processes, Interfaces, and Create Technical Design documents to aid in the creation of the new combined Claims Processing System
- Environment: Mainframe architecture, Micro Focus Application Server, Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio, FileZilla FTP client, MOVEit Central, TortoiseSVN Repository, TOAD, Putty UNIX, COBOL, CICS, IMS/DB, DB2, SQL, JCL, SYNCSORT, Control-M, NCPDP and HIPAA EDI
Mainframe Developer/Analyst
Anthem/ Convergenz
02.2017 - 09.2017
- Provide 24X7 support for the LO Group tape front-end processing
- Performed analysis, design, programming, and implementation of systems and procedures to solve modernized migration of WGS Legacy IMSDB/DC/DB2 Medicaid/Medicare Health Care Claims Systems into one system
- Recommended towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code
- Analyzed of JCL, Procs, Programs, Logic Mapping, FTP Processes, NDM Interfaces, and Create Technical Design documents to aid in the creation of the new combined Claims Processing System
- Environment: COBOL, CICS, CICS/TS, IMSDB/DC/TM, DB2, SQL, WEB Gateway, JCL, Change Man, SYNCSORT, INSYNC, MQ Series, CA-File Master, Control-M, HIPAA EDI
Mainframe Developer
Health Plan Services/ Wipro
07.2016 - 01.2017
- Worked on "Exchange Link" an enrolment system for the (ACA) Affordable Care Act, a complete (TPA) Third Party Administration system
- Released management performed code review, peer review and maintained release
- Documentation
- Maintained and assisted Insurance Carriers with enrolment processing of the EDI cases
- Worked with individuals carries on their defects and development issues within the core programs and stored procedures
- Worked with tester and analyst to coordinated releases and promotion of defects and development
- Environment: COBOL COBOL/SP, CICS, CICS/TS, DB2, SQL, WEB Gateway, JCL, Change Man, SYNCSORT, INSYNC, MQ Series, TOM4, TOMP, HIPAA EDI
Mainframe programmer
North Carolina, Revenue
11.2013 - 06.2016
- Analyzed, reviewed and revised programs to increase operating efficiency.
- Wrote and maintained technical documentation for software applications.
- Provided computer programming subject matter expertise to project team members.
- Improved software efficiency by creating automated scripts and tools.
Mainframe Programmer
North Carolina, Commerce
10.2011 - 11.2013
- Worked on "Guide" The Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payment System
- Assisted the permanent staff with development and support of the mainframe programs in the Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payment System and standardized forms replication
- Programmed and thoroughly tested the accuracies of code to be concise, efficient, and easily maintainable and conforming to State and ESC IS standards
- Environment: COBOL, CICS, MQ Series, BMS/TS, VSAM, JCL, FTP, ENDEVOR, ZEKE, CA-File Master /FILE- AID, and SYNCSORT.
Senior COBOL DB2 Mainframe programmer
Guardian Insurance
08.2011 - 10.2011
- Environment: COBOL, SQL, SPUFI, DB2 V9, JCL, Change Man
Mainframe developer modernization Cobol Programs/ Application Analyst
Wachovia Bank
06.2009 - 07.2011
- Environment: COBOL, CICS/TS Web Services Channels and Containers, XML DB2 V8, 9, 10, Oracle, Toad, SQL, SQL Stored Procedures, Assembler, IMS, SPUFI, Expeditor, Change Man, Endeavor, JCL, NDM, FTP
Independent Contractor
PMA Companies
05.2002 - 06.2009
Mainframe developer
Insync
- Environment: COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, SQL Stored Procedures, IMS, SPUFI, Expeditor, Librarian, JCL
Mainframe developer
Securian
- Environment: Financial Services System, COBOL, Assembler, PL/I, TELON, IMS, DB2, SQL, SPUFI, JCL and FILE
Deployment Specialist
IBM /Campbell Soup
- Environment: TIBCO application, WebSphere, Toad, MKS, Change Man, UNIX, Oracle, SQL, XML, JAVA, COBOL, CICS, IMS DB/DC, PL/SQL, SQL and DB2 Stored Procedures
Transitional Technical Lead
Directlink Technology
- Environment: Crum & Forster financial, Property and Casualty insurance, COBOL, CICS, DB2/UDB, IMS DB/DC, JCL, EDI, FTP, Endeavor, Easytrieve, MQSeries
Senior System Analyst
Nissan North America
- Environment: Assembler, COBOL, CICS, DB2/UDB, DB2 Stored Procedures, IMS DB/DC, JCL, FTP, I5/OS SQL, Endeavor, Easytrieve, MQSeries, DEC/VMS
Programmer Analyst
Shelter Insurance
- Environment: Cyberlife, Assembler, COBOL, CICS, DB2, IMS DB/DC, JCL, FTP, Change Man, Easytrieve, Via soft
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA01.1987
Skills
- Technical Skills
- Languages:
- CICS, COBOL, JCL COBOL-II, Micro Focus Cobol, PL/I, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL
- PL/I, XML, JAVA, VB Script, HTML, C, Assembler, Python
- Databases: VSAM, DB2, IMS, DB/DC and Oracle
- Operating system: UNIX, TSO/ISPF, z/OS, OS-390, OS/400, I5/OS, MVS, DEC, OpenVMS, RACF
- ACF2, Windows
- Tools/Applications: IBM Utilities, and Micro Focus Application Server, Eclipse, Microsoft Visual
- Studio, FileZilla FTP client, MOVEit Central, TortoiseSVN Repository, TOAD
- Putty, Ivory BMS/TS, MQ Series, Endeavor, FTP, CA-File Master, FILE-AID
- Sync sort, WebSphere, SQL Server, SSMS, Gateway Sever, EDI, Xpeditor
- SPUFI, QMF, Change Man, MKS, Easytrieve, Via soft, SAP, JIRA, SNOW
- (Service Now), Remedy, MS Office
Timeline
Technical Lead/Senior
TCS/Archer Daniels Midland
03.2021 - Current
Technical Specialist / STARS Support Desk
North Carolina, Transportation/Alpha
09.2020 - 03.2021
Mainframe Tech Lead
Wipro / Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) and Northwestern Insurance
12.2019 - 07.2020
Business and Technology Applications Specialist
LabCorp / The Select Group
06.2019 - 12.2019
Developer/Analyst/Production Support
Conduent / Infosys
05.2018 - 05.2019
Mainframe Developer/Analyst
Anthem/ Convergenz
02.2017 - 09.2017
Mainframe Developer
Health Plan Services/ Wipro
07.2016 - 01.2017
Mainframe programmer
North Carolina, Revenue
11.2013 - 06.2016
Mainframe Programmer
North Carolina, Commerce
10.2011 - 11.2013
Senior COBOL DB2 Mainframe programmer
Guardian Insurance
08.2011 - 10.2011
Mainframe developer modernization Cobol Programs/ Application Analyst
Wachovia Bank
06.2009 - 07.2011
Independent Contractor
PMA Companies
05.2002 - 06.2009
Mainframe developer
Insync
Mainframe developer
Securian
Deployment Specialist
IBM /Campbell Soup
Transitional Technical Lead
Directlink Technology
Senior System Analyst
Nissan North America
Programmer Analyst
Shelter Insurance
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Drexel University
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